Lasqueti Island Trust Area Includes:

Lasqueti Island Local Trust Area includes more than 23 associated islands including:

  • Jedediah Island
  • Jenkins Island
  • Sangster Island
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News Lasqueti 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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Lasqueti LTC 2026 Regular Meeting Schedule – Adopted

The Lasqueti Local Trust Committee 2026 business meeting schedule is now available.   To review the agendas, minutes and recordings of any Lasqueti Island Local Trust […]

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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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Meet Your Local Trust Committee

Mikaila Lironi

Mikaila Lironi

Lasqueti Island Trustee

Tobi Elliott

Tobi Elliott

Gabriola Island Trustee, Executive Committee Vice-Chair

Timothy Peterson

Timothy Peterson

Lasqueti Island Trustee, Executive Committee Vice-Chair

 

 

Island Profile

The Lasqueti Island Local Trust Area includes over 20 islands. It has three provincial parks (Jedediah Island, Sabine Channel, Squitty Bay) and four protected sanctuaries. In its waters, the local trust area has critical habitat for the Marbled Murrelet and Killer Whale.

Mature Forest Growth

39

%

on island

Protected Areas

12

%

Eelgrass Beds

17

%

of foreshore

Sensitive Ecosystems

14

%

protected