Strong Policies Protect the Islands

Trust Council (the governing body of the Islands Trust) is re-writing its Trust Policy Statement (TPS). This document is critical because it regulates what bylaws and Official Community Plan provisions can be passed for individual islands.

Read the most recent draft of the rewritten Trust Policy Statement. See more information on the Trust Policy Statement Review process.

Friends of the Gulf Islands is advocating for a Policy Statement that effectively protects the natural environment and rural character of the Trust Islands, as intended by the Islands Trust Act. Below is our correspondence to the Trust. Unfortunately, few islands are being offered dedicated meetings that provide opportunities to be informed, hear other opinions and ask questions about the draft TPS. Mostly, time for community information on this important foundational document is being included in regular Local Trust Committee meetings. We have continued to raise concerns about this. Check the Trust’s Islands 2050 Program page for a list of meetings on this important matter.

You can write to the Islands Trust Council at islands2050@islandstrust.bc.ca to express your views on the draft TPS and what you hear at these meetings. See the NEWSLETTERS section of this website for the latest information on this project.