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		<title>Hazelwood Rd Construction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[lands and farms are being taken over by housing subdivisions This semi-rural area in a flood plain is subjected to heavy construction as houses are levelled, soil is scraped and farmers try to cope with the new reality. There will only a chain link fence separating a herd of cattle from the new subdivision, with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting our Farmland</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dean Murdock Saanich Councillor, and Peninsula Agricultural Commission Liaison Once again, our region is faced with the challenge of proposals to develop agricultural land for residential purposes. The market value of farm land as potential real estate is a tempting cash infusion for farmers struggling to maintain a profit.  But this is a short-term solution.  [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Former agricultural land to become subdivision in Langford</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former agricultural land to become subdivision in Langford BY BILL CLEVERLEY, TIMES COLONISTMARCH 16, 2010 A 501-unit subdivision on a 13.9 hectare parcel at 936 Flatman Ave. was given Langford council’s blessing Monday night following a low-key public hearing. To be known as McCormick Meadows, the proposal made by architect Herbert Kwan for Sydney and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Valley Lavender Farm celebrates 100 years this March 23 2010!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Valley Lavender &#38; Herbs &#124; 3505 Happy Valley Road &#124; Langford &#124; Telephone: 250.474.5767 The Happy Valley Lavender Farm celebrates 100 years this March 23 2010! One wonders what Lynda Dowling&#8217;s grandfather was thinking during his humble start walking the E &#38; N (now Galloping Goose) Railway line to check out this property in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Exclude ten Langford properties from the ALR (updated)</title>
		<link>https://greenlangford.ca/submissions/exclude-ten-langford-properties-from-the-alr-proposed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten Langford properties seek removal from the ALR UPDATE: The Commission made its decision on March 16, 2010 and the decisions were sent out in April. See Details: http://greenlangford.ca/alr There was no public meeting. In an email to Bea McKenzie, Roger Cheetham, Regional ALC Planner for the Island, Kootenay, and the North, reports the expected [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Farmland freeze needed now</title>
		<link>https://greenlangford.ca/news/farmland-freeze-needed-now</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Farmland freeze needed now G.E.Mortimore From the Lower Island News, April/May 2010 B.C.&#8217;s Agricultural Land Commission has a moral duty to guard and improve the food supply.  So why do the commissioners shirk their duty? The law allows removal of pieces of land from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) for well-documented reasons, but its main [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Houses planned for farmland</title>
		<link>https://greenlangford.ca/news/houses-planned-for-farmland</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://timescolonist.com/business/Houses+planned+Langford+farmland/2479162/story.htm TIMES COLONIST JANUARY 24, 2010 Langford council is considering a proposal for a 501-unit housing development on land now zoned for agriculture. The municipality&#8217;s planning committee will consider a staff report tomorrow on a development calling for 102 single-family lots, 61 townhouses and 338 apartments on the approximately 14 hectares at 936 Flatman Ave. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>ALR Land removal &#8211; Happy Valley Road</title>
		<link>https://greenlangford.ca/letters/alr-land-removal-happy-valley-road</link>
		<comments>https://greenlangford.ca/letters/alr-land-removal-happy-valley-road#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:03:23 -0800 From: Deb Harper Subject: ALR Land removal &#8211; Happy Valley Road To: mbaldwinATcityoflangford.ca To Whom It May Concern: As a resident in the Luxton area, and a local food advocate, I am writing to express my concern with the proposal to remove properties (the majority on Happy Valley Road) [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Preserving the urban farm</title>
		<link>https://greenlangford.ca/news/preserving-the-urban-farm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Edward Hill &#8211; Goldstream News Gazette Published: December 03, 2009 1:00 PM Langford is looking to buff up breathing room between urban development and remaining farmland as part of an agricultural strategy released in November. A key provision of the strategy is establishing an agricultural development permit area, which would prescribe setbacks and buffer [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Frank Mitchell to ALC</title>
		<link>https://greenlangford.ca/letters/frank-mitchell-to-alc</link>
		<comments>https://greenlangford.ca/letters/frank-mitchell-to-alc#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From: Frank Mitchell [&#60;mailto:fhm@shaw.ca&#62;mailto:fhm@shaw.ca] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:24 PM To: Bednard, Gordon ALC:EX Cc: Councillor Lillian Szpak; Matthew Baldwin; Linda Geggie; Lana Popham Subject: 10 Langford ALR Excisions&#8211;additional queries Dear Mr. Bednard, I would be grateful if you could share the following with members of the Vancouver Island Panel. The specific concerns I [&#8230;]]]></description>
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