July 16, 2021 - Dialogue with BC Agriculture Minister Lana Popham
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BC is home to over 150 companies developing and producing world-class agriculture technology, and Surrey is poised to become a hub for agritech and innovation in the province.
On July 16th, Lana Popham, BC's Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, joins the Surrey Board of Trade to discuss agritech investments, the Agricultural Land Reserve and the impact of the SkyTrain extension, and the future of farming in Surrey and BC. This is an opportunity to ask the Minister your questions.
Lana was raised on Quadra Island in a do-it-yourself community, where growing food, raising animals and harvesting from the sea was a way of life. Lana is a co-founder of Barking Dog Vineyard, the first certified organic vineyard on Vancouver Island.
Lana became politically active in 2007 when the economic viability of over 90 food producers in Saanich was threatened by increased property taxes. She served on Saanich?s Planning, Transportation and Economic Development Committee and the Peninsula Agricultural Commission. She was also president of the Vancouver Island Grape Growers Association, chair of the Certification Committee for the Islands Organic Producers Association, and a member of the Investment Agriculture Board.
After being elected in 2009, Lana served as Opposition Spokesperson for agriculture for eight years. She obtained her degree in geography at the University of British Columbia.
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Date and Time
Friday Jul 16, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
Friday, July 16, 2021
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location
Digital Event. The zoom link will be sent to you on July 15th.
Fees/Admission
Free/Pay What You Can. Zoom link will be sent on July 15th.
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Mirdula Babu
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