January 21, 2022 - Islands Trust seeks input on its proposed 2022/23 budget

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Bowen, Denman, Gabriola, Galiano, Gambier, Hornby, Lasqueti, Mayne, N. Pender, Salt Spring, Saturna, S. Pender, Thetis 
 
 
January 21, 2022 – for immediate release 2022-01-IT 
 
Islands Trust seeks input on its proposed 2022/23 budget 
 
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 ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C. – Islands Trust Council welcomes public comments on its proposed 2022/23 budget, 
through Sunday, February 6.  
 
The proposed cash budget for 2022/23 of $9,283,000 assumes that the Islands Trust will maintain existing service levels, 
and will undertake the following projects:  
 Official Community Plan update for the Hornby Island Local Trust Area 
 Official Community Plan update for the Gambier Island Local Trust Area  
 Housing project for the Denman Island Local Trust Area 
 Ganges Village planning project, Coastal Douglas-fir zone and associated ecosystems protection project for the 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area and a housing action program for the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area 
 Improvements to development application processing services 
 Affordable housing model bylaws project for use by local trust committees and Bowen Island Municipality  
 Groundwater science and mapping program focused in 2022/23 on Bowen Island and the Gambier Island Local 
Trust Area as well as select smaller islands in the Trust Area  
 Heritage preservation overlay mapping and model bylaws project for use by local trust committees, Bowen Island 
Municipality and Islands Trust Conservancy  
 Climate change indicators program, specific to the Trust Area 
 Stewardship education program 
 Administrative support to regional coordination groups program (e.g. Howe Sound Community Forum, Southern 
Gulf Islands Forum)  
 Species-at-risk protection program through Islands Trust Conservancy 
 Administration of trustee elections 
 
In addition, funds are budgeted to allocate to other local trust committee projects that arise through the year. Trust 
Council will also continue to implement its Reconciliation Action Plan and has budgeted funds to improve communication 
services. 
 
“The proposed 2022/23 budget supports work we have heard is important to communities such as land use policies and 
regulations that support affordable housing, increased knowledge of groundwater, and protection of species at risk,” said 
Peter Luckham, Islands Trust Council Chair. “We hope the public will participate in our budget consultation by completing 
our online survey, sending us an email, or presenting to Trust Council to let us know how they feel about what we’re 
proposing. For the first time, this year we are offering an online information session to explain the proposed budget and 
answer questions. Please join us January 27, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.”  
 
 
 
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