A tiger cannot change its stripes, but apparently, John Horgan and his Agriculture Minister Lana Popham can when it comes to flip-flopping over restrictions brought in against farmers doing any new construction on their own property.
One of the first things the NDP did when they assumed office a few years back was severelyimpose restrictions against the use of farmland located within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).But Popham went too far when she decided to reverse a policy brought in by the previous BC Liberal government recognizing that each region of the province has its own character and growing conditions.
We all know our own local growing season and conditions are not even close to those on the Lower Mainland, so thats why two zones were previously established.One for the north and one for the south to give our farmers as much flexibility possible to eke out a living.When Popham brought in her Bill 52 two years ago, she announced her intention to eliminate the two-zone system and severely restrict farmers and landowners from constructing any new structures on their own property, namely secondary residences or even trailers.
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