Letter Supporting Bus Service Denman Island

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February 7, 2020 File Number: DE-6410-03  
 
Via email: otterpointstudio@gmail.com 
 
Keith Porteous 
The Wrong Bus 
Denman Island, BC  V0R 1T0 
 
Re: Letter of support for a bus service on Denman Island 
 
To Whom It May Concern, 
 
I am writing to express the Denman Island Local Trust Committee’s support for a bus service on the 
Island. The Denman Island Local Trust Committee is the local land use planning authority and is part of 
the Islands Trust, a regional council for the islands in the Salish Sea, mandated to preserve and protect 
the islands, their unique amenities, and their environment.  
 
The Local Trust Committee does not have jurisdiction over transportation directly, but considers 
community transportation needs and environmental impacts of transportation in all we do.  
 
There are multiple policies in our Official Community Plan that point to support for a local bus service: 
 
From the OCP Vision Statement:  
We accept the challenge of adapting to climate change and will alter our lifestyles to 
live more lightly on the land and to substantially reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. 
 
Our roads will increasingly be utilized by pedestrians, bicycles, horses and shared, 
alternately-powered vehicles moving at an appropriate speed. 
 
From Section C4—Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: 
Objective 1 To establish the importance of energy efficiency, energy security, greenhouse gas 
emissions reduction and carbon cycling in land use, site planning, building design and 
transportation 
 
Objective 3 To work with other agencies, stakeholders and the community to achieve energy 
conservation and greenhouse gas emissions reduction 
 
Objective 4 To support actions to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to the impacts of 
climate change in land use decision-making 

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Policy 11 Residents are encouraged to limit the use of fossil-fuel burning engines or generators 
and to use alternative energy sources where possible. 
 
Policy 13e The Local Trust Committee should work with the Province and Comox Valley Regional 
District on improving transit options for Denman Island. While it is recognized that 
current population and travel patterns may not warrant a traditional transit system, the 
availability of public transit at Buckley Bay could be expanded, as could low-intensity 
transit solutions for Denman Island.  
 
From Section D2—Transportation and Utilities: 
Objective 1:  To minimize the negative environmental and social impacts of land and water 
transportation 
 
Objective 2:  To maximize local control of transportation policies and to make t

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