Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
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Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
June 8, 2023 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair 
 Tobi Elliott, Trustee 
 Susan Yates, Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Renée Jamurat, Regional Planning Manager 
 Margot Thomaidis, Planner 2 
 Marlis McCargar, Island Planner 
Warren Dingman, Bylaw Enforcement Officer 
Taryn Plater, Co-op Student Planner 
 Lisa Millard, Recorder 
  
Others Present: There was approximately 1 member of the public in attendance. 
  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:02 am. He acknowledged that the meeting was being 
held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 4.4.1    Comments from Trustee Elliott 
 11.2     Late correspondence from Vanessa Craig, RDN Director for Area B 
 12.4     Gravel and Aggregate Extraction  
 12.5     Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) Annual Protocol Meeting 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. RISE AND REPORT  
 Chair Luckham will rise and report on the Advisory Planning Commission appointments following 
the In-Camera Meeting. 
 
4. REPORTS 
4.1 Trustee Reports 
 Trustee Yates reported the following: 
 She acknowledged the recent hiring of the new Senior Indigenous Relations Advisor 
for Islands Trust; 

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 She has been appointed to the Gabriola Recreation and Electoral Area B Parks and 
Trails Master Plan Advisory Committee; and 
 She visited three nature reserves on Gabriola Island on June 2, 2023, with Islands 
Trust Conservancy Staff who are monitoring the Burren’s Acres, Coats Millstone, 
and S’ul-hween X’pey (Elder Cedar) Nature Reserves. 
 
Trustee Elliott reported the following: 
 On June 7, 2023 she attended the World Oceans Day event held on Snuneymuxw 
Reserve #5 on Gabriola, which was co-organized by Snuneymuxw First Nation and 
the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). A highlight of the event was a 
demonstration with a remote operated vehicle that maps sea life underwater; 
 She held office hours on most Tuesdays and Thursdays for the month of May; and 
 She attended a training session for Islands Trust Chairs on May 19, 2023 in Victoria. 
 
4.2 Chair's Report 
 Chair Luckham reported the following: 
 He acknowledged Worlds Oceans Day and the importance of marine conservation 
and protection; 
 He attended the Chair training workshop; 
 He participated in a Governance Committee meeting which is reviewing current 
governance on the Islands Trust’s preserve and protect mandate; and 
 He has written a letter to the Chief Administrative Officer and the President of Nav 
Canada outlining concerns about proposed flight path changes over Gabriola. 
 
4.3 Electoral Area Director's Rep

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