Doug Fenton

Former Local Trustee, Thetis Island (2018–2022)

Thetis Island · 4 years in office · 55,148 words on the record in 41 recorded meetings · 37 named motions in the minutes · present at 63 minuted meetings

Seats and terms

SeatAreaTermHowFromTo
Local TrusteeThetis Island2018–2022general election2018-11-062022-11-18

In their own words

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

  1. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, February 9, 2021 2021-02-09

    • [1:08:57] “If the community as a whole wants to do one overall management plan based on La Strada, I mean, that's up to them and they can take that on and do a good job and put Islands Trust in an easy position because they've actually adopted the most, you know, an appropriate and user-friendly approach for all of those who don't have gardening backgrounds or farming backgrounds or QEP or, you know, invasive plant backgrounds.”

  2. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, April 13, 2021 2021-04-13

    • [1:02:27] “So that this will put them in a position. They can then refer to this because this is ongoing information. They're going to attend clinics online. I mean, it's fantastic resource. So we put them in a position and they would look at, be able to say as a landlord, we need to talk to a QEP because this is beyond, you know, or this has changed or this is becoming”
    • [2:29:04] “I was trying to think, how do we measure the impact of converting our 400-square-foot cabin into a 4,000-square-foot cabin under our current bylaws that allow this to happen, provided they don't move off the footprint or whatever?”
    • [2:29:28] “I mean, to my side, I see there's no way that all of this concrete can come to Thetis Island on a ferry as it does without it having an impact because it's filling a hole somewhere.”

  3. Islands Trust Programs Committee regular meeting, April 8, 2021 2021-04-08

    • [2:24:26] “that we divide basically by five, you may give or take a few dollars here there based on discussions that we define that services in kind as a defined and given our busy state of affairs, you know, it might be the low end of in kind numbers and define that clearly as to what that will look like and make that offer to”

  4. Islands Trust Regional Planning Committee regular meeting, May 12, 2021 2021-05-12

    • [1:05:07] “just once again, just in passing, maybe the whole need for the education, the crossover with Indigenous worldview, you know, I think the more we can get the residents that are non-Indigenous to be actually at or present when the elders and or the kids are, you know, the young women, the up and coming adolescents that are out protecting the water.”

  5. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, January 13, 2022 2022-01-13

    • [2:42:17] “And this provides frameworks, sort of like the explanation, okay, this is where we stand, you know, this is that opportunity, and maybe we need to actually formally do that at the LTC level for everybody across the board, where you get the opportunity to, this is our new process, or this is the process.”

  6. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, August 3, 2021 2021-08-03

    • [1:23:22] “Well, it's adaptation. It's about addressing cumulative impacts over time, changing local behaviors and patterns and policies, breaking down barriers that will allow things like community composting to be effective and not become a threat to our shorelines because, you know, just we have to work systems so that everybody are able to do things.”
    • [1:23:50] “And of those who can't have a process that will capture their potentially, and we're moving away from maybe saying waste to potential compostable opportunities on island, reducing our GHGs and our overall impacts, and using those locally as opposed to importing more nutrients.”
    • [0:10:22] “I was offered an opportunity to go out with Raincoast Boat Tours to look at a number of smaller islands, but City Island being the prime target, and we went for a walk on an island there.”

  7. Islands Trust Conservancy Board regular meeting, May 25, 2021 2021-05-25

    • [2:21:41] “just sort of off of what Trustee Park done with mid comments regarding the living document, because that's one thing I've learned as a member of the trust program committee is the challenges we've had with scope reflect the fact that it is, quote unquote, actually mandated that we revisit this on a regular basis.”
    • [2:46:01] “So it's just nice to see this, and it's evolved through this transition period, sort of in spite of us, but it's a great example of what can be done on a regular basis, working collaboratively with multiple levels of government, sort of up and down, but also across silos with expertise and agencies.”
    • [2:45:13] “I just want to comment on the fact that I think it's amazing, you know, how these things have come about over time, but this fits so well and dovetails into sort of First Nations reconciliation, climate change, and sort of this cross pollination.”

  8. Islands Trust Programs Committee regular meeting, May 3, 2021 2021-05-03

    • [1:50:43] “we go. Yeah, I speak in general terms, I speak in favor of what the work that's been done today. I think there's lots of debate around it. But given the tasks before us, I think that we're coming back to this whole housing piece now sort of confounding my conversation and thought.”
    • [1:51:36] “Then a lot of these other central concerns brought up by both Scott and Dan will be addressed because they would have been tenants within their conversation, as opposed to trying to figure out how much housing to have on any one island.”

  9. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, June 1, 2021 2021-06-01

    • [0:55:19] “I don't have answers to it, but I would put it to the staff as a unique and intriguing challenge as to how do we engage Penelope and the LIAACs accordingly for their areas, appropriate areas of concern and or input where we can have them at that idea stage.”

  10. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, September 28, 2021 2021-09-28

    • [1:12:23] “Maybe your consultant is somebody from Black First Nations group that's already at their table, whether it be a councillor or an elder or an Indigenous consultant of some fashion that's already in their community, it could just be an obvious choice without having to go beyond that.”
    • [1:33:26] “Mayor Mrakas, perspective, maybe this whole idea of going for a beach watch walk with the right folks sort of a mix the right mix of people as outlined by just like earlier, so that and at the ideas stage of the conversation, not at a referral stage.”
    • [0:53:11] “And two, this whole motion of indicators, the ability to feedback and having feedback loops so that we can adapt, which fits into a lot of different things, but especially climate change as we move forward.”

  11. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, August 30, 2022 2022-08-30

    • [0:16:27] “It'll be interesting to see where they go with their message because they seem to actually be listening and asking and following up on questions and concerns that have been identified by both the Islands Trust and the local resident groups throughout the southern Gulf Islands.”
    • [1:30:33] “that I was part of a meeting somewhere guidance trust. I thought it was here but maybe not another committee meeting but where this was, we did just this, did we not adopt this already just that's the struggle.”
    • [1:40:40] “So there's some good conversation, but they're always reflecting on their plan, where it goes and whether it actually jives with their values that they have in writing and demonstrate regularly.”

  12. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, March 30, 2021 2021-03-30

    • [1:28:59] “So, and then of those topics spoken to, I think the other piece that might be worthy of is the fund development action plan and sort of, you know, because that was a big part of our work for the last year, year and a half.”
    • [1:04:17] “I think it's important that you don't get too far down the road, and even if you had other issues, I think this evaluation portion, even if you modified that, is an important part of the project management overall.”
    • [1:12:44] “It has spelled out for the First Nations and most recently added to the Adams Trust Conservancy's 31st Nature Reserve PID 024-289-582 be known as Lisa Bell Nature Reserve, per the wishes of the donor.”

  13. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, March 11, 2021 2021-03-11

    • [5:59:42] “It's about education. It's about everything goes downstream and into our waters and oceans. So that has to, once again, as mentioned earlier by Mr. Langrise, it has to stop. We have to find other ways of doing business and this kind of opportunity and expertise.”

  14. Islands Trust Programs Committee regular meeting, April 8, 2021 2021-04-08

    • [0:52:25] “just quickly, just trying to help me understand how the, where Islands Trust is not a granting organization, so how are you, how are the funds from Islands Trust being used, or is it just coordination or support otherwise? What does that look like?”
    • [1:14:47] “So the whole piece of this question is we want to make sure, and my question to you is, are you, you know, your continued efforts, as we've discussed in previous meetings, for circular and green economies?”

  15. Islands Trust Programs Committee regular meeting, June 15, 2021 2021-06-15

    • [2:07:31] “And so, yeah, I just think if we were to rephrase that, I sent a suggested rephrasing stating that we commit to fostering a lower ecological footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and strive to find a new path to conserve a finite”

  16. Islands Trust Council regular meeting, March 10, 2021 2021-03-10

    • [0:39:37] “Mayor Mrakas, i've been involved in Community discussions and subcommittee discussions for months and the there was opportunity for this to be brought up in a cohesive and or presented to us in a fashion that would allow.”

  17. Islands Trust Executive Committee regular meeting, May 14, 2021 2021-05-14

    • [5:09:22] “So what you're saying is this is a purposeful restraint based on the information and homework done to date, and we can come back to that and express that at that time, once we've done the groundwork.”
    • [2:05:18] “You know, we have to sort of get our heads around what our foundation of this process is and where we want to take it if we want to make change now, moving forward.”
    • [3:48:08] “But at the same time, it could be more in-depth discussion in the next iteration or our next amendments to the policy statement at that time, as I just mentioned earlier in our conversation.”

  18. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, February 22, 2022 2022-02-22

    • [0:57:48] “That whole conversation, I think, lacks and is quite outspoken about the whole, they want to be at the ideas table, not formulated, you know, here's a referral now, let us know if it impacts you.”
    • [1:02:24] “We're going to have to actually figure out what actually needs to be fixed now because it's a problem or versus something that we can actually incorporate in the project.”

  19. Islands Trust Conservancy Board regular meeting, November 23, 2021 2021-11-23

    • [3:06:05] “sorry no worries i'm just saying it was interesting timing on all this tpc because there was no other use for the deal grass monies this year or 50 grand back or put it back into.”
    • [1:27:17] “byproduct, a bywash, it says they wash off the equipment and they clean out the truck and they push it out into the ground and then leave the island. Standard practice, unfortunately.”

  20. Islands Trust Conservancy Board regular meeting, October 5, 2021 2021-10-05

    • [0:58:21] “I think there's been some really amazing changes made with respect specifically to First Nations reconciliation and then climate change trying to adapt to our virtually growing realities and sort of imminent risk associated with that.” (probable)

  21. Islands Trust Conservancy Board regular meeting, January 25, 2022 2022-01-25

    • [1:12:44] “The numbers, unfortunately, were not high at the outreach, but I think that was sort of the first, it was pre-COVID and pre-residential school acknowledgement of the fact that it was actually, this actually happened.” (probable)

  22. Islands Trust Programs Committee community information meeting, October 29, 2021 2021-10-29

    • [0:31:09] “I think it was called professional practices, but sort of the scope of those people, you know, make contractors, builders, heavy equipment operators are sort of a different group than professional practices per se.”

Motions and votes from the minutes

Every motion the Islands Trust's published minutes record Doug Fenton 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
2022-09-20Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-093that Trust Council Bylaw No. 189, cited as “Islands Trust Council Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaw, 2022, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2022” be given third reading.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2022-09-20Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-100that TC-2022-099 be amended at 3.4 to add the words “and terrestrial” after the word “marine”.SecondedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2022-09-20Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-105that Trust Council request staff to prepare a Policy Statement Amendment Project Communications Strategy for the consideration of the incoming Executive Committee and Trust Council in early 2023.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2022-06-21Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-052that Trust Council approve the severed motion as amended to read: The Standing Governance Committee create a terms of reference (TOR) and draft policy.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2022-06-21Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-062that Trust Council directs that all recommendations for policies related to the Policy Statement are rooted in both current and emerging western science and Indigenous Knowledge. Trustee Morrison joined the meeting at 1:54 p.m.MovedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2022-06-21Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-090that the Islands Trust formally endorse the call for a Fossil fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, and further that the Chair on behalf of Trust Council, send a letter to the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premier of B.C. urging the Canadian and B.C. governments to support the global initiative for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2022-03-08Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-003that Trust Council adopt revised Policy 2.2.3 Trust Council Resolutions Without Meeting (attachment 1).SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2022-03-08Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-018that the office lease costs on line 4 of $20,000 be added back in to the budget. Director of Administrative Services Mobbs noted that $2,200 subsequent costs would be added back with this item. TC-2022-019 It wasSeconded—minutes · source
2022-03-08Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-027that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 185, cited as the “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2022/23” be Read a Second Time.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2022-03-08Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-032that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 186, cited as the “Revenue Anticipation Borrowing Bylaw 2022-23” be Read a Third Time.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2022-03-08Islands Trust CouncilTC-2022-036Trust Council to take the action requested and recommended by Chris Ferris and Doug Hopwood in correspondence item 17.7 on page 777 of the agenda package: to endorse Bill C-216 in our federal parliament, “An Act to Amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to Enact the Expungement of Certain Drugs-related Convictions Act and the National Strategy on Substance Use Act.”SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2021-11-30Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-107that Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 184, cited as “Islands Trust Council Meeting Procedures Bylaw, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 6, 2021” be read a third time.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2021-11-30Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-109that Trust Council schedule an additional electronic meeting December 6-8, 2022.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2021-11-30Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-116that the Freshwater Sustainability Reporting Program, with a budget of $41,000, be included in the Islands Trust 2022/2023 draft budget.SecondedDEFEATEDminutes · source
2021-11-30Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-134that the Chair write a letter to “Transport Canada to take action on air pollution and dumping from vessels, including stopping the use of scrubbers, mandating the fuel standard without the scrubber work around, as California has done include requiring or incentivize the use of marine gas oil, instead of HFO with scrubbers, in advocacy conversations on oil spill clean up and anchorages.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2021-09-21Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-079that Trust Council prioritize public engagement tools and approaches as a priority topic for future learning opportunities.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2021-09-21Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-097that Trust Council adopt amended Trust Council Policy 7.6.2 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Procedure (attachment 3).SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2021-09-21Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-098that the meeting be adjourned at 12:08 p.m. _________________________ Peter Luckham, Chair Certified Correct _________________________ Lori Foster, Executive Coordinator/RecorderSeconded—minutes · source
2021-06-08Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-047that Trust Council adopt amended Trust Council Policy 2.3.1 Council Committee System (Attachment 1).SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2021-06-08Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-048that Trust Council amend draft policy 7.4.1 to include the word “addressed” in the definition of correspondence, and in the definition of webmail to change the word “mail” to “email”.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2021-06-08Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-060that the Islands Trust Council approve the 2020/21 Draft Annual Report for submission to the Minister of Municipal Affairs.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2021-03-09Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-024that the item “develop a set of climate change performance criteria” of $25,000 be reinstated in the 2021/22 budget.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source
2021-03-09Islands Trust CouncilTC-2021-042that Trust Council direct staff to prepare a letter from the Chair to endorse Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Institute for Sustainable Food Systems’ development and implementation of an organic agriculture and food system extension service in British Columbia with content in the letter that outlines that this extension service has the potential to contribute to the Islands Trust Council’s strategic priorities for ecosystem preservation and protection, reconciliation, and climate change mitigation and adaptation including food security.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2020-12-01Islands Trust CouncilTC-2020-110that Trust Council refer the Community Benefit Land Trust briefing to Trust Programs Committee for consideration in the context of the Trust Policy Statement Project. Discussion included management of donated lands, the example of the school owned by Trust Council on Denman Island but independently managed; reservations about implications of holding land and possibly providing services; can work in collaboration with Islands Trust Conservancy without taking on landlord responsibility. After discussion, Chair Luckham call the question on motion TC-2020-110.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2020-12-01Islands Trust CouncilTC-2020-111that the Islands Trust Council request the Secretary issue a Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Certificate for the covenanted portion of the property described as “Lot 12, Sections 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68, South Salt Spring Island, Cowichan District, Plan 1914, Parcel Identifier 006-760-112” subject to registration of a conservation covenant and completion of a baseline inventory report consistent with the standards developed for NAPTEP.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2020-12-01Islands Trust CouncilTC-2020-120that the request for decision be referred to the Director of Local Planning Services for a detailed analysis of impact on current planning and that that analysis and this motion be brought back to Trust Council in March for consideration.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2020-12-01Islands Trust CouncilTC-2020-127that Trust Council request staff to obtain a legal opinion on the ability of Islands Trust to prohibit or regulate non-emergency anchoring of vessels in the waters of the Trust Area and, if appropriate, to draft a model bylaw for this purpose.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2020-09-15Islands Trust CouncilTC-2020-077that Trust Council direct staff to replace the tagline “Preserving Island Communities, Culture and Environment” with “Preserving and Protecting Over 450 islands in the Salish Sea”. Discussion on the use of the term “Salish Sea” ensued. TC-2020-078 It wasSeconded—minutes · source
2020-06-16Islands Trust CouncilTC-2020-046that Islands Trust Council Bylaw No. 180, cited as “Islands Trust Council Meeting Procedures Bylaw, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 5, 2020” be read a third time.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2020-04-20Islands Trust CouncilTC-2020-039that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 178, cited as the “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2020/21” be Read a Third Time as amended.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2020-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2020-012that the Islands Trust Council close this meeting to the public subject to Section 90(1)(g) and (i) of the Community Charter in order to consider matters related to litigation or potential litigation affecting the Islands Trust and the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose and that staff be invited to remain in the meeting.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2020-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2020-025that Islands Trust Council Bylaw 178, cited as the “Financial Plan Bylaw, 2020/21” be forwarded to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for approval consideration.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2020-03-10Islands Trust CouncilTC-2020-034that Trust Council request that staff prepare a report for Executive Committee and Financial Planning Committee outlining the Trust Policies relating to processing planning applications and whether or not those are being followed.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2019-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2019-101that Trust Council approve the Executive Committee work program report as presented.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2019-12-03Islands Trust CouncilTC-2019-108that Trust Council adopt the recommendations contained in the following items presented in the December 3-5, 2019 Trust Council Consent Agenda: 10.1.1 Director of Administrative Services Report Receive for information. 10.1.2 Financial Planning Committee Work Program Report That the Islands Trust Council approve the top priorities of the Financial Planning Committee Work Program Report. 10.1.3 September 30, 2019 Financial Forecast - Briefing Receive for information.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2019-09-17Islands Trust CouncilTC-2019-099that this document be referred to Trust Programs Committee in the Policy Statement review process.SecondedCARRIEDminutes · source
2019-09-17Islands Trust CouncilTC-2019-100that the meeting adjourn at 3:56 PM.MovedCARRIEDminutes · source

Attendance per the minutes

YearPresentAbsent or regrets
201820
2019120
2020160
2021160
2022170
Every minuted meeting (63)

Most-used words on the record

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Meetings they speak most in

  1. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, August 30, 2022 — 2022-08-30, 4,667 words
  2. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, April 13, 2021 — 2021-04-13, 3,981 words
  3. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, August 3, 2021 — 2021-08-03, 3,498 words
  4. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, February 22, 2022 — 2022-02-22, 3,468 words
  5. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, September 28, 2021 — 2021-09-28, 3,452 words
  6. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, February 9, 2021 — 2021-02-09, 3,008 words
  7. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee community information meeting, June 1, 2021 — 2021-06-01, 2,302 words
  8. Thetis Island Local Trust Committee regular meeting, July 5, 2022 — 2022-07-05, 1,957 words
  9. Islands Trust Conservancy Board regular meeting, October 4, 2022 — 2022-10-04, 1,873 words
  10. Islands Trust Conservancy Board regular meeting, October 5, 2021 — 2021-10-05, 1,758 words

Words on the record by year

YearRecorded meetingsLinesWords
2021292,96437,159
2022121,44417,989

Every transcript they speak in (41)

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