Industry: Vegetable
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Report: Economic Impact of B.C.’s Dairy, Chicken, Turkey, Hatching Egg, and Table Egg Industries — 2011 Update
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP provides an analysis of the economic impacts of British Columbia’s supply-managed dairy, chicken, turkey, hatching egg, and table egg industries for 2011, highlighting contributions to GDP, employment, and tax revenues.
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Preliminary Decision: BC Vegetable Greenhouse I, L.P. v. British Columbia Vegetable Marketing Commission
Appeal of VMC’s Order 10/03(a) requiring BC Vegetable to remit $376,642 in levies. This preliminary decision addresses disclosure disputes, requests for forensic examination of Commission computers, scope of the appeal, and scheduling. The Board ordered limited further disclosure, dismissed other requests, and confined the appeal to levy calculation issues.
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Costs decision: BC Vegetable Greenhouse I, L.P. v. British Columbia Vegetable Marketing Commission
Costs decision arising from appeal of BCVMC Order 10/03(a) regarding levy calculations for greenhouse vegetable producers. The matter involves costs applications by the BCVMC and BC Hot House Foods Inc. following extensive interlocutory steps and disputes over the scope of appeal and document disclosure.
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Preliminary Decision: BC Vegetable Greenhouse I, L.P. v. British Columbia Vegetable Marketing Commission
Appeal of BCVMC’s Order 10/03(a) requiring BC Vegetable Greenhouse I, L.P. to remit $376,642 in outstanding levies. The BCVMC and BC Hot House sought summary dismissal of the appeal. The Board dismissed most grounds as frivolous or an abuse of process, but allowed the appeal to proceed on jurisdiction and computation issues.
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Decision: Supervisory review of the B.C. greenhouse vegetable industry
The B.C. Marketing Board issues a decision addressing various issues in the regulated vegetable sector, including marketing exemptions, levy impositions, and marketing conditions.
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Email: Affleck Hrabinsky Burgoyne LLP to parties — Allegations review: interim orders
Counsel for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission discusses BCFIRB’s interim orders and the status of panels constituted to address Prokam Enterprises Ltd.’s potato marketing and related licensing issues.
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Directive: Guidelines for approval of election rules and procedures submitted by marketing boards and commissions
BCFIRB outlines guidelines for marketing boards and commissions to establish and publish election rules for member elections. These rules must align with the NPMA Regulations and receive BCFIRB approval before implementation. Boards must submit draft rules and consultation reports for review, allowing at least six weeks for approval.
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Ruling: BCFIRB to MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. — Conclusion of Phase II Supervisory Review on Allegations of Bad Faith and Unlawful Activity
BCFIRB concludes Phase II of the Supervisory Review for MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc., following steps taken by MPL to address the impact of its conduct on orderly marketing and the BCVMC.
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Letter: Mitha Law Group to BCFIRB — Supervisory review investigation update
Hearing counsel provides an update on their investigation into allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity, and recommends adjourning the supervisory review hearing to January 2022.
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Letter: BCFIRB to Ministry of Agriculture and Food — Recommendation to review the 2004 Regulated Marketing Economic Policy
BCFIRB formally recommends the Ministry of Agriculture and Food review the 2004 Regulated Marketing Economic Policy, citing new challenges like biosecurity, climate change, and food security.