News Items tag as: Okanagan apples

Okanagan apple growers seek help after years of dismal returns
October 16, 2020 - 6:30 AM
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Okanagan apple growers protested current apple economics at last weekend's Kelowna Farmers Market.
Apple grower offers U-pick in response to scarce farm labour
September 22, 2020 - 6:30 AM
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Osoyoos apple grower Jack Relvas is getting creative this year as COVID-19 creates a shortage of apple pickers.
New markets provide renewed relevance for home-grown codling moth program
September 07, 2020 - 6:00 AM

As hard times hit the Okanagan apple industry, the Okanagan based program that battles one of the crop's most notorious pests is finding new relevance with markets for its technology south of the border.
Troubled times for Okanagan apple orchardists
February 18, 2020 - 8:00 AM
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It’s not the best of times for the Okanagan’s 400-plus apple growers who are struggling with low returns and an influx of cheap apples from Washington State.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

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

Okanagan apple growers seek help after years of dismal returns