Hornby Island Trust Area Includes:

Hornby Island Local Trust Area has three associated islands:

  • Norris Rocks
  • Toby Island
  • Flora Islet
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News Hornby LTA

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

Local Government Elections

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Honouring National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day

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Species at Risk: Great Blue Heron fannini subspecies

SARA Species of Special Concern Life stage and activities observable in the fall: adults fishing and hunting at the edges of the ocean, lakes and […]

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Great Blue Heron. Photo by Lisa Wilcox

Species at Risk: Western Screech-Owl

SARA Threatened Species Life stages observable in the winter: adult pairs courting in advance of breeding season What’s that sound? It’s the Western Screech-Owl’s courtship […]

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A Western Screech Owl pops its head out

Species at Risk: Little Brown Myotis

SARA Endangered Species Life stage and activities observable in the summer: adults in flight at dusk using sonar to catch flying insects As dusk settles […]

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Little Brown Myotis

Species at Risk: Northern Red-legged Frog

SARA Species of Special Concern Life stage observable in the spring: egg-masses and tadpoles developing in ponds The Northern Red-legged Frog, not to be mistaken […]

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Northern Red-legged Frog

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

On May 6, 2025, Islands Trust Council met in Committee of the Whole, to discuss the Statement on the Scope and Meaning of Section 3 […]

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Hornby LTC 2026 Regular Meeting Schedule – Adopted

The Hornby Island Local Trust Committee 2026 business meeting schedule has been adopted. To review the agendas, minutes and recordings of any Hornby Island Local Trust […]

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Barred Owl in tree

Meet Your Local Trust Committee

Timothy Peterson

Timothy Peterson

Lasqueti Island Trustee, Executive Committee Vice-Chair

 

 

Alex Allen

Alex Allen

Hornby Island Local Trustee

Grant Scott

Grant Scott

Hornby Island Local Trustee

Island Profile

The Hornby Island Local Trust Area, located 31 km southeast of Courtenay, includes the associated islands of Toby Island, Flora Islet and Norris Rocks. Species at risk here include the Great Blue Heron and the Western Screech-Owl.

Fish Spawning Habitat

22

%

of shorelines

Parks and Woodland

23

%

protected

Population

Hornby

1,225

Trust Area

Sensitive Ecosystems

37

%

protected