Southern Gulf Islands Coalition
Islands Trust Draft Policy & Trustees
Thank you for telling politicians how the Islands Trust Draft Policy Statement impacts you.
Although the public engagement has closed, you can view all your letters to the Islands Trustees about the Draft New Policy Statement, on the Islands 2050 Website under the PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE tab.
About the Islands Trust
Every four years, electors in the Islands Trust Area elect 26 trustees to uphold the mandate to preserve and protect this special part of the world. Two local trustees represent each of the 12 local trust areas, and two municipal trustees represent Bowen Island Municipality.
Each local trustee sits on a local trust committee responsible for land use planning and regulation in its local trust area, and all trustees sit on the Islands Trust Council.
The Islands Trust Conservancy Board consists of two elected trustees from Trust Council, one trustee from Trust Council’s Executive Committee, and up to three members of the public appointed by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Appointed members serve terms of between one and three years.
For more detail on the Trust, see our page The Islands Trust.
Here’s how Island Trustees voted on the Draft Policy.
First reading of the draft policy voting results in July 2021 under the Trust prior to the Oct. 2022 election. Those 6 trustees in GREEN essentially voted to “ram” it through (without a proper public engagement) while those 20 in RED voted to rethink the policy after receiving so many letters from impacted residents and businesses.
2022-2026 Islands Trust Council
Trustees List: Standing L-R: Jamie Harris, David Graham, Aaron Campbell, Mikaila Lironi, Tim Peterson, Deb Morrison, Lee Middleton, Kate-Louise Stamford, Laura Patrick, Alex Allen, Tobi Elliott, David Maude, Joe Bernardo, Grant Scott, Judi Gedye, Sam Borthwick, Ken Hunter
Sitting L-R: Mairead Boland, Dag Falck, Kristina Evans, Ben Mabberley, Lisa Gauvreau, Peter Luckham, Susan Yates, Sue Ellen Fast
Absent: Jeanine Dodds
Provincial Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Note the electoral maps changed for this past October election 2024 so you may not be in the same riding as before. EMAIL/PHONE CONTACT INFORMATION HAS NOT YET BEEN UPDATED BY BC GOVERNMENT (as of Nov. 24/2024).
We’ve included key local MLAs by community below. Or, search for any others at this weblink:
https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/mla-by-community
Also try the BC Government Directory search by name:
https://dir.gov.bc.ca/
Electoral District Map: https://elections.bc.ca/resources/maps/2024-provincial-election-maps/
BC NDP Caucus: BCNDPCaucus@leg.bc.ca
Saanich North and the Islands including Galiano, Mayne, Moresby, Pender, Penelakut, Prevost, Salt Spring, Saturna, Sidney, Thetis, Valdes.
(BC Green Party) Rob Botterell
https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/43rd-Parliament/Botterell-Rob
Ladysmith - Oceanside, includes Lasqueti Island, (BC NDP) Stephanie Higginson
https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/43rd-Parliament/Higginson-Stephanie
Nanaimo - Gabriola Island (BC NDP) Sheila Malcolmson
https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/43rd-Parliament/Malcolmson-Sheila
Gambier Island, Keats Island Powell River Sunshine Coast (BC NDP) - Randene Neill
https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/43rd-Parliament/Neill-Randene
Denman Island Pacific Rim (BC NDP) – Josie Osborne –
https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/43rd-Parliament/Osborne-Josie
West Vancouver – Sea to Sky (includes Bowen Island)– (BC Green Party) – Jeremy Valeriote
https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/43rd-Parliament/Valeriote-Jeremy
BC NDP Government Ministers Current cabinet:
Premier: David Eby premier@gov.bc.ca, david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca
Minister of State for Local Governments & Rural Communities: Brittny Anderson
Agriculture and Food: Lana Popham
Attorney General and Deputy Premier: Niki Sharma
Children and Family Development: Grace Lore
Citizen's Services: George Chow
Education and Child Care: Lisa Beare
- Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs: Jodie Wickens
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness: Kelly Greene
Energy and Climate Solutions: Adrian Dix
Environment and Parks: Tamara Davidson
Finance: Brenda Bailey
Forests: Ravi Parmar
Health: Josie Osborne
Housing and Municipal Affairs: Ravi Kahlon
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation: Christine Boyle
Infrastructure: Bowinn Ma
Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation: Diana Gibson
Minister of State for Trade: Rick Glumac
Labour: Jennifer Whiteside
Mining and Critical Minerals: Jagrup Brar
Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills: Anne Kang
Public Safety and Solicitor General: Gary Begg
Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services: Terry Yung
Social Development and Poverty Reduction: Sheila Malcolmson
Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport: Spencer Chandra Herbert
Transportation and Transit and House Leader: Mike Farnworth
Water, Land and Resource Stewardship: Randene Neill
Island Trustees Individual & Group List below.
Phone numbers can be found on the Islands Trust website. Please email your representatives with any concerns and copy us if you’re able at concernedssiresidents@gmail.com.
Send to all trustees as group: trustees@islandstrust.bc.ca
Sue Ellen Fast, Bowen Island Municipal Trustee
E: sfast@islandstrust.bc.ca
Judith Gedye, Bowen Island Municipal Trustee
E: jgedye@islandstrust.bc.ca
David Graham, Denman Island Trustee
E: dagraham@islandstrust.bc.ca
Sam Borthwick, Denman Island Trustee
E: sborthwick@islandstrust.bc.ca
Susan Yates, Gabriola Island Trustee
E: syates@islandstrust.bc.ca
Tobi Elliott, Gabriola Island Trustee
E: telliott@islandstrust.bc.ca
Lisa Gauvreau, Galiano Island Trustee
E: lgauvreau@islandstrust.bc.ca
Ben Mabberley, Galiano Island Trustee
E: bmabberley@islandstrust.bc.ca
Kate-Louise Stamford, Gambier Island Trustee
E: kstamford@islandstrust.bc.ca
Joe Bernardo, Gambier Island Trustee
E: jbernardo@islandstrust.bc.ca
Alex Allen, Hornby Island Trustee
E: aallen@islandstrust.bc.ca
Grant Scott, Hornby Island Trustee
E: gscott@islandstrust.bc.ca
Mikaila C Lironi, Lasqueti Island Trustee
E: mlironi@islandstrust.bc.ca
Timothy Peterson, Lasqueti Island Trustee
E: tpeterson@islandstrust.bc.ca
Jeanine Dodds, Mayne Island Trustee
E: jdodds@islandstrust.bc.ca
David Maude, Mayne Island Trustee
E: dmaude@islandstrust.bc.ca
Aaron Campbell, North Pender Trustee
E: acampbell@islandstrust.bc.ca
Deb Morrison, North Pender Island Trustee
E: dmorrison@islandstrust.bc.ca
Jamie Harris, Salt Spring Island Trustee
E: jharris@islandstrust.bc.ca
Laura Patrick, Salt Spring Island Trustee
E: lpatrick@islandstrust.bc.ca
Mairead Boland, Saturna Island Trustee
E: mboland@islandstrust.bc.ca
Lee Middleton, Saturna Island Trustee
E: lmiddleton@islandstrust.bc.ca
Dag Falck, South Pender Island Trustee
E: dfalck@islandstrust.bc.ca
Kristina Evans, South Pender Island Trustee
E: kevans@islandstrust.bc.ca
Ken Hunter, Thetis Island Trustee
E: kehunter@islandstrust.bc.ca
Peter Luckham, Thetis Island Trustee
E: pluckham@islandstrust.bc.ca
Chair, Trust Council
Russ Hotsenpiller, Chief Administrative Officer, Islands Trust rhotsenpiller@islandstrust.bc.ca
Dave Howe, Director – Southern Gulf Islands, Capital Regional District directorsgi@crd.bc.ca
Gary Holman, Director - Saltspring Island, Capital Regional District gholman@crd.bc.ca
ISLANDS TRUST CONSERVANCY BOARD MEMBERS:
https://islandstrust.bc.ca/about-us/governance/islands-trust-conservancy-board/
Provincial Opposition MLA Shadow Cabinet (Critics)
BC Conservative Party Leader John Rustad (and Official Opposition leader) has named his shadow cabinet or critics, tasked with challenging the government on its policies and priorities and asking important questions. List of shadow critics below.
Email the BC Conservative Party at: info@conservativebc.ca or contact by phone 604-330-3554.
You can search for your closest BC Conservative MLA/Critic here: https://www.conservativebc.ca/our_team
Aaliya Warbus – House Leader
Bruce Banman – Whip
Sheldon Claire – Deputy Whip
Critic Portfolios:
Tony Luck – Municipal Affairs and Local Government
Sharon Hartwell – Rural Communities and Rural Development
Ian Paton – Agriculture, Fisheries and Agricultural Land Commission
Jordan Kealey – Agriculture Expansion and Food Security
Steve Kooner – Attorney General
Dallas Brodie – Attorney General – Justice Reform
Amelia Boultbee – Children and Family Development
Heather Maahs – Children and Family Development – Indigenous Self-Government in Child and Family Services
Rosalyn Bird – Citizens’ Services
Lynne Block – Education
Mandeep Dhaliwal – Parental Rights and Sports
Reanne Gasper – Child Care, Children and Youth with Support Needs
Hon Chan – Climate Solutions and Climate Readiness
Larry Neufeld – Natural Gas and LNG
David Williams – BC Hydro and Electricity Self-Sufficiency
Macklin McCall – Emergency Management
Trevor Halford – Environment and Parks
Peter Milobar – Finance
Ward Stamer – Forests
Anna Kindy – Health
Claire Rattee – Mental Health and Addictions
Brennan Day – Rural Health and Seniors’ Health
Linda Hepner – Housing
Kristina Loewen – Rural Housing and Building Code
Scott McInnis – Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Misty Van Popta – Infrastructure and Construction
Gavin Dew – Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
Kiel Giddens – Labour
Pete Davis – Mining, Critical Minerals and Columbia Treaty
Korky Neufeld – Post-Secondary Education
Lawrence Mok – Skills Training and International Credentials
Elenore Sturko – Solicitor General and Public Safety
Bryan Tepper – Community Safety and Integrated Services
Tara Armstrong – Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Teresa Wat – Tourism, Arts, Culture, Anti-Racism and Trade
Harman Bhangu – Transportation
Brent Chapman – Transit and ICBC
Donegal Wilson – Water, Land, Resource Stewardship and Wildlife Management
Islands Trust
Committee Members
Committee members of governance, financial, regional planning and other key areas found here.
Contact these politicians & staff for concerns about
forestry or farming
Email your local, regional and provincial politicians and opposition critics plus senior government staff if you are equally as concerned about the proposed tree-cutting bylaw impacts to forestry and farming.
MUNI.Minister@gov.bc.ca, FLNR.Minister@gov.bc.ca, premier@gov.bc.ca, John.Rustad.MLA@leg.bc.ca, info@conservativebc.ca, directorsgi@crd.bc.ca, lynne.smith@cvrd.bc.ca, directorssi@crd.bc.ca, trustees@islandstrust.bc.ca, rhotsenpiller@islandstrust.bc.ca
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