Richmond - The Editor, Open letter to Norm Letnick, Minister of Agriculture: I am a farmer in Richmond involved locally in the effort to protect farmland from development and degradation.
Richmond - The Editor, Open letter to Norm Letnick, Minister of Agriculture: I am a farmer in Richmond involved locally in the effort to protect farmland from development and degradation.We met in person last year at the COABC conference (Certified Organic Association of BC), where you spoke about the importance of B.C.'s agricultural sector.I am writing to ask you to do everything in your power to stop Bill 24 from proceeding, and to stop the threats to agricultural land in B.C. We need to strengthen the ALC, not weaken or dismantle it.We need one ALR, one ALC, and a strong policy with economic and legislative teeth, to promote healthy agricultural economies in our communities.Food production is an essential industry that we cannot sacrifice.It is short sighted to prioritize development, oil and gas exploration, and other short-term gains over the long term essential food growing and ecological functions that B.C.s remaining farmland provides.In short, please maintain ONE ZONE, with ONE ALC, and strengthen these mechanisms so they can be more effective.Anything less is selling out for short-term profit of a very few.Please ensure that you and your colleagues govern for the long-termwell-being of all British Columbians.Kimi HendessSweet Digz FarmRichmond
