The Barn, Terra Nova Rural Park, Richmond, BC, Canada

"The Barn" at Terra Nova Rural Park, 2631 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC. Jim Wright photo.

"The Barn" at Terra Nova Rural Park, Richmond, BC, as seen from the country lane, Westminster "Highway"

The 2009 annual general meeting (AGM) of the Garden City Lands Coalition Society was held in "The Barn" at Terra Nova Rural Park, 2631 Westminster Highway, on Monday, June 22. Here are the minutes.

This page originally introduced the upcoming meeting. Now that it's in the past, we decided to leave the page up because (1) it will help other people to find The Barn and (2) the meeting went so well that we'd like to celebrate it for as long as we can.

"The Barn" (a.k.a. the Red Barn) looks like a barn, but it now serves more as a gathering place. It even has a new kitchen, used primarily by Chef Ian Lai for his community-service activities. On the north side of the building, there are public washrooms, which are accessed from outside. (As with other aspects of the Terra Nova Rural Park, the City of Richmond has done a terrific job.)

Need directions? Click here to use the Terra Nova Barn Route map!

The map shows the final part of the road route to "The Barn," as well as an additional parking area that is nearby. (Note: Give the map a few seconds to fully appear. It's worth the wait.)

2631 Westminster entrance for The Barn, Terra Nova Rural Park, Richmond, BC

At the 2631 Westminster entrance, you will notice the green 2631 sign on the left. It shares a pole with the signs of groups that ─ thanks to the City of Richmond ─ use this part of the Terra Nova Rural Farm for community benefit:

Terra Nova Schoolyard Society
Tzu Chi Foundation Sharing Farm
Richmond Fruit Tree Sharing Project (Terra Nova Sharing Farm)

They flourish together in harmony, along with community gardeners and city staff. Many organizations, companies, and individuals contribute to the success and become immersed in the harmony.

The Terra Nova Sharing Farm, which hosted the 2009 Garden City Lands Coalition Society AGM, grows organic produce for the Richmond Food Bank in its fields and greenhouse. Our hosts briefly introduced the farm toward the end of the meeting, and they were happy to lead a tour in the mingling time afterwards.

The Garden City Lands could become the urban cousin of the Terra Nova Rural Park. It was great to be able to meet there, and there was much to learn from it.

Questions? Email GardenCityLands@shaw.ca.