Salt Spring LTC Regular Meeting Minutes
· Salt Spring Island · Meeting Documents · 2026
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Topics: Agriculture & the ALR · Aquaculture & shellfish · Bylaw enforcement · Climate & environment · First Nations & reconciliation · Governance & budget · Marine & foreshore · Transportation & ferries · Fresh water & aquifers — our classification, not the Trust's.
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--- OCR PAGE 1: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-ltc-regular-meeting-minutes-42/ --- ADOPTED Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes of Regular Meeting Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026 Location: Meaden Hall 120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island, BC Members Present: Timothy Peterson, Chair Laura Patrick, Local Trustee Jamie Harris, Local Trustee Staff Present: Stefan Cermak, Director, Planning Services Jason Youmans, Regional Planning Manager Mary Storzer, Regional Planning Manager (electronic) Peter Thicke, Island Planner Anthony Fotino, Island Planner (electronic) Narissa Chadwick, Island Planner (electronic) Milad Panahifar, Planner 1 Oluwashogo Garuba, Planner 2 Joe Elliott, Senior Indigenous Relationship Advisor (electronic) Warren Dingman, Bylaw Compliance & Enforcement Manager (electronic) Kalyaan Selvakumar, Planning Team Assistant Lisa Millard, Meeting Administrator/Recorder (electronic) Others Present: There were approximately 26 members of the public in attendance 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. He introduced himself, the Trustees and staff and acknowledged that the Local Trust Committee is meeting in the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations including the Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA By general consent the agenda was adopted. 3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Several members of the public spoke in opposition to the shoreline revetment application at 434 Baker Road and the following comments were noted: • The applicant’s property is not in danger of, or being threatened by, erosion and the need to hard armour the shoreline is questionable; • The revetment will prevent public access to the beach at higher tides; • Focus should be on stewardship of the slope; • Upland protections should be put in place and a green shores approach used; • That home sites are safe from risk of slope instability, rock placement is not expected to improve stability, and provides alternative options; • There are measures that could be taken to slow down the natural process of erosion; Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Regular Meeting Minutes August 27, 2026 1 of 12 --- OCR PAGE 2: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-ltc-regular-meeting-minutes-42/ --- ADOPTED • The beach provides one of few areas suitable for public swimming; • The slope is a shelf without drainage and overland water flow causes the erosion; • The property boundaries should be marked and inspected annually, the slope replanted and the top curbed, and the issue looked at again in three years; • Additional revetment will impact sediment deposits on the beach; • Alteration of the beach should not be undertaken for the benefit of private property owners and there should be a moratorium on all development on the beach; • The proponent should be aware of the environmental effects of shore erosion and that they do not have
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