Gambier LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
January 31, 2019 
 
Gambier Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
Date: 
Location: 
January 31, 2019 
John Braithwaite Community Centre 
145 West 1st Street 
North Vancouver, BC 
 
Members Present: Sue Ellen Fast, Chair 
Dan Rogers, Local Trustee 
Kate-Louise Stamford, Local Trustee 
Staff Present: Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
Jaime Dubyna, Planner 1 
Diane Corbett, Recorder 
 
Also Present: Members of the Public – 4  
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 10:30 am.  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 offered introductory and explanatory 
remarks about the composition and structure of Islands Trust. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following addition to the agenda was presented for consideration: 
 10.3 Advocacy Request for New Brighton Dock 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
3. TOWN HALL  
Al Dierks of North Vancouver inquired about the organization of Islands Trust. 
The Chair referred him to the Islands Trust website.  She described the geographic expanse of 
the Trust, and noted that Islands Trust only addresses land use, including rezoning, subdivision, 
environmental and ecosystem protection. With thirteen Local Trust Areas (LTA), there are 
twenty-six trustees, two per LTA. There are around 45 to 50 employees in three different offices. 
The Local Trust Committees serve the Islands Trust mandate, directed by the Province through 
the Islands Trust Act. The region is protected and is set aside for nature, recreation, beauty, 
wildlife, water, ecological services and living sustainably. 

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Robert Williams, Eastbourne Keats Island, announced he was here to hear about the Shoreline 
Protection Committee. He reported he is involved with the Keats fire equipment group and 
inquired about issues of infrastructure on the island provided by the Regional District. 
Trustee Rogers responded that he has tried to get improvements. The Local Trust Committee 
(LTC) has a protocol with the Regional District to meet from time to time. Local Trustees can 
bring items to the attention of the Regional Director.  Trustee Rogers urged the speaker to talk 
to the Area F Director about such issues. 
Mr. Williams noted that there were maintenance items on the dock that had not been attended 
to. He perceived (as did others on Keats, he noted) that generally Keats does not get its tax 
dollars (no paved roads, no sewer, no school) and thought increased spending on a few items on 
Keats would be appropriate. 
Trustee Rogers announced he would be happy to speak with members of the community 
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