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Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
Lillooet, Pemberton, Squamish and Whistler and 4 electoral areas, 16,502 km² in all. 47,245 people lived in them in 2021, up 20% from 2016, not counting First Nations reserves, which the census counts on their own. 1.3% of the land is in the farmland reserve, and 7.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillooet district municipality | 2,302 | 30 km² | 13% | 0.3% |
| Pemberton village | 3,407 | 62 km² | 7.6% | none |
| Squamish district municipality | 23,819 | 112 km² | 5.6% | 0.5% |
| Whistler resort municipality | 13,982 | 245 km² | none | 0.2% |
| Electoral Area A | 305 | 3,806 km² | 0.2% | 6.5% |
| Electoral Area B | 373 | 3,532 km² | 3.2% | 20% |
| Electoral Area C | 2,000 | 5,614 km² | 1.1% | 4% |
| Electoral Area D | 1,057 | 3,102 km² | 0.7% | 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 Squamish-Lillooet 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 Squamish-Lillooet Regional District's building inspection covers its electoral areas (its Building Bylaw): 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 B | All of the area |
| Electoral Area C | All of the area |
| Electoral Area D | All of the area |
Our reading of the Squamish-Lillooet 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, 27 wildfires of 1,000 ha or more burned in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District's places, in 13 seasons. The largest here:
- 2021Mckay Creek wildfire44,964 ha in all31,507 ha here
- 2026Bonanza Creek wildfire34,992 ha in all19,320 ha here
- 2015Elaho wildfire12,495 ha in all12,495 ha here
- 2026Pear Lake wildfire165,909 ha in all11,324 ha here
- 2023Casper Creek wildfire11,248 ha in all11,085 ha here
- 2023Downton Lake wildfire9,565 ha in all9,565 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 6 major projects in assessment or approved in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District's places.
- Ryan River HydroIn assessment; in Electoral Area C.
- Sea-To-Sky Highway UpgradeApproved; in Electoral Area D.
- Squamish Groundwater WellApproved; in Squamish.
- Upper Lillooet HydroApproved; in Electoral Area C.
- Whistler Nordic CentreApproved; in Electoral Area D.
- Woodfibre LNGApproved; in Squamish.
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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