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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
    • Part 7: Arts, Crafts and Recreation
    • Part 8: Agriculture
    • Part 9: Church Histories
    • Part 10: Schools
    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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BN08-36: Agriculture Committee Visits Fort St. John

Recent History – 1999

Oct. 1, 1999

By Daily News Staff

Fort St. John will be one of the stops for the select standing committee on agriculture and fisheries. The all-party legislative committee will be in the Energetic City on Tuesday, Oct. 12 to hold a public hearing in the Bowes Room at the Pioneer Inn.

The committee is travelling throughout the province this fall to hear British Columbians’ concerns on matters ranging from food security and industry sustainability to food safety, industry infrastructures, regional development, and the role of government in the agricultural sector.

All British Columbians, including consumers, retailers and distributors, processors, farmers, and related organizations are invited to attend the committee’s public hearings.

The committee is empowered to “examine, inquire into and make recommendations with respect to ‘agri-food’ policy for the new millennium and beyond in British Columbia.” The committee is also authorized to consider matters referred by the Minister of Agriculture and Food, including the agri-food policy consultations conducted by the ministry during 1998, which culminated in the ministry’s briefing paper “Choosing Our Future: Options for the Agri-Food Industry.”

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

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