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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
January 23, 2025 
          Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
January 23, 2025 
Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre 
476 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair 
 Tobi Elliott, Trustee 
 Susan Yates, Trustee 
  
Staff Present:  
 Stephen Baugh, Island Planner 
 Narissa Chadwick, Island Planner (electronic) 
 Lisa Millard, Meeting Administrator/Recorder 
  
Others Present: There were approximately 9 members of the public in attendance. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 10:30 a.m.   
2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
Chair Luckham 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: 
12.1 Annual Meeting with Real Estate Agents 
By general consent, the agenda was approved as amended. 
4. REPORTS 
4.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Elliott reported the following: 
• Provided an updated report posted on the Trustee Corner section of the Gabriola 
Local Trust Committee page on Islands Trust website; 
• Committee of the Whole is meeting twice per month to work on amendments to 
the draft Policy Statement in preparation for First Reading; 
• Tiny Home on Wheels Steering Committee is setting up a technical panel to 
discuss barriers to regulating tiny homes as dwellings; 
• Attended Regional Planning Committee meeting to review amendments to draft 
Policy 5.5.1 Bylaw Enforcement; 

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• Attended Islands Trust Conservancy Board meeting and highlighted election of 
Galiano Trustee Gauvreau as Chair; and 
• Attended Financial Planning Committee meeting to review draft budget for the 
upcoming fiscal year. 
 
Trustee Yates reported the following: 
• New version of mapping application on Island Trust website expected to be 
released in February; 
• Attended Salt Spring Conservancy sponsored webinar about western screech 
owls and highlighted importance of forest undergrowth as part of their habitat; 
• Attended government to government meeting with Snuneymuxw First Nation;  
• Attended Regional District of Nanaimo Recreation and Parks Master Plan 
meeting; 
• Attended meetings with BC Ferries as a member of the Gabriola Ferry Advisory 
Committee and noted there will not be a multi-day shut down in 2026 as the 
scope of the work being done at the terminals has been reduced; 
• Due to the dissolution of the Ferry Advisory Committee, a new ferry working 
group has been established; 
• Upcoming one-on-one meeting with new CAO Rueben Bronee; and 
• Met with Member of Parliament Lisa Marie Barron and discussed topics 
including climate change and guaranteed basic income. 
4.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Luckham reported preparations for the March, 2025 Trust Council meeting are 
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