Thetis LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED
 
Thetis Island ADOPTED 1 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
April 18, 2017 
 
Thetis Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
April 18, 2017 
Thetis Island Community Centre (Forbes Hall) 
North Cove Road, Thetis Island, BC 
 
Members Present Susan Morrison, Chair 
Peter Luckham, Local Trustee 
Ken Hunter, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present Marnie Eggen, Island Planner 
Janice Young, Recorder 
 
Others Present Mel Dorey, Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) Director, 
Area G and approximately sixteen (16) members of the public. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Morrison called the meeting to order at 9:30 am. She acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations, 
introduced the Staff, Trustees and Regional District Director and welcomed the public. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The following changes to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
12.8 To be moved to the beginning of the agenda 
13.2 To follow Item 6. Minutes 
 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
 The following points were made: 
 Chair Morrison reminded members of the public that the Burning Bylaw is a CVRD 
issue, not an Islands Trust issue and that concern regarding CVRD bylaws should be 
addressed at a CVRD meeting. 
 A community meeting regarding the CVRD Burning Bylaw issue is needed. 
 Education regarding the Bylaw is very important. 
 Rural areas like Thetis Island are dependent on wood heating because natural gas is 
unavailable and hydro is expensive and unavailable during power outages. 
 Representatives from the Thetis Island Improvement District (TIID) and Thetis Island 
Residents and Ratepayers Association (TIRRA) offered assistance to organize a 
CVRD meeting on Thetis to present Burning Bylaw No. 3716 to the Thetis Island 
community. 
 Fire Chief Jeannine Caldbeck reported that since April 1, 2017, eighty-three (83) fire 
permits have been given out in compliance with Thetis Island Volunteer Fire 
Department (TIVFD) Regulations. 

ADOPTED
 
Thetis Island ADOPTED 2 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
April 18, 2017 
4. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING – None 
 
5. PUBLIC HEARING – None 
 
6. MINUTES 
 
6.1 Local Trust Committee Minutes dated February 21, 2017 for adoption 
 
The following amendments to the minutes were presented for consideration: 
 
Page 1, Item 3. Town Hall and Questions: third bullet, third line down change 
“TUPs are valid for two years” to “TUPs are valid for three years”. 
 
Page 1, Item 3. Town Hall and Questions:  fourth bullet, fourth line down 
change “would like” to “may”. 
 
Page 3, Resolution TH-2017-003: change last words to “and none were in 
favour.” 
 
By general consent the minutes were adopted as amended. 
 
6.2 Local Trust Committee Special Meeting Minutes dated February 27, 2017 
for adoption 
 
The following amendment to the minutes was presented for consideration: 
 
Page 3, Item 4.1.2 

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