Registration - Organization
Your Local Farmers Market Society / Laura Smit, Executive Director
Registration Information
Senior Officer Name: Laura Smit, Executive Director
Initial registration start date: 2020-05-12
Registration status: Inactive
Registration number: 6446-3276
Associated Lobbying Activity Reports
Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 2
Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 0
Version 2 of 2 (2021-02-18 to 2021-03-18)
Version 2 of 2 (2021-02-18 to 2021-03-18)
Lobbying Information
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| Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below: | Yes | ||||||
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BC Ministries/Provincial Entities
- Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
- Health
- Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Organization Details
Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration
Laura Smit, Executive Director
Organization Contact Information
Your Local Farmers Market Society
Address:
Vancouver Farmers Markets
1316 Grant St
Vancouver, BC V5L 2X5
Canada
Telephone number:
604-879-3276
Description of Activities
The purposes of the society are: (a) To contribute to the economic viability of small farms and local cottage industries by providing ready markets and creating long term opportunities for them to retail their products at a fair return; (b) To provide consumers with a choice of fresh, quality produce and other agricultural goods in settings that allow them to interact with the people who grow the food they eat and to thereby foster stronger connections between urban and rural dwellers; (c) To help create a sense of community in the urban neighbourhoods where markets are held; (d) To help preserve rural communities and farmland by fostering sustainable small-scale agriculture. and, (e) To serve as a practical and accessible medium for public education and mobilization around nutrition, agricultural and food policy issues.
Gifts or benefits provided by the organization
| Name | Gift or Benefit Description | Circumstance | Date Promised | Value Promised | Date Given | Value Given |
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| No Records | ||||||
Contributors to the Lobbying Activity
No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.
Government Funding in the Last 12 Months
Requested Government Funding
| Funding Request made to: | Funding Requested | Date Requested |
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| Agriculture | $250,000.00 | 2020-04-09 |
Received Government Funding
The Received Government Funding table below is not intended to be additive. Adding all of the entries together does not necessarily provide an accurate sum of all government funding received. There may be redundancy (reporting of the same funding more than once) caused by overlap in the "Date/Period Received" between 2 or more entries.
| Source of Government Funding | Funding Received | Date/Period Received |
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| Investment Agriculture Foundation - Buy BC Program | $10,000.00 | 2020-06-01 to 2021-02-28 |
Coalition Members Information
Your Local Farmers Market Society is not a coalition member.
Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome
Your Local Farmers Market Society does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities
Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests
The activities of Your Local Farmers Market Society are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
Lobbyists Details
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Laura Smit Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No Former Public Office Holder in BC: No |
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