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a. Provide resources and technical support
to the Agricultural Advisory Committee in
the development application process and
in the implementation and monitoring of
the Agricultural Area Plan.
b. Seek stakeholders’ input regarding the ef-
fects of boundary adjustments on agricul-
tural activity.
c. Discourage residential estate develop-
ment and non-farm uses in the ALR.
d. Through the development process, facil-
itate the installation of green buffers be-
tween potentially competing urban and
rural uses in accordance with ALC guide-
lines.
e. Encourage best practices in farming, in-
cluding the protection of environmental-
ly sensitive areas, pollution control, and
measures that minimize urban-agricultur-
al conflicts.
f. Direct, where appropriate, new agri-busi-
nesses and industries to designated indus-
trial districts, especially to agri-business
parks.
g. Rationalize the urban/agricultural inter-
face along the Urban Growth Boundary
for easy identification of the urban limits
in the field and their permanency. Discuss
with the Agricultural Land Commission
possible minor adjustments to the ALR to
ensure a defensible and logical boundary
for the long term.
2.
Promote Chilliwack’s Primary Role in
Agriculture
a. Promote Chilliwack as British Columbia’s
primary agricultural research, develop-
ment, production and processing centre.
b. Provide assistance, where needed, to the
UFV in its development of the BC School
of Agriculture as a national agriculture re-
search and innovation centre.
3.
Promote Agricultural Development
a. Encourage partnerships with the agri-
cultural community, senior government,
the ALC, and private enterprise to pro-
mote agricultural development, including
agri-business park opportunities, energy
cogeneration, and animal waste manage-
ment.
b. Through CEPCO and the implementation
of an economic development strategy, fa-
cilitate the development of agricultural,
value-added products.
Goal 2 - Strengthen Agriculture