The Columbia Shuswap Regional District is located in the heart of the scenic southern interior of British Columbia on the Trans Canada Highway between Calgary and Vancouver.

The CSRD has a total population of approximately 50,512 and is made up of six unincorporated electoral areas and four member municipalities – Golden, Revelstoke, Sicamous and Salmon Arm.  The Regional District is a form of local government that provides a variety of localized services to the electoral areas.