The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is considering taking enforcement action against a non-farm-related business it says is operating illegally on Agricultural Land Reserve land.

“These little businesses can become detrimental,” said Area C rural Oliver director Rick Knodel.

Knodel said agricultural land is meant to be protected.

“It’s a slow erosion of farmland that causes the concern, both for the ALC (Agricultural Land Commission) and for us, in general, we’ve seen farmland slowly eroding away and we don’t want to see that happening,” he said.

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