Denman LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Special Meeting Minutes 
April 21, 2022 
 
Denman Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
April 21, 2022 
Denman Activity Centre 
1111 Northwest Rd, Denman Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Sue Ellen Fast, Chair 
 David Critchley, Local Trustee 
 Laura Busheikin, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Marlis McCargar, Island Planner 
 Vicky Bockman, Recorder 
  
Others Present: Ione Smith, Consultant  
 Kazlyn Bonner, Consultant  
 Approximately  seven (7) members of the public 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
“Please note, the order of agenda items may be modified during the meeting. Times are provided 
for convenience only and are subject to change.” 
Chair Fast called the meeting to order at 6:35 pm.  She welcomed the public and acknowledged 
that the meeting was being held in territory of the K'ómoks and other Coast Salish First Nations. 
She introduced Trustees, staff, recorder and consultants from Upland Agricultural Consulting; 
and advised that this meeting is being recorded for upload to the Islands Trust website after the 
meeting. 
She advised that this Special Local Trust Committee (LTC) meeting was being held to conduct a 
presentation and facilitated question and answer session where members of the public will hear 
information and can ask questions about the Denman Island Farming Regulations Review 
project. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
3. PRESENTATION ON FARM REGULATIONS REVIEW PROJECT BY UPLAND AGRICULTURAL 
CONSULTING 
Ione Smith, consultant and project manager, began the presentation with background 
information, noting that this project was funded in part by Agriculture and Agri-Food 
Canada and the Government of British Columbia through programs delivered by the Investment 
Agriculture Foundation of B.C..  She confirmed that this presentation will be posted online for 
public viewing. 
She advised that the purpose of this project is to implement actions under recommendations 
11, 13, 14 of the Denman Island Farm Plan:  

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 Undertake a review of farm worker housing and agri-tourism accommodation; 
 Implement zoning updates through the Land Use Bylaw (LUB), and  
 Amend the Official Community Plan (OCP).  
 
She outlined the work undertaken to advance the project includes review of data, maps, reports 
and policy with extensive interviews to gather informed feedback to develop the questionnaire 
for community input.   
She explained that the purpose of this meeting is to present preliminary results from online 
submissions of the questionnaire and to provide an opportunity for a question and answer 
session. She reported that questionnaire submissions are still being received and that the 
engagement results will be analyzed and presented to both the Local Trust Committee (LTC) and 
the Advisory Planning Co

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