The Gabriola Commons
Foundation
Foundation
GCF Trustees
Linda St. Clair, Co-Chair
Bob Andrew, Co-Chair
Christine Purfield, Treasurer
Bill Pope, Secretary
Judith Roux
Hans van Kessel
Doug McKnight
Christine Gagnon
Shelagh Huston
Victor Anthony
Photo by Maureen Wild
Covenant Team
The covenant team has created a draft of the covenant document that will hold, protect and steward the property as a public amenity for the use and enjoyment of Gabriolans in perpetuity. A commons covenant will enshrine not only the land and its buildings, but also the vision of the Commons as detailed in the Commons' Charter.
Click on Covenant to download a draft copy (244 kB) of the covenant to be held by The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) and a local group on Gabriola.
The Gabriola Commons Foundation (GCF) is a registered charitable society whose activities are directed by a Board consisting of nine elected trustees.
The purposes of GCF are to:
- hold, protect and steward the property on Gabriola Island known as the "Gabriola Commons" as a public amenity for the use and enjoyment of the community in perpetuity.
- preserve the ecological qualities of the Gabriola Commons.
- promote sustainable agricultural practices.
- obtain the title to the Gabriola Commons property under the conditions of the Memorandum of Understanding with AGES (March 1, 2009)
- secure a covenant agreement with The Land Conservancy (TLC)
- complete the Island Trust Land Use Bylaw application process with the creation of a "Commons" zone
- draft a two-year business plan
- promote fund-raising activities to discharge the mortgage and improve the facilities on the Commons
The current Constitution and Bylaws of GCF are available for you to read. This is a pdf file with a size of 136 kB. Click on the name below to download the file. GCF Financial Report
The GCF fiscal year end is March 31st. You can view the following document containing the unaudited financial statement for the last fiscal year. This is a pdf file with a size of 168 kB. Click on the name below to download the file.