Salt Spring LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 1 
April 13, 2023 
  
 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
 
Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023 
  
Location: SD64 Learning Hub 
122 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island 
  
 
Members Present: 
 
 
Timothy Peterson, Chair 
Jamie Harris, Local Trustee  
Laura Patrick, Local Trustee   
 
Staff Present: 
 
Chris Hutton, Regional Planning Manager (RPM) 
Louisa Garbo, Island Planner 
Chris Buchan, Planner 1 (Zoom) 
Warren Dingman, Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Manager 
Rob Pingle, Planning Team Assistant 
Jennifer Baddeley, Administrative Assistant 
Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
 
Others Present: 
 
Gary Holman, Capital Regional District (CRD) Salt Spring Island Electoral 
Area Director 
Gulf Islands Driftwood Reporter 
Approximately 15 members of the public  
These minutes follow  the  order  of  the  agenda  although  the  sequence  may  have  varied. The  electronic 
meeting was live streamed, recorded, and made available for electronic public attendance.  
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
 Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. He welcomed everyone to a meeting of the 
Salt  Spring  Island  Local  Trust  Committee and  introduced  himself,  the Trustees  and  staff.  Chair 
Peterson humbly stated gratitude to live and work in Coast Salish First Nations treaty and traditional 
territory.  
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
  
The following additional items were presented for inclusion in the agenda: 
14.3  Channel Ridge Communications Tower 
15.1 Housing Accelerator Fund 
17.  Closed Meeting 
  
By general consent, the agenda was adopted as amended. 
 
 
 

 
 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes ADOPTED 2 
April 13, 2023 
  
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Chair Peterson opened the town hall at 9:33 a.m. 
 
Julian Clark spoke on behalf of the Concerned Residents of Canvasback Place concerning the Rogers 
Telecommunication  Tower  at  Channel  Ridge. Mr.  Clark thanked  the  LTC  for  filing  an  Impasse  with 
Innovation,  Science  and  Economic  Development  (ISED)  regarding  the  rescindment  of  the  siting 
concurrence  decision.  Mr.  Clark  presented the  possibility  of  a  Federal  judicial  review  that  would 
provide the LTC with the opportunity for a dispute to be heard by an independent, impartial party 
such  as  an  arbitrator  and  that  the  Rogers  construction  work  cease   immediately.  Mr.  Clark 
presented  a document entitled “Draft Letter to ISED regarding Impasse Process” dated April 13, 
2023 and  requested  the  LTC  to  provide an  update  on  the legal  review  of  whether  the LTC can 
support a stop work order at the proposed tower site.  
 
A  Trustee  asked  when  the existing communications tower  was  built  at  the  Channel  Ridge site, 
whether  there  is  currently  5G  cellular  network services at  the  site and whether 5G  is  the  priority 
concern. Julian Clark advised the existing communications tower was construct

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