Council To Discuss Farm Land Changes With Ministry

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York says council will be requesting more autonomy from the ministry to help farmers keep their farms in the family, and build second residences.

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“Right now, with the current government, not an inch of farm land is going to come out of the ALC, is really the philosophy now. And we’d just like to be able to have some decision-making power when it comes to secondary residences, but we won’t know that until we meet with the ministry.”

When the proposed changes were announced by Agriculture Minister Lana Popham last fall, she said they would help stop damaging practices that contaminate farmland and make farms unaffordable for new farmers, and threaten the short-term and long-term viability of the ALR.

“They are designed to protect the province’s farmland so British Columbians can access locally grown food, and communities and local economies can prosper through farming, ranching and agriculture businesses, such as B.C.’s growing food-processing sector,” said Popham.