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Trapped for months in Southwestern Ontario by COVID-19 travel restrictions in their Caribbean homeland, some migrant farmworkers from Trinidad and Tobago… ....
Author of the article: Max Martin • Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Publishing date: Jan 19, 2021 • January 19, 2021 • 2 minute read • Sisters Sheerine King and Shelly Ragoo of Trinidad and Tobago harvest apples at a Schuyler Farms orchard in Renton. About 100 Trinidadian workers are stranded at Schuyler Farms because of COVID-19 travel restrictions. Owner Brett Schuyler said 18 will be on a flight to the Caribbean island Friday. (Monte Sonnenberg, Postmedia Network) Article content Trapped for months in Southwestern Ontario by COVID-19 travel restrictions in their Caribbean homeland, some migrant farmworkers from Trinidad and Tobago will finally fly home Friday. But many are opting to stay put, hoping to avoid a catch-22: not being able to return to Canada to work in the spring when the next growing season begins. ....