Candidate Information Session Presentation 2026
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Topics: Aquaculture & shellfish · Bylaw enforcement · First Nations & reconciliation · Governance & budget · Transportation & ferries · Fresh water & aquifers — our classification, not the Trust's.
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Candidate Information
Webinar
August 20, 2026
Islands Trust
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Acknowledgement
Islands Trust and Islands Trust Conservancy respectfully acknowledge that the lands and
waters that encompass the Islands Trust Area have been home to Indigenous peoples since
time immemorial and their deep connection to the islands continues to this day.
We are committed to reconciliation, to upholding the rights of Indigenous peoples, and to
working together to preserve and protect this ecologically, culturally, and spiritually
significant region in the Salish Sea.
The Islands Trust Area is located in the treaty and territorial lands and waters of the
BOKECEN, Cowichan Tribes, K’omoks, Lyackson, MALEXEt, Qualicum, scewa8en,
sel’ ilwetat, SEMYOME, shishalh, Skwxwu7mesh, Snaw-naw-as, Snuneymuxw,
Songhees, Spune’luxutth’, SPAUTW,_Stz'uminus, 4a?emen, Ts'uubaa-asatx, Wei Wai Kum,
We Wai Kai, WJOLELP, WSIKEM, Xelaltxw, Xwémalhkwu, Xwsepsum, and
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Agenda
= Introductions
= Understanding Islands Trust
= The Role of Trustees
= Election Information and Resources
= Q&A
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Islands Trust
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Introductions
= Rueben Bronee, Chief Administrative
Officer
= Clare Frater, Director of Trust Area Services
= David Marlor, Director of Legislative and
nformation Services, Corporate Secretary
= Derek Cockburn, Director of Financial and
Employee Services, Treasurer
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Islands Trust
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Understanding Islands Trust
“The object of the trust is 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 British Columbia generally in cooperation with
municipalities, regional districts, improvement districts, First Nations,
other persons and organizations and the government of
British Columbia.”
- Islands Trust Act, Section 3
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Islands Trust
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The Islands Trust Area
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Hornby Island Local Trust Area
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Over 26,000 residents, and
10,000 non-resident
property owners.
Homeland to over 28,000
Coast Salish Peoples
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Islands Trust
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What Islands Trust Does
Under the Islands Trust Act, the Trust has
three core responsibilities:
|. Land use planning
2. Regional collaboration, policy
development and advocacy
3. Land conservation
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Islands Trust
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Some Things Islands Trust Does Not Do*
= Building permits = Business licensing
= Economic development = Parks and recreation
= Roads
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