Galiano trustees advance Rockafella rezoning application
The committee directed staff to gather more information and prepare draft bylaws for a proposal to rezone land that includes a sawmill site.
Governance · 2026-09-30 · Galiano Island
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The committee directed staff to gather more information and prepare draft bylaws for a proposal to rezone land that includes a sawmill site.
Governance · 2026-09-30 · Galiano Island
The committee directed staff to continue work on two applications with preliminary First Nations engagement and scheduled meetings for a third.
Governance · 2026-09-29 · Galiano Island
The permit was amended to remove the outhouse provision before trustees approved it for structures within setbacks on Wise Island.
Governance · 2026-09-28 · Galiano Island
The committee supported drafting the proposed bylaw and sending it to First Nations, the CRD and BC Hydro for comment, while the application remains in draft form.
Governance · 2026-09-27 · Galiano Island
The local trust committee gave proposed amendments to its official community plan and land use bylaw third readings and voted to forward them for approval.
Governance · 2026-09-26 · Galiano Island
The Local Trust Committee received staff reports on GL-RZ-2021.2 and GL-RZ-2023.2 for information at its December 12 meeting.
Governance · 2026-09-25 · Galiano Island
The Executive Committee said the proposed bylaw may conflict with Trust policies on farming, community character and water use.
Governance · 2026-09-25 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
The committee voted to give the applicant more time to work with neighbours on variances connected to the property.
Governance · 2026-09-24 · Galiano Island
The Local Trust Committee approved a variance for GL-DVP-2023.4 after discussion about setbacks, a cement slab and tree removal.
Governance · 2026-09-23 · Galiano Island
A community information meeting and public hearing for the Groundwater Sustainability Project are scheduled for October 8, 2024.
Governance · 2026-09-23 · Galiano Island
The Executive Committee forwarded a request for $15,000 for Secretariat Services to the Financial Planning Committee for inclusion in the draft 2027/28 budget.
Governance · 2026-09-22 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
Trustees will use the additional time to consider Development Permit Exemption ‘p’ after the public hearing on proposed Bylaws 283 and 284.
Governance · 2026-09-22 · Galiano Island
The Local Trust Committee directed staff to prepare draft bylaws and approved further discussions about parkland and emergency access.
Governance · 2026-09-22 · Galiano Island
The Local Trust Committee directed staff to prepare draft bylaws and a housing agreement for the Harris application.
Governance · 2026-09-21 · Galiano Island
The Local Trust Committee passed four motions related to a proposed 75% land transfer in the Crystal Mountain rezoning application.
Governance · 2026-09-21 · Galiano Island
Staff will prepare draft bylaws for a proposal that includes works, industrial and cider and wine uses.
Governance · 2026-09-20 · Galiano Island
The board approved an application involving septic tanks, a retaining wall and a replacement dispersal field at the existing location.
Governance · 2026-09-20 · Galiano Island
First readings were given to proposed bylaws allowing several commercial and agricultural uses, with a community information meeting planned for July.
Governance · 2026-09-20 · Galiano Island
The permit includes a five-person occupancy limit, a smaller maximum floor area and a public information meeting on fire safety and emergency access.
Governance · 2026-09-20 · Galiano Island
The board will notify the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee that it does not recommend proposed Bylaw No. 242 because information about impacts on nearby protected areas is insufficient.
Governance · 2026-09-20 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
The Committee of the Whole recommended that staff arrange referral responses by sections of the draft Policy Statement as work continues.
Governance · 2026-09-20 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
The board said the proposed bylaws would align Denman Island’s official community plan and zoning with the conservation purpose of two properties.
Governance · 2026-09-20 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
The Financial Planning Committee received the audited statements for information and will present them for approval at the June Trust Council meeting.
Governance · 2026-09-20 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
The Islands Trust Executive Committee’s next regular business meeting was moved from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to accommodate another meeting scheduled that day.
Governance · 2026-09-20 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
Bylaw No. 299 received three readings and was sent to the Islands Trust Executive Committee for approval.
Governance · 2026-09-19 · Galiano Island
The project will consider possible land-use bylaw amendments after residents raised concerns about solar panels, stairs, docks and other structures.
Governance · 2026-09-19 · Galiano Island
The Local Trust Committee said staff availability during the BCGEU strike had deferred the meeting, while trustees discussed accessibility and possible future dates.
Governance · 2026-09-19 · Galiano Island
The Executive Committee forwarded the First Nations Referral Work Plan after trustees requested more specificity and rationale.
Governance · 2026-09-18 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
The hearings are scheduled for the February 10, 2026 regular meeting, with groundwater testing required before subdivision approval for future residential lots in one application.
Governance · 2026-09-18 · Galiano Island
The Local Trust Committee gave third readings to amended bylaws and forwarded them for approval by the Islands Trust Executive Committee and the Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs.
Governance · 2026-09-18 · Galiano Island
The committee discussed preparations for the next Islands Trust Council meeting and forwarded geographical-names correspondence for the September agenda.
Governance · 2026-09-18 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
A motion to pause work until a newly elected council takes over failed, while a separate motion to continue refining the companion handbook also failed on a tied vote.
Governance · 2026-09-18 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
The committee voted to advance a draft process for consideration at Trust Council’s September 2026 meeting, subject to amendments.
Governance · 2026-09-18 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
The Local Trust Committee gave second and third readings to a bylaw allowing specified non-residential uses on a residentially zoned lot without a residence.
Governance · 2026-09-18 · Galiano Island
The committee met privately on August 12 and requested staff schedule another meeting.
Governance · 2026-09-17 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter
The committee approved a closed meeting on August 21 to discuss personal information about an Islands Trust officer, employee or agent.
Governance · 2026-09-17 · Trust-wide, reported once for every island by The Denman Firestarter