In this section you will find archived news items that are relevant to the Ballenas Winchelsea group of islands.
Northern Region Housing Needs Assessment and Islands Trust Housing Survey - CLOSED
In early 2018 the Islands Trust Council conducted a housing needs assessment for the Northern Region of the Islands Trust. The survey is now closed and results will be reported to Local Trust Committees in early 2018.
For further information regarding housing in the Islands Trust, please click here.
April 2016 | Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw – News Release
Click here to view the News Release
April, 2014 | Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw
The first Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw for the Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands was given third reading on April 14, 2014.
November 2013 | Community Information Meeting and Public Hearing on Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw
November 21 Community Information Meeting Presentation on the Draft OCP and LUB
A Public Hearing on the Offical Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw was scheduled for Novermber 21, 2013, Nanoose Library Hall, 2849 Nanoose, BC. For more details, see Public Hearing Notice.
October 2013 | Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw
The first Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw for the Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands was given second reading October 9, 2013.
January 2013
- Development of the first OCP and Land Use Bylaw for the Ballenas-Winchelsea area is currently underway. Draft bylaws and staff reports are posted on the website and comments may be submitted to the Islands Trust.
