Gabriola LTC Special Meeting Agenda

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Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee
Special Meeting Agenda
 
Date:March 23, 2026
Time:3:30 pm
Location:Electronic Meeting, and a physical location to view the livestream of the meeting:
Islands Trust Gabriola Office
700 North Road
Gabriola, BC V0R 1X3
Pages
1.CALL TO ORDER
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM
“Please note, the order of agenda items may be modified during the meeting. Times are
provided for convenience only and are subject to change.”
2.TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
3.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4.BUSINESS ITEMS
3:35 PM - 5:50 PM
4.1Major Project: Gabriola Island Comprehensive Official Community Plan and Land Use
Bylaw Review - Communication and Engagement on Official Community Plan Draft -
Staff Report
2 - 5
4.2Islands Trust Freshwater Footprint Methodology Development and Gabriola Island
Case Study - Staff Report
6 - 280
4.2.1Question and Answer Period
5.ADJOURNMENT
5:50 PM - 5:50 PM

  STAFF REPORT 
C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\1184526200\1184526200,,,GABLTC_2026_03_23_OCP comms plan.docx  
Islands Trust Staff Report 1 
File No.: Gabriola OCP and LUB 
Review 
DATE Of 
MEETING: 
March 23, 2026 
TO: Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
FROM: Narissa Chadwick, Island Planner 
Southern Team 
COPY: Stephen Baugh, Island Planner; Renee Jamurat, Regional Planning Manager 
SUBJECT: Communication and Engagement on OCP Draft 
RECOMMENDATION 
1. That the Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee endorse the revised project charter. 
2. That  the  Gabriola  Island  Local  Trust  Committee  endorse  the  communications  and  engagement 
plan for the next steps in the Gabriola OCP and LUB review project.  
 
 
REPORT SUMMARY 
 
This report provides an updated Project Charter reflecting the LTCs request for an in person meeting to be held 
prior  to  First  Reading  of  the  draft  OCP and  a  communication  and  engagement  plan  to  support  community 
engagement through to second and third reading of the OCP.  
BACKGROUND 
The Gabriola OCP project began in 2023.  It has moved through two phases involving many public engagement 
activities.    Phase1  focussed  on  community  visioning  through  in  person  engagement  and  surveys.  Phase  2 
focussed  on  public  engagement  around  key  policy  areas  and  included  a  number  of  focus  groups  as  well as 
broader public engagement. The results of these phases can be found on the Gabriola OCP project webpage.  
https://islandstrust.bc.ca/island-planning/gabriola/projects/ 
At the February 19
th
 LTC meeting, staff provided the LTC with an updated project charter.  At this time the LTC 
requested “staff amend the Project Charter to include a Community Information Meeting prior to First Reading to 
be held in person in the late afternoon or evening”.  
The revised project charter can be found in attachment 1.  See the proposed communication and engagement 
plan in Table 1 for this phase of the project.  
 
 
 
 
2

Islands Trust Staff Report 2 
Table 1 : Proposed Communication and Engagement Plan 
Event/Activity C

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