For the second time in less than a week a group of farmers protesting the abrupt closure of BC Tree Fruits took to the streets to plea for help.
“We still don’t have a voice, and we’re looking for support, we still haven’t heard answers yet, so we’re not stopping,” says Kelly Wander, organizer of Tuesday’s protest and a tree fruit farmer from Osoyoos.
Wander says she and her fellow farmers protesting in Kelowna have yet to find a place to sell their apples this season. Their fruit is still on the trees and they don’t intend to pick it unless they have a place to store the fruit.
“We are
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