North Pender LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee  
Minutes of a Special Meeting 
May 19, 2015 ADOPTED Page 1 of 7 
 
  
  
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
 
Location: 
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 (10:30 am) 
Pender Islands 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 
Zorah Staar, Recorder 
Lori Foster, Planning Team Assistant 
  
Regrets: George Grams, Chair 
Gary Holman, MLA Saanich North and the Islands 
 
Public and 
Media Present: 
There were approximately 35 members of the public present 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
The meeting was called to order at 10:38 am, by Trustee Masselink as Acting Chair.  He 
welcomed everyone to this workshop on age friendly (senior friendly) community 
planning.  This also benefitted other ages, and the sustainability of our community. 
 
Planner Starke said that the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee (LTC) initiated 
this project in the last term and it was advanced through a grant from the Union of BC 
Municipalities.  She commented that the LTC has the authority to make land use 
decisions such as improving parking standards in the Land Use Bylaw or 
requiring more accessibility be included in the guidelines of the Official 
Community Plan.  Ultimately, an age friendly plan will need to be implemented in 
partnership with a number of agencies and that is a major objective of this 
project. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
3. AGE FRIENDLY PENDER COMMUNITY WORKSHOP 
Capital Regional District (CRD) Director, David Howe of the Southern Gulf Islands 
Electoral Area was present and confirmed his support for age friendly island 
communities.  He introduced Judy Brownoff.  She is a CRD Director, Saanich Councillor, 
and a regional and national expert in this field. 
 
3.1. Age Friendly Presentations 
3.1.1. Judy Brownoff, Saanich Councillor, CRD Director 
 
 A D O P T E D 

 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee  
Minutes of a Special Meeting 
May 19, 2015 ADOPTED Page 2 of 7 
 
  
  
Judy Brownoff made comments on topics including the following: 
 The importance of celebrating and empowering all individuals as 
they age, and also valuing the many contributions of older people 
to our communities; 
 Saanich has specific policies and bylaws (e.g. an adaptable 
housing bylaw) to support seniors to live in their communities as 
long as possible; 
 Examples: age-friendly housing, parks, resting benches, 
community gardens, centres to cook and eat together (which were 
also teen centres), and with many initiatives having an inter-
generational aspect, and also being free; 
 Fire Department teaches fire or fall prevention, police teach abuse 
prevention; 
 Ministry of Health funding obtained to support a hub for aging 
plan; 
 Each Saanich Department had an age friendly lens

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