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Posted: Jul 06, 2021 7:25 PM PT | Last Updated: July 7 Perfect cherries like these could be in short supply in B.C. this year as growers deal with extreme heat, which has also damaged blueberries, raspberries and apples. (Jonathan Pinto/CBC) comments The heat wave that scorched Western Canada last week severely damaged fruit crops in the Okanagan and Fraser valleys, as the province s two major fruit-growing regions saw multiple days of temperatures above 40 C. Pinder Dhaliwal, president of the B.C. Fruit Growers Association, estimates that 50 to 70 per cent of cherry crops were damaged in the heat wave. Dhaliwal said that apples, apricots and other stone fruits have also been damaged, though to a lesser degree. ....