Islands Trust Conservancy Regular Meeting Minutes

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Islands Trust Conservancy 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Time: 
Location: 
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 
10:00 a.m. 
Electronic Zoom Meeting 
 
Board Members Present Kate-Louise Stamford, Chair (attended electronically) 
 Sue Ellen Fast, Vice-Chair (attended electronically) 
 Doug Fenton, Board Member (attended electronically) (joined the meeting 
at 10:13 a.m. due to technical difficulty) 
 Linda Adams, Board Member (attended electronically) 
 Risa Smith, Board Member (attended electronically) 
   
Staff Present Aislyn King, Conservation & GIS Technician Co-op Student (joined the 
meeting at 10:15 a.m.) 
 
 Carla Funk, Acting Strategic Fund Development  
 Carmen Smith, Acting Communications Specialist (left the meeting at 11:00 
a.m.) 
 
 Clare Frater, Director, Trust Area Services (joined the meeting at 10:15 a.m.)  
 Corlynn Strachan, Administrative Assistant/Recorder  
 Jemma Green, Covenant Management & Outreach Specialist  
 Julia Mobbs, Administrative Services Director (joined the meeting at 10:15 
and left the meeting at 10:40 a.m.) 
 
 Kate Emmings, Islands Trust Conservancy Manager  
 Kathryn Martell, Ecosystem Protection Specialist  
 Wendy Tyrrell, Species at Risk Coordinator  
   
Guest Lenora Lee, Auditor, KPMG (left the meeting at 10:35 a.m.)  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Stamford called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. and acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held virtually from locations across the treaty and unceded territories of the Coast Salish 
peoples. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent, the Islands Trust Conservancy Board approved the agenda as presented. 
3. RISE AND REPORT (from the March 15, 2022 In-Camera meeting) 
The Islands Trust Conservancy Board reported on the following items: 
•    The ITC Board directed staff to: 
a) commit $100,000 from the Bloom Canadian Alter Ego Trust 2020 donation to the Opportunity 
Fund; and 

 
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b) allocate up to $50,000 of the Opportunity Fund for Salt Spring Island projects to reflect the 
interests of the donor in conservation on Salt Spring Island. 
•    The ITC Board directed staff to update Policy 1.7 Donations and Fundraising Policy to clarify the 
process of allocation of large undesignated donations and the process for declining donations. 
4. MINUTES/COORDINATION 
4.1 Minutes of Meetings/Resolutions without Meetings 
4.1.1 Approval of March 15, 2022 Meeting Minutes 
By general consent, the Islands Trust Conservancy meeting minutes of March 15, 
2022 were adopted. 
4.2 Follow-up Action List 
The Islands Trust Conservancy (ITC) Manager provided updates on the following items: 
 May 26, 2020 - Fairyslipper Forest Nature Reserve - staff received feedback from Thetis 
and have been exploring final access. Staff will bring forward the item for review by the 
Board at the July 13
th
 Board meeting. 
 March 15, 202

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