Islands Trust Board Regular Meeting Minutes

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Islands Trust Conservancy Board
 
     Minutes of a Regular Meeng 
 
Date:  
Locaon:  
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 
Islands Trust Victoria Boardroom   
#200 - 1627 Fort Street 
Victoria, BC V8R 1H8 
 
Members Present: Lisa Gauvreau, Chair 
 Tanner Timothy, Vice Chair 
 Jeannine Georgeson, Trustee 
 Risa Smith, Trustee 
 Susan Yates, Trustee 
 Tobi Ellio, Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Clare Frater, Director, Trust Area Services 
 Kathryn Martell, Ecosystem Protecon Specialist 
 Joe Ellio, Senior Indigenous Relaons Advisor, Trust Area Services 
 Rob Kroeker, Planning Services Admin Assistant/Recorder 
  
Staff Regrets: Jemma Green, Covenant Management and Outreach Specialist  
Nuala Murphy, Property Management Specialist 
 Wendy Tyrrell, Acng Manager 
  
Members of the Public Present: No members of the public were in aendance. 
  
1. CALL TO ORDER 
The meeng was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Chair Gauvreau iniated introducons and 
expressed thanks on behalf of the Islands Trust Conservancy Board for the service of Board 
member Charles Kahn, and welcomed the newly Provincially-appointed Trustee Jeannine 
Georgeson to the Board. 
2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
Chair Gauvreau acknowledged that the meeng was being held in tradional territory of the 
Coast Salish First Naons.  
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
3.1 Review of Agenda and Introducon of New Items 
The following items were added to the agenda: 
 World Conservaon Congress discussion – add to new business as item 9.2  
 Consideraon of changing a regular meeng date – under item 10 

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3.2 Approval of Agenda 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
4. RISE AND REPORT DECISIONS FROM PREVIOUSLY CLOSED MEETING 
Chair Gauvreau reported on the following item from the Islands Trust Conservancy closed 
meeng of May 27, 2025: 
 ITC has approved a $12,000 Opportunity Fund grant to Mayne Island 
Conservancy to support costs associated with a new conservaon covenant on 
Mayne Island, including tle searches, draing, legal costs, and registering the 
covenant.  
5. ADOPTION OF MINUTES 
5.1 Dra ITC Board Meeng Minutes of May 27, 2025 
The following amendment to the minutes was presented for consideraon: 
By general consent the minutes of the May 27, 2025 meeng were adopted as 
presented. 
6. FOLLOW UP ACTION LIST 
Received for informaon. 
7. BUSINESS 
7.1 Items for Approval 
7.1.1 Amendment to Koontz NAPTEP Covenant, Gabriola Island – Request for Decision 
Ecosystem Protecon Specialist Martell presented the Request for Decision, 
nong that the descripon of the “Driveway” was not specified in the registered 
covenant Baseline Report and this request is to approve the covenant 
amendment and updated Baseline Report, sign the Modificaon Agreement and 
authorize staff to pay for associated costs of notarizing signatures. Com

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