Incoming

Temporary Use Permit 198 Cliffside: Letter from Bylaw compliance and Enforcement Manager- October 7, 2020

Dear David Osborne: I have received and reviewed your letter of September 24th. After receipt of your letter, I contacted Peter Warburton and asked him for the information that had been referred to Islands Trust. He was able to provide a copy of the E-Referral system record and the recipient email addresses at Islands Trust. I was able to verify that the crown lease application was referred to Islands Trust on the 22nd of August 2019. I was also able to confirm that two Islands Trust email addresses received it.

Islands Trust response to SIRRA letter of Aug 17, 2020- September 10, 2020

10 September 2020 David Osborne President, for SIRRA 230 Cliffside Road, P.O. Box 47, Saturna, B.C. V0N2Y0 RE: 198 Cliffside Road, Saturna Island BC Dear David Osborne: Thank you for your letter dated August 17, 2020 addressed to Peter Luckham, Chair, Islands Trust Council, and Russ Hotsenpiller, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), in which you asked about the activates of JESCO at 198 Cliffside Road, Saturna Island. Specifically you asked: 1. What knowledge did Islands Trust have of this project, and when? 2.

JASCO response to SIRRA letter- August 25, 2020

August 25, 2020 David Osborne, President for SIRRA Saturna Island Ratepayers and Residents Association, 230 Cliffside Road, P.O. Box 47, Saturna Island, B.C. V0N 2Y0 Re: Letter from SIRRA to Islands Trust dated Aug. 17 regarding 198 Cliffside Road, Saturna Island, BC Dear Mr. Osborne and other members of SIRRA, We wish to comment on a letter from SIRRA to Islands Trust dated August 17 regarding our property and our involvement with a fully permitted hydrophone project that has components on our property.

Update from BC Ferries March 24th 2020

For Immediate Release
20-015 March 24, 2020


BC FERRIES CONTINUES TO OPERATE ITS IMPORTANT SERVICE TO COMMUNITIES ALONG COASTAL BRITISH COLUMBIA
VICTORIA – BC Ferries continues to provide ferry services to connect communities and deliver essential goods to urban centres and more isolated areas such as the Gulf Islands and smaller towns in the northern part of the province.

Islands Trust Open Letter - Residents of Southern Gulf Islands - March 23rd 2020

Dear Residents of Salt Spring and the Southern Gulf Islands,


We are living through unprecedented times. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a society-wide mobilization previously seen only in wartime. Public guidelines are being revised daily and the pace of change can feel overwhelming. It may be difficult to understand who is in charge and what is being done to keep our families and island communities safe.