This topic got postponed from the last City Conversation – now rescheduled for Thursday, July 19:
Delta’s Threatened Agricultural Land Reserve
When: July 19, 2012
Time: 12:30-1:30 pm
Location: SFU Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Room 1600
If port operations and industry expand onto agricultural land in Delta, is that good news for our economy but bad news for sustainability? The latest 500+ acre expansion would occur on farmers’ fields protected by the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). Is Deltaport expansion so critical that it trumps protection of the ALR?
The conversation will begin with Vicki Huntington, Independent MLA for South Delta; Duncan Wilson, VP Corporate Social Responsibility for Port Metro Vancouver; and Joel Wood, Senior Research Economist of the Fraser Institute. If you’re interested in lively presentations, followed by vigorous dialog, this is the City Conversation to join!
