Heather Redfern: Port of Vancouver development plans threatening East Van community
Ask anyone around here and they’ll tell you that East Van is a special place. Rich with demographic and cultural diversity, we are ground zero for grassroots activism and progressive thinking.
Opinion: Prairie agriculture on a collision course with shipping containers in B.C.
Government is trumpeting agriculture as a driver of Canada’s post-pandemic recovery. That means balancing diverse activities, writes Reg Ens.
Container plans put pressure on Port of Vancouver tenants, neighbours
Long-time Port of Vancouver tenant West Coast Reduction is feeling the squeeze as a decision on Roberts Bank Terminal 2 remains up in the air.
Mike Harcourt: Vancouver at a crossroads — support mega container terminals or home-grown agriculture?
Opinion: B.C.’s agricultural sector being sidelined to make way for a container terminal that is out of step with any notion of a sustainable city
Worries raised over food export future at West Coast
The operation of a major canola oil exporter at the port of Vancouver is in jeopardy without a lease extension, says the company and other agricultural interests.
Biofuel, rendering operations at risk: terminal operator
Port of Vancouver’s plans for a container terminal where an agricultural terminal currently sits threatens B.C.’s food security, the Sustainable Food Alliance of BC (SFABC) says.
B.C. ag industry seeking gov’t intervention
Members of British Columbia’s agriculture sector are asking the federal government to step in to help resolve an issue at the Port of Vancouver.
British Columbia's Agriculture Industry Calls on Federal Government to Intervene in Port of Vancouver Land-use Issue
The Port of Vancouver's decision to prioritize cargo container expansion over British Columbia's agricultural industry puts the viability of the region's food sector at risk.
Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevators Association, said rent on federal property at the Port of Vancouver went up 13 to 30 percent this year.
Members believe their rent increases are paying for container-related projects at the port. The port needs to generate revenue to pay its share, Sobkowich said, and that can come only through rent from existing users.
The City of Delta wants an assurance from the port that agricultural land won’t be taken for industrial purposes.
A civic report endorsed by council notes the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is currently updating its five-year land use plan and invited the city’s participation in the latest phase of the update, adding the new draft plan has a renewed focus on the protection and intensification of trade-enabling industrial lands.
Representatives of Canada’s agriculture sector are warning of higher prices and potential food shortages if production isn’t designated an essential service and allowed to proceed as usual during the COVID-19 crisis.