By Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Fraser Valley’s fertility is literally vanishing beneath farmers’ feet.
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Election 2020: Richmond’s rich agricultural land
By Hannah Scott, Richmond Sentinel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Richmond’s rich agricultural land is an asset the community holds dear. There are farms nestled in all corners of the city, but nowhere is more replete with agricultural land than the city’s east side, within the Richmond-Queensborough riding.
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BC’s Farmers Concerned: Keep Your Hands of the ALR!
By Roy L Hales
Concerns about changes to the Agricultural Land Commission are growing. The Commission was established in 1972 and currently oversees 4.7 million ha of agricultural land, roughly 5% of BC. A leaked cabinet document, from Agricultural Minister Pat Prim’s office, reveled plans to divide the ALR into northern and southern zones, with the Oil and Gas Commission taking authority over the northern zone.
BC Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett claims that farmers are pleading to have less productive lands removed from the ALR.