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

Meetings and Events Around: Ballenas-Winchelsea

See upcoming Ballenas-Winchelsea meetings & events and learn more about the Executive Committee for this area.

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July 17 2025 Executive Committee Special Meeting Region: Islands Trust Area Time: 10:00 am Read More
July 18 2025 Regional Planning Committee Regular Meeting Region: Islands Trust Area Time: 10:00 am Read More
July 22 2025 Islands Trust Conservancy Board Meeting Region: Islands Trust Area Time: 10:00 am Read More
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News Ballenas-Winchelsea LTA

Find out what's happening in and around your local trust area

Yarrow Aiko Koontz, Koontz NAPTEP Covenant Landholder, Gabriola Island

In October 2024, Islands Trust Conservancy (ITC) worked with the Gabriola Land and Trails Trust (GALTT) and Gabriola Island landholder and dedicated conservationist, Yarrow Koontz, […]

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Yarrow Aiko Koontz

Introducing Carlie Aston, ITC Conservation Technician

This summer, Islands Trust Conservancy (ITC) is excited to welcome Carlie Aston as the summer co-op Conservation Technician. When asked to describe herself in three […]

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Carlie Aston

Islands Trust Conservancy Receives $1.15 Million Donation

Lək̓ ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C.  –  Islands Trust Conservancy has received a $1.15 million donation from an anonymous donor to support much-needed conservation efforts on the […]

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Salt-Spring-Island. Mt. Tuam. Credit Carla Funk

Species at Risk: Northern Red-legged Frog

SARA Species of Special Concern Life stage observable in the spring: egg-masses and tadpoles developing in ponds The Northern Red-legged Frog, not to be mistaken […]

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Northern Red-legged Frog

Introducing Wendy Tyrrell, ITC Acting Manager

When asked to describe herself in three words, Wendy shared that she is adventurous, detail-oriented, and relaxed. Over the course of her 23-year career in […]

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Wendy Tyrrell

Gabriola Island Official Community Plan Review

The Gabriola LTC is engaging in a review of their Official Community Plan (OCP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB). An OCP describes the long-term vision […]

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Welcome to the Islands Trust Conservancy Journal

The Islands Trust Conservancy Journal is a place where you will be able to have a more in-depth look at the people, places, and projects […]

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Celebrating 35 Years of Conservation at Islands Trust Conservancy

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 met in Committee of the Whole, to discuss the Statement on the Scope and Meaning of Section 3 […]

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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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Islands-Trust-Area.-Salish-Sea.-Credit-Kristine-Mayes

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

 

 

Ballenas-Winchelsea Trustee Corner About the Islands Trust Council

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.

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About Conservancy

Eelgrass Beds

2.2

%

of foreshore

Mature Forest

3.1

%

of area

Sensitive Ecosystems

94.3

%

of area

Protected Areas

16

%