march 4, 2011

Peachland, BC Volume 07 | Number 09

Local News... Pg 1-3Peachland Views...Pg 4-5, 7

Community Events... Pg 6Classifi eds... Pg 12

Puzzles... Pg 14Around Peachland... Pg 15

Real Estate... Pg 16

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No ones likes to imagine finding themselves in an emergency situation that would require dialing 911, yet the possibility is always there. Whether a slip, fall, heart attack, fire, an esca-lating domestic dispute, home invasion, or other emergency, when you need help, you want it as quickly as possible.

Nothing could be worse than being in an emergency situation, and calling for the police, fire department or ambulance, only to have to wait as valuable minutes tick by while the responders search for your house ad-dress. A few minutes could mean the difference be-tween life and death, trag-edy or a successful rescue.

To help make finding you easier, Peachland Fire and Rescue is once again pro-moting their green ref lec-tive house address signs that will bear your personal house number.

“These signs are lifesav-ers because sometimes we will go back and forth on a road several times before we can find a house,” says Peachland Fire Chief Grant Topham.

And don’t assume your current house numbers are adequate. Topham chal-lenges you to test their vis-ibility.

“Go out on your own street, outside you home in the evening, and see how hard it is to see you house numbers,” he suggests. “A lot of people have beauti-ful homes with nice looking house numbers on them, but they often blend into the house. They look nice but may be hard to spot.”

Businesses are of no ex-ception. Local residents may be familiar with many local shops and offices, but that doesn’t mean the first responders will be.

“You may say you are Sun-nyside Market, for example, but the ambulance could be from out of town and the driver does not know Sun-nyside Market from Bliss Bakery,” says Topham.

You can order the ref lec-tive house number signs from the local fire depart-ment for a nominal cost of $25. To order, you are asked to come down to the Peach-land Fire Hall to make sure the numbers are correct. The fire hall is located on 3rd Street, off Beach Av-enue, downtown.

Refl ective house number signs could be a lifesaver

Peachland Fire Chief Grant Topham holds up a sample of a green refl ective house number sign that could be vital in fi nding your house in an emergency. Th e signs can be purchased at the local fi re hall. Photo Cindy Fortin

Waiting lines for family doctors will get a little bit shorter with a recent federal in-vestment.

I was honoured to be joined by a group of BC doctors, academics and provincial Minister Mary McNeil in Vancouver this week for the announcement. It was a $5.9 million federal contribution to a program operated out of the UBC medical school. It will mean up to 40 more doctors being trained as family phys-icians with some of them going to work in rural areas of British Columbia where there is a chronic need for acute and family care.

More good news along those lines, were you aware that UBC’s medical degree program will begin this September right here in the Okanagan? Congrats to the decision makers at UBC and to our local UBC board representatives for having the vision to see a medical school situated right here in the Valley. Paradise just got more heavenly.

Speaking of health care, Dr. Gerry Karr and his happy band of planners pulled off another successful Health Fair this week-end. I took the time to walk through and was impressed with the scope of health care providers and products available to us. Th ough I had my leg cast removed a couple of days before the fair, a number of people were off ering me everything from physiotherapy to natural health products to accelerate my recovery. I am a fan of both (physio and NHPs), however respect-fully declined all off ers as I am already in a rehabilitation program (for my leg that is).

However, the positive vibes at the fair were almost good enough as I defi nitely felt much better just for having been there. Try it next year if you missed this one. It

may work for you too.Want to see a cool restoration of a

beautiful heritage building? Check out the Shatford Centre. I was there this week to let them know that the funds they were hoping for to complete their ambitious overhaul of this wonderful building have been approved and the cheque is in the mail. More than just an arts venue, this centre will be a training school, helping

people with artistic abil-ities learn to develop their craft , along with the entre-preneurial skills to survive in a tough market.

Th e people running the program obviously are very open to whom they will allow in. Th ey let me jam on the drums with a bluesy sounding rag tag crew of wannabes, could-bes and already-beens. Th ey took me in for a few fun moments. Th e pro-grams at Shatford will be taking in a lot more people with real potential and will set them on their own

pathways to success.Just last week I announced funding to a

plant in Merritt which manufactures low emission wood pellets. Jobs for the Nicola Valley, recycling for the forest industry and less emissions into the environment.

I also caught the fi nal game of the season of Merritt’s talented Centennials. Th ree of our riding’s junior teams are in the fi rst round of the playoff s. As a way to warm up on these record breaking low temperature evenings I can heartily recommend tak-ing in one or more of these games if you haven’t lately.

So you may be wondering which team I cheer for without losing votes as the Mem-ber of Parliament for the area.

All I’ll say is “Go Vees go! Go Warriors go! Go Cents go!”

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By Cindy Fortin

Grant Th ompson of the Westbank First Nations Heartland Economics held a presentation at last

week’s Peachland Council Committee of the Whole Meeting on February 22 to give an overview of the WFN-Community For-est, describing their work

since 2005, and their future plans.

Heartland Economics is the forest management divi-sion of Westbank First Na-tion responsible for manag-

ing the forest resources held by WFN and is responsible for the sustainable manage-ment of the forest resources under their control, includ-ing long-term planning and analysis, site assessments, log sales, harvesting, tree planting and stand main-tenance.

Th e WFN Community Forest is an area-based ten-ure with defi ned boundar-ies. It is a provincial tenure, part of treaty negotiations, and is managed in agree-ment, in this case, with WFN and the province. Community forests are similar to tree farm licens-es and wood lots. While tenure to manage forest is commonly held by munici-palities, this one is held by the WFN.

“In our case it’s part of an interim measures agree-ment between WFN and the province specifi cally to provide an opportunity for WFN to manage for-estry resources within their traditional area, to realize revenue, and to provide meaningful employment for WFN logging contrac-tors,” said Th ompson.

Th e WFN-Community Forest does overlap a small area of Peachland, -- about 50 hectares of the 46,000

hectares they manage, mostly between Princeton and Trepanier Roads --, as well as portions of West Kelowna. Th e entire “West-bank Block” extends from the municipal boundar-ies of Peachland and West Kelowna, up the Connector, past Brenda Mines and up to the Sunset Interchange.

Th ey also have a smaller block, known as the Der-ickson Block, on the north side of Big White. Th e De-rickson Block is a replace-ment area negotiated with the province in 2010 when the Crystal Mountain proj-ect was expanded into some of their community forest.

Managing a forest means more than just falling trees. Fift y per cent of the forest falls within community watershed, said Th omp-son. “We have the rights to manage and to harvest that timber, but we also have the obligations that other ma-jor licensees have in paying due diligence regarding wa-ter, fi sh, wildlife, and other issues we have to deal with.”

Th at includes the obliga-tion of reforestation. Th ey started harvesting in 2005, and in 2007 they planted their fi rst seedlings, plant-ing 150,000 trees that year. Today, they have planted

about 1.3 million seedlings, and with this year’s project-ed planting of over 600,000 they expect to break the two million mark.

Currently the WFN har-vest is about 55,000 cu/me-tres per year. Th at amount is equal to about 1,000 to 1,100 truckloads of timbre coming off the community forest each year.

Most of that stays within the valley, said Th ompson.

“When the community forest was fi rst negotiated, there was concern about volume magically leaving the valley and the local saw mills not getting the oppor-tunity. But is has all stayed here locally.”

In the past few years, the Mountain Pine Beetle has changed the way they choose which timbre to harvest.

“Th e pine beetle has been a big driver as to what we’ve done since 2005,” said Th ompson. “When we fi rst began harvesting, it was sort of a mixed stand of fi r, pine, balsa and spruce. But we quickly changed our fo-cus and moved aggressively and proactively. We weren’t

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It’s tax time – and once again the PWC is here to help!

We are very proud to be the host and location for the Community Volun-teer Income Tax Program (CVITP). For the past nine years, the Peachland Well-ness Centre has been proud to be a partner in this pro-gram, providing admin-istrative support and the confi dential space for their trained volunteers. Th ere are over 16,000 trained vol-unteers and 3,000 commu-nity partners across Cana-da and we are fortunate to have three volunteers right here in our community.

Th ese trained volunteers help individuals who are not able to complete their income tax and benefi t re-turns by themselves. To be

eligible your tax situation must be simple with an an-nual income of less than $30,000. Volunteers can-not complete returns for more complex situations like for a deceased person, self-employed individu-als or someone with rental income or capital gains or losses.

Introduced in 1971, this program was intended to ensure all taxpayers had equal access to the tax sys-tem. Many people may not realize that fi ling an an-nual tax return is vital to ensuring that you receive all the government ben-efi ts that are available to you. Th e information you provide in the process sets the limits for GST/HST credits, Pharmacare allow-ance, and the guaranteed income supplement, just to name a few of the benefi ts.

Fortunately, Dave Walk-er, Geoff Taylor and Su-zanne Larouche are back again this year to help. Th ey will be on hand every Monday, starting February 28 until April 18, from 1 to 3 pm to assist you.

Th ey make the whole process very simple. You can just drop by during those hours or call for an appointment. Don’t forget to bring all your tax forms (T slips and tax packages) along with your 2009 No-tice of Assessment. You would have received this form in the mail last spring aft er you fi led your 2009 return.

Remember, appoint-ments are not necessary. Just come by the Peachland Wellness Centre at 4426 5th Street or call us at 250-767-0141 for more infor-mation.

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A few years ago, we did a house exchange with a family in England. Th ey were com-ing to Peachland via Vancouver and asked us for information about the train service. Th ey were quite surprised when we told them that they couldn’t get here by train.

In England, and even in Eastern Canada, many peo-ple use train travel between cities. Although you can trav-el between Vancouver and Kamloops by passenger train, both the VIA Canadian and the Rocky Mountaineer are tourist trains rather than a quick commute. However the completion of the Cana-dian Pacifi c Railway (CPR) in 1885, was probably the most signifi cant development in the history of the province.

In 1880, when railway construction be-gan, there were fewer than 50,000 people (including native people) in the entire province. British Columbia had joined Canada in 1871, aft er the promise that a railway would be built linking the province with the rest of Canada. But by 1874, there was very little progress with the railway and there was talk of secession.

Th e CPR project was the dream of Cana-

da’s fi rst Prime Minister, John A. Macdon-ald. He resigned as Prime Minister because of the Pacifi c scandal and his Liberal suc-cessor, Alexander Mackenzie, described the transcontinental railway project as “an

act of insane recklessness.” It didn’t look good for the future of British Columbia as a Ca-nadian province.

In 1878 Macdonald was returned to power and he worked again to get the CPR project back “on track”. Rail-way construction run by gov-ernment had not been suc-cessful, so Macdonald looked for a private company to take on the project. Th e CPR was formed as a company with Donald Smith and George Stephen as two of its directors.

James Hill was also one of the original directors but he quit the CPR aft er dis-agreement about the route. But Hill had helped the CPR signifi cantly with his rec-ommendation to hire William Cornelius Van Horne as the general manager. Van Horne was an American and had lots of

Are roadside memorials a dangerous distraction?

Roadside memorials were back in the news this week. Kelowna City Council passed a bylaw on Monday that would allow city

crews to remove any memorials deemed to be hazardous or unsightly.

Th ese roadside memorials are solemn tributes to loved ones who have died suddenly as a result of a vehicle ac-cident, and usually include a cross surrounded by photo-graphs, fl owers, candles and teddy bears.

Kelowna council originally discussed imposing a two-year limit on the memorials, but decided to forego a time limit. Aft er all, when does one stop grieving?

While this may be a Kelowna issue, one community tends to take the lead from another, and the Kelowna deci-sion could set a valley-wide standard.

Th e problem is, some motorists feel these memorials are a dangerous distraction to drivers. Th is seems ridiculous to me when you consider all the other “distractions” on our roadways, including those unsightly billboards around Bridge Hill.

I counted 38 billboards between downtown Westbank and the last traffi c light before Bridge Hill. And on that one short stretch alone, from the last traffi c light to the start of the bridge, I counted another 46 -- (give or take a few, as I was distracted by driving). Th at’s 84 billboards on that stretch of highway! Yes, that includes the bright electronic one. Without a doubt those bright lights and dancing images are meant to be a distraction, to draw a driver’s eye.

(Some other distractions I’ve noticed -- street signs, road condition warnings, garage sale notices, those annoy-ing mascots jumping up and down on the sidewalks with pizza signs…)

While roadside memorials are not an issue in Peach-land, -- which is good news, in that respect --, you can’t help but feel empathy for the families and friends of those who have lost someone precious to them.

(…other cars, the homeless collecting bottles on the side of the road, bottles, the homeless, houses…)

Many of us know of someone whose name is on such a memorial. Only a couple days aft er my daughter’s high school graduation at Mount Boucherie a few years ago, a fellow graduate lost his life while riding his motorcycle at the Westbank interchange at Highway 97 and Glenrosa. Th e students used this site to gather, remember, and grieve.

(…McDonald’s, KFC, Oh! Tim Hortons…)If anything, these roadside memorials serve as a re-

minder to motorists to slow down and drive with extra caution, especially around curves.

(…the cop sitting-in-wait at the south end of downtown Peachland. I nearly rear-ended the car in front of me when I glanced over at his vehicle…)

Th e whole debate began with a single letter from one Kelowna citizen who was unhappy with a particular roadside memorial, which was tattered and fading and had become an eyesore. One citizen complained? He’s not the same guy who objected to the Boney M song, is he?

(…blimps, jets, airplanes…)

The Peachland mystery girl’s cabin over 100 years ago.

The woman, whose name we still don’t know, captured many historical photos of Peachland around the turn of the 20 century. Her log cabin was built on the fl at above Trepanier. Her neighbour was the town’s fi rst

sheriff, Billy Coldham.

Photo contributed by the Peachland Historical Society


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If you feel that your interests may be affected by the proposed change in the designation of the Liquor Licence to include patron participation at Rocky J’s Beach Hut located at 5866B Beach Avenue please send the District of Peachland your comments in writing by March 11, 2011 to 5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, B.C., V0H 1X7. The municipal office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday excluding holidays. Or, for you convenience you may email your comments to Paul Dupuis at [email protected]

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Dear Editor: Re: Is Peachland prepared for a major disaster? (Peachland View; Feb. 18)With all due respect, I humbly suggest that the CPO (Community Policing Offi ce) be-

gin their work towards their planned manual by consulting with Peachland’s very capable fi rst responders, Peachland Ambulance and Peachland Fire and Rescue.

By doing so the CPO will learn that there is a huge safety net of resources already trained to provide professional disaster response and relief for Peachland. Whether it is a family left homeless by a house fi re in the middle of the night, or a leaking propane tanker truck involved in a traffi c accident at 13th Avenue, these resources are ready 24 hours a day to provide initial trauma counselling, arrange for short term shelter, fi nancial sup-port, or even assist in the evacuation of the entire community.

Th ese resources are provided by the Regional District of Central Okanagan Disaster Services and are coordinated and dispatched through the Emergency Operation Centre in Kelowna.

Remember the family left homeless by a house fi re in the middle of the night? Our fi rst responders would assess the situation and if deemed necessary would call the Emergency Operations Centre for Emergency Social Services provided through the RDCO.

Now here is the neat part. Th e person dispatched to help the family fi nd food, shelter, counselling, and temporary fi nancial relief would probably come from our own com-munity! Th ere are very capable, well-trained people in many Okanagan neighbourhoods ready to volunteer should disaster strike. You and I didn’t see much of them during the Okanagan Mountain Fire, but believe me there were hundreds of them working day and night to support the professionals.

Don’t worry Peachland; I think the manual is already written.Barrie Hewer,

Peachland

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Will Premier-designate Christy Clark be electoral reform champion?

Dear Editor:I think it important to remind ourselves of the state of our electoral system today.

It was expressed succinctly during our last provincial election and referendum on elec-toral reform in the words of our now premier, Christy Clark. (See Youtube: Christy Clark video.)

Quote: "On Tuesday you will have two choices to make. Th e fi rst is a short term choice of who will run our system for the next four years, and you will vote for someone who has been chosen for you by entrenched interests in a big party machine. People who will be accountable to that big party machine, not to you.”

“Th e other vote that you will cast will be the much more important one. It will be the vote that determines if the next time you will be faced with exactly the same ugly choices."

"We have a chance to change our political system and remake it into something that we can have some measure of faith in. And if the established interests succeed in defeat-ing this on Tuesday, they will not give you another chance. I hope British Columbians take this chance. Th is is the chance for real change. I hope that you will join me on Tues-day in voting in favour of the Single Transferable Vote." End quote.

Let’s hope her philosophy of inclusiveness includes being our electoral reform cham-pion.

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Royal Canadian Legion - Meat Draw, 1500 hrs.

Royal Canadian Legion - Karaoke with Anita, 7:30 pm

FRIDAY MONDAYMARCH 7

Wood Carving - 50+ Activity Centre, 7 pm

Royal Canadian Legion - Snooker League play Mon. - Thurs., 1 - 8 pm

Royal Canadian Legion - Euchre, 7 pm

Royal Canadian Legion - General Meeting

Ladies Coffee - PWC, 10 am

WEDNESDAYMARCH 9

Yoga - 50+ Activity Centre 1:30 pm

CO Model Railway Company Group - Peachland Museum, 7 pm

Peachland Baptist Church Gym Night - Kids from Kindergarten - Grade 6, Peachland Community Centre, 7 pm

Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) - 50+ Activity Centre, 9 am

Wellness Circle, - PWC, 10 am

Royal Canadian Legion, Liver & Onions Dinner

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

Chess - 50+ Activity Centre, 1 pm,

Wellness Circle - PWC, 10 am

SUNDAY

MONDAY

MARCH 6Jerry Dober Sunday Breakfast - Peachland Wellness Centre, 8 - 11 am, for $ 5.75, info. 250-767-0141

MARCH 7Take Off Pounds Sensibly - 50+ Activity Centre, 9:30 am, info. 1-800-932-8677 or Doreen at 250-767-2132

Variety Singers - 50+ Activity Centre, 9:45 am

Peachland Quilters 50+ Activity Centre, 1 - 4 pm

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

MARCH 8Carpet Bowling - 50+ Activity Centre, 10 am

Peachland Bridge Club - 50+ Activity Centre, 7 pm, info. 250-767-6407

AA at Noon - 50+ Activity Centre, noon

Royal Canadian Legion - Darts, 7 pm

Tai Chi - PWC, 6 pm

Computer Literacy - PWC, 10 am

Sunshine Singers - PWC, 1:30 pm

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

THURSDAYMARCH 10

Line Dancing - 50+ Activity Centre, 9 am

Bereavement Support Group - PWC, 10 am

Iron & Silk Exercise - 50+ Activity Centre, 11 am

Bingo - 50+ Activity Centre, 6:45 pm

Royal Canadian Legion- Pasta Dinner

AA at Noon - 50+ Activity Centre, noon

Tai Chi - PWC, 9:30 am

I want to assure readers that council’s decision to give fi rst and second read-ing to the New Monaco Area Struc-ture Plan (ASP) implies nothing more than a desire on council’s part to open up the plan for public consultation before there is any move to an offi cial public hear-ing or any de-cision on the acceptabi l ity of the plan.

R e a d e r s who have attended some of the open houses that New Monaco has held dur-

ing the period leading up to completion of the ASP will be familiar with some of the plan’s features. Es-

sentially, it is a plan to cre-ate, on the former Ryder property (on our left as we approach the C o n n e c t o r on Drought Hill), 2,600-2,800 resi-dential units in a devel-opment that New Monaco describes as:

“An inte-grated vil-lage that is

socially, environmentally and economically sustain-able, where residents live,

work, shop, and play, all within walking distances, and among nature trails, inspirational parks, art-ists lanes and organic gardens.” Th e pro-posed land uses (inclusive of aff ordable housing and secondary suites) pro-vide for 2,292 townhouse/apartment units, 40 single family homes, 168 vaca-tion homes, 100-300 units of seniors/congregate care, a 100 room hotel, 150,000 sq. ft . of offi ce space and 105,000 sq. ft . of retail space. Of the 125 acres that the site covers, 20.54 acres are proposed for “semi-private open space” and 11.50 acres for “public open space”.

Council wishes to ensure that all Peachland resi-dents have ample opportu-

nity to understand and di-gest the social, economic, and environmental impli-cations of the plan, assess its impacts for themselves and for Peachland, get an-swers to their questions, and be positioned to re-spond from a solid base of information when the Area Structure Plan goes to public hearing.

Council has required that New Monaco provide additional information and elaboration of some parts of its plan, including addressing: compatibility with Offi cial Community Plan goals; compatibil-ity with Regional Growth Strategy goals; water avail-ability; access to and from the site at Highway 97 and at the proposed western access in the area of Cous-

ins and Morrison roads; and more clarity about an-ticipated building height, density and built form. We have also required that, when this informa-tion is available, two public consultation meetings are held, at least one month apart, before we proceed to a public hearing.

New Monaco is com-mitted to ensuring that the public have a complete understanding of all the elements of the plan, and so, too, is District Council. Th ere will be ample oppor-tunity for citizens to get informed, get answers to their questions, and make known their views.

Th ose views are an es-sential ingredient to guide council in its future deci-sion-making.


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railway experience from US railway projects. It is doubt-ful that the CPR would have been completed suc-cessfully without his skill and his eff orts. You can see his statue today outside the Banff Springs Hotel. Van Horne also helped to plan the tourist hotels along the railway route.

In 1881, when the railway was being built across the prairies, the route through the mountains of Brit-ish Columbia had not yet been chosen. Th ere was no known route through the Selkirk Mountains. Hill had hired an American, Major A.B. Rogers, to fi nd a route through the Selkirks. Today it’s called Rogers Pass but you won’t see the trains at the top of the pass.

By 1887, CPR had built 31 snow sheds to protect its trains from extreme snow and avalanches. In 1910, a snowslide caused the loss of

58 lives and convinced the CPR that a tunnel was nec-essary. So the Connaught Tunnel, fi ve miles long, was built. Recently, in the 1980s, CPR constructed a second tunnel, the Mount Macdonald Tunnel, which is more than nine miles long and is the longest rail-way tunnel in North Amer-ica.

Th ere are many books about the CPR; Pierre Berton wrote two. Th e fi rst book, “Th e National Dream”, covers the poli-tics before the railway construction and is very detailed. Th e second, “Th e Last Spike”, is a wonderful book and, although factual, reads with the excitement of a great novel.

Th e story of the construc-tion of the CPR and its sig-nifi cance in the creation of Canada as the country we know, will remain an im-portant part of our history for all time.

(…sunrise, sunset, rain, snow, sleet and hail…)

Okay…so I think you get the point. It is hard to believe that with so many distractions out there, that

relatively small roadside memorials are the subject of any debate whatsoever.

For now, the topic seems to be put “at rest”, but you never know what a City council is going to do next. Perhaps, just

to end the wasting of their valuable time they should, in fact, ban all remembrances that can be viewed from the road-ways.

(…Remembrance Day ceremonies, cenotaphs…)

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Dear Editor:(An open letter to our members of parliament and C.R.T.C.)How can you, in good conscience, support a policy that will encourage less truth in

broadcasting? Th e proposed new wording of the broadcast regulations, now before the C.R.T.C.,

but initiated by a parliamentary committee, would prevent broadcasters from spread-ing misleading news only if they know it is untrue, and if it “endangers, or is likely to endanger, the life, health, or safety of the public.”

Th e obvious conclusion of this is that outright lies regarding politics and commerce are fair game. We need only to view or listen to the outrageous and vitriolic misrepre-sentation off ered by “prominent” U.S. broadcasters to justify our concern. Indubitably, we are entitled to a clear separation between opinion and factual news without deliber-ate propaganda. Surely, this loop-holed regulation would be repugnant to the moral principles you defend.

Jim Ryder,Peachland

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By Pat Grieve Well another year has

passed and here we go with the 2011 – 12 term. Our annual general meet-ing was held on Friday, February 25 after the usu-al scrumptious potluck dinner. Isn’t it great that folks bring their best dish-es to these affairs? The meals are always worth coming for.

The AGM opened with the usual reports from the board of directors. Gen-eral consensus was that we have had a busy and active year with finances still on the plus side. Special to-kens of appreciation were given to activity leaders Kay Muir (tai chi & iron & silk), Wilma Mackinnon (TOPS & quilting), Dick Menzies and Joan Sykes (carpet bowling), Leo & Eva Reul (bridge), Taryn Skalbania (yoga), Pat Stra-chan (line dancing), Ma-rie Langlois, Irene Kendal and Cal Cavanagh (bin-go), and Joe Jay (chess). Absent were Phyllis Pap-ineau (Variety Singers), Len Teeple (wood carv-ing), Marj Richards (bin-go) and Shirley Johnsen (Friendship Tuesdays). These folks deserve our thanks for their faith-ful attendance week after week, making sure every-thing runs well in their chosen group. Without them the centre would not function. Well done, ev-eryone of you.

Treasurer Bill Lemmon noted that bingo proceeds were down a bit from last year due to lower atten-dance. Come on folks, let’s get out to bingo on Thursdays. Remember,

the more players there are, the higher the prizes can be.

St. Patrick’s Day is com-ing up and it falls on a Thursday this year so Marie has some big prizes lined up. If we still had dollar bills I could say you can win a lot of “green”, but you will have to be sat-isfied with metal loonies! All are welcome; you don’t have to be a member, you just have to be old enough to vote!

Election of the board for the coming year re-sulted in the following incumbents being ac-claimed: Joyce Kold-ingnes, Pat Grieve, Bill Lemmon, Wilma Mackin-non, Tony Straga and Sha-ron McPhee. Newcom-ers also acclaimed were Kathleen North, Sandra Polvere and Sid Kendrick. We welcome them and thank them for coming forward to take on some of the responsibility of running the centre. We do rely on folks volunteer-

ing for the jobs around the place. Luckily we have no shortage of wonderful members.

Mark this date on your calendars -- Thursday, May 5! The Greater Vic-toria Police Chorus has asked us to host them in Peachland on their Okanagan tour, and what a night it will be. Just the thought of 35 male voices in a semi-professional choir singing favourites old and new is enough to give one goose bumps! Tickets will be on sale from the office in mid April at $10 each; refresh-ments will be served. It promises to be a great eve-ning.

The winter weather seems to be hanging around for a while, so in-door pursuits can keep you fit if you come to the centre for yoga, Tai Chi, iron & silk and line danc-ing or carpet bowling. Join the crowd and keep your blood moving!

March potluck sup-

per will be on Friday the 25th and will feature the ever-popular Irish dance students from Kelow-na. These youngsters are a perennial favourite with their beautiful costumes and f lowing locks as they perform the intricate steps on our stage. Dinner is at 6 pm; bring a large por-tion of your favourite dish and your own dishes and cutlery. Entertainment starts about 7 pm. Not a member? Come along and check us out – you will be very welcome.

Remember that our hall is available for book-ings – weddings, ban-quets, birthdays or what-ever gathering you may be planning. Capacity is 235 seated and about 150 for dining, with a smooth dance f loor, stage and ful-ly equipped kitchen. For information on bookings, membership or any of the activities, call the office weekday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30 am at 250-767-9133.

A group of young, enthusiastic Irish dancers entertain at the 50+ Activity Centre during a previous year. Photo contributed

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FinalNotice:HiredEquipmentRegistration

The Okanagan Shuswap District of the Ministry of Transportation andInfrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment For Hire for the fiscalyear of 2011/2012, which begins April 1, 1011. This area geographically coversthe area from the United States border, east to Osoyoos, west of Princetonand north of Salmon Arm.

All individuals or companies registered in 2010 will have received invitationsby mail to re-register hired equipment for 2011. If you have new equipmentto be added to your profile, you can register online at www.bcbid.ca orcontact the District Office in Kelowna to obtain the appropriate forms.Any individuals who were not registered in 2009/2010, but wish to haveequipment listed are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either inperson or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive)General Liability Insurance, or up-to-dateWorkSafe BC coverage to register,you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministryprojects.

Only owned or leased-to-own equipment is eligible for registration.Equipment may only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority isnot transferable area to area.

The deadline for new registrations for the 2011/2012 fiscal year is midnighton Friday, March 18, 2011. Late registrations will be accepted, but mayappear at the bottom of the open list. Note that there is no charge forregistering new equipment, or for changing or deleting equipmentinformation already listed.

Register through the Okanagan Shuswap District Officeat 1358 St. Paul Street, Suite 300, Kelowna

or call 250 712-3660 or send a fax to 250 712-3669to have the formsmailed or faxed to you.

Okanagan Shuswap District

History was made this past weekend, as Christy Clark became British Co-lumbia’s 35th premier and only the sec-ond woman elected to our province’s top job. Locally, for the citizens of Penticton, Naramata, Summerland and Peachland who voted in the leadership contest, Christy Clark won all three rounds of the balloting and secured over 50 per cent of the to-tal vote.

Within the next few weeks Ms. Clark will be sworn in as premier and the transition process in establishing a new gov-ernment will also begin shortly. For those of you who have asked the question…Yes, a citizen can be sworn to serve as premier without being elected as a member of the legislative assembly, although it should be noted that only members of the legislature can speak within the actual assembly.

I would like to formally congratulate Christy Clark on her success and also to recognize all of the local supporters and volunteers who participated in this process on behalf of all of the candi-dates.

Penticton residents can be proud to learn that February 28 has now been proclaimed Duncan Keith day. In fact,

it is Duncan Keith, Scott Niedermayer, Brent Seabrook, Roberto Luongo and Shea Weber Day in recognition of the outstanding athletic achievements of these British Columbia citizens in win-ning an Olympic gold medal just over one year ago. Having had the oppor-

tunity to meet with Dun-can Keith and his family last summer (when Dun-can was kind enough to bring the Stanley Cup home), I can attest to what a deserving and ac-complished young man Duncan is. Duncan Keith is proof that hard work and never giving up on your dreams is how they become reality.

There will be a number of significant changes over the next several months as can be expect-ed with a new premier.

In roughly two weeks time premier-designate Clark will be sworn in and introducing new policy and ideas. I have long had a very good working re-lationship with Christy Clark and will continue to share with you new govern-ment policy as it is announced.

I also welcome your phone calls and am always happy to meet in person to discuss issues of provincial concern. Please do not hesitate to contact me at 250-487-4400. Thank You

History was made last weekend

� WEEKLY COMMENTARY BILL BARISOFF, MLA

Valley First helps "Feed the Valley"

Some of the staff of Valley First Credit Union presented a cheque for $550 to Judy Bedford of the Peachland Food Bank, as part of their Feed the Valley initiative. In addition to other fund-raisers, the branch sells cloth "Feed the Valley" grocery bags for a $2 or more donation. Th ey also welcome non-perishable food items to be dropped off at the branch at the Peachland Mall.

Pictured in the back row, from left to right: Sarah Liepins, Lorelei Stewart, Connie-gay Boyce, branch manager, Carol Bruce, and Judy Bedford of the Peachland Food Bank.

Front row: Kimberly Humphreys, left , and Tia Carlesimo Photo Cindy Fortin


Yesterday I made a promise to my eight-year old daughter I couldn’t keep. I fully intended to keep the promise when I made it. It was made with such spontaneous enthu-siasm that I didn’t check out the details to make sure I could actually fulfi ll the promise. As it turned out, it was impossible to keep due to circumstances of which I was not aware. Th e most painful part for me was telling her that we would not be able to do what I had promised. She burst into tears.

I hate it when my daugh-ters cry…those big, soppy eyes begging for compas-sion and understanding. Not giving them every-

thing they want when they start crying is a bit like saying “no” to the off er of a free DQ Ultimate Burger when I’m really hungry. Resistance is futile.

However, in this par-ticular case, there was no way to make the promise work out. I had no choice but to grimly push on with logic and facts. I de-cided that the best way to deal with this crisis was to be honest with her. I ex-plained to her that I made a promise without know-ing all the facts. I shouldn’t have done that. Th at was wrong. Would she please forgive me? Talking with her while walking together hand in hand accompanied by heartfelt regret won her

over. I was quickly forgiv-en. She is now sitting be-side me on the couch play-ing club penguin. Th e issue has been forgotten. Whew!

Jesus addressed the whole issue of keeping promises when He told His followers to let their “yes be “yes” and their “no be no.” In His day, the keep-ing of vows and making promises had become a joke. Some people would swear they were telling the truth by saying “I swear by Jerusalem.” Others would say, “I swear towards Je-rusalem.” One prominent teacher taught that swear-ing “by Jerusalem” was not as binding as swearing “towards Jerusalem!” An-other man would swear by

his beard. Today we swear “to God”, “on a stack of Bibles,” or “on my mother’s grave.” Do you remember your elementary school days? “You promised!” “Yeah, but I had my fi n-gers crossed so it doesn’t count!” And what was the other one we always used? “Cross my fi ngers, hope to die. Stick a needle in my eye!” I smile just remem-bering the schoolyard ne-gotiations.

It’s not always funny though, is it? Many have grown up the victims of broken promises. Some have learned that the words “I promise” are as reliable as the weather forecast.

On the positive side, I think about the Reich-

mann family who became real estate tycoons – worth billions. Th ey cut down on corporate lawyer costs by striking deals with a handshake. Even if the real estate market price per square foot changed, they stuck to their origi-nal agreement. I encourage you to say what you mean and mean what you say. Here are a few ideas:

Make an offi cial game out of it. Tell your fam-ily and friends that for one month, you will not use the words “I promise.” Your simple “yes” or “no” will be a promise in itself. Th is new approach will force you to think more careful-ly before committing.

Th ink back through the years to promises you’ve made and haven’t kept. If it’s possible, make a plan to fulfi ll your promises this month. It may take a phone call or an email…maybe accompanied by an apology. Your eff ort could

make someone’s day...may-be even someone’s life!

If you consistently make promises you can’t keep, think about the reasons why you do this.

Oft en we feel that mak-ing a promise we’re not sure we can keep is better than not making a promise at all. Whether out of guilt or fear, we assure our chil-dren, spouses, friends, em-ployers, and employees of all kinds of things know-ing secretly that we’re in over our heads.

Th e problem with this approach is that sometimes reality comes crashing down around us when the promise isn’t kept. People begin to see an inconsis-tency between what we say and what we do. They be-gin to trust us less. Better be honest right away than string someone along. Knowing the root causes of why we act this way and addressing them will help us avoid these traps in the future.

So…by the stubble on my chin and the hair on my head, I swear that I’ll do a better job of keep-ing my word this month. I promise. Will you join me?

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Notice of Annual General MeetingPEACHLAND COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY

MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1:30 pmCommunity policing building, Presidents Report

Financial Report, Technicians ReportDiscussion of Future need for Society

Any other pertinent businessElection of Directors and Executive

Everyone is WelcomeSteve Hallberg, President

OLIVER: John Herbert of Peachland, passed away peacefully at Village at Smith Creek on February 26th, 2011 at the age of 77 years. John is survived by his wife Gail, daughter Jo-anna, Step-son Gary and also two grandchildren Meagan and Brandon , brother Bill and his family, sister Gail and her family. A Celebration of John’s life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Peachland Food Bank in memory of John. Arrangements entrusted with First Memorial

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Westbank First Nationsreacting to the pine beetle, but were starting to liq-uidate pine before it got there.”

Fuel management is an integral part of their work, such as removing ground scrub, pruning, spacing, falling dead trees, and just general cleanup, to pro-mote a healthy forest and reduce the forest ground fuel should a fi re occur. Last year they identifi ed 1,300 hectares for treatment, in-cluding about 12.4 hectare

areas in the Trepanier Road area.

“Th e area where the pave-ment ends and the gravel begins,” described Th omp-son, who said that residents were happy to see them up there.

“One of the neighbours brought a bag of cookies out for the guys. Th ey were so pleased to see somebody doing some treatment aft er being concerned about this area for 20/25 years.”

While Th ompson’s pre-sentation to Peachland Council was not required,

he feels the exchange of in-formation and communica-tion between communities is vital.

“Hopefully, we can con-tinue to do this on an an-nual basis, because we are here to stay, and it’s all about communication. Part of my goal is to get the multi-communities talking to each other.”

For more information about Heartland Econom-ics and the Westbank First Nations forest management plan you can fi nd them on-line at www.wfndc.ca.

continued from page 3 Peachland through Tania’s Eyes

A beautiful mid-February day looking out over the lake from Somerset Avenue. It was just a pre-spring tease as the town was about to receive more snow.

Amateur photographer and Peachland resident, Tania Simpson, started photography in 2007 and immediately found a passion for it. She chronicles the seasons, the people, and the wildlife of Peachland in almost daily photos of the area. View more at fl ickr.com/photos/taniaseyes. Th e View will be publishing a weekly look at Peachland, through Tania's eyes.


Peachland Fire Department’s (left to right) George McFarlane, Sandy Springer and Dave Ross conducted a controlled burn this week, up Princeton Avenue, above Turner and Sanderson roads. Th e burn had two purposes: To burn off scrub and dead branches that provide forest fi re fuel, and to eliminate too many young, sprouting trees that compete for nourishment, allowing for a healthier existing forest. Photo Cindy Fortin

Not as common as Mule Deer, the White-tailed deer has also been seen hanging around Peachland look-

ing for some grassy grub during this cold snap. Photo Eric Hall

Coach Erika Park keeps a close eye on her young soccer group during a recent program session at the Community Centre. Photo Eric Hall

Dave Ross ignites some scrub above Turner Avenue. Photo Cindy Fortin

Th is motley crew of Peachland Legion #69 Snooker league members posed for the camera as they prepared to head to Penticton last Sunday to play a series of matches with their Legion counter-parts. Back row, from left to right: Al, Ken and Debbie. Front row: John, Frank, Lee, Mike (on step) and Calvin. Photo Barrie Hewer

Even on a bone-chilling day Peachland’s beauty shows through.Th e lake on this Wednesday, March 2, had a misty cover as our

weather temperature fl uctuated between above freezing and below.Photo Cindy Fortin

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FRIDAY MARCH 11, 2011 7-9 PM

4TH ST. PLACE, PEACHLAND

PEACHLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Rare Early Peachland photo display

Live Country Music Show

BY DONATION – limited no. of tickets

On Friday, March 11, 2011 at 4th St. Place there will be a showing of a se-lection of the best of the amazing pictures of Peach-land over 100 years ago by a mystery girl, whose name we do not yet know.

Her photos, likely taken with a 1905 wooden cam-era, are a glimpse into the life of Peachland as it moved from a frontier town on the fur brigade trail, the trail to the Cari-

bou Gold Rush and the boom in settlement of the Canadian frontier.

What truly amazes me is that she built a log cabin home on the fl at above Tre-panier, arriving here likely alone, on the SS Okanagan paddlewheeler.

Our fi rst policeman, Bil-ly Coldham, her neighbour, is shown in her pictures wearing a sherriff ’s star on his chest and hat, car-rying a pistol in a holster

on a cartridge belt beside his house that still exists today. He would have had a favourite horse to ride into town and the settlers around him were roughing it equally.

In another photo never seen before she takes a picture of the BC Express stagecoach at Clinton, BC. To get there she had to ride her horse to the downtown dock, board the SS Okana-gan to Vernon, board the

train to Sicamous and trav-el by stagecoach…to who knows where.

Back home she takes pictures of life in the log-ging camp in the Trepanier Valley, the sawing of huge pine and fi r trees by hand, the loggers and bachelors living along the beach in tents, on their days off .

Another fascination for her from the pictures and captions are the na-tive people, the Nez Perce

that came here from Walla Walla and Colville Wash-ington on horseback to fi sh and hunt. She almost certainly met a boyfriend here. More about that in a later article!

(For a glimpse of the mystery girl’s cabin, see Peek into the Past on page 4 of the Peachland View.)

Submitted by Richard Smith, historical society

Old time music and photo show at 4th Street Place this Friday16 The Peachland View March 4, 2011

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