Cathy Huyghe writes about wine in British Columbia

Today, Ontario is home to roughly 300 breweries, "with Toronto capturing a fair share of that number," says Les Murray, a 21-year veteran of the Canadian beer industry. BeerAdvocate counts at least 50 breweries in the city, many popping up in the last handful of years. Yet despite the rapid growth, Murray characterizes the overall craft beer scene as still in its infancy.

The Canadian objectives outline about 10 core NAFTA objectives - from boilerplate trade goals such as cutting red tape, to a push for "progressive" chapters on the environment, labour, gender rights and Indigenous relations.

The last panels are being installed on top of a carport at Burrowing Owl Estate winery in Oliver.

The Canadian government has just released priorities for the talks which begin Wednesday and they include a broad desire for four new chapters, and two specific demands: fewer Buy American rules for public contracts and freer movement of professionals.

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"We don't want to see people deterred from eating out and having a glass of wine with dinner," said Joyce Reynolds, executive vice president of the Restaurants Canada association. "That would be devastating to our industry."

A smokey Pacific Northwest is a concern for eclipse-watchers, but also a smoke-taint concern for winemakers in British Columbia, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and California.

Net earnings of $8.2 million or $0.20 per Class A share; New Wayne Gretzky Estate Winery and Craft Distillery opened in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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Under NAFTA, the Canadian wine industry was allowed to grandfather trade protections to support domestic wines, but had to open up the Canadian market for more American vintages.

Ben Smith has been appointed to the role following five years as Flowcrete Americas' National Manager for Canada, during which time he increased Flowcrete's market share, sales and infrastructure in this region.

Off the Grid's sustainability initiatives include its 600 square foot wine shop, which was built using straw bale construction. The roof also features solar panels so that the winery can produce its own energy.

In July, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ruled the wine could be sold in Canada as a 'product of Israel' due to the terms of the Canadian-Israeli Free Trade Agreement.

Last year McWatters, who was born in Toronto and raised there and in North Vancouver, received another irresistible offer. As a result, he sold Sundial Vineyard, where he was building the 25,000-square-foot Time Estate Winery, to Richmond businessman Richter Bai. Instead, Time Winery will be in the 15,000-square-foot former PenMar movie theatre on Martin Street in Penticton, without a vineyard in sight.

The family-owned and operated Road 13 winery has been awarded best in B.C. and top four in the country at the prestigious 2017 National Wine Awards of Canada.

Other clauses of the secret agreement included that the LCBO was not to sell to restaurants and bars any of the major brands not carried in its regular stores, a move that discouraged bars and restaurants from purchasing beer at LCBO stores

Canada's agriculture minister, Lawrence MacAulay, discussed the upcoming North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation with Idaho farming industry leaders as well as directors of 13 Western state agriculture departments.

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The latest trip is meant to highlight how important trade between the two countries is to their respective agricultural sectors, officials at Agriculture Canada told reporters. MacAulay is also scheduled to make the keynote address at the Pacific Northwest Economic Region Summit and the Western Association of State Departments of Agriculture annual meeting.