But a review by The Globe and Mail shows the majority of land withdrawal applications to the ALR get approved. Of 169 recent applications, 123 were approved by the ALC and 46 were rejected. Most of the rejections, 24, were for applications to subdivide land. In the northern region 38 applications resulted in 34 approvals, with only four rejections, one of which was for a rodeo ground. In southeast B.C., Donna Passmore, campaign director of the Farmland Defence League, said the province needs to do more to protect farmland, not less. The White Rock resident said the 4.7-million hectares in the ALR is “a myth” because there has been no comprehensive study of how the land is being used – and much of the land that is supposedly being protected is being degraded by non-farm uses. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/stakeholders-split-sharply-on-bc-land-reserve-policies/article15541443/#dashboard/follows/