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Home Bowen Island Meetings February 3, 2026

Advisory Committee · Regular

February 3, 2026

Advisory Planning Commission

19:00 – 20:21 · 1h 21m
6 present · 0 absent
Brenda McLuhan Chair Electronic Kirsty Johnstone Vice-Chair Electronic Betty Morton Councillor Electronic Martin Pykalo Councillor Electronic Richard Dohmeier Councillor Electronic Richard Underdown Councillor Electronic
Staff & officers present
Alex Jurgensen Council Resource Electronic Daniel Martin Manager of Planning & Development Electronic Sarah Baxter Committee Clerk Electronic

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: That the Advisory Planning Commission approve the agenda for the Tuesday, February 3, 2026 meeting.
    • · Motion 2 added: That the minutes of the Advisory Planning Commission meeting held Thursday, November 13, 2025 be adopted.
    • · Motion 3 added: That the Advisory Planning Commission elect Brenda McLuhan as Chair of the committee.
    • · Motion 4 added: That the APC recommend that Council defer consideration of proposal OCP/RZ-2025-0113 until the Official Community Plan is updated and the Grafton Lake Watershed Management Plan is complete.
    • · Motion 5 added: That, if environmental concerns are properly addressed, the OCP adopt more creative and thoughtful approaches to housing on Bowen, looking beyond Snug Cove to support growth and potentially the creation of commercial/residential/recreation…
    • · Motion 6 added: That the OCP consider whether there should be limits on the types or intensity of development allowed in watershed areas island-wide, not just on a case-by-case basis.
    • · Motion 7 added: That the OCPSC evaluate modular home parks as a potential housing option, assessing their suitability for Bowen and whether their costs on leased land align with affordability goals.
    • · Attendance added: Kirsty Johnstone (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Betty Morton (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Martin Pykalo (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Richard Underdown (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Alex Jurgensen (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Daniel Martin (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Sarah Baxter (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Brenda McLuhan (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Richard Dohmeier (remote)
    • · Participation added: Martin Pykalo recuse