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There was no shortage of news on Syrup this week: from feel-good stories to a celestial phenomenon.
One of the stories that made our "Best of Syrup" list — published every Friday morning — involves a B.C. Supreme Court award of nearly $1 million and a 7-Eleven in Smithers.
Chrystal Tommy suffered an ankle fracture and other injuries when she tripped on a pothole in the convenience store parking lot in May 2018. The injury led to loss of income, complications and emotional trauma, wrote reporter Marisca Bakker.
In an April 25 decision, a B.C. judge said Tommy had presented three offers to settle out of court, the first being $125,000 plus health-care costs. 7-Eleven denied liability for Tommy's injuries and, following a series of counter-offers by both parties, decided to go to court.
Over in the Interior, Vernon's Davison Orchards will have peaches for the first time in three years (cue happy dance).
Peach cobbler. Peach pie. Peach salsa. The possibilities are endless.
The farm previously lost its peach crops to cold snaps.
"We've had three years of looking after our peach trees, but only just to watch them grow leaves," said president Tom Davison in an interview with Castanet.
“By the time we hit -31 C, everything was dead, but we were just very fortunate that the trees themselves came back," he said.
Davison Orchards will start harvesting their peaches in July.
Meanwhile, grad season is upon us.
A story that got a lot of attention on social media this week was about Delta high school students leaving huge amounts of garbage following an unsanctioned graduation trip.
Chairs, cans, tarps, wrappers and plastic bottles were among the truckloads of trash picked up.
The Delta School District is investigating and said it's "disappointed by this selfish and irresponsible behaviour."
A few students did stay behind to help.
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