James Island SRW Access

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JAMES ISLAND STATUTORY RIGHT-OF-WAY RE: ACCESS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PURPOSES 
APPLICATION INFORMATION 
This page provides information for educational institutions, researchers or educators seeking access to 
James Island covenant areas on how to apply for access for educational and research purposes. 
BACKGROUND  
James Island is a privately owned island with a unique history, including a significant First Nations village 
site, several other areas of cultural or archaeological significance, a former industrial munitions plant, 
and a townsite for plant workers.  The island lies within the North Pender Island Local Trust Area of the 
Islands Trust, the local authority responsible for land use planning in the area.  Public access to the 
island is currently restricted above the natural boundary of the sea.  In 2005, the owner of James Island 
applied to the North Pender Island Local Trust Committee (LTC) for a rezoning to amend the density and 
uses on the island.  As a condition of the Local Trust Committee’s approval of the rezoning, the owner 
granted a conservation covenant to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) and the LTC, protecting 
several significant natural areas on the island.  Also as an outcome of the rezoning process, the Owner 
granted to the NCC and LTC a statutory right-of-way providing NCC or the LTC with the sole discretion to 
approve reasonable access to the island, upon application, by researchers and primary, secondary, post-
secondary and other students for education and research relating to wildlife and habitat, primarily 
within the covenant areas.  NCC and the Islands Trust have established an understanding that requests 
for access involving research or work directly related to NCC’s management of the Conservation 
Covenants will be considered by NCC, and that requests for access under the terms of the Statutory 
Right-of-way for access for educational and research purposes will be considered by Islands Trust. 
CONTACT INFORMATION 
To apply for access under the provisions of the Statutory Right-of-way for access for educational and 
research purposes please email Islands Trust at northpenderplanner@islandstrust.bc.ca, providing the 
following information, not less than three weeks before the requested date of access: 
1. Name of the responsible person making the application 
2. Name and address of the educational or research institution 
3. Contact information for the person and institution, including phone numbers and email 
4. Dates, time and duration of access is being requested. 
5. Whether the applicant or applicant’s educational or research institution has previously visited 
the island. 
6. Number of students or researchers proposing to access the areas 
7. Grade(s) or year(s) of program of students (if applicable) 
8. Proposed means by which parties propose to obtain access to the conservation area(s). Please 
use a map with markings showing points of access and planned areas to be visited once on th

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