An urgent matter regarding our Agricultural Land Reserve. Review in Courtney THIS Thursday (at North Island College) of the ALR + only until October 15th to respond in other ways....info below... You may have read this summer that Honourable Bill Bennett who is the Minister in Charge of the Core Review Process has stated that the review will look at the Agriculture Land Reserve. “We’re going to look at some sacrosanct things, like certain agencies. We’re going to look at the Agricultural Land Reserve and the Agricultural Land Commission,” Bill Bennett, minister responsible for the core review, said Wednesday. “I’m going to look at things that politicians have been nervous about looking at over the years and ask to better understand how they make their decisions and why they make their decisions and determine whether they’re structured to help achieve the goals of our provincial government”. vancouversun/business/core+review+will+look+Agricultural+Land+Reserve+among+other+sacrosanct+things/8733633/story.html A recent government press release indicates that the only public input into this Core Review process is scheduled between now and October 16 through theSelect Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services as it tours the Province hearing input on the 2014 budget. See press release: www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2013-2017/2013MEM0014-001465.htm# We need British Columbians to speak out NOW on the importance of the ALR throughout the public process and discourage the core review committee from making any changes to ALR or the Agriculture Land Commission. The schedule of hearings is below. We need people at each of the hearings to let the committee know that the ALR is important to British Columbians. The BCFSN Policy Working Group is drafting key messages for you but we encourage you to speak from your own experiences and your regional perspective. See their website for more info: fooddemocracy.org/ Please note: Due to time constraints, the Committee is unable to accommodate PowerPoint presentations. Please provide the Committee with 14 copies of any written material you would like to distribute to Committee Members at the time of your presentation. The Committee would also appreciate receiving an electronic copy of your presentation by email either before or shortly after your appearance. Please submit to: [email protected].
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:26:01 +0000
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