Alr Rules

• ‘It’s unbelievably frustrating’: ALR rules force Chilliwack farm to move annual Christmas event to mall

  Fantasy 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.

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  Nov 18, 2019
  
• A Vancouver Island farm built a brewery to follow ALR rules. They’re still being forced to close

  The 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 Reserve

  At 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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• Vancouver Island farm forced to add on brewery to keep restaurant open on ALR land

  The owners of the Rusted Rake in Nanoose Bay say Agricultural Land Reserve rules require them to add the brewery to keep their restaurant open.

  May 15, 2019