Food

“I Eat Locally Grown”

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(By Edna Cox)

The AVTTS Food Group and local farmers Bill Thomson and Bob Collins have developed and unveiled a new bumper sticker in support of local agriculture: “I EAT LOCALLY GROWN”. So whether you’re a grower, a backyard urban gardener, or a frequenter of the Saturday Farmers’ Markets at Harbour Quay and Arrowvale, you can now let everyone know that you support the valley’s home-grown foods.
The suggested contribution for each sticker is just one dollar.. Watch for them at the Saturday Markets —- and on a bumper in your neighbourhood. It’s one more way to show your support for local food production.

Event

Public Coal Meeting coming to Port Alberni

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Just want to give people a quick update.

AVTTS has met with the City this week and they’ve agreed to help us set up a public meeting *before* the official public consultation by the environmental assessment office and before the City and other stakeholders start their consultations as part of the working group advising the proponents proposal.

We are now in the process of gathering the various stakeholders and nailing down a time but it will likely be early June at Echo.

One key criteria both the AVTTS and the City agreed upon was that guidelines for the meeting and facilitation need to be strong and maintained to ensure a safe place for all to speak.

There is plenty of passion around this topic so in order for all the facts to come out and for everyone for and against to be given a chance to speak, the meeting will be moderated likely similar to the all-candidates meetings during election campaigns.