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Fraser-Fort George Regional District
Mackenzie, McBride, Prince George and Valemount and 7 electoral areas, 52,064 km² in all. 96,814 people lived in them in 2021, up 2.7% from 2016, not counting First Nations reserves, which the census counts on their own. 7.5% of the land is in the farmland reserve, and 2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie district municipality | 3,281 | 223 km² | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| McBride village | 588 | 5 km² | 35% | 17% |
| Prince George city | 76,708 | 330 km² | 24% | under 0.1% |
| Valemount village | 1,052 | 5 km² | 1.3% | none |
| Electoral Area A | 3,471 | 1,448 km² | 39% | 0.2% |
| Electoral Area C | 3,603 | 2,857 km² | 20% | 2.6% |
| Electoral Area D | 4,375 | 681 km² | 39% | under 0.1% |
| Electoral Area E | 533 | 625 km² | 22% | 0.2% |
| Electoral Area F | 1,249 | 12,706 km² | 12% | 0.2% |
| Electoral Area G | 365 | 18,023 km² | 0.7% | 3.8% |
| Electoral Area H | 1,589 | 15,161 km² | 4.2% | 1.8% |
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
We have no open zoning map of the Fraser-Fort George Regional District's electoral areas, so reports there don't name the zone; each area's page says what we know and whom to ask. Each of its 4 municipalities zones its own land; its page says what we show there.
Building permits
Where the Fraser-Fort George Regional District's building inspection covers its electoral areas (Building Bylaw No. 3239, 2021): there a building permit is needed and the work is inspected.
| Electoral area | Covered by building inspection |
|---|---|
| Electoral Area A | All of the area |
| Electoral Area C | All of the area |
| Electoral Area D | All of the area |
| Electoral Area E | All of the area |
| Electoral Area F | All of the area |
| Electoral Area G | All of the area |
| Electoral Area H | All of the area |
Our reading of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George'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, 12 wildfires of 1,000 ha or more burned in the Fraser-Fort George Regional District's places, in 6 seasons. The largest here:
- 2023Great Beaver Lake wildfire47,888 ha in all47,888 ha here
- 2018Hugh Allen Creek wildfire10,623 ha in all10,623 ha here
- 2023Nation Creek wildfire22,373 ha in all7,859 ha here
- 2015Little Bobtail Lake wildfire25,533 ha in all6,897 ha here
- 2023Ocock Lake wildfire5,220 ha in all4,679 ha here
- 2004Unnamed by the BC Wildfire Service (fire G30485)3,852 ha in all3,852 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 7 major projects in assessment or approved in the Fraser-Fort George Regional District's places.
- Isle Pierre WindIn assessment; in Electoral Area C.
- Summit Lake PG LNGIn assessment; in Electoral Area G.
- AngusApproved; in Electoral Area G.
- Giscome Quarry and Lime PlantApproved; in Electoral Area F.
- Hart Water Supply Improvements Fishtrap Island Collector WellApproved; in Prince George.
- Murray River CoalApproved; in Electoral Area G.
- Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT)Approved; in Electoral Area G.
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.
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