The message from the president of the Rotary Club of Kelowna Sunrise (RCKS) is that RibFest is a family fun, community driven event that is for a good cause.

RibFest Kelowna had been met with lengthy protests staged throughout the weekend at various intersections and public areas, with activists stalling traffic, writing messages on sidewalks with chalk and bringing a speaker and microphone to bring climate change awareness.

91裸聊视频淲e understand that not everybody is in favour of everything,91裸聊视频� president Susan McIntyre said.

91裸聊视频淭hat is one of the wonders of living in a democracy.91裸聊视频�

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Of equal importance to McIntyre was how RibFest proceeds made possible Rotary Club donations of $10,000 to Pathways Abilities for the purchase of an accessible van to transfer clients to activity services; $9,025 to Hope for the Nation91裸聊视频檚 Food for Thought program, which provides malnourished children with healthy meals; and $10,000 to the JoeAnna91裸聊视频檚 House hospital patient family lodging project

91裸聊视频淎s Rotarians, we work together to make the community a better place,91裸聊视频� she said, stating that this year91裸聊视频檚 RibFest Kelowna was the best event RCKS has ever had.

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For the Kelowna Climate Save protesters, the charity work isn91裸聊视频檛 enough to warrant a festival dedicated to livestock production.

91裸聊视频淚n the midst of a climate crisis, there91裸聊视频檚 no room for a rib fest,91裸聊视频� 25-year-old Kelowna Climate Save member Tessa Gordey said.

Both the UN and Canada state livestock production as a large contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

91裸聊视频淭he destruction of rainforests to create land for agriculture, along with growing demand for meat, are major contributors to the increasing greenhouse gases which are taking a significant toll on climate and global food security,91裸聊视频� reads the UN91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淎ctNow91裸聊视频� campaign materials.

Still, McIntyre maintained that RibFest is a positive summer event.

91裸聊视频淲e have worked hard to consider the environment and sustainability,91裸聊视频� McIntyre said. 91裸聊视频淲e cannot make everyone happy.91裸聊视频�