Abbotsford may apply to take land out of the Agricultural Land Reserve for industrial use.
A report from city staff notes the city’s industrial real estate vacancy rate is at 1.7 percent, and within the Lower Mainland, industrial tenants are moving to places like Abbotsford in search of cheaper floor space.
But the idea of losing farmland isn’t sitting well with Jillian Azanza, an Abbotsford chicken farmer and member of the B.C. Young Farmers Association board.
“It needs to be kept in the ALR, period. For the future of young farmers,” Azanza told On The Coast host Stephen Quinn.
Liam Britten – CBC News – May 17, 2017.
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