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qathet Regional District
Powell River and 5 electoral areas, 5,310 km² in all. 20,678 people lived in them in 2021, up 6.9% 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 0.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell River city | 13,943 | 31 km² | 13% | none |
| Electoral Area A | 1,250 | 4,039 km² | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Electoral Area B | 1,664 | 158 km² | 6.2% | under 0.1% |
| Electoral Area C | 2,197 | 707 km² | 3.4% | under 0.1% |
| Electoral Area D | 1,126 | 302 km² | 12% | under 0.1% |
| Electoral Area E | 498 | 74 km² | 9.4% | none |
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 qathet 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 1 municipality zones its own land; its page says what we show there.
Building permits
Where the qathet Regional District's building inspection covers its electoral areas (no building bylaw): there a building permit is needed and the work is inspected.
| Electoral area | Covered by building inspection |
|---|---|
| Electoral Area A | None |
| Electoral Area B | None |
| Electoral Area C | None |
| Electoral Area D | None |
| Electoral Area E | None |
Our reading of the qathet 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
No wildfire of 1,000 ha or more has burned in the qathet Regional District's places since 1990, in the BC Wildfire Service's perimeters.
Major projects
The Environmental Assessment Office's register places 3 major projects in assessment or approved in the qathet Regional District's places.
- Hawkeye Energy Corporation Green Energy GridIn assessment; in Electoral Area A.
- East Toba River Montrose Creek HydroelectricApproved; in Electoral Area A.
- Upper Toba Valley HydroelectricApproved; in Electoral Area A.
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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