Kelowna and Penticton residents will join forces this Saturday in the March Against Monsanto, at Parkinson Rec Centre. The Kelowna March Against Mosanto event is scheduled for 11 a.m.

Kevin Proteau of Locals Supporting Locals has chosen to cancel the Penticton march and join up with Kelowna’s, in order to have larger numbers. The goal, he said in a statement, is to get the message out that citizens of the Okanagan do not support a GMO non-browning apple or GMOs in general.

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While the demonstrations are aimed at GMO labelling, bee colony collapse, seed sovereignty, food security and environmental health, agricultural chemical giant Monsanto is the movement’s target, according to a statement by Lori Timbol, the Kelowna march organizer. Protesters will be specifically demonstrating against the newly approved GMO Arctic apple, developed in Summerland by Okanagan Specialty Tree Fruits and recently purchased by Intrexon Corp. It’s the first genetically modified fruit approved in Canada. More information and details of the event can be found on Facebook