Category: Farm practices complaint
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Decision: Phipps v. Ralph
Complaint related to noise disturbance from propane cannons used to deter predatory birds at a Sayward pig farm.
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Decision: Fleishman, Hoffmann, Lawrie, and Hrebicek v. Frind Estate Winery
Complaint related to noise disturbance from a chiller at a neighbouring winery in Kelowna.
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Preliminary decision: Schreiber v. Bonnett
Complaint related to noise from a propane cannon. Complaint dismissed as it was withdrawn following a settlement agreement.
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Decision: Jones et al. v. Kootenay Krush Farm Ltd.
Complaint related to odour from field-grown cannabis production. Complaint dismissed as frivolous.
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Preliminary decision: Butler v. Jealous Fruits
Complaint related to noise from frost fans. Complaint dismissed as the complainant withdrew the complaint.
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Preliminary decision: Britschgi v. Jealous Fruits
Complaint related to noise from helicopters used for drying cherries at a cherry farm in Kelowna. Complaint dismissed as it was deemed frivolous and vexatious, with no reasonable prospect of success under the FPPA.
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Preliminary decision: Britschgi v. Bal
Complaint related to noise and pollution from helicopter and airblast sprayer use on a cherry orchard in Kelowna. Complaint dismissed as it was deemed frivolous and vexatious, with no reasonable prospect of success under the FPPA. Issues of pollution/chemical exposure fall under other agencies.
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Preliminary decision: Tidball, Fleishman, and Wedan v. Frind Estate Winery
Complaint related to noise from a wine chiller unit at a winery. Complaint dismissed following a settlement agreement and withdrawal by the complainants.
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Preliminary decision: Bal d.b.a. Valley Orchards v. Frind Estate Winery
Complaint related to run-off water from a neighbouring winery. Complaint dismissed following a settlement and withdrawal by the complainant.
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Preliminary decision: Jmaeff v. Dhaliwal
Complaint related to noise from a sprayer and propane cannons and the farm’s predator management practices. Complaint dismissed as it was withdrawn by the complainant.