North Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Special Meeting  
October 26, 2015  ADOPTED Page 1 of 4 
 
 
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
October 26, 2015 
Pender Island Community Hall 
4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, North Pender Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Dianne Barber, Local Trustee 
Derek Masselink, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: Justine Starke, Island Planner 
Shannon McConchie, Recorder 
  
Regrets: George Grams, Chair 
  
Public Present: There were eleven (11) invited representatives and two (2) 
members of the pubic 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Trustee Masselink, acting as Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:01 am.  It was 
acknowledged that the meeting was being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish 
First Nations. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
3. AGE FRIENDLY PENDER PRELIMINARY PARTNERSHIP MEETING 
 
Planner Starke welcomed the participants and gave an overview of the meeting’s goals 
and the project’s overall position. She invited the participants to introduce themselves in 
turn.  
 
3.1 Presentation of Highlights of the Draft Age Friendly Plan 
 
3.1.1 James van Hemert - Consultant for the Age Friendly Plan 
 
A document was provided to the participants and, with reference to this 
document, Mr. van Hemert gave the following overview of the project: 
 
 Highlights of the meetings and workshops that had been held to 
date; 
 Acknowledging the interviews conducted with key community 
members and agency representatives to explore needs and 
opportunities for partnership; 
 Reviewing the action items and their relation to the World Health 
Organization’s Guidelines for Age Friendly Communities; 
 
 
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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Special Meeting  
October 26, 2015  ADOPTED Page 2 of 4 
 
 
 Opportunities for keeping this plan alive and relevant.  
 
Mr. van Hemert also acknowledged the limited mandate of the Local Trust 
Committee (LTC) and the importance of partnerships in light of this 
challenge. 
 
3.2 Mobility 
 
Community Bus 
 
Andrea Mills, community support worker, provided an overview of the community 
bus initiative and the progress of that project. During her presentation she 
addressed the following: 
 
 The project’s benefits for seniors, the environment, the tourism industry, 
and the community as a whole; 
 Proposed funding opportunities, bus routes, and schedule; 
 The purpose of the pilot phase of the project and the ongoing 
expectations beyond that phase. 
 
Niall Parker, Moving Around Pender provided an overview of community 
transportation solutions that are being used on other Gulf Islands and spoke 
about the opportunities for the Southern Gulf Islands to work together.  
 
A discussion was held among participants regarding evidence of community 
support for this initiative, suggestions for funding sources, 

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