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.

sa国际传媒淲e understand that not everybody is in favour of everything,sa国际传媒� president Susan McIntyre said.

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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 Nationsa国际传媒檚 Food for Thought program, which provides malnourished children with healthy meals; and $10,000 to the JoeAnnasa国际传媒檚 House hospital patient family lodging project

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For the Kelowna Climate Save protesters, the charity work isnsa国际传媒檛 enough to warrant a festival dedicated to livestock production.

sa国际传媒淚n the midst of a climate crisis, theresa国际传媒檚 no room for a rib fest,sa国际传媒� 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.

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

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