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Recently I encountered a Meme on Facebook - I know that Facebook is a place full of off-handed comments, and not all need responding too, but I just wanted to share my point of view on that Meme. I too share its opinion, which is that we need more fresh produce stalls and fewer McDonalds. I have attached a thumbnail of the post: What I want to highlight though, is that the Meme seems to imply that it is consumer behaviour and large corporate entities that are completely at fault for the abundance of McDonalds et al. What I would like to like to highlight is the governmental regulation that prevents, at the very least, competition on a level playing field. While the government authorities who regulate food systems are numerous, complicated and many, with different jurisdictions, I will highlight most the City of Kamloops regulations that are enforced through either interpretation of code, local bylaws and zoning. I am not always sure if people make the bridge from how zoning and bylaw