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Is the Islands Trust Putting Your Home at Risk of Forest Fire?

Number one rule is ENSURING your homes and buildings (barns, garages, etc.) have no “highly flammable” coniferous trees with cones and needles like western redcedar, Douglas-fir, spruce, cedar and pine within ten 10 metres. If they ignite, their embers spread easily to your home.

Rural areas like ours lack steady water supply and abundant local forest firefighting resources.

So why does the Islands Trust Draft New Policy Statement recommend all these trees be protected, removing your right to cut dangerous trees on your private property?

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Will the Islands Trust Bury another Failed Report Card?

Independent, experts like Great Northern Management and Stantec both issued highly critical report cards on the Islands Trust. "Dysfunctional", with “a leadership deficit” and “no clear direction" or "role" were some of the descriptions in the most recent Feb. 2022 report.

Is the Islands Trust Broken? And, will they bury this latest report, never to be seen again or acted on?

Or, will they fix their internal issues? Watch the video and view both expert reports at our website.

Gulf Islands Has Annual Freshwater Shortages

So why is the Islands Trust banning desalination that would provide fresh drinking water our residents, businesses and farmers need?
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Will the Islands Trust Get the Balance Right?

Their proposed Policy Statement will have far-reaching impacts on lives and livelihoods. We all appreciate the pristine beauty of our Islands. But they can’t be a museum or closed to new residents who want to live and work here. Join our newsletter list below to stay current and make your
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Support our Farmers

The Islands Trust Policy Statement will impact our farmers' abilities to clear their fields for growing food crops and even dictate what they can grow.
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We need to be allowed to build homes

For our families, our seniors, our staff and our most vulnerable. We all respect the pristine natural and rural qualities of our islands but they can’t become a museum, barring any newcomers who want to live and work here.
So why is the Islands Trust adding even more regulations on homebuilders?
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