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Denman Island, British Columbia May 17, 2016 No. 45

Back issue. The Denman Firestarter did not exist on 2016-05-17. This edition was compiled on 2026-09-06 from the public record as it stood on 2016-05-17, and contains nothing dated after that day — no outcomes, no hindsight. It is a reconstruction of what was on the record at the time, not a document from the time.

Governance

Denman trustees schedule June 25 meetings on proposed bylaws

A community information meeting and public hearing are scheduled for Bylaws 219 and 220 in the afternoon of June 25.

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The Denman Island Local Trust Committee schedules a Community Information Meeting and a Public Hearing on Bylaws 219 and 220 for June 25, 2016, with the information meeting preceding the hearing. 1

The bylaws concern proposed amendments to the Denman Island Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw. 1

The committee discusses a proposal to prohibit secondary cottages on the receiving property, and invites the applicant to speak about that approach. 1

The committee also adopts Bylaws 212 and 213 concerning riparian areas regulation amendments to the Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw. 1

The next regular meeting is scheduled for July 5, 2016, at 10:30 am at the Denman Seniors Centre. 1

Denman Fire Rescue

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Denman trustees schedule June 25 meetings on proposed bylaws

  • 1. Denman Island Local Trust Committee Minutes — May 17, 2016 — “that the Denman Island Local Trust Committee schedule a Community Information Meeting and a Public Hearing on Bylaw Nos. 219 and 220 for June 25, 2016 in the afternoon; such Public Hearing is to be proceeded by a Community Information Meeting.”

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