Appendix B – B.C.F.G.A Conventions
A fruitful century
| 1889 | Representative Meeting | Feb. 1 & 2 | Board of Trade Rooms, Vancouver |
| 1890 | 1st Annual Meeting | Feb. 14 & 15 | Vancouver |
| 1891 | 2nd Annual Meeting | Jan 7 & 8 | Board of Trade Rooms, Vancouver |
| 1892 | 3rd Annual Meeting | Jan 13 | Board of Trade Rooms, Vancouver |
| 1893 | 4th Annual Meeting | Jan 25 & 26 | Vancouver |
| 1894 | 5th Annual Meeting | Jan 24 & 25 | City Hall, New Westminster |
| 1895 | 6th Annual Meeting | Jan 29 | Board of Trade Rooms, Victoria |
| 1896 | 7th Annual Meeting | Jan 30 & 31 | New Westminster |
| 1897 | 8th Annual Meeting | Jan 29 & 30 | City Hall, Victoria |
| 1898 | 9th Annual Meeting | Jan 20 & 21 | |
| 1899 | 9th [sic] Annual Meeting | Jan 31 & Feb 1 | Agricultural Dept. rooms, Victoria |
| 1900 | 10th Annual Meeting | Jan 9 & 10 | Court House, Vancouver |
| 1901 | 11th Annual Meeting | Jan 22 & 23 | Court House, New Westminster |
| 1902 | 12th Annual Meeting | Jan 23 &24 | Court House, Vancouver |
| 1903 | 13th Annual Meeting | Mar 5 & 6 | City Hall, Victoria |
| 1904 | 14th Annual Meeting | Jan 7 & 8 | Board of Trade Rooms, New Westminster |
| 1905 | 15h Annual Meeting | Jan 5 & 6 | Agricultural Hall, Duncan |
| 1906 | 16th Annual Meeting | Feb 7 & 8 | Board of Trade room, Vancouver |
| 1907 | 17th Annual Meeting | Jan 23 & 24 | Nelson |
| 1908 | 18th Annual Meeting | Jan 15 | City Hall, Victoria |
| 1909 | 19th Annual Meeting | Jan 29 | Board of Trade Rooms, Victoria |
| 1910 | 20th Annual Meeting | Feb 5 | Women’s Building, Exhibition Grounds, Victoria |
| British Columbia Fruit Grower’s Convention (reorgranization meeting) | Apr 12 & 13 | Kamloops | |
| 1911 | 21st Annual Convention | Jan 6 & 7 | Sir William Wallace Hall, Victoria |
| 1912 | 22nd Annual Convention | Jan 30 & 31 | Unitarian Hall, Victoria |
| 1913 | 23rd Annual Convention | Jan 6, 7, & 8 | Empress Hotel, Victoria |
| 1914 | 24th Annual Convention | Jan 21, 22, & 23 | Empress Hotel, Victoria |
| 1915 | 25th Annual Convention | Jan 26 & 27 | Convention Hall, East Wing, Parliament Bldgs., Victoria |
| 1916 | 26th Annual Convention | Mar 6 & 7 | Empress Hotel, Victoria |
| 1917 | 27th Annual Convention | Feb 13 & 14 | Parliament Bldgs., Victoria |
| 1918 | 28th Annual Convention | Jan 16, 17, & 18 | Empress Hotel, Victoria |
| 1919 | 29th Annual Convention | Jan 21 & 22 | King’s Hall, Penticton |
| 1920 | 30th Annual Convention | Jan 14, 15, & 16 | Agricultural Hall, Court House, Vernon |
| 1921 | 31st Annual Convention | Jan 19, 20, & 21 | Eagle Hall, Nelson |
| 1922 | 32nd Annual Convention | Jan 18, 19, & 20 | Empress Hotel, Victoria |
| 1923 | 33rd Annual Convention | Jan 17, 18, & 19 | Wesley Hall, Kelowna |
| 1924 | 34th Annual Convention | Jan 16, 17, & 18 | City Hall, Chilliwack |
| 1925 | 35th Annual Convention | Jan 20, 21, & 22 | Steward’s Hall, Penticton |
| 1926 | 36th Annual Convention | Jan 19, 20, & 21 | Court House, Vernon |
| 1927 | 37th Annual Convention | Jan 11, 12, & 13 | Wesley Hall, Kelowna |
| 1928 | 38th Annual Convention | Jan 17, 18, & 19 | Empress Theatre, Kelowna |
| 1929 | 39th Annual Convention | Jan 16, 17, & 18 | Legion Hall, Penticton |
| 1930 | 40th Annual Convention | Jan 29, 30, & 31 | Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver |
| 1931 | 41st Annual Convention | Jan 20, 21, & 22 | Scout Hall, Vancouver |
| 1932 | 42nd Annual Convention | Jan 20, 21, & 22 | Vernon |
| Extraordinary General Meeting | May 18 | Oddfellows Hall, Kelowna | |
| 1933 | 43rd Annual Convention | Jan 25, 26, & 27 | Oddfellows Hall, Penticton |
| Extraordinary General Meeting | Apr 25 | I.O.O.F. Hall, Kelowna | |
| Extraordinary General Meeting | Jul 13 | Experimental Station, Summerland | |
| Extraordinary General Meeting | Nov 22 | Kelowna | |
| 1934 | 44th Annual Convention | Jan 17, 18, & 19 | Kelowna |
| 1935 | 45th Annual Convention | Jan 29, 30, & 31 | Oddfellows Hall, Kelowna |
| 1936 | 46th Annual Convention | Feb 25, 26, & 27 | I.O.O.F. Hall, Kelowna |
| 1937 | 47th Annual Convention | Jan 12 & 13 | Oddfellows Hall, Kelowna |
| 1938 | 49th [n.b.] Annual Convention | Jan 11, 12, & 13 | Kelowna |
| 1939 | 50th Annual Convention | Jan 24, 25, & 26 | Vernon |
| 1940 | 51st Annual Convention | Jan 10, 11, & 12 | Penticton |
| 1941 | 52nd Annual Convention | Jan 14, 15, & 16 | Oddfellows Hall, Kelowna |
| 1942 | 53rd Annual Convention | Jan 27, 28, & 29 | Capital Theatre, Vernon |
| 1943 | 54th Annual Convention | Jan 19, 20, & 21 | Penticton |
| 1944 | 55th Annual Convention | Jan 18, 19, & 20 | Kelowna |
| 1945 | 56th Annual Convention | Jan 23, 24, & 25 | Kelowna |
| 1946 | 57th Annual Convention | Jan 15, 16, &17 | Penticton (15 & 17) and Oliver (16) |
| 1947 | 58th Annual Convention | Jan 21, 22, & 23 | Kelowna |
| 1948 | 59th Annual Convention | Jan 20, 21, & 22 | Gyro Hall, Penticton |
| 1949 | 60th Annual Convention | Jan 18, 19, 20, & 21 | Gyro Hall, Penticton |
| 1950 | 61st Annual Convention | Jan 7, 18, & 19 | Gyro Hall, Penticton |
| 1951 | 62nd Annual Convention | Jan 16, 17, & 18 | Canadian Legion Hall, Vernon |
| 1952 | 63rd Annual Convention | Jan 15, 16, & 17 | Penticton Armoury, Penticton |
| 1953 | 64th Annual Convention | Jan 13, 14, & 15 | Canadian Legion Hall, Vernon |
| 1954 | 65th Annual Convention | Jan 19, 20, & 21 | Penticton Armoury, Penticton |
| 1955 | 66th Annual Convention | Jan 18, 19, & 20 | Anglican Parish Hal, Kelowna |
| 1956 | 67th Annual Convention | Jan 17, 18, & 19 | Auditorium, Vernon Senior High School, Vernon |
| 1957 | 68th Annual Convention | Jan 22, 23, & 24 | Auditorium, Penticton High School, Penticton |
| 1958 | 69th Annual Convention | Jan 14, 15, & 16 | Aqua Ballroom, Kelowna Aquatic Association, City Park, Kelowna |
| 1959 | 70th Annual Convention | Jan 20, 21, & 22 | Canadian Legion Auditorium, Vernon |
| Special General Meeting | Apr 21 | Canadian Legion Hall, Penticton | |
| 1960 | 71st Annual Convention | Jan 19, 20, & 21 | Canadian Legion Hall, Penticton |
| 1961 | 72nd Annual Convention | Jan 17, 18, & 19 | Aqua Ballroom, Aquatic Association, City Park, Kelowna |
| 1962 | 73rd Annual Convention | Jan 23, 24, & 25 | Royal Canadian Legion Hall, Vernon |
| 1963 | 74th Annual Convention | Jan 22, 23, & 25 | Royal Canadian Legion Hall, Penticton |
| 1964 | 75th Annual Convention | Jan 21, 22, & 23 | Aqua Ballroom, Aquatic Association, City Park, Kelowna |
| 1965 | 76th Annual Convention | Jan 19, 20, & 21 | Royal Canadian Legion Hall, Vernon |
| 1966 | 77th Annual Convention | Jan 18, 19, & 20 | Peach Bowl Convention Center, Penticton |
| 1967 | 78th Annual Convention | Jan 17, 18, & 19 | Aqua Ballroom, Aquatic Association, City Park, Kelowna |
| 1968 | 79th Annual Convention | Jan 16, 17, & 18 | Vernon Community Centre, Vernon |
| 1969 | 80th Annual Convention | Jan 21, 22, & 23 | Peach Bowl, Penticton |
| 1970 | 81st Annual Convention | Jan 20, 21, & 22 | Convention Centre, Vernon |
| 1971 | 82nd Annual Convention | Jan 19, 20, & 21 | Peach Bowl, Penticton |
| 1972 | 83rd Annual Convention | Jan 18, 19, & 20 | Peach Bowl, Penticton |
| 1973 | 84th Annual Convention | Jan 16, 17, & 18 | Community Centre, Osoyoos |
| 1974 | 85th Annual Convention | Jan 15, 16, & 17 | Peach Bowl, Penticton |
| 1975 | 86th Annual Convention | Jan 21, 22, & 23 | Capri Hotel, Kelowna |
| 1976 | 87th Annual Convention | Jan 19, 21, & 22 | Capri Hotel, Kelowna |
| 1977 | 88th Annual Convention | Jan 18, 19, & 20 | Village Green Inn, Vernon |
| 1978 | 89th Annual Convention | Jan 24, 25, & 26 | Peach Bowl, Penticton |
| 1979 | 90th Annual Convention | Jan 23, 24, & 25 | Capri Hotel, Kelowna |
| 1980 | 91st Annual Convention | Jan 22, 23, & 24 | Capri Hotel, Kelowna |
| 1981 | 92nd Annual Convention | Jan 20, 21, & 22 | Capri Hotel, Kelowna |
| 1982 | 93rd Annual Convention | Jan 19, 20, & 21 | Capri Hotel, Kelowna |
| 1983 | 95th Annual Convention | Jan 18, 19, & 20 | Capri Hotel, Kelowna |
| 1984 | 95th Annual Convention | Jan 17, 18, & 19 | Delta Lakeside Hotel, Penticton |
| 1985 | 96th Annual Convention | Jan 15, 16, & 17 | Capri Hotel, Kelowna |
| 1986 | 97th Annual Convention | Jan 21, 22, & 23 | Capri Hotel, Kelowna |
| 1987 | 98th Annual Convention | Jan 20, 21, & 22 | Delta Lakeside Hotel, Penticton |
| 1988 | 99th Annual Convention | Jan 19, 20, & 21 | Capri Hotel, Kelowna |
| 1989 | 100th Annual Convention | Jan 24, 25, & 26 | Capri Hotel and the Boardwalk, Kelowna |
