Northern Rockies Regional Municipality

The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM), formerly the Northern Rockies Regional District (NRRD), and before that the Fort Nelson–Liard Regional District, is a municipality in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Although portrayed as a regional municipality in its official name, and existing on the same administrative level as a regional district, it is actually classified as a district municipality. The NRRM's offices are located in Fort Nelson, formerly an incorporated town that amalgamated with the NRRD on February 6, 2009, to form the NRRM. With the Peace River Regional District as the southern part, it was the northern part of the Peace River-Liard Regional District, which was split into two on October 31, 1987.

Northern Rockies
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
Bison on the Alaska Highway
Major communities
Location in British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
District municipalityFebruary 6, 2009
Administrative officeFort Nelson
Government
  TypeDistrict municipality
  MayorGary Foster
  Councillors
List
  • Laurie Dolan
  • John Roper
  • Lorraine Gerwing
  • Todd Penney
  • Danny Soles
  • Kyle Andrews
Area
 (2011)
  Total85,014.52 km2 (32,824.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total5,393
  Density0.063/km2 (0.16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (not observed)
Area code250
Websitewww.northernrockies.ca

The NRRM lies on the east slope of the Rocky Mountains, and comprises approximately 10% of the total area of the province of British Columbia, encompassing 85,014.52 square kilometres (32,824.29 sq mi). Its southern boundary is the 58th parallel of latitude and is bisected by the Alaska Highway from its southeast to its northwest. The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality is primarily made up of heavily forested areas and mountainous terrain.

The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality is the first of its kind in British Columbia in which an entire former regional district is governed and headed by a single municipal government. Its council comprises a mayor and six councillors. Bill Streeper was the NRRM's first mayor.

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