Islands Trust Meeting Decorum

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Islands Trust Meeting Decorum
Preserving and protecting over 450 islands and surrounding waters in the Salish Sea
Welcome and Thank You for Participating
Islands Trust values public engagement to inform decision-making, planning, and 
program development. Effective public dialogue depends on an environment that is safe, 
inclusive, culturally respectful, and free from racism and discrimination for everyone. 
Every participant brings valuable opinions, ideas, knowledge and lived experience. All 
voices deserve to be heard.
To ensure constructive and respectful engagement:
• Comments must focus on the issue, not individuals
• Participants must allow others to speak without interruption
• Tone and language must remain courteous and non-abusive
• No clapping, booing, or cheering
 
Islands Trust has zero tolerance for bullying, harassment, racism, anti-Indigenous 
racism, discrimination, hate speech, personal attacks, or disruptive behaviour that 
interferes with others’ ability to participate. Anyone engaging in such behaviour will 
be required to leave the meeting immediately, and additional action may be taken if 
necessary. 
When addressing trustees, speakers are requested to speak to the issue at hand, and not 
to other individuals. Speakers should be clear and concise, and must be respectful.  
 
In the spirit of Reconciliation, Islands Trust strives to host meetings that promote cultural 
safety, inclusion, and acknowledgement of Indigenous Peoples, for whom the lands and 
waters of the Islands Trust Area have been home since time immemorial. 
An Islands Trust meeting is also a place of employment. Trustees and staff have the right 
to a safe and respectful workplace. 
Thank you for helping us create a respectful and productive environment 
in which all participants feel safe and able to contribute.

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