Development & Community Sustainability Services

Community Planning Projects

Multiple land use and community planning projects are usually underway at any given time within the Regional District. Browse through the project pages to learn more about current, recently completed and ongoing community planning initiatives:

Agriculture

Agricultural Area Plan

Housing

Housing Action Plan
Housing Needs Assessment Report
- Regional Summary Report
- Electoral Area Summary Report
Final Reports for the 2024 ‘interim’ Housing Needs Reports are linked below:

Hazards – Clear Water and Steep Creek Hazards

In the summer of 2019, the RDCK undertook region wide assessments to update existing flood mapping to make flood and landslide hazard engineering report and mapping available to the public. The results of this project, including reports and maps can be downloaded from the table below.

Project Results

STUDY AREA	FINAL REPORTS	MAPS
All Areas	Methodology Report Summary Report
Goat River	Goat River – Final Report
Crawford Creek	Crawford Creek – Final Report
Burton	Burton Creek – Final Report
Salmo River	Salmo River – Final Report
Slocan River	Slocan River – Final Report
Eagle Creek	Eagle Creek – Final Report	Eagle Creek Composite Hazard Map
Kaslo River at Kaslo	Kaslo River – Final Report
Duhamel Creek	Duhamel Creek – Final Report	Duhamel Creek Composite Hazard Map
Kokanee Creek	Kokanee Creek – Final Report	Kokanee Creek Composite Hazard Map
Wilson Creek	Wilson Creek – Final Report	Wilson Creek Composite Hazard Map
Cooper Creek	Cooper Creek – Final Report	Cooper Creek Composite Hazard Map
Harrop Creek	Harrop Creek – Final Report	Harrop Creek Composite Hazard Map
Procter Creek	Procter Creek – Final Report	Procter Creek Composite Hazard Map
Redfish Creek	Redfish Creek – Final Report	Redfish Creek Composite Hazard Map
Sitkum Creek	Sitkum Creek – Final Report	Sitkum Creek Composite Hazard Map
Kuskonook Creek	Kuskonook Creek – Final Report	Kuskonook Creek Composite Hazard Map

Heritage

Community Heritage Register Report
Anyone who knows and cares about a special place in their community can fill out the RDCK Community Heritage Register Nomination Form — no heritage expertise is needed, just your local knowledge and passion. Community Heritage Register – Nomination Form
Nominated Places that Matter in the RDCK can be viewed at: RDCK Public Web Map

Growth Management

Regional and Local Community Needs Project – active including municipal partners (Castlegar, Creston, Kaslo, Nakusp, Nelson, Salmo, and Slocan)

Electoral Area Specific Projects

Contact Information

250.352.1536

plandept@rdck.bc.ca