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Temporary migrant workers braved smoke to send money home. Then a B.C. wildfire took their jobs

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By Sarah Grochowski Verified, Oksana Shtohryn
| Yahoo Canada Verified
Smoke has been an increasingly familiar backdrop during Julio's summers in the Okanagan, hanging over the rows of cherry trees as he and other temporary foreign workers race against the clock to bring in B.C.'s fruit harvest. Some days, it's only a light haze. On others, the smoke is so thick it has brought work to a choking halt. "Usually, we just use an N95 mask and carry on because we want to make the most of our time," he said.
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Temporary migrant workers braved smoke to send money home. Then a B.C. wildfire took their jobs

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By Sarah Grochowski Verified, Oksana Shtohryn
| Vancouver Sun Verified
Breadcrumb Trail Links Home News Local News Temporary migrant workers get a free lunch at Willow Park Church in Kelowna August 13, 2026. More than 100 migrant workers were forced to evacuate due to the Bald Range wildfire, with some losing their homes and being scattered across the Okanagan without work or a clear way home.
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Their busiest month, gone: Summerland's restaurants and cafés count the cost of a lost season

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By Oksana Shtohryn
| Yahoo Canada Verified
PENTICTON — The first sign of trouble for Aviana Ferlizza, the manager of Zios family restaurant in Summerland, was a phone call to cancel a reservation. It was around 5:45 p.m. on the Friday the Bald Range wildfire broke out, and a customer from Faulder was calling to say they wouldn't make it — there was a plume of smoke out their way. Ferlizza checked online and thought it looked small. Then she walked to the front of the restaurant and looked up.
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