Oppy firsts1858 Isaac, Godfrey, Charles and David Oppenheimer establish Oppenheimer Bros. & Co., the first company to be registered in the brand new province of British Columbia.1888-1891 Vancouver, one of the world's most beautiful cities, is designed with the help of Oppy founder David Oppenheimer as mayor.1891 Find a Japanese mandarin orange in the toe of your stocking last Christmas? We import the first of these sweet treats to western Canad,a and begin the beloved holiday tradition.1960s What's that fuzzy thing, eh? We import the first kiwifruit to Canada- it's met with intrigued enthusiasm.Call it 'buy local' in reverse. People want fresh fruit every day of the year, so we begin one of the first large-scale Chilean fruit shipping programs.1985 Our New Zealand Braeburns , grown by ENZATM, open the door for a whole new generation of bi-colored, intensely flavored apples.2000With our grower partner Zespri®, we give North Americans their first taste of gold kiwifruit .2003Oppy and ENZATM introduce super crunchy JAZZTM apples , and a decade later this tangy loudmouth is still making noise.2006Green met greenhouse when we begin marketing OriginOTM branded organic peppers , cucumbers and tomatoes more... See more text