Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia
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Central Coast Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia
, Canada
. It has a total land area of 24,559.5 km² (9,482.5 sq mi). When it was created in 1968, it was named the Ocean Falls Regional District, after the then-largest town in the region, the company town Ocean Falls, now a ghost town
. The name was confirmed in 1974, but changed to Central Coast Regional District in 1976.
The Central Coast Regional District has five Electoral Areas, each of which elect a single director to the District's Board of Directors. According to the 2001 Census, the populations of the electoral areas are:
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British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
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Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It has a total land area of 24,559.5 km² (9,482.5 sq mi). When it was created in 1968, it was named the Ocean Falls Regional District, after the then-largest town in the region, the company town Ocean Falls, now a ghost town
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
. The name was confirmed in 1974, but changed to Central Coast Regional District in 1976.
Description
- Population (2006): 3,189
- Population (2001): 3,781
The Central Coast Regional District has five Electoral Areas, each of which elect a single director to the District's Board of Directors. According to the 2001 Census, the populations of the electoral areas are:
| Electoral Area | Population | Current (2007) Director |
| A (Outer Coast, except "Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve) | 138 | Steve Emery |
| B ("Bella Bella 1" Indian Reserve) | 1,066 | Rhoda Bolton |
| C (Bella Coola Valley east of Royal Canadian Legion) | 556 | Brian Lande (chair) |
| D (Bella Coola Valley between Tatsquan Creek and Royal Canadian Legion) | 421 | Kevin O'Neill |
| E (Non-Reserve area of Bella Coola townsite) | 135 | Barney Kern |
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