qathet, BC

Resolutions, Ordinances, or Other Climate Legislation

This assessment is based on one climate emergency declaration and related initiatives. On June 27, 2019, the qathet Regional District approved a climate emergency declaration along with several coordinated actions addressing waste management, public transportation, and landfill closure. The initiatives include expanding public transit services through a partnership with BC Transit, closing the Marine Avenue incinerator and establishing a Resource Recovery Centre in collaboration with the City of Powell River, and funding a landfill closure plan for Lasqueti Island. These actions represent the Regional District’s approach to reducing environmental impact across multiple sectors including waste reduction, transportation alternatives, and site remediation.

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Reports & Planning Documents

This overview is based on five annual Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) reports from the Powell River/qathet Regional District covering 2015-2019. The reports document climate mitigation actions including LED lighting upgrades, solar installations, organics diversion programs removing waste from landfills, active transportation infrastructure expansion, and tree planting policies. Climate adaptation initiatives focus on coastal risk assessments, drainage studies, and natural asset management to address sea level rise and flooding. The district updated Official Community Plans with greenhouse gas reduction targets of 10-33% by 2020-2021, established a zero waste goal, and developed a corporate Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategy targeting carbon neutrality by 2020-2021.

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