Thompson-Nicola Local Planning Information

Tools, factsheets and resources for the Thompson–Nicola agricultural region on the following local planning topics:

Agriculture Area Plans and Strategies

An agricultural area plan or strategy focuses on a community's farm area. Its purpose is to discover practical solutions to issues and identify opportunities to strengthen farming.

• District of Lillooet and St’at’imc Agricultural Plan - Part 1 (PDF)
• District of Lillooet and St’at’imc Agricultural Plan - Part 2 (PDF)
• Kamloops Agriculture Area Plan (PDF)

Agricultural Land Use Inventories

An agricultural area plan or strategy focuses on a community's farm area. Its purpose is to discover practical solutions to issues and identify opportunities to strengthen farming.

Inventories of agricultural land use and GIS mapping across B.C.

• Lillooet and SLRD Electoral Area B 2013 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF)

Planning Resources

Funding

The governments of Canada and British Columbia offers funding through the Local Government Agricultural Planning Program in support of projects that will lead to the development of agricultural area plans within municipalities and regional districts. The funding is administered through the Investment Agriculture Foundation.

• Local Government Agricultural Planning Program

Planning Information

The Strengthening Farming Program promotes strong working relationships between local and provincial governments and the farming community.

• The Strengthening Farming Program

The Agricultural Land Commission produces publications to encourage and enable farm business in B.C.

• The Agricultural Land Commission

Regional Planning Support and Organizations

Agri-teams work with local government representatives and members of the farm community on agricultural planning and farm practice issues. Contact an Agri-team member.

• Contact an Agri-team member  (PDF)

Agricultural Advisory Committees

Agricultural Advisory Committees are groups of appointed local agricultural producers who help advise governments on policy, programs and regional issues.

• Find the Agricultural Advisory Committee in your region (PDF)

Regional Districts

• Columbia Shuswap Regional District
• Squamish Lillooet Regional District - Agriculture Planning
• Thompson–Nicola Regional District

Addressing Farm Practice Concerns

The Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act creates a process to resolve the concerns of the public who have complaints about odour, noise, dust or other disturbances arising from a farm operation. If the complaint cannot be resolved informally, the British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board  will determine if the odour, noise, dust or other disturbance results from a normal farm practice.

• Farm Practice Complaints Process