Islands Trust Heritiage Act

Описание: Gabriola Island Trustee Tobi Elliot says concern over the concept of a shoreline buffer zone led a overflowing meeting room as residence turned out. Elliot wrote about the tensions present at that meeting in a post on her Substack ( https://tobielliott.substack.com/p/te... ), attributing them in part to apprehensions around the potential impact of last year’s supreme court decision around Cowichan title to certain land in Richmond. She spoke with Midcoast Morning about the issue.

Also, plans to update British Columbia’s Heritage Conservation Act ( https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/do... ) have been delayed. The act exists for the protection and conservation of sites with historical, cultural and archaeological value in the province, and major changes haven’t been made to the act since 1996. The province has been in the midst of reviewing the act for a number of years. Amendments to the act had been expected this spring, but earlier this month the province announced a delay, saying the extra time is to gather and incorporate additional feedback from industry, local governments and First Nations. Midcoast Morning spoke with Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council President Judith Sayers, who is also Co-Chair of the Joint Working Group on the Heritage Conservation Act.
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Podcast Photo: Descanso Bay shoreline on Gabriola Island (Jesse Woodward/CHLY 101.7FM)

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Midcoast Morning
Episode 209, Season 3
January 28, 2026

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