Climate Change Adaption Memorandum

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MEMORANDUM 
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Islands Trust Memorandum 1 
File No.: 11-6000-20 
  
DATE OF MEETING: September 12, 2019 
TO: Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
FROM: David Marlor, Director, 
Local Planning Services 
  
SUBJECT: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies  
PURPOSE 
At its regular business meeting in June 2019, Trust Council passed the following resolution: 
TC-2019-043 
It was Moved by Trustee Fast and Seconded by Trustee Peterson, 
That Trust Council direct staff to add agenda items 6.4 and 8.4 regarding climate  emergency tools and 
strategies to all Local Trust Committee’s upcoming agendas and suggest to the Bowen Island 
Municipality. 
 
NEXT STEPS 
The two reports “Report on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation strategies by the Islands Trust” and 
“Climate Change Emergency Declaration – Local Planning Tools for Mitigation and Adaptation” are provided for 
information  on  the  local  trust  committees,  and  to  assist  when  determining  local  actions  to  take  in  response  to 
Trust Council’s climate emergency declaration. 
Submitted By: 
David Marlor, MCIP, RPP 
Director, Local Planning Services 
August 29, 2019 
ATTACHMENTS 
1. Attachment 1: Items 6.4 and 8.4 from June 2019 Trust Council 
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Islands Trust Briefing Page 1 
 
 
 
 
BRIEFING 
 
 
To: Trust Council  For the Meeting of: June 19, 2019 
     
From: CAO  Date Prepared: May 23, 2019 
     
SUBJECT:
  
Report on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation strategies by the Islands Trust 
 
 
PURPOSE: To provide Trust Council a summary report on current and past actions, and policies 
adopted by the Islands Trust to address climate change.  This report is a companion report to the land 
use actions report on the current agenda and is offered to provide context for Trust Council as they 
contemplate a range of potential options to address climate change within the Trust Area. 
BACKGROUND: On March 13, Trust Council passed the following resolution: 
That the Islands Trust Council: 
1. Declare a Climate Change Emergency in the Islands Trust Area.
 
2. Add climate change mitigation, resilience, and adaptation policies to the Islands Trust Policy 
Statement amendment project.
 
3. Direct the Trust Council Chair to write to the Chairs of Regional Districts in the Islands Trust Area 
asserting Trust Council’s full support for declarations of a Climate Emergency;
 
4. Direct the Trust Council Chair to write to the Provincial Minister of the Environment, asserting the 
Islands Trust Council’s support to help the Province close the 25% emissions gap in the Clean BC 
Plan, and calling on the Province to provide the powers and resources to local governments;
 
5. Direct the Trust Council Chair to write to the Federal Minister of the Environment, asserting the 
Islands Trust Council’s support to help Canada meet its Nationally Determined Contribution 

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