Should Lasqueti Island have more accountable local government?

Private project. The petition is open. This domain preserves public information and invites anyone who thinks Lasqueti Island should govern itself to add their name. It does not claim to speak for Lasqueti Island.

Sign the petition on this page. Residents decide whether and when to sign.

Options local people may examine

• Municipal incorporation or regional-district transfer.
• A stronger elected local body or service-area reform.
• A modified Islands Trust structure.
• Maintaining the status quo.

The island, on the record

480 parcels across 7,708 hectares, mapped and inspectable. 197 Islands Trust meetings archived since 2012.

Parcel counts and hectares cover the whole Lasqueti Island Local Trust Area as ParcelMap BC maps it, which includes foreshore and marine parcels as well as land. Treat the hectare figure as mapped parcel area, not the island's land area.

An off-grid, foot-passenger-ferry island known for its independent, self-reliant community.

Latest research and writing

Newest first; every claim footnoted to its source.

• A Reverse Dunkirk in Scottie Bay Published August 16, 2026
  The Islands Trust spent five years and a lawsuit trying to remove a private dock in Scottie Bay, defeating a second rezoning attempt in May 2025 — two months before a floatplane crash closed Lasqueti's only ferry dock and that same private dock became how marooned islanders got home. Paired with an enforcement system whose only escalation is court and land-use rules that leave guest cabins empty amid a housing shortage, the saga shows a process that is slow, discretionary, and disconnected from the island's ferry-dependent reality.

Ferry tracker

French Creek passenger ferry — live sailings and vessel positions sit at the top of this page. Official schedules: lasqueti.ca/ferry.

Ownership and relationship

Private, personal project. Lasqueti Town was built privately and is maintained privately by Tony Aly, a vibe coder on Denman Island. It is not an official government, Islands Trust, regional-district, community-association, or locally endorsed website.

The related Abolish Islands Trust project advocates long-term provincial statutory change. A future locally led island project may choose a different position.

A domain is not a local chapter.