Gambier LTC Special Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
· Gambier Island · Meeting Documents · 2026
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Topics: Aquaculture & shellfish · Climate & environment · First Nations & reconciliation · Forestry & trees · Marine & foreshore · Transportation & ferries — our classification, not the Trust's.
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--- OCR PAGE 1: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/gambier-ltc-special-meeting-minutes-draft-2/ --- DRAFT Islands Trust Gambier Island Local Trust Committee Minutes of Special Meeting Date: August 4, 2026 Location: Gambier Island Community Centre Andy’s Bay Road, Gambier Island, BC Members Present: Laura Patrick, Chair Kate-Louise Stamford, Trustee Joe Bernardo, Trustee (electronic) Staff Present: Shalini Nakai, Planning Team Assistant Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner Dede MacLean, Office Administrative Assistant (electronic) Diane Corbett, Recorder (electronic) Others Present: There were approximately 25 members of the public in attendance. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Patrick called the meeting to order at 3:00 pm. 2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Chair Patrick acknowledged that the meeting was being held on territory that has been home to Indigenous people since time immemorial, and whose connection to and stewardship of the lands and waters of the Gambier Keats Local Trust Area continues to this day. Chair Patrick introduced Trustees and staff in attendance and noted this is the second of three Community Information Meetings to consider proposed Shoreline Development Permit Area (DPA) guidelines for Gambier Island with the same information being shared at each meeting. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 4. TRUSTEE OPENING REMARKS Trustee Stamford noted the interest and care the community members had been demonstrating to bring conversations about the land use and livability, shoreline health, and long-term stewardship on Gambier Island and that the proposed Development Permit Area guidelines being discussed spoke to themes on protecting sensitive coastal ecosystems, planning for climate change impacts, managing development in hazardous Gambier Island DRAFT 1 Local Trust Committee Special Meeting Minutes August 4, 2026 --- OCR PAGE 2: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/gambier-ltc-special-meeting-minutes-draft-2/ --- DRAFT areas, ensuring that shoreline activities respect natural processes and the character of Gambier Island, are rooted in Islands Trust’s core purpose to preserve and protect the unique amenities and environment of the Islands Trust Area, and support provincial requirements to identify and manage environmentally sensitive and hazard-prone lands. 5. GAMBIER ISLAND DRAFT SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA PRESENTATION The Planner provided information on the Draft Shoreline Development Permit Area, including the timeline for public engagements, and how a Development Permit Area could work if adopted. No decisions on this subject would be being made at this meeting or imminently. Points from the presentation included: • In 2022, community engagement resulted in recommendations to the Local Trust Committee regarding moving forward with an Official Community Plan Review and Land Use
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