Lasqueti LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
February 7, 2022 
 
Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
February 7, 2022 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair 
 Peter Johnston, Local Trustee 
 Timothy Peterson, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Heather Kauer, Regional Planning Manager 
 Dave Olsen, Recorder 
 
Others Present: Regional Director Andrew Fall 
There were three (3) members of the public in attendance 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 10:03 am. He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations and introduced the Trustees and staff. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
11.3 Safe Island Land Alliance 
11.4 Meetings with First Nations 
11.5 Electronic Meetings 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Johnston reported: 
 The Lasqueti Archaeology Project is planning on some spring events and will focus 
on low tides to map existing sites and noted that more culturally modified trees 
have been found on island. 
 He attended last month’s Special Meeting from the Health Centre, which no longer 
has a functional projection screen. 
 He would like to request that a large monitor be purchased so that people without 
telephone or Internet access could attend. 
o Staff advised that the LTC could request a monitor, but then the Islands Trust 
would have to offer them to every LTC and storage would have to be 
considered. 

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o The Chair advised that the situation is in flux and speculated that the use of a 
screen could be added to the rental fee of the Health Centre. 
o Staff noted that if two or more Trustees are attending remotely, then a staff 
person has to be present for the public to attend the meeting. 
o Trustees added: 
 That the Health Centre would not be the official location of the meeting; 
the official location would be Gabriola Island. 
 They are concerned about dropping a borrowed monitor.  
 They will advise the JFC to increase their rent in order to provide a screen, 
since Audio Visual equipment has not been officially part of the rental. 
Trustee Peterson reported: 
 That he is continuing to hear from the public that they would like us to get back to 
in-person meetings as soon as possible. 
 He is also getting a lot of questions about Provincial water licensing requirements. 
 He is registered for the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference in April. 
 He has many Islands Trust Committee meetings coming up. 
3.2 Chair's Report 
The Chair reported: 
 The Islands Trust budget for the next fiscal year is in the public consultation phase 
and will advance to Trust Council on March 8, 9 and 10 in Nanaimo. 
 Expecting the governance review report soon to advise on h

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