Trustee Borthwick

Trustee, Islands Trust Council, Denman Island Local Trust Committee. 5,206 lines across 16 meetings, 2023-02-07 to 2026-08-24. The longest three lines from each meeting are shown; the transcript page has every line, with its confidence mark, and the recording plays from any of them.

  1. Denman LTC regular meeting, 24 August 2026

    2026-08-24 · 566 lines

    • [3:57:03] “I, you know, it's, I think it's, and I mean, the thing that I want to, you know, make clear, you know, and I would assume because I know that you guys do speak with the Comox First Nation staff, that it's not a question of us just barreling ahead and ignoring their request.”
    • [2:18:40] “But that's why I'm wondering if there is a, if there are certain components, like the more expensive components of this that we can perhaps exempt, but maybe say, yeah, we'd like to see like low water quality tests are not super, super expensive from what I understand.”
    • [2:22:21] “I know this is a purely hypothetical, but like in terms of, or like say for example, something terrible happens in a building has to be removed or it gets, you know, rebuilt in a different way. They're starting from scratch in terms of a new setting and use permit.”

  2. Denman LTC regular meeting, 23 June 2026

    2026-06-23 · 505 lines

    • [2:27:04] “Submit confirmation from a qualified professional with a subject property as adequate conditions to support wastewater systems compliant with the BC sewage sewerage system regulation under the Health Act for the proposed increase in density to the local committee prior to first reading of the proposed land use amendment bylaw being considered.”
    • [2:01:17] “However, and I think a little bit as Trustee Graham was speaking to, this project runs counter to the prevailing philosophy, certainly in North America, but especially in BC over the last 10, 15 years, which is that land is an asset and that that is something that is mostly valuable for the profit that it can hold.”
    • [3:53:47] “when the language contract was drafted. So, I mean, I guess this is a question for staff, then, is there, I know we sort of had this conversation with the previous application, but, like, are there any other tools that we can use to sort of capture that intent from the historic WC?”

  3. Denman Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, December 16, 2025

    2025-12-16 · 513 lines

    • [1:06:44] “just the question here is, we've got potential to hold these community information meetings electronically combined with the conservancy meeting. I don't know, I mean, Coho, I don't think it's terribly controversial either. And the interest is to hold it, some expediency, and also, you know, cheaply and quickly and efficiently.”
    • [3:30:55] “just want to, you know, use the time effectively. So, first on the subject of subdivision, my suggestion is this is sort of pending the endorsement from the Comox First Nation, who I, you know, from earlier, have not had a chance to respond back on this, but this is regarding a 200 meter setback from the ocean.”
    • [3:19:04] “And finally, I move that the Demand Local Trust Committee forward bylaw number 259 cited as Demand Local Trust Committee public notification bylaw number 259-2025 to the Island's Trust Executive Committee for consideration of approval.”

  4. Denman Island Local Trust Committee special meeting, June 26, 2025

    2025-06-26 · 373 lines

    • [2:10:24] “So I move that the Denman Island Local Trust Committee request staff to arrange for the next Local Trust Committee meeting scheduled for July 15th, 2025 at 10 a.m. to be held electronically.”
    • [2:02:43] “But I just wonder if people will challenge it if we present it just as, if we present it as already in existence without having had it come up as a piece of business.”
    • [1:11:28] “But should there be a set size for all lots and then a new zoning created that has a larger lot coverage potential but is designed for dispersed coverage?”

  5. Denman Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, May 20, 2025

    2025-05-20 · 134 lines

    • [0:04:27] “I've looked at the surveys they've put out recently, but I'm not actually feeling very optimistic about putting into them.”
    • [0:04:58] “So I hope I hope that something else comes down the line in the future, but we'll we'll see what we get to you.”
    • [1:42:42] “All right, I move that the Denman Island Local Trust Committee request staff to amend bylaw number 254,”

  6. Denman Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, March 18, 2025

    2025-03-18 · 389 lines

    • [3:21:46] “The quote that I have been using a lot about this and that has been coming to mind is a George Fox quote who's a British statistician, which is, all models are wrong.”
    • [3:59:27] “still, we can, I think we can put in something into our bylaws or in our pools in general, I think it's probably may take a little more yeah and”
    • [3:40:24] “But we don't think that Mountain Health is about to give up that oversight imminently, so that it's not, I guess, is that right, David?”

  7. Denman Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, January 21, 2025

    2025-01-21 · 161 lines

    • [0:22:04] “it is that information. We've got people who are experts on the archeological side and that landscape on the other side of that,”
    • [0:21:57] “and if I can clarify, we also don't get to see the detailed look into the archaeology branch's findings.”
    • [1:10:18] “to decide things about those kinds of right of way uh well obviously we want to do that i'm very much”

  8. Denman Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, December 10, 2024

    2024-12-10 · 324 lines

    • [0:59:36] “So, I mean, Planner Chadwick, you're talking about hopefully seeing draft bylaws towards the end of spring, early summer was sort of, I think, I can't remember exactly when you said that, but I remember that being vaguely a sort of thing in terms of the conversation around the TMP review.”
    • [1:00:00] “When are we going to, and obviously I know this is a huge thing, I know there's been staffing issues, this is why I want to make sure that this goes forward in a way that's sufficient and is respectfully used in your time.”
    • [0:03:22] “Yeah, I have similar concerns. I know it's really important that we have, we're going to do a community information meeting, the community need to have adequate notice and have a chance to be there and speak to it.”

  9. Denman Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, October 8, 2024

    2024-10-08 · 307 lines

    • [1:39:22] “Yeah, I mean, I think, I mean, we'd love to encourage people to have, you know, like I would encourage someone, and especially if this is something that's, you know, as a landowner who is supplying housing to people, you know, say, look, yeah, it's fine, but you need to get a cistern and, you know, manage water that way.”
    • [3:31:08] “And I think this is more about, less about regulation and more about, like, encouragement and, you know, helping people understand why it might be something that's desirable in value.”
    • [1:29:39] “Yeah, well, this is one of those moments where I really wish we had an ABC who could be a vehicle for that conversation as well.”

  10. Denman Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, April 9, 2024

    2024-04-09 · 334 lines

    • [2:21:50] “One of the things I have heard about the hill in particular is that there, and this was sort of in connection with the Cross Island Trail stuff that CDRD is doing, part of the problem is that to re-engineer that road to a modern standard would require basically starting from scratch and would be an extensive rebuild.”
    • [0:45:04] “Is there any interface between our planning process and our staff and knowledge that already exists within community with people who are able to survey it on a day-to-day basis throughout the year as conditions change?”
    • [0:44:52] “stripes who do have current up-to-date, they walk in the forest every day, they survey various properties for various reasons.”

  11. Denman Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, February 13, 2024

    2024-02-13 · 286 lines

    • [2:33:17] “But to me, showing up in that way is important and a significant show of respect and how seriously we take those concerns and want to build a relationship.”
    • [2:33:07] “But I think I certainly would relish the opportunity, even if I'm not necessarily there to present something specific, and I'm happy to be there.”
    • [2:39:19] “Yeah, by and large I've been fairly satisfied with things. I am really cognizant of the feedback that we've had from the community in terms of”

  12. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, December 6, 2023

    2023-12-06 · 144 lines

    • [1:59:21] “And I understand where Christina was coming from before, and I want to say to the governance committee that I understand you have a lot of different things, and I think that these things can be worked on in their time, and some of them are easier to fix, and some of them, like representation, may take longer.”
    • [1:04:58] “And right now, around this table this morning, I don't feel that we could enthusiastically, all of us, adopt this vision statement, because there are some of us who feel that the work is incomplete.”
    • [1:59:37] “But it's my reasons for wanting to advance this and recognize it as a priority or as a slightly higher priority for this council is I think it is a question of representation for our communities.”

  13. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, December 5, 2023

    2023-12-05 · 113 lines

    • [3:59:28] “If there's any opportunity for a special meeting where we get together and can not even if we're talking about the specifics of the thing, but just get clear with we know this is coming out next week.”
    • [2:31:47] “The component that just continues to sort of come home for me, though, and I, you know, I noticed in this list of things, Gabriela was, you know, one of the cheaper ones for an in-person meeting.”
    • [4:17:35] “But my hope is that this is a direction for the RPC to have a conversation about trying to develop some tools and some concepts to aid LTCs in making that decision.”

  14. Denman Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, November 14, 2023

    2023-11-14 · 633 lines

    • [1:37:26] “Mayor Mrakas, discussion on a decision, no, no, no we're not making any decisions, this is just for us to get initial feedback and to we're not even feedback actually it's really us providing information on what the report is oh yeah we're not formally receiving.”
    • [1:33:48] “committee request staff to provide an analysis of the housing advisory planning committees of commissions recommendations and schedule a special meeting by zoom at the beginning of 2024 to discuss options and next steps, a second”
    • [2:22:49] “But also, yeah, if it's the case that someone maybe does know that what they're doing is wrong, but they're then informed that actually, you know, we're aware of what you're doing, you know, that is also another opportunity.”

  15. Denman Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, April 4, 2023

    2023-04-04 · 181 lines

    • [3:06:59] “Because a lot of these in the draft, and I recognize this is a draft, and maybe this is just a procedural thing that I'm misunderstanding, but a lot of these are abbreviated, so they don't complete the, so there's a 2.3.2 says encroachment into a setback”
    • [3:06:46] “I found I had to refer back to the existing 232 bylaw number 232, which is our existing bylaw schedules where they live, I believe that's correct.”
    • [2:13:32] “in that location and have it effectively you know not be on our plate it's ministry of transportation”

  16. Denman Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, February 7, 2023

    2023-02-07 · 243 lines

    • [1:22:50] “works like we can say that we have to actually do things that are going to move past acknowledging that information, but I think we do need to address that language, I think it's really.”
    • [3:25:30] “I know that in language and there is a performative element to it, but I think it's important that's where we start from these things and that informs”
    • [0:33:53] “And if it's not benefiting us, if it's just making those things hard and it's adding an extra layer of bureaucracy, I don't know that it's helpful.”