The Gabriola Government Review Initiative Project is dedicated to enhancing the governance of Gabriola Island so that the dual objective of ongoing improvement in the well-being of the community and its environment is assured.

We believe that Gabriola can be governed towards concurrent social, economic, and environmental progress.

GGRIP champions maximum democratic self determination within and for the Gabriola community strengthened through constructive engagement with realities that touch the island but are logically beyond its exclusive scope.

GGRIP’s goals:

• Inform and stimulate discussion about the relevance of a comprehensive review of the governance of Gabriola Island.

• Endorse candidates for this year's election for the Islands Trust and the RDN director positions who champion the review.

• Promote and support a governance review in 2023.

• Support the recommendations that arise from the review

GGRIP does not advocate any specific changes to the direction, substance, or structure of Gabriola’s governance. It will instead support any realistic, spontaneous, or methodical, fully democratic, on-island initiative to guide the review.

Possible considerations in a governance review:

• the preferred extent of democratic public oversight on Gabriola

• the appropriate degree of self-government

• the balance between Gabriola’s sovereignty and contributions from the Gulf Islands Trust and the RDN

• Gabriola’s involvement in the planned reassessment of the mandate of the Trust

• Gabriola’s relationship with the RDN

Let’s work together to meet our challenges and thrive, long into the future!