Islands Trust Conservancy Board Regular Meeting Minutes

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Islands Trust Conservancy Board 
Regular Meeting Minutes 
July 22 2025  Adopted Page 1 of 7 
Islands Trust Conservancy Board 
     Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
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 Elliott, Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Clare Frater, Director, Trust Area Services 
 Kathryn Martell, Ecosystem Protection Specialist 
 Joe Elliott, Senior Indigenous Relations 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, Acting Manager 
  
Members of the Public Present: No members of the public were in attendance. 
  
1. CALL TO ORDER 
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. Chair Gauvreau initiated introductions 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 meeting was being held in traditional territory of the 
Coast Salish First Nations.  
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
3.1 Review of Agenda and Introduction of New Items 
The following items were added to the agenda: 
• World Conservation Congress discussion – add to new business as item 9.2  
• Consideration of changing a regular meeting date – under item 10 

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Regular Meeting Minutes 
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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 
meeting of May 27, 2025: 
• ITC has approved a $12,000 Opportunity Fund grant to Mayne Island 
Conservancy to support costs associated with a new conservation covenant on 
Mayne Island, including title searches, drafting, legal costs, and registering the 
covenant.  
5. ADOPTION OF MINUTES 
5.1 Draft ITC Board Meeting Minutes of May 27, 2025 
The following amendment to the minutes was presented for consideration: 
By general consent the minutes of the May 27, 2025 meeting were adopted as 
presented. 
6. FOLLOW UP ACTION LIST 
Received for information. 
7. BUSINESS 
7.1 Items for Approval 
7.1.1 Amendment to Koontz NAPTEP Covenant, Gabriola Island – Request for Decision 
Ecosystem Protection Specialist Martell presented the Request for Decision, 
noting that the description 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 Modification Agreement and 

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