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from the Gabriola Island Land Stewards Society
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We are excited to announce that we are now homeowners!
The Gabriola Island Land Steward Society (GILSS) has bought three homes in Meadow Wood Village, the affordable housing development on Church Street. The homes were built in 1994 and have long been rented as supportive housing for seniors and others in need. Tenants in...
GILSS AGM 2026
Monday March 30 from 6:00 - 7:30pm Agricultural Co-op Hall 465 South Rd, Gabriola Traditional Welcome by Elder C' tasi:a (Geraldine Manson) Special guest speaker: Laura Busheikin, on intentional communities, rural land-share initiatives, and lessons learned from...
World Community Land Trust Day
May 16 is World Community Land Trust Day World Community Land Trust Day is a global event dedicated to raising awareness about community land trusts (CLTs). The intention is to build interest in CLTs while celebrating the contributions they make to communities around...
AGM – Monday April 7th, 2025
The Gabriola Island Lands Stewards Society AGM will take place on Monday April 7th from 6:00 to 7:30pm at the Agricultural Hall. A traditional welcome will be offered by Elder Geraldine (C-tasia) Manson. The guest speaker will be Heather Pritchard, an experienced...
Gabriola’s Community Land Trust and the Search for Property
In the past year, the GILSS board has been very focused on finding properties that fit our purpose. Properties we have considered so far in 2024 …
AGM 2024
April 3, 2024 | 6:00 – 7:30pm
Agricultural Co-op Hall
Main focus: Storytelling about land sharing experiences. Two guest speakers will talk about their experiences with collaborative solutions to affordable housing and land sharing.
Focusing on “Community” in our Official Community Plan
On Thursday February 15th at 7 pm at Ground Up Café we will be holding an evening of discussion about ways to ensure that community interests around land availability on Gabriola are protected and enhanced in Gabriola’s revised Official Community Plan.
Project will help our land trust reach off-island investors
GILSS has been awarded $20,000 to help us develop a long-term social finance investment strategy, and draft a lease template for use and stewardship of lands that we acquire and hold for this project. The funding is from the federal government’s Investment Readiness...
What happened at AGM 2023
Territorial acknowledgement Introductions Necessary business Approved the minutes of the 2022 AGM. Explained and approved the 2022 financial statements, and agreed that we don’t yet need an auditor. Updated website We launched our revised website: enjoy!...
AGM 2023
March 6, 2023 from 7:00 – 8:30pm
Agricultural Co-op Hall
465 South Rd
Main focus:
Develop GILSS’ land selection policy.