Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
March 4, 2021 
 
Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
March 4, 2021 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Dan Rogers, Chair 
 Kees Langereis, Local Trustee 
 Scott Colbourne, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
 Jaime Dubyna, Planner 2 
 Ian Cox, Planner 1 
 Lisa Wilcox, Senior Intergovernmental Policy Advisor 
 Wil Cottingham, Administrative Assistant 
 Nadine Mourao, Recorder 
  
Others Present: There were approximately nine (9) members of the public and one (1) 
member of the media 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. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 Add 16. In-Camera meeting. 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Colbourne reported the following and his attendance at the following meetings 
and events: 
 Active Transportation Grant approved partnership with the Regional District of 
Nanaimo (RDN); 
 Gabriola Health and Wellness Collaborative meeting; 
 Trust Council (TC) next week; 
 Islands Trust Policy Statement Open House; and 

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 Trees 4 Tomorrow https://www.conservancyhornbyisland.org/trees4tomorrow over 
40 acres private land identified on Gabriola, site visits scheduled on properties. 
Trustee Langereis reported the following and his attendance at the following meetings 
and events: 
 Islands Trust Policy Statement Open House; 
 Webinar Series https://watershedsentinel.ca/articles/fracking-bc-report-from-the-
people-webinar-series/ ; 
 Elder Cedar and Coats Millstone Park Management Review Planning; 
 Trust Programs Committee (TPC); 
 TC next week; 
 Regional Planning Committee (RPC); and 
 Select committee on Governance Review. 
3.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Rogers reported the following:  
 TC March 9 – 11, 2021, noted Agenda items on Policy Statement Amendment 
Project and Financial Planning Committee (FPC) Recommended 2021/22 Budget; 
and 
 Islands Trust Policy Statement Open House. 
3.3 Electoral Area Director's Report 
Vanessa Craig’s, Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) Electoral Area B noted the 
following: 
 Alternate approval process is complete and one electric vehicle charging station ear 
marked for Huxley Park on Gabriola, a motion was put forward to consider user pay 
from the onset; 
 Grant for Wildflower Resiliency Plan and fuel management issues regar

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