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Reporting on Saturna Island: what the Islands Trust and the regional district decided, and what the record says they said. Reports carry facts and citations only. Where a decision binds the whole trust area we report it once and every island edition carries it.
The committee’s request follows discussion of tree removal, erosion and coordination with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
Governance · 2026-09-30 · Saturna Island
The committee gave Bylaw 138 second and third readings and sent it to the Islands Trust Executive Committee for approval.
Governance · 2026-09-30 · Saturna Island
The committee directed staff to advertise for up to five members of an advisory planning commission focused on road infrastructure issues.
Governance · 2026-09-29 · Saturna Island
The committee voted to send the proposed 12-hectare exclusion to the Agricultural Land Commission and to write to Lyackson First Nation about continued communication.
Governance · 2026-09-29 · Saturna Island
Trustee Lee Middleton asked for more time to review two recent letters before the committee considers third reading of proposed bylaws affecting 100/101 Payne Road.
Governance · 2026-09-28 · Saturna Island
The committee endorsed a project to examine minor housing amendments and scheduled a community information meeting for July 18.
Governance · 2026-09-28 · Saturna Island
The local trust committee voted to write Island Health in support of water catchment for subdivision and development applications.
Governance · 2026-09-26 · Saturna Island
The proposed changes would revise secondary-suite mapping and extend water-storage requirements across the island, with a community information meeting planned for January 2025.
Governance · 2026-09-26 · Saturna Island
The Local Trust Committee also requested options for developing subdivision water-supply standards.
Governance · 2026-09-25 · Saturna Island
The Local Trust Committee also directed staff to report on incorporating the enforcement policy into the land-use bylaw.
Governance · 2026-09-25 · Saturna 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 Local Trust Committee directed staff to proceed with referrals for draft Bylaw No. 143 and prepare options for greater housing zoning flexibility.
Governance · 2026-09-24 · Saturna Island
The Local Trust Committee will seek further engagement with First Nations before considering adoption of the policy.
Governance · 2026-09-24 · Saturna 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
The Saturna Island Local Trust Committee cited community meeting comments and an evolving provincial reconciliation framework in its recommendation to Trust Council.
Governance · 2026-09-22 · Saturna Island
The Local Trust Committee voted to remove the completed groundwater project from its future-projects list and ask staff to examine multiple-family residential zoning and policies.
Governance · 2026-09-22 · Saturna 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
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 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 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