North Coast Regional District, British Columbia

NORTH COAST REGIONAL DI STR I CT , BR I T I SH COLUMB I A very culturally rich area,” says Fish. “Many years ago, someone told me that you find so many people that are dedicated to the arts in the First Nation area of this region, as opposed to other First Nation regions throughout the province, and that is because we are coastal and food supply has always been quite bountiful. So, way back when, you’d have other hunter-gatherers needing to spend their time finding sources of food – fish and wildlife has always been quite bountiful here and that created this additional time for people to focus on the arts and culture and less on survival.” The large geographic area presents challenges for the RD to provide services, but they still manage to deliver a comprehensive service portfolio to residents. They provide general government services which include running elections, grants, and aid to the community, as well as recreation services, limited fire service,