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Subject: 	Panel Discussion, "Developing Richmond" March 3 at 1pm at 
Richmond Art Gallery
Date: 	Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:06:40 -0800



*Richmond Art Gallery*
*Developing Richmond**
**Panel Discussion and Open Forum**
**Saturday, March 3, 2012*


In conjunction with the current exhibition /Fantasy Gardens/, the 
Richmond Art Gallery will hold a Panel Discussion on "Developing 
Richmond" Saturday, March 3 at 1pm. Topics will include; Fantasy 
Gardens, past and present, the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) and how 
changes to land use impact our city and its citizens. The event is free 
and open to the general public.

Guest speakers include; *Terry Crowe*, /Manager, Policy Planning, City 
of Richmond/, *Kent Mullinix, PhD., */Director, Sustainable Agriculture 
and Food Security,/ /Kwantlen Polytechnic University/, *Harold Steves 
*/Councillor, City of Richmond /and *De Whalen,*/Board Member, Richmond 
Women's Resource Centre and Founding Member of Richmond Garden City 
Lands Coalition./

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Terry Crowe specializes in establishing long-range community planning 
policies, and develops and implements land use and environmental 
policies and urban design guideline policies in consultation with the 
community. //

Dr. Kent Mullinix is an agricultural scientist, agrologist, and 
educator. His research advances environmentally sound, local scale, 
human intensive, community focused agri-food systems as an integral and 
critical element of sustainable human settlement. He has developed many 
technical, incumbent workforce and undergraduate education programs and 
is currently leading the development of a Bachelor of Applied Science - 
Sustainable Agriculture curriculum at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Harold Steves has served on Richmond City Council continuously since 
1977, and served a previous term as alderman from 1968-1973. From 
1973-1975 he served one term as an M.L.A. in the Provincial Legislature, 
and is one of the founders of the Agricultural Land Reserve.  Descended 
from a pioneer Richmond farming family, he is very active in community 
life in the Steveston area, and is particularly interested in the 
preservation of farmland, heritage preservation, and environmental issues.

De Whalen has been a Richmond resident since 1975, andhas a long history 
in protecting and promoting Richmond farmland. Her first job out of 
university in 1974 was to coordinate the establishment and operation of 
the Richmond Allotment Gardensat the old Fantasy Gardens site. Dechairs 
the Richmond Poverty Response Committee, and is also active in food 
security issues, advocating grow/eat/buy local and locally grown food 
for community meals and the Richmond Food Bank.

*Contact Information*


Kathy Tycholis

Education and Public Programs Coordinator

Richmond Art Gallery

604-247-8313

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*Richmond Art Gallery **
*www.richmondartgallery.org
<http://www.richmondartgallery.org7700/>180-7700 Minoru Gate
Richmond BC V6Y 1R9
Tel: 604.247.8300
Email: gallery at richmond.ca <mailto:gallery at richmond.ca>

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