Gabriola Sounder

Trust Candidates Q&A: short-term vacation rentals and staff housing

The four candidates running for Islands Trust were once again asked questions by the Sounder this week. Scott Colbourne, Erik Johnson, Kees Langereis and David Neads are the four people running to be the two Trustees for Gabriola, Mudge and DeCourcy Islands in the Islands Trust.

Trustees request Trust/RDN protocol meeting be held after elections

There is a protocol agreement in place to have Islands Trust staff and Gabriola Trustees meet with Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) staff and the Gabriola Director on a regular basis to discuss issues.

The Sounder and GAFA - bringing the Anchorages issue to light

October 1 to October 7, 2018, is National Newspaper Week in Canada, with the theme of “Newspapers Matter. Now, More Than Ever.”

Trustees seek to broaden use of Descanso wharf to allow water taxi

The Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee will be writing a letter to the Regional District of Nanaimo Board, to encourage the RDN to look into broadening the use of the Descanso Bay emergency wharf to allow for commercial water taxi usage.

Density Transfer bylaws adopted by Gabriola Local Trust Committee

The Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee (LTC) has adopted Bylaw Nos. 289 and 290, arising from rezoning application GB-RZ-2016.1 (Potlatch Development and Pilot Bay Holdings).

Trust Candidates Q&A: Housing Review Project

RDN Candidates Q&A: Parks; Water; and Emergency Planning

Howard Houle and Vanessa Craig are the two candidates running for Director of Area B (Gabriola, Mudge, DeCourcy) for the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) in the local government election. They were provided with questions on the three topics this week: Parks; Water; and Emergency Planning.

Rainwater as Potable Water Source

New Name for Islands Trust’s Conservancy

The Islands Trust is pleased to announce the Province’s decision to rename the Islands Trust Fund to the Islands Trust Conservancy.

Owner has to prove ‘no profit’ being made on group moorage facility

Tim Melville, owner of a private dock in Degnen Bay, will need to show that he is not generating any profit above and beyond maintenance and administrative costs of operating a group moorage facility.