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2025 Provincial Budget Released, A Measured Approach Amid Trade Uncertainty and Economic Pressures

3/5/2025

BC Agriculture Council

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VICTORIA, BC – March 4, 2025: Today, British Columbia's Finance Minister, the Honourable Brenda Bailey, announced the government's 2025 Provincial Budget. Positioned as a plan to prepare British Columbia (B.C.) for global trade challenges, the budget appears to maintain the status quo with targeted investments while navigating uncertainty caused by recently announced tariffs. The government has emphasized its commitment to supporting B.C. businesses and workers in response to trade disruptions, with further details on agriculture-specific financial commitments expected in the coming months.

Open-Net Pen Salmon Farms Officially Banned in BC

7/15/2024

ban on open-net pen salmon farms in BC

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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

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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.

Fraser Valley Regional Rail Pre-Feasibility Draft Study

1/31/2024

South Fraser Community Rail Society

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Breaking News – B.C. Government – Fraser Valley Regional Rail Pre-Feasibility Draft Study

Interurban Passenger Rail Corridor, Strong Support Across the Board

8/17/2023

South Fraser Community Rail

The route of the old interurban line between Vancouver and Chilliwack. South Fraser Community Rail hopes to see a passenger line revived between Surrey and Chilliwack. Map courtesy of South Fraser Community Rail & The Tyee

Rick Green, President, South Fraser Community Rail Society - Strong Support Across the Board! The campaign to support the reactivation of the 99km Interurban Passenger Rail Corridor with Hydrogen Rail is growing! The corridor will provide interregional transit south of the Fraser River between the Pattullo Bridge SkyTrain Station and Chilliwack greatly reducing vehicle traffic on Highway #1.

Field to Fork Challenge - Call for Grade 4-12 Student Entries

10/19/2022

Field to fork challenge BC

Abbotsford / Vernon / Victoria, BC – October 19, 2022 – Calling all BC grade 4-12 students! Are you passionate about cooking with BC grown foods? If so, enter the 3rd annual Field to Fork Challenge now to November 9, 2022! Students can enter this fun competition by submitting their BC grown recipes and cooking demos – for a chance to win amazing prizes!

Hydrogen iLink Passenger Rail, Scott Rd. SkyTrain to Chilliwack #ConnectTheValley

9/29/2020

NEWS UPDATE – Fundraising Request! South Fraser Community Rail Society - Hydrogen iLink Passenger Rail, Scott Rd. SkyTrain to Chilliwack” #ConnectTheValley. Your South Fraser Community Rail Society has been hard at work, please check out this video, that fully explains what this proposal is all about!

Bring Hydrogen Passenger Rail to the Fraser Valley!

9/17/2020

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

British Columbia Direct Democracy Party

4/27/2020

British Columbia Direct Democracy Party

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British Columbia Direct Democracy Party - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently gave $595 million to 'qualifying' journalists. Shortly thereafter the corona pandemic struck leading to a critical need for ventilators. Ventilators cost $10,000 each and BC has a shortage. $595 million is enough to buy 60,000 ventilators. If asked, would BC voters be more likely to support giving $595 million to journalists or would they rather that money be spent on ventilators for hospitals during the most disruptive pandemic in history? We'll never know because voters were never given a say in the matter.

Dear Mayor Braun, by Bill Vander Zalm

4/21/2020

South Fraser Community Rail

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Bill Vander Zalm, Abbotsford BC - Dear Mayor Braun, As best as I can, I have been following your comments about the proposed “South Fraser Community Rail.” Your questioning of the work being done by this hard-working volunteer group, which has the livability of the Fraser Valley as its’ primary objective, is welcome, but unfortunately not based on facts. You obviously are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.