Electoral Area B, StrathconaBritish Columbia

Measured against local pay, Electoral Area B, Strathcona costs more to live in than 92% of Canadian towns

13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 73% of households.

Crime runs heavier where Electoral Area B, Strathcona is policed than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 166

No police detachment reports under Electoral Area B, Strathcona’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own

Across its police area, there are 111.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area recorded 32.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (12.5) and Canadian towns (12). Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Campbell River detachment area, with Electoral Area B, Strathcona one part of it.

Electoral Area B, Strathcona’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 0.9% of area homes over the radon guideline

NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.10 per $1,000 of building value, between British Columbia’s towns ($0.36) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Electoral Area B, Strathcona. Figures for radon tests are published for the North Vancouver Island health region as a whole, not for Electoral Area B, Strathcona alone.

January nights in Electoral Area B, Strathcona drop to −0.5°C (British Columbia towns 0.5°C, Canadian towns −13.5°C)

The thermometer drops below freezing on 85 days a year, higher than British Columbia’s towns (60) yet lower than Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 27 April to 13 October, 168 days. July afternoons in Electoral Area B, Strathcona average 23.5°C. Snow peaks in January: 24 cm in a normal year.

No high school in or near Electoral Area B, Strathcona: the closest is 20 km off

A median age of 58.4: Electoral Area B, Strathcona is older than 98% of Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 3.3% of the population, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (8.6%) and Canadian towns (15%). 3.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, between British Columbia’s towns (5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Life expectancy around Electoral Area B, Strathcona is 79.5 years, 2.0 less than for the typical Canadian town

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the North Vancouver Island Health Service Delivery Area

In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than British Columbia’s 50%. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 15% of adults, near British Columbia’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Electoral Area B, Strathcona’s is long: 20 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Trips to work from Electoral Area B, Strathcona are shorter than from British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 18 min on average

81% of commuters drove, lower than both British Columbia’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Expect November days around 8°C in Electoral Area B, Strathcona, nights around 1°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of 5°C and lows of −1°C. November usually brings some 9 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 221 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Campbell River.

Aaron Gunn (Conservative Party of Canada) holds North Island—Powell River, the riding that includes Electoral Area B, Strathcona

In the census’s list of municipalities, Electoral Area B, Strathcona is a regional district electoral area.

VIRL: Cortes Island Branch and Cortes Island Branch are Electoral Area B, Strathcona’s two public libraries

Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Electoral Area B, Strathcona in particular.

Electoral Area B, Strathcona borders Smelt Bay Park

The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 6.6%, about level with British Columbia’s towns (6.7%) and above Canadian towns (2.3%). The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 33 protected areas lie within 10 km. Just over a tenth of the town lies within a protected area.