What We Heard Report - Fall 2019

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What We Heard 
Islands 2050:  
The Future of the Trust Area 
Public Engagement
Fall 2019
THE FUTURE OF THE TRUST AREA
 
islandstrust.bc.ca/islands2050    #Islands2050

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Territorial Acknowledgement
Islands Trust trustees and staff are humbly thankful to live and 
work in the traditional and treaty territories of the BOK
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Shíshálh, Snaw-naw-as, Snuneymuxw, Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh, ST/ÁUTW̲, 
Stz’uminus, Tla’amin, Tsawwassen, We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum, 
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Amending the Islands Trust Policy Statement is what Islands 2050: 
the Future of the Trust Area engagement process is all about.  
This is one action among many that Islands Trust is taking towards 
reconcilation.

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Islands 2050:  
The Future of the Trust Area
We are planning for the future and initiated the Islands 2050 
public engagement process to seek input and better understand 
the opportunities and challenges facing the Islands Trust Area.  
This multi-year project, kicked off in September 2019 with  
community and First Nation engagement processes.
Over five months, we hosted Islands 2050 events, rode the ferries 
with our information booth, and invited people to visit us online as 
we gathered input to revise the Islands Trust Policy Statement. 
What is the Policy Statement?
The Policy Statement provides direction for regulating the development 
and use of land and water. The document guides the preserve and protect 
mandate of Islands Trust, but the last version of the Policy Statement was 
written in 1994, and a lot has changed in the last 26 years:
• We made a commitment to reconciliation with First Nations.
• The population got older.
• We declared a climate emergency. 
• Development pressures in the neighbouring cities of Vancouver, 
Victoria and Seattle, caused land prices to go up and reduced 
housing options.
• Trade increased so more cargo ships are travelling and anchoring in 
the Trust Area.
• Technology rapidly evolved.
We are updating the Policy Statement to be current, to be able to 
adapt to future challenges, and to take advantage of new and evolving 
opportunities.
The Policy Statement Guides Everything We Do
The Policy Statement helps shape our 20 official community plans —  
documents providing direction for community growth and change  
—    plus associated bylaws, policies and regulations. 
It is used to guide:
• Local trust committee special projects 
• Decisions on rezoning applications and associated proposed bylaw 
amendments
• Advocacy to other levels of government about things that matter 
locally
Policy Statement
Oicial Community Plan
Land Use 
Bylaws
Land
Diagram: Influence of Policy Statement on Land

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Islands 2050 Timeline
Islands 2050, which is all about updating the Islands Trust Policy 
Statement, involves s

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