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Old Posted Jul 12, 2018, 1:13 PM
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Originally Posted by phone View Post
Hong Kong area: 2,754 km²
Metro Vancouver area: 2,700 km²

No reason why Vancouver couldn't exceed Hong Kong's population in such circumstances, considering that the former's terrain is much more forgiving, and that a substantial amount of conceivably developable agricultural land still remains.
Why would you want to develop all of the lower mainland's agricultural land?

The climate is unique for Canada, and BC doesn't have a whole lot of class A farmland to begin with. There is rangeland in the interior. Prairie grasslands in the Peace River country and some arid land fit for viticulture and orchards in the Okanagan, but true high quality class A multipurpose agricultural land is only really found in the lower Fraser River valley. This should be preserved for posterity with only small amounts released for future urban growth when absolutely necessary.
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