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Revised Draft Technical Background Report ‐ Area A Official Community Plan Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Location ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Planning Area Boundary ........................................................................................................................... 5 Developed Portions of Planning Area ....................................................................................................... 6 Photos of the Planning Area ..................................................................................................................... 7 1.0 Part One: Community Profile ................................................................................................................ 14 1.1 Natural Environment ......................................................................................................................... 14 Land Forms .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Geology ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Hydrology ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Soils ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 Climate ................................................................................................................................................ 15 Vegetation and Forests ....................................................................................................................... 15 Sensitive Ecosystems and Endangered Species .................................................................................. 15 Wildlife ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Freshwater Fisheries ........................................................................................................................... 16 Marine Environment ........................................................................................................................... 16 1.2 First Nations History .......................................................................................................................... 16 Tla’amin Nation ................................................................................................................................... 16 Klahoose Nation .................................................................................................................................. 18 Homalco Nation .................................................................................................................................. 18 1.3 Settlement History ............................................................................................................................ 18 Settlements and Land Use .................................................................................................................. 19 Community Infrastructure .................................................................................................................. 20 Transportation .................................................................................................................................... 21 1.4 Economy ............................................................................................................................................ 21 1.5 Demographic Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 22 Population ........................................................................................................................................... 22 1 | Page Revised Draft Technical Background Report ‐ Area A Official Community Plan Projections .......................................................................................................................................... 24 2.0 Review of Background Documents ....................................................................................................... 25 2.1 Environment ...................................................................................................................................... 25 Malaspina Master Plan (1979) ............................................................................................................ 25 Powell River Regional District Tsunami Report (2007) ....................................................................... 28 Powell River Regional District RAR Implementation Report (2008) ................................................... 28 Theodosia Watershed Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Plan (2012) .................................. 29 Identification of Natural Hazard Areas Malaspina Peninsula / Okeover Inlet (2013)......................... 30 2.2 First Nations ...................................................................................................................................... 32 Protocol Agreement for Communication and Cooperation (2004) .................................................... 32 Sliammon/Powell River Regional District Harmonization Project Final Report (2008) ...................... 33 Tla’amin Land Use Plan (2010) ............................................................................................................ 35 Tla’amin Final Agreement (2011) ........................................................................................................ 36 2.3 Sustainability ..................................................................................................................................... 37 A Sustainability Charter for the Powell River Region (2010) .............................................................. 37 2.4 Economic Development .................................................................................................................... 39 The Malaspina Okeover Coastal Plan (2004) ...................................................................................... 39 Powell River Regional District Growth and Development Analysis (2008) ......................................... 41 Economic Development Plan for Agriculture (2009) .......................................................................... 42 Powell River Regional Business Inventory (2013) ............................................................................... 42 2.5 Parks and Recreation ........................................................................................................................ 44 Regional District Parks and Greenspace Plan (2010) .......................................................................... 44 2.6 Community ........................................................................................................................................ 44 Lund Official Community Plan (1998) ................................................................................................. 44 Powell River’s Vital Signs (2012) ......................................................................................................... 47 References .................................................................................................................................................. 50 Map Appendices ......................................................................................................................................... 52 2 | Page Revised Draft Technical Background Report ‐ Area A Official Community Plan Introduction This technical background report is a foundational document for the new Electoral Area A Official Community Plan. The report has been prepared in two parts for ease of reference. Part one provides a community profile for the planning area with discussion of the natural environment, first nation history, settlement history, economy and demography. Part two provides a summary of background documents that include critical information for understanding the environmental, social and economic context of the community and the wider Powell River region. Understanding the issues and recommendations outlined in these background documents will help inform the identification of planning issues and policy considerations options for the new official community plan. Location Powell River Regional District ‐ Electoral Area A is located on the beautiful upper Sunshine Coast mainland and encompasses Malaspina Peninsula, Powell Lake Watershed, Theodosia Watershed and Toba Inlet. Electoral Area A also contains Savary, Hernando, Copeland and Mink Islands and many other smaller islands located in Desolation Sound and Malaspina Inlet. Area A is the largest and northern‐ most electoral area within the Powell River Regional District. To the north of Electoral Area A lies Bute Inlet and Strathcona Regional District; to the west is the Salish Sea and Vancouver Island; to the south is the Village of Teeshohsum (Sliammon IR #1) and the City