Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
November 7, 2024 
Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre 
476 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair 
 Tobi Elliott, Trustee 
 Susan Yates, Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Renée Jamurat, Regional Planning Manager 
 Stephen Baugh, Island Planner 
 Narissa Chadwick, Island Planner (electronic) 
 Margot Thomaidis, Planner 2 (electronic) 
 Warren Dingman, Bylaw Compliance & Enforcement Manager (electronic) 
 Jason Youmans, Senior Policy Advisor (electronic) 
 William Shulba, Senior Freshwater Specialist (electronic) 
 Lisa Millard, Meeting Administrator/Recorder 
  
Others Present: There were approximately 29 members of the public and special guest 
Snuneymuxw First Nation Elder C’Tasi:a (Geraldine Manson) in attendance. 
  
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Snuneymuxw First Nation Elder C'tasi:a (Geraldine Manson) opened the meeting and welcomed 
attendees with a traditional prayer and song. 
Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 10:38 a.m. He acknowledged that the meeting was 
held on the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following amendments to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
• Item 9.3 PLRZ20240091 (Mid-Island Co-op) was deferred to a future meeting; and 
• Item 5 Public Comments and Item 13.1 Proposed Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Policy 
will be discussed first. 
By general consent, the agenda was approved as amended. 
Items 5 and 13.1 were discussed before Item 3. 
3. RISE AND REPORT 
Chair Luckham rose and reported that at the September 5, 2024 in-camera meeting the Gabriola 
Island Local Trust Committee passed a resolution that indicated to the Gabriola Commons that 

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the Local Trust Committee is not prepared to advance the request by the Gabriola Commons 
Foundation to be the covenant holder for the Covenant proposed, at this time, for the following 
reasons:  
• Requiring clarity on Section 4 regarding the actions, roles, and responsibilities entailed by 
the Stewardship Plan, specifically the Local Trust Committee’s role in developing and 
maintaining the Stewardship Plan; and 
• Section 5 Baseline Report should be in final form. 
4. REPORTS 
4.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Elliott reported the following: 
• Attended Union of BC Municipalities conference and had meetings with staff from 
Ministry of Forests, Ministry of Housing, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, and Building 
Safety and Standards Branch; 
• Attended Trust Council and highlighted debate on request for Provincial review of 
the Islands Trust Act and the endorsement of a focus on tiny homes as part of the 
strategic plan; 
• Attended Committee of the Whole meetings to discuss draft Policy Statement; 
• Islands Trust Conservancy Board celebrating work done

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