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B.C. tree fruit industry in peril: Why growers say they need immediate help
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B.C. tree fruit industry in peril: Why growers say they need immediate help
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4 hours ago
B.C. tree fruit growers have been struggling for the last four years. First, the pandemic created a worker shortage and now they've been dealt the ultimate blow: the abrupt closure of the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative warning it could be the death knell of the industry. As Andrea Macpherson reports, they're demanding immediate action from the province.
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Description
4 hours ago
B.C. tree fruit growers have been struggling for the last four years. First, the pandemic created a worker shortage and now they've been dealt the ultimate blow: the abrupt closure of the BC Tree Fruit Cooperative warning it could be the death knell of the industry. As Andrea Macpherson reports, they're demanding immediate action from the province.
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