12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

BC Fruit Growers' Association / Melissa Tesche, General Manager

Registration Summary

Currently active - Reactivated: 2024-03-06

Who is lobbying?

BC Fruit Growers' Association (Address & business activities)

Melissa Tesche, General Manager

Senior Officer in previous versions
- Glen Lucas, General Manager

Government Funding

Did BC Fruit Growers' Association request or receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

Coalition Members Information

BC Fruit Growers' Association is not a coalition member.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

BC Fruit Growers' Association does not have any affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities

Other Affiliates

The activities of BC Fruit Growers' Association are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of BC Fruit Growers' Association:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Yes

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Proposals to re-implement an Orchard Replant Program.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture
To establish a tax on food that will fund a BC Agriculture Trust Fund, with a purpose of funding agricutlural programs and projects.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
To have improvements made to Business Risk Management programs that need to be redesigned to address the year-after-year impacts of climate change.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture
To seek a new regulation to establish an Apple Marketing Commission.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Decision by the Executive Council or a member of the Executive Council to have the private sector instead of the Crown provide goods or services to the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture
To seek to fair compensation of the province of BC for storage and release of irrigation water in Canadian reservoirs during the negotiation of an updated Columbia River Treaty, and to seek compensation from these CRT revenues for any impacts of the related expansion of irrigated production in Washington State. To seek establish a Columbia River Treaty Agriculture Trust Fund.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Health, Industry, Non-Profit Organization, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
To develop a one-time payment program to compensate BC tree fruit producers for the impact of COVID-19 and the Heat Dome of June-July 2021 on labour and other costs of doing business and to match US COVID-10 programs to assist direct competitors in Washington State.	Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Agriculture, COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Finances and Budgets, Regional Development, Small Business, Taxation and Finance

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

Agriculture and Food
Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
Finance
Health
Labour
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Melissa Tesche
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No

Lobbied or plans to lobby a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization, on or after 2020-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

Lobbyists in previous versions

In-house Lobbyists
Lobbyist	BC Former Public Office Holder Positions	Contributions
Glen Lucas	Former Public Office Holder in BC: No	Contributions: No

Registration number: 10244-457
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Lobbying Activity Reports

What lobbying activities have taken place in the last 12 months?

No monthly Lobbying Activity Reports have been submitted for the last 12 months.

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BC Fruit Growers' Association - Address & business activities

Address:

880 Vaughan Avenue
Kelowna, BC V1Y 7E4
Canada

Telephone number: 250-762-5226

Contact information in previous versions
- 880 Vaughan Avenue
  Kelowna, BC V1Y 7E4
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 250-762-5226 Ext. 2
  
  Fax number: 250-861-9089
- 1473 Water Street
  
  Kelowna, BC V1Y 1J6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 250-762-5226 Ext. 2
  
  Fax number: 250-861-9089
- 1473 Water Street
  
  Kelowna, BC V1Y 1J6
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 250-762-5226

Description of Activities:
1. To advance the business of tree fruit growers by developing and promoting industry strategies that improve growing practices, packing, and marketing of tree fruits; 2. To advance horticultural knowledge and practices for tree fruits in all its branches; 3. To advance the tree fruit economy through promotion of government laws, regulations, programs and taxes that are beneficial for tree fruit production in British Columbia; 4. To facilitate the successful marketing of agriculture products (this shall be construed to prohibit the BCFGA from entering into business to sell fruit, with the exception of fruit sales at fairs which are conducted for promotional purposes); 5. To collect, arrange and disseminate information on all matters pertaining to the tree fruit industry; and

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- 1. To advance the business of tree fruit growers by developing and promoting industry strategies that improve growing practices, packing, and marketing of tree fruits; 2. To advance horticultural knowledge and practices for tree fruits in all its branches; 3. To advance the tree fruit economy through promotion of government laws, regulations, programs and taxes that are beneficial for tree fruit production in British Columbia; 4. To facilitate the successful marketing of agriculture products (this shall be construed to prohibit the BCFGA from entering into business to sell fruit, with the exception of fruit sales at fairs which are conducted for promotional purposes); 5. To collect, arrange and disseminate information on all matters pertaining to the tree fruit industry; and
- We are an industry organization representing about 750 commercial tree fruit growers.

Date Modified:: 2024-01-29

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