Category: Farm practices complaint
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Preliminary decision: Liu v. May
Complaint related to odour, flies, and noise from farm animals, including goats, on a hobby farm. Complaint dismissed because BCFIRB found the activities were not conducted as part of a farm business under the FPPA.
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Preliminary decision: Riviers v. Mountain Honey
Complaint related to alleged swarming from bees in overwintering hives on a commercial apiary. Complaint dismissed as frivolous because BCFIRB found no substantive evidence that the operation deviated from normal farm practices.
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Dismissal: Plank v Pacific Pride Chicks – Dismissal Order
Complaint regarding noise from a macerator on a chicken farm. Farm replaced machinery and noise issue was resolved. Complainant withdrew complaint.
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Dismissal: de Vries v Marker 15 Farm – Dismissal Order
Dismissal of farm practices complaint concerning noise from a propane cannon in Oliver to protect a vineyard from bird predation. Complainant withdrew complaint
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Farm Practices Protection Act practice directive
Use this directive to see BCFIRB’s usual timelines for farm practice complaints (120 business days from filing to hearing, and 35 business days from hearing to decision) with rules for extensions, adjournments, and special cases.
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Decision: Neveaux and Stevens v. Twoten Resources Ltd.
Complaint related to property flooding caused by cranberry harvest water runoff in Courtenay.
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Supplementary decision: Wright v. Lubchynski
Complaint related to noise from a propane cannon used for bird control at an organic grape vineyard in Kelowna.
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Decision: Yunker and Nurkowski v. Longhorn Farms Ltd.
Complaints related to odour, flies and manure dust from a feedlot operation in Kelowna.
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Preliminary decision: G. Wool & Sons Farm v. Outlander Poultry Farms Ltd.
Complaint related to barn clean out timing, incinerator exhaust and odour, dust and noise from fans, and feed delivery timing at a poultry farm in Langley. The complaint was not referred to a hearing.
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Preliminary decision: Wright v. Lubchynski
Complaint related to noise from a propane cannon used for bird control at a vineyard in Kelowna. The respondent applied to dismiss the complaint. The complaint proceeded to a hearing on the merits.