Norm Letnick

Regional district directors talk local issues with two B.C. cabinet ministers

PENTICTON - Two B.C. cabinet ministers have met directly with regional district board directors on their home turf for the first time. Agriculture minister Norm Letnick and Tourism and Skills Training minister Shirley Bond met with members of the Regional District Okanagan Similkameen board of directors on Thursday, Feb. 5 for a general discussion of...

Buy Local gets big boost

KELOWNA – The provincial government has found an extra $2-million for the Buy Local program. Agriculture minister and Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick made the announcement Saturday. "The Buy Local program will continue to be a huge success in encouraging British Columbians to choose the high-quality foods grown and produced right here at home,” Letnick says...

Province shakes hands with China over blueberry and cherry deal

THOMPSON–OKANAGAN – Expecting to grow provincial agrifood exports by $100 million throughout the next few years, Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick and the provincial delegation have agreed to send B.C. blueberries and cherries to China. The agreement came out of a trade mission to China earlier this month.  Letnick led the trade agreements and was joined...