Islands Trust Annual Report 2025-2026

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Preserving and protecting over 450 islands in the Salish Sea
Annual
Report
2025 / 26
Reconciliation Declaration
Islands Trust Council acknowledges that the lands and waters that
encompass the Islands Trust Area have been home to Indigenous
Peoples since time immemorial and honours the rich history,
stewardship, and cultural heritage that embody this place we all
call home.
The Islands Trust Council is committed to establishing and
maintaining mutually respectful relationships between Indigenous
and non-Indigenous peoples. Islands Trust states a commitment
to reconciliation with the understanding that this commitment is a
long-term relationship-building and healing process.
The Islands Trust Council will strive to create opportunities for
knowledge-sharing and understanding as people come together
to preserve and protect the special nature of the islands within the
Salish Sea.
Adopted: March 14, 2019 Trust Council on Gabriola Island
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Contents
4 Message from the Islands Trust Council Chair
6 Message from the Chief Administrative Officer
10 The Islands Trust Area
12 Organization and Responsibilities
13 Islands Trust Legislative Structure
14 Islands Trust Council
16 2025/26 Key Accomplishments
18 Reconciliation and Relationship Building
22 2025/26 Advocacy
25 Climate Action
27 Delegations and Presentations to Islands Trust Council in 2025/26
31 Policy Statement Amendment Process
33 Islands Trust Council Committees
52 Local Trust Committees and Bowen Island Municipality
64 Legislative Services — Administrative Fairness and Freedom of Information
65 Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement
66 Islands Trust Conservancy
66 Annual Report
91 Appendix A: Islands Trust Financial Statements
113 Appendix B: Islands Trust Conservancy Financial Statements
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Message from the
Islands Trust Council
Chair
This past year has been an important and transitional time for
Islands Trust.
After two successive requests to the Province to review
the organization’s mandate, governance, and structure were
not approved, Islands Trust Council made the deliberate
decision to focus inward. We endorsed the recommen -
dations of the Chief Administrative Officer’s operational
review, recognizing that modernization is essential.
Strengthening policies, procedures, and systems, and building
organizational capacity are necessary steps to meet the
complex challenges facing the Islands Trust Area today.
Addressing these organizational challenges requires investment, and
Islands Trust Council is balancing these demands, particularly as grant
funding becomes less certain, with its financial stewardship responsi -
bilities. This balancing act means budget decisions become increasingly
challenging, and has required making difficult choices, including pausing
several significant projects. These decisions, while not taken lightly, are
laying the groundwork for a more resilient and capable organization,
one better positioned to del

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