Letter From Bowen Island Municipality Mayor and Council re Meeting with Elected Officials in Ferry-affected Communities

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May 30, 2025 
 
Laura Patrick, Chair 
and Islands Trustees 
Islands Trust Council 
 
VIA E-MAIL: execadmin@islandstrust.bc.ca 
 
Dear Chair Patrick and Islands Trustees, 
 
Re: Meeting with elected officials in ferry-affected communities 
 
On behalf of Bowen Island Council, I am writing to thank you and your colleagues on the Executive 
Committee for attending our Special Council meeting on April 30, 2025, here on Bowen Island. It was a 
fruitful meeting that left us feeling optimistic about our important relationship with the Islands Trust 
and our shared interests in island issues in the Trust area. 
 
The portion of the meeting where we discussed the Trust’s history of advocacy on ferry fares and 
service levels was particularly interesting, and it was suggested that the Trust could serve as a 
convener, bringing together ferry authorities, small communities, and elected officials to try to find 
solutions with the Province. It    was further noted that a shared priority for all ferry dependent 
communities within the Trust area is assured loading for island residents. 
 
We would like to request that the Islands Trust consider convening such a meeting. Bringing these 
voices together would be a meaningful step toward addressing long-standing transportation challenges 
in ferry-dependent communities across the Trust area.  
 
We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this proposal and offer to support this initiative in any 
way we can. 
 
Thank you for your consideration. 
  
Sincerely, 
 
 
 
 
Andrew Leonard 
Mayor

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