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Islands Trust is a special-purpose government mandated to preserve and protect over 450 islands and surrounding waters in the Salish Sea. Islands Trust works to preserve and protect the Islands Trust Area through land use planning, land conservation through the Islands Trust Conservancy, and programs in cooperation with municipalities, regional districts, improvement districts, First Nations, other persons, organizations, the government of British Columbia, and you.
Islands Trust is governed by a 26-member Islands Trust Council, which is comprised of two elected trustees from each local trust area (except the Ballenas-Winchelsea Local Trust Area) and two trustees from Bowen Island Municipality. Local land-use planning decisions are made by local trust committees with the exception of Bowen Island, which voted to become an island municipality. Local trust committees are comprised of two locally elected trustees and an appointed chair. All decisions made must be consistent with the Islands Trust’s legislated mandate to preserve and protect the Islands Trust Area and its unique amenities and environment for the benefit of the residents of the Trust Area and British Columbia generally.
The Islands Trust Council supports the preserve and protect mandate through region-wide programs such as public education sessions; stewardship education resources; advocacy about decisions and initiatives that affect the islands; ecosystem mapping; and cooperating with other governments, including First Nations, to benefit the Islands Trust Area.
Islands Trust provides land use planning, which contributes to preserving and protecting the environment, cultural heritage, and communities through the maintenance of 20 unique official community plans, hosting community information meetings to help islanders understand land use planning, rezoning, and application processing. Islands Trust also develops and delivers longer-term projects to support strategic goals.
Islands Trust Conservancy is governed by a board made up of provincial appointees and Islands Trust trustees. Its mission is to protect special places in the Islands Trust Area by encouraging and assisting voluntary conservation initiatives. To date, 1,385+ hectares of land across 115 conservation properties have been protected, including 81 conservation covenants and 34 nature reserves.