If propane cannons are disturbing you and your family, the following are the
people you should complain to in British Columbia.
First, you should contact the Minister of Agriculture, Stan Hagen and the Farm
Industry Review Board (FIRB). They are responsible for Right to Farm
Legislation, and this legislation permits the use of propane cannons. They also
have the power to change this legislation.
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Contact the Minister of Agriculture as follows:
Hon. Stan Hagen
PO Box 9043
Stn Prov Govt
Parliament Buildings
Victoria BC, V8W 9E2
Phone: (250) 387-1023
E-mail: AL.Minister@gov.bc.ca
or in his constituency at: Stan.Hagen.MLA@leg.bc.ca
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Contact the Farm Industry Review Board:
PO Box 9129 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC
V8W 9B5
Phone: (250) 356-8945
Fax: (250) 356-5131
E-mail: firb@gov.bc.ca
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You should also contact the BC Blueberry Council. They continue to take on
the responsibility of answering and recording complaints about excessive noise
from propane cannons. They will respond on your behalf and visit offending
farms who are not following the current guidelines for propane cannon use.
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The Blueberry Council can be reached as follows:
Will van Baalen
BC Blueberry Council Director,
Phone: 604-864-2117
Fax: 604-864-2197
E-mail:
bcblueberries@direct.ca
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or contact:
Nazam Dulat,
Blueberry Industry Grower Liaison,
Phone: 778-549-0712
E-mail:
nazamdulat@hotmail.com
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We also suggest that you send a copy of your complaint to your local MLA. If
you are unsure of your MLA's mailing address, phone number, or e-mail address,
you can look up this information in the BC Gov't. Directory at the following
link:
http://www.dir.gov.bc.ca/
Simply key in your MLA's name and press enter to retrieve his or her mailing
information.
And you should contact your local Municipal Government, ie. your Mayor and
Councillors. They may tell you that cannons and noise makers are not under
their jurisdiction, but put the pressure on them. They work for you, don't they?
When you send a letter via e-mail, please copy us at:
bancannons@hotmail.com
And if you don't get any satisfaction from any of these people, why not join
our group?
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