The Garden City Lands Coalition is a group of citizens who are committed to keeping Richmond's Garden City  Lands green and protected by the Agricultural Land Reserve. This is a public service for the citizens of Richmond, B.C., and the world. We are incorporated as a society in the Province of British Columbia. If you wish to look over the society's constitution and bylaws, please see the bottom of this page.

The 2009-10 directors of the society are Jim Wright (president), Daniel Leung (vice-president), Jessica Lai (secretary), Arzeena Hamir (treasurer), Barbara Huisman, and Carol Southgate.

Contact us by email at GardenCityLands@shaw.ca. Or write to 8300 Osgoode Dr., Richmond, B.C., V7A 4P1.
Note: For Garden City Lands eco-tour matters, preferably email GardenCityTours@shaw.ca.

Become a member!

You can be part of the Coalition in two ways:

• By becoming a "Friend of Garden City." That simply involves being on the opt-in/out emailing list for the Garden City News, typically sent out twice a month. To opt in, simply email GardenCityLands@Shaw.ca with "Subscribe" in the subject line.

• By becoming a member of the incorporated Garden City Lands Coalition Society.

The Garden City Lands Coalition Society welcomes new members. New memberships are for the period from now until June 30, 2010. Being a member is a way to act for a good cause. If you support the purposes of the society (listed in the constitution below), you are invited to belong. Having many members:

• Adds to our credibility as a group speaking for many citizens.

• Helps offset expenses (and maintain a financial reserve) with the $10 membership fee.

• Facilitates quick action, as well as pervasive communication via work of mouth, web, vehicle. . . .

Membership Option: Free Save Garden City logo sticker, while quantities last. Looks like the logo at the top of this page. At 5.7" diameter (14.3 cm), it is a good size for most vehicle bumpers, and it is easily removable.
Please request a logo sticker only if you intend to display it. It will be mailed to you.

Download a membership application and mail it. Or use PayPal.

To use PayPal to become a member:

• Choose your preferred options below.

• Click the Pay Now button. (It is below the options.)

• Fill in the information when the PayPal form appears on your screen. (The information is used only for membership purposes, such as to inform members of any general meetings.)

• Be aware that you are taking out a membership for the period ending at the end of June 2010.

Note: You don't have to have a PayPal account or even to log in to PayPal in order to pay with it. PayPal gives credit card users the option of continuing without logging in.

Options:

Free removable "Save Garden City" sticker?	Yes, please.No, thank you.
Would you like to receive email updates?	Yes, please.No, thank you.

The members who attended our 2009 annual general meeting at "The Barn," Terra Nova Rural Park, were pleased. We've kept the web page that introduced the meeting, partly because it will help people to find The Barn and partly as a memento of the happy occasion. You can also download the minutes from the Barn page.

Constitution of the Garden City Lands Coalition Society

 1.    The name of the society is the Garden City Lands Coalition Society.

 2.    The purposes of the society are:

1. To promote and advocate for the preservation as open space of the property in Richmond, British Columbia, commonly known as the “Garden City Lands.”

2. To promote, advocate, educate, research and undertake other activities that will further the establishment, maintenance, expansion or preservation of agricultural uses and other appropriate activities on the Garden City Lands.

3. To undertake similar activities or initiatives as recommended by the membership and executive.

The bylaws of the society are those set out in Schedule B to the Society Act.

Web presence and Gardencitylands.ca languages

Besides the Garden City Lands blog and this website, there is a Garden City Lands Facebook group and a Garden City Lands Coalition Google group.

This website is bilingual, since approximately half the people in Richmond speak a Chinese language. The website uses Traditional Chinese, rather than Simplified Chinese, because the Chinese-language media in Canada generally use Traditional Chinese.

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