Registration - Organization

BC Fruit Growers' Association / Adrian Arts, Executive Director

Registration Information

Organization name: BC Fruit Growers' Association
Senior Officer Name: Adrian Arts, Executive Director
Senior Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2011-02-07
Registration status: Active
Projected end date: No date provided
Registration number: 11254-457

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Total number of Lobbying Activity Reports: 14

Lobbying Activity Reports - last 6 months: 10

Version 9 of 12 (2024-03-06 to 2025-04-01)

Registration versions:

Version 9 of 12 (2024-03-06 to 2025-04-01)

Lobbying Information

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

BC 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

Organization Details

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Melissa Tesche, General Manager

Organization Contact Information

BC Fruit Growers' Association

Address:
880 Vaughan Avenue
Kelowna, BC V1Y 7E4
Canada

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

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

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of the organization that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

No government funding was requested or received within the preceding 12 months.

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

BC Fruit Growers' Association is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

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

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests

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.

Lobbyists Details

Lobbyists Employed by this Organization

Lobbyist

Contributions

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

Lobbied a member of the Legislative Assembly, including a Minister or Premier, on behalf of this organization on or after 2020-09-21 and before 2024-09-21: Yes

Political: No
Sponsorship: No
Recall: No

BC Fruit Growers' Association

Name change history

Name change history
Name	From	To
BC Fruit Growers' Association	2011-02-07	current

BC Fruit Growers' Association

Senior Officer History
Senior Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Adrian Arts	2025-05-22	Current
Melissa Tesche	2024-03-06	2025-04-01
Glen Lucas	2011-02-07	2023-09-01

Adrian Arts, Executive Director (Organization)

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Designated Filers are required to submit a Lobbying Activity Report for each lobbying activity with a senior public officer holder. The name of the most senior paid officer (i.e. the designated filer) will appear on all in-house Lobbying Activity Reports, whether or not he/she participated in the activity.

Note: Lobbying Activity Reports are due on the 15^th day of each month for lobbying activities that took place in the previous month.

Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-14 of 14

BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Amelia Boultbee, MLA for Penticton-Summerland | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen, Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46450 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ian Paton, MLA for Delta South | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Tony Luck, MLA for Fraser-Nicola | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Kristina Loewen, MLA for Kelowna Centre | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Macklin McCall, MLA for West Kelowna-Peachland | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Peter Milobar, MLA for Kamloops Centre | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- David L. Williams, MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Donegal Wilson, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46449 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Hon. Jennifer Whiteside, Minister | Labour
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46448 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Lana Popham, Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Eric Kristianson, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Willow Minaker, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Paul Squires, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Brittany Flamank, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Agriculture and Food
- Jo-Anne Chadwick, Ministerial Advisor | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen, Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46446 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Brittany Anderson, Minister | Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities
- Evan Brown, Executive Advisor | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-27
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen, Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46447 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Lana Popham, Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Harwinder Sandu, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Food | Agriculture and Food
- Michelle Koski, Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Willow Minaker, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-21
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46451 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Willow Minaker, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-09-25
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts
Posted date: 2025-10-03
Lobbying Activity number: 457-45583 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Sam Godfrey, Chief of Staff | Agriculture and Food
- Lana Popham, Minister | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-09-16
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen, Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-10-03
Lobbying Activity number: 457-45582 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Lana Popham, Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Harwinder Sandu, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Food | Agriculture and Food
- Willow Minaker, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Samuel Godfrey, Chief of Staff | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-02
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen, Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-08-07
Lobbying Activity number: 457-44368 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- David Eby, Premier of British Columbia | Office of the Premier
- Lana Popham, Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Lumby | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Michelle Koski, Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Brenda Bailey, Minister of Finance | Finance
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-06-27
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts
Posted date: 2025-07-22
Lobbying Activity number: 457-44367 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Peter Pokorny, Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-08-19
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Melissa Tesche
Posted date: 2024-09-05
Lobbying Activity number: 457-37092 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Michelle Koski, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Peter Pokorny, Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Eric Kristianson, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2024-04-05
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Melissa Tesche
Posted date: 2024-05-15
Lobbying Activity number: 457-34380 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Arif Lalani, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-02-26
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Glen Lucas
Posted date: 2021-03-12
Lobbying Activity number: 457-6812 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture | Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
- Tom Ethier, Deputy Minister | Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
- Arif Lalani, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
- Sam Godwin, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Lobbying Activity date: 2021-02-22
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Glen Lucas
Posted date: 2021-03-01
Lobbying Activity number: 457-6550 View Lobbying Activity Report

Adrian Arts, Executive Director (Organization)

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Results below are sorted by posted date, beginning with the most recent.

Results 1-14 of 14

BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Amelia Boultbee, MLA for Penticton-Summerland | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen, Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46450 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Ian Paton, MLA for Delta South | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Tony Luck, MLA for Fraser-Nicola | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Gavin Dew, MLA for Kelowna-Mission | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Kristina Loewen, MLA for Kelowna Centre | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Macklin McCall, MLA for West Kelowna-Peachland | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Peter Milobar, MLA for Kamloops Centre | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Ward Stamer, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- David L. Williams, MLA for Salmon Arm-Shuswap | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Donegal Wilson, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46449 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Hon. Jennifer Whiteside, Minister | Labour
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46448 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Lana Popham, Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Eric Kristianson, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Willow Minaker, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Paul Squires, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Brittany Flamank, Senior Ministerial Advisor | Agriculture and Food
- Jo-Anne Chadwick, Ministerial Advisor | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-28
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen, Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46446 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Brittany Anderson, Minister | Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities
- Evan Brown, Executive Advisor | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-27
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen, Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46447 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Lana Popham, Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Harwinder Sandu, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Food | Agriculture and Food
- Michelle Koski, Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Willow Minaker, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-10-21
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen
Posted date: 2025-11-09
Lobbying Activity number: 457-46451 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Willow Minaker, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-09-25
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts
Posted date: 2025-10-03
Lobbying Activity number: 457-45583 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Sam Godfrey, Chief of Staff | Agriculture and Food
- Lana Popham, Minister | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-09-16
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen, Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-10-03
Lobbying Activity number: 457-45582 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- Lana Popham, Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Harwinder Sandu, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture and Food | Agriculture and Food
- Willow Minaker, Assistant Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Samuel Godfrey, Chief of Staff | Agriculture and Food
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-07-02
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts, Peter Simonsen, Sukhdeep Brar
Posted date: 2025-08-07
Lobbying Activity number: 457-44368 View Lobbying Activity Report
BC Fruit Growers' Association
Organization

Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity:
- David Eby, Premier of British Columbia | Office of the Premier
- Lana Popham, Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Lumby | Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
- Michelle Koski, Deputy Minister | Agriculture and Food
- Brenda Bailey, Minister of Finance | Finance
Lobbying Activity date: 2025-06-27
Lobbyists who performed the lobbying activity: Adrian Arts
Posted date: 2025-07-22
Lobbying Activity number: 457-44367 View Lobbying Activity Report

Date Modified:: 2025-11-05

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BC Fruit Growers' Association / Adrian Arts, Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Lobbying Activity Reports

Version 9 of 12 (2024-03-06 to 2025-04-01)

Version 9 of 12 (2024-03-06 to 2025-04-01)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

BC Ministries/Provincial Entities

Senior Officer Name and Position during the Period of this Registration

Organization Contact Information

Description of Activities

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Contributors to the Lobbying Activity

Government Funding in the Last 12 Months

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

Affiliates with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

Other Persons or Organizations with Direct Interests