At the last Local Trust Committee meeting in June, Gabriola Islands Trustees, staff, and the public discussed a Development Permit Request by the development company Centre Stage Holdings who own a 110 acre property on the hill beside Lackehaven Drive, above the community hall.

The property looms over what is commonly called the Seafood District, accessed by Stokes road off South Rd. across from the Gabriola Cemetery. The property is the subject of local concern because of the steep slope and the presence of at least one Snuneymuxw burial site on the hill. Centre Stage Holdings is asking the Islands Trust for permission to remove 1900 trees on the steepest part of the property. They are planning to remove other trees as well, but only require IT approval for the tree removals that may inc

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