Concerns Raised Over Islands Trust's Approach to Hornby Island STR Regulation

governance · 2022 · Hornby Island

An opinion piece criticizes the Islands Trust for attempting to ban short-term vacation rentals on Hornby Island through the Advisory Planning Commission, alleging lack of representation and data to support the ban and concerns about impacts on local livelihoods and housing.

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• “HOW is the Islands Trust trying to control our lives and are they being less than genuine in their methods?... The recent APC recommendations to ban all STVRS... No home sharing operators, no business people, no young working people and almost nobody that wasn’t retired were invited to join the APC.” — The Islands Grapevine – June 9th, 2022 (June 9th, 2022)

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