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

Thu Apr 26 11:43:57 EDT 2018

Thank you for sending this.  I am going to share this information and link
to the survey to my network in Mount Waddington. I would like to ask for a
little help and support though before I do. I apologize if my questions
seem very basic, but I'd like to share this info in a way that doesn't
overwhelm people who are new to the information or haven't engaged with it
at all and encourage them to participate.

We live in an area that does not have ALR land, so I am wondering what the
best answer would be to someone who asks why saving the ALR land is
important to us here?

Also is this website the one you would direct people to for further
information?
https://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/alc/content/alr-maps/agricultural-land s

Thanks so much,
Leslie Dyck

On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 2:28 PM, Arzeena Hamir <arzeenahamir at shaw.ca> wrote:

> 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
> https://www.facebook.com/AmaraFarm
> https://twitter.com/arzeena
>
>
>
>
> 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>
> 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. 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
> Sent from mobile 250 896.7004
>
> 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 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> 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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