Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Island Local Trust Committee  
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
December 4, 2017 ADOPTED Page 1 of 8
  
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
December 4, 2017 
North Community Hall 
20925 Porlier Pass Road, Galiano Island, BC 
 
Members Present; Laura Busheikin, Chair 
Sandy Pottle, Local Trustee 
George Harris, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
Heather Martin, Recorder 
  
Public Present: There were approximately 20 members of the public in 
attendance. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Busheikin called the meeting to order at 12:32 p.m.  She acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.   
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
  
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 
12.2.1 Crystal Mountain GL-RZ-2014.1 Trust Fund Board Memorandum 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Kiyo Okuda, Special Advisory Planning Commission (SAPC) member, commented on 
the following: 
 his name was spelled incorrectly on page 57 of today’s agenda package; 
 he felt that notification was inadequate for the Telecommunications community  
information meeting resulting in low attendance and feedback; 
 he endorsed the “precautionary principle” and that it be reinstated; 
 that B.C. Hydro be investigated as to whether or not it can be regarded as a 
telecommunications carrier; 
 recent studies on how microwaves affect plants and trees could trigger Industry 
Canada’s mandate to promote environmental health. 
 
Stephen Rybak, Chair of the SAPC commented on the following aspects of the 
telecommunication strategy: 
 that the first line of page 70 should read “BC Centre for Disease Control”; 
 he felt the consultation and information process leading up to the October 17th 
community information meeting was inadequate; and 
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Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
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 that public consultation requirements proposed by the SAPC were removed by 
staff. 
 
Trustee Harris suggested it should be addressed.   
 
Chair Busheikin noted that Islands Trust, through its Local Planning Committee (LPC), is 
currently working on a model telecommunications strategy that would be adopted for all 
the islands. 
 
Stephen Rybak, Chair SAPC, said that the SAPC and the LPC consultant covered 
much of the same ground and he hopes the LTC will look at it. 
 
Joan Robertson noted that the issue of preferred locations is still unresolved, and that 
Galiano should be able to recommend locations. 
 
Louise Decario suggested delaying adoption of the Telecommunications Protocol until 
the LPC presents its findings. 
 
Trustee Pottle spoke to the complexity of the issue on Galiano. 
 
Chair Busheikin noted that this issue will be discussed later in the agenda. 
 
4. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
none 
 

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