Victoria – The Government of British Columbia has appointed Jennifer Dyson as the chair of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC). Dyson will use her experience and knowledge in agriculture to revitalize the Agricultural Land Reserve. “Jennifer Dyson’s 10 years of…
Surrey – The Surrey Board of Trade provided feedback to the BC Government’s consultation on revitalizing the Agricultural Land Reserve and the Agricultural Land Commission. The deadline for responses was on April 27th. Surrey will be the largest city in…
Victoria/Fraser Valley -APRIL 22 UPDATE – Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture, has issued the following statement encouraging British Columbians to participate in the final week of consultations to revitalize the Agricultural Land Reserve and the Agricultural Land Commission: “This is…
Victoria – After 8 months of behind the scenes lobbying and negotiations, the Province of BC has backed away from a complete ban on “special events” on farms including farm weddings. This allows breathing room for farm owners to continue…
Victoria/Fraser Valley – It appears that the Provincial Liberals are making some changes to the ALC (Agicultural Land Commision) act again, this time regarding the ALR (Agricultural Land Reserve). The changes seem to high-light non-agricultural use on ALR land, and…
Fraser Valley – FVN Fraser Valley News and 107.7 Pulse FM have learned that a decision of the white paper involving “special event” permits on farms won’t come down for another few months at the very least. Discussion on the…
Fraser Valley/Okanagan – There is now a petition that is circulating through social media and also posted on the Facebook page of the British Columbia Agri-Tourism Farming Association. Started by Hailey Evans, the aim of the petition is clear. Stop…
Victoria (With files from CBC) – Richard Bullock, the Chair of the Agricultural Land Commision (ALC) has been fired by the provincial government. Former Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard takes over. Here is the official media release from the Province: The…