Protesters braved wet conditions Friday in Kelowna with the message: Save BC Tree Fruit. They are calling on the government to help reverse the co-operative’s closure last month.
Holding signs and umbrellas, the protesters told Global News they hope the demonstration leads to government help in reversing the co-operative’s abrupt closure.“We just want some answers,” protest organizer and farmer Kelly Wander said, noting the closure is happening as summer crops are being harvested.
The protesters say small farmers have no voice, which is why they are protesting—a form of advocacy for themselves.2:34Manjit Gill of Oliver says she worked at the local packing plant for 40 years and wasn’t given any warning when BC Tree Fruits announced last month that it was closing.“There was no notice, nothing,” said Gill, adding her family has also been farming for the past 40 years.
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