Category: Supervisory review
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Letter: Mitha Law Group to BCFIRB — Phase 2 — MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc.
Hearing counsel recommends ending phase 2 of the supervisory review as it relates to MPL BC, citing MPL’s decision to cease its civil claim and commit to the B.C. greenhouse vegetable sector.
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Letter: Affleck Hrabinsky Burgoyne LLP to BCFIRB — Response to hearing counsel recommendation to end phase 2 for MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc.
Counsel for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission supports hearing counsel’s recommendation to end phase 2 of the supervisory review for MPL BC, with conditions regarding compensation for the commission’s legal costs.
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Letter: BCFIRB to supply-managed boards — Exemption of siblings from quota transfer assessments
BCFIRB amends its September 2005 directions to allow exemptions for quota transfers between siblings, specifically for succession planning purposes, ensuring the quota remains attached to the family farm.
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Email: Basham Law to Affleck Hrabinsky Burgoyne LLPL — Response to hearing counsel recommendation to end phase 2 for MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc.
Counsel for MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. responds to counsel for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission, confirming BCVMC’s interpretation of the terms for compensation of legal costs.
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Schedule B: Category expansion — Redacted
SUNSET reports on its greenhouse innovations, highlighting developments in the tomato and pepper segments, including the introduction of the first branded tomato and high-flavor snacking peppers.
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Cover letter: BCFIRB to supply-managed boards — Review of specialty production and new entrant programs
BCFIRB summarizes the outcomes of its review of specialty production and marketing in the regulated marketing system, providing the full report to supply-managed boards and directing them to provide draft orders by the end of October 2005.
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Schedule A: Agency application slide deck — Redcated
Mastronardi Produce outlines its strategy to expand its greenhouse vegetable market presence by leveraging proprietary varieties and distribution networks to displace imports and access global markets.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. poultry boards — Use of regulatory authority in disease insurance
BCFIRB directs the B.C. poultry boards to make joint submissions on the proposed poultry insurance program. Phase 1 submissions are to assess whether the program is sound marketing policy, and whether the boards have the legal authority to implement it.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission, V.I.P. Produce Ltd. and Vancouver Island Farm Products Inc. — Appeals concerning agency status
BCFIRB defers further consideration of appeals of BCVMC agency designation decisions, and confirms that it will consider the issues raised in the appeals as part of a supervisory review.
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Letter: Primary Poultry Processors Association of B.C. to BCFIRB — Recommendations on avian influenza producer insurance program
PPPABC submits recommendations on mandatory participation, biosecurity audits, industry review and cost allocation for a proposed avian influenza producer insurance program.