Province announces plans to replace Abbotsford plant and animal health facility, citing flood risk - Terrace Standard

The flooding of 2021 in Abbotsford damaged one of the government’s important agricultural centres, at a time when it was most needed.

So, the province has announced that they will be building a new centre somewhere in the Fraser Valley. They’ll be bringing forward a business plan by the end of this year, highlighting some possible locations. A press release from the ministry of agriculture said that the new facility will be designed to offer laboratory services to B.C.’s agricultural and veterinary sectors, including disease and virus diagnosis in wild and domestic birds, mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians, as well as hundreds of plant pests and diseases.

The new centre will provide enhanced animal and plant health services to B.C. producers in a more secure setting, the province said.

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