Gambier LTC Special Meeting Agenda

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Gambier Island Local Trust Committee
Special Meeting Agenda
 

Date:January 9, 2024
Time:10:00 am
Location:Electronic Meeting
Pages
1.CALL TO ORDER
10:00 AM - 10:05 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.PUBLIC COMMENTS
10:05 AM - 10:15 AM
4.BUSINESS ITEMS
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
4.1Keats Island Marine General Zone Amendment
2 - 13
5.ADJOURNMENT
11:15 AM - 11:15 AM

  STAFF REPORT 
C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\17561695477\17561695477,,,GM-LTC_2024-01-09_BL-158_STAFF-RPT_FINAL.docx  
Islands Trust Staff Report 1 
File No.: 6500-20 
  
DATE OF MEETING: January 9, 2024 
TO: Gambier Island Local Trust Committee 
FROM: Marlis McCargar, Island Planner 
Northern Team 
SUBJECT: Keats Island Marine General Zone Amendment – Draft Bylaw No. 158 
RECOMMENDATION 
1. That the Gambier Island Local Trust Committee add Keats Island Marine General Zone Amendment to 
the minor project list, make it first priority and pause the current minor project. 
2. That  the Gambier  Island  Local  Trust  Committee request  staff  to  prepare a  draft  Project  Charter  for  a 
minor project titled “Keats Island Marine General Zone Amendment”. 
3. That the Gambier Island Local Trust Committee request staff conduct a comprehensive planning analysis 
that will include site context, policy review, identify issues and opportunities, statutory requirements 
and recommendations for the zoning amendment.     
4. That  the Gambier  Island  Local  Trust  Committee request  that  staff review  the  Islands  Trust  Policy 
Statement Directives Only Checklist and determine if Bylaw No. 158, cited as " Keats Island Land Use 
Bylaw,  2002,  Amendment  No.  1,  2023",  is  contrary  to  or  at  variance  with  the  Islands  Trust  Policy 
Statement. 
5. That  the Gambier Island  Local  Trust  Committee draft  Bylaw  No.  158  be  referred  to  the  following  for 
comment: 
First  Nations: Squamish  Nation, Snuneymuxw  First  Nation, Lyackson  First  Nation, Cowichan  Tribes, 
Penelakut Tribe, Lake Cowichan First Nation, Stz'uminus First Nation, Halalt First Nation, Tsleil-Waututh 
Nation, Musqueam Nation 
Local Governments and Agencies: Sunshine Coast Regional District, Islands Trust Conservancy, Ministry 
of Forests, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.  
REPORT SUMMARY 
The purpose of this report is to introduce draft Bylaw No. 158, which seeks to permit the establishment and use 
of telecommunication utilities in the Marine General (MG) zone. This is an LTC initiated bylaw amendment.  
This  staff  report  provides  the Gambier  Island  Local  Trust  Committee  (LTC)  with  a  preliminary  overview  of  the 
proposal, as part of the Connected Coast Partnership, to place subsea fibre optic cable in the marine area adjacent 
to  Keats  Island.  It  also outlines  the gaps  and possible  issues  associated  with  moving  

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