Letter to Premier re BC Coastal Strategy and Law

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November 30, 2020       File No.: 5020-30 
 
Via Email: Premier@gov.bc.ca 
FLNR.minister@gov.bc.ca 
ENV.minister@gov.bc.ca  
Minister.Transportation@gov.bc.ca 
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The Honourable  
John Horgan 
Premier of British 
Columbia 
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Katrine Conroy 
Minister of Forests, 
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Resource Operations 
and Rural 
Development  
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George Heyman 
Minister of 
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Rob Fleming 
Minister of 
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Josie Osborne 
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Dear Premier and Ministers: 
 
Re: Development of BC Coastal Strategy and Law 
 
Congratulations on your recent election success and the appointment of the Executive Council. The Islands Trust 
Council is looking forward to working with you over the next four years to advance protection of the Islands Trust 
Area. I am writing to advise you that during its September 15-16, 2020 meeting, following a joint presentation by 
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and West Coast Environmental Law, the Islands Trust Council passed the 
following motion: 
 
THAT Trust Council direct the Chair to write to the Premier and all relevant Ministers of the BC government on 
behalf of Trust Council to request that the BC Government develop and enact a Coastal Strategy and law to 
leverage and coordinate the work of provincial ministries, First Nations, local communities, and stakeholder 
groups to preserve coastal and ocean health, halt coastal habitat loss, accelerate the completion of a network 
of marine protected areas to benefit fisheries, biodiversity and the economy, set marine environmental quality 
objectives from upland activities, and help communities adopt ecosystem-based approaches to manage risks 
from flooding due to extreme weather events, sea level rise, climate change, and ocean acidification.   
 
As we make efforts to mitigate and adapt to the current climate emergency, this form of coordinated and strategic 
approach will be critical to the preservation of lands and waters in the region and to our long-term climate 
resilience.  

Premier and Ministers 
November 30, 2020 
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Thank you for considering this request. 
 
Yours sincerely, 
 
Peter Luckham 
Chair, Islands Trust Council 
pluckham@islandstrust.bc.ca  
 
 
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