Gambier Island Trust Area Includes:

Gambier Island Local Trust Area includes 35 associated islands including:

  • Keats Island
  • North Thormanby Island
  • South Thormanby Island
List of All Islands

Meetings and Events Around: Gambier

Learn about upcoming Gambier Island Local Trust Area meetings and events and plan to attend.

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Mar 26
2024

Gambier LTC Regular Meeting

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Time: 10:00 am
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May 28
2024

Gambier LTC Regular Meeting

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Time: 10:00 am
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Jul 30
2024

Gambier LTC Regular Meeting

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Time: 11:00 am
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Meet Your Local Trust Committee

Joe Bernardo

Joe Bernardo

Gambier Island Trustee

Kate-Louise Stamford

Kate-Louise Stamford

Gambier Island Trustee

 

 

Peter Luckham

Peter Luckham

Thetis Island Trustee, Islands Trust Council Chair

Island Profile

Over 30 islands are located in the Gambier Island Local Trust Area and 42% of the land has mature forests with trees between 80 - 250 years old. This local trust area is the habitat of three threatened species: Double-Breasted Cormorant, Steller Sea Lion and Red-legged Frog, and has critical habitat for the Marbled Murrelet.

Mature Forest

42.3

%

on island

Parks and Land

16

%

protected

Population

Gambier

425

Trust Area

Sensitive Ecosystems

20

%

protected

News Gambier LTA

Find out what's happening in and around your local trust area

Webinar: Living with Fire: a panel discussion for those living in the Salish Sea

Join Islands Trust for the ‘Living with Fire’ webinar to find out more about the current state of forest health and the interconnections between healthy watersheds, native […]

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Islands Trust Council Statement on the Scope and Meaning of Section 3 of the Islands Trust Act (Object Clause)

In September 2023, the Islands Trust Council reflected on its interpretation of the Islands Trust mandate and released a statement about its interpretation. The Islands […]

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Gambier LTC 2024 Regular Meeting Schedule – Adopted

The Gambier Island Local Trust Committee 2024 business meeting schedule has been adopted. To review the agendas, minutes and recordings of any Gambier Island Local […]

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Notice of First Reading of Draft Bylaw No. 158

Please be advised that the Gambier Island Local Trust Committee will be considering first reading of draft Bylaw No. 158 cited as “Keats Island Land […]

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Keats Shoreline Protection Project

What is the goal of the Shoreline Protection Project? The project was initiated based on concerns about increased dock development and shoreline hardening (i.e., sea […]

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New Conservation Area on Lasqueti Island Protects Mature Forest for Species at Risk

For immediate release Livingstone Forest Covenant on Lasqueti Island. Photo by Doug Hopwood. Lək̓ ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C.  ¾  The Islands Trust Conservancy’s new Livingstone Forest […]

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Gambier Island Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw Targeted Review

The online survey is now closed.  Stay tuned for results at a future LTC meeting. The Gambier Island Local Trust Committee is embarking on a […]

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Updated brochure for Gambier Riparian Areas – Development Permit Area No. 3

Gambier Island Local Trust Committee (LTC) adopted bylaws 148 and 149 in December 2019 that provide additional safeguards for riparian areas on Gambier Island for the protection of biodiversity and freshwater

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A blue lagoon with green lily pads and thick green tree cover in the distance under a blue sky day