Outcome: Denied / dismissed
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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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Order: Sound marketing policy and board authority — Mandatory poultry disease insurance
BCFIRB directs B.C. poultry boards not to exercise regulatory authority to support a proposed captive insurance company for avian influenza coverage, citing legal uncertainties and sound marketing policy concerns.
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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: BCFIRB — Supervisory Review of BCMMB Accommodation Levy Policy
BCFIRB conducted a supervisory review of the BCMMB’s Accommodation Levy Policy to assess its alignment with sound marketing policy. The review concluded that the policy does not accord with sound marketing policy and directed the Milk Board to analyze the costs of the current system and engage interest holders in consultation.
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Decision: BCFIRB re: BCFresh application to adduce evidence in Phase II
Decision on BCFresh’s application to cite new evidence regarding Prokam’s Delivery Allocation (DA) in Phase II of the “Allegations of Bad Faith” supervisory review.
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Decision: BCFIRB to Materi — Special circumstances application for quota allocation
Decision on a special circumstances application for a BCEMB quota allotment, submitted during BCFIRB’s review of the New Entrant Program.
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Decision: BCFIRB to Driesen — Special circumstances application for quota allocation
Decision denying a special circumstances application for a BCEMB new entrant quota allocation, requested during BCFIRB’s review of the New Entrant Program Rules.
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Decision: BCFIRB to Hann — Special circumstances application for quota allocation
Decision on a special circumstances application for a B.C. Egg Marketing Board (BCEMB) quota allotment, requested during BCFIRB’s review of the New Entrant Program Rules.
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Decision: Miller v. Pan-O-Ramic Farms Ltd.
Complaint related to odour from manure management practices of a dairy farm in Coldstream.
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Decision: Vanmar Poultry Ltd. v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Appeal of a BCCMB decision to apply OFFSAP non-compliance penalties to later quota periods (A-89, A-90) after an administrative error prevented their application in the original periods.