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	"provider_name": "Action Network",
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	"author_name": "Friends of the Gulf Islands Society",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/httpsactionnetworkorgfriends-of-the-gulf-islands-2sourcedirect_link",
	"title": "Protecting the Natural Environment of the Islands Trust Islands ",
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	"description": "In 1974, the BC government recognized the need to protect the natural environment of the Trust islands from over-development and passed the Trust Act, with its purpose being: “The object of the Trust is to preserve and protect the trust area and its unique amenities and environment for the benefit of the residents of the trust area and of British Columbia generally in cooperation with municipalities, regional districts, improvement districts, First Nations, other persons and organizations and the government of British Columbia.” Care of the islands through land use planning was delegated to 2 elected trustees from each of the 13 islands with regional oversight by Trust Council (all trustees and its Executive Committee). The province oversees their work by approving a Trust Policy Statement, which sets standards for islands’ community plans and bylaws. Since 1974, weak bylaws and weak enforcement has left the islands vulnerable to over-development, deforestation, freshwater depletion, pollution, foreshore degradation and climate change. Trust Council is currently drafting a new Trust Policy Statement. Successive drafts have weakened environmental protection and put social, economic and environmental goals on equal footing, just as in any unprotected area. Please support our vision for the Gulf Islands by signing the petition.",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/protecting-the-natural-environment-of-the-islands-trust-islands"
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