A protest in Kelowna over the closure of BC Tree Fruits will start at 8 a.m. on Friday morning at the intersection of Bernard Avenue and Abbott Street.
Kelly Wander is a generational soft-fruit farmer in the South Okanagan. She hopes to see scores of people attend the rally at the intersection of Bernard Avenue and Abbott Street, near the W.R. Bennett Bridge.
Wander and many other orchardists fear that this year’s crops will be left to rot if a solution isn’t found.
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