FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 2012 LOCAL FOOD PROCUREMENT POLICIES BENEFICIAL TO PATIENTS AND REGIONAL ECONOMY ABBOTSFORD–Putting in place policies that promote local food procurement by government-funded hospitals will benefit patients and the regional economy, says BC New Democrat leader Adrian Dix. “The Fraser Valley has some of the best agricultural land in BC. It is [...]

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Friends of the Earth calls for investigation into Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s silencing of Canadian salmon scientist Request seeking immediate action sent to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development and the Office of the Auditor General of Canada Ottawa, November 23, 2012 – Friends of the Earth Canada has filed a petition and [...]

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VICTORIA – Remote First Nations communities throughout British Columbia will receive $700,000 from the Heart and Stroke Foundation, through funding from the Provincial Health Services Authority, to grow community gardens – helping to provide fresh produce to those who would otherwise have limited access to these healthy foods. The Food Systems in Remote First Nations [...]

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Thrifty Foods Community to Provide Fresh Food for Families In-Store Voucher Program to Benefit 16 BC Food Banks This Holiday Season VICTORIA, BC – Thrifty Foods annual Food For Families food drive begins November 14 in all 29 stores with a goal to provide fresh food to 16 food banks throughout Vancouver Island, in the [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE First Forum on Agriculture and the Environment Focuses on Possibilities November 8, 2012, RICHMOND, B.C. – Farmers and conservation groups share common goals in maintaining a healthy and productive environment. On October 31, 2012, the first ever Forum on Agriculture and the Environment provided an opportunity to build new relationships and lay [...]

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Email sent to CHLY from a Loaves and Fishes supporter: We are participating in a fundraiser with Kraft.  For every person that signs in at www.kraftfoodforfamilies.ca we get 50 cents.  You can sign in once a day until the end of December.  It is really easy to do.  Instructions are posted below:  Please daily sign it [...]

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VICTORIA – Canada and B.C. have targeted funding that supports business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the Growing Forward Agreement in the fourth quarter of 2011-12. Growing Forward is a five-year framework that co-ordinates federal, provincial and territorial agriculture policy. Between Jan. 1, 2012, and March 31, 2012, the following funding was released [...]

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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Distribution Time to put ocean health and wild salmon at the centre of decision-making October 29, 2012, Victoria – The report by Supreme Court Justice Bruce Cohen into the collapse of the Fraser River Sockeye run in 2009 should be interpreted as an alarm bell by the Federal and Provincial governments. [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Justice Cohen – DFO prohibit salmon farming unless certain by 2020 Sointula, British Columbia, October, 31, 2012 – Today Justice Bruce Cohen released the Final Report on his $26 million inquiry into the 17-year decline of the Fraser sockeye.  Cohen states DFO should be relieved of its duty to promote salmon farming, [...]

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Media Release October 31, 2012 Salmon Conservationists Commend Justice Cohen on his Final Report—But Will Government Listen? Today, the much-anticipated Final Report of the Cohen Inquiry was made public. The 1,100 page Report was released almost three years after Prime Minister Harper announced Justice Bruce Cohen’s mandate to investigate and provide recommendations for improving the [...]

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VICTORIA – Thrifty Foods wishes to inform the public that the following Thrifty Foods stores have been affected by the XL Foods beef recall, due to the expansion of the beef recall to include “whole cuts”: Tsawwassen, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Abbotsford, North Vancouver, Duncan, Tuscany Village, Hillside, Admirals Walk, Central Saanich, Quadra/Cloverdale, and Saltspring Island. [...]

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 For Immediate Release Major Parties Receive Food Security Recommendations Vancouver, BC September 26th –This past Tuesday, the British Columbia Food System Network (BCFSN) submitted recommendations and a brief summary of the core principles of food security, the urgent need for action in B.C., and potential policy directions to the four major provincial parties. The BCFSN [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Investment Agriculture Foundation Seeks Nominations for Innovation Award September 24, 2012 – Victoria, B.C. The Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C. (IAF) is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Award of Excellence for Innovation in Agriculture and Agri-Food. This award celebrates the innovative thinkers in the B.C. agriculture and agri-food industry who are [...]

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Investment Agriculture Foundation celebrates Farmers’ Appreciation Week September 11, 2012, Victoria, B.C. – Supporting agriculture starts and ends with farmers. That is why the Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C. (IAF) is proud to join the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets in celebrating the third annual Farmer Appreciation Week, September 8-15, 2012. Agriculture is a dynamic [...]

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For Immediate Release BC Food Systems Network Policy Submission  Vancouver, BC September 10th – As Farmers’ Appreciation Week kicks off across the province, the BC Food Systems Network (BCFSN) is finalizing recommendations for improving food security in British Columbia, which is being sent to all provincial parties.  “It is our hope that provincial parties who [...]

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  Thanks, Dana, for this suggestion!  From Global TV BC: Thu, Aug 23 – An under-used parking lot in downtown Vancouver is being converted into an urban farm, complete with greenhouse. Elaine Yong reports. Read it on Global News: Roof top urban farm – News Hour – Videos | Global BC

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By Dana C. R. Wagg NANAIMO Nanaimo has taken a giant step forward in banning the sale of shark-fin soup in the city. Last night (August 13), city council unanimously approved in principle a bylaw supporting the ban, following  a presentation by animal-rights’ campaigner Anthony Marr. Marr was backed by a delegation of [...]

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For Immediate Release                                                                                                          August 3, 2012 VANCOUVER – The outbreak of yet another deadly virus at an open-net salmon farm in B.C. reinforces the need to get open-net salmon farms out of the ocean and into closed-containment systems, according to the David Suzuki Foundation. Greig Seafood quarantined its operation in Jervis Inlet on B.C.’s Sunshine [...]

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For Immediate Release: June 11, 2012 What: Seed Savers Gathering Wrap-Up Who: Central Island Seeds Savers Network Contact: Jen Cody Tel: 250-753-3070 Email: jenandbearit@gmail.com Local Non-profit Explores Yet Another Golden Opportunity to Diversify the Economy of the Alberni Valley! Seed producers from across Vancouver Island gathered on Saturday, May 26th, at Providence Farm in Duncan [...]

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PRESS RELEASE – For Immediate Release June 11, 2012 Nelson – Today marks the launch of an important online fundraising campaign, which, if successful, will support the production of a six-part Deconstructing Dinner online-accessible television series. Titled Deconstructing Dinner: Reconstructing Our Food System, the anticipated series is being billed as the on-screen reincarnation of the [...]

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Application made to reopen Cohen Commission into the decline of Fraser River salmon Discovery of Salmon Heart Virus Threat to Fraser Sockeye April 24, 2012 (Vancouver, BC) Today, the Aquaculture Coalition, which includes Alexandra Morton represented by Gregory McDade, submitted an application to the Cohen Commission into the decline of the Fraser Sockeye seeking to [...]

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Earth Day 2012 Urgent Food Security Update from Women’s Food and Water Initiative For copies of the wording of Future Development zoning or to forward a message of your own to mayor and council send email to City Clerk Davina Sparrow: davina_sparrow@portalberni.ca Please come and see our presentation tomorrow evening, 7 PM city hall, and [...]

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New virus found in farm salmon sold in Canadian supermarkets HSMI – salmon heart disease PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sointula, BC (April 13, 2012) – Test results report 44 out of 45 farm salmon purchased from several Vancouver Superstore and T&T markets on February 4th and 28th, 2012 tested positive for a newly [...]

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