Tree fruit growers concerned with lack of government response

VICTORIA — B.C. Agriculture Minister Pam Alexis says news is coming soon on how the government intends to respond to the closure of the B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative, which has left apple growers scrambling.Peter Simonsen, the president of the B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association, has warned there could be a “carpet of apples” when the fruit is left to fall off the trees if growers can’t afford to pick them.
He is calling on the provincial government to step in and acquir