Gambier Island Trust Area Includes:

Gambier Island Local Trust Area includes 35 associated islands including:

  • Keats Island
  • North Thormanby Island
  • South Thormanby Island
List of All Islands

Meet Your Local Trust Committee

Joe Bernardo

Joe Bernardo

Gambier Island Trustee

Kate-Louise Stamford

Kate-Louise Stamford

Gambier Island Trustee

 

 

Peter Luckham

Peter Luckham

Thetis Island Trustee, Islands Trust Council Chair

Island Profile

The Gambier Island Local Trust Area encompasses over 30 islands, with 42% of its land covered by mature forests, where trees range from 80 to 250 years old. This ecologically significant area serves as a habitat for three threatened species: the Double-Crested Cormorant, Steller Sea Lion, and Red-Legged Frog. Additionally, it provides critical habitat for the Marbled Murrelet.

Mature Forest

42

%

of area

Protected Areas

16.4

%

of area

Marine Protected Areas

10,820

ha

Sensitive Ecosystems

54.1

%

of area

News Gambier LTA

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

Islands Trust Requests Provincial Review of Islands Trust Act

Lək̓ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C. – At its quarterly meeting in September 2024, Islands Trust Council voted to request that the Province of British Columbia undertake a […]

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Read the Fall Heron Newsletter

The Fall 2024 Heron Newsletter is published! Included in this issue: Stewardship Tips for Fall William’s Story: Islands Trust Conservancy’s Youngest Donor First Nations Engagement […]

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Gambier LTC 2024 Regular Meeting Schedule – UPDATED

The Gambier Island Local Trust Committee 2024 business meeting schedule has been UPDATED. To review the agendas, minutes and recordings of any Gambier Island Local […]

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

In September 2023, the Islands Trust Council reflected on its interpretation of the Islands Trust mandate and released a statement about its interpretation. The Islands […]

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Notice of First Reading of Draft Bylaw No. 158

Please be advised that the Gambier Island Local Trust Committee will be considering first reading of draft Bylaw No. 158 cited as “Keats Island Land […]

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Keats Shoreline Protection Project

What is the goal of the Shoreline Protection Project? The project was initiated based on concerns about increased dock development and shoreline hardening (i.e., sea […]

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Gambier Island Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw Targeted Review

The online survey is now closed.  Stay tuned for results at a future LTC meeting. The Gambier Island Local Trust Committee is embarking on a […]

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Updated brochure for Gambier Riparian Areas – Development Permit Area No. 3

Gambier Island Local Trust Committee (LTC) adopted bylaws 148 and 149 in December 2019 that provide additional safeguards for riparian areas on Gambier Island for the protection of biodiversity and freshwater

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A blue lagoon with green lily pads and thick green tree cover in the distance under a blue sky day