Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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3                              Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
May 21, 2026 
Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre 
476 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Laura Patrick, Chair 
 Tobi Elliott, Trustee 
 Susan Yates, Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Stephen Baugh, Island Planner 
 Narissa Chadwick, Senior Planner  
 Warren Dingman, Bylaw Compliance & Enforcement Manager 
 Lisa Millard, Meeting Administrator/Recorder  
  
Others Present: There were approximately 19 members of the public in attendance. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Patrick called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.   
2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
Chair Patrick acknowledged that the meeting was held on the territory of the Coast Salish 
First Nations. 
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
16. Closed Meeting 
 16.1 Motion to Close the Meeting 
 16.2 Rise and Report 
and that subsequent agenda items be renumbered. 
By general consent, the agenda was approved as amended. 
4. REPORTS 
4.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Elliott reported the following: 
• Attended Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities conference; 
• Participated in Saanich Inlet Protection Society round table discussion with 
focus on water quality in Brentwood Bay; 
• Attended Islands Trust Conservancy Board meeting and provided highlights; 

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• Attended Committee of the Whole meeting to receive a summary of 
engagement feedback and consider next steps; 
• Attended May’d on Gabriola events and the opening of the Theatre Festival. 
Trustee Yates reported the following: 
• Attended Trust Programs Committee meeting and noted nominees for the 
Islands Trust Community Stewardship awards have been announced; 
• Attended Committee of the Whole and Islands Trust Conservancy Board 
meetings; 
• Ongoing participation in the Trustee Onboarding Working Group; 
• BC Ferries related activities include correspondence with management in 
response to their additional summer service routes which do not include 
Gabriola, interview with Gregor Craigie as part of CBC Radio’s BC Ferries special 
programming, and sending a letter to provincial authorities and MLA regarding 
the need for assured loading at Nanaimo and Gabriola terminals for Drivers to 
Doctors volunteers. 
4.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Patrick reported the following: 
• The Salt Spring Local Trust Committee is exploring a septic/sewer system 
maintenance bylaw through partnership with the Capital Regional District; 
• Attended the BC Economic Development Conference; 
• Upcoming attendance at a cross-border forum with San Juan County Council 
members to discuss common issues including oil spill responses; 
• Upcoming attendance at June Trust Council. 
4.3 Electoral Area Director's Report 
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