HI: Hornby Island Groups 2025
Besides HIRRA, there are over 30 other non-profit and cooperative groups on Hornby Island, many with acronyms starting with “HI” and several with semi-independent sub-committees. See the list below and connect with their website (if available).
GOVERNANCE RELATED GROUPS
- Hornby Island is part of the traditional territory of the K’omoks First Nation (consisting of several formerly separate tribes), caretakers of the “land of plenty”since time immemorial. https://komoks.ca/
- Islands Trust (elected LTC: Local Trust Committee and appointed APC: Advisory Planning Commission) https://islandstrust.bc.ca/location/hornby/
- HIRRA: Hornby Island Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association
including the following Committees (links can be found above via the “Services” tab in the menu):
- Executive
- Fire Protection
- Recycling Waste Management
- Community Hall
- Recreation
- Comfort Stations
- Emergency Preparedness
- Invasive Plant Control
- Regional Parks and Trails Advisory
- Boat Ramp Advisory
- Cemetery Stewards
- Fall Fair
- Water Stewardship
ECONOMIC RELATED GROUPS
- HICEEC: Hornby Island Community Economic Enhancement Corporation (including Community Bus Committee, and Internet Upgrade Committee) https://hiceec.org/ HICEEC also manages http://hornbyisland.com
- Hornby Island Community Fund https://hornbycommunityfund.org/
- First Credit Union (a division of VanCity Credit Union) https://www.firstcu.ca/
- Hornby Island Co-op (including Gas-bar) https://www.hornbycoop.com/
- Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market (not a formal organization)
- HISTRA: Hornby Island Short Term Rental Association https://histra.ca/
- Hornby Spark Community Workshop Makerspace https://www.hornbyspark.com/
- The First Edition (monthly paper not a formal organization)
ARTS RELATED GROUPS
- Hornby Arts: Hornby Island Arts Council https://hornbyarts.com/
- Hornby Community Radio Society: CHFR 96.5FM https://hornbyradio.com/
- Hornby Festival Society https://www.hornbyfest.com/
- HIBS: Hornby Island Blues Society https://www.hornbyblues.ca/
- Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park https://www.rubinoffsculpturepark.org/
- HITS: Hornby Island Theatre Society
- Hornby Quilters
SOCIAL SUPPORT RELATED GROUPS
(also HIRRA Cemetery Stewards Committee and Emergency Preparedness Committee noted above)
- Hornby Denman Health: Hornby Denman Community Health Care Society https://hornbydenmanhealth.com/
- Hornby Island Daycare Society (Preschool) https://www.hornbydaycare.ca/
- HIHS Hornby Island Housing Society (managing elder housing “Village” and Beulah Creek housing projects) https://hornbyhousing.org/
- Hornby Island New Horizons Society https://www.hornbynewhorizons.com/
including the following projects:
- Fabricators
- Archives https://hornbyislandarchives.ca/
- HIES: Hornby Island Education Society https://hornbyeducation.com/
including the following projects:
- Child Youth and Family programs
- Natural History Centre https://hornbynaturalhistory.com/
- The Kitchen hot meal program
- Literacy Outreach
- Managing Room to Grow building
CONSERVATION RELATED GROUPS
(also HIRRA Water Stewardship Committee and Invasive Plant Control Committee noted above)
- CHI: Conservancy Hornby Island https://www.conservancyhornbyisland.org/
- Heron Rocks Friendship Centre Society (including Ford Orchard and Leaf House project)
- Hornby Island Farmland Trust (including Farris Farm Community Garden) https://www.hifarmlandtrust.org/
- BC Parks Advisory Committee
ATHLETIC AND RECREATION RELATED GROUPS
(also HIRRA Recreation Committee, Boat Ramp Advisory Committee, and Regional Parks and Trails Advisory Committee noted above)
- Ford Cove Harbour Authority https://www.fordcoveharbour.com/
- HIAA: Hornby Island Athletic Association (Joe King Ballpark) https://www.joekingpark.ca/
- HIMBA: Hornby Island Mountain Bike Association https://www.hibike.ca/
- Dragon Boat Club
- Hornby Equine Club
ONE MORE HORNBY LINK
Hornby photographer Bob Cain has posted a huge collection of his historic photos, many of Hornby people, places and events spanning over thirty years, from the 1970s to 2000s: https://www.rcainphoto.com/category/hornby-island-bc/hornby-history/
Community Profiles
In 2021 the Hornby Housing Network applied for funding from BC Healthy Communities to hire a research assistant to create comprehensive community profiles of both Hornby and Denman Islands. This project created a a comprehensive profile of each community. These profiles include all available local, provincial and federal information available in the following social determinants of health: Economy, Education, Environment, Food Security, Health, Housing, Safety, Social Inclusion, and Transportation.
Visit the site to explore more information about Hornby and Denman: CommunityProfiles.ca
Community Vision Statement
Hornby Islanders envision a future in which our community remains diverse, sustainable, and viable.
Central to this vision are the values we share as a community: living in balance with the natural world, working together cooperatively and peacefully, taking personal and collective responsibility for the well-being of the community, and celebrating the special spirit and energy of this unique island and its people.
We embark on a spirit of reconciliation with our First Nations neighbour communities and honour cooperatively working together on the unceded territory we call Hornby Island.
The Hornby Way
The Hornby Way is a booklet written in 2006 that gives an overview of the mechanics and the spirit of local governance and “how things work” on Hornby. This includes the branches of local government, the networks of island associations, and the unique possibilities and responsibilities offered by island life in a small community.
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K’omoks First Nation Land Claims
In 2008 negotiators and interested parties gathered on Hornby Island as part of the First Nations land claim settlement process. K’omoks peoples’ identified crown land on Hornby as potentially being part of a settlement package.
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