Gabriola Island Local Trust Area is located 6 km east of Nanaimo, BC and has a 2016 census population of 4033. The area includes over 20 other islands such as Mudge, DeCourcy, Entrance and the Flat Top Islands. The office is at 700 North Road.
Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee Latest News
February 2019 | Public Hearing to be held at next Gabriola Island LTC meeting - February 28, 2019
A public hearing will be held at 10:45am during the next Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee meeting to hear your views regarding Proposed Bylaw No. 301 which seeks to amend the Gabriola Island Official Community Plan with an updated map of the Gabriola Island Cycle Route Plan to include the anticipated Church Street and Spruce Road connection. A brief Community Information meeting will be held prior to the public hearing. For more information go to the meetings page and click on the date to see the Public Hearing Notice.
January 2019 | 2019 Gabriola Island Meeting Schedule
View the NEW 2019 Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee business meeting schedule here.
October 16, 2018 | Gabriola Island’s 707 Community Park is Growing
The Regional District of Nanaimo and the Islands Trust have issued a joint press release announcing the amendment of the Gabriola Island OCP and LUB allowing the transfer of 136 hectares of parkland adjacent to the 707 Community Park to the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN). With this transfer, the 707 Community Park on Gabriola Island will increase from 707 acres to 1,043 acres, providing increased ecological protection to Coats Marsh and important trail connections for the island. Please see the press release for more details.
June 2018 | Secondary Suites Bylaw
On June 14, 2018, the Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee adopted Bylaws 292 (OCP) and 293 (LUB) after two years community consultation on Phase 1 of the Housing Options Review Project. More information about this project is available here.
The Islands Trust has created a brochure with information regarding Secondary Suites on Gabriola. For more information please email gabriolaplanner@islandstrust.bc.ca or phone 250.247.2063.
