Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Island Local Trust Committee  
Regular Business Meeting Minutes 
October 5, 2015  ADOPTED Page 1 of 9 
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
October 5, 2015 
Galiano South Community Hall 
141 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Laura Busheikin, Chair 
Sandy Pottle, Local Trustee 
George Harris, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
Kim Farris, Acting Planner 2 
David Millership, Recorder 
  
Public and Media 
Present: 
There were 17 members of the public present and no media 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Busheikin called the meeting to order at 12:30 pm.  Introductions were made and 
she acknowledged that the meeting was being held in traditional territory of the Coast 
Salish First Nations. 
 
Trustee Pottle spoke to the passing of Ken Millard, Founding Director of the Galiano 
Conservancy Association and receiver of two Community Stewardship Awards. She 
expressed condolences and stated that a Celebration of Life would take place on 
October 11, 2015 at 1 pm at the Galiano Learning Centre.  
 
Chair Busheikin expressed condolences to Mr. Millard’s family and all community 
members who worked with him and valued him.  
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 
 Added item 13.1 – Northern Development Initiative Trust  
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Brian Russell spoke to item 9.1 on behalf of the Galiano Golf and Country Club, which 
is a not for profit business and offers a life safety Automatic External Defibrillator (AET) 
for emergency usage. He stated concern regarding signage regulations and related 
Bylaw Enforcement (BE) and asked the Local Trust Committee (LTC) for guidance. 
 
 
 
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Galiano Island Local Trust Committee  
Regular Business Meeting Minutes 
October 5, 2015  ADOPTED Page 2 of 9 
There was some discussion regarding the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure 
(MoTI) signage program and process, BE and addressing this issue further under item 
9.1.  
  
Debbie Holmes stated support for policy being introduced to the Official Community 
Plan (OCP) specifying that all decisions, which affect or might affect the supply of 
groundwater, must comply with the BC Water Act or its successor the Water 
Sustainability Act. 
 
Bowie Keefer spoke to his GL-RZ-2013.1 (Landworks) application and stated that: he 
and his wife Anna are fine with both the proposed covenant and the one that was 
presented at Public Hearing (PH); he has only ever represented himself in this process 
and would like the LTC to consider his covenant as one off, not an F3 template for the 
community; and Galiano’s public and private forests are neglected and need to be 
managed.  
 
Roger Pettit asked if Beacon Wireless is on the agenda.  
 
Chair Busheikin referred Mr. Pettit to item 13.1, whic

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