Oct 25, 2018 - Island Trustees Begin Four Year Term

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Bowen, Denman, Gabriola, Galiano, Gambier, Hornby, Lasqueti, Mayne, N. Pender, Salt Spring, Saturna, S. Pender, Thetis 
 
 
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October 25, 2018                                    2018-12-IT 
 
ISLAND TRUSTEES BEGIN FOUR YEAR TERM 
 
VICTORIA  Following local elections held on October 20
th
, 13 incumbents and 13 new trustees have now been 
confirmed as elected to the Islands Trust. 
 
Forty-three candidates, including 17 incumbents, submitted nomination papers for positions on twelve local trust 
committees and Bowen Island Municipal Council. In five of the local trust areas – Denman Island, Gambier Island, 
Lasqueti Island, North Pender Island, and Saturna Island – no ballots were cast as candidates were elected by 
acclamation in those areas.  
 
Like other communities in British Columbia, island communities elect their local government representatives every four 
years. Voters in each of the twelve local trust areas elect two trustees to serve on their Local Trust Committee and to 
represent their area on the regional Islands Trust Council. Local trustees serve a four-year term and make land use 
planning and regulatory decisions for their communities. They are responsible for decisions about official community 
plans, zoning and subdivision regulations and a variety of development applications.  
 
On Bowen Island, the community elected two municipal trustees at the same time they elected the Bowen Island 
Municipal Council. The municipal trustees represent Bowen Island on the Islands Trust Council.  
 
The Islands Trust Council has a provincial mandate to preserve and protect the Islands Trust Area and its unique 
amenities and environment for residents and all British Columbians. To carry out this mandate, it makes decisions about 
overall policy, staff resources and budget.  
 
The trustees will be officially sworn in at a ceremony on Tuesday, November 6 in Victoria. The inaugural Islands Trust 
Council meeting on November 7-8 in Victoria will be focused on orientation and elections to committees/Islands Trust 
Conservancy positions. The meeting schedule can be found here.  
 
The elected trustees are:  
 
Bowen Island Municipality 
Sue Ellen Fast+  
Michael Kaile 
 
Denman Island Trust Area 
Laura Busheikin+* 
David Critchley+* 
 
Gabriola Island Trust Area 
Scott Colbourne 
Kees Langereis 
 
Galiano Island Trust Area 
Tahirih Rockafella 
Jane Wolverton 
 
Gambier Island Trust Area 
Dan Rogers+* 
Kate-Louise Stamford+* 
 
Hornby Island Trust Area 
Alex Allen+ 
Tony Law+ 
 
Lasqueti Island Trust Area 
Peter Johnston* 
Timothy Peterson+* 
 
Mayne Island Trust Area 
Jeanine Dodds+ 
David Maude 
 
North Pender Island Trust Area 
Benjamin McConchie* 
Deb Morrison* 
 
  

 
Salt Spring Island Trust Are

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