Thetis LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED
 
Thetis Island ADOPTED 1 
Local Trust Committee  
Special Meeting Minutes 
April 25, 2017 
 
Thetis Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
April 25, 2017 
Beban Park Social Centre, Meeting Room 3 
2300 Bowen Road 
Nanaimo, BC  V9R 1Z7 
 
Members Present Susan Morrison, Chair 
Peter Luckham, Local Trustee 
Ken Hunter, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present 
 
 
 
Others Present 
Ann Kjerulf, Regional Planning Manager 
Marnie Eggen, Island Planner 
Janice Young, Recorder 
 
Linda Aidnell and Gary Drouillard from Lyackson First Nation 
(arrived during the Public Hearing), 
Greg Raymond from Hardy Island Granite Quarries Ltd. and 
approximately eleven (11) members of the public. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Morrison called the meeting to order at 1:02 pm.  She acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations, welcomed 
members of the public and introduced Trustees and Staff. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The following addition to the agenda was presented for consideration: 
 
4.3 Consideration of 2
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 reading. 
 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
 
3. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
Proposed Land use Bylaw 98 TH-RZ-2015.2 - Hardy Island Granite Quarries Ltd. 
 
3.1 Presentation by Island Planner Eggen 
 
Planner Eggen explained that the purpose of the Community Information Meeting 
is to provide an overview of the bylaw amendment process, an overview of the 
proposed bylaw amendment, and to ensure that residents and property owners 
have an opportunity to ask questions and seek clarity prior to the Public Hearing. 
 
  

ADOPTED
 
Thetis Island ADOPTED 2 
Local Trust Committee  
Special Meeting Minutes 
April 25, 2017 
Planner Eggen then conducted a Power Point presentation that included the 
following: 
 The status of the application and the process undertaken to date, including 
the agency and First Nation referral responses and public submissions 
received. 
 Information about the proposed rezoning application and background 
including the fact that the existing quarry permit is now expired and that the 
applicant is in the process of applying for a 7 year quarry permit. 
 A review of the proposed Bylaw Amendment No. 98 from Marine 
Conservation (W1) to Marine Barge Facility (W7) to allow barges to be loaded 
and unloaded. 
 A summary of applicable Islands Trust and Valdes Rural Land Use Policies 
and that the application can be viewed on the Island’s Trust website. 
 
3.2 Public Question & Answer Session 
 
 There was a request to provide clarification between federal, provincial, and 
regional jurisdiction, and clarification of the zoning and regulations.  
o Planner Eggen explained that First Nation Reserve Lands are under 
federal jurisdiction and end at the high water mark or, as it's also called, 
the present natural boundary. The use of the foreshore requires proper 
zoning and a provincial licence of occupation. 
 
 Concerns wer

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