Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: May 14, 2020 
Location: Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Dan Rogers, Chair 
Scott Colbourne, Local Trustee 
Kees Langereis, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: Heather Kauer, Regional Planning Manager 
David Marlor, Local Planning Services Director 
Jaime Dubyna, Planner 2 
Ian Cox, Planner 1 
Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
 
Media and Others 
Present: 
Vanessa Craig, Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area Director for 
Area B - Gabriola Island, Mudge Island and DeCourcy Island 
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. 
Chair Rogers called the meeting to order at 10:32 am.  He welcomed everyone to the first 
electronic meeting of the Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee. He acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. Chair Rogers welcomed the 
public and introduced Trustees, Staff and Recorder.  
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
3. REPORTS 
 3.1 Trustee Reports 
 Trustee Langereis presented the following report: 
 Attended Sierra Club webinars on the following topics: Protection of Old Growth 
Forest Ecosystems and Resiliency in the Time of Climate Change; 
 Attended meetings with the Gabriola Emergency Response and Recovery 
Committee;  
 Attended meeting with Sustainable Gabriola; 
 Attended Trust Council on March 10-12, 2020 on Salt Spring Island; 
 Attended Trust Council electronic meeting on April 20, 2020; 

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 He encouraged members of the public to participate in the BC Centre for Disease 
Control COVID-19 survey. 
 
Trustee Colbourne presented the following report: 
 Working on removal of invasive species Daphne in the Gabriola Sands area; 
 Acknowledged Electoral Area Director Vanessa Craig for her work on the Gabriola 
Emergency Response and Recovery Committee. He spoke to the coordination 
between local governments and Gabriola Island residents during the COVID 
pandemic; 
 Gabriola Land and Trails Trust (GaLTT) is conducting broom removal and has 
requested broom to be removed from around the Gabriola Islands Trust office; 
 The People for a Healthy Community on Gabriola Society (PHC) is requesting 
members of the public to consider donating to the society to support the 
community during the response and recovery phase of the COVID pandemic.  
 3.2 Chair's Report 
  Chair Rogers presented the following report: 
 Attended Trust Council on March 10-12, 2020 on Salt Spring Island; 
 Attended Trust Council electronic meeting on April 20, 2020; 
 Acknowledged staff for work done to respond to the COVID pandemic and transiti

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