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1897-1986 (Creation)
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- Vernon Fruit Union
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1.7 m of textual records
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The Vernon Fruit Union (VFU) was incorporated May 15, 1913 to act as a fruit packing co-operative for the North Okanagan. The first president was George Heggie who served from 1913-1920. Originally, the Vernon Fruit Union began operations on the Canadian Pacific Railway trackage in Vernon in the Dolph Browne building. The Union also operated branch plants in the BX district, Coldstream, Long (now known as Kalamalka) Lake and Lavington. In 1919, the Vernon Fruit Union closed all the branch plants and consolidated operations in the old Vernon Storage Co. building. In 1920, the VFU built the Oyama plant and in 1923 took over a small packing plant in Okanagan Centre. The Woodsdale plant was constructed in 1936. In 1940, a by-products plant was set up adjacent to the Woodsdale plant in order to process McIntosh Red apples into apple juice. In 1944, the VFU built an additional plant in Oyama and in 1948 the Winfield plant was constructed. Also in 1948, extensive new cold storage operations were built in Vernon. In 1958, the Salmon Arm Farmers Exchange ceased to operate and many of their members joined the VFU. During 1961, the VFU purchased the Oyama Packing Plant of B.C. Fruit Shippers and accepted all of their members. From 1968 to 1988, the Vernon Fruit Union operated a retail outlet which included hardware, feed and groceries. In 1989, the Union's head office, packing plant and storage plant were moved to the Union's packing house in Winfield. At that time the name of the organization changed to the Okanagan North Growers Co-operative and the original Vernon Storage Co. building, along with modern additions, was torn down.
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Fonds consists of the administrative and financial records of the Vernon Fruit Union from 1897-1986. Includes minutes, reports, briefs, newsletters, correspondence, legal documents, financial records and ledgers, and a company scrapbook. Fonds also includes records of a subsidiary of the Vernon Fruit Company, the Vernon Storage Company.
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BCAUL control number: VERN-157
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- Vernon Storage Company (Subject)