The Object of the Islands Trust: Renewing the Consensus

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The
Object
Of
The
Islands
Tmst:
Renewing
The
Consensus
Islands
Trust
Position
Paper
No.
1
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B.C.

POSITION
PAPER
ON
THE
OBJECT
OF
THE
ISLANDS
TRUST
RENEWING
THE
CONSENSUS
Islands
Trust
Munistry
of
Municipal
Affiars
November,
1986
Position
Paper
#1

THIS
POSITION
PAPER
WAS
ENDORSED
BY
THE
ISLANDS
TRUST
COUNCIL
ON
SEPTEMBER
5,
1986

NOTES
TO
USERS
This
is
one
of
a
series
of
position
papers
produced
by
the
Island
Trust.
These
papers
have
received
the
endorsement
of
the
Islands
Trust
Council
(an
informal
committee
consisting
of
the
26
elected
trustees
of
the
Islands
Trust).
They
describe
the
recommended
approaches
of
the
Trust
Council
regarding
a
variety
of
land
use
and
development
issues,
but
have
not
been
adopted
as
policy
by
the
individual
local
trust
comittees.
Under
the
Islands
Trust
Act,
each
local
trust
committee
has
the
authority
to
develop
land
use
regulations
appropriate
for
their
area.
The
position
papers
are
used
by
the
local
trust
committees
to
assist
them
in
developing
appropriate
and
effective
plans
and
regulations,
and
in
working
with
other
government
agencies
to
resolve
land
use
and
development
issues.
A
list
of
the
position
papers
produced
to
date
by
the
Islands
Trust
is
provided
below.
No.
1
-
The
Object
of
the
Islands
Trust:
Renewing
the
Consensus
No.
2
-
The
Regulation
of
Home
Occupations
in
the
Islands
Trust
Area
No.
3
-
The
Regulations
of
Bed
and
Breakfast
Businesses
in
the
Islands
Trust
Area

INTRODUCTION
The
Islands
Trust
was
established
by
the
Islands
Trust
Act
in
1974.
The
object
of
the
Trust
is
defined
very
generally
in
the
legislation
(Section
4(1)).
“It
is
the
object
of
the
Trust
to
preserve
and
protect,
in
cooperation
with
municipalities
and
the
government
of
the
Province,
the
trust
area
and
its
unique
amenities
and
environment
for
the
benefit
of
the
residents
of
the
trust
area
and
of
the
Province
generally.”
The
Trust
carries
out
this
object
through
the
preparation
of
official
community
plans
and
implementing
bylaws
under
the
authority
of
subsection
4(2)(h)
of
the
Islands
Trust
Act
and
Part
29
of
the
Municipal
Act;
and
through
cooperative
efforts
with
other
agencies
and
recommendations
to
the
Lieutenant-Governor
in
Council.
The
Islands
Trust
Act
(Section
3)
also
states
that
the
Trust
shall
administer
a
fund
to
acquire
and
manage
land
in
the
Trust
area.
However,
this
section
of
the
Act
has
not
been
proclaimed.
Much
of
the
authority
needed
to
achieve
the
goals
given
to
the
Trust
by
the
Legislation
rests
with
other
government
agencies.
The
Trust,
in
turn,
can
provide
assistance
to
these
agencies
in
various
elements
of
their
programs
within
the
Trust
area.
In
recognition
of
this,
the
review
of
the
interpretation
of
the
Trust
object
included
input
and
assistance
from
staff
of
all
agencies
which
work
with
the
Trust.
In
general,
the
response
to
the
object
from
staff
of
other
agencies
was
po

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