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Petition urges Christy Clark to restrict foreign investment in Vancouver real estate

2015-05-14 02:52:02| Real Estate - Topix.net

The contentious issue of foreign ownership in the Metro Vancouver area is back in the spotlight with B.C. Premier Christy Clark weighing in on the issue. More than 17,000 people have signed a petition urging the province to put restrictions on real estate purchases by overseas investors.

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NFU Voices Concerns with Petition for Organic Checkoff

2015-05-13 22:13:58| National Farmers Union

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (May 13, 2015) Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 13, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson today voiced concerns over a recent petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to begin the process of setting up a checkoff program for the organic industry under the 1996 Generic

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Petition to rename Justin Herman Plaza after Maya Angelou

2015-05-12 23:00:04| Agriculture - Topix.net

Bayview residents Brett and Michelle Harris Anderson filed a petition with Change.org to rename San Francisco's Justin Herman Plaza after Maya Angelou, a famous poet and author with ties to the city. The parents were recently watching their four children run around the plaza's Vaillancourt Fountain, when their 8-year-old son said, "This place is cool!" and then asked, "Who is M. Justin Herman? Why was the space named after him?" The parents didn't know the answer and later researched the former city planner of San Francisco who was executive director of the SF Redevelopment Agency from 1959 to 1971.

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