Request for Provincial Review of Islands Trust

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Preserving and protecting over 450 islands and surrounding waters in the Salish Sea 
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July 08, 2022      File No.: 0400-30 Ministries/MLA 
 
Via email: MAH.minister@gov.bc.ca; nathan.cullen.MLA@leg.bc.ca 
 
The Honourable Nathan Cullen 
Minister of Municipal Affairs  
PO BOX 9056,  
STN PROV GOVT 
Victoria BC V8W9E2 
 
Dear Minister Cullen: 
 
Re: Request for Provincial Review of Islands Trust 
 
Thank you again for your recent meeting with the Islands Trust Executive Committee. It was a pleasure to 
meet you. I am writing to you today on behalf of the 26-member Islands Trust Council to request that the 
Province of British Columbia conduct a review of the Islands Trust's mandate, governance and structure.  
 
We are requesting that you, as the Minister responsible for Islands Trust, kindly bring this request to the 
attention of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (Cabinet). We make this request under Section 8(2)(e) of 
the Islands Trust Act.   
 
The requested review could include, but need not be limited to, an assessment of: 
a) the optimum governance model to preserve and protect the Trust Area pursuant to the Province’s 
vision for the future of the Trust Area; 
b) the object of the Islands Trust Act and clarification of the mandate of the organization; 
c) the governance structure of the organization; 
d) the alignment of decision-making processes and structures with the Declaration on the Rights of 
Indigenous Peoples Act; 
e) the geographic scope of the organization and, in particular, authority over marine areas; and 
f) the funding mechanisms provided to the organization in light of a clarified mandate. 
 
This request comes after much deliberation and debate at the Islands Trust Council table this term. In our 
efforts to update the Islands Trust Policy Statement and respond to a Governance Review conducted by 
external consultants, we have encountered some divergent viewpoints and core questions related to our 
unique mandate and the efficiency and effectiveness of our governance model and structure. As we 
approach our fiftieth anniversary, it is vitally important that we coalesce around a common vision and 
that we have a supportive governance structure and sufficient resources to realize this vision now and 
into the future. However, we cannot do this work alone. As an agency of the Province, we require 
provincial leadership, direction, and resources to ensure that we are honouring the vision of 1974 while 
also addressing the new realities and challenges facing the Islands Trust Area today. 
 
The Islands Trust Area is located within Coast Salish te

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