Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Nono Shen
Publication Date: August 14, 2025 - 07:14
Ex-councillor says B.C. should negotiate treaties to protect farmland after land claim ruling
August 14, 2025
Former Richmond, B.C., city councillor Harold Steves’ family has been farming in the area since 1877, lending their name to the community of Steveston.
The 88-year-old former politician only retired from council three years ago, and few can match his knowledge of the controversies surrounding Richmond’s farmland – the creation of the province’s agricultural land reserve, influxes of foreign-money investors, a spate of mega-mansion construction and now the Cowichan Nation’s Aboriginal title claim.
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August 14, 2025 - 18:56 | Anja Karadeglija | The Globe and Mail
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August 14, 2025 - 18:17 | Sarah Ritchie | The Globe and Mail
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