Vancouver Food Policy Council

The November meeting of the Vancouver Food Policy Council will be held on November 19th at 6:00-8:30 in the Strathcona Room at Vancouver City Hall.

Note that this is outside of our regular meeting dates, but as November 11 is Remembrance Day, we have moved this meeting to a Thursday.

This will be the last regular meeting of 2009.

For more information, please visit http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/socialplanning/initiatives/foodpolicy/polic....

The food crisis is still lurking, even in Vancouver. I sat down with Yona Sipos, member of the Vancouver Food Policy Council (VFCP) for an update on the group’s initiatives.
‘Bees’, ‘chicken’ and ‘Vancouver’, three words put together in the same sentence. Is that possible? For Yona Sipos, it’s straightforward: “Bees are legal under certain guidelines. Chickens are on the table for discussion in Vancouver”. Yona Sipos is one of twenty members of a special council that, since 2004, tackles important food initiatives in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland: the Vancouver Food Policy Council (VFPC).

The Vancouver Food Policy Council (VFPC) is seeking nominations for new members. Members are appointed by Vancouver City Council. However, we attempt to find candidates who are best qualified to meet our current needs and forward those names to City Council. Our practice is to solicit applications from as broad a base as possible amongst individuals, groups and networks working on food security concerns. To receive an application, please email carolechristopher(at) shaw.ca