PSAP Agency Referrals Phase 1 Summary Report

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Islands Trust  Agency Referrals Phase 1 Report  Page 1 
Agency Referrals Phase 1 Report 
Islands 2050 - Policy Statement Amendment Project 
  
 
 
Agency Referrals Phase 1 
In July 2021, Trust Council directed staff to undertake a first phase of formal referrals of Draft Policy 
Statement Bylaw No. 183 to Islands Trust bodies (local trust committees, island municipalities, and the 
Islands Trust Conservancy Board), regional districts, school districts, improvement districts, provincial 
government agencies, and federal government agencies. An Information and Q&A Session was held for 
all agencies on July 28, 2021, and the zoom webinar recording was subsequently sent to all agencies. 
The referral period was open for three months and closed at the end of October 2021.  
 
A listing of all agencies who were invited to comment, and the detailed responses received, have been 
posted to the Islands 2050 webpage, under the “Agency Referrals Phase 1” project library folder. 
Summaries of the responses are listed below. Please note that referrals of the draft Policy Statement 
bylaw to First Nations are occurring through a separate engagement process (see Attachment 1 - “First 
Nations Engagement Phase 2 Summary Report” to learn more about Phase 2 of early and meaningful 
engagement with First Nations). 
 
Referral Responses from Islands Trust Bodies 
The draft Policy Statement Bylaw No. 183 was sent to all 13 local trust committees (LTCs) in the Trust 
Area, Bowen Island Municipality, and the Islands Trust Conservancy Board. Of these, only Bowen Island 
Municipality and the Islands Trust Conservancy Board sent in substantive responses on the draft 
document. All LTCs stated that they would not respond or would defer comment until the Islands 2050 
Phase 3 public engagement was complete. Please see detailed responses posted to the Islands 2050 
webpage. 
 
 Bowen Island Municipality (BIM): BIM submitted an extensive list of comments on Draft Bylaw 
No. 183. These contained some general comments on structure/language, the need for a 
glossary or definitions section, requests for a table outlining directive policies, and a desire to 
not see BIM’s Islands Trust tax requisition increase as a result of the Policy Statement update. 
BIM also provided specific comments related to policies concerning: housing, desalination, 
docks, hard shores, oil tanker traffic, clear cutting, tree cutting authority, wildfire protection, 
species at risk, microplastics, large land holdings, finfish farms, and ferries.  
 
 Islands Trust Conservancy (ITC) Board: The ITC Board suggested clarification of key terms and 
phrases related to biology, ecology, and restoration throughout the document, recommended 
some specific amendments to the “Establishment of the Islands Trust” and “Role of the Islands 
Trust Conservancy” sections, and suggested that the ITC Board be added as a coordination 
partner on regulation of hunting or harvesting of wildlife or vegetation in the Trust Ar

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