Gambier Island
Howe Sound · Islands Trust Local Trust Area
Gambier Island has its own site
Visit gambiertown.org → — the ferry, the island lot by lot, every upcoming meeting, and the petition for Gambier Island to govern itself.
A largely roadless Howe Sound island with summer camps and recreation properties under its own Local Trust Committee.
Current trustees
Current trustee roster not yet imported for this Local Trust Area.
Past trustee elections
2022: Gambier Islands Trust councillor election
2 seats available
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Kate-Louise Stamford | — | Acclaimed |
| Joe Bernardo | — | Acclaimed |
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
257 Islands Trust meeting documents on record. Each links to its exact source.
- Gambier LTC Regular Meeting Minutes: DRAFT (2026-07-21)
- Gambier Island LTC agenda package — GM-LTC_2024-10-01_RM_AGD.pdf (2026-06-16)
- Gambier Island LTC agenda package — GM-LTC_2025-09-09_RM_AGD.pdf (2026-06-16)
- Gambier Island LTC agenda package — GM-LTC_2026-01-27_RM_AGD.pdf (2026-06-16)
- Gambier Island LTC agenda package — GM-LTC_2025-03-25_RM_AGD.pdf (2026-06-16)
- Gambier Island LTC agenda package — GM-LTC_2026-03-24_RM_AGD.pdf (2026-06-16)
- Gambier Island LTC agenda package — GM-LTC_2025-06-24_RM_AGD.pdf (2026-06-16)
- Gambier Island LTC agenda package — GM-LTC_2026-05-26_RM_AGD.pdf (2026-06-16)
- Gambier Island LTC agenda package — GM-LTC_2024-11-26_RM_AGD.pdf (2026-06-16)
- Gambier LTC Regular Meeting Agenda Addendum (2026-05-26)
- Gambier LTC Regular Meeting Agenda (2026-05-26)
- Gambier LTC Regular Meeting Agenda (2026-03-24)
Documented examples
- All Veto, No Toolbox: Gambier's Duplicate Government — Gambier Island, a Howe Sound community of roughly 150 year-round residents with no central road network, carries a full second layer of government — two elected trustees, Islands Trust planning staff, an Advisory Planning Commission, and provision for a Board of Variance — that holds veto power over land use but could only write letters when the island needed a dock repaired or internet delivered. Its flagship "targeted" bylaw review has run since September 2022 and was still in public consultation in mid-2026, with no adopted bylaw and a survey deadline of August 31, 2026.