Status of Agricultural Area Plans and Strategies As of October 6, 2010

“Being considered” has a wide range of meaning – from an initial idea, to formulating a concept, to applying to agencies for funding. “Under way” means a consulting contract has been awarded or the local planners have started work on the plan. “Completed” means the final report has been received or approved by the local government.

Being Under Completed Local Government considered way (year) Lower Mainland Abbotsford – Agricultural Strategy X -Rural Land Use Plan(s) X Chilliwack – Agricultural Strategy 1999 - Agricultural Area Plan X Delta – Rural Land Use Study 1994 - Agricultural Study 1992 - Update – agricultural area plan X Fraser Valley Regional District & Greater Vancouver Regional District (now Metro Vancouver) – Economic Strategy for Agriculture in the Lower Mainland 2002 Fraser Valley RD Electoral Areas – Agricultural Area Plan X Kent – Agricultural Area Plan 2010 Langley (Township) – Community Plan - Rural Langley 1993 - Agricultural Strategy X Maple Ridge – Vision of Maple Ridge Rural Plan 1996 - Maple Ridge Agricultural Plan 2009 Metro Vancouver – Regional Food System Strategy X Mission – Agriculture Plan X Pitt Meadows – The Future of Agriculture 2000 Richmond – Agricultural Viability Strategy 2003 Squamish – Agriculture Plan X Squamish-Lillooet Regional District - Pemberton Valley Agricultural Area

Plan 2010 Surrey – Agricultural Plan 1999 Subtotal: Lower Mainland = 21 4 5 12

Vancouver Island / Gulf Islands Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District – Agricultural Area Plan X Campbell River – Agriculture Area Plan X Capital Regional District, Juan de Fuca Electoral Area - Agricultural

Area Plan X Central Saanich – Agricultural Area Plan X Comox Valley Regional District (formerly Comox-Strathcona RD) –

Comox Valley Agricultural Plan 2002 - Update of agricultural plan X Cowichan Valley Regional District – Area Agricultural Plan 2010 Islands Trust – Salt Spring Island – Area Farm Plan 2008 - Denman Island – agricultural plan X Metchosin – Agricultural Area Plan X Nanaimo, Regional District of – Agricultural Area Plan X North Cowichan – Strategic Agricultural Area Plan 2001 North Saanich – Agriculture Plan 2010 Saanich Peninsula – Agricultural Strategy 1997 Sooke – Agricultural Area Plan X Ucluelet – agriculture plan X Subtotal: Vancouver Island / Gulf Islands = 16 6 4 6

Interior / North Cariboo Regional District – Agriculture and Forestry Policies Review and

Development 2003 Central Coast Regional District – Bella Coola Valley Foodshed Analysis

Project 2008 - Bella Coola Valley Foodshed Development Strategy X Peace River Regional District – Rural Plan & Bylaw Review 2001 Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District (MIEDS – Misty Isles Economic

Development Society) – Haida Gwaii – agriculture strategy X Terrace – agriculture plan X Subtotal: Interior / North = 6 1 2 3

Thompson Okanagan Central Okanagan, Regional District of – Agricultural Plan 2005 Coldstream - Agricultural Area Plan 2009 Kamloops – agricultural area plan X Kelowna – Agricultural Plan 1998 Lake Country – Community Agriculture Plan 2008 Lillooet – agriculture plan X North Okanagan, Regional District of – Food System Plan 2009 Okanagan-Similkameen, Regional District of

– Rural Oliver Agricultural Area Plan 2008 - Naramata agricultural area plan X - Osoyoos agricultural area plan X Penticton – Agricultural Plan 2005 Salmon Arm – Agricultural Area Plan 2004 Spallumcheen - Agricultural Area Plan 2006 Summerland - Agricultural Area Plan 2008 Vernon – Agricultural Area Plan X West Kelowna – Agricultural Area Plan X Subtotal: Thompson Okanagan = 16 5 1 10

Kootenays Central Kootenay, Regional District of – Creston Valley Agriculture Plan 2002 - Agriculture Area Plan X East Kootenay, Regional District of – Agricultural Area Plan X Kootenay Boundary, Regional District of – Agriculture Development

Initiative: Boundary 2007 - Boundary Regional Agriculture Plan X - Eastern area (Rossland) – agricultural plan X Subtotal: Kootenays = 6 3 1 2 Overall Total Number - 65 19 13 33