Islands Trust Annual Report 2018-2019

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Preserving & protecting the Trust Area of British Columbia
2018/19
Annual 
Report

The Islands Trust Council acknowledges that the lands and waters that 
encompass the Islands Trust Area have been home to Indigenous Peoples 
since time immemorial and honours the rich history, stewardship,  
and cultural heritage that embody this place we all call home.
 
The Islands Trust Council is committed to establishing and maintaining 
mutually respectful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous 
peoples. Islands Trust states a commitment to Reconciliation with the 
understanding that this commitment is a long-term relationship-building 
and healing process.
 
The Islands Trust Council will strive to create opportunities for knowledge-
sharing and understanding as people come together to preserve and 
protect the special nature of the islands within the Salish Sea. 
 
Adopted: March 14, 2019 Trust Council on Gabriola Island

Contents
4 Message from the Islands Trust Council Chair
6 Message from the Islands Trust Conservancy Board Chair
10 Message from the Chief Administrative Officer
14 The Islands Trust Area
18 2018/19 Accomplishments
18 Executive Summary of Strategic Plan and Policy 
Statement Accomplishments
22 Islands Trust Council 
36 Islands Trust Council Committees
47 Islands Trust Conservancy
66 Local Trust Committees and Bowen Island Municipality
72 Reconciliation and Relationship Building
75 Climate Change Action 
76 Legislative Services — Administrative Fairness and 
Freedom of Information 
77 Enforcement and Legal Action 
79 Appendix A: Strategic  Plan  2014 – 2018
103 Appendix B: Islands Trust Financial Statements
122 Appendix C: Islands Trust Conservancy Financial  
              Statements
photos by kristine mayes except where indicated

Message from the 
Islands Trust  
Council Chair
This annual report covers an election period—local elections were 
held in October 2018—and, appropriately, a theme of change and 
renewal is apparent in the composition of the new council. 
After the election, we had 14 new trustees join us. I want to thank 
those trustees from the previous council, who worked so hard to help 
the Islands Trust towards its preserve and protect mandate on both the 
local and regional level.
In March, right at the end of the 2018/19 year, the Islands Trust 
Council made two significant declarations: one on Reconciliation, the 
other on the growing climate change emergency. By building on work 
the Islands Trust has already undertaken, both declarations represent a 
clear statement of purpose for the future. Both declarations were passed 
unanimously and represent our response to two issues that, I believe, 
will define the work of this Council. 
The declaration regarding Reconciliation begins with an acknowl-
edgement that the lands and waters that encompass the Islands Trust 
Area have been home to Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. 
The Islands Trust honours the rich history, stewardship, and cultural 
heritag

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