[BCFSN] ALR/ALC Revitalization Committee online survey deadline April 30

[Jim Wright]

Thanks, Linda!

I¹ve just received the near-final or final City of Richmond input on
revitalizing the ALR/ALC. It¹s attached. Someone (e.g., Arzeena) can correct
me if I¹m wrong, but I imagine that local government input needs to be
received soon but not necessarily by the deadline for input from the general
public (4 p.m. on Monday, April 30).

In that case, the Richmond example could still be a useful model for BCFSN
people¹s local governments around the province.*

With regard to the local government farmland trust, Linda, I hope it will be
scalable or transferable so that all BC local governments can share in the
value.

Regards,
Jim Wright
Richmond

*(Actually, Richmond council typically only moves at all toward less-lax ALR
protection because of ongoing public pressure and discrete ongoing nudging
by city staff, along with the persistence of Councillors Harold Steves and
Carol Day. Fortunately, a couple of decades of pro-ALR evangelizing have
empowered the mayor to shift significantly toward pro-ALR thinking this
year. Also, Richmond council, probably like many other BC councils, is more
ALR-friendly when calling on the provincial government to act, as opposed to
when faced with the prospect of defying the developers and speculators to
take useful action.)


From:  Linda Geggie <lgeggie at telus.net>
Date:  Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 7:22 AM
To:  Jim Wright <jamesw8300 at shaw.ca>
Cc:  Kathleen Gibson <kathleenevgibson at gmail.com>, <food at bcfsn.org>
Subject:  Re: [BCFSN] ALR/ALC Revitalization Committee online survey
deadline April 30

Hello Jim,

So glad to hear from you. It¹s been a while. Thank you for your work on
getting this out, we are doing that in our area as well. I must say a lot of
my time and energy has been focused on working on creating a local
government farm land trust, however I am as ever dedicated to strengthening
the ALR. You continue to do good work and I thank you for it, Linda

Linda Geggie

Sent from mobile typing with thumbs!  please excuse errors

CRFAIR
Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable


Lgeggie at telus.net
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On Apr 24, 2018, at 11:48 PM, Jim Wright <jamesw8300 at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Thanks, Kathleen!
> 
> BCFSN, you may find the attached ALR/ALC Revitalization Survey Guide helpful,
> especially when you urge your own friends and networks to do the survey well.
> 
> Also, read the short intro to the Survey Guide on the Garden City Conservation
> blog at https://wp.me/p97QM-3qt. While you¹re there, download a Word version
> of the guide to adapt with your local emphasis.
> 
> Minister Lana Popham and the ALR/ALC Revitalization Committee deserve all the
> support we can muster. Strong pro-ALR results will strengthen their hand.
> 
> The survey deadline is coming up soon: 4 p.m. on Monday, April 30.
> 
> Jim Wright,
> on behalf of 
> Fraser Voices,
> Richmond FarmWatch
> and the Garden City Conservation Society
> 
> P.S. In one of our comment examples, we promote BCFSN.
> 
> 
> From:  food <food-bounces at bcfsn.org> on behalf of Kathleen Gibson
> <kathleenevgibson at gmail.com>
> Date:  Friday, April 13, 2018 at 1:45 PM
> To:  <food at bcfsn.org>
> Subject:  [BCFSN] ALR/ALC Revitalization Committee online survey deadline
> April 30
> 
> Greetings
> 
> Just a quick reminder that you have until April 30 to complete the online
> survey <https://engage.gov.bc.ca/agriculturallandreserve/>  posted by the
> provincial government regarding its ALR/ALC Revitalization initiative.
> Fortunately the questions allow for open comments (with a 600 character limit)
> which allows room for whatever reframing you might consider useful.
> 
> Best wishes
> Kathleen Gibson
> <ALR-Revitalization-Survey-Guide-2018.pdf>
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