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Should farmland ever be removed from the Agriculture Land Reserve? Fraser Valley election candidates answer
We asked Fraser Valley candidates for the 2024 BC Election whether they would support removing land from the ALR
Grace Kennedy
October 11, 2024
The Fraser Valley is growing, but the expansion in cities, neighbourhoods, and industrial areas is constrained by the Agricultural Land Reserve.
Some developers and officials argue that it should be easier to remove land in the ALR—although different people have different ideas about how that land should be used. Others argue that the Agriculture Land Reserve is an essential resource to protect food production and ensure BC can feed itself in the future.
We asked all Fraser Valley candidates whether, and for what purpose, they would support removing land from the ALR. (Candidates were allowed to select more than one answer.)
Unfortunately, many BC Conservative candidates did not respond to our survey. The valley’s NDP candidates also refused to abide by The Current’s multiple-choice format, which was created in order to force candidates to demonstrate their personal priorities.
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Housing | Industry | Sports Parks | Land should not be removed from the ALR |
|---|---|---|---|
Carlos Suarez Rubio, Langley-Walnut Grove (Independent) | Alex Joehl, Langley-Abbotsford (BC Libertarians) | Carlos Suarez Rubio, Langley-Walnut Grove (Independent) | Melissa Snazell, Langley-Abbotsford (BC Greens) |
Dan Grice, Chilliwack North (Independent) | Dan Grice, Chilliwack North (Independent) | Jonah Timms, Fraser-Nicola (BC Greens) | |
Tim Cooper, Chilliwack North (BC Greens) | Alex Joehl, Langley-Abbotsford (BC Libertarians) | Amandeep Singh, Abbotsford West (Independent) | |
Alex Joehl, Langley-Abbotsford (BC Libertarians) | Karen Long, Langley-Abbotsford (Independent) | ||
Pam Alexis, Abbotsford-Mission (BC NDP) | |||
Andrew Mercier, Langley-Willowbrook (BC NDP) | |||
Dan Coulter, Chilliwack North (BC NDP) | |||
Kelli Paddon, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake (BC NDP) | |||
Megan Dykeman, Langley-Walnut Grove (BC NDP) | |||
John Aldag, Langley-Abbotsford (BC NDP) |
Did not answer the question | Did not respond to the questionnaire |
|---|---|
Francyne Joe, Fraser-Nicola (BC NDP) | Bruce Banman, Abbotsford South (BC Conservatives) |
Graeme Hutchison, Abbotsford West (BC NDP) | Misty Van Popta, Langley-Walnut Grove (BC Conservatives) |
Sarah Kooner, Abbotsford South (BC NDP) | Harman Bhangu, Langley-Abbotsford (BC Conservatives) |
Heather Maahs, Chilliwack North (BC Conservatives) | Reann Gasper, Abbotsford-Mission (BC Conservatives) |
Á’a:líya Warbus, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake (BC Conservatives) | Tony Luck, Fraser-Nicola (BC Conservatives) |
Korky Neufeld, Abbotsford West (BC Conservatives) | Jody Toor, Langley-Willowbrook (BC Conservatives) |
James Davison, Abbotsford South (Independent) | |
Rylee Mac Lean, Langley-Walnut Grove (BC Greens) | |
Petrina Arnason, Langley-Willowbrook (BC Greens) |
You can find the full questionnaire, organized by ridings, below.
We asked candidates from all nine local ridings about five specific topics. You can find answers from all candidates to the other questions here: Bridal Veil Resort or Cascade Skyline? | Sumas flood protections | Transit priorities | Climate change and infrastructure
Make sure you also check out our election hubs. They include candidate biographies, riding descriptions, videos of all-candidates meetings, and links to news stories. Find them here: Langley | Abbotsford and Mission | Chilliwack and the Eastern Fraser Valley
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