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Cowichan Valley Regional District Board

Governs Cowichan Valley Regional District

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What it's for

A regional district board provides services that the board considers necessary or desirable for all or part of the region, including services shared by several municipalities and services for rural electoral areas. The law describes regional districts as an independent, responsible and accountable order of government.

Local Government Act, ss. 185 and 332 · Applies to every BC regional district board

What it can't do

Each new service needs an establishing bylaw approved by the province's Inspector of Municipalities and by the voters, or the councils, of the areas that will pay for it. The board can act only within the region unless a law allows otherwise.

Local Government Act, ss. 195 and 342 · Applies to every BC regional district board

Who it answers to

The board is made up of directors appointed by each member municipality's council from among its members, and directors elected by the voters of each electoral area every four years. Each member's votes depend on its population.

Local Government Act, ss. 52, 196 and 198 · Applies to every BC regional district board

Where its money comes from

The cost of each service is recovered from the areas that take part in it, through property value taxes, parcel taxes, fees and charges, and grants. Municipalities collect the regional district's taxes from their residents, and the province collects them in electoral areas.

Local Government Act, ss. 378 and 385 to 388 · Applies to every BC regional district board

Shares responsibility with

Works with the municipal councils in the region, which appoint directors to the board and collect its taxes, and with the provincial government, whose Inspector of Municipalities approves new services.

Local Government Act, ss. 198, 342 and 385 · Applies to every BC regional district board

Next vote

  • in 5 days General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area B (Shawnigan Lake) · 4 candidates
  • in 5 days General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area E (Cowichan Station / Sahtlam / Glenora) · 3 candidates
  • in 5 days General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area C (Cobble Hill) · 2 candidates
  • in 5 days General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area G (Saltair / Gulf Islands) · 2 candidates
  • in 5 days General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area H (North Oyster / Diamond) · 2 candidates
  • in 5 days General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area D (Cowichan Bay) · 3 candidates
  • in 5 days General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area A (Mill Bay / Malahat) · 2 candidates
Later (9 more scheduled)
  • General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area H (North Oyster / Diamond)
  • General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area G (Saltair / Gulf Islands)
  • General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area F (Cowichan Lake South / Skutz Falls)
  • General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area E (Cowichan Station / Sahtlam / Glenora)
  • General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area D (Cowichan Bay)
  • General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area C (Cobble Hill)
  • General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area B (Shawnigan Lake)
  • General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area A (Mill Bay / Malahat)
  • General election · Electoral Area Director · Electoral Area I (Youbou / Meade Creek)

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What it can do

  • Requisitions and taxes for services

    Recovers the cost of its services by requisitions to member municipalities and, for electoral areas, through the provincial Surveyor of Taxes (Local Government Act ss.385, 387).

  • Regional growth strategy

    May adopt a regional growth strategy to coordinate growth, transportation, housing and services across the region (Local Government Act Part 13, ss.428-429).

  • Building regulation

    Where it provides the service, regulates construction and issues building permits in electoral areas (Local Government Act s.298).

  • Land use planning in electoral areas

    Adopts official community plans and zoning bylaws and issues development permits for land in its electoral areas, except where a local trust committee does this (Local Government Act Part 14).

  • Regional and local services

    May operate any service the board considers necessary or desirable for all or part of the regional district, under a service establishing bylaw (Local Government Act ss.332, 338).

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  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Board of directors of the Cowichan Valley Regional District: municipal directors appointed by member councils and electoral area directors elected by electoral area voters (Local Government Act, Part 6). For: Cowichan Valley Regional District Board
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c. 1: Local Government Act, ss. 185 and 332. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: What it's for
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c. 1: Local Government Act, ss. 195 and 342. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: What it can't do
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c. 1: Local Government Act, ss. 52, 196 and 198. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Who it answers to
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c. 1: Local Government Act, ss. 378 and 385 to 388. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Where its money comes from
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Local Government Act, RSBC 2015, c. 1: Local Government Act, ss. 198, 342 and 385. Statute text read 2026-10-12 (research:authority-explainers, ticket 405). For: Shares responsibility with
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Requisitions and taxes for services: Recovers the cost of its services by requisitions to member municipalities and, for electoral areas, through the provincial Surveyor of Taxes (Local Government Act ss.385, 387). For: Requisitions and taxes for services
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Regional growth strategy: May adopt a regional growth strategy to coordinate growth, transportation, housing and services across the region (Local Government Act Part 13, ss.428-429). For: Regional growth strategy
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Building regulation: Where it provides the service, regulates construction and issues building permits in electoral areas (Local Government Act s.298). For: Building regulation
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Land use planning in electoral areas: Adopts official community plans and zoning bylaws and issues development permits for land in its electoral areas, except where a local trust committee does this (Local Government Act Part 14). For: Land use planning in electoral areas
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked Regional and local services: May operate any service the board considers necessary or desirable for all or part of the regional district, under a service establishing bylaw (Local Government Act ss.332, 338). For: Regional and local services
  • catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca · checked Electoral Area Director (9 seat(s)). 9 electoral areas in the BC legal electoral area layer (ABMS_ELECTORAL_AREAS_SP) for Cowichan Valley Regional District.. One director elected by the voters of each electoral area, every 4 years at the general local election (Local Government Act ss.52, 198). For: Electoral Area Director
  • catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca · checked Electoral Area Director (9 seat(s)). 9 electoral areas in the BC legal electoral area layer (ABMS_ELECTORAL_AREAS_SP) for Cowichan Valley Regional District.. One director elected by the voters of each electoral area for a four-year term at the general local election (Local Government Act ss.52, 198). For: Electoral Area Director
  • cvrd.ca · checked Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area A: Listed as Electoral Area Director on the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors page (checked 11 Oct 2026) For: Kate Segall as Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area A (Mill Bay / Malahat)
  • cvrd.ca · checked Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area B: Listed as Electoral Area Director on the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors page (checked 11 Oct 2026) For: Sierra Acton as Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area B (Shawnigan Lake)
  • cvrd.ca · checked Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area C: Listed as Electoral Area Director on the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors page (checked 11 Oct 2026) For: Mike Wilson as Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area C (Cobble Hill)
  • cvrd.ca · checked Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area D: Listed as Electoral Area Director on the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors page (checked 11 Oct 2026) For: Hilary Abbott as Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area D (Cowichan Bay)
  • cvrd.ca · checked Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area E: Listed as Electoral Area Director on the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors page (checked 11 Oct 2026) For: Alison Nicholson as Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area E (Cowichan Station / Sahtlam / Glenora)
  • cvrd.ca · checked Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area F: Listed as Electoral Area Director on the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors page (checked 11 Oct 2026) For: Ian Morrison as Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area F (Cowichan Lake South / Skutz Falls)
  • cvrd.ca · checked Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area G: Listed as Electoral Area Director on the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors page (checked 11 Oct 2026) For: Jesse McClinton as Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area G (Saltair / Gulf Islands)
  • cvrd.ca · checked Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area H: Listed as Electoral Area Director on the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors page (checked 11 Oct 2026) For: Ben Maartman as Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area H (North Oyster / Diamond)
  • cvrd.ca · checked Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area I: Listed as Electoral Area Director on the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors page (checked 11 Oct 2026) For: Karen Deck as Electoral Area Director, Electoral Area I (Youbou / Meade Creek)
  • cvrd.ca · checked Cowichan Valley Regional District, Declaration of Election by Voting, 18 Sep 2026 (scanned; read from the image). General voting day: Local Government Act s.52. For: General election, October 17, 2026
  • bclaws.gov.bc.ca · checked 2030 general local election date from Local Government Act s.52(1)-(2) (third Saturday of October 2030 = 19 Oct 2030). For: General election, October 19, 2030

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