At the last meeting of the RDOS Board – the matter of a liquor license for the restaurant at Tinhorn Creek Winery was referred back to Oliver for a review by the APC Area C.

That review by the Area Planning Committee took place Tuesday evening. It resolved to:

1. Communicate back to the Regional Board and the Land Commission that no such liquor license should be allowed on land zoned – Ag (Farm)

2. But it did recommend that a new license category be designed by the Liquor Control Branch that would allow beer, wine and spirits that are made from BC farm products and bottle here in the province.

More background to the application is below.

Tinhorn seeks to broaden types of alcohol consumed

RE: Agricultural Land Commission Referral –Non-Farm Use Tinhorn Creek Winery

Administrative Recommendation:

THAT the RDOS not authorise the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission application to undertake a ‘non-farm’ use to proceed to the Agricultural Land Commission, in accordance with Section 20(3) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act, at 32838 Tinhorn Creek Road, Electoral Area ‘C’.

Purpose: To allow a non-farm use within the Agricultural Land Reserve. Owner: Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Ltd. Agent: Sandra Oldfield Folio: C-12-06577.450 Civic: 32838 Tinhorn Creek Rd Legal: Lot B Plan KAP87895, District lot 2450s SDYD OCP: Agriculture (Ag) Zone: Agriculture Two Site Specific (AG2)Proposed Development:

An application has been lodged with the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) under Section 20(3) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act (the Act) in order to allow for a non-farm use within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

Specifically, the applicant is seeking to have a food primary license for their existing winery bistro lounge. This will allow the applicant to offer a larger range of alcoholic beverage choices.