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Government Standoff with police ends peacefully extends smart meter The 55-year-old Media relations offi- lice arrived at the man’s Emergency Response Peachland man who cer Cst. Kris Clark says residence to execute the Team were placed on taken to hospital RCMP were made aware warrant, he refused to standby in case the situinstallation deadline was for medical assessment that the man’s mental cooperate and led po- ation deteriorated.

The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas has extended the smart meter installation deadline by one year, allowing property owners with concerns about the technology a little more time to hold out.

A media relations spokesperson for the Ministry, Sandra Steilo, says the extension was granted due to “shortages in qualified labour, equipment and specialized meters, plus customer concerns.”

Steilo says BC Hydro has installed 93 per cent or 1.73 million of 1.87 million smart meters.

“To ensure the final seven per cent of smart meters can be installed, the province is extending the deadline under the Clean Energy Act from December 31, 2012, to December 31, 2013,” Steilo said.

Some B.C. residents have refused to have

after a standoff with police on last month has been released from hospital.

Back on December 20 West Kelowna RCMP received a report that a man had made certain threats to harm himself and possibly others.

The report came in at around 9 a.m.

smart meters installed due to concerns about safety, privacy, and billing.

While BC Hydro has allowed some residents to delay the install until their concerns are addressed, it is unclear what will happen if residents continue to refuse the change-out beyond the new deadline.

The B.C. government says smart meters are expected to pay for themselves over 20 years by enabling customers to conserve up to 15 per cent in energy costs.

BC Hydro began installing smart meters in Peachland back in September of last year.

health had been deteriorating recently, which placed him in a possible situation of crisis.

As a result, police obtained a warrant for the man’s arrest under the authority of the Mental Health Act, in consultation with an Interior Health physician.

Clark says when po-

lice to believe that he intended to cause himself harm by detonating an explosive device.

The area around the man’s residence was evacuated to ensure public safety and RCMP crisis negotiators were called to the scene, while resources with the Southeast District

Fortunately, the man eventually walked out on his own and was arrested without incident.

Police took the man into custody and transported him to hospital for a medical assessment.

The man was released from hospital on December 26.

RDCO increases tipping fees This year it will now cost a couple dollars more to dispose of garbage at the Westside Residential Waste Disposal and Recycling Centre and Glenmore landfill.

As of January 1, the flat fee for up to 250 kilograms of garbage was increased from $8 to $10.

The tipping fee increases for garbage and other solid waste materials were approved earlier this year by the regional district board. The fee increases apply to both residential and commercial customers.

The GLeNmoRe LANDfiLL. Loads of yard waste weighing under 250 kilograms will continue to be accepted free of charge.

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to residents and businesses to reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible,” regional district waste reduction manager Peter Rotheisler said.

For more information on tipping fee increases, visit regionaldistrict.com/ recycle, or contact the Regional Waste Reduction Office at 250-469-6250.

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Peachland bucks property assessment trend in the Central Okanagan region Property assessments drop throughout Central Okanagan, while Peachland values increase J oanne L ayh

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While most Central Okanagan residents will see a value decrease on their property assessment notices for 2013, the average Peachland homeowner can expect a property value increase of $5,000.

Approximately 82,000 Central Okanagan property owners were mailed assessment notices this week, and while the average homeowner in both Kelowna and West Kelowna will see a $9,000 decrease in value, Peachland property values have gone up by $5,000, suggesting that Peachland real estate and development may be performing better than most neighbouring communities.

“Most homes in the Central Okanagan region are remaining stable in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” deputy assessor Tracy Wall said. “Most home owners in the Central Okanagan can expect modest changes in the -5 per cent to +5 per cent range.”

Overall, Central Okanagan assessments fell from $40,748,380,318 in 2012 to $40,599,516,028 in 2013.

The assessment rolls in each jurisdiction are as follows: Kelowna: • $501,000 (2012) • $492,000 (2013) Kelowna (strata): • $238,000 (2012) • $235,000 (2013) Peachland: • $445,000 (2012) • $450,000 (2013) Lake Country: • $520,000 (2012) • $519,000 (2013) West Kelowna: • $489,000 (2012) • $480,000 (2013)

“We base it [assessment values] on sales data so we would have considered the sales of residential properties that sold in Peachland around July 1,” Wall told The View. “The market conditions indicate that sales have gone up slightly…throughout the whole of the Okanagan the trend is something of a downward trend.

Generally the market hasn’t changed a whole lot, but some areas have a little bit more than others. It is generally down from about zero to 5 per cent, and in the north a little bit more, but there are a couple of

44.5 per cent going to other taxation authorities such as the RDCO, Okanagan Regional Library and the school district.

Property owners who feel that their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2012 or see incorrect information on their notice should contact BC Assessment as soon as possible to speak to an appraiser.

The deadline to submit a Notice of Complaint (appeal) for an independent review by a property assessment review panel is January 31.

exceptions. Peachland is one of them and Lumby is the other that went up a little bit.”

Homeowners will not necessarily experience an increase in property taxes as a result of increase in assessment values because tax rates are adjusted accordingly. BC Assessment calculates property values based on real estate sales. While your property value may have gone up, how much taxes will change in each municipality will be determined by budgets brought forth by local government and other taxing authorities, who will calculate property tax rates based on the assessment roll for their jurisdiction.

Last year in Peachland 55.5 per cent of taxes collected from the average single-family dwelling went to the District of Peachland for general taxes, police taxes, and parcel taxes such as water and sewer, with the remaining

The property assessment review panel is independent of BC Assessment. The panels are appointed annually by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, and meet between February 1 and March 15 to hear formal complaints.

BC Assessment did not provide a breakdown of statistics regarding commercial and industrial properties in the Central Okanagan. Within the entire region, commercial and industrial property value changes range from -5 per cent to +5 per cent.

Local business owners may recall that several years ago there was a steep increase in commercial assessment values in Peachland following a reassessment project. Wall says there has not been a recent commercial or residential reassessment project done in Peachland that might explain the improvement in local market conditions.

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t is day four into 2013 (or at least it will be when this paper is printed) and gyms across the world are no doubt packed with people determined to keep their New Year’s resolutions to get in shape and lose weight this year.

Many people make New Year’s resolutions each year. January 1 is the start of a new year for most people around the world, so it makes sense that people should want to use a fresh year to make a fresh start in life, however big or small that change might be.

Making New Year’s resolutions isn’t new; the tradition apparently predates the Gregorian calendar. According to Wikipedia (not the best source, I’ll grant you), ancient Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start of each year to return borrowed objects and pay their debts. Some things never change; getting your finances in order still comes high on the list of the top New Year’s resolutions.

According to an article in the University of Scranton Journal of Clinical Psychology, the top 10 New Year’s resolutions are: • Lose weight; • Get organized; • Spend less and save more; • Enjoy life to the fullest; • Stay fit and healthy; • Learn something exciting; • Quit smoking; • Help others in their dreams; • Fall in love; and • Spend more time with family.

While a lot of New Year’s resolutions fall by the wayside, many people are successful in reaching their goals for at least a little while, which I suppose is better than nothing.

If nothing else, making a resolution at least reflects a conscious decision to want to change.

Being consciously aware of the desire to change makes it far more likely that a person actually will change. Apparently the likelihood of success goes up even further if you write your goals down.

Sure, many people will break their New Year’s resolutions before the week is through. But some won’t or they’ll get back on track after a lapse. While you might not succeed in reaching your goal this year, it never hurts to keep trying.

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The new year brings exciting changes 2013 will be an exciting year for the province of British Columbia.

Thanks to fixed election dates, we know there will be a provincial general election in May with the writ to drop in April of 2013. Here in the riding of Penticton and elsewhere across the province, voters will send a new MLA to Victoria along with new ideas and a new mandate. Whoever becomes your newly elected MLA I hope that citizens will take the time to work with that individual and never forget that people can achieve great things when they work together.

Also coming along in 2013 will be the reinstatement of the provincial sales tax (PST) replacing the current HST. As the PST replaces the HST the selective list of some goods and largely services will also again become exempt from a provincial portion of taxation. Ultimately this will mean that the provincial government will see a decrease of revenue at a time when many citizens are look-

ing for increased services via hospital expansions, increased education spending, more parks created and a host of other spending related increases.

Although Moody’s investor servic-

MLA Bill Barisoff es has re-affirmed B.C.’s triple-A credit rating, the outlook on our debt has been changed from a stable rating to negative. This fact should not be lost on all taxpayers when it comes to expectations of lower taxes and increased spending.

Also occurring in the new year are increases in B.C. MSP premiums, a fact that was recently criticized by a local Kelowna based newspaper editorial. Considering that

the Kelowna hospital has undergone the recent addition of the Interior Heart and Surgical Centre project at a cost of $367 million, it was disappointing to read criticisms of an MSP increase of $ 2.50 per person on a monthly basis. It should also be noted that often these same editorials are frequently critical when there is a lack of these health services to begin with. Providing worldclass healthcare does not come inexpensively and it should be noted that B.C. MSP premiums only cover a relatively small percentage of the annual B.C. Health budget. More importantly is that the Interior Heart and Surgical Centre is now located within 6090 minutes of thousands of citizens and is now saving lives and allowing patients to return home much more timely than ever before possible.

Recently I met with a Penticton constituent who received a life saving procedure at the Kelowna Cardiac Cath lab. The fact that this type of medical

procedure is now available in our region and provided by a team of experienced professionals is literally saving lives every day. The new cardiac surgery program is also anticipated to benefit in excess of 600 local citizens in 2013.

All of these services are extremely costly to provide and yet from those patients I have met who underwent these types of procedures none have questioned the costs or the quality of the care they received.

In fact many have commented they consider themselves truly fortunate to live in a province within a country that provides affordable universal health care for all. Our health is one of the most important opportunities that we all have in 2013 to make improvements on. Let us all go forward in the new year in an effort to make changes that support and improve our personal health. Regardless of dietary changes, more exercise or all of the above let’s make the most of 2013 by living healthier happier lives.

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Why 2013 will be the year of youth in Peachland Calleigh Ellis Special to the Peachland View In Peachland, the year 2013 is looking like it could be dubbed the year of youth. With the skate park completed and set to be landscaped and completely user friendly by the spring, and the youth centre in the Peachland Primary School building opening in the spring, there is a lot for the young and young at heart to look forward to. For the last few years the leadership in Peachland has made an effort to make Peachland a community for people of all ages, including the often left out 10 to 19 age range, and this year the young people of our community will get to see their needs met.

Although the skate park has already been in use this fall, next year will be the first year it will get all season use.

This is a project youth, and the young at heart, have been advocating for in this community for nearly a decade and many had given up on the dream of ever having an amenity like this in the community. With the hard work of district staff, community investors and young people, we finally have a skate park to call our own. The previously pleasant looking piece of green space along the highway has been transformed into a dynamic space that will

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attract people of all ages and physical activity levels. Having a space like this that can be occupied by every demographic in the community shows how progressive this community can be.

Calleigh Ellis For youth, this project being completed proves that there are leaders in this community who appreciate and value youth, and are willing to take the time to try to under-

stand their needs. After this project had fallen to the wayside in the past, youth had a “seeing is believing” outlook on their community. Youth can now have a little more trust in their community.

The skate park is a great community asset for youth, but what about the youth that don’t enjoy those activities?

What about the youth who are more interested in art? Or cooking?

What about the youth who need a place to meet with their friends after the sun goes down? And what are the youth going to do when it snows?

The youth centre opening will hopefully answer all of those questions.

The youth centre in the Boys and Girls Club side of the Peachland Primary School building will be the only youth dedicated

space in the community.

It will be a space for youth interested in art to be creative. It will have a kitchen where youth can learn and practice their cooking skills. It will be a space youth can use rain or shine, day or night, a place where youth can come to relax or a place youth can come and

wishing to work in the service industry; babysitting courses, which gives youth the necessary tools to keep children in their care safe and happy; and the Home Alone course, a program that gives younger youth strategies to take care of themselves for short periods of time.

“This year the young people of our community will get to see their needs met.”

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Community spirit abounds in Cooking With Company classes Learn to prepare fresh, healthy food easily Patricia Guest Special to the Peachland View Pickleballers and staff at the community centre have been salivating every Monday morning for the past few months.

That’s because delectable aromas from the mouth-watering lunches created in the Cooking With Company class have been wafting through the foyer, drawing crowds of people wondering what the wonderful smell is.

The popular Cooking With Company class emphasizes fresh, local, healthy and fast food for singles and other gourmets to whip up at home.

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teresting as topics ranged from genetically modified foods and the dangers they pose to our health and the health of our planet to Fifty Shades of Grey. Lively conversations abounded as the class bonded in community by simply sharing the work and the delicious results.

Wendy Clarke, our chipper librarian incarnated as sous chef, added her energy to the proceedings as well as many volunteer hours. There always seemed to be someone showing up just at the right time to taste the day’s delicacies.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

LOCaL aCtIVItIES & EVENtS | SUNDAYS Jerry Dober Breakfast, 8am, Peachland Wellness Centre peachland Baptist Sunday School, 9:30am, 4204 Lake Ave. peachland United Service, 10am, United Church St. Margaret’s anglican Church Worship, 10am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church emmanuel Church Workship Service, 10am, Peachland Elementary School peachland Baptist Service, 10:30 service fellowship 11:30am, 4204 Lake Ave. Meat Draw, 2pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

MONDAYS

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TUESDAYS

WEDNESDAYS

THURSDAYS

Yoga, 7:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Carpet Bowling, 10am, 50+ Activity Centre

aerobics, 9:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Take Off pounds Sensibly, 9:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

peachland Toastmasters, 12pm, Peachland Community Centre

Chess, 1:15pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Bereavement, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre

peachland Variety Singers, 9:30am, 50+

aa, 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Tai Chi, 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Friendship Tuesday, blood pressure readings and massage 1pm, movie 1:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Needle arts, 1:15pm, 50+ Activity Centre BOYS aND gIRLS CLUBS Tween Scene, 2:30-5pm, 4th Street Place peachland guides 5:15pm, community centre peachland Sparks (girls 5-6), 5:30pm, community centre Youth Boxing Club, 6-8 pm, 4th Street Place

Yoga, 1:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre Central Okanagan Model Railway Company group, 7pm, Peachland Museum

Storytime, 11:30am, Peachland Library Iron and Silk exercise, 11am, 50+ Activity Centre peachland Rotary Club Meeting, 12pm, Gasthaus Pub

BOYS aND gIRLS CLUBS, Tweens aa, 12pm, 50+ Activity BOYS aND gIRLS 5-6:30pm, middle teens Centre CLUBS Floor Hockey 6:30-8pm, 4th St. Angli(age 8-12), 6:30can Church Meat Draw, 4pm, Royal 7:30pm, community Canadian Legion Branch centre; $2 (Jumpstart peachland Baptist #69 funding available) Church gym Night, 7-8:15pm, Peachland BOYS aND gIRLS Bridge, 6:30pm, 50+ Community Centre (for CLUBS, middle teen Activity Centre Kindergarten - Grade 6) hangout 5:30-7pm, community centre. Free.

Youth Night, 7-8:15pm, Sunshine Singers, Peachland Baptist Church 1:30pm, Peachland Bingo, 6:45pm, 50+ (For Grades 6-9) Wellness Centre Activity Centre

Wood Carvers, 7pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Tai Chi (Wellness Centre), 6pm, United Church Hall

Ladies’ Morning Coffee, 10-11am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Men’s Coffee, 1 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

peachland Baptist Church gym Night, 7-8:15 pm, Peachland Community Centre For children K-6.

FRIDAYS

SATURDAYS

Yoga, 10:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Carpet Bowling, 10am, 50+ Activity Centre

Friday art Club, 1pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Meat Draw, 3pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

Ladies Snooker, 5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 potluck, Meeting, or entertainment, 6pm, 50+ Activity Centre (4th week of the month only) BOYS aND gIRLS CLUBS OUTINg, meet at community centre; Call to register.

Tea in the Tranquil Room, 2-3pm, Peachland Wellness Centre, resumes January 11 Men’s Coffee, 10am11am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Tai Chi (Wellness Centre), 9:30am beginners, 10am continued level, United Church Hall Ladies Cribbage, 10:30am, Peachland Wellness Centre

UPCOMING EVENTS Back to School, January 7, Peachland Elementary School.

port and discussions. First Tuesday of each month except July and August. Participation is free. Drop-ins Diabetes Support group are encouraged. For more January 8, 6:30 pm, Green information, call Gabriela Bay Bible Camp building, (volunteer coordinator) 2501441 Green Bay Road, West 575-9291 or email gstuerKelowna le@hotmail.com Support group for adults with diabetes and their Family Day, February 11, support person. Meet othCelebrate BC’s newest stat ers coping with Type 1 and holiday. February 11, 2013 Type 2 diabetes for supwill be the first Family Day

celebrated in BC. Happy Heart Valentines Day Walk, February 14, 16 years and over Meet at the Community Centre for our Valentines Day “Move for a Happy Heart” walk.

Enjoy the energy of February fresh air as we walk Beach Avenue’s Centennial walk way. Returning back to the Community Centre for a stretch out in a mini

or for active fun, the social easter egg Hunt, March atmosphere will help you 29, 2-12 years, Enjoy get going and keep moving. bouncy fun, making bunny baskets, face painting, and peachland Volunteer of course the Easter Bunny February Freeze Up 5K, Breakfast, March 1, Mayor will be on hand for the February 17, 15 years and Council will be donning Easter Egg Hunt. Children and over. Don’t let winter aprons and hats to serve up will collect the plastic eggs doldrums keep you from breakfast to the valuable in the bunny baskets they being active! The February volunteers of Peachland. make and trade the eggs in Freeze Up 5K Run and Walk Organizations are encourfor a goody bag filled with is an opportunity to get aged to book a table and Easter treats. Please note outdoors. Whether you are individuals are asked to the registration deadline is participating competitively RSVP by Feb. 25.

March 25. yoga session followed by tea, healthy snack and a Valentines treat. Please preregister before Feb. 14.

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Happy New Year!

A time many of us dread because we have resolutions that we are going to make with every intention of keeping this year. It might be quitting smoking, it might be losing weight, and it might be to drink less coffee or have more quality time with the important people in your lives.

I am going to suggest a new one… How about we try to be in less pain this year?

How do you make a goal to do that? Much better than a nebulous goal to

“be healthier” I propose a specific goal of move better, feel better and live a pain free year!

Let’s make “ 2013 the year

that we don’t hurt anymore!”

The gyms are going to be packed with people who are trying really hard to make this year THE year! But how do we do it? I think of myself as the mechanic of your body… if it hurts to move it, your body is telling you something isn’t working right, and in turn

your body might be telling you that its time to see the mechanical doctor. It might be your ankle doesn’t work the same after a sprain, or it might be that your back hurts when you bend over to pick up your kids, or all the snow shoveling has taken its toll.

Your Doctor of Chiropractic (body mechanic) is right here in Peachland and ready to help. Let’s make 2013 the year that we don’t hurt anymore! I pray that we will all have an amazing year filled with peace, prosperity, and health.

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faith

Food for the Soul: Out with the old, in with the new John Rankin Peachland Baptist Church Special to the Peachland View

guessed who that is yet, let me direct you to the true and living God. In Malachi 3:6 God said, “I the Lord do not change.”

God never lies. In fact, He cannot lie, for if He could, then He would not be the Almighty and Holy God. Lying is contrary to His nature as well as His will.

God never changes His mind and therefore never has to take back any of His promises. What else would we expect from an eternal God who sees everything at the same time, both the beginning and the end?

What He has promised, He will do. Since Jesus Christ is God in the second person, the same thing is said of Him in Hebrews 13:8, that He is, “the same, yesterday, and today and forever.” He is the same in character and person from eternity

Change is good! I know some people say they don’t like change, but the fact is that things are constantly changing. Just take a good look in the mirror - that is, if you are my age or older. But you may ask, how can that be good?

Younger people won’t recognize it as quickly, but they are changing too. Our looks change, styles change, our families change, our neighborhoods change, our towns change, seasons change, even the weather man or woman changes. That’s why it’s essential to have something or rather someone in your life that never changes.

That can be true of only one, and if you haven’t

past, throughout the Old and New Testament as He will be forever. Aren’t you glad that God never changes? We can absolutely count on Him in everything He has revealed to us in His Word. If it were otherwise, then there would be no way of really knowing the truth and we would all still be quite in the dark. There would be no way of knowing what we could depend on or what we could expect in the future. Everything would be left up to our own imaginations.

And that brings me back to the discussion that change is good. We are just beginning a new

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year and many people are getting rid of old habits and starting with new ones. There is nothing wrong with that.

What we need is a change that will last forever something that is new and never wears out or fades. It is no surprise to find that kind of change is available only through the One who never changes.

II Corinthians 5:17 tells us those who trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour are a new creation, not on the outside, as Nicodemus first wondered how he could be born from his mother’s womb twice, but on the inside, so it will be noticed in our behaviour

and actions. This is a permanent change because the verse says, “The old has gone, the new has come!”

The old external things such as riches, and honour and worldly knowledge are no longer that important. And now there is a new way of life, a better way of life that is real life. It is a life that considers others better than ourselves, a life of thankfulness and gratitude, and a life of peace and everlasting joy with the One who created us in the first place and creates us anew in our hearts.

So it doesn’t matter if we grow old because as each day passes we get closer to the day that we will never grow old or tired, which is in heaven.

Change is good!

Change is necessary! Jesus said in Matthew 18:3,

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“I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” In other words, unless you humble yourself and put your complete faith and trust in Jesus, you will never change nor can you be with Him in heaven. Jesus never lied, nor could He ever lie, so I urge you to listen to Him. This new year will you make the most important resolution of your life?

Will you ask the Lord Jesus Christ to change you forever? The moment you truly believe is the moment you are forever changed, having a new spiritual life that never grows old, but is new and fresh every morning. So what do you say? Is it out with the old and in with the new or is it the same old?

Health Professionals

Beach Ave Medical Clinic FAMILY PRACTICE

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Dr. John Brinkerhoff Dr. Praven Chetty Dr. Alanna Leverrier

250-767-3432 OPEN Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm Sat 10am to 2pm Closed Sundays

Chiropractor Peachland Chiropractic Dr. Spencer Devenney

250-899-2153 105-4200 Beach Ave., Peachland (Located in Serendipity Salon and Spa)

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Peachland

Places of Faith St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

Peachland United Church 4421 4th Street

The Bahá’í Faith In Peachland

“The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.”

Sunday, January 6th, 2013

Grace Lutheran Church 1162 Hudson Road West Kelowna, B.C. 250-769-5685

Local Contact:

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Sunday Services

New Contemporary Worship

“Let Us Worship Together”

Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Morning Prayer Tuesdays - 9:30 a.m.

Office Hours 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Monday to Friday

Service 10:30 a.m.

Lyn Stewart 250-767-6211 or John Miller 250-767-9270

Sunday School

4th Street & Brandon Ave

National Website:

Service 9 a.m.

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Traditional Worship

P.O. Box 1065 Peachland, BC V0H 1X0

10:30 a.m. Ages 2 thru to Grade 6 www.gracelutherankelowna.com

250-767-2206

250-767-3131 www.stmargaretspeachland.org

Derrick Hamre Lead Pastor

One Combined 10 am Service until January 13th at Emmanuel Church Peachland Campus Pastor cell: 250.870.3087 Office: 5848B Beach Avenue

2600 Hebert Road, West Kelowna 250.768.7638 emmanuelnet.ca

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Peachland Baptist Church Sunday school for all ages at 9:45 am Fellowship time with coffee and cookies at 10:30 a.m.

Church service at 11:00 am (Children’s church during service)

Office Hours - Tue, Wed, Thur 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Hall rental contact Doreen 250-767-2132 Sunday Morning Service 10 a.m.

Rev. Elaine Diggle

Pastor John Rankin Join us for: Good Music Bible Messages - Great Fellowship

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