Lasqueti committee adjourns before hearing on fibre-optic bylaw
The Local Trust Committee ended its February 10 meeting before holding the public hearing on a proposed bylaw to allow a fibre-optic cable landing on Lasqueti.
The Denman Firestarter · Governance · 2025-02-10 · updated 2026-10-03 · Lasqueti Island
The proposed bylaw would allow a fibre-optic cable to land on Lasqueti, but the Local Trust Committee adjourned its February 10 meeting before the public hearing could take place, citing time constraints.[1]
At a community information meeting earlier that day, the planner said the amendment would permit a fibre-optic cable public utility for the Connected Coast project and would not enable last-mile connections or utilities in other locations.[1]
The applicant said the Ministry of Transportation and Transit permit had been approved and the provincial government had offered Crown lease tenure.[1]
The applicant said the installation timeline was one day and that CityWest was responsible for cable maintenance and repairs.[1]
Trustee Peterson said the application came to Islands Trust late in the process and that the Local Trust Committee had told the applicant this was not a good way to proceed.[1]
The minutes record that the regular meeting was recessed at 2:45 p.m., recalled at 3:35 p.m. and adjourned at 3:35 p.m. due to time constraints.[1]
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Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee Regular Meeting Minutes, February 10, 2025 (draft)
The regular meeting was recalled to order at 3:35 p.m. and it was determined to adjourn the meeting due to time constraints.
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