Industry: Vegetable
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Decision: Bevo Farms Ltd. v. B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission
BCFIRB grants Bevo Farms Ltd.’s appeal against BCVMC’s decision to deny a cucumber production allocation. BCVMC is ordered to issue a production allocation for 19,560 m2 of cucumber production for the period from September 2008 to February 2009.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission — Agency proposal from BC Fresh Vegetables Inc. (BCFresh) and Vancouver Island Farm Products Inc. (VIFP)
BCFIRB sets out its expectations for BCVMC in responding to BCFresh and VIFP’s proposal for VIFP to operate as a sub-agency, and affirms that it is BCVMC’s responsibility to address the proposal in the first instance.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission, BC Fresh Vegetables Inc. and Vancouver Island Farm Products Inc. — December 23, 2013 supervisory review decision — Central Vancouver Island agencies
BCFIRB clarifies its definition of an “appropriate business model” for designated agencies, and confirms BCVMC’s authority to monitor, assess and determine the status of agencies on an ongoing basis.
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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.