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Columbia Shuswap Regional District
Golden, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm and Sicamous and 6 electoral areas, 29,947 km² in all. 56,201 people lived in them in 2021, up 10.8% from 2016, not counting First Nations reserves, which the census counts on their own. 1.7% of the land is in the farmland reserve, and 3.8% has burned in a mapped wildfire since 1996.
Its places
Each place's page has its land, hazards, wells, climate, tax and census facts. Listed by name, not ranked.
| Place | People, 2021 | Land | In the farmland reserve | Burned since 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden town | 3,986 | 12 km² | 0.5% | none |
| Revelstoke city | 8,275 | 49 km² | 0.3% | none |
| Salmon Arm city | 19,432 | 176 km² | 30% | 11% |
| Sicamous district municipality | 2,613 | 16 km² | 23% | 0.3% |
| Electoral Area A | 3,325 | 13,842 km² | 0.7% | 2.3% |
| Electoral Area B | 663 | 10,127 km² | 1% | 2.8% |
| Electoral Area C | 8,919 | 624 km² | 14% | 3.2% |
| Electoral Area D | 4,400 | 698 km² | 14% | 8.8% |
| Electoral Area E | 1,388 | 1,599 km² | 1.7% | 5.7% |
| Electoral Area F | 3,200 | 2,804 km² | 1.2% | 13% |
Land and shares measured by us from the provincial maps (farmland reserve, BC Wildfire Service perimeters) over Statistics Canada's 2021 census subdivisions; people from the 2021 census.
Zoning
Reports for rural lots in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District name the zone from its open zoning map, where 11 bylaws are drawn. Each of its 4 municipalities zones its own land; its page says what we show there.
- Lakes Zoning Bylaw No. 900Drawn in Electoral Areas C, E and F. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
- Electoral Area B Zoning Bylaw No. 851Drawn in Electoral Areas A and B. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
- Anglemont Zoning Bylaw No. 650Drawn in Electoral Area F. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
- Electoral Area E Zoning Bylaw No. 841Drawn in Electoral Area E. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
- Highway Planning Area Bylaw No. 168Drawn in Electoral Area A. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
- Kault Hill Zoning Bylaw No. 3000Drawn in Electoral Area C. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
- Magna Bay Zoning Bylaw No. 800Drawn in Electoral Area F. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
- Ranchero / Deep Creek Zoning Bylaw No. 751Drawn in Electoral Area D. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
- Salmon Valley Landuse Bylaw No. 2500Drawn in Electoral Area D. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
- Scotch Creek/Lee Creek Zoning Bylaw No. 825Drawn in Electoral Area F. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
- South Shuswap Zoning Bylaw No. 701Drawn in Electoral Area C. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
A bylaw is listed for an area where at least 20 ha and 1% of it lies there, measured by us from the regional district's map. Confirm a lot's zone with the Columbia Shuswap Regional District before you buy or build. Every zoning bylaw we cover.
Building permits
Where the Columbia Shuswap Regional District's building inspection covers its electoral areas (Building Regulation Bylaw No. 660-3): there a building permit is needed and the work is inspected.
| Electoral area | Covered by building inspection |
|---|---|
| Electoral Area A | None |
| Electoral Area B | All of the area |
| Electoral Area C | All of the area |
| Electoral Area D | None |
| Electoral Area E | All of the area |
| Electoral Area F | Part of the area Lee Creek, Scotch Creek, Celista, Magna Bay, Anglemont and St. Ives |
Our reading of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District's own page, checked 2026-10-07. Inside a municipality, the town or city runs its own building permits; the BC Building Code applies everywhere. Do you need a building permit on rural land?
Wildfire
Since 1990, 26 wildfires of 1,000 ha or more burned in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District's places, in 9 seasons. The largest here:
- 2023Bush Creek East wildfire45,745 ha in all20,808 ha here
- 1998Unnamed by the BC Wildfire Service (fire K30285)6,328 ha in all6,328 ha here
- 2024Dogtooth FSR wildfire5,686 ha in all5,686 ha here
- 2021Crazy Creek Gorge wildfire4,389 ha in all4,389 ha here
- 2021Hunakwa Lake wildfire3,984 ha in all3,984 ha here
- 2018Unnamed by the BC Wildfire Service (fire N22883)3,793 ha in all3,717 ha here
Each place's page lists every large and smaller mapped fire in it. Every BC season and large fire since 1990.
Major projects
The Environmental Assessment Office's register places 5 major projects in assessment or approved in the Columbia Shuswap Regional District's places.
- Coursier Dam DecommissioningApproved; in Electoral Area B.
- Mica Generating Station Unit 5Approved; in Electoral Area B.
- Mica Generating Station Unit 6Approved; in Electoral Area B.
- Revelstoke Generating Station Unit 5Approved; in Revelstoke.
- Revelstoke Generating Station Unit 6Approved; in Revelstoke.
The register places each project at one point; a mine, pipeline or line can reach well past it. Every major project in BC by place.
Check one lot: is it in the ALR? · is it on a floodplain map? · has it burned? · how deep are the wells? · is there room for a septic field? · short-term rentals? · property tax?
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