October 19, 2020 letter from Province re Private Managed Forest Land Act amendments

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Reference: 259116 
October 19, 2020 
VIA EMAIL: pluckham@islandstrust.bc.ca  
Peter Luckham, Chair 
and Members of Board 
Islands Trust 
200 – 1627 Fort Street 
Victoria, British Columbia 
V8R 1H8 
Dear Peter Luckham and Board: 
Thank you to your delegation for meeting with Minister Donaldson and other ministry 
representatives during this year’s virtual Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) 
Annual Convention process.  
Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, we have had to develop new approaches and 
adaptations to many aspects of our everyday life. I thank your delegation for its flexibility 
with provincial appointments this year and I am pleased that our governments still had the 
chance to connect. 
As Deputy Minister, I am pleased to acknowledge the topics raised during your conference 
call, which included: Crown land agreements and Private Managed Forest Land Act 
(PMFLA) amendments  
I understand that the Islands Trust would like to move forward with amendments to the 
Crown Land Agreements and is requesting access to dedicated resources to make those 
amendments possible. Minister Donaldson has asked ministry staff to work with your staff to 
ensure the agreement is updated, and that the updates reflect how to preserve and protect the 
mandate of the Islands Trust. 
Additionally, we sympathize with your concerns regarding conflict between the Islands Trust 
mandate and the values of the PMFLA. As such, Minister Donaldson has asked staff to 
consider the legal opinion options paper that Islands Trust provides to determine how to 
alleviate some of that conflict. 
Ministry of Forests, Lands, 
Natural Resource Operations 
and Rural Development 
Office of the Deputy Minister Mailing Address: 
PO Box 9352 Stn Prov Govt 
Victoria, BC  V8W 9M1 
Tel: 250 952-6500 
Website: www.gov.bc.ca/for 
   
   

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Now that we are in the election period, issues regarding future funding programs and other 
policy decisions must be deferred until after the election is complete and the incoming 
government is in place.  All topics brought up in your meeting will be shared with the 
incoming minister. 
Thank you, again, to your delegation for the meeting. 
Sincerely, 
 
John Allan 
Deputy Minister 
pc: Office of the Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations 
   and Rural Development 
Sarah Fraser, A/Assistant Deputy Minister, Rural Opportunities, Tenures  
   and Engineering Division 
Craig Sutherland, Assistant Deputy Minister, Coast Area 
Sharon Hadway, Regional Executive Director, West Coast Natural Resource Region

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