Share to Feb 17, 2021 12:10 PM Pete McIntyre A Vernon city councillor is calling for B.C.’s Health Ministry to reconsider its ban on non-food vendors at farmers markets. Scott Anderson said in a news release, the change made on Jan. 8 to only allow food vendors, which are considered essential, has been “catastrophic” for farmers markets, lowering attendance by both vendors and customers. Anderson, a former interim leader of the B.C. Conservative Party, will try to get support for his motion from Vernon council at its Feb. 22 meeting. “This is another example of the discriminatory policies that are killing small businesses, promoting large businesses, and generally distorting the economy in favour of the large chains, while achieving very little to stop the spread of COVID-19,” Anderson said.