Population:
Approximately 1,112

Size:
2,334 hectares (5,767 acres)

Location:
19.7 kilometres east of the Swartz Bay ferry terminal on Vancouver Island.

Welcome to the Mayne Island Local Trust Committee Web Page for the years 2006 until 2008. Your two elected officials hope that this site will provide local residents and property owners with any information you need affecting land use issues on your property, or Mayne Island in general. The current term for your two Trustees is Dec. 2008 until Dec. 2011.

Jeanine Dodds and Colin Shew are currently your elected Trustees. You can reach Jeanine by or call her at 539-2411 or Colin by or call him at 539-2699.

At this time the Local Trust Committee is also comprised of our Chair, Gary Steeves, ( ). Gary is from North Pender Island. Our planner is Alison Fox , ( ) or 250-405-5194. Alison works out of the Islands Trust office which is located in Victoria.

This web page is a new initiative of the Local Trust Committee and we will ask for your patience and suggestions as we add items of interest and importance to the community. The Mayne Island Local Trust Committee is responsible for land use planning on Mayne Island, and we are also part of a larger group which is the Islands Trust Council. The Council is made up of 26 local Trustees elected from 13 Islands. Information on the Islands Trust and Trust Council can be found at their web page, www.IslandsTrust.bc.ca

Associated Islands
Most of the Local Trust Areas consist of a major island and several smaller associated Islands. Associated islands in the Mayne Island Trust Committee Area include: Curlew Island and Georgeson Island

Local Trust Committee Membership
Each local trust committee has three members - two locally elected trustees, and one Executive Committee member who serves as Chairperson. A local trust committee is responsible for land use planning and regulation for its area of jurisdiction. As such, its responsibilities include preparation and adoption of official community plans, rural land use bylaws, zoning and subdivision bylaws, regulation of soil removal and deposit, and authorization of permits.

Local Trustees

	Jeanine Dodds Mayne Island Trustee Phone: (250) 539-2411 Mailing Address: Islands Trust 200 - 1627 Fort St Victoria, BC V8R 1H8 Main: (250) 405-5151 Fax: (250) 405-5155
	Colin Shew Mayne Island Trustee Phone: (250) 539-2699 Mailing Address: Islands Trust 200 - 1627 Fort St Victoria, BC V8R 1H8 Main: (250) 405-5151 Fax: (250) 405-5155
	Chair Gary Steeves North Pender Island Trustee Phone: (250) 629-3595 Mailing Address: Islands Trust 200 - 1627 Fort St Victoria, BC V8R 1H8 Main: (250) 405-5151 Fax: (250) 405-5155