Trust Council Regular Meeting Minutes

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Islands Trust Council Minutes of Meeting – March 2012 Page 1 
 
 
Islands Trust Council 
Minutes of Quarterly Meeting 
March 6-8, 2012 
Gabriola Island, BC 
 
 
 
 
 
Present: 
 
Executive Committee:     Sheila Malcolmson, Chair (Gabriola) 
Peter Luckham, Vice Chair (Thetis) 
    David Graham, Vice Chair (Denman)  
Ken Hancock, Vice Chair (North Pender) 
 
Local Trustees:   Laura Busheikin, Denman 
    David Graham, Denman  
    Gisele Rudischer, Gabriola 
    Louise Decario, Galiano 
    Sandy Pottle, Galiano 
    Kate-Louise Stamford, Gambier 
    Jan Hagedorn, Gambier 
    Alex Allen, Hornby 
    Tony Law, Hornby 
    Peter Johnston, Lasqueti  
    Susan Ann Morrison, Lasqueti 
    Brian Crumblehulme, Mayne 
    Jeanine Dodds, Mayne 
    Gary Steeves, North Pender 
    George Grams, Salt Spring 
    Peter Grove, Salt Spring 
Pam Janszen, Saturna 
    Mike Jones, South Pender 
    Liz Montague, South Pender 
    Sue French, Thetis 
 
Municipal Trustees:  Wolfgang Duntz, Bowen 
    Andrew Stone, Bowen 
 
Staff:        Linda Adams, Chief Administrative Officer 
    Lisa Gordon, Director, Trust Area Services 
    David Marlor, Director, Local Planning Services 
    Cindy Shelest, Director, Administrative Services 
    Marie Smith, Executive Coordinator 
    Carmen Thiel, Manager, Legislative Services 
 
Regrets:    Paul Brent, Saturna 
 
 

Islands Trust Council Minutes of Meeting – March 2012 Page 2 
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012 
 
Call to Order/Notice of New Items 
 
The meeting was called to order at 12:50 p.m.   Twenty-five members of the Islands Trust Council were 
present.  Regrets:   Paul Brent, Saturna 
 
Chair Sheila Malcolmson welcomed everyone to the March 2012 Islands Trust Council meeting and 
acknowledged that the meeting was being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
 
Community Presentation - Gabriola Rescue of Wildlife Society (GROWLS) 
 
Members of the Gabriola Rescue of Wildlife Society (GROWLS) provided a presentation to Council 
members about their society and its mandate - to rescue ill, injured or disabled wildlife and the preservation 
of natural wildlife habitat on Gabriola Island.   
 
A.      Local Planning Session 
 
Riparian Areas Regulation Update 
 
Andy Witt, Manager, Habitat Management, Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 
spoke to Council about the Riparian Areas Regulation, providing background information and an overview 
of the legislation, its applicability, and the roles and obligations of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 
the Ministry, local governments and land owners. He also presented examples of how local governments 
have become compliant with the Riparian Areas Regulation and noted that an "implementation guide" with 
examples is available from the Ministry website. 
 
Team Meetings 
 
Team meetings were held with trustees and senior planning staff to review regional issues of the respective 
Northern, Southern and Salt Spring planning teams. 
 
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