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Thompson-Nicola Regional District
Ashcroft, Barriere, Cache Creek, Chase, Clearwater, Clinton, Kamloops, Logan Lake, Lytton, Merritt and Sun Peaks and 10 electoral areas, 44,885 km² in all. 135,676 people lived in them in 2021, up 7.9% from 2016, not counting First Nations reserves, which the census counts on their own. 12% of the land is in the farmland reserve, and 20% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcroft village | 1,670 | 52 km² | 74% | 23% |
| Barriere district municipality | 1,765 | 12 km² | 19% | 88% |
| Cache Creek village | 969 | 10 km² | 13% | 42% |
| Chase village | 2,399 | 4 km² | 8.3% | 6.3% |
| Clearwater district municipality | 2,388 | 59 km² | 28% | none |
| Clinton village | 568 | 8 km² | 18% | 3.3% |
| Kamloops city | 97,902 | 317 km² | 41% | 1.9% |
| Logan Lake district municipality | 2,255 | 330 km² | 0.7% | 5.3% |
| Lytton village | 210 | 7 km² | none | 59% |
| Merritt city | 7,051 | 26 km² | 31% | 0.3% |
| Sun Peaks mountain resort municipality | 1,404 | 41 km² | none | none |
| Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country) | 1,573 | 7,362 km² | 0.5% | 7.6% |
| Electoral Area B (Thompson Headwaters) | 230 | 5,178 km² | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau) | 1,162 | 6,794 km² | 26% | 39% |
| Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country) | 1,038 | 5,788 km² | 9.5% | 37% |
| Electoral Area J (Copper Desert Country) | 1,796 | 3,379 km² | 19% | 42% |
| Electoral Area L (Grasslands) | 3,321 | 1,947 km² | 26% | 14% |
| Electoral Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North) | 1,637 | 3,953 km² | 25% | 7.8% |
| Electoral Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South) | 717 | 2,361 km² | 11% | 14% |
| Electoral Area O (Lower North Thompson) | 1,523 | 5,658 km² | 2.1% | 14% |
| Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks) | 4,098 | 1,599 km² | 15% | 14% |
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 Thompson-Nicola Regional District name the zone from its open zoning map, where one bylaw is drawn. Each of its 11 municipalities zones its own land; its page says what we show there.
- Zoning Bylaw No. 2400Drawn in every electoral area. 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 Thompson-Nicola Regional District before you buy or build. Every zoning bylaw we cover.
Building permits
Where the Thompson-Nicola Regional District's building inspection covers its electoral areas (Building Regulations Bylaw No. 2066, 2005): there a building permit is needed and the work is inspected.
| Electoral area | Covered by building inspection |
|---|---|
| Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country) | All of the area |
| Electoral Area B (Thompson Headwaters) | All of the area |
| Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau) | All of the area |
| Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country) | All of the area |
| Electoral Area J (Copper Desert Country) | All of the area |
| Electoral Area L (Grasslands) | All of the area |
| Electoral Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North) | All of the area |
| Electoral Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South) | All of the area |
| Electoral Area O (Lower North Thompson) | All of the area |
| Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks) | All of the area |
Our reading of the Thompson-Nicola 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, 76 wildfires of 1,000 ha or more burned in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District's places, in 19 seasons. The largest here:
- 2017Elephant Hill wildfire192,017 ha in all183,512 ha here
- 2026Pear Lake wildfire165,909 ha in all153,845 ha here
- 2021Sparks Lake wildfire89,627 ha in all88,923 ha here
- 2021Lytton Creek wildfire83,671 ha in all81,009 ha here
- 2021Tremont Creek wildfire62,524 ha in all62,523 ha here
- 2026French Bar Creek wildfire61,051 ha in all61,051 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 13 major projects in assessment or approved in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District's places.
- Chasm Solar and Energy StorageIn assessment; in Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau).
- Highland Solar and Energy StorageIn assessment; in Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country).
- m.ah a temEEwuh Solar ProjectIn assessment; in Electoral Area J (Copper Desert Country).
- Ruddock Creek MineIn assessment; in Electoral Area B (Thompson Headwaters).
- Tranquille on the LakeIn assessment; in Kamloops.
- Yellowhead Copper ProjectIn assessment; in Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country).
- Basal Aquifer DewateringApproved; in Logan Lake.
- Cache Creek Landfill ExtensionApproved; in Cache Creek.
- Highland Valley Copper Mine Life ExtensionApproved; in Logan Lake.
- Interior-Lower Mainland TransmissionApproved; in Electoral Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North).
- Kamloops GroundwaterApproved; in Kamloops.
- Kwoiek Creek HydroelectricApproved; in Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country).
- Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX)Approved; in Kamloops.
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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