Ballenas-Winchelsea Island Trust Area Includes:

Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Local Trust Area includes 11 associated islands including:

  • Ada Islands
  • Mistaken Island
  • Ruth Island
list of all islands

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Islands Trust Council Statement on the Scope and Meaning of Section 3 of the Islands Trust Act (Object Clause)

On May 6, 2025 Islands Trust Council will meet as a Committee of the Whole to discuss the previously released Trust Council statement on the […]

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Islands Trust Conservancy Celebrates 35 Years of Conservation

Lək̓ ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C. — Islands Trust Conservancy recognizes 35 years as a conservation land trust focused on preserving and protecting over 450 islands in […]

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Ballenas-Winchelsea Local Trust Committee 2025 Regular Meeting Schedule

The Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Local Trust Committee 2025 business meeting schedule is now available. To review the agendas, minutes and recordings of any Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Local Trust […]

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Islands Trust Requests Provincial Review of Islands Trust Act

Lək̓ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C. – At its quarterly meeting in September 2024, Islands Trust Council voted to request that the Province of British Columbia undertake a […]

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Gambier Island Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw Targeted Review

The Gambier Island Local Trust Committee is reviewing Gambier Island’s land use policies and regulations. The target areas for review in the Gambier Island Official […]

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Meet Your Local Trust Committee

Tobi Elliott

Tobi Elliott

Gabriola Island Trustee, Executive Committee Vice-Chair

David Maude

David Maude

Mayne Island Trustee, Executive Committee Vice-Chair

 

 

Timothy Peterson

Timothy Peterson

Lasqueti Island Trustee, Executive Committee Vice-Chair

 

 

Island Profile

Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Local Trust Area includes 19 islands and islets. This rugged archipelago is home to some of the world’s rarest ecosystems, including a glass sponge reef. These islands and islets are blanketed with wildflowers vulnerable to human impacts.

Eelgrass Beds

2.2

%

of foreshore

Mature Forest

3.1

%

of area

Sensitive Ecosystems

94.3

%

of area

Protected Areas

16

%