The three northern ridings, Skeena, Fort Nelson-—Peace River and Prince George—Dulkley
Valley have a certain ine bility about them in view of the extreme sparsity of population.-
Only the most minor adjustments are possible without exceeding the minus tolerance permitted
and it would have been impossible to develop a siding for the northeastern section of the
province without some population from the envicuns of Prince George.

Much the same is true of the large central riding of Curiboo—Chilcotin, While this riding has
been somewhat improved by eliminating the Ceatral Coast and the Sunshine Coast, the Sparsity
of population is such that a tiding above minus tolerance cannot be created without the
inclusion of the Squamish corridor.

(o) that part of the Kilimat-Stikine Regional District lying south of a line described as
tollows: commencing at the intersection of Finlayson Channel) with the southerly boundary
of said district; thence northerly along Finlayson Channel to Sarah Passage; thence
northwesterly along Sarah Passage and Tulmie Channel to Meyers Passage; thence
southerly and westerly along Meyers Passage to Laredo Sound; thence southerly along
Laredo Sound to the southerly boundary of said district.

(Poputation: 80,612}

$. COWICHAN—MALAIIAT--THE ISLANDS consisting of the territory bounded as
follows: commencing in Esquimalt Harbour on the westerly limit of the Esquimalt District

‘In the southeastern corner of the province it has been possible to improve the East K
riding and all the border sidings west to, and including Fraser Valley East. This has been
achieved by creating a new seat and making full use of minus tolerances, but that has been

idered preferable to the alternative nt hing upon the boundaries of Kelowna.

The Commission is pleased to have been able to establish five ridings within the city limits of
Vancouver, u riding within Burnaby and another ficmly centecd on New Westininster, Essen-
tially two ridings hzeve heen added to the highly pupulated Lower Mainland area extending
from Vancouver proper to Fraser Valley West, [t has not been necessary to cross the Fraser
Rives except in Fraser Valley East where additional population wus needed to permit the
establishment of the eastern boundary of the siding on the regional district boundary at the
height of land. ° ‘

On Vancouver Estland an additional seat bas permitted the division of the extremely large
Comox—~Aloerni riding into Nanaimo—Alberni and Comox—Powell River. Comox—Powell

ity; thence northeasterly and northwesterly along the westerly boundary of the
Esquimalt District Municipality to the southerly boundary of the Saanich District Municipality:
thence westerly and northerly alang the southerly and westerly boundaries of the Saas
District, Municipality to the south boundary of the Central Saanich District, Municipality;
thence westerly along said south boundary to Tod Lalet: thence westerly and northerly along
Tod Infet and Urentwoud Bay to Saanich Inlet: thence northerly to Satellite Channel: thence
easterly alung’ Satellite Channel, Shute Passage and Prevost Pa ¢ to the Intern,
BourdJary between Canada and the United States of America; thence easterly and northerly
along said boundary to the Strai i thence narthwesterly along the Crit of Georgia
to a point northessterly of Fair thence suuthwesterly to Fairway Channel; thence
continuing southwesterly along Fairway Channel to Northumberland Channel: thence southerly
along Northumberland Channel to Dodd Narrows; theace southerly along Dodd Narrows to a
point due east of the southeast corner af the City of Nanaimy; thence west to said corner;
thence westerly along the scutherly boundary of said city to the most easterly channel of the
Nanaimo River; thence southerly and westerly along the Nanaimo River and a branch of said

River remains w large and difficult riding and the populstion figure is high but ity of
interest establishes the southern houndary very firmly. The extension of the northerly and
easterly mainland boundasy of Comox—Powell River is Necessary to reduce pressure on
Cariboo—Chilcatin.

The Commission has reviewed the proceedings of the 1973 Commission and has”
endeavoured, wherever possible, to meet the suggestions made hy interested persons tu that
Commission in the course of the public hearings which were conducied in all regions of the
Province. * .

In establishing the boundzries of the electoral districts the Commission has endeavoured to
use lines of demarcation which can be reudily recognized, such us municipal, regional district
und land distsict boundaries of topographical features such as rivers, takes and heights of land,

. * SCHEDULE A

Legal Descriptions of the Roundaries of the Twenty-eight (28)
Electoral Distelety In British Columbia

Os There shull be in the Province of British Columbia twenty-eight (28) electoral districes, each

of which shall return one member, The Commission proposes that the electoral districts be
named aad derribed as follows. : .

In the following descriptions:

(a) reference to “street”, “avenue”, “road”, “drive”, “highway”, "boulevard",
“pipeline, “right of way", *: 2", “scund”, “channel, “pass”, “passage’
“teach”, “arm, “lake, creck” signifies the centre line of such strect, avenue,

toad, etc., unless otherwise described;
‘ . *. wae .

18} wherever any word of expression is used to denote # municipal area, a tind district. 11
fegional district or un electorul area within the latter, such wor! or expression shill
indicate the tercitorial divisiun ay it existed ar wus bounded on the first day of February
BOTS,” .

The population figures of eact electoral district are tuken from the 1971 decennial census,

4. BURNABY consisting of the territory b Jas folluwa: ing at the
corner of Burnaby District Munivipslity: thence northerly ulong the westerly boundary of said
municipality ta the Canadian National Railway right of way; thence easterly along said sight of
way to Sperling Avenue; thence surtherly along Sperling Avenue tw Uastings Street; thence
easterly slong Hastings Street to folet Drives thence northerly along Inlet Drive to Pandora
Streets thence easterly ulong Pandara Street to a point due narth of Phillips Avenues thence
due north tu the northerly boundary of Hurnaby District Municipality; theace easterly along
said boundsry to the nurtheast corner of said municipality; thence suutherly and westerly along

athe easterly and southerly boun of said municipality tu the southwest corner of suid

municipatity, being he point of commencement.
. . .

(Population: 91.294)
2. CARIOO—CHILCOTIN consisting of:

{a) the Cariboo Regional District:

(6) the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District: .

(co) that part of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District lying westerly of the westerly
boundaries of Electoral Areas «Mand N,

(Population: 60,367) .
3. COAST-~—CAPILANO consisting of:

tu) the Sunshine Coast Regional District; .

(PY that part of the Grester Vancouver Regional District consisting of the territory bounded
as follows: commencing at the northwest corner of the Greater Vancouver Regional
District; thence easterly and northerly along the northerly koundary of said district to the
westerly boundary of (he watershed of Seymour River; thence southerly along said
westerly boundary and the westerly houndary of the watershed of Lynn Creck to a point
due west of the northwest corner of Lat 1$23, Group 1, New Westminster Land District:
thence east to said corner; thence southerly and easterly along the westerly and southerly
boundaries of said lot to Mosquito Creek; thence suutherly along Mosquito Creek to
Queens Ruad West: thence easterly ateng Queens Read West toa point due north of ihe
most northerly northwest corner of the City of North Vancouver; thence south to said
corner: thence custerly along the north boundary of the City of North Vancouver to St.
Georges Avenue: thence seutherly along Si, Georges Avenue itnd its southerly production
to the northerly boundary uf the City of Vancouver; thence westerly along said boundary
to the northwest corner of the City of Vancouver near Finst Narrows; thence west ina
straight fine to the easterly boundary of the Sunshine Coast Regional Districe; thence
northerly along said easterly boundary te the northwest corner of the Greater Vancouver
Regional District, being the point of commencement.

(Population: 83,947)
4, COMON—POWELL RIVER consisting of:
(a} the Mount Waddington Regional Djstrict; .

(bd) the Powell River Regional District, except that part lying within the Nanaimo Land
District and which is moce particularly described as Lasqueti* Island and the adjacent
smaller islands: . : :

{c} the Comox-Strathcona Regional District;
{d) the Central Coast Regional vistrict;

tiver, said branch having its source on the south slupe of the $320 foot mountain at lititude
forty-nine degrees five minutes. longitude one hundred and twenty-four cegrees thirty-one
minutes, to the westerly boundary of the Nanaimo Regional District; thence northerly along
said boundary to the easterly boundary of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District: thence
southerly atong said easterly boundary to the Internatinnal Boundary in the Strait of Juan de

* Fuca; thence easterly along the International Boundary to a point due south of the point of

commencement; thence due north to the point of commencement.
(Population: 74,363)
1
6. ESQUIMALT—SAANICH consisting of the territory hounded as follows: commencing at
the westerly limit of the City of Victoria in the entrance to Vistoria Harbour; thence westerly
fo the westerly boundary of the Esquimalt District Municipality: thence nostheasterly and
northwesterly along said westerly boundary of the Esquimalt District Municipality to the

. Southerly boundary of the Saanich District Municipality: thence westerly and nurtherly along

the southerly and westerly boundaries of the Saanich District, Municipalinn 10 the south
boundary of the Central Saanich District Municipality; thence westerly along said south

boundary to Tod Inlet: thence westerly and northerly along Tod Infet and Brentwood Ray to

Saanich Inlet; thence northerly to Satellite Channels thence easterly alung Satellite Channel,
Shute Passage wad Prevost Passage to the Enternutional Boundary between Canada and the
United States of America; thence sautherly along said boundary to a point northeasterly of
Baynes Channel; thence southwesterly through Baynes Channel and passing aurth of Jemmy
Jones tshind to a point on the southeasterly production of the nustheasterly buundary of the
Ouk Bay District Municipality; thence northwesterly along said production and ssid boundary
to the westerly boundary of suid municipatity; thence seutherly along said westerly boundary
fo Cedar Hilt Cross Road; thence westerly alung suid rod to Cedar Hill Road; thence southerly
atong said read to the northerly limit of the City of Victoria; thence westerly and southerly
along the northerly und westerly mits of suid city to the point of conimencentent.

Population: 84,186)
7. FORT NELSON—PEACE RIVER consisting of:
(a) the Peace River-Liard Regional District; . .

th) tat part of the Fraser-Fort George Regional District tying north of a line described as
follows: commencing at the intersection of the easterly houndary of said district with the
northerly boundary of the watershed of the MeGregor River; thence westerly and
southe.sy alung said boundary to the Fraser River; thence in a westerly and southerly
direction wlang the Fraser River to the easterly production’ of First Avenue uf the City of
Prince George, thence westerly along said production and First Avenue to Patricia
Boulevard: thence westerly along the southerly right of way of Patricia Boulevard and
Patricia Boulevard to Fiftcenth Avenue; thence westerly along Fifteenth Avenue to
Curney Street; thence northerly atong Carney Street to Fifth Avenue; thence westerly
along Fifth Avenue to the Cariboo Highway (Highway No. 97); thence northerly along the
Cariboo Highway to the Nechako River; thence westerly along the Nechuko River to the
wenterly boundary of said district, :

(Population: 63,953)
8. FRASER VALLEY EAST cunsisting of:

{a) that part of the Fraser-Cheam Regional District lying east and south of # line deseribed as
follows: commencing ut a point on the easterly boundary of the watershed of the Lillovet
River duc cast of the northeast corner of Lot $536, Group 1, New Westminster Land
District; thence southerly atong said boundary and that of Harrivon Lake to the northerly
boundary of Kent District Municipatity; thence westerly and southerly along the northe
westerly boundary uf said district municipality to the westerly boundary of the Fraser-
Cheans Regionas dsstrict: :

(b) that part of the Central Fraser Valley Regional District lying east of Bradner Road in
Matsqui District Municipality. .
(Population: 75,057) .

9, FRASER VALLEY NORTH consisting of:
(a) the Dewdney-Atauette Regional District;

(6) that part of the Fraser-Cheam Regional District lying west und north of a fine described
as follows; commencing ot a paint on the easterly boundary of the watershed of the
Lillooet River due east of the northexst corner of Lot 5336, Group 1, New Westminster
Land District tence southerly along said boundary end that of Hurtison Lake to the
northerly boundary of Kent District Municipality: thence westerly and southerly along the
northwesterly boundary of said district municipality to the westerly boundary of the
Fraser-Cheum Regional District: .

(ec) that part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District bounded as follows: commencing at
the intersection of the westerly boundary of the Dewdney-Alouettc Regional District with
the north boundary of the Greater Vancouver Regional District; thence westerly slong said
north boundary to Indian River; thence southerly along Indian River to Indian Arm of
Kursard Inlet; thence southerly along tndian Atm to Burrard Inlet; thense easterly along
Burrard Jalet to the northeast corner of Burnaby District Municipality; thence southerly
along the easterly boundary af said municipality to the southwest corner of the City of
Port Mcody; thence easterly along the southerly boundary of the City of Port Moody to
the soucheast corner of same; thence southerly along Hickey Street ta Austin Avenue,
both sects being within Coquitlam District Municipality; thence easterly along Austin
Avenue tu the westerly boundary of the Essondale {Rivervicw) Institution property;
thence southerly along said westerly boundary to the Fraser River: thence tasterly along
the Fraser River passing to the no:th of Douglas Island to the easterly boundary of the
Greater Vancouver Regional District; thence northerly and westerly along the easterly and
northerly boundaries of said district to he point of commencement,

(Population: 79,856}