There is just one week left on public consultations on the future of the Agricultural Land Reserve and the Agricultural Land Commission.
In a statement today, Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham encouraged British Columbians to participate.
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鈥淥ver recent weeks, 1,500 British Columbians from all walks of life, in communities around our province, have offered their thoughts and vision of how we can make it easier and more efficient for the Agricultural Land Commission to fulfil its mandate of preserving farmland and encouraging farming,鈥� said Popham in the release.
鈥淵our input on ALR topics like on-farm processing and sales, residential uses, and creating a defensible and defended land reserve, will help frame recommendations for an ALR that will serve generations.鈥�
To add to your voice and ideas to the consultation, visit the government鈥檚 consultation online: before before 4 p.m. on Monday, April 30.
The ALR was created between 1973 and 1976 in response to growing erosion of the province鈥檚 agricultural land base, by urban development and other uses. It protects about five per cent of the province鈥檚 land base for agricultural uses.
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