News Items tag as: BC Grape Growers' Association

Climate change forcing Okanagan wine industry to remake itself
April 28, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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It has been almost 30 years since a major trade agreement forced the Okanagan wine industry to re-invent itself.
Pandemic may have positive benefit for B.C. grape growers by freeing up local labour
March 30, 2020 - 6:00 AM

A recent decision by the federal government is allowing foreign agricultural workers to enter the country, but delays in getting them here caused by the COVID-19 pandemic means there is still a labour shortage in the province’s agricultural sector.
Starling control program takes bite out of invasive species before birds take bite out of grapes
October 11, 2017 - 3:18 PM

OKANAGAN - The success of a program to control the starling population is more apparent with each passing grape harvest as growers have less work in the vineyard, and everyone else enjoys the sounds of silence with fewer propane cannons blasting away.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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iN PHOTOS: Six unusual crops growing in Kamloops, Okanagan gardens
Tomatillos? Cucamelons? Luffa? Some gardeners in Kamloops and the Okanagan are harvesting interesting and unusual crops this fall that not everyone knows are grown in the region. Kamloops gardener Ariel Maki grew lemon cucumbers this year,

An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana dispute
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday appointed a mediator in the long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama. Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson named retired Circuit Judge Euge

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Climate change forcing Okanagan wine industry to remake itself