Thetis Island

Southern Gulf Islands · Islands Trust Local Trust Area

Thetis Island has its own site

Visit thetistown.org → for public records and the petition to make Thetis Island a town.

A small island off Chemainus, governed with neighbouring islands under the Trust.

2026 trustee election

Official winners declared. Ken Hunter: 169 votes (declared elected); David Reay: 122 votes (declared elected); Terry Martin: 102 votes; Jim Senetza: 37 votes. The Trust’s October 22 release confirms the two winners. Candidate vote totals are from the Trust’s separately labelled preliminary table, rechecked November 1. Results checked on 1 November 2026 against the Trust’s October 22 confirmation release. The twelve local trust areas have confirmed elected or acclaimed trustees. Bowen’s municipal appointments remain pending until November 9. Candidate vote totals and confirmation of the winners are separate records. Trustees are scheduled to be sworn in on November 12.

Islands Trust, candidate vote totals; winners confirmed in the October 22 release below

Public-record check · 1 November 2026

Freshwater work proposed for the new term

The August 25 draft minutes request an early-term orientation on the regional district’s Drinking Water and Watershed Protection program and the Trust’s Freshwater Sustainability Strategy (TH-2026-035). They also request a letter supporting coordination (TH-2026-036). These records do not establish adoption of a new bylaw.

Thetis draft minutes, August 25, pages 3–4

The incoming Trust Council

The Trust’s October 22 release confirms the elected or acclaimed trustees for the twelve local trust areas. Bowen’s municipal appointments remain pending until November 9. Trustees are scheduled to be sworn in on November 12, with inaugural Council meetings on November 13 and 14. The current term and the incoming term are distinct.

Trustee confirmation release, October 22

Ferry funding: the federal response

In an October 27 letter to the Trust, the federal Transport Minister describes the existing coastal ferry subsidy agreement. The letter puts the 2026–27 grant to British Columbia at approximately $38.6 million and says the Province determines which ferry services receive assistance. It directs questions about fares and service costs to the Province. This is a response about existing arrangements, rather than an announcement of a new local ferry service or fare reduction.

Federal Transport Minister’s response, October 27, pages 1–2

Other local votes · checked 21 October

Cowichan Valley’s signed October 19 declaration names Jesse McClinton elected as Electoral Area G, Saltair/Gulf Islands, director. That regional-district office is separate from the Thetis Trust seats. The declaration was visually checked because the PDF has no usable text layer.

Cowichan Valley RD, signed official director declaration, October 19

This is a dated status check, not a full re-audit of every bylaw.

Current trustees

  • Tobi Elliott — Chair
  • Ken Hunter — Trustee
  • Peter Luckham — Trustee

Past trustee elections

2022: Thetis Islands Trust councillor election

2 seats available

CandidateVotesResult
Ken Hunter129Elected
Peter Luckham111Elected

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

207 Islands Trust meeting documents on record. Each links to its exact source.

Documented examples

  • Thetis: Conflicting Tenure and Zoning Decisions — The Province issued a Preedy Harbour aquaculture tenure after the local committee rejected rezoning. The local zoning requirement remained: the Trust notified the operator and began enforcement. This is a coordination failure, not proof that the Province cancelled the zoning.