Category: Farm practices complaint
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Knowledgeable Person Guide
The Knowledgeable Person Guide explains the role of experts appointed by BCFIRB to provide reports and evidence in farm practice complaints under the FPPA.
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Decision: Truax v. Hlusek
Complaint related to herbicide spraying along a property line by a cattle farm near Abbotsford, affecting the complainant’s hay field.
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Preliminary decision: Barkwill v. Lychowyd and Cockrill
Complaint related to dust from haying and noise from tractor, weed whipper, and chainsaw use. Complaint dismissed as trivial, frivolous, vexatious and not made in good faith.
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Judicial Review Decision: Holt v. Farm Industry Review Board, 2014 BCSC 1389
Complaint related to noise, light, flies, and odour from an equestrian business in Kelowna. The judicial review was allowed. The FIRB order was set aside and the matter remitted back to FIRB for reconsideration.
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Decision: Lanyon, Pederson, and Ellicott v. Knopp’s Dairy Farm Ltd.
Complaint related to noise from a propane cannon used for bird control on a dairy farm near Courtenay.
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Decision: Baird v. Goodwill Investments Ltd. d.b.a. Goodwin Farms, and Plasterer
Complaint related to noise, land clearing, burning, and increased rodent population from a cattle operation in Highlands and View Royal.
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Preliminary decision: Hardy and Bond v. Stanhope Dairy Farm et al.
Complaints about noise, odour, pests, and truck traffic at Central Saanich composting/trucking operation. Hearing was adjourned, finding the complaints vexatious where the primary aim was to prove it was not a farm operation.
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Decision: Hill v. Gauthier
Complaint related to odour and pests from manure management practices on a cattle farm.
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Report: Farm Practices and Conflict Management — Options for Provincial Government, Local Governments, Farm Industry, and BCFIRB
This report discusses conflicts related to noise from propane cannons used by farms in British Columbia. It explores regulatory and non-regulatory options for managing these conflicts, emphasizing the need for guidelines, communication, and conflict resolution processes. The report also highlights the role of land use planning and the importance of balancing urban and agricultural interests.
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Report: Review of the Use and Regulation of Propane Cannons in the South Coastal Region
This document is a comprehensive review of the use and regulation of propane cannons in the South Coastal Region, focusing on the noise nuisance caused by these devices used for bird control in agricultural settings, particularly blueberry farms. It discusses the competing interests of farmers and neighbouring residents, and explores regulatory options and recommendations for…