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The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is a regional district in the Canadian province of British Columbia, Canada. In the 2016 census, the population was 60,439. Its area is 27,542.69 km 2 (10,634.29 sq mi). The regional district offices are in Cranbrook, the largest community in the region.
11 Regional District of East Kootenay. 12 Fraser Valley Regional District. 13 Regional District of Fraser-Fort George. 14 Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine.
East Kootenay: Cranbrook: November 30, 1965 64,695: 27,543: 2.2 Fraser Valley: Chilliwack: December 12, 1995 ... The first regional district was established in 1965 ...
As of the 2020 provincial election, Kootenay East comprised the southern portion of the Regional District of East Kootenay. It is located in southeastern British Columbia and is bordered by Alberta to the east and Montana, United States to the south. Communities in the electoral district consist of Cranbrook, Fernie, Sparwood, and Elkford. [2]
Kootenay is a name found in various provincial and federal electoral districts in the Canadian province of British Columbia. This page lists ridings with the name Kootenay in them, and also other ridings within the Kootenay region.
Populated places in the Regional District of East Kootenay (1 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Regional District of East Kootenay" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Regional districts came into being as an order of government in 1965 with the enactment of amendments to the Municipal Act. [2] 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.
The name of the electoral district was changed in 1977 to "Kootenay East—Revelstoke". It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into a new Kootenay East riding and Kootenay West—Revelstoke. The new Kootenay East riding consisted of: the East Kootenay Regional District; Electoral Areas A, B and C of the Central Kootenay Regional ...