Hornby LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
September 8, 2023 
 
Hornby Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
September 8, 2023 
Room to Grow 
2100 Sollans Road, Hornby Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Timothy Peterson, Chair 
 Alex Allen, Local Trustee 
 Grant Scott, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
 Margot Thomaidis, Planner 2 
 Katherine Vogt, Recorder (by Teleconference) 
  
Others Present: Brian Gregg, Consultant for Rogers Communications Inc., (by Teleconference) 
  
 There were approximately 25 members of the public in am and 5 members 
of the public in pm, and no members of the media in attendance. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 11:52 am. He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held on the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. He introduced himself, Trustees, 
Staff, Recorder, and members of the public. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 Under Item 11: New Business, add item 11.2: Letter of support for the Hornby Island 
Community Economic Enhancement Corporation (HICEEC). 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Allen reported on the following: 
 Attendance in June at the annual Comox Valley Regional District meeting. 
 Working on funding for the Hornby boat launch. 

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 Attendance at meetings in August as a member of the Trust Programs and Regional 
Planning Committees. 
 A survey for Hornby residents regarding future possibilities for Islands Trust 
webinars has been posted on Facebook. An email link to the survey can be provided 
upon request. 
 Recent Regional Planning Committee work on the Housing Toolkit, the Housing 
Strategy, and a Trust-wide housing report. 
 
Trustee Scott reported on the following: 
 Input from members of the Hornby Island Ferry Advisory Committee contributed to 
B.C Ferries summer season use of the bigger ferry “Quinitsa” for Hornby Island, and 
of two ferries for Denman Island, which seems to have worked well. 
 Conservancy Hornby Island is holding a ForestFest event in October to celebrate 
local forests and ecosystems, to include guest speaker John Vaillant, author of Fire 
Weather. 
 An amazing year for coho and spring salmon around Hornby Island. 
3.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Peterson reported on the following: 
 The June Trust Council meeting included work on the new corporate planning 
process which integrates strategic and financial planning; and an initiative to 
improve the First Nations referral process. 
3.3 Electoral Area Director's Report 
None. 
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS 
Members of the public asked or noted the following: 
 Having a 3-minute time limit for members of the public to speak at a public meeting is 
unacceptable. In the past there 

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