New legislation concerning British Columbia's Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) has officially kicked in. According to the government, the regulations will enhance food security and encourage farming on ALR land. saying limiting the size of homes on agricultural land will impact their quality of life. Those families can work with the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), the administrative body that oversees the ALR. Regulations came into force Friday bringing our governments Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act 2018 into effect.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2019 23:48 UTC