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13-568: The Regional District of Central Okanagan ( RDCO ) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia , representing two unincorporated Electoral Areas of Central Okanagan East and Central Okanagan West, along with the member municipalities of the City of Kelowna , City of West Kelowna , the District of Lake Country , the District of Peachland , and Westbank First Nation . The RDCO office

26-533: A firm tax base, the municipality was dissolved in 1911. In 1940, the site of the present Victoria International Airport was selected as a military forces base and the area boomed with the influx of 10,000 military personnel, leading to incorporation for the Village of Sidney in 1952. Four years later, the residents of the North Saanich unorganized area, numbering 2,865, requested that letters patent be issued to form

39-559: A regional district is under the control of the provincial government, or in the case of national parks and offshore waters, the federal government. Indian reserves located within the boundaries of regional districts are likewise excluded from their jurisdiction and infrastructure, and there are varying levels of collaboration between First Nations governments and regional district boards. Regional districts are governed by boards of directly and indirectly elected directors. Municipalities appoint directors to represent their populations (usually

52-684: Is located in Kelowna. Statistics Canada defines the Kelowna CMA ( Census Metropolitan Area ) or Kelowna Metropolitan Area as being identical in area with the RDCO. The population in 2016 was 194,882, an increase from the official Canada 2006 Census total of 162,276 (these figures exclude the population of reserves belonging to the Westbank First Nation). The area is 2,904.86 square kilometres. Central Okanagan West Electoral Area used to be known as

65-649: Is one of the 13 Greater Victoria municipalities. The district is surrounded on three sides by 20 km (12 mi) of ocean shoreline, and consists of rural/residential areas and a large agricultural base. It is home to the Victoria International Airport and the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal . In July 1905, North Saanich, then including the townsite of Sidney, was incorporated with the original Municipal Hall located in Sidney. Lacking population and

78-470: The 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada , North Saanich had a population of 12,235 living in 5,010 of its 5,235 total private dwellings, a change of 8.8% from its 2016 population of 11,249. With a land area of 37.16 km (14.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 329.3/km (852.8/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2021 census , religious groups in North Saanich included: The 2022 – 2026 council is: The next election

91-480: The Westside Electoral Area . It was created from the merger of Central Okanagan G and Central Okanagan H. The 2005 population exclusive of anyone living on an Indian Reserve, was 37,638 people. In 2007 most of the electoral area's population transferred to the jurisdiction of the newly incorporated District Municipality of West Kelowna . Central Okanagan West (within the boundaries of, but not part of,

104-485: The local government in areas not incorporated into a municipality , and in certain regional affairs of shared concern between residents of unincorporated areas and those in the municipalities such as a stakeholder role in regional planning . In those predominantly rural areas, regional districts provide services such as land use planning , building inspection , solid- waste management , and some responsibility for community fire protection . Most land nominally within

117-498: The "North Saanich Fire Prevention District" with power to own property, to tax and to borrow. In 1965, after a favourable public vote, the letters patent were withdrawn and the North Saanich Municipal District was established with offices at the present location on Mills Road. North Saanich has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb ) with short, warm, and dry summers and long, cool, and wet winters. In

130-757: The RD) As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the Regional District of Central Okanagan had a population of 222,162 living in 94,335 of its 102,097 total private dwellings, a change of 14% from its 2016 population of 194,892 . With a land area of 2,902.45 km (1,120.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 76.5/km (198.2/sq mi) in 2021. 49°53′17″N 119°29′44″W  /  49.888028°N 119.495417°W  / 49.888028; -119.495417 Regional district Regional districts came into being as an order of government in 1965 with

143-526: The enactment of amendments to the Municipal Act. Until the creation of regional districts, the only local form of government in British Columbia was incorporated municipalities, and services in areas outside municipal boundaries had to be sought from the province or through improvement districts. Similar to counties in other parts of Canada, regional districts serve only to provide municipal services as

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156-493: The mayors), while residents of unincorporated areas (which are grouped into electoral areas ) elect directors directly. The votes of directors from municipalities generally count more than the votes of directors from electoral areas, and larger municipalities have more votes than smaller ones. For example, both North Saanich and Metchosin appoint one director to the Capital Regional District board of directors, but

169-499: The vote of North Saanich's director counts three times as much as the vote of Metchosin's appointee. This British Columbia -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . North Saanich, British Columbia The District of North Saanich is located on the Saanich Peninsula of British Columbia , approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Victoria on southern Vancouver Island . It

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