Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
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Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
November 10, 2016 
Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre 
476 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
 
Members Present Laura Busheikin, Chair 
Melanie Mamoser, Local Trustee 
Heather O'Sullivan, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present 
 
 
 
 
 
Others Present 
 
Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
Teresa Rittemann, Planner 1 
Rob Milne, Island Planner (by telephone) 
Ann Kjerulf, Regional Planning Manager 
Lisa Millard, Recorder 
 
There were approximately 30 members of the public and 1 
member of the media present 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Busheikin called the meeting to order at 10:15 am.  She acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The following additions and changes to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 
9.2 Late Correspondence dated November 8, 2016 received from Wilf Caron 
regarding Ocean Dumping at Five Fingers Island 
10.1 GB-DVP-2016.1 Skinner to follow Item 7.1 
10.4 GB-RZ-2016.1 Potlach Properties and Pilot Bay Holdings to follow Item 10.1 
14.1 Gabriola Elementary School/SFU Partnership Grant to follow Item 10.4 
10.3 GB-DVP-2016.2 and GB.DVP-2016.5 Mid Island Co-op to follow Item 14.1 
10.2 GB-DVP-2016.4 Smith-Architrave (Arbutus Home Building Centre) to follow Item 
10.3 
12.2 Housing Options Review Project – Staff Report was deferred to a future 
meeting. 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Wilf Caron made the following comments: 
 The October 26, 2016 issue of the Nanaimo News Bulletin published a Legal Notice 
of Intent to dredge in the Nanaimo estuary. 

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 The permit allows for 30,000 tonnes of waste to be dumped.  One of the dumping 
sites will be Five Fingers Island. This will have a negative impact to the marine 
environment around Gabriola.   
 He is seeking support amongst several agencies to address the issue.   
 
Andrew Deggan made the following comments regarding the Potlach proposal:  
 Owners of domestic wells are exempt from licencing regulations but are encouraged 
to register their well with the Ministry.  
 When a new well is dug the surrounding wells are protected. 
 The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) has issued a statement that they do not 
endorse the use of ground water as potable water due to a lack of applicable health 
guidelines.   
 Islands Trust should not propose that new houses use cisterns or rain water 
collection as these methods of collection could result in the consumption of 
unpotable water. 
 
Jacinthe Eastwick provided a written statement and made the following comments 
regarding the Potlach proposal: 
 There is a parcel of land located behind the Medical Clinic zoned Forestry that ha

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