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2010 - A Year in Review January 2010January 2010

Mayor Fielding looks to the year ahead

With a full year in offi ce under his belt, Mayor Keith Fielding took a moment to consider the challenges that lay ahead for 2010. Development was a key issue. While he didn’t expect a quick return to the times of rapid develop-ment, he recognized that the rate of growth in Peachland remained a sensitive subject of debate.

“Th e community is divid-ed on the issue of how much growth we should embrace. Most people agree that we have to grow, but in my view we must do so in a way that ensures that we can create the kind of future that we want for ourselves.”

He referred to the Charette process

set up with the UBC-O School of Archi-tecture, and the creation of a report that refl ects the goals and targets of the com-munity as Peachland grows to over 8,000 residents over the next 10 years.

Water no longer free

Peachland residents got a special New Year’s Day gift from the municipality. Even though they would not receive their fi rst invoice for water us-age until April, as of January 1, 2010 every drop of water used was going to cost hom-eowners. Up until then, only mock invoices had been sent out to homes to give residents a heads-up on the cost of their personal consumption. Now

they would receive utilities invoices every quarter.

Mayor Fielding told the View, “We don’t want to make a profi t from water billing; the idea is to reduce consumption and generate enough revenue to fund [water and metre] system operations. For people who make the eff ort to conserve, there should be no real problem.”

Beach Avenue upgrades announced

In early January, Dan Huang of Ur-ban Systems presented a plan to Peach-land Council regarding Beach Avenue upgrades. Th e multi-use pathway from Heritage Park to 5th Street would now be extended all the way to Gateway Centre at 13th Street. Th e plan would emphasize the natural condition of Okanagan Lake and maintain pedestrian connectivity to the beach. Construction on the $3 million project would take place during the sum-mer of 2010.

Curling Facility – Alternative Approval process

Th e District of Peachland decided to conduct an alternative approval process in connection with the construction of the Peachland Curling Club. Th e process is less expensive than a community refer-endum. If 10 per cent of the eligible vot-ers registered disapproval, then the matter could not proceed without a referendum.

Th e City has had a longstanding agree-ment with the Peachland Curling Club to lease land adjacent to the Community Centre for the construction of a curling rink facility. A grant for $2.6 million, two-thirds of the capital cost, from the Fed-eral Government Building Canada fund was approved. Th e remaining $1.3 mil-lion construction mortgage needed to be guaranteed by the municipality. Hence, the need to get taxpayer input through the alternative approval process.

by Cindy Fortin

2010 was an interesting year for the District of Peach-land and its citizens, which began with ref lections from the mayor, a polar bear dip, and getting use to paying for

their own personal water consumption. The town dealt with the more common issues of development and in-frastructure, to the hazards of bat poop.

Residents got a new walkway along Beach Avenue, en-joyed the Olympics, argued the pros and cons of a curl-

ing facility, saw the resignation of a member of coun-cil, dealt with mudslides, gravel pits, bomb threats and bears.

2010 – A Year in Review summarizes many of the events that transpired over the last 365 days. Enjoy!

New Year's Day polar bear swim at Swim Bay on January 1, 2010. Photo Tania Simpson

Mayor Keith Fielding

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I want to thank those read-ers who have sent me stories regarding their use of pub-lic transit. From you I have learned that bus drivers are generally friendly and wel-coming, but that you get to see far too many of them if your journey takes you be-yond West Kelowna.

For ex-ample, if you are going to Okanagan College by public transit then you will have to use three buses, and your day will begin at 5.30 am in order to get you to class at 8:30 am. You may have to fi ght for a seat too, and if you are un-successful the options are not pleasant. And, if you are go-ing anywhere else in Kelow-na from Peachland, a three-bus trip is the norm: one to get you to West Kelowna, another to get you to Queen-sway, and another to get you to your next destination.

A common transit rider concern is that schedules don’t always connect, result-ing in prolonged wait times. Also, the frequency of ser-vice varies throughout the day, and does not meet the

needs of all users. I was particularly inter-

ested to hear from a local resident who, aft er dropping off his car for an early morn-ing servicing appointment at a dealership in Kelowna, thought he would return to

Peachland by bus, spend some time at home, and then return

by bus to pick up his car be-fore the service centre closed at 5 pm. Aft er overcoming various return journey chal-lenges, he arrived back in Peachland to discover that not only would he be unable to spend any time at home, but that it was impossible for him to get back to the deal-ership before it closed! Th is learning experience cost him almost $80 for a taxi. (An ex-perience that suggests yet an-other interesting line of en-quiry in the transportation options puzzle. Any frequent taxi users out there?)

Within Peachland, resi-dents in the Princeton area seem to be well served. Th ose living in the Ponderosa/Pincushion area, and those living on, and off , Trepa-

nier, fi nd the service less user-friendly due to fewer bus stops, and reduced ser-vice frequency. However, the community bus is appreci-ated for its route fl exibility, and for the call-ahead book-ing feature.

I am encouraged by BC Transit’s commitment to ex-pand services in the Okana-gan corridor and by their willingness to work with Peachland to help us make our own system more eff ec-tive and appealing to current and prospective users. We intend to pursue all such op-portunities.

Meanwhile, please keep your stories and comments coming so that I can build an even clearer picture of the challenges to be addressed. I would still like to hear from any regular users of the bus service, and in particular from students who rely on transit for getting to UBC-O, Okanagan College, or to school.

I don’t text, twitter, or tweet, but an email sent to [email protected] will get my attention and a response is guaranteed.

Many thanks!

� COMMENTARY MAYOR KEITH FIELDING

From the Mayor’s DeskOn the issue of buses once more

Recycling Directory and Living Greener calendar coming soon

Look for your 2011 Liv-ing Greener Recycling and Waste Collection calendar arriving in your mailbox in early January. This is an important cal-endar because it contains information on garbage, recycling and yard waste collection dates and drop off locations, community events, and useful refer-ence phone numbers.

“Keep this one handy, it’s great for easy refer-ence all year long!” says Waste Reduction Facilita-tor Rae Stewart. “It show-

cases where to take your hazardous waste, who to call about pesticides, and a recycling directory so you can find out where to recycle almost everything in the Central Okanagan, from batteries to used books.”

The calendar will be direct mailed by Canada Post to almost 52 thou-sand Central Okanagan residents the first two weeks of January 2011. If you miss your copy of the Living Greener calendar, it is available online at re-

gionaldistrict.com. You can also pick up a free copy at your local city or municipal hall, local chamber of commerce or library, Parkinson Rec. Center, Athan’s Aquatic Center, the EECO Center, or the Glenmore landfill or Westside Residential Waste Disposal and Recy-cling Center.

For more information visit regionaldistrict.com, or contact the Regional Waste Reduction Office at 250-469-6250.

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2010 - A Year in Review


February 2010February 2010

March 2010March 2010

Alternative Approval Process disappointing for proponents

It was a disappointing result for mayor, council, and the many curling facility sup-porters, when the Alternative Approval Pro-cess didn’t give them the result they were hoping for. A high 558 registered voters ex-pressed their opposition to a construction loan guarantee that would have allowed the development of the curling facility to move forward.

As a result, a referendum on the issue

would be necessary. But re-asking the same question would mean a lengthy delay and the possible loss of the $2.6 million government grant. Th e curling club would also be forced to scrap their business plan at a loss of an en-tire season’s revenue.

At the February 9th Committee of the Whole meeting, council decided the best move was for the municipality, themselves, to put up the $1.33 million portion of the money for the construction of the facility, to be paid back by the curling club over an extended pe-riod of time. Th e curling club would negoti-

ate usage of the facility on a contract basis.“I really like this option because it opens

up an opportunity that we may in fact get the curling rink, in a democratic referendum process,” said Councillor Ernie Hurd.

Council voted in favour of this option, and Peachlanders would be having their say on this issue in an upcoming referendum.

Peachland fi refi ghters to head

to the Olympics and Paralympics

Games

Six lucky Peach-land fi refi ghters were selected to head to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics Games. Aft er a series of appli-cations and approvals from various agen-cies, Fire Chief Grant Topham, Captain Bri-an Abrey, Lieutenants Tyler Hilland, Rodney Sheppard and James Ness, and fi refi ghter John Wakefi eld were approved for duty at the Games.

Th ey will be as-signed as a fi re crew for a period of four days. Th eir duties will in-clude fi re and safety inspections, fi refi ghting,

fi rst medical responder and other requests from venue organizers. Th ey will work 12 hour shift s at the venues.

“We’re just excited to go down,” said Lieu-tenant James Ness. “We don’t know if we’re going to be able to see any events at all…we’re just happy to be taking in the atmosphere and everything that’s going on.”

$6 million site

servicing complete at Trepanier

Manor

“Sewer, water, ca-ble, shallow utilities, gas…there’s a lot of pipe in there now,” said Trepanier Man-or project manager Scott Wilshaw, while giving the View an on-site tour and up-date on the massive project.

Wilshaw said 10 homes will be built in the next year, which are already pre-sold. Construction of the hotel was scheduled to begin in June or July. Th e hotel is ex-pected to take 16 months to complete.

It had been four years since Trepanier Manor began with a development permit.

Local Olympic fans cheer Team Canada’s gold win!

Th underous applause and cheers rocked our small town as local fans enjoyed the fi nal Olympic hockey game as Canada scored, win-ning gold. Th ey were able to view the game on a big screen.

Th e Wellness Centre served 175 breakfasts over two Sundays of big screen Olympics view-ings. Th e Olympics screen was provided by the Spirit of B.C. and is available for clubs and or-ganizations.

Water rates set with special consideration

Aft er weeks of discussions about the water rate structure, the Committee of the Whole (COTW) reached a consensus, allowing a new rate bylaw to pass.

Th ere was a grey area surrounding non-ALR properties -- larger properties with heavy water consumption --, where land usage ranged from the maintenance of a food-producing opera-tion, to keeping vast areas green and Ponderosa trees well-watered. It was decided that while properties were on a fi xed rate of $.30 cents per cubic meter, a special consideration fi xed rate of $.15 cents per cubic metre would be allowed for the properties that met special criteria.

Th e fi rst quarterly water bills were to be mailed out to Peachland residents on April 15.

Boxing and snooker legends visit during the last week of March

Canadian boxing legend George Chuvalo ap-peared at the Peachland Recreation Centre on Saturday, March 27 to speak out against drugs. Th e event was hosted by the Peachland Boxing Club and sponsored in part by the District of Peachland.

Th e heavyweight champion, and former ad-dict, became a motivational speaker aft er los-ing his three sons and fi rst wife to drug-related deaths. Chuvalo stayed for a local boxing tour-nament and handed out the trophies at the end of each bout.

“What a memory -- a Peachland youth’s fi rst ever boxing event with George Chuvalo ring-side!” said Peachland Boxing Club president John Wardley.

Th en on Sunday, BC-born world champion snooker player Cliff “Th e Grinder” Th orburn took center stage at the Peachland Legion for the 15th annual Peachland Little Snooker Tour-nament. Th orburn delighted a crowd of 60 peo-ple with a demonstration of his skills, including a walking ball trick shot.

Th e winner of the Little Snooker League 2009-2010 season was Harry Prankratz. Prankratz beat out Lee Chevalier in a best-of-fi ve frames championship match. Frank Reindl claimed third place.

Centennial Committee announces fi nal legacy project

As the Peachland Centennial Committee prepared to dissolve they announced their fi nal legacy project. Th e committee proposed us-ing the remaining $17,126 of centennial funds to create a centennial theme along the Beach Avenue walkway, which could include period signage to mark the centennial year, benches with centennial logos, period lamp posts, and a plaque at the midpoint giving a short history on the community. Th e name of the walkway had not yet been decided.

Th ese Peachland Elementary School children could be curling in Peachland instead of Kelowna next year if the curling club fi nds a way to go forward with construction plans. Photo Eric Hall

Peachland Wellness Centre members celebrate as Canada scores the winning goal at the Olympic hockey games. Left to right: Syd Kendrick,Phyllis Cummings, Sherry Kendrick, Wayne and Mary Power. Photo Joanne Layh

Th e Peachland Fire & Rescue Crew heading to the Olympics and Paralympics Games. From left to right: Lt. James Ness, Lt. Rod Shep-pard, Cptn. Brian Abrey, Chief Grant Topham, Firefi ghter John Wakefi eld and Lt. Tyler Hillard. Photo Contributed


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April 2010April 2010

May 2010May 2010

Civic Awards Night - Citizens of the Year

Eldon and Donna Kerbes took home the

top award of Citizens of the Year at the Peachland Civic Awards ceremony. Th e Kerbes generously volunteered their time to a number of community groups.

Among the many awards, the Free-dom of the Municipality went to Helen McLaughlan, Sarah (Sadie) Todd and Stella Vaughan-Birch. Darlene Hartford received the Mayor’s Award for her work with the Spirit of B.C., and the Council-lors’ Award went to Chris Byrd. Portia Conner, one of this year’s Peachland Am-

bassadors, claimed the Youth Achieve-ment award. Connor was successful in raising over $9,000 for the CIBC Run for the Cure.

New Ponderosa score card/map unveiled

Work has fi nally begun to move forward at the development site of the new Pon-derosa golf course and clubhouse targeted to open in the summer of 2011. Tendering for construction closed on April 15, said Derek Chichak, president and chief oper-ating offi cer of Treegroup, who hoped to start work on May 1.

“Th ings are happening basically start-

ing today or tomorrow and you’re going to see mobilization with some equipment.”

Th e score card/map for the new Greg Norman designed Ponderosa Golf Course was also unveiled. Chichak indicated that the start of home construction for the fi rst multi-family residential units might begin as early as the fall and could be completed by the end of next year.

Highway 97 alternative discussed at public meeting

Th e long simmering issue about how to deal with the growing traffi c congestion on the two-lane part of Highway 97 through Peachland was addressed at a special pub-

lic meeting, co-sponsored by the District of Peachland, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Highway 97 Task Force.

Th e two options discussed were to cre-ate an upper-level bypass or to four-lane the existing highway. While several resi-dents are in support of the bypass, some local business owners fear loss of revenue should a bypass be built.

Peachland Chamber of Commerce pres-ident Rob Campbell refl ected the concerns of the business community and how they might be aff ected by a bypass and its con-struction. Th e Peachland Sportsman’s As-sociation raised concerns relating to the environment.

At the end of the meeting, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Okan-agan-Shuswap district manager Murray Tekano didn’t give away what direction the Ministry is leaning. He did promise that they would not be researching the op-tions for another fi ve or 10 years.

Half-marathon both scenic and challenging

Th e Peachland Recreation Department hosted the annual Peachland Half-Mara-thon Run on April 25. Th e half marathon started at the community centre, fol-lowed Beach Avenue, Buchanan Road and Robson Place, before circling back along Beach to Lake Avenue and the Peachland Museum, turning back once again and heading to the Community Centre. First overall female was Kathleen Wood with a time of 1:32:59, and best overall male was John Yuili at 1:39:36.

Peachland Curling Club gets a thumbs-down by voters

May 15 was a somber day for curling fa-cility proponents. Aft er much debate and planning, the curling club and multi-use facility received an overwhelming “no” vote in a public referendum.

Peachlanders voted in unprecedented numbers. Of 1,936 votes cast, 1,303 voted against the proposal and only 633 voted in favour.

“All of the people working on the proj-ect are extremely disappointed at the out-come of the referendum. We don’t think it makes any sense,” said recently elected Peachland Curling Club president Eddy Kyjanka.

Th e vote against the curling club meant that a $2.6 million federal grant would have to be declined, and plans for a curling club shelved for some time to come.

Th e great bat debate begins

Th e Committee of the Whole approved the recommendation by the Primary School Implementation Committee to spend 2010 budget funds to remove bat

waste (or guano), and asbestos, from the Primary School attic. Th e cost for bat gua-no removal was estimated at $61,200, the asbestos was estimated to be no more than $15,000.

“Aft er the bat guano is cleared there may be a way of preventing the bats from getting in there by sealing it. Th e project would include getting rid of the bats,” said Mayor Fielding.

Th us began the great bat debate of 2010.

World of Wheels shows and shines!

Th e Annual World of Wheels Show and Shine set new records for attendance and

for vehicles on exhibit. Visitors from all over the Okanagan, BC, Alberta, and even the U.S. attended.

Bill Heinrich, a director with World of Wheels, was pleased with the result. “It exceeded our expectations. Th ere were at least 15,000 people who attended. Th at’s 5,000 more than we expected.”

Th ere were well over 550 vehicles registered, and some 40 vendors, selling everything from mini ice coolers to t-shirts and food.

Heritage Music Festival draws

crowds of its own

An estimated crowd of 500 people took in the Heritage Music Festival on May 24. Th e festival was centered around live country music spread over two venues, Heritage Park and the wharf at 13th Street.

Performers included Kelowna Old Time Fiddlers, Kootenay Old Time Fiddlers,

Peachland Pickers, and the Mount Bouch-erie Jazz Group.

Blaze destroys Dessert Pines home

Two residents of 3912 Dessert Pines Av-enue were dealing with the loss of their home following an early Monday morning

blaze.“When I got

to the house,the fl ames were through the roof,” said Fire Chief Grant Topham. “It was fully engulfed in fl ames very shortly aft er that.”

While it tookabout 45 minutes to knock back the fi re, crews remained at the scene for several

more hours to put out all the hot spots and mop up.

Th e house was completely destroyed. Th e cause of the fi re was under investiga-tion at press time. Both residents and a dog made it out safely.

Eldon and Donna Kerbes (centre) were honoured as Citizens of the Year at the Spirit of Peachland Civic Awards ceremony. Th e Kerbes are shown with (left to right) Mayor Fielding and councillors Moberg, Condon and Schierbeck. Photo Joanne Layh

One of more than 550 vehicles on display during the annual World of Wheels Show and Shine. Photo Joanne Layh

Two residents and their dog escaped a fi re at their home at Dessert Pines. Photo Contributed


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Dear Editor:

I am writing to you on behalf of the Peachland Wellness Centre (PWC), in the spirit of the holiday season, as we felt it was appropriate to tell the people of Peachland about some of the fi ne corporate citizens in our town. Th e PWC is a not-for-profi t society that is de-pendent on government grants, donations and volunteers in order to provide sustainable services to our community.

With winter approaching, the PWC needed to winterize the irrigation system at the centre. George McFarlane from Down Under Irrigation once again donated his time, as he has for the past several years, to perform this task. In addition, he donates his time every spring to start the system. Of course these activities take place at the peak of his business season, so the PWC gratefully acknowledges the time he takes to assist us.

Recently our board of directors approved the purchase and installation of two new win-dows for the front corner of the PWC. A local construction company, Trepanier Projects, headed by Dylan and Carson Todd, stepped up to install the windows and donated the labour component of the work. Th is represented a signifi cant savings for the PWC and was truly appreciated.

We also gratefully acknowledge the contributions of other local businesses such as TNI and the IGA who repeatedly make signifi cant corporate donations to the PWC, and other businesses like Al Switzer, our accountant, Linda Limacher, our bookkeeper, and Th e Dollar Store who provide us with much appreciated discounts.

As a board of directors we felt that it was important that the people of Peachland hear about some of the unsung corporate heroes in our small town. People like George, Dylan and Carson donate their professional time for just a “thanks” and the knowledge that they’ve given back to the community.

We’d also like to take the opportunity to thank the many other volunteers and indi-vidual donors that keep the PWC functioning as a viable and valuable resource in our community.

Sheila HawthorneDirector (Secretary)

Peachland Wellness Centre

Dear Editor

At this time of year when giving some times gets blurred with getting, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to do both.

I was asked to drive a lady who was going to Bellingham, Washington to take part in a dog rescue from LA and was not comfortable with the snow and ice conditions we experienced this past weekend. Being recently laid off , and a dog lover, I agreed without hesitation to go on this adventure.

Aft er driving to Vernon and picking up a rental van, we set off to Surrey where we were to meet three other volunteers from Courtney and Vancouver. Th e weather was not the best with blowing snow and ice as we eventually arrived at midnight, at the home of a dog fostering volunteer close to the border. All the volunteers slept on couches or on bed rolls on the fl oor, waiting for sunrise knowing that 52 dogs were being driven to a meeting point in Bellingham, packed in crates for the 17 hour journey from the mean streets of LA. It was a choice of Canada or die.

It all started when Steve at Top Dog Kennels in Kelowna received a call asking him to take two pit bull puppies that were to be euthanized. He agreed and then contacted Beth Gibson at Between Friends Animal Rescue in Vernon, another one-person volunteer res-cue organization. Between them, they thought, “Well if we can rescue two, let’s rescue more on the same transport.”

Hats off to them both. Th ey put the word out to two other small volunteer rescue orga-nizations, made calls to high kill shelters in LA and between them organized a large van that brought 52 dogs, all to be euthanized Monday morning, through customs to Canada.

Chihuahuas, pit bull puppies, labs, most that have come from good homes where their families can no longer aff ord to keep them due to the recession.

One purebred pit bull puppy lying next to me on the bed snoring as I type this is Silva. She was an evidence dog. She has been kept in confi nement for three months while her owners were charged with cruelty aft er pulling some of her toe nails out and other cruel actions to make her mean, hoping to make her a fi ghter. It just is not in poor Silva, all she wants to do is cuddle. She was scheduled to be euthanized aft er the case, as the shelters in LA are overwhelmed.

Ruby, a 17-week red nose pit bull puppy has her ribs, spine and haunches sticking out. In spite of being half starved all she wants to do is wiggle her bum, you have to be careful not to step on her as she happily follows you around.

We made it Beth, in spite of snow, ice, rolled over vehicles on the highway, you should be very proud of yourself. I still think you’re kind of nuts, but you and Steve saved 52 dogs.

For anyone wishing to foster or adopt one of these rescues, please call Beth at 250-545-8773 for information on small dogs, or Steve at Top Dog kennels at 250-491-1223 for the large breeds.

My thanks to you both for allowing me to be a part of this, take a bow, you deserve it.John Wardley


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Your Guide To Local Events & ActivitiesYour Guide To Local Events & ActivitiesDECEMBER 31

Royal Canadian Legion: Fish & Chip Dinner with MaryEm 1730 hrs.

Waterfront Grill and Pizzeria - Live entertainment. Call 250-767-3255 for a reservation.

Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) at 50+ Activity Centre:9 am

Men’s Coffee Club Wellness Centre:

10-11 am

Royal Canadian Legion New Year’s Eve with Scott

Thielmann

Would you like to feature your event in the Peachland View’s weekly Calendar of Events? Please call 250.767.7771 or email [email protected].

FRIDAY

JANUARY 07Royal Canadian Legion: Fish & Chip Dinner 1730 hrs.

Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 am

Waterfront Grill & Pizzeria - Live entertainment. Call 250-767-3255 for a reservation

JANUARY 05Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 am

Wellness Circle: at Peachland Wellness Centre, 10-11:30 am, Everyone welcome.

Royal Canadian Legion: Special of the Day, Liver & Onions

Westside Toastmasters: 7 - 9 pm, Lakeview Heights Community Center, West Kelowna

Peachland Lions Club meeting, 7 pm, at the Lions Den. Info. 250-767-9034

Chess at 50+ Activity Centre: 1 pm. Experienced & beginners.

Central Okanagan Model Railway Company: Group meets at 7pm at the Peachland Museum. Contact Dave at 250-767-2409 or visit http://www.corc-bc.com

JANUARY 03Take Off Pounds Sensibly at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:30 am. For info. 1-800-932-8677 or Doreen at 250-767-2132

Variety Singers at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:45 am

Peachland Quilters 50+ Activity Centre: 1 - 4 pm

Wood Carving at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 pm

JANUARY 04Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10 am

Peachland Bridge Club at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 pm. Info. 250-767-6407

AA at Noon at 50+ Activity Centre: noon

JANUARY 06AA at Noon at 50+ Activity Centre: noon

The Waterfront Grill & Pizze-ria New Year’s Eve Party. Ap-petizers, party favours, live entertainment. Champagne at midnight. $20 pp, must RSVP. Tickets limited. More info. call 250-767-3255.

Blind Angler New Year’s Eve Dinner, $40 pp, 3 course din-ner, champagne and loads of fun. More info. 250-767-9264.

Royal Canadian Legion New Year’s Eve 2010 Bash. Scott Theilmann with classic rock, blues, Spanish. The most di-verse guitar talent in the val-ley. $15 pp, tickets limited, purchase early at the Legion. Includes party favours &

midnight snacks.

Big E’s New Year’s Eve More info. 250-767-1958

Polar Bear Swim, Jan. 1. Open to all ages. Although this is a free event, please check inat the community centre at 12:30 pm to sign waivers. Swim begins at 1 pm. Receive a certifi cate for participation.

New Year’s Day Fun Run/Walk, Jan. 1, Peachland Com-munity Centre, check in 9:30 - 10 am. Race starts at 10:15 am. Open to all ages. Kick start your New Year’s reso-lutions with your choice of

a 2K walk, 5K run or walk on Beach Ave.

Kelowna Community Cho-rus - Come Sing With Us! We are a fun, non-audition adult choir. Registration is ongo-ing through Jan. First prac-tice is Wed, Jan. 12 6:30 pm. 3131 Lakeshore, Kelowna. More info. 250-764-8919 or 250-763-0836.

50+ Activity Centre pres-ents Robbie Burns night Jan. 28. Cocktails 5:30 pm fol-lowed by dinner at 6:15 pm. Entertainment supplied by Argyle Highland Dancers. Member $16, non-members $20. More info. 250-767-9133.

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JANUARY 06Line Dancing at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 - 10:30 am

Bereavement Support Group at the Wellness Centre: 10 - 11:30 am

Iron & Silk Exercise at 50+ Activity Centre: 11 am

Waterfront Grill and Pizzeria - Live entertainment. Call 250-767-3255 for a reservation.

Bingo at 50+ Centre: 6:45 pm

Royal Canadian Legion: Special of the Day, Pasta

TUESDAY

JANUARY 09 Take Off Pounds Sensibly at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:30 am. For information call 1-800-932-8677 or Doreen at 250-767-2132

Variety Singers at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:45 am

JANUARY 02Jerry Dober Sunday Breakfast 8 - 11 am at Peachland Wellness Centre. $ 5.75 for a full breakfast. Info.

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WEDNESDAY

JANUARY 05Yoga at 50+ Activity Centre: 1:30 pm

JANUARY 10Quilting at 50+ Activity Centre: 1 pm

Wood Carving at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 pm

Monday Morning Coffee: at the Peachland Wellness Centre, 10-11 am

Peachland Quilters 50+ Activity Centre, 1 - 4 pm

Peachland Variety Singer 50+ Activity Centre, 9:45 am. This choral group is ope to everyone on the west side who enjoys singing harmony pieces. There are no auditions. Choral singing is a lot of fun, so come out and join us.

MONDAY

JANUARY 11AA at Noon at 50+ Activity Centre: noon

Peachland Bridge Club at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 pm. Call Eva at 250-767-6407

Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10 am

WEDNESDAY

JANUARY 12Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 am

Royal Canadian Legion: Special of the Day, Liver & Onions

SATURDAY

JANUARY 08Royal Canadian Legion - Eye Opener Steak N Eggs for $6.50, 10 am to 1 pm

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TUESDAY

JANUARY 12Chess at 50+ Activity Centre: 1 pm. Experienced & beginners.

Westside Toastmasters: 7 - 9 pm, Lakeview Heights Community Center, West Kelowna

Central Okanagan Model Railway Company: Group meets at 7 pm at the Peachland Museum. Contact Dave at 250-767-2409 or visit http://www.corc-bc.com

Peachland Quilters 50+ Activity Centre, 1 - 4 pm

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January 4th!January 4th!

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June 2010June 2010

July 2010July 2010

Councillor Hurd resigns

Only two weeks aft er re-questing a two-month leave of absence, without pay, citing personal reasons, Councillor Ernie Hurd submitted his re-signation from district council. A strong supporter of the curl-ing facility, Hurd was greatly disappointed with the results of the referendum.

Hurd explained the reason for his resignation in a letter submitted to the View, which read, in part: “We, as a council, unanimously supported the building of this multi-use fa-cility as a municipal asset, and you the same voters that entrusted the town’s decisions to us voted no. Instead of trusting us, you listened to individuals who were bent on de-feating this project with, in my opinion, lies and deception.”

Hurd’s resignation meant that a by-elec-tion would be necessary to fi nd a new mu-nicipal councillor to replace him.

Community reeling aft er senseless murder

A 16 year-old girl was fatally stabbed at a Peachland house party on San Clemente Ave. on June 2, leaving the quiet community in disbelief. Th e Mount Boucherie student was said to be from West Ke-lowna.

RCMP attended the house following a call regarding a stabbing at a house party. Th e victim received emergency treatment from paramed-ics and was transported to Kelowna General Hospital

where she died as a result of her injuries.“People were under the infl uence of alco-

hol. Th ere was clear evidence of that,” said Constable Steve Holmes. “Th ere was a dis-pute. I know there was a verbal altercation that preceded the incident.”

Another teenaged girl was taken into custody. It is believed the dispute was over a boy.

Tussock moth spraying

Aft er several delays due to poor weather conditions, aerial spraying for the Douglas Fir tussock moth on public and private lands in the Tre-panier area of Cen-tral Okanagan West Electoral District was completed.

Th e pesticide was applied to prevent further cases in the region of a health condition called Tussockosis. Hairs on the Douglas Fir tussock moth can cause Tussockosis, which can result in itchiness, watery eyes and skin rashes in dogs, horses and humans.

Groundbreaking ceremonies for Centennial Way walkway

On June 21 a groundbreaking ceremony was held at Beach Avenue to offi cially mark

the start of construction of the Centennial Way walkway. Mayor Keith Fielding opened the celebration by thanking all those who’d worked hard to bring this new vision of

Peachland’s water-front to that stage, while MLA Bill Barisoff highlighted the level of cooper-ation between levels of government that helped bring the project to fruition. MP Stockwell Day was also in attend-ance, placing the project in the wider context of stimulus spending to help communities create

jobs during the current recession.Th e total cost of the project was estimated

at $3,390,000, with one-third coming from each of the two senior levels of government and the other third coming from develop-ment cost charges levied and collected by the District of Peachland.

Canada Day celebrations a big draw in Peachland

Th ere’s no greater day when Peachlanders show their community spirit than Canada Day. Th is July 1st was of no exception!

Th e Peachland Ambassadors served up a Canada Day cake in Heritage Park, children enjoyed games and face painting, the Peachland Legion kicked off the parade pro-cession, which included clowns, local groups and organiza-tions, and politicians. Th e day wrapped up with a colour-ful fi reworks display.

Local business helps nab suspect

Staff at the local Petro-Can helped police nab a suspect when they spotted a suspicious vehicle they’d heard the RCMP was hunting for. Alert employees called police who caught up with the vehicle in West Kelowna.

Police stopped the 1993 Chevrolet van on Dobbin Road, but the car accelerated as the offi cer approached, sped through a red light, and hit a 2002 Subaru Outback on the driver’s side before crashing into a traffi c light standard causing it to snap off .

Th e 62 year-old driver of the Subaru sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries. Th e 23 year-old suspect was unharmed but faced numerous charges.

Seclusion Bay fi re claims structural causalities, but no deaths

A Seclusion Bay interface fi re that began in Peachland on the morning of July 12 claimed a total of one home, two garages, one police vehicle and a boat. Th e fi re quickly spread over 30 hectares through Peachland and West Ke-lowna before fi re crews were able to contain it.

Two RCMP constables helped an elderly woman to safety when she was found asleep in her home. With the roads blocked, they literally carried her to the water’s edge where a marine evacuation was underway.

“She was hard of hearing. She was not able to get out on her own,” said Constable Steve Holmes. “With the fi re ad-vancing in a very fast manner they knew they had to get her out one way or the other.”

Local residents remained evacuated for several days be-fore being allowed to return home.

City requests McDougald gravel pit injunction

On July 22 district council unanimously agreed to re-quest a legal court injunction to stop the activity at the McDougald gravel pit. However that action was delayed while the district gathered further evidence that the pit operations were in violation of municipal bylaws.

On July 14 district staff became aware of unauthorized work at the McDougald gravel pit. Because the property owners declined to apply for and comply with the District’s various permit and bylaw requirements, the District of

Peachland issued a stop work order on Friday, July 16. Following that, work continued, so during a special

council meeting on July 22, district council unanimously agreed to request a legal court injunction to stop the un-authorized earth moving at the pit.

“Peachland bylaws are designed to protect the public in-terest,” said Mayor Fielding. “We are not prepared to let anyone thumb their nose at them as if they are somehow above the law.”

Councillor Ernie Hurd resigns from council. File Photo

Police cordoned off the area at the San Clemente home of a fatal stabbing. Photo Joanne Layh




August 2010August 2010

September 2010September 2010

Fuel reduction work underway in Trepanier Creek area

Fuel management work took place with-in the Westbank First Nations Community Forest that includes an area adjacent to the District of Peachland, through the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area and Dis-trict of West Kelowna. Th e project extends over 23 hectares along the Trepanier Creek area.

A six-person crew contracted by the WFN’s forest management department Heartland Economics has been busy fall-ing, spacing and pruning trees in this high priority section just south of Trepanier Creek, as an abundance of fuel can contrib-ute to the spread and severity of any fi re.

Th e fuel reduction partnership is the result of a cooperative eff ort between the Regional District of the Central Okanagan and the WFN, with grant money from the Canada Economic Action Plan, which pro-vided more than $166,000 in community adjustment fund to the RDCO for comple-tion of this work.

New Monaco delivers progress report to mayor and council

A representative from the New Monaco development and a district consultant of-fered a progress update to the mayor and council at the latest Committee of the Whole meeting.

According to Mark Holland of HB Lan-arc, the last few months New Monaco has been conducting pre-application work with the Ministry of Transportation and Infra-

structure, district staff and other agencies. He said this planning work will continue into next summer.

“Th is is very early days in the more in-tense planning for this project,” he said.

Th e New Monaco property is located be-tween Highway 97 and 97C and runs along a portion of Drought Hill coming into Peachland. 2,600 to 2,800 units are pro-posed for the 150-acre development site.

District of Peachland signed Letter of Intent with TNI Property

Management

Th e District of Peachland signed a Letter of Intent with TNI Property Management for the redevelopment of a block of down-town land that covers the areas between 2nd and 3rd Streets, and by Beach Avenue and Highway 97.

Th e Letter of Intent sets out how the dis-trict property may be acquired by TNI and provides them with a timeframe to pre-pare and submit development plans for the site.

Th e District owns approximately 40 per cent of the land in this block, including the municipal offi ce, fi re hall, ambulance sta-tion, Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Cen-tre, and the parking lot opposite the Royal Canadian Legion.

Th e remainder of the properties within the blocks are either owned or controlled by TNI, with one exception -- Th e Edge-water Inn.

Chickens die in Dryden Road

coop fi re

A Dryden Road fl ock of chickens has been greatly reduced in numbers aft er their coop went up in fl ames. A call came into Peachland Fire and Rescue on a structure fi re burning within the trees in the back-yard of a Dryden residence. Fire crews ar-rived to fi nd a chicken coop fully engulfed in fl ames.

Neighbours tried to extinguish the fi re with garden hoses before the PFRS arrived, which probably prevented it from spread-ing.

Only two chicks out of 20 survived. Th e fi re was determined to have been caused by a heating appliance located inside the coop.

Water main break leads to muddy mess

Residents of Antlers Beach Estates got a nasty surprise when a water main break led to a substantial mudslide. One park resi-dent got the worst of it. Five thousand gal-lons of water was released, which set loose a fl ood of water and mud down the moun-tain and alongside #39 of the estates.

“We were very lucky to be able to shut the water off because if we had lost 15,000 gallons this [home] would have gone and there are three residences down below that would be sitting out on the highway right now,” said Antlers Beach Estates manager Barry Beggs.

Bat colony in Primary School bigger than originally thought

Ministry of Environment (MOE) wildlife biologist Aaron Reid, who visited the attic of the Peachland’s Primary school, said the

local Yuma bat colony could be the largest in B.C. Prior to Reid’s inspection, the bats were estimated to number between 200-400, but Reid says there are likely 1,500-2,000 bats in the colony.

Reid played down the risk of illness from the bat guano (feces), which is rare in Northern cool climates. He suggested the guano, which was estimated to be in excess of 300 pounds, could be sold as fertilizers for people to use in their gardens.

Anti-gravel pit rally held

Approximately 30 people from Abbots-ford, Mission, Lake Errock, Chilliwack, Pitt Meadows, Texada Island and Kelowna arrived in Peachland for a rally to thank the mayor and council for enforcing the district’s earthworks removal bylaw.

Th e idea for the unusual rally came about when the organizers became aware of the court injunction sought by the municipali-ty in response to work that was taking place

at the McDougald Road gravel pit without respect for Peachland’s bylaws.

Th e group gathered peacefully in Heri-tage Park and aft er a few speeches, people were encouraged to gather around a picnic table to sign a petition to the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum resources to allow local control of gravel mining throughout the province.

91st Peachland Fall Fair

Over 800 people attended the 91st Peach-land Fall Fair held at the Community Cen-tre on September 11 and 12.

Th ere was a bounty of handicraft s, fl ow-ers, needlework, baking and preserves, fruits and nuts, photography, homemade wine and beer, and much more.

Peachland Ambassador pageant weekend

Th e Peachland Ambassador program wrapped up this month with a pageant that resulted in a new Peachland ambassador and vice-ambassador.

Th is year the honour of being the Peach-land ambassador was awarded to Ashleigh Menard Poole, and Anya Mayoss-Hurd won the title of vice ambassador. Th e reign-ing pair will spend the next year traveling around the province on weekends as am-bassadors of Peachland.

“Th e Peachland Ambassador program is a positive resource for youth in our com-munity, said Menard Poole said. “It pro-vides the opportunity to learn quality life skills from programs, such as self-esteem and public speaking.”

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Police and emergency resources become over-whelmed with numerous calls from well-intended pass-ers-by reporting motor vehicle incidents. The use of cell phones affords the luxury of being able to summon help from almost anywhere, which is good. Many good samaritans, upon passing a crash scene or a stranded motorist, will call in to 911 dispatch centers to get help for the parties involved, but this is where problems can start. There are many callers ultimately reporting the same thing, some times with conf licting results as dif-ferent information is provided which suggests different incidents.

Each of these calls for service will result in an im-mediate response by emergency service personnel. In many instances duplicate emergency resources re-spond only to find they are not required. To help best allocate and ensure a timely response by your commu-nities emergency personnel we are asking for your as-sistance.

If you see a motor vehicle event, such as a collision or vehicle in the ditch, or believe you are one of the first persons to happen upon it, please consider the fol-lowing:

1) Is it possible and safe for you and others to stop? If it is, do so and render assistance to those involved and when possible report the event from the scene with accurate details.

2) If you can’t stop, please slow down so you can see if anyone is around. Get the licence plate of the vehicle(s), possible damage to the vehicle(s), possible injuries, direction of travel of the vehicle(s) before it went off the road, or collided.

3) If you don’t know the exact location, drive until you find a sign or mileage marker that indicates exact-ly where the vehicle is located and what road/highway you are on.

4) If you come across a vehicle in the ditch and no one is in or around it and it looks like it may have been there for while, get the licence number before calling it in. The reason is that, this time of year lots of vehicles slide off the road and tow trucks are catching up to all the calls for tows, and sometimes a vehicle may remain in the ditch for days. To call such a vehicle in without giving a licence number, gives police no way of check-ing to see if there had been a previous call about it.

5) Most importantly, give the call taker a contact number in case they need more information or need to verify the information you have provided.

By keeping these simple tips in mind, the public and emergency services can work together more effectively to provide professional care to those who need it.

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Variety Singers welcome new members

Recreation Report

By Cheryl Wiebe, Director of Community Services

Strategic planning isn’t a new concept. Many busi-nesses and government agencies use strategy to maintain the focus of their organization. A clear strat-egy helps map where you want to go and how you are going to get there. A successful strategy always begins with a vision – “What will things look like in the future?” Even from a home perspective many of us strategize aspects of our life such as, “I will re-tire in…” and “I want my mortgage paid off by…” Th ese are long-term ambi-tions that help direct deci-sions made today.

But, how oft en do we consider “What will I look like fi ve, 10 or 20 years from now? What will be the condition of my health? Will I have the physical capability to thoroughly

enjoy life and pursue an active lifestyle?” Do you have a plan? Sometimes the failing health of friends or relatives sparks change within our life. But when do we really consider our health and physical future?

Each year many of us make New Year’s resolu-tions. Statistics say that 80 per cent of New Year’s reso-lutions are broken. If these resolutions are grounded in solid vision with a plan for success your chance of success is improved. A plan helps us to keep our strategy focused and work-able.

For success, your plan must be realistic, attain-able and must be unique to you. Th is is a chance to look 10 years out and con-sider what life could look like at the end of that peri-od of time. It is helpful for you to look at the condi-tions of your life. Consider your:

• current health• heredity, health factors•economic circumstance• where you live• what is available to you• what do you like• what do you not likeMake a list of items un-

der each category and keep it handy for when you are planning. Th ese items will help to ensure that your plan is on track and achievable.

Th en ask the question ”What do I want to look like?” Th ink about it. Feel it. Come up with some statements that defi ne your answer. For example, “I will be within 10 lbs. of my desired weight (as deter-mined by my health care practitioner)” or, “I will be able to participate in activities with my peers.” or “I will be able to live in-dependently”. Perhaps the goals are larger than that, “I want to hike the West Coast trail with my fam-

ily” or “I want to complete a marathon”. Whatever your goal, these positive statements are designed to inspire you and help you achieve success.

Once you know where you are and where you want to go, it becomes easier to look at “what” you need to do to achieve those goals. Th e Peachland Recreation Guide is a great start. From social and lei-sure to fi tness and wellness programs, we have some-thing for a goal on your list.

Don’t forget to join us for our annual New Year’s Day events: New Year’s Day Polar Bear Fun Run/Walk – registration and check in at 9:30 am. Cost is $25. New Years’ Day Polar Bear Swim – check in at 12:30 pm, free community event.

For program informa-tion or registration call 250-767-2133.

Strategic planning for health and fi tness

By Frank C. Warburton

Peachland Variety Sing-ers of today was born in 1974 with a group of en-thusiastic singers calling themselves Th e Glee Club under the direction of Jeff Williamson with accom-panist Jean Todd both from Peachland. In 1980 Jean Miles of Kelowna became the new director and pia-nist. In 1984 they obtained a ‘New Horizons Grant’ that allowed them to buy music and material that the members made into vests, which are worn on public occasions. Also the choir changed its name to Th e Variety Singers. Regu-lar visits were made to en-tertain in nursing homes. Th ere were also Sunday concert performances and other special events such as performing for Peachland’s 75th Anniversary Jubilee celebration. 1987 Murdoch Mathison from Summer-land became the director with accompanist on piano Jean Todd. Aft er a period of time Gwen Marsh of Sum-

merland became the piano accompanist. Each year, a Sunday concert was held in the spring and again in the winter.

In September 1994 Phyl-lis Papineau of Peachland took over as choir director with piano accompanist Joan Beck. Dave Smith took over as accompanist in 1997. Both Beck and Smith are from Peachland.

Th e membership of the choir (currently known as Peachland Variety Sing-ers) is made up mainly of seniors who live in Peach-land and Westbank. Th ey

perform two concerts a year, at Christmas and in the spring at the Peach-land Senior’s Centre where they also practice. Th e 2011 practices will begin on Jan-uary 14th at 9:30 am. If you have a song in your heart come join us, no audition is necessary. Male voices are always in demand, but ladies don’t let that put you off .

Apart from the concerts the choir can be found sing-ing at Christmas Light-Up, at care homes, and similar events. We are well sup-ported by the community

at large. Some of the mem-bers are also members ofthe B.C. Choral Society andwere hosts of the 2009 con-cert performed in Pentic-ton. A group will be at theHarrison Hot Springs andwill be performing with thehost choir at the 2011 con-cert in mid April.

Peachland Variety Sing-ers choir of 40 plus membershas to be heard and seen, tobe believed. Even inclementweather and snowstormsthat may reduce audiencenumbers does not deter thechoir’s dedication to singand entertain.

Th e Peachland Variety Singers performed at this years Christmas concert under the direction of Phyllis Papineau, front centre and with Dave Smith accompanying, far left . Photo Contributed

Bomb threat forces municipal offi ce area

evacuation

A bomb threat brought nearly the entire RCMP de-tachment, as well as West-bank First Nation police, to downtown Peachland. Rocket, a dog specially trained to detect explo-sives, was also brought to the scene.

Th e threat was received from a pay phone. Th e Telus operator was unable to dis-tinguish whether the caller was male or female but the caller directed their threat toward “the government offi ce in Peachland.” As the municipal hall is Peach-land’s only government of-fi ce, that’s where the RCMP focused their search.

“Th e dog went through the building and it was negative so the explosive disposal unit was advised and nothing was located,” RCMP communications offi cer Steve Holmes later told the View.

Hardy Falls closed due to bears

Frequent daytime sight-ings of a mother bear and her two cubs feast-

ing on spawning Kokanee prompted the Regional District of the Central Okanagan to close Hardy Falls Regional Park to the public.

“Even though bears are oft en sighted at this time of year in several of our regional parks, two moth-er bears and their cubs have taken up residence in Hardy Falls. As a result, in order to keep people safe, we‘ve decided to close the formal trail access to the park,” said RDCO com-munications coordinator Bruce Smith.

Th e park continued to off er Kokanee interpret-ive tours and weekend in-terpretive programming, however the public was restricted to the area along the creek, adjacent to the washroom area.

Zip Line still in the works

ZipZone Adventures president Kevin Ben-nett remained optimistic that a zip line could still open on Crown land near Peachland as early as May 1, despite environmental concerns raised by the Dis-trict of Peachland and the

Regional District of the Central Okanagan.

Bennett is proposing to construct a series of four recreational zip lines that span across Peachland Creek, just eight km up from Peachland, off of the Brenda Mines Forest Ser-vice road.

Peachland Primary School project fi nds new

funding

Council voted in favour of applying for a Towns for Tomorrow grant, which could off er $400,000 or 80

per cent of the $600,000 needed to restore the pri-mary school on Beach Av-enue.

In addition, Peachland’s MP Stockwell Day off ered to “go to bat” for Peachland in securing some federal funding for the project if the municipality is suc-cessful with the provincial funding opportunity.

“I’ve off ered to go to bat

for things before, but this is the fi rst time I’ve meant it literally,” said Day, refer-ring to the bat colony that lives in the attic of the pri-mary school building.

Peachland elects new councillor to replace

Hurd

Voter turnout was rela-tively low in last week’s

by-election, but Peachland-ers came out overwhelm-ingly in favour of Charlette Broadoway, who swept the by-election by almost four to one.

Of the 566 ballots cast, Broadoway claimed 421 as compared to her op-ponent Patricia Eldridge’s 141 votes. Broadoway was sworn in at the October 26 council meeting.


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Remembrance Day ceremonies

Students from Sensisyusten House of Learning of the Westbank First Nations joined Peachland Elementary students for a special assembly of remembrance. Peachland students were treated to an Okanagan prayer by Sensisyusten, which was followed by a Women’s War-rior Song by grades 3-6, and a Men‘s Warrior Song by the grade 3-5 boys.

Traditional Remembrance Day cer-emonies were held for the public on November 11 at the Peachland Com-munity Centre.

Private dock and buoy changes on the horizon

Private dock and buoy lessees along the foreshore will likely be paying more for the privilege next year. The grow-ing population of Peachland has meant that the current Wharf and Buoy Bylaw No. 1436, enacted in June of 1997, is no longer sufficient.

At a recent council meeting, the mu-

nicipality discussed changes to the fore-shore bylaw, as well as an increase in fees, that would see a buoy permit to jump to $245.20 from $50 per year, and a dock cost climb to $490.40 from $100.

The City of Peach-land is somewhat unique when it comes to its fore-shore, as it controls it.

Primary School bat decision

further delayed

Just when it seemed the issue of whether or not to allow the approxi-mately 2,000 bats rooting in the old Primary School building attic to stay

or go would finally be settled, the de-cision was deferred in order to conduct further consulta-tions on the poten-tial health risks.

The primary an-chor tenants sched-uled to occupy the building are the Chamber of Com-merce and the Boys and Girls Club.

Said Council-lor Shierbeck at the Committee of the Whole meeting on November 9: “I am completely opposed to leaving bats in that facility. If there is a problem, the most vulnerable

people, the seniors and youth, will be the most affected.”

Two weeks later, satisfied with re-

ports by the Interior Health and otherauthorities, council passed a resolutionto leave the bat colony undisturbed atits present location.

Power outage leads to stove fire

An Eagle’s View couple nearly losttheir condo when they left a pan of ba-con cooking on the stove, then forgotabout it when the power suddenly wentout. During the outage, the pair decid-ed to head to West Kelowna to do someshopping.

When the power came back on, so didthe stove, and the bacon continued tocook. An alert neighbour spotted somesmoke coming out of the cracks of theirwindows and called 911.

According to Peachland Fire ChiefGrant Topham, the fire department wasable to gain entry into the home and ex-tinguish the frying pan f lames, whichhad just f lared up as they arrived.

“It had smoked up pretty bad,” saidTopham. “Being a grease-type firethere is a lot of soot on the walls.”

Chamber of Commerce honours top local businesses and

proprietors

Business nominees, family members, friends, and officials packed the 50+ Activity Centre for the 2010 Cham-ber of Commerce Business Excellent Awards.

Among the winners, TNI-The Net-work Inc. was recognized as Business of the Year for participating in the Cha-rette process sponsored by the District of Peachland, for taking a leading role in the redevelopment of downtown Peachland, and for continuing to ex-pand into internal and global markets.

Business persons of the year were Nancy & Phil McDonald.

Centennial Way walkway grand opening

The completed Centennial Way walk-way officially opened during ceremo-nies held at the Peachland Recreation

Centre. MP Stockwell Day and MLA Bill Barisoff were on hand for the event, as were Mayor Fielding and council, representatives from Urban Systems and Cantex Okanagan Construction, District staff, city workers, and local citizens.

The event wrapped up with a cake cutting by the mayor, Day, and Bari-soff. Another ceremony will be held outdoors in the spring when the Cen-tennial Way walkway -- named last year in honour of Peachland’s 100th year an-niversary -- will be officially dedicated.

Haitian orphans received locally made quilts

Two dozen quilts sewn by the local Pincushion Quilt Guild, and distribut-ed through Global Aid Network, were presented to Haitian orphans. Helen Dick was one of the quilters.

“We sewed 24 children’s quilts and sent them along with a medial team that went there in November just af-

ter the tornado. They were person-ally given to children at an orphanage which had been totally demolished by an earthquake.”

Christmas Light-Up

Despite the nippy weather, hundreds of local citizens and those from neigh-bouring communities, including more than 300 children, were present at the annual Christmas Light-Up celebra-tions held at Heritage Park in down-town Peachland.

The event was free and included re-freshments, a bouncy castle, a bonfire, entertainment in “Jingle Bell Square”, and a visit from the jolly old elf in red.

Christmas Light-Up ceremonies have become an annual tradition since 1996, when the first one was held in recogni-tion of the completion of a significant downtown revitalization project and Phase I of the sewer installation.

Historic Peachland hotel sold

On December 21 the historic Edge-water Inn located on Beach Avenue indowntown Peachland changed hands,becoming a part of TNI Property Man-agement Inc.

Few people knew the negotiationswere in the works between TNI andEdgewater owner Dagmar Giroday,who had owned the hotel off and onsince the early 90s.

“He’s a wonderful man, with an ex-traordinary vision,” said Giroday ofTNI president Steve Allison. “I couldn’thave sold to a better person, and I knowhe’ll do well for Peachland.

While the Edgewater may get a mini-facelift in the spring, there are current-ly no concrete plans for the building orland, which is part of the greater planto revitalized downtown Peachland.

Oliver biologist and bat expert, Mike Sarell, uses a gloveless hand to scoop up some bat guano. Sarell insists the piles of bat excrement pose no health risks. Photo Constance Roth

Award recipients display their plaques at the 2010 Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards. Photo Cindy Fortin

Th e historic Edgewater Inn as it sits today along downtown Beach Avenue. Photo Cindy Fortin


I didn’t study chem-istry or physics in high school because I thought they would be too hard. I was good at memorization and so I ended up with a “B” in Biology at the end of Grade 12. However, I didn’t have to study chem-istry to understand that if you mixed the right chem-icals together, you could blow things up. By com-bining the three thoughts below, I think you could create a powerful reaction that would cause a ripple effect through your fam-ily, your neighbourhood, and possibly the world.

First thought… A Fa-vourite Quote. One of my favourite quotes is “The unexamined life

isn’t worth living.” I had heard this quote long be-fore I knew who originally spoke it. As it turns out, the originator is Socrates, the famous Greek philoso-pher who lived around 450 BC.

Second thought… A Re-markable Day of the Year. One of my favourite days of the year is New Year’s Day. Why? Because this day marks the opportuni-ty of starting again. Every 365 days I receive an op-portunity to say farewell to an old way of living and hello to a new set of priorities and goals. Now obviously, one can make changes anytime of the year but I for one like to keep things official and

the beginning of a new year makes it so.

Third thought… How God Created Humans. When God created the hu-man race, He created us in His own image – male and female He created us. He gave us emotions, a will, a mind, and a body. He didn’t make us ro-bots that follow His plans without thinking. He gave us the ability to evaluate and make choices. The way God created us gives the human race incredible dignity…and responsibil-ity.

When you combine these three thoughts, it’s possible that you’ll never be the same again. You see, to live life without think-

ing about how you are liv-ing means living wasteful-ly. Those who know us well will easily be able to find a number of ways in which we could become better parents, siblings, employ-ees, and friends. Without proper examination – and this means asking others who we trust to give us constructive criticism – we will f loat through life making the same mistakes over and over again…nev-er improving ourselves…possibly hurting the same people over and over again in the same way. What’s more is that God expects more from us. His ex-pectations are written in the Bible. He wants us to live wisely, work hard, love

unconditionally, forgive, stand up for justice, tell the truth, love our wives, re-spect our husbands, treat our children tenderly, and give up bad habits. These are good things and we should strive to improve in these areas because God our Creator knows that when these goals are being met, our homes be-come a better place…and our world becomes a bet-ter place. In fact, we begin to ref lect Him and that is the ultimate goal.

When you consider a good time to make a change, why not choose the first day of the New Year? By the time you read this, you might have 24 hours to make some ad-justments so here’s some advice.

1: Sit down with two or three people who you trust. Ask each one to sug-gest one way you could become a better person

in the New Year. To work on 50 areas in a year is too difficult. You might actu-ally be able to handle two or three adjustments.

2: Develop a plan on how you can achieve these goals. Be specific and strategic. This may mean not going to certain ven-ues that will tempt you to break your newly set goals. It may mean keeping a journal of your progress. It may mean consulting with someone on a regular basis to keep you account-able.

3: While this third sug-gestion might seem a bit unusual for some, give it a try. I encourage you to pray. I firmly believe that the God who created you is able to fix you as well. No one knows you bet-ter. Ask Him to give you strength and determina-tion to carry through on your goals.

4: If you fail to reach your goal at a particular time of the year, don’t pack it in. Just begin where you left off. It’s not about per-fection. It’s about getting better or stronger. Keep going!

There you have it. This is chemistry in real life. Mix the chemicals, create a reaction, and watch what happens. I wish you an ad-venturous and fulfilling 2011!

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Sarah Scott enjoys a ride in the snow at Turner Park. Photo Eric Hall

Arne Roosen and Gisela Kibblewhite pass through the Peachland Mall on their daily10 km walk.

Members of Volkssport, the pair calculate that they will have walked close to 3,000 km this year

alone. Th ey have walked in each of the 50 states, all 10 Canadian provinces, twice, and one territory,

and eight foreign countries. Arne, who had triple bypass surgery in the early 90s estimates that he

has walk some 47,000 kms in total.

Photo Cindy FortinCarl Woods of Carl Woods Performance Horses shares a friendly greeting with his newest four-legged border at Chevalier Arena. Photo Cindy Fortin

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10 month-old son. Photo Cindy Fortin

Turner Park has been busy with all the recent snow fall. Photo Eric Hall

While walking along Turner Avenue earlier this month, we were greeted by these two friendly faces. Too bad they were not able to stay around longer. Photo M. Sobool

Bob and Sam Rosten take advantage of the blue winter skies to enjoy a walk through downtown Peachland with their dog Jack. Th e Kelowna couple oft en come to Peachland for a stroll.

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