Central Coast Regional District
Central Coast
Ocean Falls (1968-1976) | |
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Central Coast Regional District | |
Motto: That we may be good people together | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Office location | Bella Coola |
Government | |
• Type | Regional district |
• Body | Board of Directors |
• Chair | Samuel Schooner (E) |
• Electoral Areas |
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Area | |
• Land | 24,491.85 km2 (9,456.36 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 3,319 |
• Density | 0.14/km2 (0.4/sq mi) |
Website | ccrd-bc.ca |
Central Coast Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It has a total land area of 24,559.5 km2 (9,482.5 sq mi). When it was created in 1968, it was known as the Ocean Falls Regional District, named for the then-largest town in the region, the company town of Ocean Falls, which has since become a ghost town. The district name was confirmed in 1974, but changed to Central Coast Regional District in 1976.
Description
- Population (2016): 3,319
- Population (2011): 3,206
- Population (2006): 3,189
- Population (2001): 3,781
The Central Coast Regional District (CCRD) is unique in the province in that it has no incorporated municipalities within its borders. The Regional District has five Electoral Areas, each of which elect a single director to the District's Board of Directors. According to the 2001 Census, the populations of the electoral areas are:
Electoral Area | Population | CCRD Board of Directors 2018-2021 |
A (Outer Coast, except "Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve) | 192 | Daniel Bertrand[3] |
B ("Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve) | 1,095 | Travis Hall[4] |
C (Bella Coola Valley east of Royal Canadian Legion) | 588 | Alison Sayers (Vice Chair)[5] |
D (Bella Coola Valley between Tatsquan Creek and Royal Canadian Legion, including "Bella Coola 1" Indian Reserve) | 1,236 | Richard Hall[6] |
E (Non-Reserve area of Bella Coola townsite) | 95 | Samuel Schooner[7] |
References
- ^ "Board of Directors". Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (British Columbia)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ http://www.ccrd-bc.ca/board/
- ^ http://www.ccrd-bc.ca/board/
- ^ http://www.ccrd-bc.ca/board/
- ^ http://www.ccrd-bc.ca/board/
- ^ http://www.ccrd-bc.ca/board/
External links
- Central Coast Regional District Webpage
- Vancouver Coastal Health
- "Central Coast Regional District". BC Geographical Names.
52°10′00″N 127°00′00″W / 52.16667°N 127.00000°W