Blueberries Spill Onto Mission, BC Roadway Again

Blueberries spill onto Mission, BC roadway again

History repeated itself on a Mission, B.C. roadway last week, as a truckload of blueberries spilled across the Horne Street overpass, echoing a similar mess from last summer. Mission RCMP were called to the overpass on the afternoon of July 16 after a number of crates of blueberries tumbled out onto...

Spilled blueberries create another 'traffic jam' in Mission

Crates of blueberries spilled onto the road in Mission last week, creating another “traffic jam”. According to a news release from Mission RCMP, crates spilled out of a truck and onto the Murray Street overpass on July 16. The berries caused one motorcycle to “slip-slide” through the mess but no one was injured by the spill. When police arrived, the truck driver was trying to clean up the spilled fruit. “The driver blamed other farm workers for …