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Agricultural Land Commission 1981-1993
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2020.4.4.06
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1981-1993 (Creation)
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3 cm of textual records
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(2 Aug. 1938 – 26 July 2013)
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(18 September 1945 - present)
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File consists of Gary Runka's records relating to the Agricultural Land Commission after ending his direct involvement with the Commission. Includes correspondence, papers, informational material, and newspaper clippings. Highlights include:
- Bill 42 - 1993 "Cabinet Appeals Abolition Act"
- Bill 33 - "Golf Course Development Moratorium Act"
- Signed letter from Premier Mike Harcourt responding to Runka's letter regarding golf course development in the ALR
- Agricultural Land Commission comments on the Forest Resources Commission Report of April 1991
- Planning Institute of British Columbia position paper on Agricultural Land Preservation
- "Framework Approach - Okanagan Similkameen - Land Suitability for Specific Agricultural Crops" for BC Agricultural Land Commission by Gary Runka, G.G. Runka Land Sense Ltd. (March 1993)
- "ALR Advisory: An Information Bulletin from the B.C. Agricultural Land Commission" Vol. 1 No. 1 (Jan. 1993)
- Debates of the Legislative Assembly, Thursday, May 7, 1992 Afternoon Sitting, the Hon. Joan Sawicki, Speaker
- "Farmland Protection Options for the 1990s" pamphlet
- "The land: To reserve or let go?" weekend special article in the Vancouver Sun featuring Gary Runka (22 March 1986)
- "Ex-ALC boss: Golf course decision bad" news article in the Times Colonist (28 July 1992)
- "Restoring the Integrity of the ALR" by Bill Barlee, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1992)
- "Voter Turnout Signals Support for the ALR" news release (7 Oct. 1992)
- "Socred Abuse of Power and the ALR" New Democrats Campaign backgrounder (1991)
- "Time to Stop Socred Interference in Farmland Decisions" New Democrats Campaign news release
- "Agricultural Land Commission Fencing Specifications"
- "A Sad Story of Good Politics and Poor Land Use--The Agriculture Lease Rush of the Late 1960's and Early 1970's in the North-Central Interior" by W. (Bill) Young, BC Forestry Association president (1987)
- "British Columbia Agricultural Land Commission: An Overview Report" (Feb. 1990)
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- English
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Personal or academic use of materials is welcomed under the standard fair use and educational use clauses of Canadian Copyright Law. Commercial use is, however, forbidden without the express permission of the copyright holder. For information on obtaining written permission from the copyright holder, please contact the Northern B.C. Archives and Special Collections.
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Part of the G. Gary Runka fonds
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- Agricultural Land Commission (Subject)