Jan 21, 2021 - Islands Trust Actively Promotes Regional Collaboration

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Bowen, Denman, Gabriola, Galiano, Gambier, Hornby, Lasqueti, Mayne, N. Pender, Salt Spring, Saturna, S. Pender, Thetis 
 
 
January 21, 2021 – for immediate release 2021-02-IT 
 
Islands Trust actively promotes regional collaboration  
 
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 ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C. – Islands Trust Council has launched a new program to promote regional cooperation 
and collaboration in the Islands Trust Area, the region between the British Columbia Mainland and southern Vancouver 
Island. Through the new program, the Islands Trust is formalizing its commitment to provide administrative support to 
coordination groups comprised of First Nations, organizations and/or stakeholders that meet to share information and 
collaborate, or to determine, implement or carry out First Nation, regional district, improvement district, or government 
of British Columbia policies in the Trust Area. 
 
The Islands Trust is mandated through the provincial Islands Trust Act to “preserve and protect the Trust Area and its 
unique amenities and environment for the benefit of the residents of the Trust Area and of British Columbia generally, in 
cooperation with municipalities, regional districts, improvement districts, other persons and organizations and the 
government of British Columbia.” In response to a desire to more actively promote inter-jurisdictional relationship-
building and dialogue, Trust Council has allocated budget and staff time to support the administrative needs of 
cooperation groups and has adopted a new Secretariat Services policy.  
 
“The Islands Trust Policy Statement, approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, describes that cooperative actions are 
required of other agencies, organizations, and individuals to ensure that activities in the Trust Area are carried out in a 
manner that is sensitive to the needs of Trust Area ecosystems and communities,” said Peter Luckham, Islands Trust 
Council Chair. “With the many challenges facing the region, it has never been more important to help people and 
governments come together regularly to coordinate their efforts to preserve and protect the Trust Area and to build the 
relationships needed to address the opportunities of the future.” 
 
Quick Facts 
 
Secretariat services includes professional services such as administrative support, meeting organization, meeting 
administration, public notices, recording and distribution of meeting notes or minutes, and website hosting and updating. 
 
The Trust Programs Committee has approved secretariat support to the following coordination groups: 
 
2020/21 
 $5,000 plus staff time and resources – Baynes Sound Lambert Channel Ecosystem Forum 
 $3,800 – to support the Howe Sound (Atl'ka7tsem) Community Forum 
 $3,000 – to start the Southern Gulf Islands Regional Forum 
 $800 – to support the Coastal Douglas-fir Conservation Partnership 
 
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