Agricultural Land Reserve
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Richmond, B.C. investigates ‘Beijing Mansion’ club on agricultural land reserveAccording to the municipality, the property is located on an agricultural land reserve, which means whatever goods and services stem from it must be agricultural-based.CanadaJan 30
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Surrey, B.C. votes to support inclusion of farmland to ALR, First Nations lay land claimAs it stands, 89 hectares of Surrey land is used to grow more than 50 million servings of vegetables for consumption every year, according to the city.EconomyFeb 15, 2023
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Family fights to prevent development on longstanding Surrey, B.C. farmA block of prime agricultural land in Surrey, B.C. could go up for sale, and the family that's farmed it for 50 years is hoping to see it included in a protected reserve.PoliticsJan 23, 2023
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Surrey farmers petition to protect ‘vital’ farmland from sale by federal governmentTyler Heppell's family has been farming the 220-acre property in the Campbell Heights neighbourhood for 50 years, leasing it from the federal government.EnvironmentJun 20, 2022
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B.C. amends Agricultural Land Reserve regulations to promote vertical farmingThe changes will expressly allow a process known as "vertical farming" on ALR land, which involves crops being grown in vertically-stacked layers.EconomyFeb 19, 2022
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‘It’s unbelievably frustrating’: ALR rules force Chilliwack farm to move annual Christmas event to mallFantasy Farms is setting up 'Petey's Country Christmas' at Chilliwack Mall, where it will be reinvented as 'Chilliwack Country Christmas' when it opens on Dec. 1.NewsNov 18, 2019
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B.C. government looking at satellite technology to monitor farms for breaking ALR rulesIn a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture told Global News the goal is "to inform ALC compliance and enforcement activities in the ALR."Nov 17, 2019
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‘Family fun is just not allowed’: B.C. farm says Halloween attractions doomed due to ALR rulesA Fraser Valley farm says inflexible ALR rules could force them to shut down their popular seasonal attractions, including a Halloween haunted house.NewsOct 7, 2019
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A Vancouver Island farm built a brewery to follow ALR rules. They’re still being forced to closeThe Rusted Rake farm-to-table eatery will no longer be allowed to operate on ALR land, despite the owners' efforts to follow rules by opening a last-minute brewery.Sep 6, 2019
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Vancouver Island farmers complain about changes to Agricultural Land ReserveAt a public meeting hosted by the District A Farmers' Institute, farmers voiced concerns about the impact the changes are having on ALR landholders.Jun 18, 2019
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