South Pender LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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South Pender Local Trust Committee 
Special Business Meeting 
December 5, 2025 ADOPTED Page 1 of 7 
 
 
South Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
December 5, 2025 
South Pender Fire Hall 
8961 Gowlland Point Road, South Pender Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Tobi Elliott, Chair  
 Dag Falck, Local Trustee (electronic) 
 Kristina Evans, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Kim Stockdill, Island Planner 
 Jason Youmans, Senior Policy Advisor 
 Joe Elliott, Senior indigenous Relations Advisor (electronic) 
 Carly Bilney, Recorder (electronic) 
  
Others Present: There were 13 members of the public present 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Elliott called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m.  
2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
Chair Elliott acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the territory of the Coast 
Salish First Nations. 
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The Chair noted the draft Trust Policy Statement would be discussed to gather feedback 
from the South Pender Island community. 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
4. BUSINESS ITEMS 
4.1 Islands Trust Policy Statement Engagement  
Islands Trust Senior Policy Advisor Youmans provided a presentation about the 
Islands Trust Policy Statement and the process that has been underway to update it 
since 2019. He outlined the content of the draft Policy Statement, including guiding, 
directive and advisory policies, and noted that climate change is addressed in 
various policies throughout the document.  
 
A D O P T E D 

 
South Pender Local Trust Committee 
Special Business Meeting 
December 5, 2025 ADOPTED Page 2 of 7 
The Chair commented on the 32 resolutions put forward by the previous Trust 
Council, and invited community members to provide feedback on the latest draft of 
the Trust Policy Statement. The following questions and comments were made: 
• A question was asked about why the process has taken the time that it has 
to get to First Reading 
o A Trustee commented that input on the first draft seen by the public 
resulted in 32 resolutions given to staff just prior to the Trust Council 
election 
o After the election, staff worked through the 32 resolutions for an 
additional six months, a period that included the loss of key staff 
members, a hiring process and transfer of knowledge 
o Once the 32 resolutions were complete, they were sent to First 
Nations for input, and First Nations requested an extension into 
2023; staff then needed another six months to incorporate First 
Nations feedback into the 32 resolutions 
o An early legal review was also conducted 
o Trust Council saw the first draft in March 2024 and struck a 
Committee of the Whole to provide recommendations 
o The process has been a considerable undertaking with difficult 
questions to answer, such as questions of jurisdictional 
responsibility 
• Concern was expressed about the lack of context in the current Trust Policy 
Statement draft compared to earlier versions

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