Galiano Island
Southern Gulf Islands · Islands Trust Local Trust Area
Galiano Island has its own site
Visit galianotown.org → for public records and the petition to make Galiano Island a town.
A long, narrow Southern Gulf Island with extensive forest lands and its own Local Trust Committee.
Current trustees
- Timothy Peterson — Chair
- Ben Mabberley — Trustee
- Lisa Gauvreau — Trustee
Past trustee elections
2022: Galiano Islands Trust councillor election
2 seats available
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Gauvreau | 515 | Elected |
| Ben Mabberley | 447 | Elected |
Source: CivicInfo BC 2022 Local Election Results
CivicInfo elected-official report verifies elected trustees and vote totals. Non-elected/opponent rows are pending a separate official results source before publication.
The archive
343 Islands Trust meeting documents on record. Each links to its exact source.
- Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (2026-08-25)
- Galiano Island LTC agenda package — GL-LTC_2021-07-05_AGD_PKG_REVISED.pdf (2026-06-24)
- Galiano Island LTC agenda package — GL-LTC_SM_2022-07-16_AGD_PKG_REVISED.pdf (2026-06-24)
- Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (2026-06-09)
- Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Agenda (2026-06-09)
- Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Agenda (2026-02-10)
- Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (2026-02-10)
- Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Agenda Addendum (2025-12-09)
- Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (2025-12-09)
- Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Agenda (2025-12-09)
- Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Agenda (2025-10-14)
- Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Minutes (2025-10-14)
Documented examples
- Thirty Years in Court, Seven Years to Yes — Galiano Island's experience under the Islands Trust is not a story of an agency losing in court — it is a story of process: a forest-zoning rule litigated across three decades, a community-backed affordable housing project that took seven years from first application to title transfer, and an enforcement system of three staff for an entire archipelago. The record suggests a governance layer that is slow and litigation-prone even when it ultimately wins.