Relevant Articles from the Press

The following are a collection of press articles that are relevant to the preservation of local neighbouring lands.

July 2, 2024 - 'Colonization 2024': Semiahmoo chief responds to criticism on land
June 26, 2024 - Three First Nations request return of 300-acre property in Surrey owned by the federal government
June 28, 2024 - 'It's our turn': First Nations seek return of Surrey field that produces millions of B.C. vegetable
May 17, 2024 - B.C. policies stifle food processing, risking supply
May 9, 2024 - B.C. farmers call for policy changes to enable increased food production
May 13, 2024 - B.C. councillor calls for more changes to agricultural land reserve to remove red tape
May 14, 2024 - FIRST NATION'S LAND PLANS RAISE FARMING QUESTION
September 30, 2023 - Cities in northeast B.C. embrace 'urban reserve' partnerships with First Nations
September 25, 2023 - Guilbeault suspending urban park study after Ford’s Greenbelt reversal
September 20, 2023 - The tricky balance of highrise development and experimental farm research
September 10, 2023 - “Let them eat concrete”: Ontario’s farmers are fed up with the Greenbelt giveaways
June 8, 2023 - Canada under pressure to produce more food, protect agricultural land: report
April 20, 2023 - 100,000 new trees to be planted across Vancouver by 2026
April 19, 2023 - Katzie First Nation building new business park
April 15, 2023 - B.C. and federal government announce settlement with group of First Nation
February 17, 2023 - Surrey, B.C. votes to support inclusion of farmland to ALR, First Nations lay land claim
February 14, 2023 - Surrey council supports moving huge tract of farmland into ALR
February 14. 2023 - Surrey council endorses plan to protect 'unique' highly fertile farmland from development
Feb 14, 2023 - Surrey Council votes to support inclusion of 89-hectares of high-yield farmland to ALR
Feb 14, 2023 - Surrey council votes to support moving crucial Campbell Heights farmland into ALR
February 3, 2023.- First Nations are now elite Vancouver developers. A Timely Item.
February 2, 2023 - Local First Nations members not in favour of including South Surrey farmland into the ALR
February 1, 2023 - LETTER: Langley resident joins fight to save potato farm
January 31, 2023 - 2 provincial parks in B.C. being considered as part of treaty settlement with First Nations
January 25, 2023 - Critics pan bid to include Campbell Heights farmland in the ALR
January 25, 2023 - Surrey ALR inclusion cheered
January 24, 2023 - Overwhelming support at public meeting for including South Surrey farm land in ALR
January 24, 2023 - 'We can’t eat money:' Hundreds fight to stop Surrey farmland from being developed
January 24, 2023 - Public hearing sees groundswell of support for Surrey farm
January 23, 2023 - Family fights to prevent development on longstanding Surrey, B.C. farm
January 24, 2023 - 'We can’t eat money:' Hundreds fight to stop Surrey farmland from being developed
January 15, 2023 - Surrey vegetable field could be added to ALR to save it from development
January 13, 2023 - Fight to preserve 'vitally important' federal farmland from developments goes to public hearing
January 10, 2023 - South Surrey farmer hopes upcoming public hearing will help protect land from development
July 13, 2022 - Surrey Council directs staff to assess, preserve agricultural land for food security
July 13, 2022 - Surrey’s vital farmland rightly acknowledged
July 11, 2022 - Surrey city staff to assess all agricultural land, with a view to protect it
July 9, 2022 - Doug Gets It Done! – Motion to remove Surrey’s Campbell Heights farmland from Official Community Plan and designate it as Agricultural
July 6, 2022 - Safe Surrey Coalition will protect 220 acres of farmland as Mayor McCallum initiates action
July 7, 2022 - Event to raise awareness of threat to South Surrey river, farmland this weekend
June 21, 2022 - Surrey potato farmers worry land could be turned into warehouses
June 20, 2022 - Surrey farmers petition to protect ‘vital’ farmland from sale by federal government
June 20, 2022 - This Surrey field produces millions of vegetables for B.C. But it could be paved over for warehouses
June 9, 2022 - Video of the Food Security issue and the Federal Lands
June 9, 2022 - Food security concerns raised over fertile Surrey farmland vulnerable to industrial development
May 21, 2022 - Top farmland is disappearing under concrete
May 6, 2022 - South Surrey rubber plant operated by Weir Minerals asks to boost emissions limit
March 26, 2022 - 1,000-year-old oaks used to create 'super forest'
March 25, 2022 - The world’s forests do more than just store carbon, new research finds
February 27, 2022 - Metro Vancouver board votes to industrialize Surrey's Little Campbell River area
February 25, 2022 - Metro Vancouver board votes narrowly in favour of a plan to develop South Campbell Heights in Surrey
February 25, 2022 - Metro Vancouver board endorses Surrey’s South Campbell Heights development plan
January 31, 2022 - Lack of First Nation consultation delays controversial Surrey industrial park
January 30, 2022 - Semiahmoo First Nation hails pause on proposed Surrey industrial area expansion
January 29, 2022 - Regional government directs Surrey to seek added consultation on plans for expansion of industrial lands
January 28, 2022 - Metro Vancouver hits pause button on South Campbell Heights development proposal
January 23, 2022 - Township of Langley Forest Management Strategy
December 25, 2021 - Conservation groups see mounting success in B.C. with private land acquisitions
December 17, 2021 -Is this the right time for Surrey to cut down trees?
December 15, 2021 - Quebec entrepreneur, 93, donates cherished island after protecting it from city sprawl
December 6, 2021 - WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR LOCAL RIVERS
December 2, 2021 - Scrap the plan for South Campbell Heights
November 16, 2021 - Campbell Heights area can and should be saved
November 1, 2021 - Metro Vancouver approves industrial land uses for South Campbell Height
November 1, 2021 - More than 100 world leaders promise to end deforestation
October 29, 2021 - Surrey’s South Campbell Heights land re-designation plan moves forward
October 9, 2021 - Surrey's pitch for industrial park in protected rural area moves one step closer
October 5, 2021 - South Campbell Heights development proposal goes before Metro Vancouver Oct. 8
September 15, 2021 - Legault government wants to buy highly contested Sisters of Charity's farmland in Quebec City
August 19, 2021 - Future of food security at stake
August 12, 2021 - Fate of South Campbell Heights now in Metro Vancouver’s hands
August 10, 2021 - 5 Key Takeaways From the New IPCC Climate Report
August 10, 2021 - Despairing about the UN report on climate change?
July 26, 2021 - Proposed rezoning of 600 acres in Surrey's South Campbell Heights
July 18, 2021 - Industrial construction ‘booming’ in North Campbell Heights
July 16, 2021 - ‘Lengthy’ public hearings anticipated for Surrey’s South Campbell Heights, Harmony
July 3, 2021 - How planting trees can cool Canada’s cities in an era of climate heating
July 1, 2021 - Revised plans for Surrey’s South Campbell Heights area alarm conservationists
June 8, 2021 - Council OKs two more warehouses for South Surrey’s Campbell Heights
June 7, 2021 - Surrey coalition joins forces on climate emergency
May 1, 2021 - How regenerative farming could help Canada meet its new carbon emission targets
May 26, 2021 - South Campbell Heights development sent back to City of Surrey for reconsideration
April 22, 2021 - Campbell Heights land sale passes following heated debate
April 22, 2021 - This is your brain on trees: Why is urban nature so good for our minds
March 20, 2021 - South Langley letter writer wants Township to do better at tree protection
March 20, 2021 - Surrey For Future, Sustainabiliteens drop banner in support of Global Climate Strike
March 17, 2021 - B.C. Agriculture minister sends Surrey ‘stern’ letter for nixing agriculture advisory committee
March 12, 2021 - Gas station, drive-thru eyed for South Surrey’s Campbell Heights
February 28, 2021 - Couple donates forest land in Highlands to Habitat Acquisition Trust
January 15, 2021 - Canada committed to protecting 30% of our territory by 2030. Which 30% should it be?
January 8, 2021 - It’s Not Too Late! 102 Species at Risk of Extinction Can Be Saved
November 13, 2020 - A green recovery means tackling food insecurity
November 12, 2020 - Alan Davis: A green recovery means addressing food insecurity
Feb 23, 2020 - Want to write an opinion or first person column for CBC British Columbia? Here's how
October 10, 2019 - Campbell Heights land sale passes following heated debate
October 2, 2019 - Trudeau promises to protect 25% of Canada’s land and waters by 2025
May 28 2019 - Surrey council has approved 50,000 trees ‘for the axes’: Pettigrew