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.
read more...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.
read more...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.”
read more...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.
read more...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).
read more...Trust Candidates Q&A: Housing Review Project
read more...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.
read more...Rainwater as Potable Water Source
read more...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.
read more...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.
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