The areas in a regional district that are not incorporated are called ‘electoral areas’.
Electoral area "A" Boston Bar and
North Bend, with populations nearing 200 people each, are the two main small towns in this area. Other residents of this area live in small subdivisions (i.e.
Canyon Alpine and
Falls Creek) or Indian reserves which line the
Fraser Canyon.
Electoral area "B" Communities in this area are connected by three highways (Highway #1, #3, #5) which radiate out of the District of Hope. The communities of
Dogwood Valley,
Emory Creek, and
Choate are just north of Hope and have a combined population of about 133 people.
Sunshine Valley is a community on
BC Highway 3 southeast of Hope with 164 people and was originally a Japanese internment camp named Tashme. Other communities in this area include
Laidlaw, west of Hope, and
Spuzzum, north of
Yale.
Electoral area "C" Communities in this area include
Lake Errock with 368 people,
Harrison Mills with 141 people, and the resort town of
Hemlock Valley, with only 15 permanent residents (but several hundred hotel guests and condo residents during the ski season). There are vacation homes on islands in
Harrison Lake.
Electoral area "D" The population of this area lives in the unincorporated villages of
Popkum and
Bridal Falls. Combined they have a population of 972 people.
Electoral area "E" The Chilliwack River runs east-west through this area. Most of the population live in the small area between the mountains and the river, which is generally divided into three areas:
Slesse Park,
Baker Trails and
Bell Acres. Other residents of this area live on the north end of
Cultus Lake, or in the
Columbia Valley, south of Cultus Lake, bordering Washington state.
Electoral area "F" Area F lies between the boundaries of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the north and west, the Metro Vancouver Regional District to the west, Electoral Area G and the cities of Mission and Maple Ridge to the South, and Electoral Area C to the east. The Area F population of approximately 1,300 people lives exclusively in the southern, lowland portion of Area F, specifically that between Hatzic Lake and the southeast end of Stave Lake, as everything in this electoral area north of
Stave Lake is inaccessible or uninhabitable. This inhabited lowland area is also known as
Hatzic Valley, and includes the unincorporated localities of McConnell Creek and Miracle Valley in the north, and Hatzic Prairie and the farming town of
Durieu in the south.
Electoral Area "G" This small but populous (~1,800 pop.) Electoral Area lies mainly north of the
Fraser River but also encompasses portions of Sumas Mountain to the south (formerly Electoral Area "H".) Area "G" borders the District of Mission to the west, Electoral Areas "F" and "C" to the North and East and the city of
Abbotsford, British Columbia to the south. It includes the communities of
Hatzic Island,
Dewdney,
Nicomen Island, and
Deroche. FVRD local services provided to Area "G" include the Dewdney and Deroche Community Water Systems, North Fraser Fire Protection, North Side Street Lighting and North Side Garbage. Farming (dairy, nursery and blue berries) and resource extraction (forestry and aggregate) along with recreation are the primary activities. Approximately one-quarter of the residents live on Hatzic Island with much of the Electoral Area's remaining population residing in more rural locations and on Leq’a:mel First Nation Reserve lands. The Sasquatch Lions Club (member club of Lions Clubs International) is the predominant service organization found in Area "G" and the Deroche and District Community Association has been active since 1908.
Electoral Area "H" This new Electoral Area H was re-established in 2014 to include Cultus Lake and Columbia Valley. Previously, Electoral Area H was dissolved in 2008, with privately owned lands within the area being annexed into Abbotsford, and crown lands being reassigned to Electoral Area "G". The previous area consisted of the majority of
Sumas Mountain. ==See also==