North Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Local Trust Committee   
Electronic Business Meeting Minutes 
April 29, 2021                                                                  ADOPTED                                                         Page 1 of 9 
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
April 29, 2021  
Electronic Meeting (Zoom Webinar) 
 
Members Present: Laura Patrick, Chair 
Benjamin McConchie, Local Trustee 
 Deb Morrison, Local Trustee 
  
  
Staff Present: Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
 Kim Stockdill, Planner 
 Shannon Brayford, Recorder 
 Maple Hung, Planning Team Assistant (Host) 
 Phil Testemale, Planner 2 
 
Public:  
 
There were approximately (7) attendees in the Zoom Webinar. 
  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Patrick called the meeting to order at 9:02 am.  She acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented.  
3. TRUSTEE REPORT 
Trustee McConchie provided a report including the following points:  
 Pender Island’s Whole Community Vaccination program has begun.  
 Capital Regional District (CRD) is making steps towards reconciliation and this includes 
honoring archeologically significant sites.  
 There is little that local government can do currently to prevent helicopters from 
landing in residential areas. He expressed concern for this.  
Trustee McConchie thanked MLA Adam Olson for supporting increasing the Islands Trust’s 
ability to regulate forestry and tree removal. 
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North Pender Local Trust Committee   
Electronic Business Meeting Minutes 
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Trustee Morrison reported that she and Trustee McConchie had an opportunity to meet with 
the Advisory Planning Commission and the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission. She 
thanked those volunteers for their time and input.  
Trustee Morrison encouraged everyone to watch for the new Islands Trust website, the Climate 
Change Speakers Series, and the agenda package for the June Trust Council.  
4. CHAIR'S REPORT 
Chair Patrick noted a forthcoming motion to the Executive Committee to investigate inter-
agency cooperation for the fall grant intake of the Natures Smart Climate Solutions Fund. She 
also noted the new website and provided information on how community members can access 
information while the new website is being developed.  
5. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
Chris Roper spoke to his concern about helicopters landing in residential neighbourhoods 
Jim Burrows spoke to his concern about the impact of helicopters on nesting birds and about 
construction of infrastructure around the private helicopter landing site currently on Pender 
Island. He encouraged the Local Trust Committee (LTC) to use Land Use Regulations to prev

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