Area "C" (South Long Beach) Official Community Plan Update

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Project Updates

Thank you to everyone who shared their input! The Area C OCP Update Engagement Survey #1 is now closed. Input from this survey, and the March 13 open house and workshop, will be compiled to create the OCP Vision and Goals.

Stay tuned for a variety of engagement events and activities coming in Spring/Summer 2025, including a pop-up event!

About the Project

The ACRD is currently updating the South Long Beach (Area C) Official Community Plan (OCP). An OCP establishes a community vision over a short- (five year) and long-term (10 to 20 year) period while addressing topics such as land use, housing, growth, and the environment. An OCP helps determine where people will live, work, and play, and how they move around.

The purpose of this OCP update is to establish a plan which better reflects the community’s needs and interests, while also aligning with updated provincial legislation, and other ACRD plans and initiatives.

The OCP Area

The OCP area comprises approximately 6% (27,219 ha) of the entire Long Beach Electoral Area (EA) "C" and represents the settled portion of the northwest side of Barkley Sound. This area includes the rural communities of Salmon Beach, Millstream, Port Albion, and Ittatsoo Bay.

To view the current OCP land use designations, please use this interactive ACRD web map.

EA "C" is part of the West Coast Region, which is situated on the traditional territories of the hiškʷiiʔatḥ (Hesquiaht First Nation), ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ (Ahousaht), ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation), Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ (Ucluelet First Nation), and tukʷaaʔatḥ (Toquaht Nation), with Maa-nulth Treaty Settlement Lands neighbouring the area.

The OCP area is situated over the traditional territories of the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ, Toquaht Nation, and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, and neighbours Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government and Toquaht Nation Treaty Settlement Lands.

Project Phases

The estimated project phase timeline is as follows:

How Can I Be Involved?

Community input is vital to this project, and the ACRD will create many opportunities for people to be involved. This project page will be regularly updated to include information such as upcoming engagement events, and project milestones.

Please consider sharing your thoughts for the visioning questions below or, if you have any questions for the project team, ask away!

With Area C, we are seeking your input on a variety of topics such as housing, climate change, transportation, community growth and more. You can help shape the future of Area C by sharing any idea! Feel free to highlight your thoughts on specific areas such as Salmon Beach, Millstream, Port Albion, and Ittatsoo Bay, or others.

Project Updates

Thank you to everyone who shared their input! The Area C OCP Update Engagement Survey #1 is now closed. Input from this survey, and the March 13 open house and workshop, will be compiled to create the OCP Vision and Goals.

Stay tuned for a variety of engagement events and activities coming in Spring/Summer 2025, including a pop-up event!

About the Project

The ACRD is currently updating the South Long Beach (Area C) Official Community Plan (OCP). An OCP establishes a community vision over a short- (five year) and long-term (10 to 20 year) period while addressing topics such as land use, housing, growth, and the environment. An OCP helps determine where people will live, work, and play, and how they move around.

The purpose of this OCP update is to establish a plan which better reflects the community’s needs and interests, while also aligning with updated provincial legislation, and other ACRD plans and initiatives.

The OCP Area

The OCP area comprises approximately 6% (27,219 ha) of the entire Long Beach Electoral Area (EA) "C" and represents the settled portion of the northwest side of Barkley Sound. This area includes the rural communities of Salmon Beach, Millstream, Port Albion, and Ittatsoo Bay.

To view the current OCP land use designations, please use this interactive ACRD web map.

EA "C" is part of the West Coast Region, which is situated on the traditional territories of the hiškʷiiʔatḥ (Hesquiaht First Nation), ʕaaḥuusʔatḥ (Ahousaht), ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation), Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ (Ucluelet First Nation), and tukʷaaʔatḥ (Toquaht Nation), with Maa-nulth Treaty Settlement Lands neighbouring the area.

The OCP area is situated over the traditional territories of the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ, Toquaht Nation, and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, and neighbours Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government and Toquaht Nation Treaty Settlement Lands.

Project Phases

The estimated project phase timeline is as follows:

How Can I Be Involved?

Community input is vital to this project, and the ACRD will create many opportunities for people to be involved. This project page will be regularly updated to include information such as upcoming engagement events, and project milestones.

Please consider sharing your thoughts for the visioning questions below or, if you have any questions for the project team, ask away!

With Area C, we are seeking your input on a variety of topics such as housing, climate change, transportation, community growth and more. You can help shape the future of Area C by sharing any idea! Feel free to highlight your thoughts on specific areas such as Salmon Beach, Millstream, Port Albion, and Ittatsoo Bay, or others.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Area C OCP Update Engagement Survey #1

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    Share your vision for Area C!


    The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) has started the process of completing a full-scale update of the South Long Beach (Area C) Official Community Plan (OCP). An OCP establishes a community vision over a short (five year) and long-term (10 to 20 year) period, and influences the neighbourhoods you live in. For example, where parks are located, the types of homes that are built, and how the environment is protected. It’s important that the community vision in an OCP is created with, and supported by, the community. 


    This survey is one of many opportunities to share your input for the future of your community. It explores the same questions as the March 13 open house and workshop, to ensure that those who could not attend the event can still share their community vision. Input from this survey, and the open house and workshop, will be compiled to create the OCP Vision and Goals. We recognize that the survey asks many long-form questions. Please note that you do not need to answer all of the questions, and any input is greatly appreciated.


    Other engagement opportunities include, but are not limited to, open houses, pop-up events, and additional online engagement. More information, as well as project updates, are available here: letsconnectacrd.ca/area-c-ocp. 


    The survey will be open until the end of the day on March 30, 2025. Paper copies are available at the ACRD office, 3008 Fifth Avenue, Port Alberni. 


    The personal information collected in this survey is collected in accordance with Section 26 (c, d, e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA) for the purposes of consideration regarding the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Area C Official Community Plan Update Project only. Direct any questions about the collection, use and disclosure of this information to foi@acrd.bc.ca.

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Page last updated: 17 Apr 2025, 10:04 AM