Ballenas Winchelsea Land Use Information Sheet

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The Islands
Other Info
The Environment
BALLENAS-WINCHELSEA - LOCAL TRUST A
REA
Relevant land use planning information for the 19 islands, islets, and rocks
that make up the Ballenas-
Winchelsea archipelago
Revised April 2016
• 1.2 square kilometers in area
• 29 km of coastline in the archipelago
• 23 hectares protected (13% of the LTA)
• First settled by the Coast Salish people and 
the archipelago is within the traditional 
territories of the Nanoose, Cowichan, Ha-
lalt, Lake Cowichan, Lyackson, Penelakut, 
Qualicum, Chemainus, We Wai Kai, and 
K’omoks First Nations
*Note: No Census Data exists for this Local Trust Area...
Several occurrences of endangered species 
and ecosystems exist in the Archipelago:
• Many Garry oak-Arbutus communities
• Shore Pine – Cladina – Kinnikinnick 
plants
• The very rare Water-plantain buttercup 
has also been identified on East Ballenas 
Island
• Within Electoral Area A of the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) 
• There are currently no Building Permits or inspections
• Accessed via private boat, water taxi, or float plane only
• Residential buildings exist on inhabited Mistaken Island, and there is a cabin 
on South Winchelsea, owned by the Land Conservancy of British Columbia
• A portion of the LTA is crown land leased to the Department of National De-
fence for the Experimental and Test Ranges known as “Whiskey Golf”
• Business licenses not required in Ballenas-Winchelsea Local Trust Area
• Registered Covenants: 
           0 Nature Reserves, 0 NAPTEP Covenants, and 1 Conservation Covenant
Bylaws:
Official Community Plan (No. 27) 
*Includes a Shoreline Development 
Permit Area and 
Land Use Bylaw (No. 28)
Zoning: 
35% residential, 65% community, 
0% resource, 0% commercial/industrial
The Archipelago is made up of:
• Ada Islands (East, North, & West)
• Amelia Island
• Ballenas Island (West & South)
• Douglas Island
• Gerald Island
• Maude Island
• Mistaken Island
• Ruth Island
• Southey Island
• Wallis Island
• Winchelsea Islands (A,B,C & D)
• Yeo Island (East & West)

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