Village of Cumberland Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 990

Topic	Sub-topic	Policy or Policy Excerpt	Document Location	Language Rating
policy partnerships, advocacy and development;	partnerships/advocacy/liaising;	Participate in regional initiatives such as the IH Food Security HUB endorsed by Let Us Share the Harvest (LUSH) organization, to develop a more sustainable food system, including food production, processing, transportation, and waste diversion.	6.3.3 (1)	*
first nations and indigenous food systems;	hunting, fishing and gathering	Support opportunities for First Nation partnerships in local food production and ecotourism through wildcrafting and traditional gathering knowledge.	6.3.3 (3)	*
food sales, access and procurement;	farmers' markets;	Support the use of public spaces for farmers markets and community food events.	6.3.3 (4)	*
wildlife/environmental/pest managmeent;	climate change and greenhouse gases	Explore opportunities in the agricultural sector to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve energy by using targets, policies, and actions.	6.3.3 (6)
food production; urban agriculture;	edible landscaping; pilot project;	Seek opportunities to pilot urban food production and edible landscapes in greenways.	6.3.3 (7)
food production; urban agriculture;	pilot project; partnerships/advocacy/liaising;	Consider new and innovative approaches to urban food production that increase food security, in partnership with citizens, community groups, and other stakeholders.	6.3.3 (8)
food production;		Encourage small-scale, neighbourhood-level food production within the community.	6.3.3 (9)
development and productive use of agricultural land;		Protect agricultural areas from the incursion of non-food industries such as federally licensed medical marijuana production facilities.	6.3.3 (10)	*
urban-agriculture conflict and edge planning;	protection of farming development permit area ; ALR ; buffer at agricultural edge;	See document for Protection of Farming Development Permit Area	10.3	*

Municipality:
Village of Cumberland

Document Type:
Official Community Plan

Level of Government:
Municipal

Topic(s):

First Nations and Indigenous Food Systems

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Food Production

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Food Sales, Access & Procurement

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Policy Partnerships, Advocacy & Development

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Urban - Agriculture Conflict & Edge Planning

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Urban Agriculture

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Sub-topic(s):

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edible landscaping

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protection of farming development permit area

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climate change and greenhouse gases

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partnerships/advocacy/liaising

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farmers' markets

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Policy URL:
https://cumberland.ca/bylaw-directory/

Policy File:

Cumberland_OCP_2014.pdf

Region:
Comox Valley

Province:
British Columbia

Year:
2014

Supplementary Information:
No

Population Range:
2,000-3,999