Trust Programs Committee Regular Meeting Minutes

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Trust Programs Committee  
Minutes of Regular Meeting ADOPTED 
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Trust Programs Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
April 8, 2021 
Electronic Zoom Meeting 
 
Members Present: Deb Morrison, North Pender Island Local Trustee (Chair) 
Paul Brent, Saturna Island Local Trustee 
Scott Colbourne, Gabriola Island Local Trustee 
David Critchley, Denman Island Local Trustee 
Doug Fenton, Thetis Island Local Trustee 
Michael Kaile, Bowen Island Municipal Trustee 
Kees Langereis, Gabriola Island Local Trustee 
Benjamin McConchie, North Pender Island Local Trustee  
Timothy Peterson, Lasqueti Island Local Trustee 
Dan Rogers, Gambier Island Local Trustee (EC Representative) 
Peter Luckham, Islands Trust Council Chair (Ex Officio) 
 
Staff Present: Clare Frater, Director, Trust Area Services 
Dilani Hippola, Senior Policy Advisor 
Robert Barlow, Legislative Services Clerk/Recorder 
 
Others Present: Delegates and one member of the public 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
The meeting was called to order at 9:01 a.m.  Chair Morrison acknowledged that the meeting 
was being held in the traditional and treaty territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
2.1 New Items and Re-Ordering of the Agenda 
 
It was presented for consideration that the order of the agenda be amended so that 
Town Hall would be after Delegations. 
 
2.2 Approval of Agenda 
 
By general consent the agenda as amended was approved. 
 
4. DELEGATIONS 
 
A question was posed as to whether a trustee who is involved in any of the coordination groups 
who are requesting support under the Trust Council Policy - Secretariat Services would be in a 
conflict of interest if they were to participate in the deliberation of the request of that group or 
in the deliberation of the requests from any or all of the groups and therefore should recuse 
themselves from those deliberations. 

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Trustee Critchley indicated that he may have a conflict of interest, as he is involved with the 
Baynes Sound Lambert Channel Ecosystem Forum Steering Committee, and indicated that he 
would recuse himself from the meeting during their presentation and during any discussion in 
regards to their request.  Trustees Brent, Rogers and Morrison indicated their involvement in 
other organizations that are presenting and stated that they would not be declaring a conflict of 
interest.  It was noted that the Trust Council Policy - Secretariat Services requires local trustee 
involvement for a coordination group to be eligible for support. 
  
4.1.  Southern Gulf Islands Forum 
Jane Wolverton, Galiano Island Local Trustee and Laura Parker, Outreach Coordinator, 
Constituency office of Adam Olsen, MLA spoke to the request. 
 
Trustee Critchley left the meeting at 9:35 a.m. 
 
4.2.  Baynes Sound Lambert Channel Ecosystem Forum 
Daniel Arbour, Comox Valley Regional Dist

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