Ballenas-Winchelsea Island Trust Area Includes:
Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Local Trust Area includes 11 associated islands including:
- Ada Islands
- Mistaken Island
- Ruth Island
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Executive Committee acting as a Local Trust Committee (Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands)
Meet Your Local Trust Committee
Tobi Elliott
Gabriola Island Trustee, Executive Committee Vice-ChairDavid Maude
Mayne Island Trustee, Executive Committee Vice-Chair
Timothy Peterson
Lasqueti Island Trustee, Executive Committee Vice-Chair
Peter Luckham
Thetis Island Trustee, Islands Trust Council ChairIsland Profile
Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Local Trust Area includes 19 islands and islets. This rugged archipelago is home to some of the world’s rarest ecosystems, including a glass sponge reef and protected marine areas. These islands and islets are blanketed with wildflowers vulnerable to human impacts.
Eelgrass Beds
2
%in shoreline areas
Woodlands
31.6
%on island
Sensitive Ecosystems
16
%protected
Total Area
Trust Area
168
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