Islands Trust Conservancy Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Islands Trust Conservancy Board ADOPTED Page 1 of 9 
Regular Meeting Minutes                           
March 19, 2024  
Islands Trust Conservancy Board 
Minutes of the Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Time:  
Location:  
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 
10:00 a.m. 
Islands Trust Victoria Boardroom 
200-1627 Fort Street, Victoria, BC 
 
Board Members Present Risa Smith, Chair 
 Lisa Gauvreau, Vice Chair 
 Charles Kahn, Trustee 
 Ken Thomas, Trustee (attended electronically and left the meeting at 
11:20 a.m.) 
 Susan Yates, Trustee 
 Tobi Elliott, Trustee 
  
Staff Present Clare Frater, Director, Trust Area Services (left the meeting at 1:55 pm) 
 Corlynn Strachan, Administrative Assistant/Recorder (attended 
electronically) 
 Erica Wheeler, Species at Risk Program Coordinator (attended 
electronically) 
 Jemma Green, Covenant Management & Outreach Specialist 
 Kate Emmings, Manager 
 Kathryn Martell, Ecosystem Protection Specialist 
 Mike Richards, Strategic Fund Development Specialist 
  
Public Present There was one member of the public present as an attendee. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Smith called the meeting to order at 10:09 a.m. Trustee Yates provided a land 
acknowledgement. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following addition to the agenda was presented for consideration: 
 Under 8.0 New Business – Add Agenda Items for the Next Meeting (time permitting) 
By general consent, the agenda was approved as amended. 
2.1 Agenda Context Notes 
Received for information. 
3. CLOSED MEETING 

ADOPTED 
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3.1 Motion to Close the Meeting 
ITC-2024-007 
It was MOVED and SECONDED, 
that the meeting be closed to the public in accordance with the Community Charter, 
Part 4 Division 3, section: 90 (1) (e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land 
or improvements, if the islands Trust Conservancy Board considers that disclosure could 
reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the Islands Trust Conservancy; (g) 
litigation or potential litigation affecting the Islands Trust Conservancy; (i) the receipt of 
advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary 
for that purpose; and that staff be invited to remain in the meeting. 
CARRIED 
The meeting was closed to the public at 10:14 a.m. and recessed from 12:05 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. The 
meeting reconvened in open meeting at 1:07 p.m. to rise and report. 
4. RISE AND REPORT 
From the January 23, 2024 in-camera meeting 
 The Islands Trust Conservancy Board instructed staff to proceed with the development 
of a risk management policy for all nature reserves, which includes warning users of the 
risk of danger trees. 
 The Islands Trust Conservancy Board directed staff to begin work on signage for the 
S’ul-hween X’pey (Elder Cedar) Nature Reserve on Gabriola Island, to address risk 
management efforts. 
From the March 19, 2024 in-camera meeting 
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