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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Current regional districts
The current districts, shown with their district seats:
- Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District—Port Alberni
- Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako—Burns Lake
- Capital Regional District—Victoria
- Cariboo Regional District—Williams Lake
- Central Coast Regional District—Bella Coola
- Regional District of Central Kootenay—Nelson
- Regional District of Central Okanagan—Kelowna
- Columbia-Shuswap Regional District—Salmon Arm
- Regional District of Comox-Strathcona—Courtenay
- Cowichan Valley Regional District—Duncan
- Regional District of East Kootenay—Cranbrook
- Fraser Valley Regional District—Chilliwack
- Regional District of Fraser-Fort George—Prince George
- Greater Vancouver Regional District—Burnaby
- Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine—Terrace
- Regional District of Kootenay Boundary—Trail
- Regional District of Mount Waddington—Port McNeill
- Regional District of Nanaimo—Nanaimo
- Regional District of North Okanagan—Coldstream
- Northern Rockies Regional District—Fort Nelson
- Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen—Penticton
- Peace River Regional District—Dawson Creek
- Powell River Regional District—Powell River
- Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District—Prince Rupert
- Squamish-Lillooet Regional District—Pemberton
- Stikine Region—n/a
- Sunshine Coast Regional District—Sechelt
- Thompson-Nicola Regional District—Kamloops
References
External links
Historical regional districts
- Dewdney-Alouette Regional District
- Central Fraser Valley Regional District
- Fraser-Cheam Regional District
See also
- List of regional district electoral areas in British Columbia
- Subdivisions of Canada
- List of communities in British Columbia
 Subdivisions of British Columbia |
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| Subdivisions | Regional districts · School districts · Regions |
| Communities | Municipalities · Regional district electoral areas · First Nations · Ghost towns |
| Urban centres | Vancouver · Victoria · Kelowna · Abbotsford · Kamloops · Nanaimo · Prince George |
| 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 |
