Galiano Island: election results and bylaw check

Preliminary count. Associated-islands bylaw adopted. Checked October 21, 2026.

The Galiano Firestarter · Governance · 2026-10-21 · updated 2026-10-22 · Galiano Island

## Trustee election

Preliminary count. Lisa Gauvreau: 552 votes (leading, preliminary); Ben Mabberley: 412 votes (leading, preliminary); Tahirih Rockafella: 327 votes. The Trust labels these counts preliminary. The top two are shown as leading, pending an official declaration.[1]

## Associated-islands bylaw adopted

The signed text of Bylaw 300 records adoption on September 29. Executive Committee approval is confirmed in the adopted September 23 minutes (EC-2026-098). The adopted text still names a Boat Access Only zone in the permitted-use clause for the new Small Island Residential section. Our existing audit records the wording issue; adoption is not a correction of that wording.[2][3]

## Other local votes

The CRD also lists Rob Fawcett elected by acclamation as Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area director. This is a regional-district office, separate from the Islands Trust trustee seats.[4]

## The new term

The Trust says trustees will be sworn into office on November 12, followed by Council meetings on November 13 and 14. Current officeholders remain in office until the new term. The Council meeting will include elections for the Executive Committee and Conservancy Board positions.[5]

This is a dated public-record check, covering the local trust area and its associated islands. A preliminary count is not an official declaration; readings, approval and adoption are separate steps. Candidate vote totals are not a count of voters. Regional-district and school electoral boundaries differ from Trust-area boundaries; other offices are identified separately. This check is not a full re-audit of every bylaw.

Sources

  1. Islands Trust, preliminary results and acclamations
    2026 Election Results

    link checked

  2. Galiano Bylaw 300, signed adopted text
    In the Boat Access Only zone the following uses are permitted

    link checked · passage found in the document we hold

  3. Adopted Executive Committee minutes, September 23
    that the Islands Trust Executive Committee approve Galiano Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 300

    link checked · passage found in the document we hold

  4. CRD, general local election results and acclamations
    CRD Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area Director - Rob Fawcett (acclaimed)

    link checked

  5. Islands Trust, incoming Council meeting announcement, October 7
    Trustees will be formally sworn into office

    link checked · passage found in the document we hold

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