The Comox Valley Regional District is a
regional district
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in
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the southeastern portions of the former
Regional District of Comox-Strathcona, and centred about the
Comox Valley
The Comox Valley is a region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, that includes the city of Courtenay, the town of Comox, the village of Cumberland, and the unincorporated settlements of Royston, Union Bay, Fanny B ...
. The partition left the new Comox Valley Regional District with only 8.4 percent of the former Comox-Strathcona's land area, but 57.9 percent of its population. The CVRD covers an area of 2,425 square kilometres, of which 1,725 square kilometres is land (the remainder is water), and serves a population of 66,527 according to the 2016 Census.
The district borders the
Strathcona Regional District
The Strathcona Regional District is a regional district in British Columbia, Canada. It was created on February 15, 2008, encompassing the northern and western portions of the former Regional District of Comox-Strathcona. The partition left ...
to the northwest, the
Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District to the southwest, and the
Regional District of Nanaimo to the southeast, as well as the
Powell River Regional District along the
Strait of Georgia to the east.
Two
Indian reserve
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that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
In ...
s, K'omoks Indian Reserve No. 1 and Puntledge Indian Reserve No. 2 lie within its territory but are outside its jurisdiction. The
census divisions
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comprising the new Regional District are the city of
Courtenay, the town of
Comox, the village of
Cumberland, the district of Black Creek, Electoral Areas A, B, and C, and the two stated Indian reserves.
The administrative offices are in
Courtenay, British Columbia
Courtenay ( ) is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the largest community and only city in the area commonly known as the Comox Valley, and the seat of the Comox Valley Regional Di ...
.
Demographics
As a
census division in the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, the Comox Valley Regional District had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Incorporated communities
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Town of Comox
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City of Courtenay
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Village of Cumberland
Unincorporated communities
Comox Valley A
Known as the Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands electoral area, this electoral area includes the southern portion of the district, on the border with the
Alberni-Clayoquot and
Nanaimo Regional Districts.
According to the
2016 Canada Census
The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census. ...
:
[http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/StatisticsBySubject/Census/2016Census/PopulationHousing/CensusSubdivisions.aspx]
*Population: 7,293
*% Change (2011-2016): 4.5%
*Dwellings: 4,360
*Area (km²): 491.99
*Density (persons per km²): 14.7
Communities
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Denman Island
Denman Island, or Sla-dai-aich (Taystayic), its Indigenous name, is one of the Northern Gulf Islands and part of the Comox Valley Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. It is a member of the Islands Trust group of islands and is home ...
*
Fanny Bay
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Hornby Island
Hornby Island of British Columbia, Canada, is one of the two northernmost Gulf Islands, located near Vancouver Island's Comox Valley, the other being Denman Island.
A small community of 1,016 residents (as of the 2016 census), Hornby is home to ...
*
Royston
*
Union Bay
Comox Valley B
Known as the Lazo North electoral area, this electoral area surrounds the town of
Comox. It has no administrative or governmental function and is used only to select rural representatives to the regional district board.
According to the 2016 Census:
*Population: 7,095 (exclusive of any on-Indian Reserve residents)
*% Change (2011–2016): 2.2%
*Dwellings: 3,026
*Area (km²): 54.28
*Density (persons per km²): 117.9
Communities
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Balmoral Beach
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The locality is mostly known for its beac ...
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Bates Beach
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Grantham
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*
Lazo
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Little River
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Australia Streams New South Wales
*Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River
* Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
*
Sandwick
Comox Valley C
Known as the Puntledge/Black Creek electoral area, it is located between
Courtenay,
Campbell River and
Strathcona Provincial Park.
According to the 2016 Census:
*Population: 8,617 (exclusive of any residents of
Indian Reserves
In Canada, an Indian reserve (french: réserve indienne) is specified by the '' Indian Act'' as a "tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty,
that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band."
Ind ...
)
*% Change (2011–2016): 3.5%
*Dwellings: 3,572
*Area (km²): 1073.96
*Density (persons per km²): 7.1
Communities
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Bevan
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Black Creek
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Headquarters
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Merville
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Mount Washington
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The mountain is notorious for its erratic weather. On the afternoon of April 12, 1934 ...
*Puntledge
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Saratoga Beach
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Williams Beach
Transit
Comox Valley Transit is the regional
public transportation
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system, operated by Watson and Ash Transportation. Funding is provided under a partnership between the region and
BC Transit
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, the provincial agency which plans and manages municipal transit systems.
See also
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Mount Geoffrey Regional Nature Park
Mount Geoffrey Regional Nature Park is regional park in British Columbia, Canada, located on Hornby Island. It covers an area of , including the summit of Mount Geoffrey, the highest point on the island.
There are facilities for hiking, mountain ...
References
External links
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Regional districts of British Columbia