Gabriola LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
November 25, 2021 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Dan Rogers, Chair 
 Kees Langereis, Local Trustee 
 Scott Colbourne, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Heather Kauer, Regional Planning Manager 
 Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
 Teresa Mahikwa, Island Planner 
 Nadine Mourao, Recorder 
  
Others Present: There were approximately zero (0) members of the public in attendance. 
 
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 Rogers called the meeting to order at 10:32 am, welcomed the public and introduced 
Trustees, Staff and Recorder.  Chair Rogers, Trustee Colbourne, and Trustee Langereis 
acknowledged that the meeting was being held in the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
Chair Rogers noted that the Special Meeting was to focus on the business that was time 
sensitive.  The regular in person business meeting was cancelled due to a weather storm 
warning, Island Health’s COVID-19 gathering recommendations, and current fuel restriction 
guidelines. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Colbourne reported the following and his attendance at the following meetings 
and events: 
 Due the cancellation of the Regular Business Meeting, interested in a Town Hall type 
meeting in December to obtain public and community input; 
o There is no Staff capacity at that time for an additional meeting; 
 National Climate Caucus for small and rural remote communities; 

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 Trees4tomorrow will be planting more trees on Gabriola in the Spring and 
recommended community members reach out to Gabriola Land and Trails Trust for 
more information on the Nature Steward’s program; and 
 Trust Council (TC) next week. 
Trustee Langereis reported the following and his attendance at the following meetings 
and events: 
 Trust Programs Committee (TPC); 
 Regional Planning Committee (RPC); 
 Select Committee for Government and Management Review; 
 Raincoast Conservation Foundation webinars www.raincoast.org; and 
 TC next week. 
3.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Rogers reported the following:  
 TC next week with budget discussions, for more information on next years’ 
proposed budget, visit www.islandstrust.bc.ca, public consultation on the proposed 
budget to begin in January 2022; and 
 Community Stewardship Awards are returning 
https://islandstrust.bc.ca/programs/stewardship-awards/ 
3.3 Electoral Area Director's Report 
Vanessa Craig, Director Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) Electoral Area B provided a 
summary of the report and noted the following: 
 Thanked Trustees and Staff for their 

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