1.   Growers here had expected a bumper season.

2.   A bumper season is expected on the Fraser River after several disappointing summers.

3.   The resumption of operations came as a blow to tourist operators at the beginning of what promises to be a bumper season.

4.   The threat sent a shudder through the tourist industry which is looking forward to a bumper season after three years of misery caused by the militant campaign against holidaymakers.