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Strathcona Regional District
Campbell River, Gold River, Sayward, Tahsis and Zeballos and 4 electoral areas, 18,628 km² in all. 46,431 people lived in them in 2021, up 7.7% from 2016, not counting First Nations reserves, which the census counts on their own. 1% of the land is in the farmland reserve, and 0.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell River city | 35,519 | 150 km² | 32% | 0.2% |
| Gold River village | 1,246 | 12 km² | none | under 0.1% |
| Sayward village | 334 | 5 km² | 11% | 3.4% |
| Tahsis village | 393 | 5 km² | none | none |
| Zeballos village | 126 | 2 km² | none | 1.3% |
| Electoral Area A | 864 | 7,250 km² | 1% | 0.8% |
| Electoral Area B | 1,059 | 138 km² | 6.9% | none |
| Electoral Area C | 2,737 | 9,376 km² | under 0.1% | 0.9% |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) | 4,153 | 1,691 km² | 2.8% | 2% |
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 Strathcona Regional District name the zone from its open zoning map, where 5 bylaws are drawn. Each of its 5 municipalities zones its own land; its page says what we show there.
- Area D (Campbell River) Zoning Bylaw, 1991 (No. 1404)Drawn in Electoral Areas A and D. Reports name the zone; we haven't summarised its rules.
- Menzies Bay Zoning Bylaw, 1996 (No. 1794)Drawn in Electoral Areas A and C. Reports name the zone; we haven't summarised its rules.
- Cortes Island Zoning Bylaw, 2025 (No. 598)Drawn in Electoral Area B. Reports name the zone; we haven't summarised its rules.
- Desolation Sound Rural Land Use Bylaw, 1993 (No. 1460)Drawn in Electoral Area C. Reports name the zone; we haven't summarised its rules.
- Quadra Island Zoning Bylaw, 1990 (No. 1213)Drawn in Electoral Area C. Reports name the zone; we haven't summarised its rules.
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 Strathcona Regional District before you buy or build. Every zoning bylaw we cover.
Building permits
Where the Strathcona Regional District's building inspection covers its electoral areas (Building Bylaw No. 158): 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 (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake) | All of the area |
Our reading of the Strathcona 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, 4 wildfires of 1,000 ha or more burned in the Strathcona Regional District's places, in 2 seasons. The largest here:
- 2018Unnamed by the BC Wildfire Service (fire V52153)2,793 ha in all2,793 ha here
- 2023Mount Con Reid wildfire2,321 ha in all2,321 ha here
- 2018Unnamed by the BC Wildfire Service (fire V52370)1,101 ha in all1,101 ha here
- 2018Unnamed by the BC Wildfire Service (fire V82480)1,071 ha in all1,071 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 1 major project in assessment or approved in the Strathcona Regional District's places.
- Island CogenerationApproved; in Campbell River.
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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