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Union of BC Municipalities votes to ask province
to ban GE crops and animals
September 19, 2013, Vancouver - This morning,
in an unprecedented step, the Union of BC
Municipalities (UBCM), at their Annual General
Meeting in Vancouver, passed a resolution “that
UBCM ask the British Columbia government to
legislate the prohibition of importing, exporting
and growing plants and seeds containing
genetically engineered DNA, and raising GE
animals within BC, and to declare, through
legislation, that BC is a GE Free area in respect
to all plant and animal species."
Already 14 municipalities in BC have declared
themselves GE Free Zones, and 10 Official
Community Plans of Regional Districts have
come out against GE crops, as communities
across the province mobilized for a ban on GE
crops.
Press Release - September 19, 2013: Union of
BC Municipalities Asks Province to Ban GE
Crops and Animals UNQUOTE
http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Free-
Zones
GE Free Zones in BC
Powell River (2004)
Salt Spring Island (2004)
Denman Island (2004)
Nelson (Nov 3, 2008)
Kaslo (Jan 13, 2009)
New Denver (Sept 8, 2009)
Rossland (May 11, 2009)
Richmond (May 29, 2012)
Saanich (Nov 2012)
Metchosin (Nov 2012)
Cherryville (March 8, 2013)
Telkwa (March 11, 2013)
City of North Vancouver (June 10, 2013)
Roberts Creek
51 municipalities within the Association of
Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities
(AVICC, resolution passed April 2013 – for
AVICC members go here http://avicc.ca/about-
the-avicc/avicc-members-2/)
Union of BC Municipalities votes to ask province
to ban GE crops and animals
September 19, 2013, Vancouver - This morning,
in an unprecedented step, the Union of BC
Municipalities (UBCM), at their Annual General
Meeting in Vancouver, passed a resolution “that
UBCM ask the British Columbia government to
legislate the prohibition of importing, exporting
and growing plants and seeds containing
genetically engineered DNA, and raising GE
animals within BC, and to declare, through
legislation, that BC is a GE Free area in respect
to all plant and animal species."
Already 14 municipalities in BC have declared
themselves GE Free Zones, and 10 Official
Community Plans of Regional Districts have
come out against GE crops, as communities
across the province mobilized for a ban on GE
crops.
Press Release - September 19, 2013: Union of
BC Municipalities Asks Province to Ban GE
Crops and Animals UNQUOTE
http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Free-
Zones
GE Free Zones in BC
Powell River (2004)
Salt Spring Island (2004)
Denman Island (2004)
Nelson (Nov 3, 2008)
Kaslo (Jan 13, 2009)
New Denver (Sept 8, 2009)
Rossland (May 11, 2009)
Richmond (May 29, 2012)
Saanich (Nov 2012)
Metchosin (Nov 2012)
Cherryville (March 8, 2013)
Telkwa (March 11, 2013)
City of North Vancouver (June 10, 2013)
Roberts Creek
51 municipalities within the Association of
Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities
(AVICC, resolution passed April 2013 – for
AVICC members go here http://avicc.ca/about-
the-avicc/avicc-members-2/)