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Farmers no longer ‘persons’ to the Agricultural Land Commission

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It seems winter is finally coming to an end. I have somewhat mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I quite enjoy winter. I generally like the cold. I like chopping wood (most days). I like that there’s less traffic on the road. I like the absence of mosquitoes. I like the absence of wildfires.

This week, once again, the Agricultural Land Reserve is in the news. Obviously, agriculture is incredibly important, not only to the South Cariboo economy, but, in a larger sense, for sovereignty as well. In the Cariboo-Chilcotin / Lillooet region, there are more businesses in the agriculture, forest, fishing and hunting industry than any other industry, according to the 2019 State of the North Report (although that’s not likely a surprise to anyone).

B.C. must wait for Trump to decide on Daylight Saving Time

Richard Truscott with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business talks about the payroll tax

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Garth Frizzell is a Councillor for the City of Prince George and Second Vice President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Dip in southern resident orca population one of many since 1970s