Kootenay Local Planning Information

Tools, factsheets and resources for the Kootenay agricultural region on the following local planning topics:

Agriculture Area Plans and Strategies

An agricultural area plan or strategy focuses on a community's farm area. Its purpose is to discover practical solutions to issues and identify opportunities to strengthen farming.

• Boundary Area Agricultural Plan (PDF)
• Regional District of Central Kootenay Agriculture Plan (PDF)
• Regional District of East Kootenay Agriculture Plan (PDF)

Agricultural Land Use Inventories

Inventories of agricultural land use and GIS mapping across B.C.

• Central Region 2011 LUI report (PDF) 2 MB and maps (PDF) 73 MB
• Columbia Valley 2011 report (PDF) 2 MB and maps (PDF) 49 MB
• Elk Valley2011 LUI report (PDF) 2 MB and maps (PDF) 19 MB

Planning Resources

Funding

The governments of Canada and British Columbia offers funding through the Local Government Agricultural Planning Program in support of projects that will lead to the development of agricultural area plans within municipalities and regional districts. The funding is administered through the Investment Agriculture Foundation.

• Local Government Agricultural Planning Program

Planning information

The Strengthening Farming Program promotes strong working relationships between local and provincial governments and the farming community.

• Strengthening Farming Program

The Agricultural Land Commission produces publications to encourage and enable farm business in B.C.

• Agricultural Land Commission

Regional Planning Support and Organizations

Agri-teams work with local government representatives and members of the farm community on agricultural planning and farm practice issues. Contact an Agri-team member.

• Contact an Agri-team member (PDF)

Agricultural Advisory Committees

Agricultural Advisory Committees are groups of appointed local agricultural producers who help advise governments on policy, programs and regional issues.

• Find the Agricultural Advisory Committee in your region (PDF)

Regional Districts

• Columbia–Shuswap Regional District
• Central Kootenay
• East Kootenay
• Kootenay Boundary

Addressing Farm Practice Concerns

The Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act creates a process to resolve the concerns of the public who have complaints about odour, noise, dust or other disturbances arising from a farm operation. If the complaint cannot be resolved informally, the British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board will determine if the odour, noise, dust or other disturbance results from a normal farm practice.

• Farm Practice Complaints Process