AgRefresh Open House @ the Bradner Hall

Join the open house at Bradner Hall on Monday, November 27th, 2017, 6 - 8 pm, make your voice heard by the Abbotsford City staff.

Agriculture in Abbotsford is changing - Join the city at the following OPEN HOUSES - have your say!

Bradner Hall - Monday, November 27, 2017 - 6pm - 8pm @ 5305 Bradner Road 
Matsqui Community Hall - Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 6pm - 8pm @ 33676 St. Olaf Avenue
Aberdeen Elementary - Wednesday, November 29, 2017 - 6pm - 8pm @ 2975 Bradner Road 
Upper Sumas Elementary - Thursday, November 30, 2017 - 6pm - 8pm @ 36321 Vye Road

Abbotsford is the largest municipality in BC with a total area of 389 km2 where approximately 75% of the land base is located within the ALR, making agriculture a significant part of the city’s economy and character. Abbotsford is one of the most intensively and diversely farmed areas in Canada, supporting a wide range of crop and livestock productions.   

The agricultural industry is quickly changing and intensifying. Abbotsford farmers are looking to add value to their product to remain competitive by introducing on-farm processing, farm retail, commercial events, and agri-tourism opportunities. This value-added approach incorporates industrial and commercial activities in farming, blurring the lines between rural and urban land uses.
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The city's 2011 Agriculture Strategy provided a vision for the health and growth of agriculture in Abbotsford, with a recommendation for the City to undertake a rural area plan, which AgRefresh aims at addressing in part. Also, the city’s new OCP, adopted in June 2016, provides a high level vision, policies and guidelines to enhance and protect agricultural integrity. The BC Ministry of Agriculture also completed an Agricultural Land Use Inventory in 2012 of agricultural activities in Abbotsford. AgRefresh will build upon this work with a new framework for agricultural planning and compliance.    

Learn more about AgRefresh

As the project moves forward, the city will be updating the webpage to reflect progress. Please continue to check back. For further information or if you have any questions or concerns, please contact them
@ 604-864-5510 
or by email @ AgRefresh@abbotsford.ca

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