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MAY 2023
Vol. 109 Issue 5

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3 weeks ago

It’s been four years since the last tulip festival was held in Abbotsford, but this year’s event promises to be an even bigger spectacle than ever. Spanning 27 acres along Marion Road, Lakeland Flowers will display more than 70 varieties of the spring blossom, including fringe tulips and double tulips, the first of six months of flower festivals hosted by the farm. Writer Sandra Tretick spoke with Lakeland Flowers owner Nick Warmerdam this spring to find out how the floods on Sumas Prairie in 2021 have had an impact on his business plan as he transitions from wholesale cut flower grower to agri-tourism. We've posted the story to our website this month. It's a good read.

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Tulip grower makes the shift to agritourism

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ABBOTSFORD – On a bright sunny day in early April, Nick Warmerdam points out his office window at No. 4 and Marion roads to a spot about half a kilometre away across the Trans-Canada Highway.
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The province is allocating $15 million to be administered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC. for a perennial crop replant program benefitting tree fruit, hazelnut, berry and grape growers. The program aims to cover 100% of plant removal costs and 75% of replanting costs. Funds are also available for sector development. The new program replaces a suite of sector-specific replant programs and recognizes the importance of sector adaptation in the face of market, disease and weather challenges. ... See MoreSee Less

The province is allocating $15 million to be administered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC. for a perennial crop replant program benefitting tree fruit, hazelnut, berry and grape growers. The program aims to cover 100% of plant removal costs and 75% of replanting costs. Funds are also available for sector development. The new program replaces a suite of sector-specific replant programs and recognizes the importance of sector adaptation in the face of market, disease and weather challenges.
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Just a week after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials revoked the last primary control zones established in the Fraser Valley to control last fall’s outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, a new detection on April 29 at a commercial premises in Chilliwack underscored the risk of a spring wave. This is the first new detection since January 22, also in Chilliwack, and brings to 104 the number of premises affected since the current outbreak began April 13, 2022. The disease has impacted 3.7 million birds in BC over the past year. ... See MoreSee Less

Just a week after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials revoked the last primary control zones established in the Fraser Valley to control last fall’s outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, a new detection on April 29 at a commercial premises in Chilliwack underscored the risk of a spring wave. This is the first new detection since January 22, also in Chilliwack, and brings to 104 the number of premises affected since the current outbreak began April 13, 2022. The disease has impacted 3.7 million birds in BC over the past year.
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The province is contributing $3.2 million for upgrades to the Barrowtown pump station in Abbotsford that was overwhelmed during the November 2021 flooding on Sumas Prairie, part of a collaborative approach to flood mitigation in the region. During a press conference at the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food offices in Abbotsford today, the province said a collaborative approach that includes First Nations is needed as Abbotsford pursues a comprehensive flood mitigation strategy due to the potential impacts on Indigenous lands. Agriculture's interests will be represented by technical teams within the agriculture ministry. ... See MoreSee Less

The province is contributing $3.2 million for upgrades to the Barrowtown pump station in Abbotsford that was overwhelmed during the November 2021 flooding on Sumas Prairie, part of a collaborative approach to flood mitigation in the region. During a press conference at the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food offices in Abbotsford today, the province said a collaborative approach that includes First Nations is needed as Abbotsford pursues a comprehensive flood mitigation strategy due to the potential impacts on Indigenous lands. Agricultures interests will be represented by technical teams within the agriculture ministry.
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I sure hope part of that money is to educate the people in charge of the pumps and drainage system! They just relayed on computers and weren’t even physically monitoring the water levels. I’ve lived in the Fraser Valley my whole life and the old guys managing that system know how to do it. The new generation just sit behind computer screens and don’t physically watch the water levels. That system works very well when you do it right. The Fraser river levels are very important. The system is designed to drain the Sumas Canal (the part that runs thru the valley) into the Fraser. When they let it get backed up it put pressure on the dyke and the weak part burst. Simple science. And yes, the dykes need to be worked on too. Abbotsford has not been maintaining properly for years.

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The spirit of giving

December 23, 2020 byPeter Mitham

December is a month when giving is on people’s minds, and corporate generosity makes headlines.
This year is no different, though the challenges the supply chain faced during the COVID-19 pandemic made giving the gift of good food an alternative to for-profit sales for many organizations. Good news sells in hard times, and farmers and suppliers have stepped up to feed people’s needs.
On November 16, West Cast Seeds of Delta, which saw unprecedented demand from home gardeners at the start of the pandemic, launched the Dr. Bonnie Henry Pollinator Blend for home gardeners keen to “bee safe” and “bee kind.” More than 5,500 packets sold out in just three days, with all proceeds supporting Food Banks Canada operations in the purchaser’s locale.
West Coast Seeds president Aaron Saks says an additional 20,000 units of the seed blend will raise the total gift to Food Banks Canada to $150,000.
In addition to the Dr. Bonnie Henry campaign, West Coast Seeds launched another giving campaign over the Black Friday weekend, donating 15% of all sales to the Breakfast Club of Canada, resulting in a $13,500 donation. The Breakfast Club of Canada serves over 250,000 nutritious breakfasts daily in 1,880 schools throughout Canada. Every $3.00 donation equals one breakfast to a child in need.
“A big part of our mission at West Coast Seeds focuses on education and community outreach, which is why the Breakfast Club of Canada felt like a natural fit to be our Black Friday giving partner.” explained Aaron Saks, West Coast Seeds. “We know 2020 has been a challenging year for many, so to be able to help provide food for over 4,500 kids through the Breakfast Club of Canada is really important to everyone here at West Coast Seeds.”
Foodbanks BC was among the beneficiaries of donations by the BC Egg Marketing Board, whose 144 members donated $750,000 worth of eggs to the organizations 103-member food banks this year. A weekly supply flowed from the egg graders Island Eggs, Farmer Ben’s and Golden Valley to each of the foodbanks’ five regional hubs, which then made the eggs available to individual food banks for more than 80,000 households.
The other poultry groups also helped keep the less fortunate fed. BC milk producers meanwhile contributed 40,000 litres of milk, 3,000 kilograms of butter and 5,000 kilograms of cheese to 25 food banks.
In addition to the supply managed sectors, potato and vegetable growers also contributed product, contributing to a well-rounded diet for those adversely affected by the pandemic.

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