Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Regular Business Meeting 
October 10, 2023 ADOPTED Page 1 of 6 pages 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
October 10, 2023 
Galiano South Community Hall 
141 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Timothy Peterson, Chair 
 Ben Mabberley, Local Trustee 
 Lisa Gauvreau, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Kim Stockdill, Island Planner 
 Charly Caproff, Planner 1, by Zoom 
Bruce Belcher, Planner 1, by Zoom 
 Carly Bilney, Recorder, by Zoom 
  
Others Present: Approximately twenty-four (24) members of the public were present. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held on the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.  
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 Add First Nations Report as a standing item (Item 6). 
 
By general consent, the agenda was adopted as amended. 
 
GL-2023-54 
It was Moved and Seconded, 
that Galiano Island Local Trust Committee request staff to add to all future 
agendas a standing item: First Nations Report. 
CARRIED 
 
3. TRUSTEE REPORT 
Trustee Gauvreau made the following comments in her report: 
 While attending the in-person Trust Council meeting on Pender Island, Trustee 
Gauvreau used the Car Stops Program; she expressed interest in assessing the Car Stops 
Program for use on Galiano 
 

Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Regular Business Meeting 
October 10, 2023 ADOPTED Page 2 of 6 pages 
 A long-term vision statement was not agreed upon at Trust Council and input from the 
Galiano Island community is encouraged 
 Trustee Gauvreau attended a recently held Islands Trust Conservancy meeting 
 
Trustee Mabberley made the following comments in his report: 
 Trustee Mabberley attended the Trust Council meeting and noted a lot more work is to 
be done regarding the vision statement and engagement with First Nations 
 It is good to look at ways to move ahead with common ground 
 Trustee Mabberley recently took representatives from the Department of Fisheries and 
Oceans for a tour of the Southern Gulf Islands to view liveaboards 
 In Ganges Harbour, there are about 175-200 liveaboards, and about 300 throughout the 
entire Gulf Islands (about ten in Montague Harbour, which is an increase over the 
previous two years) – this is due to an increasing lack of affordability 
 
4. CHAIR'S REPORT 
Chair Peterson made the following comments in his report:  
 It was right to pause at Trust Council to allow for careful consideration of the vision 
statement, which is supposed to describe where the organization is going to go in the 
long-term 
 Chair Peterson attended the Union of British Columbia Municipalities meeting in 
September in Vancouver where the Islands Trust was well received; the Minister of 
Transport expressed openness to establishing regular communication betw

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