Show Your Support for a CRD Foodlands Trust

Municipalities are indicating their support in having the CRD operate a foodlands trust in partnership with a non-profit organization – here’s what they are saying:

Indication of Support:

Central Saanich, Highlands, North Saanich, Saanich, Sidney, Sooke, View Royal, Victoria

Indication of No Support:

Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, Oak Bay

Decision Deferred

Metchosin

Let Metchosin know this issue is important to you:

District of Metchosin 

• Next scheduled meeting TBC: July 15, Metchosin Municipal Hall: 4450 Happy Valley Road

• Agenda: Agenda will go online here by 4pm on the Friday before the meeting. Please review to see if the topic is on the agenda

• To speak to Council: At each Council and standing committee meeting there is an opportunity for public participation. You can address Council on any matter during the public participation period after giving your name and address.

• Letters of support: Letters are encouraged and welcomed as correspondence to Council. Send to mayorandcouncil@metchosin.ca, info@metchosin.ca. Additionally, Mayor and Council can also be contacted individually: Mayor Ranns (jranns@metchosin.ca), Councillors MacKinnon (andy@metchosin.ca), Kahakauwila (kyara@metchosin.ca), Little (mtlittle@metchosin.ca), Epp (sepp@metchosin.ca)

Need a sample letter? Download our word template here

ALSO! Show your support by signing our online petition – numbers matter, make sure your voice is counted!

RESOURCES

CRFAIR REPORTS

• Regional Food and Farmland Trust – Backgrounder

• Exploring Farm and Food Lands Access in the CRD: A Local Government Farmland Trust Approach – Findings Report

• Local Government Farmland Trust – Summary Report

• Local Government Farmland Trust – Policy Brief

• Farmland Access in British Columbia: Four Innovative Approaches

CRD REPORTS

• 2019 CRD Letter to Municipalities

• 2019 CRD Regional Foodlands Access Program Questions/Answers

• 2019 CRD Regional Foodlands Access Program Feasibility Report

• 2019 CRD Regional Foodlands Access Program Executive Summary

• 2019 CRD Regional Foodlands Access Program Presentation

• 2019 CRD Regional Foodlands Access Program Staff Report

• 2019 CRD Regional Foodlands Access Program Supporting Appendices

• 2016 CRD Regional Food and Agriculture Strategy

• 2016 CRD Regional Food and Agriculture Strategy Staff Report

RELEVANT MUNICIPAL PLANS

• 2018 District of Saanich Agriculture  Food Security Plan

• 2016 District of North Saanich Growing Towards Food Self Reliance: A Whole Community Agricultural Strategy- 2016 Update

• 2012 District of North Saanich Agriculture Economic Development Strategy

• 2012 District of Sooke, Community Roots: An Agricultural Plan For Sooke

• 2011 District of Central Saanich Phase 3 Agricultural Area Plan Report

• 2011 District of North Saanich Growing Towards Food Self Reliance: A Whole Community Agricultural Strategy

• 2010 District of North Saanich Agriculture Plan

• 2010 District of Sooke Bylaw No. 400 Official Community Plan

• 2008 City of Langford Bylaw No. 1200 Official Community Plan

• 2008 District of Sooke  A Sustainable Development Strategy for the District of Sooke

MUNICIPAL STAFF REPORTS

• 2019 City of Langford CRD Regional Foodland Access Program, Staff Report (page 64)

• 2019 Town of Sidney CRD Regional Foodlands Access Program, Staff Report (page 52)

• 2016 District of Saanich Exploration of Farmland Trusts, Staff Report

• 2014 District of North Saanich Regional Farm Trust and Farmland Acquisition Fund, Staff Report