As B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative continues through bankruptcy proceedings, the provincial government is offering additional help.
B.C. fruit growers impacted by the chaotic closure of the B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative are getting additional help.
The closure of BCTFC, which packages, distributes and sells fruit, comes after nearly nine decades of existence. Its closure marks another blow to growers in the Okanagan and elsewhere hurt by changing market conditions, followed by a January cold-snap attributed to climate change. BCTFC is currently going through bankruptcy proceedings.
"We are monitoring the court process closely and will continue to support growers in finding alternative arrangements for their harvest," Alexis said. Critics have accused government of not acting quickly and decisively enough and the Okanagan has emerged as an electoral battleground with the B.C. NDP running the only incumbents in the region between Vernon and Osoyoos.
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