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Peachland, BC Volume 06 | Number 40 Local News ... Pg 1-3 Peachland Views ... Pg 4-5 Community Events... Pg 6 Peachland Byelection...Pg 8-9 Classifieds... Pg 12 Real Estate... Pg 16 Peachland October 8, 2010 Mayor Fielding (leſt) and MLA Bill Barisoff (right) at the solar event where SolarBC executive director Nitya Harris (centre) presented the community with a plaque and declared Peachland a solar community. Photo Joanne Layh 1-877-767-2510 767-2500 5878C Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC 1-87 Peachland Johnston Meier Insurance Peachland Johnston Meier Insurance Attention Snowbirds! Come and see us to "Take flight". New product just for your needs, designed for ages 50 - 89, traveling up to 212 days. Includes $5,000,000 excess medical , trip break coverage for up to 15 days and many more features for your peace of mind. We are on Beach, within your reach!!! By Joanne Layh The District of Peach- land is now a solar com- munity. That was the an- nouncement made at the solar learning event held at the community centre last Tuesday, where re- cently installed solar hot water heating panels were unveiled for the public. The installation of solar hot water heating panels on the community centre is just one initiative the district has undertaken in it’s efforts to reduce green- house gases (GHG’s). During the event, Solar- BC executive director Ni- tya Harris presented May- or Keith Fielding with a plaque and congratulated the community for its ef- forts. Peachland also received a $5,000 grant from So- larBC to further develop solar hot water programs and other solar initiatives. “Peachland will become one of the role models for communities across BC in terms of solar initia- tives. We had put out a request for proposals to communities across BC. Then, we used a number of criteria like what have they done with solar en- ergy up to this point, what are they planning to do in the future as far as putting demonstration projects up in buildings, at least putting one solar system up on a public building, doing aware- ness programs, giving incentives, initiatives, looking at changing their OCP or development guidelines to facilitate so- lar, just to be a role model as a community for solar across the province,” Har- ris said. There are also opportu- nities for Peachlanders to participate in solar initia- tives on a personal level. Harris says SolarBC is of- fering a $2,000 incentive available now for hom- eowners who wish to in- stall solar panels on their home for heating water. “Everyone needs to do their part to ensure we protect the environment for future generations,” Penticton MLA Bill Bari- soff recently said. “Peach- land is showing great leadership and taking on an important role in our fight against climate change.” Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum media relations officer Jake Jacobs says solar hot water systems can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one to two tonnes per year for a single-family home using natural gas for water heating. “I think the location is perfect for solar and I’m really looking forward to working with the district to see what kinds of plans, ideas and initiatives they do as a solar community in the future,” Harris told the View. Harris says that while the technology has been around for some time, so- lar energy is growing in popularity only now be- cause people are starting to wonder about energy security into the future as energy costs continue to increase. She says people are also starting to think more seriously about greenhouse gas emis- sions. The district aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 per cent of 2007 levels by 2050. The target is 18 per cent by 2016 and 33 per cent by 2030. “We’re one of the few communities that can actually identify exactly how much energy we’re consuming from our vehicles, from heating, from lighting, from air conditioning, from other energy consumption ac- tivities, as well, and have the capacity to translate that into our greenhouse gas emissions. At the mo- ment, that applies only to municipally owned build- ings and property in our fleet, but the next chal- lenge is to extend that out to the whole community,” Mayor Fielding told the View. “We’re very proud and pleased to be recognized as a solar community. It’s more of a symbol, I think, of our intentions and the directions we are taking to meet the goals of our climate action charter,” Mayor Fielding said. In addition to the so- lar hot water installa- tion at the community centre, the district re- cently adopted a draft solar hot water ready policy that will require new residential develop- ments to be solar hot water ready. Peachland declared a solar community by SolarBC
Mayor Fielding (left ) and MLA Bill Barisoff (right) at the solar event where SolarBC executive director Nitya Harris (centre) presented the community with a plaque and declared Peachland a solar community.
Photo Joanne Layh
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By Joanne Layh
The District of Peach-land is now a solar com-munity. That was the an-nouncement made at the solar learning event held at the community centre last Tuesday, where re-cently installed solar hot water heating panels were unveiled for the public. The installation of solar hot water heating panels on the community centre is just one initiative the district has undertaken in it’s efforts to reduce green-house gases (GHG’s).
During the event, Solar-BC executive director Ni-tya Harris presented May-or Keith Fielding with a plaque and congratulated the community for its ef-forts.
Peachland also received a $5,000 grant from So-larBC to further develop solar hot water programs and other solar initiatives.
“Peachland will become one of the role models for communities across BC in terms of solar initia-tives. We had put out a request for proposals to communities across BC. Then, we used a number of criteria like what have they done with solar en-ergy up to this point, what are they planning to do in the future as far as putting demonstration projects up in buildings, at least putting one solar system up on a public building, doing aware-ness programs, giving incentives, initiatives, looking at changing their OCP or development
guidelines to facilitate so-lar, just to be a role model as a community for solar across the province,” Har-ris said.
There are also opportu-nities for Peachlanders to participate in solar initia-tives on a personal level. Harris says SolarBC is of-fering a $2,000 incentive available now for hom-eowners who wish to in-stall solar panels on their home for heating water.
“Everyone needs to do their part to ensure we protect the environment for future generations,” Penticton MLA Bill Bari-soff recently said. “Peach-land is showing great leadership and taking on an important role in our fi ght against climate change.”
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum media relations offi cer Jake Jacobs says solar hot water systems can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one to two tonnes per year for a single-family home using natural gas for water heating.
“I think the location is perfect for solar and I’m really looking forward to working with the district to see what kinds of plans, ideas and initiatives they do as a solar community in the future,” Harris told the View.
Harris says that while the technology has been around for some time, so-lar energy is growing in popularity only now be-cause people are starting to wonder about energy security into the future as
energy costs continue to increase. She says people are also starting to think more seriously about greenhouse gas emis-sions.
The district aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 per cent of 2007 levels by 2050. The target is 18 per cent by 2016 and 33 per cent by 2030.
“We’re one of the few communities that can actually identify exactly how much energy we’re consuming from our vehicles, from heating, from lighting, from air conditioning, from other energy consumption ac-tivities, as well, and have the capacity to translate that into our greenhouse gas emissions. At the mo-ment, that applies only to municipally owned build-ings and property in our fl eet, but the next chal-lenge is to extend that out to the whole community,” Mayor Fielding told the View.
“We’re very proud and pleased to be recognized as a solar community. It’s more of a symbol, I think, of our intentions and the directions we are taking to meet the goals of our climate action charter,” Mayor Fielding said.
In addition to the so-lar hot water installa-tion at the community centre, the district re-cently adopted a draft solar hot water ready policy that will require new residential develop-ments to be solar hot water ready.
Peachland declared a solar community by SolarBC
By Joanne LayhPeachland Elemen-
tary students displayed an overwhelming spirit of generosity, raising $2,150 for the Terry Fox Foundation in just one week.
“We wanted to get some excitement,” prin-cipal Troy White told the View. “We didn’t want to have the same thing over and over again. We asked for pennies on Monday, nickels on Tuesday, dimes on Wednesday, quarters on Thurs-day and loonies and toonies on Friday…we’d like the kids to have compassion and work towards a com-mon goal because our theme this year is teamwork.”
White says they raised $1,000 last year, so $1,200 seemed like a good goal for this year. To help moti-
vate the school, White promised his students that if they could raise $1,200, he’d go blonde. The students nearly doubled the target, so true to his word, the principal dyed his hair and showed off his new do at assembly on Oc-tober 6.
PART TIME REPORTERWeekly community newspaper in Peachland is seeking a motivated individual to cover town council and hard news, as well as human-interest features of all types.
The successful candidate will possess the following skills:• Demonstrate excellence in writing• Ability to research and gather information from a
variety of sources• Ability to conduct telephone and/or in person
interviews• Ability to take photographs• Valid drivers license and reliable transportation
Proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop would be considered an asset.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Resumes can be sent to Constance RothBox 1150, Peachland, BC, V0H 1X0Or by fax to (250) 767-3322, or email to [email protected]
Hair stylist Denise Maloney turns Peachland Elementary principal Troy White blonde as part of a fundraising challenge for the Terry Fox Foundation. Photo Joanne Layh
Peachland Elementary students raise $2,150 for Terry Fox Foundation
Struck gas line aff ects 240 Terasen Gas customers
By Joanne Layh
A municipal worker dig-ging with a backhoe near Lipsett Avenue inadver-tently struck a gas pipe-line, causing a temporary loss of service for 240 Terasen Gas customers. The incident also forced the evacuation of nearby homes.
RCMP blocked off the road to control traffi c for safety reasons, while Peachland Fire and Rescue Service (PFRS) oversaw the evacuation of homes in the immediate area and remained on scene until about 1 p.m., when the fl ow of gas was stopped.
Peachland fi re chief Grant Topham says the incident happened at ap-proximately 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Topham says they only had to evacuate two peo-ple from a home as most of the neighbours were away for the day, however PFRS remained on scene in case the gas became ignited.
Terasen Gas spokesper-son Kirsten Walker says the incident impacted ap-proximately 240 custom-ers in the area.
“In order for us to make repairs to the damaged pipeline we had to tempo-rarily shut off service for about 240 homes in the area. It’s quite a process. Once we cut off the fl ow of gas to the pipeline, we visit each home and shut off the gas at the meter. We then make the repairs to the pipeline. Once the repairs are complete, we reactivate the system and then we revisit each home and relight the gas at the gas meter as well, we re-light any affected natu-ral gas appliances in the home,” Walker says.
Walker says the repairs were complete by 5 p.m. but service wasn’t restored until later that evening or even the next morning for some.
“Our technicians worked pretty late into the night, until about 11:30 p.m. and we were able to relight approximately 190 homes. We went back this morning and it is my un-derstanding that the rest of the customers were brought back to service this morning,” Walker said.
The affected customers were located around Ait-kens Road, east of Gum-mow Road and from Lip-sett Avenue south of Ait-kens Road, all the way to Thorne Road.
Who is at fault for the incident is unclear.
“They did their due dili-gence by checking the area and hand digging,” direc-tor of operations Doug Al-lin said of the excavation worker.
However, Walker says it is possible that the excava-tor failed to call before dig-ging.
“We do investigate all damages to our pipeline and if we fi nd that the damager is responsible for the costs we will pursue those costs from the dam-ager,” Walker said, adding, “It is our understanding that they had no BC One Call ticket on site and it is a requirement for anyone digging or planning exca-vation to call BC One Call before they dig.”
Walker says it is im-portant for the public to call BC One Call prior to the start of work. The phone number is 1.800.474.6886. The call and the information is free.
October 8, 2010 The Peachland View 3
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� IN BRIEF by Joanne Layh
First ever reuse round up
The Regional Waste
Reduction Offi ce has
launched the 1st annual
reuse round up, a one-
day event organized for
people to donate un-
wanted items that might
otherwise end up in the
rubbish bin.
The items collected
will be passed on to
charities, non-profi t or-
ganizations, artisans
and after school groups
to reuse and repurpose.
“This is a way for you
to reduce your waste and
give your unwanted stuff
to someone who needs
it,” Regional District of
the Central Okanagan
(RDCO) waste reduc-
tion facilitator Rae Stew-
art says. “Plus, your do-
nations will enhance the
craft, sport, art and oth-
er programs provided by
the many groups and or-
ganizations in our com-
munity that wouldn’t
otherwise have easy ac-
cess to these materials.”
The accepted items in-
clude:
• Baby food jars;
• Buttons;
• Egg cartons;
• Old greeting cards;
• Wool, yarn and fab-
ric;
• Lego pieces;
• Puzzles; and
• Magnets.
There are many other
items needed, but Stew-
art says only items that
have been requested can
be accepted. For a full
list of items that will be
accepted, visit www.re-
gionaldistrict.com and
click on the ReUse icon,
or call the Regional
Waste Reduction offi ce
at 250.469.6250.
The event is in partner-
ship with Kelowna Art
Gallery, who will host
the event from 11 a.m.
until 3 p.m. on Sunday,
October 24. The Kelow-
na Art Gallery is located
at 1315 Water Street in
Kelowna.
Last ever hazardous waste round up
The Regional Waste
Reduction Offi ce will
be hosting the fi nal haz-
ardous waste round up
on Saturday, October
16 at the KLO campus
of Okanagan College in
Kelowna.
This will be the last
hazardous waste round
up offered as, beginning
on October 16, the Bat-
tery Doctors will now
be accepting household
hazardous waste year
round at their facility.
“It’s great residents
will now have an oppor-
tunity to safely dispose
of their eco-nasties eas-
ily year-round, instead
of saving them up for
this one day drop off
event,” Regional District
of the Central Okanagan
(RDCO) waste reduc-
tion facilitator Rae Stew-
art says.
Hazardous waste ma-
terials include:
• Old gasoline or anti-
freeze;
• Pesticides;
• Paints;
• Solvents;
• Household cleaners;
• Automotive and
household batteries; and
• Propane tanks.
“Many household
chemicals can pose a
risk if disposed incor-
rectly, and are banned
from our landfi lls and
sewer systems. Just as
importantly, they can
be dangerous to our
families and pets if not
used or stored properly,”
Stewart warns.
For more information
about the hazardous
waste round up, and the
new year-round dispos-
al option, visit www.
regionaldistrict.com or
call the Regional Waste
Reduction offi ce at
250.469.6250.
The hazardous waste
round up will take place
on October 16 between
9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the
KLO campus of Okana-
gan College in Kelowna.
The Battery Doctors are
located at 1972 Wind-
sor Road.
NOTICE OF PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONSThe Council of the Corporation of the District of Peachland intends to adopt ‘2011 Tax Exemption Bylaw Number 1964, 2010’ at a meeting of Council to be held October 12, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Peachland Community Centre, 4450 – 6th Street, Peachland, B.C.
Pursuant to Section 227 (1) & (2) of the Community Charter, the following information is provided with regard to the Bylaw:
2011 Tax Exempted Properties
# Occupied by Legal Description Description Term Estimated of Use (years) Property Taxes______________________________________________________________________
1 Peachland United Parcel A, Block 4, Public Worship n/a $3,144 Church Plan 44, ODYD, DL490
2 St. Margaret’s Lot 1, Plan KAP62699, Public Worship n/a $1,503 Anglican Church ODYD, DL 490
3 Peachland Lots 12 & 13, DL 220, Public Worship n/a $1,656 Baptist Church ODYD, Plan 9704
4 Peachland Lot H, Plan 22267, A centre to facilitate 1 $992 Wellness Centre ODYD, DL 490 the quality of life for groups & individuals residing in Peachland
5 Peachland Riding Lot 17, Plan 410, Not-for-profit horse 1 $737 Club ODYD, DL2538 riding facility
6 Peachland Lot B, Plan 22267, Community crime 1 $1,801 Community Police ODYD, DL 490 prevention Office
7 Peachland Chamber Parcel B, Block 3. A centre to promote 1 $1,520 of Commerce Plan 44, ODYD, tourism within DL 490 Peachland
8 Peachland District Lot A, Plan 38807, A centre to promote 1 $5,141 Retirement ODYD, DL 490 activities for seniors Society
9 Maple Springs Lots 5 & 6, Plan 410, Bible camp 1 $2,527 Bible Camp ODYD, DL 2538
10.The Nature Trust Lot A, Plan KAP85621, Protection of land to 1 $3,936 of BC DL 2690 conserve biodiversity _______ $22,957 Doug Pryde, CGADirector of Finance
DISTRICT OF PEACHLAND – PUBLIC NOTICEFLUSHING OF WATER MAINS
The Water Department will commence its annual program of flushing water mains within the District on September 27, 2010.This may result in the water supply showing sediment and discoloration in various areas. This sediment is bacterially harmless, however, may cause some discoloration to laundry if not detected. To avoid any inconvenience check water color prior to using.If you do experience dirty water, simply run a cold water tap until water clears up.We thank you for your cooperation and apologize for any inconvenience you experience.For more information, contact the Public Works office at (250) 767-2108.
Peachland Elementary students met up at 13th Avenue on Wednesday morning to participate in International Walk to School Day. Among the students were Westside Warriors Izaak Berglund, Cam Gorchynski, Max French, Jason Nash and head coach Darren Yopyk, who later read to the students at the school. Photo Constance Roth
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Propaganda not welcome here
Do the drill
Dear Editor:I was very disturbed to learn recently that the hate
mongering, ultra right wing Fox Network of the USA has made an application to the Canadian Radio and Televi-sion Commission (CRTC) to bring its programming for-mat to Canada via Sun TV News.
I have also read that the Prime Minister’s Offi ce has been actively pushing to give Sun TV News a must carry broadcast license. In other words consumers would be forced to pay for a point of view network they might not wish to purchase. Aside from the prospects of consumers having to pay for something they don’t want, I am con-cerned that the Prime Minister would implicate himself in the issuing of a broadcast license. Such political in-terference has no place in a free and democratic country like Canada.
Canada has always taken pride in its impartial media and its goal of objectivity in the presentation of news and information to the public. Protection from misin-formation and political partisanship is the CRTC’s rai-son d’être. To allow “Fox North” to broadcast one-sided, distorted entertainment news and politically motivated programs is to undermine all the values that Canadian broadcasting has accomplished over the years. Do we want to fall into the trap of providing news and one-sided talk programs as political entertainment, a form of brainwashing through repetitive negative messaging?
The aim of such programming surely is not only to at-tract the profi t providing masses but also to stir up their passions, particularly those whose ability to resist that kind of stimulating manipulation is somewhat limited. I believe the mandate of the CRTC is to protect Canadians from this form of subliminal propaganda and to instead encourage objective, factual dissemination of events on an even keel. At least what passion and entertainment value there is in a standard political talk show usually comes with some decorum from both sides of the fence.
Do we as Canadians wish to encourage the kind of misinformation that dominates a segment of US media, which has built up such a climate of hatred and distrust and an unhealthy schism in US politics that it divides the nation?
I’d not be happy that this type of programming be con-doned at all but to make its existence mandatory would be even worse. It might well open up a can of worms allowing by precedence the other side of the political spectrum to fund its own broadcasting source and fuel its own objectives by using the same tactics. Both sides would end up hurling vindictive slanders and negative insults at each other. Canada’s political credibility would be sorely tested. There is already some concern that the present haranguing in Parliament itself creates the atmo-sphere of a circus.
I believe the precedence of allowing the right wing par-tisan Fox Network into Canada would be a very dan-gerous one and would have a highly negative impact on Canadian values of objectivity in the media. Let’s keep some sanity in Canadian broadcasting and hope the CRTC in its wisdom disallows the implementation of Sun TV News’s application.
Christopher Byrd,Peachland
Dear readers,As British Columbia’s representative to the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs, I am proud to acknowl-
edge the efforts of fi re departments and elementary schools across the province during Fire Prevention Week from October 3 to 9.
I’m appealing to all parents to support your youngsters when they come home excited to help make your home more fi re safe by participating in the Great Canadian Fire Drill. Throughout October, children from Kindergarten through Grade 3 will be taught how to create and practice a home fi re escape plan. Plus, classrooms and families can win valuable home safety prizes from our public education partners Scholastic, Duracell and Kidde Canada!
Help British Columbia be a leader in The Great Canadian Fire Drill. Please register your support at www.safeathome.ca/drill. Complete your family escape plan, practice it, and then print out your personalized We Did The Drill certifi cate!
Remember these family fi re safety tips:• Install smoke alarms on every storey of your home and outside sleeping areas;• Install fresh batteries in smoke and CO alarms at least once per year;• Replace all smoke alarms over 10 years old (battery operated and hard-wired); and• Never tamper with smoke alarms.Thank you for helping prevent fi re tragedies in Peachland.Do the drill!
Fire Chief, Jeff Lambert British Columbia RepresentativeCanadian Association of Fire Chiefs
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Dear Madam:This letter is in response to recent letters to the editor critical of the HST.While we understand the frustration of many British Columbians regarding the
way the HST was implemented, it’s worth taking the long-view of how the tax will benefi t this and upcoming generations of British Columbians.
The HST helps us to pass on a more competitive province to our children and grandchildren by stabilizing the BC businesses that keep our families employed. BC businesses and jobs are stabilized when tax reform like the HST lowers businesses expenses and improves opportunities for new investment.
For example, the cost to transport goods has already decreased because the 7 per cent PST portion of the HST on every shipping receipt can now be recovered by businesses. Savings are not limited to a few big businesses; savings will be seen on the purchase of a new stove for a restaurant, a new truck for a construction com-pany and a new treadmill for your local gym.
There is no question about it. The HST is good for business. And that means the HST is good for BC jobs.
John WinterChair, Smart Tax Alliance
Th ree cheers for the HST Bear tragedy could have been prevented, resident says
Over the past 48 hours, I have been asked why a bear was killed on the
embankment at the rear of my house on Saturday, October 2.
The answer is simple. The animal had likely been hit by a vehicle early
in the day and somehow, it managed to make it’s way to the top of the
embankment at the back of my house. Upon seeing the bear as I approached
from my side of the fence, it attempted to do what bears do and climb the
nearby Ponderosa tree to escape. It was evident by the cry it emitted as it
attempted to do so that it could not climb the tree. It’s hind quarters were
injured. It was in great distress. I called the conservation office around
10:30 a.m. and then waited. It was a warm day and the bear was panting
from stress as well as the heat, yet there was little I could do. I did offer
some cool water spray from my hose to try and cool it. At around 4:45
p.m. the conservation officer showed up. He told me a bear would not have
stayed behind the tree for that length of time unless it was badly injured.
He mercifully put the bear out of its misery with a single shot.
The whole point of this letter is this: that 5-6 year old male bear, estimated
to weigh around 360 lbs., could well be alive today if only people would
ensure that their food waste and garbage was securely contained at all
times. This bear had been in the area before and had been rewarded with
a quick garbage meal. These animals know how to forage and they have
an exceptional memory and will return again and again, year after year, if
they are rewarded with an easy meal. Remember, it is at this time of year in
particular that they are foraging to fatten up before hibernation.
Your waste should not be a part of a bear diet.
If you would like to critter-guard your garbage container, let me know and
I would be happy to show you mine as well as where you can obtain such
bear proof locks.
Frank C. Warburton
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Your Guide To Local Events & ActivitiesYour Guide To Local Events & ActivitiesOCTOBER 08
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
Friday Art Club at 50+ Activity Centre, 1-4 pm
OCTOBER 09Royal Canadian Legion: Meat Draw 1500 - 1700 hrs.
Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10 am
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 SATURDAY
OCTOBER 15Royal 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
Friday Art Club at 50+ Activity Centre, 1-4 pm
Royal Canadian Legion: Karaoke with Anita, 2000 hrs.
OCTOBER 16Royal Canadian Legion: Meat Draw 1500 - 1700 hrs.
Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10 am
Royal Canadian Legion: Lobster Feast, call for more Info.
OCTOBER 13Chess at 50+ Activity Centre: 1 pm. Experienced & beginners.
Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 am
Yoga at 50+ Activity Centre: 1:30 pm
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 Baptist Church Gym night: for children Kindergarten-Grade 6 at Peachland Community Center from 7-8:15 pm. No charge. More info. 250-767-9232
Wellness Circle: at Peachland Wellness Centre, 10-11:30 am, Everyone welcome.
OCTOBER 14 Line Dancing at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 - 10:30 am
Bereavement Support Group at the Wellness Centre: 10 – 11:30 am
AA at Noon at 50+ Activity Centre: noon
Bingo at 50+ Centre: 6:45 pm
Iron & Silk Exercise at 50+ Activity Centre: 11 am
Waterfront Grill and Pizzeria - Live entertainment. Call 250-767-3255 for a reservation.
Reiki Relaxation Peachland Wellness Centre 1 & 2:30 pm
Girls Club Craft Night for girls Kindergarden-grade 7 at Peachland Baptist Church, 7 - 8:15 pm. Info. 250-767-9232
OCTOBER 11Take 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
Tai Chi at 50+ Activity Centre: at noon
Quilting 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
OCTOBER 12 Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10 am
AA at Noon at 50+ Activity Centre: noon
Tai Chi for Wellness: 6 pm. Continuing students at United Church Hall.
Computer Literacy: No exp. needed, Wellness Centre 10 am - noon
Peachland Bridge Club at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 pm. Info. 250-767-6407
Sunshine Singers: 1:30-2:30pm at the Wellness Centre. All are welcome.
Big Slick Poker: at the Peachland Castle. 7 pm start. Free Texas Holden Tournament, 10 weeks. Finals Nov. 23 at Lake Okanagan Resort. Info. 250-767-6605
Royal Canadian Legion: Celebrate Alexander Keith’s 215th Birthday.
Pete’s Photography: Wellness Centre 10 am - noon
Reiki Relaxation Peachland Wellness Centre 9 & 10:30 am
OCTOBER 10
Happy Thanksgiving
Weekend!
OCTOBER 18Take Off Pounds Sensibly at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:30 am. For information call 1-800-9328677 or Doreen at 250-767-2132
Variety Singers at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:45 am
Tai Chi at 50+ Activity Centre: noon
Quilting 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
OCTOBER 19Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10 am
AA at Noon at 50+ Activity Centre : noon
Tai Chi for Wellness: 6 pm. Continuing students at United Church Hall.
Computer Literacy: No exp. needed, Wellness Centre 10 am - noon
Peachland Bridge Club at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 pm. Call Eva at 250-767-6407
Sunshine Singers: 1:30-2:30 pm at the Wellness Centre. All are welcome
Big Slick Poker: at the Peachland Castle. 7 pm start. Free Texas Holden Tournament, 10 weeks. Finals Nov. 23 at Lake Okanagan Resort. For info. 250-767-6605
Pete’s Photography: Wellness Centre 10 am - noon
Reiki Relaxation Peachland Wellness Centre 9 & 10:30 am
OCTOBER 20Chess at 50+ Activity Centre: 1 pm. Experienced & beginners.
Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 am
Yoga at 50+ Activity Centre: 1:30 pm
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 Baptist Church Gym night: for children Kindergarten-Grade 6 at Peachland Community Center from 7-8:15 pm. No charge. More info. 250-767-9232
Wellness Circle: at Peachland Wellness Centre, 10-11:30 am, Everyone welcome.
Royal Canadian Legion: Executive meeting 1900 hrs.
OCTOBER 21 Line Dancing at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 - 10:30 am Tai Chi for Wellness: 9:30 am for beginners. Continuing students 10 am at the United Church Hall
Bereavement Support Group at the Wellness Centre: 10 – 11:30 am
AA at Noon at 50+ Activity Centre: noon
Bingo at at 50+ Activity Centre: 6:45 pm
Iron & Silk Exercise at 50+ Activity Centre: 11 am
Waterfront Grill and Pizzeria - Live entertainment. Call 250-767-3255 for a reservation.
Reiki Relaxation Peachland Wellness Centre 1 & 2:30 pm
Girls Club Craft Night for girls Kindergarden-grade 7 at Peachland Baptist Church, 7 - 8:15 pm. Info. 250-767-9232
OCTOBER 22Royal 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
Friday Art Club at 50+ Activity Centre, 1-4 pm
Friday Art Club will hold a six week watercolour workshop with local artist Heather Hill at the 50+ Activity Cen-tre beginning Fri., Oct. 8, 1-4 pm. Call Heather for info. 250-707-3686.
Peachland Legion Snooker Club season began in Oct. & concludes in April. Dues include a banquet, prizes, awards and an opportunity to network with Peachland’s high rollers. Contact Barrie at 250-767-6277 for more info.
10th Annual Peachland Model & Hobby Show: Trains, boats, cars, air-planes, doll houses and more, Sat., Oct. 9 from 10 am - 3 pm at Peachland Com-munity Center. Admission $2. Drop by and bring the kids of all ages. Call Don for more info. 250-767-3441.
Friendship Tuesday, at 50+ Activity Centre. Feature movie “Entrapment” Tues., Oct. 12 at 1:30 pm. Blood pres-sure readings & massage at 1 pm. Cof-fee & popcorn supplied. All welcome.
District of Peachland fall programs now on. For more info. on all programs the District offers call 250-767-2133 or visit www.peachland.ca.
Peachland Wellness Centre Speak-er Series “Emergency Preparedness” at the Little School House, 1:30 pm.
Peachland Community Centre Merkaba Meditation 4 sessions, Oct 15 - Nov. 5, 11 am - noon. Increase your awareness, harmonize spirit, bal-ance inner peace and combine power of breath and meditation for increased awareness, peace and balance. To reg-ister call 250-767-2133.
Royal Canadian Legion 2nd Annual Lobster Feast Sat., Oct. 16. Doors open at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm. Tickets $25 per person. All tickets are in ad-vance and are available at the Legion.
Peachland Sowers and Growers meeting will be held Thurs., Oct. 21 at
the Little School House. The speaker for the evening will be from the Regional District, with the subject being Noxious Weeds. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Peachland Charity Pickleball Tour-nament In Memory of Fay Cain Sat., Oct. 23 9 am - 5 pm. $30 includes lunch, non-competitors lunch only $10. Reg-istration deadline Oct. 16. Register at 250-767-2133 or email [email protected]. Spectators welcome.
Peachland Community Centre Qi Gong Wed., Oct. 20 and Nov. 3, 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Self practised body move-ment, combined with internal mind technique designed to move chi or en-ergy for healing. To register, 250-767-2133.
Peachland Wellness Centre Society AGM Sat., Oct. 23 at the Little School House at 2 pm. For more info. call 250-767-0141
FEATURED EVENTS
OCTOBER 17Jerry Dober Sunday Breakfast 8 - 11 am at Peachland Wellness Centre. $5.75 for a full breakfast. Info. 250-767-0141
OCTOBER 23Royal Canadian Legion: Meat Draw 1500 - 1700 hrs.
Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10 am
Peachland Wellness Centre Society AGM at the Little Schoo House, 2 pm
Last week Councillor Peter Schierbeck and I attended the Union of British Columbia Muni-cipalities (UBCM) annu-al conference being held this year in Whistler. The UBCM conference combines a number of different elements: dele-
gates voting on policy resolutions brought forward by member municipalities, the op-portunity to meet with Cabinet ministers and to hear from the Premier, workshops on a range of topics of interest to local governments, elec-tion of the UBCM execu-tive, the annual general meeting of the Munici-
pal Insurance Associa-tion, and opportunities for meeting and sharing information with other elected offi cials.
I spent much of one day at an affordable housing workshop with Minister of Housing Rich Cole-man, Ben Stewart, Min-ister of Community and Rural Development and senior staff from BC Housing and CMHC. From that I learned that the Minister and staff of BC Housing remain well aware of Peachland’s need for non-profi t sen-iors housing and that funding for the next step in our project (a partner-
ship building study to be undertaken by our consultants, CitySpaces) is about to be provided.
The recurring message from the provincial gov-ernment during the af-fordable housing work-shop is that future fund-ing will depend on P3 policies: public, private and partnerships. In our case, the CitySpaces study will bring together in partnership the mu-nicipality, a non-profi t housing provider, a private sector investor and BC Housing. It will provide the blueprint for how we fund Peach-land’s need for non-prof-
it seniors housing.On a separate occa-
sion, Councillor Schier-beck and I attended a discussion panel with the Minister of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources (EMPR), the Minister of State for Mining, the Minister of Environment, the Min-ister of Agriculture and the Minister of Forest and Range. This gave us an opportunity to high-light some of the “fall-out” from the decision by EMPR to approve the McDougald Road gravel pit and the diffi culties faced by municipalities when they are disem-powered in the decision making process.
As anticipated, Minis-ter Hawes spoke to the usefulness of the Central Okanagan Aggregate Pi-lot Project as a vehicle for resolving future dis-putes over where gravel mines should be locat-ed. I sit on that com-mittee along with other Regional District direc-tors plus representa-tives of the aggregate industry, technical staff, and public representa-tives. The committee is co-chaired by Robert Hobson, Chair of the Regional District, and Kelowna Lake Country MLA, Norm Letnik.
Despite its promise, the process is currently stalled because funding contributions made by the Regional District and the aggregate in-dustry are insuffi cient to complete the neces-sary studies unless the province also makes a fi nancial contribution. So far, the message has been that no provincial funding will be forth-coming. It is diffi cult
therefore to embrace Minister Hawes’ notion that the Aggregate Pilot Project is the key to re-solving permit issuing confl icts, at least in the short term.
The “Resolutions” component of the UBCM convention in-volved consideration of more than 150 resolu-tions submitted by mem-ber municipalities. The resolutions and the deci-sions made on them by delegates can be found on the UBCM website at www.ubcm.ca.
A particularly inter-esting divide emerged around the resolution to change the length of time between munici-pal elections from three years to four years. After two standing counts, the result was still not clear and the matter went to a ballot. From that it was determined by a narrow margin that the resolu-tion had failed to gain majority support.
I was pleased by that outcome as I think that four year terms are too long for a commun-ity to wait before hav-ing the opportunity to pass judgement on the effectiveness of their elected council. I also think that there would be many more byelec-tions caused by mid-term resignations. The counter argument is that municipal councils need to take a long-term plan-ning perspective in their work and that the longer term supports such a goal. Most delegates can argue both sides of the issue, and the UBCM decision is not necessar-ily the end of the debate. Ultimately it will be de-cided by the province.
� COMMENTARY MAYOR KEITH FIELDING
October 8, 2010 The Peachland View 7
reduce waste • get your unwanted stuff to someone who needs it.
Yard SaleSaturday
October 23
1st annual community wide Yard & Garage Sale
Let’s go shopping
on October 23rd!
Find great deals, or
make some extra cash.
Leave the advertising
to us, and expect
lots of shoppers!
Register your
yard sale before
October 21st and
get FREE yard sale posters (while supplies last).
The yard sale listings
will be available to
eager shoppers on the
Waste Reduction Office
website at
www.regionaldistrict.com.
To sign up, or for more information, visit
www.regionaldistrict.com,or call the Waste Reduction Office at 250.469.6250.
Saturday, October 169am to 3pm
atOkanagan College
1000 KLO Road.
Entry access off of Raymer Avenue at KSS only.
FINAL ROUND UPAfter October 16 the new location for year round drop offs
is the Battery Doctors on Windsor.
Lookforexplosive,
flammableand
poisonous
symbols.
For more info,
contact the
Regional Was
te Reduction
Office
at 250-469-6250
or go on line t
o
www.region
aldistrict.com
Waste
Household
Roun
dUpHazardous
Residential
hazardous
wasteonly!
No commercia
l
waste.
Bring your
hazardous
wasteitems f
or
recycling and
safe disposal
.
FINALFINALToo good to Waste?
Bring it to the 1st annual
reuseround up
Sunday • October 24Kelowna Art Gallery
1315 Water Street • 11:00am to 3:00pmThis ReUse Round-Up is a one day community event where every day items arecollected and redistributed to groups and organizations to reuse and repurpose.
This is a way for you to reduce your waste and giveyour unwanted stuff to someone who needs it.(Only requested items will be accepted, thanks!)
Your donations will enhance the craft, sport, art and other programsprovided by many non profit and charitable organizations in our community.
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To apply for this posting and to join our high energy team, please send your resume by email to [email protected] with the phrase “Assistant Controller” in the subject line. We thank all interested applicants, however, due to the volume of applications, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
From the Mayor’s DeskAll Th ose in Favour
8 The Peachland View October 8, 2010 October 8, 2010 The Peachland View 9
Patricia Eldridge is originally from Winnipeg but has called Peachland home for the last four and a half years. She worked for the City of Winnipeg in the engineering depart-ment for nine years before having two daughters and becoming a child care worker.
Last year, Eldridge worked at the Peachland Recreation Centre and at Peachland Elementary as a preschool teacher and manager of the after-school and KinderCare programs. Eldridge was a member of the former Peachland Curling Club and was in-volved in fundraising for the club.
Eldridge is currently an on call as-sistant librarian at the Peachland Li-brary.
Charlette Broadoway was born and raised in Enderby, BC. She moved to Peachland four years ago, spending a brief time in West Kelowna. Her background is in ad-ministration and management and she is currently working towards a hospitality management diploma.
Broadoway was the 2010 sea-son president of the Peachland mixed slo-pitch league, where she received the Mary Manuel Award for outstanding service. Broado-way got her foot into municipal politics in Calgary, where she as-sisted Mayor Dave Bronconnier’s campaign manager with various campaign events.
What should be the fate of the Primary School?
Unfortunately, my opinion on what should be done with the Pri-mary School has to be submitted one day before the Bat Information Evening at the community centre on Tuesday night, though you will be reading this three days later.
Paul Dupuis with the planning department at the district was gra-cious enough to answer some of my questions. He said council is anticipating that Interior Health will look into the matter as far as whether or not it is safe for humans to occupy a structure where these bats are roosting. If it is not safe, do we go all out and turn it into an environmental study house and tourist attraction along the lines of Drumheller (dinosaur bones) and Narssissis (garter snakes)? That’s my best bet, in order to salvage the money council has already poured into the project.
Sealing off the attic and regu-larly removing bat guano, which would become airborne? How do I explain to my grandchildren that they contacted mysterious creep-ing black lung disease 20 years
from now because Gramma en-rolled them in the Boys and Girls Club there? “Don’t blame me kid, Mayor Fielding and the council of the day said it was all good!”
I’m thinking there is not a chance in hell that Interior Health will ap-prove it for humans if the bats are still there.
The Ponderosa/Pincushion development will double the size
of Peachland over the next 20 years. Do you support this plan? Will this development result in
lower taxes?After consulting with Dave
Smith, Director of Planning and Development Services, I can only come to the conclusion that the Ponderosa development is a won-derful thing for Peachland and deserving of my support. The pro-posal is for 2,310 units, 10 per cent of which is destined to be-come affordable housing, includ-ing a mixture of units for families with small children and/or low income, special need and single parents. It calls for units to be as green as possible, sustainable and energy effi cient, with access to
public transportation.The developer will be respon-
sible for access roads, their own infrastructure and an intersection with Highway 97. This will offer a direct benefi t to our town. This is all to be done under what is called a sideways agreement in conjunc-tion with government legislation. The agreement will have price points for those 210 units estab-lished with, at present, no rentals allowed.
Dave says that although water designs and environmental stud-ies have been completed, environ-mental monitoring will be a con-stant all through the projects de-velopmental lifetime to ensure no mistakes are made and that the developer never loses sight of the original plan. A lot of this is still in the planning stages but can be reviewed on the Master Develop-ment Agreement website.
There will be lower taxes, of course, as more buildings will mean more property taxes. From what I can see, with the develop-er footing the bill for all ensuing costs and presumably minimizing any footprint on Peachland’s fl ora and fauna, it can only be a win/win situation.
What should be the fate of the Primary School?
Council has approved a budget
of $75,000 for the initial stages
of the renovation. I feel that
many people in the community
don’t agree with this spending
and really need to be heard as to
whether or not the school should
be restored or demolished. Again,
these are taxpayer dollars being
used and have the taxpayers really
been heard on this issue? I per-
sonally don’t think they have.
How do I personally feel? I
think the recreational facility that
we currently have will need a
complete overhaul in the future to
facilitate the needs of our growing
and ever changing population. I
think the space that the Primary
School occupies could be put to
much better use and reserved for
future expansion of the commun-
ity centre. I’d like to someday see
a playground where parents can
supervise their children when
using the sports fields or possibly
a swimming pool that could be
used by all of the community all
year round. Make the space into
an attraction that will become
profitable to the community, not
a space that runs a continuous
deficit, with the bills being passed
onto the taxpayer.
The Ponderosa/Pincushion development will double the
size of Peachland over the next 20 years. Do you support this plan? Will this development
result in lower taxes? Yes, I do support the Ponder-
osa/Pincushion development. It is
very exciting as a resident of this
community to see such a beauti-
ful development right in our own
backyard. They have already com-
pleted upgrades to the walking
trails that have impressed many
in the community. The magnitude
of this development will create
additional recreation, additional
housing, more restaurants and an
entertainment venue. With that
in mind, it will also create much
needed jobs within the commun-
ity. So all in all, I see this as a
huge step and slightly overdue, in
the sustainability of our commun-
ity.
Do I think it will result in low-
er taxes? I know it will increase
the tax base of the district sig-
nificantly, which will allow us to
upgrade facilities and infrastruc-
ture. Without having researched
the figures, I cannot say whether
or not this will lower our taxes.
There are many factors involved
in determining how our taxes
are established and without hav-
ing reviewed this information, I
cannot with any certainty answer
this question. Do I want the com-
munity to see lower taxes? Yes,
I do. There are some residents
of Peachland living on very low
fixed incomes and tax time can be
an awful burden on them. So in
the very least, I would hope this
development and others will al-
low us to not see an increase in
our taxes.
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October 3 - 9, 2010By Joanne Layh
October 3 – 9 is Fire Prevention Week, which was designed to raise awareness of fire safety. Peachland Elementary School got into the spirit of Fire Prevention Week with a series of events, most of which took place on Wednesday, October 6.
Each year the staff at Peachland Elementary School choose one stu-dent to be the fire chief for the day. This year’s lucky student was Shane Titterington, who helped out with some of the fire safety activities at the school.
Peachland Fire and Rescue Service (PFRS) members brought Tit-terington to school on Wednesday in the fire truck. Fire chief Grant Topham, Assistant fire chief James Springer, Lt. James Ness, Cap-tain Dave Ross, Amy Catherwood and Cori Jecks of PFRS later re-turned for a fire drill and a special assembly about fire prevention.
Grade 3 students also had the opportunity to go through a fire safety plan in the fire
safety trailer with PFRS members.
One thing all of the students learned about was the importance of working smoke alarms.
“The theme this year is Smoke Alarms – A Sound You Can Live With PFRS clerk Cori Jecks said. “That’s what our focus is this year, making sure people have working smoke alarms and to make sure that they test them monthly and change the batteries every year. When you change your clocks, change your batteries. It’s very im-portant that they have working smoke alarms because it saves lives,” Jecks said.
The National Fire Protection Association recommends installing smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of the home. Officials say homeowners should also check the date of
manufacture on in-stalled smoke alarms. If your alarm is more than 10 years old, it should be replaced.
Fire Prevention Week is also a good time to remind people about home fire safety as tem-peratures shift.
“Now we’re getting into the colder season, people that are having wood stoves and burn-
ing appliances should make sure that their chimneys are clean that everything that has been put around them in the summer has been cleaned up so it is safe,” fire chief Grant Topham says. “Furnaces should also be checked for safety.”
For more information about fire prevention, visit www.fiprecan.ca.
Fire chief for the day Shane Titterington (left ), shown here with prin-cipal Troy White, gives students the all clear signal at the conclusion of the fi re drill. Photo Joanne Layh
Karen Reay’s grade 1 class gathers calmly outside the school during Wednesday’s fi re drill. Photo Joanne Layh
Students who completed a fi re safety check list at home had a chance to win a Peachland Fire and Rescue Service hoodie. Only one name was drawn from each class and the lucky winners were (shown left to right from back to front): Leyland Vucinovic, Logan Tutt, Skylar Briggs, Ker-sty Ensign, Julian Costa, Matthew Barkley, Alex Hurd, Kolten Lindsay and Shane Titterington. Photo Joanne Layh
October 8, 2010 The Peachland View 11
Your host Paul Bamber - former 26-year owner of Gold Dust Jewellers, Penticton.
Gold parties are a growing trend in the Okanagan,
where a host invites friends and family to bring their
unwanted gold to sell for extra income. The price
is based on the Karat, content and weight. Broken
and tangled chains, silver and gold coins, unwanted
rings, bracelets, old watches, pocket watches, dental
crowns. We will buy anything Karat gold. Paul will
assess your gold, test anything not stamped, weigh
and quote you a price, and pay you CASH right on
the spot. With gold at record prices now is the time
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By Judy Wyper
The speaker series from the Peachland Wellness Centre (PWC) will soon resume after the summer break. Admission is by do-nation and everyone is wel-come to attend.
The fi rst session will be about emergency prepared-ness and is set to take place on October 19 at 1:30 p.m. at the Little School House. Kelowna Fire Department assistant fi re chief and manager of the regional emergency program for the Central Okanagan, Ja-son Brolund, will be the main speaker. Brolund is a former resident of Peach-land.
Earthquakes, fl oods, landslides, winter storms and wildfi res are potential hazards in our area. Hav-ing an emergency plan is advisable. Where will you meet others in your fam-ily? Where is the safe place to go? What is your plan for pets? What will you take with you if you have to evacuate?
In a disaster, there is little time to leisurely ponder the best plan of action. Public Safety Canada (PSC) pro-duces an excellent hand-book that offers sensible information. They advise us to make plans ahead of time. Decide which docu-ments to take. Choose items to support you while you are away from your home and keep them in a backpack.
BC Hydro and Canadian Red Cross disaster back-packs will be available for examination at the session. They don’t contain the same items, so having a look at them will help you choose what you want in your own. A representative of the Canadian Red Cross
will be in attendance and will have a supply of back-packs, which sell for $55. The PSC booklet suggests including the following items:
• Medications;• Toilet paper; • Hand sanitizer; • Water purifi cation tab-
lets;• Whistle;• Wind up or battery
powered radio;• Small fi rst aid kit;• Can opener;• Flashlight with extra
batteries;• Comb; and • Cash in small bills. The home safety check
helps identify potential home hazards. They also address fi re safety, Lifeline information, telephone support, smoke and carbon dioxide alarm checks, Med-Watch information, and emergency escape routes.
Denise Prozny has been a home safety volunteer for several years. “This pro-gram is unique, as we go to the clients instead of them coming to us. It is a service that is critical for the safety and wellbeing of people,” Prozny says. “We have a re-tired RN, LPN, and Psych nurse working on this pro-gram so we have a lot to offer. Howard invites all interested people to attend the speaker series. The home safety volunteers will be there, along with Jonathan Richey of the Red Cross Disaster Team. Re-freshments will be served and admission is by dona-tion. Despite what I said in my last article, member-ship in the Wellness Centre is not required to attend any of the programs. For more information, phone 250.767.0141 or visit www.peachlandwellness-centre.ca.
PWC speaker series presents emergency preparedness
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TNI offers competitive salary packages, an incredible work environment, and career advancement opportunities.
Interested applicants are asked to forward their resume along with 3 references to [email protected] with the phrase “Graphic & Media Specialist” in the subject line before October 15th. We thank everyone for their interest, however, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
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Painting ServicesInterior/exterior, new construction or re-paint. Ceilings, walls & woodwork. Call GC Contracting for a free estimate 250-767-2701 p40
Storage for RentDo you need storage? We have 8’ x 10’ s and 8’ x 20’ s. Call Carleen at ALCar at 250-462-0065 - Summerland i43
Storage For Rent STORAGE FOR RENT. Secure Down-town Location. 5 X 8’s and 10 x 16. Call 250-767-6348 tfn
Aaronscapes LandscapingAaronscapes Landscaping. Book your irrigation. Blowout. Call Wolf at 250-470-8336 p41
Drum LessonsSparrowhead Music is now accept-ing student of all ages and levels for drums, hand drums and ukulele les-sons. Call Dan Parry for scheduling and rates. 250-575-8757 in Peachland i43
BICEP HOLDINGSFor all your bobcat and excavation needs call Dave. 250-878-6456 i43
Yard CareDo you need help with your yard work? I’ll do it all or work with you. Call Scott at Snip, Grip & Rip Yard Care @ 250-317-0721. Leaves, leaves, leaves, leaves, wow that’s gonna be alotta leaves.
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Lake View/Peachland- 1br $775; recently renovated above ground walk-out suite w/large patio facing the lake. Very bright w/win-dows/sliding door throughout, approx. 700 sqft, slate and beautiful laminate fl oors, full bath, washer/dryer, wood stove, parking, private entry...all with lake view! Inc. utilities and wireless Internet (except phone & cable). Suits quiet, N/S individual w/references. Small pet negotiable. Available Oct. 1. Call 250-767-2498 tfn
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For RentFantastic retail/commercial space for rent! This outstanding property boasts 4750 sq.ft., and 2 levels. Features in-clude newly installed high-effi ciency lighting, heating, air conditioning, alarm system, phone system, front counter and display shelving. Located at 13209 North Victoria Road, in the heart of downtown Summerland, this place is ready for business! For more informa-tion contact Lara at 1-888-843-4441 tfn
One bedroom above ground suite, fi replace, bright & cheery, sep. en-trance, sep. laundry, n/s, n/p, new fl ooring, quiet culdesac. $850 includ-ing utilities & cable. Can be partially furnished. Ava. immediately. 250-767-6525 p40
Spacious and bright 1 bdrm bsmt suite with gorgeous lakeview. Air con., shared laundry, storage room and workshop. Small pets considered. $750/mo includes utilities. Available immediately. Call 250-215-7391 p42
Free Cardboard BoxesMoving or need storage? We have free cardboard boxes at the Peachland View offi ce. Pick up for the offi ce only. 250-767-7771
One & 2 bedroom lakefront, cot-tages available weekly or monthly at off-season rates, Oct. - May. N/S, dogs welcome. $850/month and up. Call 250-767-2355 or visiti wwww.davis-cove.com tfn
Basement suite quiet 2 bed 1 bath, $825, w/d, f/s, pet okay, absolutely NO smoking, wood fi replace. Christie, Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty, 250-469-4974 i39
Top fl oor, 1800 sq. ft., on acerage, 3 beds, 2.5 baths, quiet setting, $1500 per month, plus utilities. Call MIke at 250-212-5610 p40
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For Sale Large/extra large free range fresh eggs. Our hens live in a cage free weather sheltered barn, and have unlimited access to the outdoors and are fed a vegetarian/grain diet which contains all trace minerals & vitamins. Pickup or delivery available in Peach-land area. 250-767-3223 or 250-863-3760 p40
For Sale New Queen Orthopedic Pillow Top Mattress and box. New, still in plastic. Cost $1250 - Must sell $350. King size $650. Can deliver. 250-488-4677 tfn
Roommate for tranquil house in Peachland. Available now to June 30, 2011. Fully furnished house, queen size bedroom, beautiful lake views. $569 includes all utilities, free weekly maid service, Free cable and wireless internet free laundry facilities, lots of parking, sundeck, fully equipped kitchen, large front & backyard, n/s, n/p. Call 250-767-6230 p42
One bedroom in nice house share, available now. $550 plus dd utilities & internet included, no alcohol or parties. 250-767-2532 p40
Beautiful 3 bedroom upper level of house with outstanding views of the lake. Gas fi replace, open concept liv-ing/dining area with sliding doors out to large deck. Attached garage and easy care yard. Avail. Oct. 1. $1350 plus utilities, N/S, pet neg. Derbra @250-718-0511 Realty Executives Property Management
Gorgeous 3-4 bedroom walk-out rancher with incredible views of the lake! Large fenced yard, deck and 2 car garage. $1800 plus utilities. N/S, N/P, available immediately. Debra @250-718-0511 Realty Executives Property Management
For Sale Yamaha Clavinova CLP 115 Electronic Piano with bench. Can be connected to your PC. Self playing with many unique features. As new, one lady owner. Bought on a whim and seldom used thereafter. Priced, after appraisal, at $800. 250-767-6538 p40
Beautiful winter suites, fully furnished, downtown Peachland, lakeshore, $650 - $875 per month. www.duckandpug.com or 250-767-2050 p40
Gorgeous 2 Bed/2 Bath, available when you want it. High end features throughout. High ceilings, huge deck, located on the fl ats of Peachland, the beach is right outside the door. This condo complex features separate en-trance, secure parking, pool, hot tub, beautiful landscaping, separate stor-age, 2 separate guest suites, huge meeting/party room and close to all amenities. For more information call 250-767-2919. p42
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A magnifi cent close up view of the lake & mountains from a 1300 sq. ft. home with a curved deck, 3bdrms, 2.5 baths, full basement, w/gas fi replace, large kitchen includes 6 appliances, oodles of storage & parking, n/s, small dog considered. $1450 + utilities. Immed. possession. Phone 250-767-6698 p43
For SaleHot tub for sale, $1000 obo. Needs heater. Leave message 250-767-9647 p 41
The Peachland Riding Club is once again gear-ing up in preparation for its biggest event of the year. The Third Annual Peachland High School Rodeo will happen this Thanksgiving weekend from October 8 to 10 at the club grounds on Princeton Avenue.
Approximately 100 competitors from as far north as Quesnel and Houston and as south as the Lower Mainland, will be pulling into Peachland for the fi nal rodeo competition of the fall high school cir-cuit.
Competitors placing in the top 10 in each event throughout the weekend will be earn-
ing points that will be added to their season point standings as they vie for a position in the BC South Region top 12, to be eligible to compete at the British Columbia High School Rodeo Championships next June in Merritt or the British Columbia Junior High Finals next May in Quesnel.
Once again, Mount Boucherie Second-ary School is very well represented with four of BC’s top competitors. Candace Chevallier and Nik Smith of Peachland and Jessie Bates of West Kelowna all have quali-fi ed and attended the National High School Rodeo Finals in Gillette, Wyoming this past July and the Canadian High
School Rodeo Finals in Virden, Manitoba this past August. All four, including Allie Soren-son of West Kelowna, qualifi ed for the past BC High School Rodeo Finals in June, as well.
Peachland Riding Club and Glenrosa Middle School also have two new rookie High School Rodeo competi-tors. Peachland’s Keira Smith is no stranger to rodeo competition. A past Peachland Riding Club year-end cham-pion, Kiera just fi nished the summer season as BC Little Britches Sen-ior All Around Cowgirl. Courtney DeMattos from West Kelowna has come up through the ranks of the riding club to Little Britches Rodeo
and junior rodeos and is becoming a very tough competitor at the high school level.
The weekend will kick off with the cut-ting horse competition on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. at Chevallier’s Arena on Dryden Road. Boys and girls compete separately in this com-petition, where horse and rider are judged for 2.5 minutes on how well they work a single cow from a heard of ap-proximately 20 head.
The big rodeo action will start at 9 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday at the Peachland Riding Club grounds with the Junior Rodeo Events. These are for competi-tors in grades 6 to 8. The High School Rodeo
action will begin at 12 p.m. on both days, as well.
Events will include barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, team roping, breakaway roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronco riding, bull riding and many others.
There will be a Rodeo Queen event as well on Saturday at 10 a.m. Seven girls will com-pete before three judges for their fi rst regional competition of the new 2010-2011 season, in public speaking, model-ing and horsemanship, as they work towards the main goal of becoming Miss BC High School Rodeo next June. This is a title currently held by Peachland’s own Can-
dace Chevallier and she will demonstrate and act as hostess to these new competitors.
Sunday morning there will be a cowboy church service at 8 a.m., hosted by the Cowboy Valley Church group and our own Blair Bates.
Admission is free, but any donation to the club would be greatly appre-ciated. There is an awe-some concession that will serve a pancake breakfast each day and there are washrooms on the grounds as well.
Please come out and enjoy and support some of British Columbia’s best rodeo athletes right here in Peachland! For more information, please contact Sandy at 250.718.2761.
Th anksgiving weekend high school rodeo
If my hair looks greyer and the stress lines deeper on my brow, that’s prob-ably so, for we’ve now got two daughters vying to be the fi rst to get their N. It’s hard to fi nd quiet places in Peachland to teach them those fi rst cru-cial driving lessons: to get familiar with the steering and just how fast the car can go and of even great-er importance, how much time is needed to stop! Having a dual control car would be ideal - the car-pet on the passenger side of the vehicle is already worn from my attempts to step on a non-existent break!
There’s a lot for our two
wannabe drivers to learn. Learning to drive requires total focus and concentra-tion, just as we all have much to learn in the jour-ney of faith. But fi rst we need to recognize just what that commitment could mean for us.
Three people came to Jesus wanting to be his disciples. The fi rst wanna-be disciple said, “Jesus, I want to be your disciple. I will leave everything and follow you.” Now would you not think Jesus would say, “Come on board, the more the merrier”? But no. Jesus responds, “You don’t understand what you’re asking. Foxes have holes
and birds have nests, but I have nowhere to lay my head at night.” Becoming a disciple of Jesus takes a greater commitment than some may be willing to give. Maybe that person thought: Whew – that was a close call – I’m off the hook!
The second wanna-be disciple said to Jesus, “Jesus, I’d love to be your disciple, but fi rst, I need to bury my father.” Jesus replied, “Let those who are dead bury the dead.” Ouch!
Could Jesus really be asking us to neglect our basic human instinct to honour our deceased? Let us consider the con-
text. Jesus was en route to Jerusalem, where He would shortly die. There was no time for farewell parties or even time for the lengthy funeral rites of the day. The words sound harsh, but then the mission of Christ is a mat-ter of life and death. Not in a physical sense, but in the spiritual realm. There is no life without the life God gives to us in Christ.
After this, the third wannabe disciple went to Jesus and said, “Jesus, I would love to be your disciple, but fi rst I must say good-bye to my family.” To this Jesus re-plied, “A person with his hand on the plow who
looks back is not fi t for the kingdom of God.” Could Jesus really be saying that following Him means not giving so much as a back-ward glance to the ones we love?
If Jesus were teaching today, He’d probably use a contemporary analogy, like driving a car in rush hour traffi c, bumper to bumper, with your eyes fi xed in the rear view mir-ror. If you’re always look-ing back, what is going to happen? You’re going to have an accident! Like-wise, if you don’t keep your eye on Christ, on the love of God, you’re going to have a major ac-cident, hurting yourself and others.
Most of us operate as though we’ve plenty of time to attend to the important issues of our lives. “When I’m ahead at work, I’ll spend time with my family,” we think. Or maybe we muse, “When I’ve time in my schedule, I’ll get involved in my commun-
ity.” “When things settle down, I’ll give some time to church.” Sound fam-iliar? But there’s no less urgency and commitment needed in following Jesus today than there was in His day.
If Jesus doesn’t sound like a good recruiter, that’s because He’s not just seeking a following for himself. Rather, He’s seeking followers on the path that He himself is walking. That path can be hard indeed. It can keep you restlessly on the move, call you to a new life’s work and even lead you unfl inchingly to death. However, fol-lowing Jesus means liv-ing life in all its fullness. The psalmist says of God, “You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleas-ures forevermore.” With that sort of path ahead, why look back?
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Monday, October 11 for Thanksgiving.
Our office will be open Tuesday, October 12 at 9:00 am.
Ad deadline for the October 15 issue is Tuesday, October 12 at noon.
CorrectionOn page 14 of the October 1
issue of the Peachland View,
the Shepherd's Pie article,
titled A Friend Indeed, was
incorrectly attributed to Rev.
Elaine Diggle, Minister of the
Peachland United Church.
The article was actually writ-
ten by Pastor John Rankin of
the Peachland Baptist Church.
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5250 Huston Road-All the upgrades are done in this great little family home. 3 bedrooms & 3 Bathrooms plus mortgage helper potential with summer kitchen down. Ready to add a suite or start a B & B. Huge lake view from this gentle sloping yard in Peach-land. tons of parking for RV’s and toys. Fenced back yard. Close to school bus and transit.
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6711 Highway 97 S Highway S # 18 This 2 bdrm home has been meticulously maintained and has an absolutely gorgeous lakeview! Large eat-in kitchen and large living room make retirement enjoyable. Sit on your covered deck and enjoy the view of Okanagan Lake and Antler Beach. This is a quiet and well main-tained 55+ park. Walk to the beach just across the road and enjoy swimming & sunbathing in the long hot sum-mer. MLS®10012718
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FABULOUS WALKOUT RANCHER A Master Craftsman designed & built this rancher home. The ele-gance & class of the many detailed features grab your eye as you wander through, all the time soak-ing in the never ending lake views. A dream main living area, island kitchen, family room, 4 bedrooms, 3 spa bathrooms. Call Shirley you need to see it. MLS®10013192
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Desirable Antler Beach Mobile Home Park, great community, Adult Park that allows a small pet. Very generous size yard with lots of parking, outside shed plus a storage room attached to the cov-ered private deck. Spacious dining room, galley kitchen, front living room & 2 bedrooms. Come see & make this yours.
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