Agricultural Policy (2016)
The Cariboo Regional District Agricultural Policy was established to protect the interface between agricultural and non-agricultural land. This includes policy on buffers, fencing, agricultural awareness, and Section 219 covenants and comes in effect for the following applications: subdivision, additional dwellings for farm workers, and non-farm use in the ALR.
For some development applications (rezoning, official community plan amendments, and temporary use permits), the Agricultural Policy applies for properties that adjoin lands located in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) or those associated with active agricultural operations.
Plans
CRD Agricultural Area Plan
The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) has launched a project to develop an Agricultural Area Plan (AAP) that will identify opportunities to strengthen the regional agricultural sector and contribute to its long-term sustainability.
The Agricultural Development Advisory Committee (ADAC) is the steering committee for this project.
Reports
Agricultural Land Use Inventories
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (MAFF) is primarily responsible for Agricultural Land Use Inventories (ALUIs). The Cariboo Regional District partnered with the MAFF to conduct ALUIs for the areas listed below.
| Lac La Hache (2014) |
| South Cariboo (2014) |
Agricultural Water Demand Model (2015)
The Agriculture Water Demand Model report was a collaboration between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, BC Ministry of Agriculture, and the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC, completed for portions of the Cariboo Regional District. The model focused on land in the ALR and areas zoned for agricultural use in the Lac La Hache area, South Cariboo area, and lands south of Williams Lake, spanning across electoral areas E, G, H, and L. The water demand for irrigation was analyzed for 2003 and modelled for up to the year 2059.
Agricultural Land Use Inventories are the first step in developing and updating Agricultural Water Demand Models, which are primarily conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
View MAFF Agriculture Water Demand Models
BC Agriculture and Climate Change: Regional Adaptation Strategies – Cariboo Region (2014)
The BC Agriculture & Food Climate Action Initiative, in collaboration with the BC Agriculture Council and the BC Agricultural Research & Development Corporation, produced this report identifying various areas of agricultural impacts due to climate change as well as strategies and actions to address each impact area. Key impact areas identified in this report included: increasing wildfire risk; changing hydrology; increasing variability; changing pests, diseases, and invasive species; and changes to wildlife and ecological systems.