May 12,2026 ITC Board Meeting Minutes

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Regular Business Meeting 
May 12, 2026  
 
Islands Trust Conservancy Board 
Minutes of the Regular Meeting 
 
Date:  
Time:  
Location:  
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 
10:00 am 
Electronic Zoom Meeting 
 
Board Members Present Lisa Gauvreau, Chair, Trustee  
 Tanner Timothy | nənqəm, 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 

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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 W̱SÁNEĆ Leadership Council and Islands Trust Conservancy 
staff attending working group me

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