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No toilets, shower from a hose: Former employee describes life in a West Kelowna fruit picker camp
WEST KELOWNA – A little community in West Kelowna is dealing with a big problem.…
Fruit picker who fell to his death identified
SOUTH OKANAGAN - A fruit picker who died following an accident last week has been identified as Gabriel Gendreau-Martineau. Gendreau-Martineau, 23, of St. Agathe, QC, spent his summer working on a farm in Osoyoos. While he had concluded his work there, he tented on the property until he planned to leave on Sept. 26. On...
Missing fruit picker found in Summerland
SUMMERLAND - A Quebec fruit picker who went missing last week has been found and is recovering from injuries at the Kelowna Regional Hospital. Julien Landry, a 25-year-old Quebec man was reported missing on Friday, Aug. 15. Friends hadn’t seen him since he went hiking after dinner on Wednesday. Landry loves to hike and take...