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Meet your Denman Island Local Trust Committee
About David Critchley
David is serving his second term as a Denman Island Local Trustee and he is also a member of the Islands Trust Council Trust Programs Committee. He is a retired attorney with 47 years of experience.
About Laura Busheikin
Laura is serving her third term as a Denman Island Local Trustee and is also chair of the Islands Trust Council Regional Planning Committee. A 22-year resident of Denman Island, she became interested in local politics when she and a few friends spearheaded an affordable-housing land co-operative project, leading through a successful rezoning process. She currently lives in the co-op, where, as well as being a trustee, she works in the local non-profit sector and is a freelance writer.
About Sue Ellen Fast
Sue Ellen Fast is in her second term as a municipal trustee and councillor for Bowen Island Municipality. This follows a career in nature education and visitor experience planning, and 20 years as an active community volunteer including serving as chair of the Bowen Island Conservancy and other committees and groups. As well as serving on Bowen Council, Sue Ellen is a vice chair of the executive of Islands Trust and the Islands Trust Conservancy; and chair of the Hornby, Denman and Gambier local trust committees.
TRUSTEE HOURS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
One of the trustees is available to sit down and discuss any business related to the Islands Trust or the Denman Local Trust Committee during Trustee Office Hours.
These sessions occur on the second Saturday of every month from 10 am until 12 pm in the Trust office of Marcus Isbister Old School Centre.
Trustee Communications
Trustees will post news and information when applicable.
- 2018-12 Making Things Happen.pdf
- 2019-01 Raptor's Nests.pdf
- 2019-02 What's New in a New Term.pdf
- 2019-03 Questions about Governance.pdf
- 2019-04 Ticketing on Denman Zombie, Vampire or Avenging Angel.pdf
- 2019-05 Vacation rentals on Denman FAQ.pdf
- 2019-06 Information and Misinformation on Denman Island.pdf
- 2019-07 Once more All about Ticketing.pdf
- 2019-08 Denman's Forests Climate Superstars.pdf
- 2019-09 Make Yourself Heard.pdf
- 2019-10- Thinking Like an Archipelago-Islands 2050 invites ideas about the future of the Trust Area.pdf
- 2019-11 Questions about the Islands Trust Mandate.pdf
- 2019-12 Island Visions, Values, Fears, and Hopes.pdf
- 2020-01 Protecting Trees and Land on Private Property.pdf
- 2020-02 Finding a Piece of History What Next.pdf
- 2020-03 Affordable Housing Applications An Update.pdf
- 2020-04 Islands Trust and Covid-19.pdf
- 2020-05 Islands Trust Responding to COVID-19.pdf
- 2020-05- Denman Island COVID-19 Response Network [aka DIRCON] Launches.pdf
- 2020-06 Report from Denmanâs COVID Response Network.pdf
- 2020-07 Personal Statement on Racism.pdf
- 2020-08 Zooming on Denman Islands Trust Electronic Meetings.pdf
- 2020-09 Getting Along with Neighbours.pdf
- 2020-10 Islands Trust offers Climate Action Opportunities.pdf
- 2020-10 Notes from a Trustee - Critchley.pdf
- 2021-02 About Housing.pdf
- 2021-05 Protecting Indigeonous Cultural Heritage in the Islands Trust Area.pdf
- 2021-06 The Water are Rising - What to do.pdf
- 2021-07 How Land Use Regulations Get Changed.pdf
- 2021-09 Film Screening and Talk by Cowichan Knowledge Holder Harold Joe.pdf
- 2021-10 Farming Regulations Review Moving Ahead.pdf
- 2021-11 Dealing with Big Issues.pdf
Other Trustee News & Resources
There are no other communications at this time. Please check back soon!