The Local Trust Committee has put out a survey to inform changes to our Official Community Plan (OCP) and Land Use (Zoning) Bylaw (LUB). The survey is biased, lacks important background information, and is entirely focussed on growth—where should it [...]

Consultants will be located around the island to hear from the “public” asking for your vision for the future of our island. Opinions provided may be the basis for a revised Official Community plan. But most people will not be [...]

Trust Policy Statement The Trust Policy Statement (TPS) is a critical document that sets requirements for Official Community Plans and bylaws for all the trust islands. It is currently being revised by the current Trust Council.  After over two years [...]

The Islands Trust is circulating a survey on their draft Trust Policy Statement (TPS), a document that regulates bylaws and Official Community plans passed by Local Trust Committees. We encourage anyone who cares about protecting the Islands Trust area to [...]

In our May newsletter, we reported that MLA Rob Botterell is supporting our view that the primary mandate of the Islands Trust is to protect the natural ecosystems of these fragile islands from over-development. His article in the Driftwood stated: [...]