strawberries

Wet weather has delayed the harvest but the province’s strawberry season should be in full swing within the next few days

There will be enough strawberry plants available for this year despite the failure of a major Simcoe-area propagator, says an industry spokesman; provincial investigators conclude the farm owed workers $150,000 in unpaid wages

The Ontario Labour Ministry is looking into how much money a bankrupt Simcoe strawberry propagation farm owes workers

photo: Ken Forth

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