Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Gabriola Island ADOPTED 1 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
October 22, 2020 
 
Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
October 22, 2020 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Dan Rogers, Chair 
 Kees Langereis, Local Trustee 
 Scott Colbourne, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Heather Kauer, Regional Planning Manager 
 Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
 Jaime Dubyna, Planner 2 
 Nadine Mourao, Recorder 
 
Others Present: 
 
There were approximately twenty (20) 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/amendments to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 Add 5.3 Gabriola Island Advisory Planning Commission (APC) Protocol for Siting of New 
Antenna Systems; and 
 Add 11.2 Regional District Nanaimo and Natures Trust meeting. 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
By general consent the meeting was recessed at 10:50 am and reconvened at 10:57 am. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Colbourne reported his attendance at the following meetings and events: 
 Trust Programs Committee (TPC); 
 Meeting with Harold Joe, recommended ‘Dust ‘n Bones’ documentary; 
 Snuneymuxw First Nations meeting; 
 Land-based Intergenerational Simon Fraser University (SFU) Project webinar; 
 Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) webinars; 

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 Gabriola Agriculture Co-op Annual General Meeting; 
 Gabriola joined Trees 4 Tomorrow program to restore the Coastal Douglas Fir 
ecosystems; and 
 Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting. 
Trustee Langereis reported his attendance at the following meetings and events: 
 Trust Council (TC); 
 Regional Planning Committee (RPC); 
 Rainwater Harvesting webinar from Climate Action Speaker Series: 
o Ecosystem-Based Adaptation, October 27, 2020; 
o Eelgrass: A Climate Hero, November 24, 2020; 
o All are welcome to attend and can register at the Islands Trust Website 
(http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca/trust- council/projects/stewardship-education-
program/); 
 Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) and Nature Trust meeting; and 
 TPC. 
3.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Rogers reported the following:  
 Executive Committee (EC) electronic meeting; 
 The journey we are on in reconciliation with indigenous people has taken many 
forms and new training starting soon regarding calls for justice of murdered and 
missing indigenous women; 
 Islands Trust Conservancy received Federal

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