South Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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South Pender Local Trust Committee 
Regular Business Meeting 
September 5, 2025 ADOPTED Page 1 of 12 
 
 
South Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
September 5, 2025 
Anglican Parish Hall 
4703 Canal Road, RR#1, North Pender Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Tobi Elliott, Chair  
 Dag Falck, Local Trustee 
 Kristina Evans, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Kim Stockdill, Island Planner 
 Jason Youmans, Senior Policy Advisor (electronic) 
 Carly Bilney, Recorder (electronic) 
  
Others Present: There were seven (7) members of the public present for the regular 
business meeting, and twenty-seven (27) for the community 
information meeting & public hearing 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Acting Chair Evans called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. 
2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
Acting Chair Evans acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the territory of the 
Coast Salish First Nations. 
3. RISE AND REPORT – In-Camera Meeting May 2, 2025 
Acting Chair Evans rose and reported the adoption of the May 2, 2025 in-camera meeting 
minutes and the appointment of Andrew MacLean, Bert Hol, and Jon Spalding to the Board 
of Variance for a term ending May 2, 2028. 
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
• The order of the agenda was adjusted to move Items 9 and 10 (community 
information meeting and public hearing) to begin at 12:30 p.m. 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
  
A D O P T E D 

 
South Pender Local Trust Committee 
Regular Business Meeting 
September 5, 2025 ADOPTED Page 2 of 12 
5. TRUSTEE REPORT 
Acting Chair Evans reported the following: 
• First reading was given to Bylaw 183 Policy Statement, and feedback to the draft 
Trust Policy Statement may be given at this time 
• Five webinars endorsed by the Trust Programs Committee cover topics such as rain 
gardens, working towards a fallow deer strategy, species at risk, and habitat 
stewardship 
• Trust Programs Committee submitted its budget business cases to the Financial 
Committee for the upcoming budget process 
• The Stewardship Education Program is not part of the current Strategic Plan and will 
not continue next fiscal; however, Trust Programs is discussing an option to update 
the committee's terms of reference to hopefully capture the program there 
• A business case for the Climate Action Education Plan Development and 
Implementation with educational webinar deliverables has been submitted in place 
of the Stewardship Education Program for this upcoming fiscal 
• The BC Ferries Otter Bay Terminal Project, scheduled for January to May 2026, will 
affect the Pender Islands with a full 5-day closure, and Acting Chair Evans will be 
part of a focus group. 
 
Trustee Falck did not provide a report. 
 
6. CHAIR'S REPORT 
Chair Elliott opted to provide a report at the end of the meeting before the final Town Hall.  
7. ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTOR'S REPORT – None  
8. TOWN H

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