Thetis LTC Special Meeting Agenda

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Thetis Island Local Trust Committee
Special Meeting Agenda
 

Date:October 22, 2024
Time:9:30 am
Location:Electronic Meeting
Pages
1.CALL TO ORDER
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM
“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.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3.BUSINESS ITEMS
9:35 AM - 11:30 AM
3.1Rezoning Application - Connected Coast Fibre Optic Cable Installation - Staff Report
2 - 13
4.ADJOURNMENT
11:30 AM - 11:30 AM

  STAFF REPORT 
 
Islands Trust Staff Report 1 
File No.: PLRRZ20240105 – CONNECTED 
COAST 
 (X. ref: TW-CL-2024.1) 
DATE OF MEETING: October 22, 2024 
TO: Thetis Island Local Trust Committee 
FROM: Margot Thomaidis, Planner 2 
Northern Team 
COPY: Renée Jamurat, Regional Planning Manager 
SUBJECT: Rezoning Application – Connected Coast Fibre Optic Cable Installation 
 Applicant: Renée LaBoucane – Strathcona Regional District Connected Coast 
Corporation 
 Location: Crown land (aquatic inland waters) adjacent to Valdes Island 
RECOMMENDATION 
1. That the Thetis Island Local Trust Committee has reviewed the Islands Trust Policy Statement Directives 
Only Checklist and determined that Bylaw No. 115 cited as “Valdes Island Rural Land Use Bylaw, 1998, 
Amendment No. 1, 2024” is not contrary to or at variance with the Islands Trust Policy Statement. 
2. That the Thetis Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 115 cited as “Valdes Island Rural Land Use Bylaw, 
1998, Amendment No. 1, 2024”, be read a first time.  
3. That the Thetis Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 115 cited as “Valdes Island Rural Land Use Bylaw, 
1998, Amendment No. 1, 2024”, be read a second time. 
4. That the Thetis Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 115 cited as “Valdes Island Rural Land Use Bylaw, 
1998, Amendment No. 1, 2024”, be read a third time.  
5. That the Thetis Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 115 cited as “Valdes Island Rural Land Use Bylaw, 
1998, Amendment No. 1, 2024”, be forwarded to the Secretary of the Islands Trust for approval by the 
Executive Committee.  
REPORT SUMMARY 
The purpose of this report is to advance rezoning application PLRRZ2024.0105 (Connected Coast), which seeks a 
bylaw amendment in order to add a new use to the Marine Conservation (W1) zone surrounding Valdes Island, to 
permit the installation and use of “fibre-optic cable telecommunication public service utility” as  part  of  the 
Connected  Coast  project  led  by  the Strathcona  Regional  District  Connected  Coast  Corporation (SRDCCC) 
(applicant). This staff report provides the Thetis Island Local Trust Committee (LTC) with a copy of the Islands Trust 
Policy Statement Directives Only Checklist (Attachment 1), a copy of the draft Bylaw No. 115 (Attachment 2), and 
seeks direction from the LTC on how to proceed.  
In summary, the LTC has provided direction to:  
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Islands Trust Staff Report 2 
 Expedite consideration of the application in support of the applicant’s deadline to begin

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