Ministerial Meetings in Vancouver at UBCM last week

Minister Pat Pimm – Agriculture

2 issues:

1) ALR Restaurants being able to serve Kraft Beer and Spirits.

ALC staff – Restaurants on ALC land  – see story elsewhere on ODN

2) GE Free BC in regards to all Food and Animal Feed

Minister Todd Stone and staff – Transportation

Proliferation of signage

Ministry of Health – Terry Lake

Penticton Hospital Tower

Resolutions:

Local Resolutions: Conflict of Interest, ALR restaurants, GE Free-BC, Zebra and Quagga Mussels, Major Appliance Stewardship Program and Goose Population Control Program.

Resolutions of Interest: Lots of Land Use ALR Resolutions, Accessory dwellings on small properties, 3 or 4 year terms starting 2014, Compulsory Labelling of GE foods and animal products, Availability by public of contact information for local Gov reps.

Other events:

8 Habits of Effective Citizen Engagement – great ideas.

Rural Forum – Recruitment and retention of Health Care professionals, Forest Tenure – Off Road Vehicles

Communications Forum – how to get the dialogue going and not saying anything to end the conversation in a way that one side feels finished. One of the speakers was Chief Clarence Louie

(picture from meeting in Oliver)