Gambier LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
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Gambier Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
Date: 
Location: 
November 21, 2019 
Delbrook Community Centre 
Oak Room 
851 West Queens Road 
North Vancouver, BC  
 
Members Present: Sue Ellen Fast, Chair 
Dan Rogers, Local Trustee 
Kate-Louise Stamford, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: 
 
 
Also Present: 
Jaime Dubyna, Planner 2 (via telephone) 
Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner (via telephone) 
 
Diane Corbett, Recorder 
Members of the Public – 4 in person plus 4 by telephone 
 
 
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 Fast called the meeting to order at 4:44 pm.  She acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
Chair Fast introduced trustees and staff in attendance and noted the Island Planners were 
attending from Gabriola Island via telephone. 
The Chair referred to rules of conduct for the meeting, provided for reference. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 7.3 Bylaw No. 148 (OCP RAR) – for adoption 
 7.4 Bylaw No. 149 (LUB RAR) – for adoption  
 11.7 Crown tenure application on Anvil Island  
 11.8 Update regarding New Brighton dock 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
3. REPORTS 
3.1 Trustee Reports 
Trustee Rogers reported on the following: 
 Attended an event on November 19 celebrating preparation of the submission for 
the Atl’ka7tsem / Howe Sound Biosphere Region Initiative 
(https://www.howesoundbri.org), four years in the making. Project lead Ruth 

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Simons along with Squamish Nation Councillor Joyce Williams will be travelling to 
Ottawa to submit the application in early December. It could take a year and a half 
to learn about whether the project is accepted. 
 On November 19 Gambier Island Local Trust Committee (LTC) members attended a 
protocol meeting with the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors, along 
with senior staff of the SCRD and Islands Trust, regarding issues of common 
concern; topics included docks, waste removal, island clean ups, and applications for 
funding from the SCRD.  It was an opportunity to explain in detail how Islands Trust 
operates and its services. The LTC will be working with them on dock infrastructure. 
 It appears there might be a cougar back on Keats; if so, he planned to send out a 
notice to islanders. 
 He expressed thanks to all the people from Keats who have volunteered their time 
to work on the Keats Island Shoreline Protection Project, and noted the group is 
making progress, with good discussions crystallizing around what is important.  
 On October 26, Trustees Rogers and Stamford, SCRD Area F Director Mark Hiltz and 
SCR

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