Qathet Regional District: Difference between revisions

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The '''qathet Regional District'''{{efn|The orthography of the indigenous [[Comox language]] does not use capital letters.}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|æ|θ|ɛ|t}}, '''qRD''') is a [[regional district]] in the [[Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]]. Its only incorporated municipality is the City of [[Powell River, British Columbia|Powell River]], although it includes a number of unincorporated areas. The district encompasses a land area of {{convert|5075.33|km2|sqmi}}. The district was formerly known as the '''Powell River Regional District'''. Because of frequent confusion between the identical names of Powell River district and city, the district's name was changed in 2018 to qathet, from ''{{lang|coo|q̓at̓ᶿətq̓at̓ᶿɛt}}'', meaning "working together, bringing together" in the [[Comox language|ʔayʔaǰuθəm language]] of the [[Tla'amin Nation|ɬəʔamɩn]], [[Kʼómoks First Nation|k̓ómoks]], [[Homalco First Nation|χʷɛmaɬkʷu]], & [[Klahoose|ƛohos]] Nations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Province approves Powell River Regional District name change: Area to be rebranded as qathet Regional District |first=David |last=Brindle |date=July 5, 2018 |publisher=Powell River Peak |url=https://www.prpeak.com/news/province-approves-powell-river-regional-district-name-change-1.23359296 |access-date=November 19, 2018 }}</ref>

The district is bounded by the mainland portion of the [[Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia|Strathcona Regional District]] to the north, and to the east by the [[Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia|Squamish-Lillooet]] and [[Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia|Sunshine Coast]] Regional Districts. On the mainland, this includes the area southeast of Powell River to the ferry terminal at [[Saltery Bay, British Columbia|Saltery Bay]] and from Wildwood, northwest of Powell River to [[Desolation Sound]] and the terminus of [[British Columbia Highway 101|Highway 101]] in [[Lund, British Columbia|Lund]]. [[Lasqueti Island]] and [[Texada Island]], along with the southernmost [[Discovery Islands]] (including [[Hernando Island|Hernando]] and [[Savary Island|Savary]]), are included, as are the largely uninhabited lands to the north and west of this area.

|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the Qathetqathet Regional District (1996−2021)