Letter of Understanding BC Ferry Corp.

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING

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FERRY SERVICE IN THE ISLANDS TRUST AREA

BETWEEN:
BRITISH COLUMBIA
FERRY CORPORATION
AND:
ISLANDS TRUST

September 16, 1994

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LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING. ©
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FERRY SERVICE WITHIN THE ISLANDS TRUST AREA

BRITISH COLUMBIA FERRY CORPORATION

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THE ISLANDS TRUST

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The purpose of this agreement is to foster an ongoing consultative process
between Islands Trust and BC Ferries to coordinate their respective roles
within the Trust Area relative to the land use implications of ferry services in
accordance with the Protocol Agreement on ferry services in the Trust Area
between the BC Ferry Corporation and the Islands Trust.

PRINCIPLE

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2.2

This agreement acknowledges mutual respect for each agency's policies and
areas of jurisdiction.

This agreement is consistent with the mandate of each agency, and

conforms with and is subject to the Islands Trust Act and the British
Columbia Ferry Corporation Act.

ANDATE AND ADMINISTRATIVE P BILITIE

3.4

BC Ferries is responsible for satisfying its customers' needs for safe,
efficient, effective and reliable ferry transportation services. As a publicly-
owned Crown Corporation, BC Ferries facilitates economic and social
development within the Province.

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The Islands Trust through the following corporate entities is responsible for:

Trust Council - making recommendations to the Lieutenant Governor in
Council respecting the acquisition, use and disposition by the Crown in right
of the Province of land situated within the trust area, establishing general
policies to carry out the object of the Trust; ensuring proposed local planning
activities comply with the Trust object and policy statement;

Trust Fund Board - acquiring and holding land in perpetuity to protect
significant environmental sites and features; and

Local Trust Committees - providing local land use planning and regulation
and responding to the concerns of island resident and property owners.

OBJECTIVES

Specific objectives of this agreement are to:

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Provide an efficient decision making process that is reasonable and fair.

Coordinate the inter-agency processes by which information is
communicated and decisions are made.

Endorse a process for resolving disagreements on decisions.

DECISION MAKIN

The following guidelines are endorsed for routine consultation between BC Ferries
and Islands Trust on matters of mutual concern:

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An annual meeting between senior officials shall be held at the beginning of

the fiscal year to discuss initiatives, agency directions and items of mutual
concern.

When planning activities are intended, early consultation will be initiated and
terms of reference shall be exchanged.

Where proposed changes to the Islands Trust Policy Statement affect BC
Ferries, a letter of intent with a description of the change will be referred to
BC Ferries.

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