Lasqueti LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Lasqueti Island ADOPTED 1 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
June  21, 2021 
 
Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
June 21, 2021 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair 
 Peter Johnston, Local Trustee 
 Timothy Peterson, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Heather Kauer, Regional Planning Manager 
 Wil Cottingham, Administrative Assistant 
 Dave Olsen, Recorder 
  
Others Present: Andrew Fall, qRD Regional Director 
There were 2 members of the public in attendance.  
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 9:30 am. He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations and introduced the staff and Trustees. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
2.1 Rise and Report - closed meeting session April 26, 2021 
The Chair reported that the Trustees received a legal opinion and adopted the minutes 
of the previous in-camera meeting. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Peterson reported: 
 That he is a member of the Regional Planning Committee; and  
 The Trust Programs Committee, which has been working on the Trust Policy 
Statement for the upcoming Trust Council Special Meeting on July 8, 2021. 
Trustee Johnston reported: 
 That the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation has completed their draft management plan for 
their First Nations Woodlot License and it does not include any logging on Lasqueti 
Island; 
 That the Safe Island proposal recently had an open house with only a handful of 
people in attendance. 
 At the April 26, 2021 meeting, he incorrectly reported that there were to be three 
types of enclosures; in fact, there are only to be enclosures to exclude sheep. 

ADOPTED 
Lasqueti Island ADOPTED 2 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
June  21, 2021 
3.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Luckham reported: 
 That there was a recent June Trust Council meeting; 
 That the Policy Statement work is advancing; 
 That he has been involved in oil spill exercises and southern Salish Sea anchorage 
discussions. 
3.3 Electoral Area Director's Report 
Director Fall reported that he attended a “C3 meeting” on May 12, 2021 between the 
Tla’amin First Nation, City of Powell River and qathet Regional District.  One topic was 
place names and it was learned that the city and town site was named after Israel 
Powell, the Superintendent of Indian Affairs from 1871-1889.  There is a report from 
1873, written by Superintendent Powell, available online.  He noted that Powell played a 
primary role in establishing residential schools and that place names can keep painful 
colonial history alive and could play a role in the reconciliation process. 
4. TOWN HALL 
A member of the public noted that the Town Hall portion is not useful because at this point in 
the meeting she has nothing to say.  She would prefer to speak at the end of the meeting. 
She also asked that all fuel outlets be treated the same 

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