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Veg out at festival

"Dairy is scary," say organizers of Kelowna's second annual VegFest.

The May 26 festival at Immaculata Regional High School marks the final day of Vegan Awareness Week. 

More than 60 vendors will showcase plant-based food options, apparel and accessories, cruelty-free beauty and health products, and environmentally conscious merchandise.  Five mobile plant-based fast-food trucks will also be in attendance.

There will be free yoga and fitness classes and live musicians. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Numerous local restaurants will also have special promotions and discounts.

The festival offers all things vegan, related to good health, a clean environment and compassion for animals.   

There will be speakers, workshops and cooking demonstrations throughout the day.

The speakers include: independent animal advocate and investigator Geoff Regier, who has taken part in undercover investigations with Mercy For Animals; writer, journalist, and video producer Erin Janus, whose video 'Dairy Is Scary' has received over five million views; and Sheanne and Dan Moskaluk, vegan plant-based lifestyle health advocates who will share their story of recovery from obesity and terminal cancer.



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