Lasqueti Local Trust Committee Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
August  13, 2021 
 
Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
August 13, 2021 
Judith Fisher Centre 
#1 China Cloud Bay Road 
Lasqueti Island, BC 
 
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: Andrew Fall, qRD Regional Director 
There were 19 members of the public in attendance.  
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 11:02 am. He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following addition to the agenda was presented for consideration: 
14.1 Timing of Public Hearing 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Peterson reported that he had nothing new to report. 
Trustee Johnston reported: 
 That he attended a gathering organized by Ocean Legacy to celebrate the 
completion of the beach clean up project for Lasqueti and surrounding islands. 
 The gathering was held on Texada Island at an archaeological site that was recently 
uncovered. 
3.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Luckham reported: 
 That there was a special Trust Council meeting to discuss the Policy Statement; they 
heard from a lot of people and will not do First Reading until at least December, 
2021 or possibly March, 2022.  In the meantime, a consultant has been hired to 
look at the outreach plan. 

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 Trust Council will be held in September in electronic format. 
 This is the first public meeting for him since the last time he was on Lasqueti. 
 Islands Trust is trying to create a mechanism to allow for hybrid meetings (that is, 
allowing for attendance in person or virtually). 
 Transport Canada announced that the Port of Vancouver must set up a new vessel 
traffic management system, which is expected to reduce the number of anchorages 
in the Salish Sea. 
3.3 Electoral Area Director's Report 
Regional Director Fall reported: 
 Island Health held a third clinic on Lasqueti.   
 Vancouver Island Regional Library found a new Executive Director. 
 The qRD Board recently received a report on high speed Internet connectivity; the 
Strathcona Regional District uses a fibre optic cable to connect rural communities. 
 qRD has allocated $10,000 for its Wood Stove Exchange Program. 
 qRD renewed a Fire Department Mutual Aid Agreement which will now include the 
Lasqueti Island Volunteer Fire Department for the next five years. 
4. TOWN HALL 
The Chair introduced the Town Hall session by explaining the difference between the Town Hall 
session and the Community Information Meeting later in the agenda. 
The Chair noted that the Islands Trust is legislated to have all meetings in publ

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