Okanagan Fruit Pickers

• Farmers urge B.C. to open campgrounds for fruit pickers amid COVID-19

  The Ministry of Agriculture is in consultations with municipalities across the South Okanagan to establish six designated sites, but no decisions have been made as harvest gets underway.

  Economy

  Jun 24, 2020
  
• Porta potties, bilingual signage, bylaw enforcement in Oliver to reduce risk of COVID-19 community outbreak

  Concerns have been growing as up to 1,500 out-of-province fruit pickers, many of whom hail from Quebec, are expected to arrive in the South Okanagan for harvest.

  Economy

  Apr 30, 2020
  
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• Fruit pickers coming to B.C. need subsidized housing to curb COVID-19 outbreak: advocate

  In the coming weeks, up to 1,500 domestic farm workers, many of whom hail from Quebec, will flood into the south Okanagan.

  Economy

  Apr 27, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Growing concern about possible influx of fruit pickers to Okanagan

  Roughly 3,000 out-of-province backpackers travel to the valley every year for short-term work in orchards, farms and fields.

  Economy

  Apr 15, 2020
• B.C. fruit growing industry tackles migrant worker labour issues

  Regulators are cracking down on fruit growers who don't comply with regulations after hiring temporary foreign workers.

  Feb 22, 2018