The Islands Trust Story
· Islands Trust Area · Reports & Publications · 2009
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Topics: Climate & environment · First Nations & reconciliation · Forestry & trees · Governance & budget · Housing & affordability · Marine & foreshore · Transportation & ferries · Fresh water & aquifers — our classification, not the Trust's.
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by Peter Lamb
June, 2024
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Nostalgia, Salt Spring Island
“The object of the Trust is to preserve and protect
the trust area and its unique amenities and
environment for the benet 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, 2024
The Islands Trust Object
Dedication
This updated Trust Story is dedicated to my fellow
SSI Local Trustee (2005-2008), the late George Ehring,
whose commitment to the Islands Trust and inspiring vision
for its future I share.
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ACT 3: Survival of the Trust (1980 -1982) 12
ACT 4: Major Restructuring (1985 - 1990) 16
Intermission: Islands Trust Fund/Islands Trust Conservancy
(1990 - 2024) 20
CONTENTS
Introduction 5
ACT 1: Formation of the Islands Trust (1966-1974) 6
ACT 2: The Early Years (1975 -1980) 9
ACT 5: Evolution and Adaptation (1991 -2001) 23
ACT 8: Islands 2050 and Final 34
Reections (2022 - 2024)
ACT 7: Transitions 30
Islands Trust Legislative Structure 40
ACT 6: Governance (2002 - 2009) 27
Islands Trust Area Map Back cover
Dedication
This updated Trust Story is dedicated to my fellow
SSI Local Trustee (2005-2008), the late George Ehring,
whose commitment to the Islands Trust and inspiring vision
for its future I share.
Imagine That Graphic Design & Print Solutions
imaginethatgraphics.ca
Printed and Designed by:
158 Eagle Ridge Drive, Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2K9
Printed on 100% post consumer recycled paper, made with 100%
biomass renewable energy, processed chlorine free.
Copyright © 2024 by Peter Lamb
Written and Edited by Peter Lamb,
Salt Spring Island, BC plamb@shaw.ca
Page
ACT 3: Survival of the Trust (1980 -1982) 12
ACT 4: Major Restructuring (1985 - 1990) 16
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