Islands 2050 Q&A Session Responses

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Islands 2050 Public Engagement Phase 3  
 
 
Question and Answer Session Summary 
Islands 2050 Information and Q&A Session 
 
March 1, 2022, 6:00 – 8:30pm 
 
On March 1, 2022, engagement consultants from ISL Engineering hosted a virtual information 
and Q&A session (via Zoom webinar) to present project information about the Islands 2050 
Policy Statement Amendment Project and answer questions from members of the public.  
 
View the recording of the March 1
st
 Presentation & Question and Answer Session: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A written summary of the questions and answers provided follows below: 
 
- Part 1 (Pages 2-15) contains responses from the panelists to those questions that we did 
not have time to address during the March 1
st
 session.    
 
- Part 2 (Pages 16-42) contains a summary of questions and transcribed responses from the 
March 1
st
 virtual Q&A session.  
 
 
 
  

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PART 1: Questions Asked but Not Answered at the March 1, 2022 Q&A Session  
Below is the summary of responses by the panelists to the questions that were asked, but that we did 
not have time to respond to, during the live March 1
st
 session.  
 
NOTE: We apologize for the delay in releasing this document.  Trust Programs Committee Chair Deb 
Morrison was away for work and unavailable to complete her responses. 
 
GENERAL POLICY STATEMENT, REGIONAL GOVERNANCE, AND ISLANDS TRUST INQUIRIES 
1. Updating the Policy Statement and making changes to policy directives is a major undertaking, 
why not address it in smaller bits over time? 
 
Peter Deb 
This was how the project began but as we got 
into it deeper we found it difficult to separate the 
parts from the whole. That said we do not need 
to achieve all amendments in this process. We 
can set aside those issues and topics that need 
more conversation. 
A holistic approach addresses large issues such as 
reconciliation and climate change, key reasons 
for updating the Trust Policy Statement. 
 
2. Will the proposed amendments to the Policy Statement override Official Community Plans in 
the Trust Area? If so, will this happen right away? 
 
Peter Deb David 
The Policy Statement provides 
guiding principles to help local 
trust committees and island 
municipalities (LTCs / IMs) reflect 
on region wide values and 
implement them as they see fit.  
 
No, it will not happen right away 
the new principles will be adopted 
over time as official community 
plans (OCPs) are amended in the 
normal course of events in each 
community. 
No. OCPs will be updated over 
time taking into account the shifts 
in the Trust Policy Statement. 
Some are already integrating the 
issues of reconciliation and 
climate change due to motions 
passed on these issues by Trust 
Council in 2019 or a local 
community’s own goals in these 
areas. 
All local bylaws (including 
OCP’s and land use bylaws) 
must be approved by the 
Executive Committee. In a 
situation where a proposed 
regulatory bylaw is 
consistent with an existing 
OCP b

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