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Sunday, July 31, 2016 2:00 PM
The future of farming in British Columbia is in good hands. On behalf of Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick, Abbotsford-South MLA Darryl Plecas will be at the closing ceremonies of the Abbotsford Agrifair tonight congratulating 4-H British Columbia and their contribution to this year’s Best Little Country Fair.
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Monday, July 11, 2016 1:30 PM
The B.C. government is providing clarity to businesses and individuals considering planting trees for things like carbon sequestration on land in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) – they will need to apply for permission from the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) first.
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Friday, June 17, 2016 12:13 PM
Hundreds of BC SPCA supporters and special guests gathered on June 17 for the official opening of a new state-of-the-art Community Animal Centre in Nanaimo to care for the region’s most vulnerable animals.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2016 11:00 AM
The Comox Valley Economic Development and Tourism Society (CVEDS), together with its partners, are inviting British Columbians to attend the 10th annual BC Shellfish and Seafood Festival June 9-19, and take part in the BC Seafood on Your Plate campaign, to experience local fresh, sustainable British Columbia seafood.
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Saturday, June 4, 2016 10:00 AM
The reviews are in. Three British Columbia agri-food companies are back home in our province getting ready to ship their products to new international customers after successful tradeshows in the United States, the Netherlands and South Korea.
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Friday, June 3, 2016 9:30 AM
The B.C. government is releasing a letter of expectations for the British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board (BCFIRB) to highlight the services the board provides to the public when dealing with agricultural matters.
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 11:20 AM
The B.C. government’s popular seven-year tree fruit replant program will now assist even more growers with an additional $1 million in funding over the duration of the program, Boundary-Similkameen MLA Linda Larson and Penticton MLA Dan Ashton announced.
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Sunday, May 29, 2016 11:30 AM
British Columbians are encouraged to celebrate nature’s little workers as May 29, 2016, is proclaimed Day of the Honeybee.
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Thursday, May 26, 2016 3:30 PM
Vancouver-False Creek MLA Sam Sullivan joined Shaun and Sonia Strobel, co-founder's of Skipper Otto's Community Supported Fishery, dockside in Vancouver to announce the provincial government’s Buy Local Program is providing the company $20,000. These funds will be used to promote the quality of B.C. seafood throughout the province and encourage British Columbians to buy local.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 12:15 PM
As the B.C. government and industry representatives gather this afternoon for B.C. Beef Day, there is one theme that has remained constant over the past seven years.
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