50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Land Commission ActShaundehl Runka passes along this note from ALR/ALC historical expert Barry Smith. (There is one minor amendment to the document…
Province Says They Are Going to Stop the Private Estating of Agricultural LandsFinally — entering the final stretch of a hot, dry summer, the Province of BC’s Minister of Agriculture says she…
Time to Stop the Destruction of the Agricultural Land ReserveFinally the Agricultural Land Reserve’s independent committee has stepped in on the ongoing repurposing of the best agricultural land in Canada to…
McMansioning of Agricultural Land May be Over~Province Finally Stepping InAfter the majority of council in the City of Richmond busily carved up the best agricultural land in Canada —…
BC Greens Leader Advocates for Agricultural Land Reserve ProtectionsThank goodness there’s someone in Victoria taking stock of the snuffing out of farm land in Richmond by council. (In…
Richmond City Council Sells Out, Opens Barn Door for Developers on Agricultural Land ReserveIf you attended Monday night’s City of Richmond council meeting, or watched their live stream, you were witness to one of…
Turning a Blind Eye: Years of Agricultural Land Loss, Mega-Development ProfitsHard to believe, but the story of BC’s provincially-designated Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) being eaten up for real estate development…
Agricultural Land Commission Tells Bradner and Abbotsford Not In Their Farm YardPrice Tags has been writing about the carving off of farmland to accommodate other uses seen as more immediate in Metro…
Agricultural Land Under Threat in Toronto tooIn the City of Richmond, British Columbia, where the most arable soils in Canada are supposedly protected under the Agricultural…
Province Seeking Input on the Future of the Agricultural Land ReservePrice Tags has been reporting on the devastating losses of arable Class 1 farmland in Metro Vancouver to gated private…
Mansion Estates or Class A Agricultural Land in the City of Richmond?This story illustrates the problem of expectations when existing regulations are not enough to achieve a higher purpose, like protecting…
South of the Fraser River & the Industrialization of Delta~Agricultural Land: Going, going, goneThere has been a lot of back and forth about industrial development in Delta. There is the MLA for Delta…
The Agricultural Land Reserve, Vicki Huntington, and the Future of the RegionVicki Huntington needs no introduction to the people living in Delta. Ms. Huntington was the former MLA for Delta South…
Should Pot Be Grown On Metro Vancouver's Agricultural Lands?There is no doubt that growing marijuana is going to be a big business. And there is also no doubt…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner