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New Commission Appointments

The ALC welcomes 5 new Commissioners including Sylvia Pranger from Agassiz; Michael Bose from Surrey, William Norton from Prince George; D. Grant Griffin from Cranbrook and Gordon Gillette from Williams Lake. For more detailed information about the Commissioners please refer to their bios. (link)

 
Commission Service Plan

Community Planning Guidelines are written for local governments preparing new and updated plans and bylaws affecting lands in the ALR.

Delegation to Local Government
Powers for local governments to make decisions on subdivisions and non-farm land use applications. [ Information Kit ]

Soil Removal and Fill Placement in the Agricultural Land Reserve are designated as non-farm uses requiring an application in the Act. The Agricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation establishes an entirely new results-based process and also provides for certain exemptions.
[ Surrey leads the way to stop illegal fill dumping ]

 
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