Gambier Land Use Planning Information Sheet

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The Environment
The Economy
The People
GAMBIER ISLAND - LOCAL TRUST AREA
Relevant land use planning information for Gambier Island and 36 associated islands
including: Keats, Anvil, Bowyer, Passage, and North and South Thormanby Islands
Revised January 2015
• 98 square kilometers in area
• 202 km of coastline over Gambier Island and 
36 associated islands
• Species at Risk: Slimleaf onion, Double- crest-
ed cormorant, Stellar sea lions etc. *Source: 
Islands Trust Fund Regional Conservation Plan 2011-2015
• 5,108 hectares of Sensitive Ecosystems (52% 
of the Local Trust Area), especially mature 
forest ecosystems
• Zoned land: 35.6% residential, 47% com-
munity, 17% resource, 0.4% commercial/
industrial
Population: 274 (in 2006) and 250 (in 2011)
Total number of persons in private households: 245
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households: 60
Total number of children under 15: 15
*Source: 2011 Census Data
73% of private land owned by non-resident property owners (2009)
*Source: Islands Trust Fund Regional Conservation Plan 2011-2015
Traditional territory of the Squamish, Shíshálh, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations
• Within the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD)
• Business licenses not required in the Gambier Island Local Trust Area
• 21 parcels within the Agricultural Land Reserve
• # of Building permits issued in: 2014: 20 2013: 31
                 2012: 31 2011: 42
• Tourism opportunties related to: kayaking, recreation trails, hunting etc.
• There are 5 youth camps in the LTA:
    Gambier Island:  Latona, Fircom, and Artaban
    Keats Island:    Keats Camp, Barnabas
• 1612 hectares protected 
(16.6% of the Local Trust 
Area)
Registered Covenants
3 Nature Reserves
0 NAPTEP Covenants
0 Conservation Covenants

Key Documents
The Housing
The Transportation
Revised January 2015
GAMBIER ISLAND - LOCAL TRUST AREA
Relevant land use planning information for Gambier Island and 36 associated islands
including: Keats, Anvil, Bowyer, Passage, and North and South Thormanby Islands
130 occupied private dwellings (96% single-detached homes)
• 1-person households = 36%
• 2-person households = 46%
• 3+ person households = 18%
Associated secondary dwellings, sleeping cabins, accessory cottages, commercial 
visitor accommodation, bed & breakfasts, temporary overnight accommodations, 
and specific home occupations may or may not be permitted - refer to the appro-
priate Land Use Bylaw for the specific island in question
Building Permits and inspections by the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD)
Bylaws:
Gambier Island
Official Community Plan (No. 73)
*Includes Development Permit Areas for 
Watershed and Streamside 
Protection, Shoreline Protection (Brigade Bay 
Area), and other Enhancement Areas
Land Use Bylaw (No. 86)
Keats Island
Official Community Plan (No. 77)
Land Use Bylaw (No. 78)
Ferry (Water Taxi) Service:
• Independently operated by Kona Winds Yacht Charters Ltd. on behalf of BC Ferries
• Runs to Gambier Island (New Bright

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