PlaceDossier / Princeton
Property dossier · British Columbia
PID 031-169-317
- Parcel
- Subdivision
- Mapped area
- 8,093 m² (2 acres)
- Local government
- Princeton
- Checked
- Oct 2, 2026
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
placedossier.com/p/031169317 · checked 2026-10-03
Showing: every layer270 m across
Contours every 5 m (649–725 m above sea level) from NRCan's lidar elevation model (Riverine Floodplain survey, 2019; read at 2 m). Drawn by us from the sources in each section; lines can be metres off. Not a survey.
Princeton, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
4 things to look into in 20 public records; the biggest: A mineral or placer title covers all or part of this parcel (2 placer claims).
- §02Buildable areaAbout 4,670 m² (58%) of the lot is clear of steep slope, water setbacks and floodplain; 42% is steeper than 30%.Look into
- §11Road accessThe only mapped road along the parcel is an unnamed track, not a public road on the map; the nearest public road is about 64 m away.Look into
- §13Mineral and placer titlesA mineral or placer title covers all or part of this parcel (2 placer claims).Look into
- §15What's planned nearbyWithin 1 km: 2 cutblocks applied for and 2 applications for Crown land (multiple use and commercial recreation).Look into
- §03Farmland reserve (ALR)Not in the Agricultural Land Reserve.Nothing found
- §12Water and streamside setbacksNo mapped stream, lake, river, wetland or shoreline within 30 m of the parcel.Nothing found
- §04Soil for farmingMapped mostly as Class 4 of 7 for farming: severe limits; few crops, or a high risk of crop failure. Main limits: soil holds little water. With irrigation or drainage the map rates it Class 2.For reference
- §05Floodplain mapsNot on one of the province's designated floodplain maps.For reference
- §06Wildfire historyNo recorded fire on the parcel; 3 recorded within 2 km, most recently in 1934.For reference
- §07Earthquake shakingThe building code's design shaking here is 0.17 g peak ground acceleration on firm ground, about 40% of Vancouver's.For reference
- §08Landslide records21 landslides on record within 5 km; the nearest, an earth slide, is 380 m from the lot.For reference
- §09RadonRadon isn't mapped lot by lot. In the Okanagan health region, 19 of the 109 homes tested (17%) in Health Canada's 2009–2011 survey were at or above the 200 Bq/m³ guideline; across BC, 143 of 1,817 (7.9%).For reference
- §10Federal contaminated sites1 federal contaminated site listed within 2 km, closed; the nearest, Tulameen River At Princeton, is 1.1 km from the lot.For reference
- §14Wildlife and habitatNo species-at-risk record on the parcel; 1 species or ecosystem recorded within 500 m.For reference
- §16Water wells nearby43 water-supply wells on record within 2 km; typical depth 73 m, typical tested yield 23 L/min. The lot is over mapped aquifer 1024 (Princeton), fractured sedimentary rock, rated moderate productivity and moderate vulnerability.For reference
- §17Services nearbyPrinceton General Hospital is the nearest hospital, 600 m away in a straight line; the nearest grocery store 1.8 km, fire station 1.6 km and public elementary school 500 m.For reference
- §18InternetWithin about 1 km of the lot, ISED's broadband data records 50/10 Mbps or faster over a wired line and over fixed wireless. LTE mobile coverage is recorded there too.For reference
- §19ClimateAt Princeton Airport, 2.4 km from the lot, January averages −5.0 °C and July 17.9 °C, with 125 cm of snow and 347 mm of rain and snow a year (1981-2010 normals). The lot is at about the same elevation as the station.For reference
- §20CrimeThe Princeton RCMP detachment (rural) reported a crime severity index of 114 in 2025, above BC's 92; down 10% since 2015 (BC unchanged).For reference
- §01What you can build (zoning)We don't cover zoning for the Town of Princeton yet.Not covered here
- §21Questions to askWhat to ask the seller, the local government and a professional, from what these records found.
Around the lot
Nearest of each, from the lot's edge- Mineral or placer titleon or at the lotplacer claim
- Logging or Crown land plan5 mcutblock applied for
- Public road64 mCrowsnest Highway
Nothing within 75 m: water, wildfire, water well, farmland reserve, floodplain map. Measured by us on the plan's lines, so expect a few metres either way. Each section has the official figures.
§01What you can build (zoning) Not covered here
We don't cover zoning for the Town of Princeton yet.
The recordthe lot on the plan
- Short-term rentals (provincial rule)
- The Province's principal residence requirement doesn't apply in Princeton (list in force from June 1, 2026), so the provincial rule doesn't limit short-term rentals to the host's home. Local bylaws, including the zone's own rules, can be stricter. Hosts anywhere in BC register each unit with the provincial registry.
We cover local governments that publish their zoning map under an open licence, in the Thompson-Nicola, Columbia Shuswap, East Kootenay, North Okanagan, Central Okanagan and Sunshine Coast regional districts and cities from Surrey to Fort St. John (list on the Data sources page). Ask the local government which zone applies here.
Source: Principal residence requirement, Province of BC (page updated September 21, 2026) (summarised in our words).
§02Buildable area Look into
About 4,670 m² (58%) of the lot is clear of steep slope, water setbacks and floodplain; 42% is steeper than 30%.
- Clear 58%
- Steeper than 30% 42%
Estimated by us on Natural Resources Canada's lidar elevation model, from the Riverine Floodplain survey (2019): bare ground with buildings and trees taken out, read here on a 2 m grid, one dot on the plan per cell. Retaining walls, road cuts and ditches count as steep ground, and earthworks since the survey aren't shown. Slopes over 30% usually need a geotechnical engineer's report to build on; 15 to 30% is buildable with more work.
The recordbuildable area on the plan
- Clear of all three
- 4,670 m² (58%)
- Steeper than 30%
- 42%
- 15 to 30% slope
- 2%
- In or within 30 m of mapped water
- 0%
- Designated floodplain
- 0%
- Median slope
- 9%
- Which way it faces
- 4% south (SE to SW), 2% north (NW to NE), 37% flat; the rest east or west
Not counted: zoning setbacks from the lot lines, room for a septic field and well, easements and rights of way, and the local government's own slope or hazard development permit areas. A surveyor and the local government confirm where you can build.
Source: High Resolution Digital Elevation Model (HRDEM), lidar DTM from the Riverine Floodplain survey (2019), Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada); Freshwater Atlas and designated floodplain maps, Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).
§03Farmland reserve (ALR) Nothing found
Not in the Agricultural Land Reserve.
The record
- In the ALR
- No
- ALR within 250 m
- No
Source: Agricultural Land Reserve polygons, Agricultural Land Commission (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).
§04Soil for farming For reference
Mapped mostly as Class 4 of 7 for farming: severe limits; few crops, or a high risk of crop failure. Main limits: soil holds little water. With irrigation or drainage the map rates it Class 2.
The record
- Capability class (1 best, 7 none)
- Class 4: about 70% of the lot; Class 7: about 30% of the lot
- What limits it
- soil holds little water
- With irrigation or drainage
- Class 2 on most of the mapped part
- Map scale
- 1:20,000 to 1:100,000: describes the area, not the field
- Mapped
- 1960s to 1990s (digitised 2015)
These classes rate how well the land suits ordinary field crops, from the soil and climate as surveyed decades ago. Drainage, irrigation or fill since then can change the real answer, and a map at this scale can miss a good or poor field. The Agricultural Land Commission weighs these classes when it decides applications.
If farming matters to you here, a professional agrologist (P.Ag.) can assess the soil on site.
Source: Agriculture Capability mapping, Province of BC (1960s to 1990s maps, digitised 2015) (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).
§05Floodplain maps For reference
Not on one of the province's designated floodplain maps.
The record
These maps were drawn mostly in the 1980s and 1990s and cover only some rivers and lakes. Not being on one doesn't mean the land can't flood: ask the local government whether it has newer flood mapping.
Source: Floodplain areas (designated floodplain mapping), Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).
§06Wildfire history For reference
No recorded fire on the parcel; 3 recorded within 2 km, most recently in 1934.
The record
- Fires on the parcel
- 0
- Fires within 2 km
- 3
- Within 2 km in the last 30 years
- 0
- Most recent nearby
- 1934 (2 ha)
- Largest nearby
- 1934 (2 ha)
Fire perimeters mapped by the BC Wildfire Service since 1919; older and small fires are less complete. Past fire is history, not a forecast: for insurance, ask about the fire protection area and the distance to the nearest fire hall.
Source: Fire perimeters – historical, BC Wildfire Service (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).
§07Earthquake shaking For reference
The building code's design shaking here is 0.17 g peak ground acceleration on firm ground, about 40% of Vancouver's.
The record
- Peak ground acceleration, 2% in 50 years (the code's design level)
- 0.17 g
- Peak ground acceleration, 10% in 50 years
- 0.069 g
- Short-period shaking Sa(0.2), the value the code uses for houses and other low buildings
- 0.38 g
- The same value in city centres
- Victoria 0.81 g, Vancouver 0.47 g, Kelowna 0.089 g, Prince George 0.064 g
These are the 2020 National Building Code's reference values at the lot's centre, on firm ground (site class C). Soft soil, fill or a slope can make shaking stronger; the site class and the values a building is designed for come from the building official or a geotechnical engineer.
2% in 50 years means shaking at least this strong has about a 1-in-2,500 chance in any year; 10% in 50 years, about 1 in 475. g is the acceleration of gravity. The comparison with Vancouver and the other cities is ours.
Liquefaction, earthquake-triggered landslides and tsunami aren't covered here; ask the local government whether it has mapped them.
Source: 2020 National Building Code of Canada seismic hazard values (CanadaSHM6), Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada).
§08Landslide records For reference
21 landslides on record within 5 km; the nearest, an earth slide, is 380 m from the lot.
The record
- On record on the lot or within 100 m
- 0
- On record within 1 km
- 3
- On record within 5 km
- 21
- Nearest
- 380 m from the lot: an earth slide, date not recorded
- Kinds within 5 km
- earth slide 16, earth flow 4, rock spread 1
- With a date
- none of the 21
This is a list of landslides that are known to have happened, gathered from published inventories and from mapping on satellite images and lidar. It isn't a hazard map: it doesn't say how likely a slide is here, and no record nearby doesn't mean the ground is stable. Some parts of BC (the Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon, Vancouver Island, Haida Gwaii, recent burn areas) are mapped in far more detail than others.
Each point mostly marks where a slide started. Debris can travel well past it, down a creek channel and onto the fan at the creek's mouth, so a lot on a fan or below a steep slope can be reached by a slide that began kilometres away. Distances are measured by us from the lot's boundary.
The kind of slide and its date are the database's own, mostly worked out from images, so treat them as a first look. Confirm with the local government, many of which have mapped steep-slope or debris-flow hazard areas, and with a geotechnical engineer.
Source: Preliminary Canadian Landslide Database, version 14.0 (May 2026), Brideau et al. (CC BY 4.0).
§09Radon For reference
Radon isn't mapped lot by lot. In the Okanagan health region, 19 of the 109 homes tested (17%) in Health Canada's 2009–2011 survey were at or above the 200 Bq/m³ guideline; across BC, 143 of 1,817 (7.9%).
The record
- Health region (regional figure, not this lot)
- Okanagan
- Homes tested here
- 109
- At or above 200 Bq/m³ (the guideline)
- 19 (17%)
- At or above 600 Bq/m³
- 3
- Across BC
- 143 of 1,817 homes (7.9%) at or above the guideline
Radon comes up from the ground and differs from one house to the next, even next door, so a regional figure says nothing certain about one home. The only way to know is a long-term test of at least 3 months. Health Canada's guideline is 200 Bq/m³ in the parts of a home where people spend more than 4 hours a day; above it, fix it within a year, and the higher the level, the sooner. For a home you buy, Health Canada suggests a long-term test once you've moved in.
The survey tested about a hundred volunteer homes per health region, with one long-term test each. That gives a rough regional picture: it isn't a map, and a region where few or none tested high can still have homes above the guideline. The survey grouped homes by the 2007 health regions; we place the lot by today's boundaries for the same areas.
Source: Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes (2009–2011), Health Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada); Health Service Delivery Area Boundaries, Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Radon guideline, Health Canada (summarised in our words, read 2026-10-02); Testing your home for radon, Health Canada (summarised in our words, read 2026-10-02); Radon in real estate, Health Canada (summarised in our words, read 2026-10-02).
§10Federal contaminated sites For reference
1 federal contaminated site listed within 2 km, closed; the nearest, Tulameen River At Princeton, is 1.1 km from the lot.
The record
- Open sites (active or suspected) within 500 m
- 0
- Open sites within 2 km
- 0
- Closed sites within 2 km
- 1
- Tulameen River At Princeton
- 1.1 km from the lot. Closed: no further action needed. Found or suspected: petroleum hydrocarbons and PAHs in soil, groundwater, surface water, sediment and other medium. Confirmatory sampling completed. No further action required. Federal custodian: Environment and Climate Change Canada; site 00003299.
This inventory lists only contaminated sites on federal land or that the federal government is responsible for: military land, ports and harbours, airports, fisheries and research stations, reserve land, national parks and similar. Most contaminated sites in BC, such as old gas stations, dry cleaners and industrial land, are on the Province's Site Registry, which charges for searches and isn't shown here. Ask the seller what the land and its neighbours were used for; a Phase I environmental site assessment covers it properly.
Each site is one point given by its federal custodian, and a large site such as a base or an airport reaches well past it. Distances are measured by us from the lot's boundary to that point.
Closed means the custodian found no further action needed after testing, cleanup or risk management; it doesn't always mean nothing is left in the ground. The priority class is the federal ranking of its own sites for funding and action, not a measure of risk to neighbours.
Confirm with the local government and a qualified environmental professional.
Source: Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (reported for 2025-2026) (Open Government Licence – Canada).
§11Road access Look into
The only mapped road along the parcel is an unnamed track, not a public road on the map; the nearest public road is about 64 m away.
Worked out by us from OpenStreetMap road lines: a road whose centreline is within 25 m of the lot line is counted as running along it. The map isn't proof of legal access: a road can be private, unbuilt or not maintained in winter, and reaching a lot across someone else's land needs a registered easement. The title search and the local government (or the Ministry of Transportation outside towns) confirm both.
The recordroads on the plan
- Roads along the parcel
- an unnamed track
- Nearest public road
- About 64 m away
Source: OpenStreetMap road data as of 2026-10-01, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
§12Water and streamside setbacks Nothing found
No mapped stream, lake, river, wetland or shoreline within 30 m of the parcel.
The record
- Within 30 m
- None mapped
- On the parcel
- None mapped
The Freshwater Atlas is mapped at 1:20,000: small, seasonal or ditched streams can be missing. Look for water on the ground and ask the local government whether it has finer mapping.
Source: Freshwater Atlas (streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, coastline), Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).
§13Mineral and placer titles Look into
A mineral or placer title covers all or part of this parcel (2 placer claims).
In BC, owning the surface doesn't include the minerals. A title holder over private land must give notice before work and pay for damage, but can work the claim. Ask the seller whether they've had any notice, and check the title holder's work on Mineral Titles Online.
The recordmineral and placer titles on the plan
- Over the parcel
- 2 placer claims
- Within 1 km
- 11 placer claims, 1 mineral claim
Source: Mineral, placer and coal tenures, Mineral Titles Branch (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).
§14Wildlife and habitat For reference
No species-at-risk record on the parcel; 1 species or ecosystem recorded within 500 m.
The record
- At-risk species or ecosystems on the parcel
- None recorded
- Within 500 m
- Cordilleran Sucker (Blue-listed)
- Wide-ranging species mapped over it
- white western groundsel (Red-listed)
- Secured records in the wider area
- No
- Wildlife Habitat Area over the parcel
- No
- Ungulate winter range over the parcel
- No
Red-listed species are at risk of being lost from BC; Blue-listed are of special concern. A record shows where the species was found, sometimes decades ago; no record doesn't mean nothing lives here, since most land has never been surveyed.
Species at risk can still limit building through local environmental development permit areas or federal critical habitat: ask the local government before planning work.
Source: Species and Ecosystems at Risk, publicly available occurrences, BC Conservation Data Centre (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Wildlife Habitat Areas and Ungulate Winter Ranges (approved), Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).
§15What's planned nearby Look into
Within 1 km: 2 cutblocks applied for and 2 applications for Crown land (multiple use and commercial recreation).
Cutblocks are from the province's forest tenure records, which cover Crown forest licences and woodlots, not logging on private land. Crown land applications are on the province's tenure register; the Applications, Comments and Reasons for Decision site takes public comments on them. Mineral and placer claims are in their own section above. Local rezoning and development applications aren't covered yet: ask the local government what's in progress nearby.
The recordcutblocks and crown land applications on the plan
- Cutblocks applied for (1 km)
- 2
- Approved, not yet logged (1 km)
- 0
- Logged in the last 5 years (1 km)
- 0
- Crown land applications (1 km)
- multiple use, commercial recreation
- Quarry, industry, energy or tower tenures (500 m)
- None
Source: Forest tenure cutblock polygons (FTA 4.0), Ministry of Forests (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); TANTALIS Crown tenures, Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).
§16Water wells nearby For reference
43 water-supply wells on record within 2 km; typical depth 73 m, typical tested yield 23 L/min. The lot is over mapped aquifer 1024 (Princeton), fractured sedimentary rock, rated moderate productivity and moderate vulnerability.
The record
- Wells within 2 km
- 43
- Median depth
- 73 m
- Median tested yield
- 23 L/min (37 wells tested)
- Median water level below ground
- 21 m
- Aquifer 1024 under the lot
- Princeton: fractured sedimentary rock; productivity moderate, vulnerability moderate, demand low; 152 wells linked, median depth 73.2 m
Neighbours' wells show what drillers found nearby, not what a new well here will find; many wells were never registered. For a property on a well, ask for a recent flow test and water quality test.
Productivity is how much water the aquifer gives up to wells; vulnerability is how easily a spill at the surface could reach it; both are the province's ratings for the whole aquifer, not this lot. Mapped aquifers cover mostly settled valleys: a lot outside every outline can still have groundwater. Confirm with a qualified hydrogeologist or registered well driller.
Source: Groundwater wells (GWELLS), Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Aquifer 1024: Princeton: ratings and wells (PlaceDossier aquifer page); Ground Water Aquifers, Water Protection and Sustainability Branch, Province of BC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia).
§17Services nearby For reference
Princeton General Hospital is the nearest hospital, 600 m away in a straight line; the nearest grocery store 1.8 km, fire station 1.6 km and public elementary school 500 m.
The record
- Nearest hospital
- Princeton General Hospital: 600 m
- Next nearest hospital
- Fraser Canyon Hospital, Hope: 65 km
- Nearest public elementary school
- Vermilion Forks Elementary, Princeton: 500 m
- Nearest public secondary school
- Princeton Secondary: 2.8 km
- Independent schools within 10 km
- 0
- Nearest grocery store
- Save-On-Foods: 1.8 km
- Grocery stores within 10 km
- 2
- Nearest fire station
- Princeton Volunteer Fire Brigade: 1.6 km
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the lot, measured by us. The drive is longer, and much longer where the road winds, crosses water or takes a ferry.
Hospitals are from the Province's list. Not every hospital has a 24-hour emergency department, and some small towns have a health centre with emergency care that isn't on this list: check with the regional health authority.
Which school a child goes to depends on the school district's catchment, not on distance: ask the district.
A fire station nearby doesn't mean it covers this lot. Insurers price fire cover by the road distance to the hall that responds and whether the lot is inside a fire protection area.
Grocery stores and fire stations are from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers: one may be missing, closed or mapped in the wrong place.
Confirm services with the local government.
Source: Hospitals in BC, HealthLinkBC (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); BC Schools K-12, Ministry of Education and Child Care (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); Grocery stores and fire stations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (extract of 2026-10-01) (Open Database Licence (ODbL)).
§18Internet For reference
Within about 1 km of the lot, ISED's broadband data records 50/10 Mbps or faster over a wired line and over fixed wireless. LTE mobile coverage is recorded there too.
The record
- Best speed recorded within about 1 km
- 50/10 Mbps or faster
- Over a wired line (cable, fibre or DSL)
- 50/10 Mbps or faster
- Over fixed wireless
- 50/10 Mbps or faster
- LTE mobile within about 1 km
- recorded
- Nearest place with 50/10 Mbps or faster
- within about 1 km (about 100 m)
- Data
- ISED National Broadband Data, May 2026
This is the service providers report to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) for homes and roads near the lot, not a quote: ask providers whether they serve this address, at what speed and at what cost to connect.
Speeds are download/upload bands. 50/10 Mbps is ISED's top band, so a place in it can get much faster service, and it is the CRTC's target for every Canadian home.
A line that reaches homes within 1 km may stop short of this lot; bringing it further can cost the buyer. Fixed wireless and LTE need a clear line to the tower, which hills and tall trees can block.
Satellite service doesn't need nearby lines, but it needs a clear view of the sky.
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the lot, measured by us on a grid of about 250 m.
Source: National Broadband Data (May 2026), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada); Pseudo-Household Demographic Distribution (2021), ISED (Open Government Licence – Canada).
§19Climate For reference
At Princeton Airport, 2.4 km from the lot, January averages −5.0 °C and July 17.9 °C, with 125 cm of snow and 347 mm of rain and snow a year (1981-2010 normals). The lot is at about the same elevation as the station.
The record
- Nearest station with full normals
- Princeton Airport, 2.4 km away
- Station elevation
- 702 m
- Lot elevation (estimated, middle of the lot)
- 700 m
- January mean temperature
- −5.0 °C
- July mean temperature
- 17.9 °C
- Yearly precipitation (rain and snow as water)
- 347 mm
- Yearly snowfall
- 125 cm
- Period
- 1981-2010
- Plant hardiness zone (regional)
- 5b
Normals are 30-year averages at the station, not readings for this lot. In BC's mountains a few hundred metres of elevation, a north-facing slope or a lakeshore can change winters a lot: a hillside lot can be much colder and snowier than a valley station.
The lot's elevation is our estimate from Natural Resources Canada's 30 m elevation model at the middle of the lot.
The hardiness zone is from Natural Resources Canada's 2025 map, read by us on a grid of about 2 to 3 km: near a zone's edge, or well above or below the valley around it, the lot may fall in the next zone. It is a guide to which plants survive the winter, not a frost date.
Recent years have run warmer than the 1981-2010 averages in most of BC. Ask neighbours or the local government about snow on the road and who clears it.
Source: Canadian Climate Normals 1981-2010, Environment and Climate Change Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada); Medium Resolution Digital Elevation Model (MRDEM-30), Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada); Plant hardiness zones of Canada (2025 map), Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada); Princeton: climate, land and census facts (PlaceDossier area page).
§20Crime For reference
The Princeton RCMP detachment (rural) reported a crime severity index of 114 in 2025, above BC's 92; down 10% since 2015 (BC unchanged).
- Princeton 114
- BC 92
The record
- Police service
- The Princeton RCMP detachment (rural; inferred)
- Crime severity index, 2025
- 114 (BC 92)
- Violent / non-violent index
- 199 / 80 (BC 98 / 91)
- Crime severity index, 2015
- 127 (BC 93)
- Break and enter, per 100,000 people, 2025
- 479 (BC 281)
- Theft of a vehicle, per 100,000 people, 2025
- 495 (BC 138)
- Theft from a vehicle, per 100,000 people, 2025
- 314 (BC 441)
- Violent crime, per 100,000 people, 2025
- 2,096 (BC 1,531)
- All Criminal Code offences (not traffic), per 100,000 people, 2025
- 6,981 (BC 6,943)
Inferred: the RCMP detachment named for this town. BC's police boundaries aren't open data, and a detachment's figures cover the countryside it polices as well as the town.
The crime severity index weighs each offence by how serious it is (one assault counts for more than several thefts), with Canada in 2006 set at 100. Rates are per 100,000 people living in the police service's area, so places with many visitors, commuters or seasonal homes read high, and in small places a few incidents swing the figures a lot. These are crimes reported to police, not all crime.
In BC only Surrey, the Township of Langley, Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam publish reported property crime block by block under an open licence; reports there count what was reported within 500 m of the lot. The police here don't, so the figures above are for the whole area they cover.
Police calls to a particular address aren't published in BC (privacy law keeps police records about identifiable people closed), and neither is whether a home was used as a grow-op or drug lab: that shows up as a notice on the title. Ask the seller for the Property Disclosure Statement, and your lawyer for the title search.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0063-01, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services in British Columbia (Statistics Canada Open Licence); Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01, Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, police services in British Columbia (Statistics Canada Open Licence).
§21Questions to ask
Built from what these records found, plus the basics for any purchase. Tick them off as you go (this browser remembers them; nothing is sent to us), or print the page.
The seller or their agent
The local government
Your lawyer or notary
Your home inspector or a specialist
Your insurer
Find the people
Official public registers: find someone near you, or check that the one you've found is licensed. No one pays to be listed.
- Lawyer · title search, conveyancing, easements and covenants
Law Society of BC lawyer directory - Notary · conveyancing and title search
Society of Notaries Public of BC roll of notaries - Land surveyor · lot lines, building locations, a survey certificate
Association of BC Land Surveyors member directory - Well driller or pump installer · a new well, a flow test, pump work
BC register of well drillers and well pump installers - Septic practitioner · septic inspection, design and installation
ASTTBC registrant directory (pick ROWP under Sub Class) - Agrologist · soil, farm capability and ALR applications
BC Institute of Agrologists directory of registrants
Buying from outside Canada or through a company, or working out the property transfer tax: AcreScout sets out who can buy land in BC and what the transfer tax comes to. Confirm with your lawyer or notary.
§22The parcel record
- Parcel type
- Subdivision
- Owner type
- Private
- Plan
- EPP88335
- Mapped area
- 8,093 m² (2 acres)
Mapped area is from ParcelMap BC and can differ from the surveyed area on title. Owner names, assessed values and title charges aren't public data; a title search at the Land Title and Survey Authority shows easements, covenants and liens.
Source: ParcelMap BC parcel fabric (Open Government Licence – British Columbia), updated 2022-11-03.
Checked 2026-10-03. General information from public records, not an inspection, survey, appraisal or legal advice. Confirm with the local government and a professional before you buy or build.