Trust Council will meet December 3-5 in Victoria. We will be starting the meeting with a session on respectful meeting conduct, after concerns about conduct and workplace safety prompted the Executive Committee to remove the video of September’s council meeting from the website. This will be Council’s first look at the draft 2025-26 budget, with the final budget being decided at the March meeting. It will also be the first chance for our new CAO, Rueben Bronee, to meet with trustees, as he starts getting oriented in his new position. We will also be joined by San Juan County Councillors, and Bowen Mayor Andrew Leonard.

Locally, our final meeting of the year will be December 16, at the Judith Fisher Centre. At our last meeting, we asked staff to provide a timeline, including a Public Hearing and a referral to the APC, for the Connected Coast fibre optic application, so I expect that it will be on the agenda. Please consider attending if you can. In January, appointments for our Advisory Planning Commission expire, and we will be looking for expressions of interest if any of the current members do not wish to continue. Contact trustees or staff if you want to find out more about this local advisory body. As always, contact your trustees with your questions, comments, or concerns.