FAIRS SHINE A LIGHT ON LOCAL FOOD, PROMOTE BC150

VICTORIA – The B.C. Association of Agricultural Fairs and Exhibitions (BCAAFE) will benefit from $325,000 to help fairs and exhibitions promote 150 years of agriculture, youth participation and sustainability, Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell announced.

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EXTENSION PROGRAM GROWS INTEREST IN AGRICULTURE

KAMLOOPS – Sixteen post-secondary students from across the province will get hands-on experience in the field of agriculture this summer, participating in the 2008 Summer Extension Assistance Program, announced Pat Bell, Minister of Agriculture and Lands.

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FREE CROWN GRANT PRESERVES PARK AND TREES IN SURREY

SURREY – The Province has transferred 31 hectares (approximately 77 acres) of land worth a total of $7 million to the City of Surrey for public park purposes, Surrey-Tynehead MLA and Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism and Immigration Dave S. Hayer announced today, on behalf of Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell.

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PROVINCE TAKES ACTION AGAINST INVASIVE PLANTS

PRINCE GEORGE – British Columbia is taking provincewide action to protect our valuable land resource against invasive plants with increased funding and a new Invasive Plant Management Program, announced Minister of Agriculture and Lands Pat Bell while presenting a $250,000 cheque to the Northwest Invasive Plant Council (NWIPC).

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MEAT PRODUCERS GET FURTHER ASSISTANCE FOR LICENSING

VICTORIA – Small-scale meat producers are getting additional assistance with more than $3.8 million to build slaughterhouse capacity and bring them into compliance with the Ministry of Health’s Meat Inspection Regulation.

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