Gambier committee backs Squamish Nation recommendations for planning review
The committee supported a set of recommendations for the Gambier Island Official Community Plan and land-use review, and asked staff to prepare draft wording for consideration.
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The Gambier Island Local Trust Committee supported implementing 15 Squamish Nation recommendations in its Official Community Plan and land-use review, and asked staff to prepare draft policies or regulations for the committee to consider next.[1]
The committee also asked staff to send four other recommendations to the Gambier Island Advisory Planning Commission for review and comment.[1]
In a separate motion, the committee supported a recommendation for Squamish-language signs on Islands Trust Conservancy nature reserves on Gambier Island, and asked staff to draft an advocacy letter seeking funding for signs on trails and in areas identified as important by the Nation.[1]
The committee also asked staff to add discussion of joint funding for the signs to the next Sunshine Coast Regional District protocol meeting agenda.[1]
The minutes say the committee supported further Squamish Nation recommendations on zero-carbon building requirements, home energy-efficiency rebates, biodiversity protection and archaeological assessments for new dock applications.[1]
The meeting was held electronically on October 1, 2024, and the minutes record that it adjourned at 3:17 p.m.[1]
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Gambier Island Local Trust Committee draft minutes, October 1, 2024
that the Gambier Island Local Trust Committee affirms its support for the implementation of the following OCP/LUB project recommendations from Squamish Nation listed in Table 1 attached to the staff report dated October 1, 2024 and request staff to prepare draft language for applicable polices/regulations for LTC consideration of subsequent steps: Table 1 Recommendations A1; A2; A3; A4; A5; B2; B3; B5; B6; B9; C1; C3; C4; D3 and D5.
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