Timeline — Gabriola Island

70 dated events between 1982 and 2026: adopted bylaws, map schedules, policies, reports and court decisions, each linked to its source in the archive. 66 of them fall at or after the first map schedule we hold for this area, so the boundary of that moment can be shown as well as cited; the rest we can only quote.

What the record actually covers

This table is published because the gaps are themselves a finding. Where a period is thin, that is what the Trust has made available, not an omission here.

Events per five-year period
PeriodEventsWith a map
1980–198420
1990–199420
1995–199933
2005–200988
2010–201488
2015–20191414
2020–20242525
2025–202688

The record, in order

  1. bylawDecourcy Island OCP Bylaw No. 16 [described]
  2. bylawDecourcy Island Subdivision Bylaw No. 18 [described]
  3. bylawGabriola Bylaw Infraction Investigations Bylaw No. 77 [described]
  4. bylawGabriola LTC Development Procedure Bylaw No. 114 [described]
  5. mapGabriola Island Sch D - Development Permit Areas Map, South Sheet - OCP Bylaw No. 166 [mapped]
  6. mapGabriola Island Sch C - Development Permit Areas Map - OCP Bylaw No. 166 [mapped]
  7. mapGabriola Island Sch B - Land Use Designations Map, South Sheet - OCP Bylaw No. 166 [mapped]
  8. bylawGabriola LTC Board of Variance Bylaw No. 229 [mapped]
  9. bylawGabriola LTC Municipal Ticketing Bylaw No. 241 [mapped]
  10. mapDecourcy Island Zoning Bylaw No. 44 [mapped]
  11. bylawDecourcy Island Sch A - Zoning Map - Bylaw No. 44 [mapped]
  12. reportElder Cedar Management Plan [mapped]
  13. mapMudge Island Sch B Map - OCP Bylaw No. 227 [mapped]
  14. bylawMudge Island OCP Bylaw No. 227 [mapped]
  15. bylawTC - Islands Trust Council Designation of Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Areas Bylaw No. 126 [mapped]
  16. mapGabriola Island Development Potential Map [mapped]
  17. mapGabriola Island Sensitive Ecosystem Mapping [mapped]
  18. mapGabriola Island Shoreline Mapping [mapped]
  19. reportGabriola Island Riparian Area Regulation Stream Identification [mapped]
  20. mapMap 11a: Eelgrass Presence Gabriola LTA Southeast [mapped]
  21. mapMap 11b: Eelgrass Presence Gabriola LTA Northwest [mapped]
  22. bylawTC - Gabriola LTC DAI Bylaw No. 150 [mapped]
  23. reportGabriola Eagle Nest Information Sheet [mapped]
  24. reportGabriola Land Use Planning Information Sheet [mapped]
  25. mapMudge Island Sch B - Zoning Map - Land Use Bylaw No. 228 [mapped]
  26. mapDecourcy Island Sch A - Subdivision Districts Map - Subdivision Control Bylaw No. 18 [mapped]
  27. reportGabriola Groundwater Report [mapped]
  28. reportBurren's Acres Management Plan [mapped]
  29. mapGabriola Island Wells Map [mapped]
  30. reportSEM/TEM Mapping Updates Gabriola and IT Area [mapped]
  31. bylawGabriola LTC APC Bylaw No. 296 [mapped]
  32. reportGabriola Village Vision Plan [mapped]
  33. reportGabriola Vacation Rentals Information Sheet [mapped]
  34. bylawMudge Island Land Use Bylaw No. 228 [mapped]
  35. reportConservation Status of Gabriola Island [mapped]
  36. reportGabriola Island LTA Profile [mapped]
  37. reportIslands 2050 Gabriola Island LTC Regional Context [mapped]
  38. reportHAPC Engagement Report, [mapped]
  39. mapGabriola Island Aerial Imagery [mapped]
  40. reportGabriola Coastal Douglas-Fir Forests Fact Sheet [mapped]
  41. reportCoats Millstone Nature Reserve Management Plan Survey Results [mapped]
  42. reportCoats Millstone Management Plan [mapped]
  43. bylawGabriola LTC Meeting Procedure Bylaw No. 312 [mapped]
  44. reportOther Services List - Gabriola [mapped]
  45. mapGabriola Sch B - Zoning Map, North Sheet - Land Use Bylaw No. 177 [mapped]
  46. mapGabriola Sch B - Zoning Map, South Sheet - Land Use Bylaw No. 177 [mapped]
  47. mapGabriola Island Sch D - Development Permit Areas Map, North Sheet - OCP Bylaw No. 166 [mapped]
  48. bylawGabriola Housing Society Housing Agreement Bylaw No. 308 - Paisley Place [mapped]
  49. mapGabriola Island Sch B - Land Use Designations Map, North Sheet - OCP Bylaw No. 166 [mapped]
  50. bylawGabriola Island OCP Bylaw No. 166 [mapped]
  51. bylawGabriola Island Land Use Bylaw No. 177 [mapped]
  52. reportGabriola Island LTA 2021 Census Profile [mapped]
  53. reportGabriola Island Affordable Housing Needs Assessment [mapped]
  54. reportA Strategic Approach to Affordable Housing, Biodiversity and Freshwater Conservation on Gabriola Island – A Community-Informed Process [mapped]
  55. bylawGabriola LTC FOIPP Bylaw No. 315 [mapped]
  56. mapDecourcy Island Sch A - Subdivision Map - Bylaw No.18 [mapped]
  57. reportGabriola Island Housing Affordability Profile [mapped]
  58. mapGabriola Island Sch B - Land Use Designations Map, North Sheet - OCP Bylaw No. 166 [mapped]
  59. reportBylaws, Zoning and Other Government Services - Gabriola [mapped]
  60. reportGabriola Visioning 2050 Snippet Report [mapped]
  61. reportGabriola Visioning 2050 What We Heard Report [mapped]
  62. bylawGabriola LTC Compliance and Bylaw Enforcement Policy [mapped]
  63. reportFreshwater Footprint Gabriola Case Study Update [mapped]
  64. bylawGabriola Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 263 [mapped]
  65. reportFreshwater Sustainability Strategy Implementation Status [mapped]
  66. reportIslands Trust Freshwater Footprint - Gabriola Case Study [mapped]
  67. bylawGabriola LTC Fees Bylaw No. 311 [mapped]
  68. policyGabriola LTC Policies & Standing Resolutions [mapped]
  69. bylawGabriola Island Draft Official Community Plan 2026 [mapped]
  70. reportFreshwater Footprint Frequently Asked Questions [mapped]

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