May 12,2026 ITC Board Meeting Minutes
· Islands Trust Area · Meeting Documents · 2026
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Topics: Climate & environment · First Nations & reconciliation · Governance & budget · Transportation & ferries · Fresh water & aquifers — our classification, not the Trust's.
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--- OCR PAGE 1: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/may-122026-itc-board-meeting-minutes/ --- FINAL Islands Trust Conservancy Board Minutes of the Regular Meeting Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 Time: 10:00 am Location: Electronic Zoom Meeting Board Members Present Lisa Gauvreau, Chair, Trustee Tanner Timothy | nəŋəm, Vice Chair, Trustee Tobi Elliott, Trustee Jeannine Georgeson, Trustee Risa Smith, Trustee Susan Yates, Trustee Staff Present Wendy Tyrrell, Manager, Islands Trust Conservancy Jemma Green, Team Lead, Protected Areas Program Kathryn Martell, Ecosystem Protection Specialist Caroline Gicheru, Acting Administrative Assistant/Meeting Administrator Rob Kroeker, Meeting Administrator/Host Carly Bilney, Recorder Clare Frater, Director, Trust Area Services David Marlor, Director, Legislative and Information Services Jason Youmans, Senior Policy Advisor Joe Elliott, Senior Indigenous Relations Advisor 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. 2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Chair Gauvreau acknowledged that the meeting was being held in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations, and acknowledged the life and work of Musqueam Elder and Knowledge Keeper Shane Pointe, who dedicated his life to promoting the cultural and spiritual health of Indigenous Peoples. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3.1 Review of Agenda and Introduction of New Items Introductions were made, and no new items were added to the agenda. 3.2 Approval of Agenda Islands Trust Conservancy Board Regular Business Meeting May 12, 2026 FINAL Page 1 --- OCR PAGE 2: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/may-122026-itc-board-meeting-minutes/ --- FINAL By general consent the agenda was approved, as presented. 4. RISE AND REPORT DECISIONS FROM PREVIOUSLY CLOSED MEETING At the March 17, 2026 Islands Trust Conservancy Board meeting, Chair Gauvreau rose and reported that the Islands Trust Conservancy Board has signed a Trail Licence Agreement with the Capital Regional District allowing the Capital Regional District to build and maintain a small section of a public trail within Island Trust Conservancy’s Medicine Beach (E, HO,) Nature Sanctuary, North Pender Island along Canal Road as part of their active transportation trail system. 5. ADOPTION OF MINUTES 5.1 Draft ITC Board Meeting Minutes of March 17, 2026 The following amendments to the minutes were presented for consideration: - On page 2 of the minutes (page 4 of the agenda) under Item 6 Follow Up Action List: indent the motion, then note that “Discussion ensued on the investment of all Islands Trust Conservancy funds options.” By general consent, the Islands Trust Conservancy meeting minutes of March 17, 2026 were adopted as amended. 6. FOLLOW UP ACTION LIST Discussion ensued and the following comments were made: - Manager Tyrrell commented on the working group meetings between Islands Trust senior staff and the WSÁNEĆ Leadership Council and I
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