Fred Steele Wins Lead Role At BC Fruit Growers' Association

The man who assumed control of the B.C. Fruit Growers' Association after Kelowna's Kirpal Boparai resigned the presidency amid unprecedented controversy lost his position to Fred Steele this weekend.

Vernon cherry orchardist Jeet Dukhia stepped in as interim president when Boparai broke with the Okanagan Tree Fruit Co-operative and resigned from the BCFGA's leadership.

In speaking at the BCFGA's annual meeting this weekend, Dukhia presented himself as a leader who worked cooperatively with government throughout his year as president, but a coalition of farmers took umbrage with his approach, managing to assemble more votes for Steele.

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