Letter of Understanding BC Parks - Galiano LTC (North)

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COLUMBIA BC Parks

Letter of Understanding

Between
BC Parks, West Coast Region and Galiano Island Local Trust Committee

The purpose of this letter of understanding, signed by BC Parks, West Coast Region and the Galiano Island Local
Trust Committee, is to confirm and affirm the direction BC Parks has for existing and new lands at the north end
of Galiano Island, in the vicinity of Dionisio Point Provincial Park and Galiano Bog Ecological Reserve. It is
proposed by BC Parks that new lands in this area will ultimately be designated under provincial legislation as an
addition to Dionisio Point Park under the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, to be managed under the Park
Act.

Currently the lands involved include District Lot 87, which is Crown Land under the administration and control of
the Ministry of Environment. Should any other new lands be acquired by the Ministry of Environment, through
donation or other means, those lands would also be designated as an addition to Dionisio Point Park and placed
under the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, to be managed under the Park Act. This would include any
iands acquired by BC Parks as a result of rezoning applications, such as a portion of lands under consideration
under the rezoning application by Landworks Consultant Inc. (Islands Trust File GL-RZ-2013.1).

Isiands Trust has the mandate ‘to preserve and protect the trust area and its unique amenities and environment for
the benefit of the residents of the trust area and of the province generally’.

BC Parks has the mandate to protect park lands representing the best natural features and diverse environments in
the province and to provide province wide opportunities for a diversity of high quality and safe outdoor recreation
that is compatible with protecting the natural environment.

In order to meet the dual mandate of conservation and recreation, management plans are used by BC Parks as the
guiding tool for park managers and operations staff to meet the goals of protecting natural environments while
providing outdoor recreation that is compatible with the natural environment. The management plans guide
management actions and set parameters and conditions for activities, development and protection of the protected
area values. Management plans are developed with consultation with First Nations and the public.

Dionisio Point Park is presently managed under the Dionisio Point Provincial Park Master Plan, dated May 1995.
Unfortunately, many of the provisions and the management direction within the master plan have not been
achieved due to the lack of vehicle access to the park. Also, in the intervening years since the master plan was
approved, there has been an increased need for BC Parks to work collaboratively with the Penelakut First Nation
in protecting archaeological sites within the park that have been disturbed by park visitors.

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Letter of Understanding — BC Parks, West Coast Region and Galiano Island Local T

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