British Columbia premier David Eby and ag minister Pam Alexis have announced new supports for beleaguered tree fruit growers after the closure of BC Tree Fruits Cooperative which owes $58M to creditors.
Bill George, chair OFVGA labour committee, laments the outdated and misleading language used by the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery. Many advances to the worker programs have not been acknowledged.
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada has demanded repayment of its loans to the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative. The cooperative is seeking a stay of all proceedings and remedies for 10 days, the appointment of Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc. as the…
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is consulting the potato industry on the proposed introduction of potato wart “viability confirmation” status as well as a new “field of concern” classification. Feedback is due by October 7, 2024.
The Ontario government has announced $1.6 million over four years to purchase display bins with the Foodland Ontario logo. Ontario’s tender fruit sector had a farmgate value of $85 million in 2023.
