Scorched Harvest: The Wildfires' Unseen Toll on B. C. 's Fruit Industry The recent wildfires in Summerland, British Columbia, have left a trail of devastation in their wake.
While attention has focused on destroyed homes and charred landscapes, another devastating consequence has gone largely unnoticed: the impact on the region's fruit harvest. Deep Brar, president of the B. C.
Fruit Growers Association, returned to his orchard 10 days after evacuation to find that the peaches had been irreparably damaged by the sudden absence of water and care during the evacuation.