Regional districts of British Columbia

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The Canadian Province of British Columbia is divided into regional districts. Like counties in some states of the United States, regional districts serve as the local government in areas not incorporated into a municipality. In those predominantly rural areas, regional districts provide services such as land-use planning, building inspection and fire protection. Regional districts also provide some services, such as solid-waste management and emergency management, to their entire territory, including municipalities.

Regional districts are governed by boards of directly and indirectly elected directors. Municipalities appoint directors to represent their populations, while residents of unincorporated areas elect directors directly. The votes of directors from heavily populated areas sometimes count more than the votes of directors from sparser areas. For example, both North Saanich and Mecthosin appoint one director to the Capital Regional District board of directors, but the vote of North Saanich's director counts three times as much as the vote of Metchosin's appointee.[1]

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The current districts, shown with their district seats:

  1. Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District—Port Alberni
  2. Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako—Burns Lake
  3. Capital Regional District—Victoria
  4. Cariboo Regional District—Williams Lake
  5. Central Coast Regional District—Bella Coola
  6. Regional District of Central Kootenay—Nelson
  7. Regional District of Central Okanagan—Kelowna
  8. Columbia-Shuswap Regional District—Salmon Arm
  9. Regional District of Comox-Strathcona—Courtenay
  10. Cowichan Valley Regional District—Duncan
  11. Regional District of East Kootenay—Cranbrook
  12. Fraser Valley Regional District—Chilliwack
  13. Regional District of Fraser-Fort George—Prince George
  14. Greater Vancouver Regional District—Burnaby
  15. Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine—Terrace
  16. Regional District of Kootenay Boundary—Trail
  17. Regional District of Mount Waddington—Port McNeill
  18. Regional District of Nanaimo—Nanaimo
  19. Regional District of North Okanagan—Coldstream
  20. Northern Rockies Regional District—Fort Nelson
  21. Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen—Penticton
  22. Peace River Regional District—Dawson Creek
  23. Powell River Regional District—Powell River
  24. Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District—Prince Rupert
  25. Squamish-Lillooet Regional District—Pemberton
  26. Stikine Region—n/a
  27. Sunshine Coast Regional District—Sechelt
  28. Thompson-Nicola Regional District—Kamloops

  1. ^ British Columbia Ministry of Community Services, "Primer on Regional Districts in British Columbia," 2006.

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Regional districts Alberni-Clayoquot · Bulkley-Nechako · Capital · Cariboo · Central Coast · Central Kootenay · Central Okanagan · Columbia-Shuswap · Comox-Strathcona · Cowichan Valley · East Kootenay · Fraser Valley · Fraser-Fort George · Kitimat-Stikine · Kootenay Boundary · Metro Vancouver · Mount Waddington · Nanaimo · North Okanagan · Northern Rockies · Okanagan-Similkameen · Peace River · Powell River · Skeena-Queen Charlotte · Squamish-Lillooet · Sunshine Coast · Thompson-Nicola
Unorganized area Stikine Region
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