A new home has been found for a significant amount of BC Tree Fruits artifacts preserved in Oliver since the cooperative filed for insolvency last year.
A reinvigorated BC Tree Fruits officially (re)opened on Nov. 3 with the new owners focusing on not just efficiency and quality but leaning hard into building a solid partnership with growers, something that was severely bruised over the years under the former cooperative.
The shuttered fruit packing plant in Oliver will be up and running again very soon, according to the new owners of the assets formerly owned by BC Tree Fruits, which ceased operations last July.
The Oliver Fire Protection District presented the Town of Oliver with a cheque for $356,698.95 covering half of the cost of the purchase of a new fire truck for the Oliver Fire Department.
While many Kelowna fruit growers are unhappy with BC Tree Fruits, Oliver growers have a reason to celebrate. That’s because of the confirmed expansion and upgrade of the cooperative’s packinghouse here.