The Ministry of Transportation has established eight
Regional Transportation Advisory Committees (RTACs) throughout British Columbia that will
identify regional transportation needs and advise the minister on regional priorities. The
establishment of these committees fulfils a commitment in the ministry’s service plan
to give regions a greater say in their transportation needs and planning.
These RTACs will also participate in
the ministry’s annual planning processes and feed into the
Provincial Strategic Transportation Plan. RTACs are advisory bodies
rather than financial authorities. Control of transportation investments
will remain with the province.
Committee members were appointed by
the minister through a nomination and application process. Participants
were drawn from regional districts, business, the transportation
industry and other industry sectors.
The RTAC boundaries are based on regional district
boundaries except in the Bulkley Nechako, which has been divided into coastal and interior
sections. RTAC Boundaries Map - 2,606 PDF. The eight RTACs represent the
province outside of the Lower Mainland, where Translink, a regional transportation
authority, already exists.
Regional Transportation
Advisory Committees |
Geographic
Composition |
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North Coast |
- Kitimat-Stikine Regional District
- Skeena-Queen Charlotte RD
- Stikine RD
- Smithers Local Health Area
(from the Bulkley-Nechako RD)
- Burns Lake LHA (from the Bulkley-Nechako RD)
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Northeast |
- Peace River RD
- Northern Rockies RD
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Cariboo |
- Cariboo RD
- Central Coast RD
- Fraser-Fort George RD
- Nechako LHA (from the Bulkley-Nechako RD)
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Vancouver Island |
- Alberni-Clayoquot RD
- Capital RD
- Comox-Strathcona RD
- Cowichan Valley RD
- Mount Waddington RD
- Nanaimo RD
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South Coast/Mountain |
- Powell River RD
- Squamish–Lillooet RD
- Sunshine Coast RD
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Fraser Valley |
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Thompson/Okanagan |
- Central Okanagan RD
- Columbia-Shuswap RD
- North Okanagan RD
- Okanagan-Similkameen RD
- Thompson-Nicola RD
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Kootenay |
- Central Kootenay RD
- East Kootenay RD
- Kootenay Boundary RD
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No RTAC in the Greater Vancouver Regional District
RTAC = Regional Transportation Advisory Committee
RD = Regional District
LHA = Local Health Area
Links:
RTAC
Boundaries Map - 2,614 KB PDF
RTAC
Terms of Reference - 90 KB PDF
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