Tobi Elliott

Vice-Chair, Islands Trust Council; Local Trustee, Gabriola Island; Chair, Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee; Chair, Mayne Island Local Trust Committee; Chair, South Pender Island Local Trust Committee; Chair, Thetis Island Local Trust Committee

Gabriola Island, Lasqueti Island, Mayne Island, South Pender Island, Thetis Island · 3.8 years in office · 433,448 words on the record in 117 recorded meetings · 76 named motions in the minutes · present at 331 minuted meetings

Seats and terms

SeatAreaTermHowFromTo
Local TrusteeGabriola Island2022–2026general election2022-11-18present

Roles

RoleBodyFromTo
Vice-Chair, Islands Trust Council (Executive Committee)Islands Trust2022-11-18present
Chair, Local Trust CommitteeLasqueti Island2023-01-23present
Chair, Local Trust CommitteeMayne Island2023-01-30present
Chair, Local Trust CommitteeSouth Pender Island2023-02-03present
Chair, Local Trust CommitteeThetis Island2023-02-28present
Chair, Local Trust CommitteeGabriola Island2024-07-042024-07-04

In their own words

The most substantial lines attributed to Tobi Elliott in the transcripts, grouped by meeting; each timestamp plays the Trust's recording from that second.

  1. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, March 28, 2023 2023-03-28

    • [0:42:06] “It doesn't have to be more complex than that. It sets out the terms for how they want to engage together. So I'm really pleased with it. I love to talk about this stuff with anybody. And I look forward to more of these conversations because this is an evolving area of law and relationship building. But I think that's what we need to remember. This is about relationship building first and setting those terms. So letting go a little bit of our efficiency construct might be helpful.”

  2. Islands Trust Executive Committee regular meeting, January 31, 2024 2024-01-31

    • [1:57:27] “And there's other structural governance issues that the governance report pointed to and that I've been seeing, and we need to return to that conversation with the province. So I think March is the time for that. I think this is the time where we kind of come together, who are we, and then we can go back out and say, what is the province's vision? So could we look at lengthening this trust council to have those discussions? Thank you.”
    • [5:10:16] “think it's North Pender and South Spring that have, that was supposed, and we're supposed to be part of that coordination. So I think the CRD board, I think we need, the LTC is concerned, need to write a letter to the CRD board saying why are we not included if, if they're, if they're having discussions about mooring and you want to be part of that roundtable, that's an LTC to CRD issue.”

  3. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, September 4, 2024 2024-09-04

    • [1:23:19] “We applied for this grant, but we didn't have the planning staff to do the back end. That informs our corporate plan going forward. We can't miss that information because Trust Council keeps making these wonderful lofty decisions. You know, we have to do this work. It's very important work, but it's not necessarily been tied to how much is it going to cost, who is going to do it. And that's what the corporate plan is meant to do.”
    • [1:50:35] “So this is a new section that they may adopt discretionary enforcement policies. So if you could unpack it for me, how would that work? That we keep the word may at the Trust Council level and then at the LTC level, they can adopt discretionary enforcement policies that specifically gives direction to bylaw enforcement staff under which conditions, you know, what are the conditions of discretion?”

  4. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, July 29, 2026 2026-07-29

    • [0:56:02] “And there was some discussion about, well, we don't know what's happening as a board. And we, you know, we're not in the meetings that staff are in the meetings. And so it's like, yeah, we're all in the same place. We're all, you know, creating the space, I think, to have the conversations from a good foundation so that as we bring in elected members and as we're able to report back out to the public,”

  5. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, April 30, 2024 2024-04-30

    • [0:34:08] “Is that helpful at all? Because I can connect you with our Director of Administrative Services, who's very helpful. And if you are the key spokesperson for the ratepayers group in a community association, she might be able to untangle some of these things for you and has indicated she's willing to work and explain the process with citizens who are not just launching grenades of accusation, but are truly interested in understanding these arcane processes.”

  6. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, June 5, 2024 2024-06-05

    • [3:51:31] “suggest that EC recommends and puts this out in an email after we've pulled trustees EC recommends that a nomination process for the next committee of the whole be undertaken if you want to nominate somebody to be chair of the next committee of the whole right into the chair of trust council and just somebody put forward their names and we have a quick vote right at the beginning of the meeting.” (probable)

  7. Islands Trust Council special meeting, July 29, 2025 2025-07-29

    • [3:15:43] “Well, I do see your point, Trustee Peterson. But I think we're getting overly long into other potential motions. If you want to put that forward as a motion, I suggest you do. But I think we need to close debate here. We've heard a lot of perspectives. And so for the last word, if you can keep it succinct, Trustee Harris, over to you. And then I'll call for the vote.”

  8. Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, May 24, 2024 2024-05-24

    • [3:07:36] “So you've got to be building something that's meant to be a permanent full time dwelling. That's where a tiny home seemed to get caught in the middle and why we're potentially looking at moving to the manufactured home standard, whether it's on wheels or not. So it's like building inspectors are very rigid because they have to sign off on something that is the uses is what it was designed for.”
    • [3:06:53] “And so RVs are built typically for seasonal use and, you know, the materials that they're constructed with and all of that. That is why this RV industry does not want tiny homes. And actually the CSA Z240, I've been talking to tiny home advocates all over and the RV industry does not want to be used as a certification standard for tiny homes because they're for seasonal use.”

  9. Islands Trust Regional Planning Committee special meeting, April 25, 2024 2024-04-25

    • [1:41:05] “And it was partly, I think, due to it was a smaller locale, we get newer, younger planners sort of just out of school, and then they'd circulate out to other opportunities. And that's just not the situation we're in right now. We're fully staffed to the point that I don't have an office to hold office hours in. I've been shuffled off. So I'm like going to the library this month.”
    • [0:25:28] “You mentioned to me early in the term, the way that each community defines unique amenities might be how that's reflected in their OCPs. So the ways that the values and the unique heritage and history and the development patterns of each community can be reflected in their OCPs and may be addressed in this tricky question of what defines unique amenities in the Islands Trust area.”

  10. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, October 22, 2025 2025-10-22

    • [3:42:12] “So, but I don't know if we've seen yet the results for the organization. Is this like effective? Is this needed as a permanent full-time position? So I would argue that business case should be extended by one year with the current professional biologists so we don't have to go through the re-tendering for, you know, an RFP or maybe we do. Sorry, I don't, speaking out of my lane here.” (probable)
    • [1:05:33] “AI is, you know, now a thing and it's a reality that's transforming how we do work. How does that fit into the strategic plan? So I'm just wondering about sequencing and if this body is strictly making decisions about the financial implications, and it makes recommendation to council, are we going to have that discussion at council saying, okay, then we cannot prioritize everything.” (probable)

  11. Islands Trust Executive Committee regular meeting, August 6, 2025 2025-08-06

    • [2:21:09] “Feedback. Yeah. I mean, yeah. How would this work if it comes back to executive committee and we need to bring something to trust council to endorse a position or a formal, you know, how does that work? Is that coming back to executive committee? Is it come back to trust council saying, here's the, here's the box that the ministry wants feedback on? And what do we want to say?”

  12. Islands Trust Conservancy Board regular meeting, October 1, 2024 2024-10-01

    • [1:47:57] “And I'm actually thinking from the bylaw enforcement compliance review project, we've had to do a lot of thinking about how our forward facing or public facing manual is going to look because that's, I guess, in the same way, this is where the public wants to engage with the conservancy that they need to know what are the different tools, how are they being used, who do I speak to?”

  13. Islands Trust Executive Committee regular meeting, April 15, 2026 2026-04-15

    • [0:59:21] “I think in the age of AI and sort of different, like social media is going to explode with just, you know, all kinds of information that isn't real. How do we address that? I think it's going to be, it's not just an improvement. It's a, I don't know what I, this is a good document, but I think it lacks that analysis of where is it coming from?” (probable)

  14. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, September 25, 2024 2024-09-25

    • [4:30:34] “And so I will call on people and say, have we heard from anyone else? Is there anyone else who has something to say? Okay, I'd like to break up the usual pattern of who speaks first, second and third. Some of us are quick to the mic. And that's great. And we just want to accord the space and make it respectful for everyone to have their voices heard.”
    • [4:32:19] “Right. So this, oh, thanks. So this had been the direction that I was going off of, that at September Trust Council, we're going to work through Objective 3. And some others have a different interpretation. So my suggestion is that we take a straw poll. And if the majority wants to go from the very beginning, we can do that, or we can start at Objective 3.”

  15. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, August 21, 2024 2024-08-21

    • [2:17:00] “But I would find it easier to navigate if they were all in one place and not in the agenda. So that is a thought. I do think we've got to book some time for a closed session because we're essentially reconsidering the same question from September 2023, but re-debating it in the open, which is because of the issues, as you mentioned, Chair, of the transparency of the discussion.”
    • [2:04:46] “It's not necessarily a grab and go, but allowing some of that time at the end of our session on Thursday, if we were to have an extra session going until say 2pm, my proposal for this workshop was to have it be optional, that those trustees who, you know, it was feasible to stay and attend, because they live in proximity, stay overnight and have that conversation.”

  16. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, March 27, 2024 2024-03-27

    • [1:04:20] “I like the budget discussion over two days. I don't have a problem with the being taught, you know, online tools of engagement. We're in the 21st century, social media still drives much of the conversation. And I think we'd be remiss in our duty if we didn't give trustees some tools. So some may not have found them relevant, but I thought the two sessions were really good.”
    • [0:34:36] “We did not get the Housing Accelerator funding, and I will note that Bowen Municipality got a healthy, I think it was 1.2 million, so congratulations to Bowen Island, but staff reported they'd learned a lot from the process and that it was really valuable to work through the application, and it's contributed to the housing strategy overall, and it's going to inform future work.”

  17. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, November 1, 2023 2023-11-01

    • [2:39:27] “So I don't know where new business fits, but I agree not on the last day. And so perhaps roundtable of the first day, could that be followed by committee chair reports and sort of here's the status of our organization with the different reports from committees as well as the individual reports from LTCs that could be sort of setting the tone for the whole three day schedule.”

  18. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, April 24, 2024 2024-04-24

    • [4:54:26] “And so it's, it is a bit tricky, because we want to be sure that we've made the decision based on the same information, you know, that's, that's what fairness is all about to the process. And I think it's not clear that we are there trying to make sure that we know that we're made a decision based on I don't know, sorry, this is really tricky.”

  19. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, February 16, 2024 2024-02-16

    • [3:59:14] “Somebody please explain to me, if we apply for a grant and there's this very specific project that is a forum to do with protecting shoreline in this territorial area, and we're working with First Nations to hear their concerns about that, and that will inform our OCP reviews, our DPAs, our planning policy in the future, like next year, when we get to work on this stuff.”

  20. Islands Trust Regional Planning Committee regular meeting, November 15, 2023 2023-11-15

    • [3:26:53] “So I am not, I'm not a proponent of trying to get to 100% or tickety-booing something until we're all completely satisfied. We need this to be a working, living process and see how it works. And that's going to inform, you know, further drafts or iterations down the road. So please, let's just get this out there and get the tools in the hands of the people.”

  21. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, May 6, 2026 2026-05-06

    • [0:34:16] “Agreements are not about land use planning per se. It is how we agree to work together and highlighting items of mutual interest and concern. But, you know, the public doesn't understand these different pieces at all. So when we talk about, you know, agreements are advancing, I think we need some public communication tools to explain what exactly these agreements are and not just the content.”
    • [0:23:16] “I think that was a March 25th meeting. And I'm not sure what happened, but it's not on the fuel and it didn't end up on our agenda. And I just alerted staff to it on Monday. But this is also because we were thinking of what we were trying to cancel the South Pender meeting. There wasn't enough substantive work to justify it.”

  22. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, May 29, 2024 2024-05-29

    • [1:57:34] “Do your constituents want to know about? And then we can give direction to staff, say, create some communication material on this and this and this. And that'll be on the website. And then there'll be a link to it. And then people who want to dive in can go more deeply. We need to break it down somehow. The information is available. It's just not digestible.”

  23. Islands Trust Regional Planning Committee special meeting, September 8, 2025 2025-09-08

    • [1:03:36] “So I agree that growth management isn't a great term because it does assume we're going to continue to see growth in the way that we have, which is not healthy and not sustainable. I personally want to see some types of growth reduced and eliminated altogether. Like you were saying, the subdivision potential latent on some of the islands is an example of destructive growth.”

  24. Islands Trust Regional Planning Committee regular meeting, July 18, 2025 2025-07-18

    • [3:19:08] “The work is needed. I do question, when you saw me sort of looking up to the side, you know, how different agencies gather data and store it and what kind of data is necessary. I do see that. But what we're talking about is towing a boat, towing a camera behind a boat to confirm polygons, which I understand are very, you know, commonly used.”

  25. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, March 26, 2025 2025-03-26

    • [1:45:03] “Which we do on its behalf, you know, to update the ITC plan and, you know, all of our bylaws and such. That is probably the strongest argument for why we need to update the funding model. And that should be had in concert with the Conservancy. So maybe we could earmark that for a meeting with the Conservancy and have sort of a strategy session.”

  26. Islands Trust Executive Committee community information meeting, December 9, 2024 2024-12-09

    • [0:30:59] “And if we want to ask the LTC to consider, I mean, I'm not going to say turn it back and reconsider this today. But again, what kind of burden are we putting on staff? We are very much outside of policy direction or, you know, leaving it to staff to qualify who is included in that exemption, I think is going to be very tricky.”

  27. Islands Trust Conservancy Board regular meeting, March 14, 2023 2023-03-14

    • [2:31:19] “How much do we need to shift an entire, like we've now, the donate buttons are gone from our website. So we've just shifted an entire communication strategy based on one delegation. And so if you wanted to raise that as a point of concern, that the very sort of reactive nature of not considering taking the time, like we take time to consider everything else.”

  28. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, February 13, 2023 2023-02-13

    • [1:44:49] “is how is information collected? How much weight do you give to certain things? How do you seek out divergent viewpoints and voices? Are you listening? You know, is your engagement process fair and equitable, accessible? All these questions, you know, as a researcher, you have to be aware of and that has to be a, there has to be a professional lens in some ways.”

  29. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, February 3, 2026 2026-02-03

    • [0:54:33] “And so I think that's felt quite differently by Indigenous people, and then it is for those of us who are newcomers to the islands. But thank you for your comments on that. I don't know if anybody else wanted to answer any of the questions Lynn asked, or if we could turn to, and just put your hand up if you do want to.” (probable)

  30. Islands Trust Regional Planning Committee regular meeting, February 7, 2025 2025-02-07

    • [2:56:13] “I support the work. I know the challenges with GIS and information services that has been just a massive loss over the last, I don't know, six months. So I'm not arguing with where things are at or the rationale for this request. I support it. It's just how can we best support it to make that case for this last piece that's needed. Thanks.”

  31. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, May 31, 2023 2023-05-31

    • [1:05:17] “And that the business cases put forward would sort of have gone through a vetting process. So I'm a little unclear if the request from Trustee Boland is to that financial planning committee would intervene in that vetting process, or you just want to see them as they come out from the committees in a consolidated space so that they're easier to find and track.”

Motions and votes from the minutes

Every motion the Islands Trust's published minutes record Tobi Elliott moving, seconding, voting against or abstaining on. The wording is the minutes' own; each row links to the minutes document in the archive.

DateBodyNo.MotionTheir partOutcomeMinutes
2026-06-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2026-050that the new business item “Implications and Advocacy re: Bill 15 and Streamlining Infrastructure Projects in the Trust Area” be added to the agenda.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2026-06-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2026-052that Islands Trust Council requests staff to collate the legislative monitoring reports from the current term for current and incoming trustees and staff to access and reference. TC-2026-053 lt wasMoved—minutes · source
2026-06-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2026-072that Islands Trust Council requests staff to continue refining the Policy Statement Companion Handbook, and undertake internal review and analysis with planning services staff.MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2026-06-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2026-077that Islands Trust Council requests that proposed amendments to Islands Trust Council Policy 1.2.1, maintains “local trust committees” in the policy sec 5.6 (formerly 4.6) and associated policies.MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2026-06-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2026-095that Islands Trust Council requests staff to engage the Province about the Infrastructure Projects Act to clarify the implications in the Trust Area and intentions to respect the provincial Islands Trust mandate.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2026-06-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2026-097that the Islands Trust Council requests the Chair of Trust Council work with staff on a letter of support calling on the Province to modernize the Island Coastal Economic Trust with strategic investment, and the legislative framework being developed to support co-governance with First Nations. TC-2026-098 lt wasMoved—minutes · source
2026-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2026-006that Islands Trust Council requests staff to provide options and implications to Trust Council early in the budget deliberation cycle Islands Trust ADOPTED 7 of 30 Trust Council Quarterly Meeting Minutes March 10 to March 12, 2026 for 2027-28, on the implications of implementing new Trustee Remuneration rates effective April 1, 2027, using 2026 published remuneration, population and folio data, and of phasing in changes to Trustee Remuneration rates over two or three years.MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2026-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2026-022that Islands Trust Council requests Planning Services provide a report on the evaluation and changes of the referral process to consult with First Nations, to both improve communication and further reconciliation, and report back at a future Trust Council meeting.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2026-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2026-030that Islands Trust Council approve financial sponsorship of $2,282.00 for Temporary Use Permit application MA-PL-TUP-2026- 0035.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2026-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2026-045that Islands Trust Council request staff to establish a partnership with UBC’s Conservation Decisions Lab and explore opportunities for addressing priority needs in incorporating biology into decision making in land use planning and with the Conservancy. Islands Trust ADOPTED 28 of 30 Trust Council Quarterly Meeting Minutes March 10 to March 12, 2026 Discussion on the motion was undertaken and the Director of Trust Area Services noted more information would be required before determining if work could be undertaken while the Director of Planning Services indicated the item is not on the currenMoved—minutes · source
2026-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2026-049that Islands Trust Council requests staff invite Dr. Tara Martin be invited to attend a future Trust Council or Conservancy board meeting to present research on the impacts of hyperabundant deer, and strategies for managing hyperabundant deer to restore keystone places in the Gulf Islands.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2026-02-18Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2026-011that Committee of the Whole recommend that Trust Council not fund in-person meetings for Council Committees, and remove the draft 2026/27 budget of $6,500 associated with this work.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-12-02Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-112the motion be tabled until after discussion of Operational Review.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-12-02Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-114that Trust Council adopt quarterly meeting locations to the end of fiscal 2026/27 of: a. June 2026, electronic; b. September 2026, electronic; c. November 2026, Victoria, BC; d. December 2026, Victoria, BC; and, e. March 2027, Galiano Island. Trustee Dodds arrived to the meeting at 2:06 p.m. TC-2025-115 It wasSeconded—minutes · source
2025-12-02Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-138that Trust Council request the Islands Trust Conservancy Board to re-consider its budget request for 2026-27 in the context of Trust Council adoption of the recommendations in the Islands Trust 2025 Operational Review Report.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-12-02Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-139that Trust Council approve financial sponsorship in the amount of $1,592 for rezoning application PLRZ20250368 (3661 Piercy Road, Denman Island), requiring an amendment to Denman Land Use Bylaw No.186.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-12-02Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-142that Islands Trust Council endorse Policy Statement Amendment Project Charter V12.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-12-02Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-144that Islands Trust Council direct staff to provide a report that explores the concerns raised by the Friends of the Gulf Islands Society in their presentations to Trust Council at the December 2025 quarterly meeting about the use of the term Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in the draft Policy Statement; and offers potential revisions to the proposed definition of “Land Use Density and Intensity” in the draft Policy Statement Glossary of Terms.MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2025-11-17Islands Trust Councilthat the meeting be closed to the public subject to Sections 90(1)(i) of the Community Charter in order to consider matters related to the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; and that staff attend the meeting.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-11-17Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2025-043that Committee of the Whole recommend that Executive Committee request staff monitor provincial legislation and, if new code of conduct legislation is not proposed, or if Islands Trust is not included in the legislation, that an updated draft Code of Conduct policy be advanced for consideration of Trust Council in September 2026.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-09-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-080that Trust Council amend Trust Council’s Strategic Plan by: a. replacing Key Initiative 2.3.2 “Design a plan to advocate to enhance community access to funding for housing in the Trust Area” with: “Implement the Housing Strategic Action Plan.”MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-09-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-090that Trust Council requests that planning services prioritize the departments work on improving and clarifying Islands Trust’s referrals processes with First Nations.MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2025-09-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-091that Trust Council request staff to provide an updated briefing introducing the Housing Options Tool Kit and the Housing Strategic Action Plan and their uses and benefits to local trust committees and community.SecondedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2025-09-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-099that recommendation 8 [Secretary to Trust Council] be moved to the list of recommendations to be undertaken by staff as appropriateMovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-09-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-101that Recommendation 9 [First Nations representation] be moved to the list of not further work to be undertaken, in light that the intent is captured in initiative 5.1.2 in the current Strategic Plan.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-09-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-102that Trust Council request Governance Committee to prioritise the following recommendations of the 2022 Governance Report: • recommendation 1 [Election of Trust Council leadership]; • recommendation 11 [adoption of comprehensive, multi-year planning document], and • recommendation 7 [helping trustees fulfil their roles], with the understanding that: • recommendation 3 [committee membership], • recommendation 4 [committee mandates], • recommendation 5 [roles of committees], and • recommendation 6 [helping trustees understand their roles] • recommendation 8 (secretary to Trust Council) and • recSecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-09-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-106that Trust Council establish 2026/27 budget guideline that funding for Geographical Information Systems be prioritized for initiatives in the 2025-28 strategic plan.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-09-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-108that Trust Council request Executive Committee and the Chair to write to Minister Boyle, and copy the office of the Premier, expressing appreciation for the presence and words of Doug S. White.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-09-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-109that Trust Council request staff to draft a letter for the signature of the Chair to the Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs in response to item 6.3 correspondence on the September, 2025 agenda from the Friends of the Gulf Islands Society regarding their petition, conveying that the information has been received and Trust Council considers the protection of the environment as a core value.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-07-29Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-070that Trust Council Bylaw No. 183 cited as “Trust Council Policy Statement Bylaw, 2025” be amended in the second sentence of the preamble language under Goal 1 from "The policies in this section aim to acknowledge the history and legacy of Indigenous Peoples in the area since time immemorial” to read "The policies in this section aim to acknowledge the history, legacy and continuing relationships of Indigenous Peoples to the area since time immemorial.”MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-07-09Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2025-025that Committee of the Whole recommend to Trust Council that Cooperation Principle 2.3.3 "Work Towards Collaborative Governance with Indigenous Governing Bodies” be amended by replacing the words "work towards building strong relationships” with the words “develop strong relationships with Indigenous Governing Bodies,” and "work toward building” be added before "foundations for collaborative governance with Indigenous Governing Bodies” in the draft Policy Statement.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-07-09Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2025-027that Committee of the Whole recommend that Trust Council revise the draft Policy Statement by adding a new reconciliation advisory policy 3.1.4 to read: "Information Sharing - Support and develop methods for regular and timely sharing of information with Indigenous Governing bodies.”MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-07-09Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2025-033that Committee of the Whole recommend that Trust Council revise the draft Policy Statement by amending Policy 3.4.18 to read: “Multi-Unit Residential - Implement land use regulations for affordable and special needs housing and other multi-unit residential development that permit a range of potential site configurations, and control form and character through development permit areas.”MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-06-17Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-047that Trust Council approve the Islands Trust audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2025 and forward them to the Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-06-17Islands Trust CouncilTC-2025-066that Trust Council adopt amendments as recommended by the Chief Administrative Officer Performance Evaluation Policy Committee dated June 17, 2025 to Trust Council “Policy 2.4.1 Executive Committee Terms of Reference” dated June 17, 2025.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-02-21Islands Trust Councilthat Committee of the Whole request Trust Council amend draft Trust Policy Statement Item No. 3.4.14 by replacing the term “electric vehicles” with term “zero emission modes of transportation”.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2025-02-21Islands Trust Councilthat Committee of the Whole request Executive Committee request staff come back with policy options regarding identification of parts of the local transportation network at risk of damage, degradation, deterioration, and erosion and options for their mitigation or relocation.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-12-12Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2024-26that Committee of the Whole amend the motion to remove words “character, and” and remove “Tourism” from the heading.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-103that Trust Council revisit the interpretation of unique amenities from Trust Council of March, 2021 and its interpretation of September, 2023, in a Committee of the Whole, as the basis to revisit this Council's interpretation of the Object, in light of public correspondence and the updated legal opinion received. TC-2024-104 It wasMoved—minutes · source
2024-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-106that Trust Council amend the motion by replacing the words “revisit the” with the words “clarify its”, replace the second “interpretation” with “discussion”, and remove “as the basis to revisit this Council’s interpretation of the object and”.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-12-03Islands Trust Councilthat Trust Council request addition of the words “...supported by analysis and recommendations by the Governance Committee, and staff” following the words “Whole session....”MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-111that the Islands Trust Council request the Secretary to issue a Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Program Certificate for the covenanted portion of the property described as PID: 005-837-651, Lot 6, Sections 18 and 22, Pender Island, Cowichan District, Plan 6294, subject to registration of a conservation covenant and completion of a baseline inventory report consistent with the standards developed for the Natural Area Tax Exception Program.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-113that Trust Council request staff to amend Policy Statement Amendment Project Charter V 10 by increasing the number of Committee of the Whole meetings to twice monthly until discussion on the draft Policy Statement is concluded, with the aim of producing a draft for consideration of Trust Council.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-116that Trust Council request staff to amend the motion by adding the words “by June, 2025” after the words “First Reading.”MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-120that Islands Trust Council endorse Policy Statement Amendment Project Charter V 10, as amended.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-125that Trust Council request staff to remove $5000 from the legal budget for the review of Trust Council Policies Review business case.MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2024-12-03Islands Trust Councilthat Trust Council request Executive Committee request staff to schedule a facilitated session focusing on Trustee conduct and tools at Council and Chair responsibilities during Council sessions and Standing Committee meetings.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-11-06Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2024-024that Committee of the Whole recommends that Executive Committee direct staff to add a new directive policy “Ensure that the negative impacts of development on Indigenous cultural heritage, harvesting and hunting areas is minimal.MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2024-10-03Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2024-019to divide the above motion at “and third bullet be moved to 3.4.3.”SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-10-03Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2024-020that Committee of the Whole recommend to Executive Committee Policy 3.4.1 be amended to read: “Consider site capabilities, environmental and protected areas, and existing development patterns when determining the land use designation and appropriate locations and intensities of various uses of the land”.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-10-03Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2024-021that Committee of the Whole recommend to Executive Committee that Policy 3.4.2 Density Limits - Establish appropriate density limits for efficient and sustainable use of the land base that help to safeguard protected area networks, and is compatible with preservation and protection of the Trust Area and its unique amenities and environment be amended to read: “Manage community growth and its associated impacts by directing high density residential and mixed use development into appropriate locations, to prevent sprawl and relieve growth pressure in the surrounding rural areas, and to help safeMoved—minutes · source
2024-10-03Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2024-022to amend the motion by adding the word “sustainable” after the word “manage”, and changing the words “high density” to “appropriate density limits for”.SecondedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2024-10-03Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2024-024that Committee of the Whole recommends that Executive Committee direct staff to add a new directive policy “Ensure that the negative impacts of development on Indigenous cultural heritage, harvesting and hunting areas is minimal.” Trustee Dodds left the meeting at 5:00 p.m. Trustee Evans left the meeting at 5:04 p.m. Trust Council Committee of the Whole ADOPTED 5 of 5 Meeting Minutes October 3, 2024 It was noted that Committee of the Whole no longer had quorum. Acting Chair Peterson noted discussion on the above motion will continue at a future meeting. 6. CLOSED MEETING - None 7. RISE AND REPMoved—minutes · source
2024-09-25Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2014-015that the Committee of the Whole recommend that staff add Western redcedar after Coastal Douglas-fir in Draft Policy Statement Section 3.3.3.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-09-24Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-076that Trust Council approve the proposed revisions to the draft Islands Trust Policy Statement in Appendix 1.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-09-24Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-082that Trust Council approves the amended Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Policy Review Updates Project Charter to include a Local Trust Committee Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Policy Template.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-05-30Islands Trust CouncilCOW-2024-002that the Committee of the Whole recommends to Trust Council that it have legal counsel available for a future Committee of the Whole meeting.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-03-12Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-039that the September Trust Council meeting be held on Gabriola Island.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2024-03-12Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-041that staff explore options to charge accommodation costs back to Trustees if they commit to attendance in person, but do not, with the exception of medical emergencies or extraordinary circumstances. Trustee Hunter noted he will not be at the September Trust Council meeting. Discussion ensued on the following:  Work and other scheduling issues that arise last minute.  Description of wording in the motion (extraordinary circumstances) and who decides what is a medical emergency or extraordinary circumstance.  Costs associated to attend Trust Council per trustee.  Staff resources versus lastMoved—minutes · source
2024-03-12Islands Trust CouncilTC-2024-049that Trust Council request Staff to work with the Chair to draft a letter in response to the correspondence 14.5.5 and 14.5.6.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-12-05Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-087that Trust Council appoint Trustee Morrison as Trust Council’s representative to the Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities Climate Leadership Steering Committee.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-12-05Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-089that Trust Council request staff to amend its agenda template to add a standing report from Trust Council’s representative to the Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities Climate Leadership Steering Committee in Trustee Summary Updates section.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-12-05Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-090that Trust Council refer the possible actions outlined in this report back to Trust Programs Committee and Regional Planning Committee for inclusion in Trust Council’s strategic planning process.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-09-26Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-055that the meeting of September 26, 2023, be closed to the public in accordance with the Community Charter, Part 4, Division 3, s.90, (1)(i)the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; and that the recorder and staff attend the meeting.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-09-26Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-065that Trust Council approve the Islands Trust audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-09-26Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-067that Trust Council approve the 2024/25 Budget Assumptions, Principles, and Guidelines.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-09-26Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-072that Trust Council close the meeting to the public subject to Sections 90 (1) (c)(g) and (i) of the Community Charter in order to consider matters related to employee relations, litigation affecting the Islands Trust, receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, and that staff attend the meeting.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-09-26Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-074that Trust Council reconsider Resolution TC-2023-064: “That Trust Council adopt the following vision: A vibrant tapestry of caring, diverse and rural communities within the Salish Sea that flourish in harmony with nature.”SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-09-26Islands Trust Councilthat Trust Council request that Trustees Patrick, Gauvreau, and Elliot work on an advocacy letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs regarding inclusion in the “Homes for People” actions on behalf of local trust committee areas struggling with housing issues in the Trust Area.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-03-28Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-041that the Islands Trust Council approve the Protocol Agreement between Islands Trust Council and Snaw-naw-as First Nation and request staff to forward the Protocol Agreement to the Minister of Municipal Affairs for approval.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-03-07Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-005that Trust Council direct Executive Committee to work with staff on a coordinated strategy and prepare a request that the province revisit the provincial grant funding formula to the Islands Trust in light of its mandate and in light of the pressing needs of affordable housing, climate change and reconciliation with First Nations in the Trust Area. TC-2023-006 It wasMoved—minutes · source
2023-03-07Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-019that a reconciliation learning group be initiated comprised of trustees who indicate interest; and that a learning plan be developed and implemented through monthly, virtual meetings.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2023-03-07Islands Trust CouncilTC-2023-039that the above motion TC-2023-038 be severed after “Community Charter” and two separate motions be presented for consideration by Trust Council. 9 in favour 11 opposedMovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2022-12-06Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-138that Trust Council request staff to prepare a report regarding options for resourcing and supporting a new Select Committee on Reconciliation, with recommendations as to how the Select Committee on Reconciliation’s terms of reference, composition and purpose would be determined. TC-2022-139 It wasMoved—minutes · source
2022-12-06Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-165that item 10.1 M. Gang re: need for review and restructure email dated November 10, 2022, be forwarded to the Governance Committee for their consideration.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2022-11-18Islands Trust Councilthat Trustee Dag Falck be nominated for the position of Chair. Trustee Falck agreed to stand. DLS Marlor called three more times for nominations for the position of Islands Trust Chair. Hearing none, the paper ballots were prepared and distributed by staff. After marking their paper ballot, each trustee walked to the front of the room and cast their vote placing it in a box held by staff. TC-2022-134 It wasSeconded—minutes · source

Attendance per the minutes

YearPresentAbsent or regrets
202280
2023830
2024964
20251050
2026390
Every minuted meeting (335)

Most-used words on the record

that's (1759) · don't (1481) · we're (1324) · there's (1179) · first (981) · discussion (779) · project (729) · community (726) · policy (709) · we've (629) · public (629) · planning (586) · sorry (548) · information (529) · process (528) · housing (526) · nations (499) · support (495) · great (473) · forward (449) · budget (447) · conservancy (444) · different (412) · request (412)

Meetings they speak most in

  1. South Pender Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, September 1, 2023 — 2023-09-01, 15,141 words
  2. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, February 3, 2026 — 2026-02-03, 11,403 words
  3. South Pender Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, February 13, 2026 — 2026-02-13, 9,389 words
  4. Islands Trust Council community information meeting, December 8, 2025 — 2025-12-08, 8,901 words
  5. Islands Trust Executive Committee regular meeting, July 24, 2024 — 2024-07-24, 7,680 words
  6. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, September 4, 2024 — 2024-09-04, 7,506 words
  7. Islands Trust Council special meeting, July 29, 2025 — 2025-07-29, 7,492 words
  8. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, August 26, 2026 — 2026-08-26, 7,453 words
  9. Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, May 24, 2024 — 2024-05-24, 7,413 words
  10. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, May 6, 2026 — 2026-05-06, 7,231 words

Words on the record by year

YearRecorded meetingsLinesWords
202233985,737
2023337,846104,244
20243912,017161,768
2025236,55888,986
2026195,30272,713

Every transcript they speak in (117)

Transcripts are machine-made from the Islands Trust's own recordings; each speaker attribution carries a confidence mark (certain = identified by ear or hand, probable = matched to a saved voice), and every line links to the second of the recording so it can be checked. Motions, votes and attendance are taken from the Trust's published minutes and quote them verbatim.