Gambier Island OCP/LUB Targeted Review Project Draft Community Engagement Plan

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GAMBIER ISLAND                                      
OCP/LUB Targeted Review Project                                     
Draft Community Engagement Plan 
 
ISLANDS TRUST 
JULY 25 2022 
 
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Sharon Horsburgh, Land Use Planner, MA RPP MCIP  
BAYSHORE PLANNING SERVICES INC. 
C 250-710-0238 
info@bayshoreplanning.com  | bayshoreplanning 
 
 

  
GAMBIER ISLAND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN |OCP/LUMP REVIEW PROJECT 1 
 
OCP/LUB Targeted Review Project                                     
Draft Community Engagement Plan 
 
1.0  Background  
Gambier Island Official Community Plan (OCP) & Land Use Bylaws (LUB) Targeted Review – Public 
Engagement Framework is    modeled after the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), 
which incorporates best practices for public engagement. This    key elements of IAP2 are designed to 
comply with statutory requirements set forth in the Local Government Act, and the Islands Trust Policy 
Statement to provide an open, consultative, and meaningful public participation process.  
Bayshore Planning Services was hired in July and has been retained to provide limited support to help 
build the engagement plan and plan implementation. The consultation timeline will occur between July 
– November 2022. 
2.0 Project Description  
The Local Trust Committee identified updating the Gambier Island OCP and LUB targeted review as a 
Top Priority in February 2015. The project has undergone the first phase and will continue to implement 
the next two phases over the next two years.  
The targeted review for the Gambier Island Official Community Plan policies and Land Use regulations 
will focus on the following:  
(i) Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Protection 
(ii) Shoreline protection and ensuring access to public docks 
(iii) Forest ecosystem protection 
(iv) OCP/LUB Process                                                                                                         
 
3.0 Values and Principles for Engagement:  
 
o Values and principles are fundamental norms or rules that guide the perspective of an 
organized group of people, as well as their actions.  
o The primary responsibility of the Islands Trust Council is to provide leadership for the 
preservation, protection and stewardship of the amenities, environment, and resources of 
the Trust Area.  
o When making decisions and exercising judgment, Trust Council will place priority on 
preserving and a protecting the integrity of the environment and amenities in the Trust 
Area.  
o Trust Council will seek information from a broad range of sources in its decision-making 
processes, recognizing the importance of local and traditional knowledge in this regard. 

  
GAMBIER ISLAND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN |OCP/LUMP REVIEW PROJECT 2 
 
o Trust Council believes that to achieve the Islands Trust objective, the rate and scale of 
growth and development in the Trust Area must be carefully managed and may require 
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