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

Wed Apr 25 17:28:37 EDT 2018

Jim,

I’ve not heard of a separate deadline for municipalities. We just have the April 30th one for everyone, as far as I’m aware.

So, please do get your comments/survey in if you haven’t done so yet.

Arzeena

Amara Farm
Courtenay, BC
(250) 702-5657
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> On Apr 25, 2018, at 1:23 PM, Jim Wright <jamesw8300 at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Linda!
> 
> I’ve just received the near-final or final City of Richmond input on revitalizing the ALR/ALC. It’s attached. Someone (e.g., Arzeena) can correct me if I’m 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 people’s 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 <mailto:lgeggie at telus.net>>
> Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 7:22 AM
> To: Jim Wright <jamesw8300 at shaw.ca <mailto:jamesw8300 at shaw.ca>>
> Cc: Kathleen Gibson <kathleenevgibson at gmail.com <mailto:kathleenevgibson at gmail.com>>, <food at bcfsn.org <mailto:food at bcfsn.org>>
> Subject: Re: [BCFSN] ALR/ALC Revitalization Committee online survey deadline April 30
> 
> Hello Jim,
> 
> So glad to hear from you. It’s 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 <mailto:Lgeggie at telus.net>
> Sent from mobile 250 896.7004
> 
> On Apr 24, 2018, at 11:48 PM, Jim Wright <jamesw8300 at shaw.ca <mailto: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 <https://wp.me/p97QM-3qt>. While you’re 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 <mailto:food-bounces at bcfsn.org>> on behalf of Kathleen Gibson <kathleenevgibson at gmail.com <mailto:kathleenevgibson at gmail.com>>
>> Date: Friday, April 13, 2018 at 1:45 PM
>> To: <food at bcfsn.org <mailto: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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