Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia - Definition and Overview

The Sunshine Coast Regional District of British Columbia is located on the southern mainland coast, across the Jaun de Fuca Strait from Vancouver Island. It borders on the Powell River Regional District to the north, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the east, and, across Howe Sound, the Greater Vancouver Regional District to the south. The district seat is located in Sechelt.

Geography

The majority of the Sunshine Coast is sparsely populated. The Coast Mountains make up the inland area. Population is concentrated along the coast. Midway up the coast, beginning at the town of Sechelt, the coastal area forms a peninsula separated from the inland area by Sechelt Inlet.

The Sunshine Coast is only accessible via boat or plane; no roads connect the district with the rest of the province. From Vancouver, ferries run from Horseshoe Bay to Gibsons across Howe Sound. At the northern end of the peninsula, ferries run from Earl's Cove to Saltery Bay.

Communities

• Sechelt
• Gibsons
• Roberts Creek
• Halfmoon Bay
• Madeira Park[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira_Park%2C_British_Columbia)
• Garden Bay
• Egmont
• Hopkins Landing
• Gambier Island

Electoral Areas

• Pender Harbour/Egmont (Electoral Area A) - Pop 2,374
• Halfmoon Bay (Electoral Area B) - Pop 2,353
• Sechelt (Electoral Area C) - Pop 7,775
• Roberts Creek (Electoral Area D) - Pop 3,090
• Elphinstone (Electoral Area E) - Pop 3,311
• West Howe Sound (Electoral Area F) - Pop 1,971

(all population figures from 2001 Census)

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2001)

• Population: 25,599
• Population change (1996-2001): 2.7%
• Dwellings: 11,090
• Land area (sq. km.): 3,778

External links

• Town of Gibsons (http://www.gibsons.ca/)
• District of Sechelt (http://www.district.sechelt.bc.ca/)
• Sechelt Indian Government District (http://www.civicnet.gov.bc.ca/members/municipalities/secindiangov.shtml)

Regions and Regional Districts of British Columbia
BC Regions: Nechako | North Coast | Peace River | Cariboo | Lower Mainland | Vancouver Island/Sunshine Coast | Okanagan | Thompson Nicola | Kootenays
BC Regional Districts: Alberni-Clayoquot | Bulkley-Nechako | Capital | Cariboo | Central Coast | Central Kootenay | Central Okanagan | Columbia-Shuswap | Comox-Strathcona | Cowichan Valley | East Kootenay | Fraser Valley | Fraser-Fort George | Greater Vancouver | Kitimat-Stikine | Kootenay Boundary | Mount Waddington | Nanaimo | North Okanagan | Northern Rockies | Okanagan-Similkameen | Peace River | Powell River | Skeena-Queen Charlotte | Squamish-Lillooet | Stikine | Sunshine Coast | Thompson-Nicola