Bradner Community News - The Bradner Barker

Help Protect Wild Pacific Salmon

11/25/2024

Wild fish protection BC

Image - Wild First, BC

BC's new government is now in place. Write to your BC MLA today to ensure the health of wild Pacific salmon and the BC ecosystem are a priority. Our new BC MLAs need to know that over 120 First Nations and the majority of British Columbians support the removal of ocean-polluting salmon farms from coastal BC waters.

Non-Farm Use Approved for the Bradner Rest Area Expansion

11/4/2024

Bradner Rest Area Expansion

Source - Moti ALR Exclusion Application 67126

On September 17, 2024 the Agriculture Land Commission approved an Agriculture Land Reserve Non-Farm Use Application Submitted Under s.20(2) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act to expand the 4.15 ha Bradner Rest Area onto an adjacent 2.73 ha forest and Nathan Creek portion of the property along Highway #1, accessible West bound between the Mt Lehman and 264th St. exits. The property is entirely in the Agriculture Land Reserve.

Open-Net Pen Salmon Farms Officially Banned in BC

7/15/2024

ban on open-net pen salmon farms in BC

Image - Wild First BC

On June 19, 2024, the federal government officially announced a ban on open-net pen salmon farms in BC effective as of 2029.

BC Flood Strategy an Important Step for Farmers and Ranchers

3/21/2024

BC Agriculture Council

Image - Submitted, BC Agriculture Council

ABBOTSFORD, B.C.  – March 21, 2024: Today, the Government of British Columbia released From Flood Risk to Resilience: a B.C. Flood Strategy to 2035. This is a significant development for farmers and ranchers, many having experienced severe impacts from flood events over recent years. In 2021, flooding in B.C. affected over 1,100 farms, including 15,000 hectares of farmland and 2.5 million livestock.

Beauty of Bradner Photo Contest

10/17/2022

Beauty of Bradner Aleesha Switzer

By Aleesha Switzer, I am doing my Masters research project about how beautiful our Bradner neighbourhood is through the eyes of its residents.

Keeping Bertrand Creek Healthy

12/14/2020

Farms and residents along Bertrand Creek benefit from free soil testing and improving creek health.

Dave Melnychuk, LANGLEY, BC – Improving the environment has never been a more important topic. Farmers and residents of Langley and Aldergrove have an easy way to make a difference both on their own properties and to Bertrand Creek. This creek, which connects to a variety of other waterways and runs south of the border to the Nooksack River, is actually a travel route for endangered fish and is a measure of the environmental health of the region.

Attention Salmon Lovers!

10/22/2020

Pacific Salmon Foundation Virtual Gala

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Join the FREE Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) Virtual Gala and AUCTION on Thursday October 22, 2020 @ 7pm! This event and others throughout BC have been responsible for raising funds in support of the Community Salmon Program, PSF’s flagship grant-making program.

Mayor Against Reserving West Bradner Farmland

10/16/2020

Image - Google Satellite

For eight long-years the community of Bradner has been fending off industrial development - the majority of us breath a huge sigh of relief with each failed Agriculture Land Reserve (ALR) exclusion application for 331 acres on Bradner's western border, and brace in apprehension for when the next application will be attempted.

Bring Hydrogen Passenger Rail to the Fraser Valley!

9/17/2020

News Release - New Interurban Passenger Rail Corridor Video Release! Check it out!

Bradner & Mt Lehman Community Report

9/15/2020

Bradner and Mt Lehman Boundaries

Image - Submitted - Mt. Lehman Neighbourhood Systems of Environmental Protection Project Report

Bradner – Mt. Lehman Neighbourhood Systems of Environmental Protection Project Report. Aleesha Switzer, RPBio with the Fraser Valley Conservancy, and support of the Vancouver Foundation and the City of Abbotsford has published an environmental project report specific to our communities of Bradner and Mt. Lehman.