After last fall’s flap over non-farm use of Agricultural Land Reserve land that saw several farms barred from conducting weddings on-site, the ALC has hired more compliance officers — and may hire even more.
ALC Chair Frank Leonard visited Kelowna and Lake Country councils on Monday to talk about the plans and said it’s not about cracking down on farmers who do non-farm activities on their land, but about expediting applications for non-farm uses.
“History has shown that people who make applications have waited months and in some cases a couple of years for a decision,” he told Daybreak South host Chris Walker.
Daybreak South – CBC News – Feb 16, 2016.