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Review Vol.16 Number 26
Thursday, June 26, 2014
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Similkameen’s first cidery Craft cidery opening in Cawston in time for Canada Day
Annual parade of cross country travellers is well underway See page 10
DRIVER HITS ELKS
Motorist drives into motel signage See page 3
NEW VILLAGE EMPLOYEE
Summer maintenance student hired See page 9
By Steve Arstad news@keremeosreview.com Cawston’s newest business venture is also a first for the Lower Similkameen. Fairview Cider will begin selling made- in the - valley apple cider on Ritchie Drive when the doors open to the public on the weekend preceding July 1. Kaylan Madeira, along with husband Jo Schneider are the businesses’ proprietors and cider makers. They have been making cider for three years; two years ago they both took a cider making course in the U.S. to gain further knowledge of the cider-making process. Photo contributed “We were inspired to diversify our crop here,” Madeira said, Kaylan Madeira with husband Jo Schneider are the proprietors of Fairview Cider, the Similkameen’s first cidery. They “cider apples don’t anticipate opening their doors for the first time this weekend, with three different cider blends for sale. make for a pleasant eating experience, but der orchard on Newton Road. The couple property, where they have since produced they make great cider.” Madeira said the high tannin apples are are the only ones in the area growing these their first batch of cider. “We also make soft cider (non-alcovarieties along with Jo’s parents, orchardhand-picked and sorted. Culls or inferior holic), so there is something attractive to ists Ron and Andrea. fruit are not used in the hand-crafted kids,” Madeira said. Kaylan and Jo plan to The cider house itself is located on cider making process Fairview Cider uses. Ritchie Drive, on Ron and Andrea Schnei- open on the Canada Day weekend. (Fair“From orchard to glass” the couple are view Cider already has its own Facebook der’s property. involved in the entire production. page and website at: fairviewcider.ca. They “We needed a location where we could Cider apple varieties such as Bulmer’s can be followed on Instagram as well.) make the cider and offer sales and tastNormandy, Cox Orange Pippin, Newton ings,” Madeira explained. The couple Pippin, Porter’s Perfection and Calville continued on page 3 Blanc are grown on the Madeira - Schnei- leased an unused building on Schneider’s