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Denman farming questionnaire seeks residents’ feedback

A questionnaire on the island’s farming regulations is open for public feedback until April 15.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2022-03-24 · compiled 2026-10-01

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The Denman Island Local Trust Committee is seeking public feedback through a questionnaire for its Farming Regulations Review Project, with responses accepted until April 15, 2022.^[1]

The questionnaire asks about farming regulations, and the committee’s February minutes say the project concerns the regulation of agri-food and commercial food production by farming.^[2]

At its February 15 meeting, the committee generally endorsed the questionnaire, subject to changes discussed at the meeting, and approved up to $2,000 from the project budget for advertising and direct mail.^[2]

The March 22 meeting minutes record residents’ concerns that the project’s framing did not address topics including climate change, water conservation, regenerative agriculture, local food and subsistence agriculture.^[1]

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