Hornby LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
May 21, 2021 
 
Hornby Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
May 21, 2021 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Sue Ellen Fast, Chair 
 Alex Allen, Local Trustee 
 Grant Scott, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Heather Kauer, Regional Planning Manager 
 William Shulba, Senior Freshwater Specialist 
 Teresa Mahikwa, Island Planner 
 Wil Cottingham, Administrative Assistant 
 Katherine Vogt, Recorder 
  
Others Present: Approximately six (6) members of the public. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Fast called the meeting to order at 10:00 am. She welcomed the public, introduced 
Trustees, staff and recorder; and acknowledged that the meeting was being held electronically 
in territory of the K’omoks and Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 Under item 9.1, to be added for discussion, recent correspondence received by Trustee 
Allen from Wiseman, regarding the Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw No. 166. 
 Under Item 9.2, to be added as an addendum, the staff report on the Hornby Drinking 
Water and Watershed Protection Project, which was to be distributed at the present 
meeting, will instead be referred to as a report on the Islands Trust website that anyone 
can access. 
 Under item 9.3, housekeeping Bylaw Nos. 161 and No. 162, to be presented to trustees 
for adoption 
 Under item 11.2, add for discussion, Temporary Use Permits (TUPs) for seasonal workers 
for this upcoming summer. 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
  Trustee Scott reported on the following: 
 The owner of the Thatch continues to maintain a shutdown of operations at the 
Thatch development site. A representative from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, 

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Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRO) met with K'ómoks 
First Nation Chief Nicole Rempel recently at the Thatch development site to review 
the site. There has been no other new information brought forward.  
 The Hornby Island Advisory Planning Commission (HOAPC) will soon be examining 
the ongoing issues around Short Term Vacation Rentals (STVRs). 
 The lack of permanent housing on Hornby Island, especially for working younger 
people, continues to be a serious problem. 
 HOAPC Members and HOAPC Chair Wendy Burton were thanked for doing an 
excellent job on their last referral. HOAPC member Daniel Siegel has recently 
assumed the role of President of the Hornby Island Residents and Ratepayers 
Association (HIRRA). 
 Islands Trust staff were thanked for their recent efforts. 
Trustee Allen reported on the following: 
 Numerous conversations with people in the community regarding ideas for housing 
options, STVR infractions, renting during the Covid pandemic, and visitors to Hornby 
Island

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