Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Gabriola LTC Minutes ADOPTED 1 
January 22, 2015 
 
Gabriola Island 
Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
 
 
Date of Meeting: Thursday, January 22, 2015 
Location:  Women’s Institute 
476 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Laura Busheikin, Chair 
Melanie Mamoser, Local Trustee 
Heather Nicholas, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present:  Courtney Simpson, Planning Manager 
Aleksandra Brzozowski, Island Planner 
Theresa Ritteman, Island Planner 
Karin Kronstal, Island Planner 
Jessie Sherk, Recorder 
 
Media and Others  Howard Houle, Regional Director 
One (1) member of the local media and  
Twenty-five (25) members of the public were in attendance. 
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Busheikin called the meeting to order at 10:16 am. Staff and trustees were 
introduced and the public was welcomed. She acknowledged that the meeting was being 
held in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.  Chair Busheikin noted 
that her goal was to contribute to meetings that are respectful and lively, with a diversity 
of opinion and expression; constructive, efficient, and legislatively correct. 
 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 
 9.1 Letter from Penny Sidor dated November 14, 2014 
 10.2.2 Letter regarding Development Variance Permit application 
 11.1.2 Email from Karin Kronstal 
 11.1.3 Email from The Nature Trust of BC 
 13.6 Regular Local Trust Committee meeting on Mudge Island – for discussion 
 13.7 Advertising Regular Local Trust Committee meetings – for discussion 
 
By general consent, the agenda was approved, as amended. 
 
 
 

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January 22, 2015 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Chris Bowers spoke on behalf of Bridge Free Salish Sea. She stated that the Gabriola 
and Mudge Island Official Community Plans (OCPs) and the Islands Trust Policy 
Statement do not support fixed links to the trust islands; however, a feasibility study on a 
bridge is being conducted. Bowers requested that that Trustee Mamoser and Chair 
Busheikin sign a petition against the bridge (Trustee Nicholas had already signed) and 
that the Local Trust Committee send a letter to Todd Stone supporting the petition.  
 
Regional Director Howard Houle addressed Gabriola’s Draft housekeeping Bylaw No. 
278, stating that if densities are moved there could be severe financial implications for 
both The Nature Trust and the Regional District of Nanaimo. In regards to Cox 
Community Park, he noted that he does not believe that the community has been asked 
whether they would like the densities to go to an affordable housing density bank or to 
leave them there and allow the Regional District of Nanaimo to leverage them for more 
parkland.  He then discussed a piece of land identified as BIT77409 near Drumbeg Park, 
stating that there has been some question whether it is a park or Crown land. He noted 
that is being looked into. 
 

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