May 8, 2015 – Abbotsford, British Columbia – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Mark Warawa, member of Parliament for Langley, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, and members of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia (BC) for Abbotsford South and Abbotsford-Mission, Darryl Plecas and Simon Gibson, on behalf of BC Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick, announced funding for two initiatives worth up to $1.58 million to help BC poultry producers re-establish their operations and mitigate the impact of future risks following an outbreak of notifiable avian influenza in the Fraser Valley this past winter.
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