Mayne LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED

Islands Trust

Mayne Island Local Trust Committee

Minutes of Regular Meeting

Date: September 29, 2025  
Location: Mayne Island Agricultural Hall  
430 Fernhill Road, Mayne Island, BC

Members Present:  
Laura Patrick, Chair  
David Maude, Local Trustee  
Jeanine Dodds, Local Trustee

Staff Present:  
Narissa Chadwick, Island Planner  
Bruce Belcher, Planner 2  
Carly Bilney, Recorder (electronic)

Others Present:  
There were 17 members of the public present. Kevin Webber, Capital Regional District Park Planner

1. CALL TO ORDER

Chair Patrick called the meeting to order at 1:29 p.m. It was noted that she was substituting as alternate chair for Trustee Elliott who was absent due to illness.

2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Chair Patrick acknowledged that the meeting was being held in the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

By general consent, the agenda was approved as presented.

4. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS

No comments were made in the general Town Hall.

4.1 Policy Statement - Local Engagement

Senior Policy Advisor Youmans reviewed the draft Policy Statement and described it as the highest-level policy document that sets a broad vision for the Trust Area as a whole.

Comments were made that the original Policy Statement is outdated and it is important to address climate change and Reconciliation in the updated draft. It was noted that the draft Policy Statement is currently in a new phase of engagement that will last for about six months, and feedback is encouraged.

Mayne Island Local Trust Committee  
Regular Business Meeting  
September 29, 2025  
ADOPTED  
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The public was invited to speak, and the following questions were raised:

• Is the Policy Statement overarching with specific policies underneath it?
  o This is the overall policy statement that stands on its own
  o There is a Trust Policy Statement in place today from the early 1990s and this new draft would replace it
  o This draft articulates the Trust Policy vision

• The draft looks like an expanded mandate for the Islands Trust, specifically regarding Reconciliation and climate change

• Are you confident there is expertise and time to deal with issues that will arise under this new policy?
  o It will be a challenge
  o Every change to our Official Community Plan and bylaws are referred to First Nations and we are obligated to do so because we make land use decisions
  o We have to lobby the Province in the future to recognize that we are a very small agency
  o As a local government, we have the single largest number of First Nations that we engage with and that places a huge burden on us that the Province needs to recognize

• It seems the draft expands beyond the capabilities of a finite timeline and finances
  o The Province has gi

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