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Wednesday, July

YOUTHS ENJOY ICE cream Saturday at country market

Ban protects agriculture market

Those in favor of a potato-
growing ban in Central Saanich
Say it muUSt Stay intact to protect all
B.C. and Canadian agricultural and
horticultural industries.

“There’s a huge issue at stake
here,” said John Kaye, a North
Saanich nursery owner who ships
produce off the Island.

Removing the ban could spell
disaster for farmers and horticul-
turists who depend on exports
because of the possibility that
markets will refuse their produce,
he said.

The ban was imposed by Ottawa
because the golden nematode was
found in Central Saanich. The pest
threatened exports of Canadian
agricultural produce to the US.

Kaye said the U.S. and countries
worldwide are anxious to stop the
spread of the nematode, which is
transmitted in soil.

Lifting the ban could put a
“tainted label” on all B.C. and
Canadian products, he said.

“The attitude of all officials,
whether Canadian or American, is
that (the nematode) just has to be
contained wherever it is found so it
is not a detriment to agriculture
and horticulture,” said Kaye.

“It is a huge area that could be
affected (if the ban was removed),
and it’s unfortunate a few potato
growers are affected, but the
hematode must be contained to
protect hundreds of millions of
dollars in business in Canada.”

Kaye attended a closed-door
meeting July 2 to discuss the issue
attended by local farmers, repre-
sentatives of producer organiza-
tions and provincial and federal
government officials.

Some of the producer groups
included the B.C. Nursery Trade,
the B.C. Certified Seed Growers
Association, the B.C. Vegetable

Marketing Commission, the B.C.
Coast Vegetable Co-operative and
the Island Vegetable Co-operative.

Kaye represented B.C. and Cana-
dian nursery associations.

Al Oliver, a Vancouver-based
Agriculture Canada official who
chaired the meeting, said many of
the groups spoke in favor of the
ban.

“They see a large potential dam-
age to their industries,” he said.

The nematode “‘is of great inter-
national concem and therefore has
an impact on trade throughout the
world.”

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