Islands Trust Conservancy Regular Board Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
 
Islands Trust Conservancy Board   
Regular Meeting Minutes 
November 19, 2024 ADOPTED Page 1 of 12 
Islands Trust Conservancy Board 
          Minutes of a Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 
Electronic Meeting and Physical Location 
Islands Trust Victoria Office 
200 - 1627 Fort Street, Victoria, BC  
 
Members Present: Risa Smith, Chair 
 Lisa Gauvreau, Vice Chair 
 Charles Kahn, Trustee (left the meeting at 11:30 a.m.) 
 Susan Yates, Trustee 
 Tanner Timothy, Trustee 
 Tobi Elliott, Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Carolyn Stewart, Acting ITC Manager 
 Corlynn Strachan, Administrative Assistant/Recorder 
 Jemma Green, Covenant Management and Outreach Specialist  
 Kathryn Martell, Ecosystem Protection Specialist 
 Micaela Yawney, Communications Specialist 
 Mike Richards, Strategic Fund Development Specialist 
 Nuala Murphy, Property Management Specialist 
  
Staff Regrets: Erica Wheeler, Species at Risk Program Coordinator 
  
Members of the Public 
Present: 
No members of the public were in attendance 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
The meeting was called to order at 10:03 a.m. Chair Smith acknowledged the meeting was being 
conducted in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples and provide a territorial 
acknowledgement. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
2.1 Review of Agenda and Introduction of New Items 
There were no additions to the agenda. 
2.2 Approval of Agenda 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
3. RISE AND REPORT DECISIONS FROM PREVIOUSLY CLOSED MEETING 

          ADOPTED 
 
Islands Trust Conservancy Board   
Regular Meeting Minutes 
November 19, 2024 ADOPTED Page 2 of 12 
Chair Smith reported on the following item from the ITC Board October 1, 2024 closed meeting: 
The Islands Trust Conservancy Board granted the request of Sallas Forest Strata, Sidney Island, by 
issuing a temporary waiver of terms 3.2 (b), 3.2 (j), and 3.2 (k) of covenants ES065747 (Dragonfly Pond), 
ES65743 (Woodpecker Pond), and ES065749 (Kingfisher Pond) for the purposes of using an excavator 
to extract invasive Crataegus monogyna (hawthorn) trees and dispose of the biomass on site by 
burning, subject to the following terms, as amended: 
1. Every effort is made to minimize the area of soil impacted by excavator; 
2. No other motorized vehicles are permitted in the covenant areas; 
3. Preference is given to disposal of hawthorn in brush piles as close to treatment sites as 
possible and large enough to reduce the risk of regenerating cuttings; 
4. The number of burn piles is minimized; 
5. Burn pile locations must be pre-selected in consultation with Islands Trust Conservancy staff 
to avoid impacts to native plants, wildlife, and habitat structures; 
6. The work must occur during the months of September–February to minimize impacts on 
natural values, and must be completed by the end of February 2026; 
7. The coordinates of excavated trees, brush piles, and burn piles are documented and 
provided to the Islan

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