Lasqueti LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
April 27, 2020 
 
Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
Date: 
Location: 
April 27, 2020 
Islands Trust Victoria Office Boardroom 
200-1627 Fort Street, Victoria, BC 
 
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair 
Peter Johnston, Local Trustee 
Timothy Peterson, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Heather Kauer, Regional Planning Manager 
Dave Olsen, Recorder 
  
Others Present:  Andrew Fall, qathet Regional Director 
 There were two (2) members of the public. 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 11:01 am. He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.  He explained that this is the first fully 
electronic meeting that has been held by this Local Trust Committee (LTC).  He introduced the 
Trustees and staff present online, via Zoom. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Johnston reported that Dana Lepofsky received funding for an archaeological 
project on Lasqueti. 
Trustee Peterson reported the following:  
 Attended a recent local government leadership conference in Vancouver; 
 Attended the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference virtually and recordings will be made 
available via the Internet soon; and 
 There was a joint statement made by various local Lasqueti officials requesting non-
essential travel to cease to the island. 
3.2 Chair's Report 
Chair Luckham reported the following:  
 Despite the fact that there have not been in-person meetings, the Executive Council 
has been meeting weekly in order to support staff and LTCs; 

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 New Orders-in-Council at the Provincial level regarding electronic meetings are 
imminent; 
 The Islands Trust is in a position to roll out electronic meetings quickly; 
 There was a collision of two freighters in Plumper Sound; 
 Attended all three Vancouver Island Health Authority meetings virtually last week; 
 Moving towards an electronic meeting for June 4 for Trust Council. 
3.3 Electoral Area Director's Report 
Director Fall reported the following: 
 qathet Regional District (qRD) has gone to electronic meetings; 
 Recently attended a Vancouver Island Regional Library virtual meeting with 40 other 
people; 
 Has been involved with the local response coordinator and continues to work on 
many aspects related to the pandemic, including increasing funding for the food 
bank, food access on the ferry and limiting the ferry passenger capacity to 20; 
 Put together a website with links to find information about the pandemic; 
 qRD has emergency information up and running on their website, qathet.ca; and 
 qRD records their meetings and provides publicly accessible links afterward. 
4. MINUTES 
4.1 Local Trust Committee Minutes dated February 24, 2020 - for adoption 
By general 

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