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Originally Posted by VancouverOfTheFuture
no. we don't need industrial land that badly, and once you start chipping away at the ALR you risk opening the gates.
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We've already done that 5 times in the past in Metro Van as far as I know (
http://www.richmond-news.com/news/de...-land-1.500777) of the more recent, and the Salmon River Highlands is only in the ALR because there's still land in Willoughby to develop on.
We already opened the gates a long time ago regarding this stuff...
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Bat...484/story.html
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In 2007, under the Liberal government, the ALR experienced its biggest net loss of land, as property was carved off for industrial developments in the north and for resort and residential subdivisions in the south. According to the ALC’s annual report, it allowed 1,220 hectares of farmland to be taken out of the 4.76-million-hectare reserve but approved the addition of only 588 hectares of non-farmland, leaving a net loss of 632 hectares.
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The ALR is really nothing but a buffer zone at this point.
