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High-tech industry very interested in New Monaco Joanne Layh The Peachland View More high paying jobs could be coming to Peachland in the next few years if development plans at the New Monaco site proceed as planned.

The New Monaco property stretches across

125 acres at the junction of Highway 97 and Highway 97C. Back in 2011 New Monaco received Peachland council’s unanimous approval for an Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment to include the New Monaco concept within its OCP, which would allow for the devel-

opment of 2,600 – 2,800 units.

Since then, New Monaco vice president of development Mark Holland has been in detailed discussions with key medical, educational and technology operators to recruit tenants and develop strategic partnerships.

In a recent interview

with The View, Holland said their intention is to submit a zoning application to the district immediately after summer and spend the fall consulting with the community.

The proposed development will begin with the construction of medical, commercial and bou-

tique retail buildings that would bring jobs and will later include multidensity residential areas, as well as strong arts presence throughout the neighbourhood.

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NEWS

Diesel will live, but in a new home, Supreme Court rules Joanne Layh The Peachland View

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Keith Fielding with Shoot!, the designated book for The Okanagan Mayors’ Challenge. The challenge, launched February 7, is part of Okanagan Reads, a valley wide reading project which encourages participants throughout the Okanagan to read the same book.

“I was stopped last Saturday and given a copy to read,” said Fielding. “I’m already on chapter three and ahead of you all.”

Shoot! is a western novel set in the Thompson Okanagan in the late 1800s by award-winning Okanagan author and Canada’s first Poet Laureate, George Bowering. Bowering has published more than 80 books of fiction, history, plays and poetry.

Okanagan Reads, which runs to March 8, features author readings, film screenings and book discussions in library branches across the region. Readers can follow the dialogue at okanaganreads.ca and join the discussion on the library’s social media channels.

Diesel, the German shepherd cross dog that has been in custody of the Regional District of the Central Okanagan (RDCO) since March 11, 2011, should not be euthanized but nor should he be reunited with his owner, a BC Supreme Court Justice ruled last week.

On an appeal filed by Diesel’s owner, Peachland resident Dave Smith, Justice Geoffrey Barrow conditionally set aside a Provincial Court ruling that ordered Diesel’s euthanization.

Diesel came into RDCO custody following dogfighting incidents that occurred when he was allowed off-leash in Smith’s neighbourhood.

Last week’s appeal followed a ruling made by the Honourable Judge McKimm of the BC Provincial Court back in August 2012. McKimm had ruled

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that the dog could not be returned to its owner and ordered Diesel be humanely euthanized. Then on December 20 the RDCO made a proposal to Smith that Diesel be transferred to a new owner outside of the regional district through an anonymous adoption by a dog rescue agency. Smith rejected the offer and filed an appeal to the Provincial Court ruling.

In the appeal Justice Barrow ruled that while Diesel is “not so dangerous as to be beyond the ability of a responsible dog owner to control,” he also agreed with the trial judge’s conclusion that the dog should not be returned to Smith as has shown himself to be both “unreliable and profoundly irresponsible.”

It is unclear now if Smith will have any input in Diesel’s relocation. RDCO communications officer Bruce Smith says the regional district will request the judge make a conditional order to allow the regional district to have Diesel anonymously adopted outside the Central

Okanagan.

Regional district chief administrative officer Paul Macklem says the length of time Diesel has remained in custody is unusual.

“Out of the guesstimated 35,000 dogs in the Central Okanagan, last year 685 dogs were impounded and none of them had to go through this kind of ordeal with a lengthy court proceeding,” Macklem said. “This and two other cases since 2010 have been extraordinary in the history of the regional district. The vast majority of infractions are successfully resolved with cooperation of the owner in the interest of public safety without requiring the option of going to court.”

In an interview with The View, Diesel’s owner expressed mixed feelings about the results of the appeal.

“Diesel will live. The unfortunate part is that he [the judge] has deemed that I am an irresponsible owner and Diesel cannot live with me. That concerns me,” Smith said.

“The regional district when

they seized Diesel it was under a euthanasia order and I have fought that for 23 months and finally it has been won that Diesel will not be euthanized. I’m very sad that Diesel will not come back to me.”

Smith says he does yet not know if he will be allowed input into Diesel’s relocation.

“I would hope that he could be placed in an environment that would be healthy and that he would enjoy and whoever the other owner is would enjoy his company as I have,” Smith said.

Smith said over the last year while Diesel has been in custody his other pets, a dog and a cat, had to be put down for medical reasons.

“We’ve gone from a two dog, one cat family to nothing,” Smith said.

Smith says he has yet to decide if he would get another pet in the future.

“I’m just trying to deal with Diesel,” Smith said.

“That question is up in the air. All I can say is that I’ve had dogs most of my life so that’s a possibility.”

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 Review the nomination categories and complete the nomination form available: o online at www.peachland.ca o for pick up at the District Office (5806 Beach Ave) or the Community Centre (4450 6th Street) o by email mwhalen@peachland.ca  Write a nomination letter  Provide 1-3 letters of support  Application deadline is Friday, March 15, 2013 at 12:00 noon  Selections will be based on the nominee’s achievements and contributions for the year of 2012 As well, each year the District recognizes (upon request) the following milestones:  Wedding Anniversary: Peachland Residents celebrating their 50, 60 or 70th wedding anniversary.  Freedom of the Municipality: Peachland Residents who have reached their 100th birthday or to residents who have lived in Peachland for more than 75 years.

Completed packages can be returned: o by email to mwhalen@peachland.ca o to the District Office (5806 Beach Ave) o to the Community Centre (4450 6th Street) District of Peachland Civic Awards will be held at the Peachland Community Centre (4450 6th Street) on Friday, May 3, 2013. For more information, call 250-767-2133 or visit www.peachland.ca

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New Monaco to help meet health demands in future Continued from page 1

focus of last week’s story, Holland has also made progress in recruiting medical and high-tech tenants to the new development site.

“We have a significant growing interest in a number of major areas we’ve been working in, particularly high technology. I’ve got an enormous interest for high tech companies. It turns out a lot of them really like Peachland,” Holland said.

New Monaco has entered into a partnership with the Okanagan Film Commission to help attract companies, such as those that specialize in motion capture and animation, to the Okanagan from Vancouver, Los Angeles, and other cities.

“We can’t build a building for them today, because we’re still a couple years away from being able to have a building that people can occupy, but the interest is very, very high,” Holland told The View. “One thing we’re particularly pleased about was that the mayor [and CAO Elsie Lemke] came with us to Vancouver and spent the entire day with us helping recruit high tech companies… The mayor and Elsie are working very hard to bring economic development and help us recruit companies and we’re very grateful for that.”

Additionally, Holland confirms that several

medical companies have signed memorandums of understanding to locate at New Monaco, including an MRI company and an integrated health services company that specializes in a variety of areas such as fitness, physiotherapy, and orthopedics.

Once they have submitted a zoning application to the district, Holland says they will spend time consulting with the public about things such as form and character.

“We are committed to consultation on what buildings look like and how big they are. We are going to be doing extensive consultation with the community about that,” Holland says. “We want to have some good consultation on health and wellness needs, as we develop out our health and medical cluster, as to what people would like to see and what they need, including seniors,” Holland said. “The other area of consultation or relationships that we want to start on much more seriously now than we have in the past is with the businesses in Peachland.”

Despite uncertain global economic conditions, the New Monaco vice president of development plans to continue moving ahead.

“The one thing that we have that we are lucky about is we own the land and we have patient money behind the project,” Holland said. “Many developers have to get

it built and sold quickly because they need to use those profits to keep the lights on and move forward. We’re fortunate at this stage in the project with the investors that we have, we’ve been able to be patient. So the fact that the world’s economy is not doing so well, we’re okay with that.”

Holland says that instead of building and hoping people turn up, they’re being very careful in how they choose tenants.

“We’ve built the concept of the village and of New Monaco directly around what specific companies want,” Holland said. “Even though the world’s markets don’t look so positive, there is still a lot of business going on and a lot of people are moving and a lot of companies are growing.

That’s how we’ve been doing it – being patient and very carefully fitting this in – so it’s a very attractive place to be for a certain select group of companies that we’re pretty sure will be very happy to come.”

Holland also commented on how some of the other proposed medical related projects on the Westside might impact what New Monaco is trying to achieve.

“The more health projects that happen in the Central Okanagan, the better for all of us,” Holland said, adding that a growing number of retirees in the region will add

Driver nabbed thanks to naptime Catching a quick catnap meant that an alleged dangerous driver was himself caught last Saturday.

At about 4 a.m. on February 16, a West Kelowna RCMP officer noticed a green BMW without licence plates leaving the parking lot of the Shell Gas Station at 2551 Dobbin Road. The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the driver

fled southbound on the wrong side of Highway 97. The car was travelling in excess of 120 km/h and narrowly missed a couple of head-on collisions, so once the suspect got onto the right side of the highway, police abandoned the pursuit in the interest of public safety.

However, naptime cost the suspect his escape; shortly after 8 a.m., West Kelowna RCMP received

a report of a man sleeping in a green BMW with no plates in the driveway of a residence on Princeton Avenue. On arrival, police believed the vehicle to be the same one that had fled earlier, and arrested a 32-year-old Surrey man without incident.

The suspect faces charges of dangerous driving, flight from police, driving while prohibited and driving without insurance.

Peachland Mayor and Council would like to invite community volunteers to a Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast Thanks for making Peachland a better place to be!

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increased demand.

“The health demands are going to be huge. We don’t want people feeling that they don’t want to move to the Okanagan because the health waiting lines are too long.

We need a lot of health services here,” Holland said. “The other thing is when you end up with a university with a medical school, a great regional hospital and a lot of other health services … the more of those opportunities that you have here,

the more doctors you get, the more nurses you get, the more specialists you get and you need those facilities and those services here.”

Holland says his hope is to successfully complete the zoning of the project by the end of the year.

After that they expect to

spend a short time on subdivision, before moving on to development permits and the detailed construction design of road access, water, sewer, and the first buildings.

Holland says he hopes the first buildings will be under construction in late 2014.

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Notice of RevitalizatioN tax exemptioN Bylaw No. 2035 (Community Charter Section 227)

Notice is hereby given that Council wishes to establish a revitalization tax exemption program to encourage property investment and revitalization in the Peachland downtown area within the Beach Avenue South and Waldo Way South precincts (as identified in the Sustainable Downtown Peachland Plan).

Council’s objective is to stimulate and reinforce development initiatives in the revitalization area by promoting property investment within the downtown revitalization area, and to reinforce the District’s investment in infrastructure upgrades and beautification projects.

The revitalization tax exemption program applies to: • the construction of a new improvement where the construction has a value in excess of $50,000.00; and • the alteration of an existing improvement where the alteration has a value in excess of $50,000.00 The kinds of property revitalization that will be eligible for a revitalization tax exemption will be limited to property zoned commercial, or used or intended to be used for commercial purposes, and multi-family residential properties, in the Beach Avenue South and Waldo Way South precincts The maximum term of a revitalization tax exemption is contingent on when the revitalization tax exemption certificate for the property is issued by the District.

The amount of tax exemption to calculate the general municipal property tax payable (excluding specified area levies) is equal to any increase in the assessed value of improvements on the property attributed to construction or alterations as follows: For commercial projects: • Year 1-5 Total Amount • Year 6 Total Amount less 20% • Year 7 Total Amount less 40% • Year 8 Total Amount less 60% • Year 9 Total Amount less 80% • Year 10 Total Amount less 100% - No Revitalization Tax Exemption – the Property is fully taxable For multi-family residential projects: • Year 1-5 50% of the municipal property taxes Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 2035 received three readings at the February 12, 2013 Regular Council Meeting. Final reconsideration and adoption of Bylaw No. 2035 is scheduled for the March 12, 2013 Regular Council Meeting. Bylaw No. 2035 is available on the District’s website www.peachland. ca and at the District of Peachland Municipal Office, 5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, B.C., Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm excluding statutory holidays.

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OPINION

Word of the Week

Promises, promises

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Joanne Layh The Peachland View

– Named for the Portuguese explorer Joao Fernandes Lavrador who in 1499 mapped the coast of Labrador.

British Columbians will go to the polls for the next general election on Tuesday, May 14. In the weeks ahead, voters will listen to politicians making their pitches and try to decide who best will represent the interests of our region and our province.

Some voters will cast their ballot for whomever they believe will serve the greater good of British Columbians over the next term as well as into the future. But however much we may care about the long-term wellbeing of the province and future generations of British Columbians, few people can resist voting for those who promise short-term goodies that will benefit us directly as individuals. It’s just one reason why politicians have such a hard time investing significantly in anything outside the next election cycle.

With tuition fees and housing prices still soaring and good jobs (or any jobs) few and far between, it is more difficult than ever for young adults to cope in this fragile economy, especially without the tax breaks and benefits offered to parents, couples, and seniors. Yet you can be guaranteed that over and over again in the coming weeks politicians will make promises about what they plan to do for British Columbian families and seniors. Young? Single? So sad, too bad. Most of you won’t bother to get out and vote on election day, so politicians will offer their promises to those who do, and in this country that most certainly means seniors and older, coupled up adults.

It seems to be intrinsically rooted in our belief system that parents, couples, and seniors are more deserving than single or young adults, and that attitude seems to have little to do with who is actually most vulnerable in our society.

Unlike a generation or two ago, the vast majority of seniors today are mortgage-free homeowners who enjoy relative comfort and stability because they’ve done a good job of planning ahead and saving.

Seniors are a good example of how the benefits to certain groups in our society are disproportionate to the actual need. Take for instance, the option that all seniors have – no matter what their assets or income may be – to defer paying property taxes indefinitely until death. You can be a billionaire senior with no financial difficulties whatsoever and still be able to defer your taxes indefinitely penalty-free while another British Columbian who is barely scraping by faces stiff penalties for being late on their payment. While there likely won’t be many goodies like infinite tax deferrals being tossed around in this economic climate, it will be interesting to see how politicians will be courting the electorate this spring.

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It is with great regret that I read of Grant Topham’s pending retirement in June.

The town of Peachland owes a great deal to our fire chief for saving us many times from disaster. However,

I know we all wish him well in his coming years, and also his incoming successor.

A job well done, Grant!

Bill Tanner, Peachland

Ice, not speed, to blame for accident As I read the article in Friday’s paper regarding the 17-year-old in the single motor vehicle accident, I was very disheartened by the information. According to the police officer, this girl was driving too fast for conditions and inexperience played a key factor. Witnesses to this event have a different story. This young girl swerved to avoid a head on collision with an on coming vehicle after losing control on black ice going under the speed limit. It was a beautiful morning and the melt that happened created a sheet of ice across Princeton Avenue.

She did avoid the head on and ended up rolling her vehicle. When I arrived on scene the firemen were warning all drivers and pedestrians about the sheet of ice. There was no salt on there that morning. As she was being loaded into the ambulance, two more “inexperienced” drivers slid down the hill. The minor

injuries as stated in the article include a wheelchair for about 10 weeks and missing a substantial part of grade 12 due to a broken sternum. This straight-A student has some very serious repercussions due to not being able to “crystal ball” a sheet of black ice. That does not sound very minor to me.

Although I was disheartened to read the article, I wanted to write in and express many thanks to the witnesses, firemen, and extremely professional police officer that I dealt with on scene (not the one mentioned in the article). An extremely kind lady that she avoided a head on collision with stayed with her until help arrived and helped her to remain calm in a very scary situation. Strangers helped her out of the vehicle.

Thank you all so very much. She will make a full recovery.

Nikki Gaskell (one grateful mother), Peachland

Visitor centre is deserving of attention Re: Greg Nicholls’ letter to the editor published February 15, and his view of the Peachland Visitor Centre and the Peachland Chamber of Commerce.

I would like to recommend that he talk directly to the people who are involved in the situation he refers to. This will give him a complete and correct view.

The Peachland Visitor Centre is a separate entity from the Peachland Chamber of Commerce. Although the visitor centre is under the umbrella of the Chamber of Commerce, all the funds are completely separate from the chamber. The chamber operations are supported by fundraisers and membership dues. When the chamber, on behalf of the visitor centre, asked the city for help, the funds requested would go 100 per cent toward the visitor centre. The visitor centre promotes all of Peachland and all 400+ businesses to all our 10,000+ visitors that come to enjoy our beautiful town.

Being given the opportunity by the district to represent Peachland in the historic primary school building is an honour and a responsibility. Peachland Tourism’s

goal is to do this to the best of our ability. Asking the district for funds not only benefits the community as a whole, it also benefits the taxpayers by providing a place that becomes an experience, that then brings in more tourism dollars, which then produces more income for the businesses, which then helps keep our town alive all year round. It also makes way for visitors to become permanent residents, which again benefits us all!

What the Peachland Chamber of Commerce does is supports the visitor centre, the 400+ businesses (whether or not they are a member or not - that is their own choice) and the District of Peachland.

Until you have experienced and learned for yourself what the Peachland Visitor Centre, the Peachland Chamber of Commerce, and even the District of Peachland has to offer, you can’t really assume to know all the facts. As a Peachland business owner and a Peachland Chamber of Commerce member I highly recommend that you talk to the people involved.

Evangeline Neyedli, Peachland

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Peachland Views Lack of visitor centre funding caused layoff Re: Mr. Greg Nicholls’ letter published in the February 19 issue of The View.

The increase the Chamber of Commerce and the Visitor Information Centre is asking of the district was requested for the sole use of the new and improved Peachland Visitor & Legends of the Lake Interpretive Centre, and not for the Chamber of Commerce, which supports their operation through membership

and fundraising. We have to remember the new location is bigger and will offer more services to the visitors and to the locals. It is for the benefit of the increasing number of visitors we receive each year. Of course, businesses will benefit from it as well.

We have to think, bigger building, more services = work load increase. Who’s going to clean the facilities? Who’s going

to be in from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday to Sunday informing visitors, and running the gift shop and interpretive centre?

Loretta [Robinson] has been doing an amazing job squeezing every penny she could to make the most of her budget.

She cannot do all of it by herself and can’t ask the great volunteers to volunteer full-time, seven days a week. Because the increase was declined, I’m also being

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laid off in early March and am going to be unemployed while another employee keeps working only seven hours a week.

I truly believe the increase that was asked of the district was extremely reasonable given the amount of work required to be able to represent Peachland as Peachland deserves.

Mathieu Warnet-Pelletier, Peachland

Diesel’s owner feels victimized by RDCO’s actions The following are some facts the RDCO does not seem to want the public to be aware of. The RDCO were aware since 2008 that I was involved in a neighborhood dispute. One complainant’s statement mentioned her knocking on doors to get some action against Diesel (me?). Diesel was seized over two years after her accusation. The RDCO wrote numerous tickets, which I contested in court. The RDCO did not win any of them. The RDCO, through their lawyer,

opposed any bail for Diesel. The RDCO also opposed any increase in visitation.

I get a total of one-half hour once per week. The RDCO did make an offer to release Diesel to me, after he had been caged for one year, and only after I filed job complaints. The RDCO was totally intransigent and would not negotiate. The RDCO never responded to my counteroffer. The latest RDCO offer was, in their words, non-negotiable. That is not an offer; that is dictating.

cused of. I feel I have been victimized by a few neighbours, and now by the RDCO. Who is callous? Who has the ego? Who is irresponsible? I have had a number of dogs over the years without any problems. Diesel is a victim, as was Shadow.

Diesel has been called the $100,000 dog. The RDCO have only themselves to blame for this cost. They could have simply written a ticket and avoided not only the taxpayers’ costs, but my costs.

Dave Smith, Peachland

No matter where Diesel was taken, other than this two-block area, there was never a problem and Diesel could and did interact with other dogs without attacking them.

There have evidently been tons of Christmas cards (and gifts?) sent for Diesel. I have never been notified of this by the RDCO, nor have I received any. I have always stated that I am not perfect and neither was Diesel, but have maintained that Diesel did not do what he was ac-

Chamber of commerce fuels Peachland’s tourism Rebuttal letter to “Mayor in tune with sentiment of taxpayers” published in the Feb. 15 edition of The View: The Peachland Chamber of Commerce is the host organization under which the Peachland Visitor Centre operates. The District of Peachland has for many years, wanted and supported a visitor centre that provides the necessary tourism services to our local, regional and international visitors. Our visitor centre, not our chamber, is funded via a contract with the District to deliver these services. This funding covers paid staff, overhead and marketing.

The majority of this funding is taken up with staff wages and overhead. What little money is left goes towards our marketing efforts.

The key economic driver for Peachland is tourism and for many more years to come, will remain that way. So how do we sustain our tourism dollars? Every one of our businesses needs our repeat tourist dollars to be sustainable. How does the visitor centre accomplish this? By marketing what Peachland has to offer. The District of Peachland and our businesses want and expect this. They want us to leverage everything we can to make sure our visitors return. Within the next few months the chamber and visitor centre, along with other community organizations, will move

into the newly redeveloped historic Peachland Primary School. This new facility will be a focal point on Beach Avenue. Its location alone, by default, we expect will draw double the visitations we currently service in our present location, which has peaked at 15,000 visitors a year. We service these visitors with one three-quarter time tourism manager, a part-time visitor services councillor, and a small group of loyal volunteer (please remember they are volunteers) visitor information councillors. Our new location is approximately 10 times larger and the level of new activity will be almost impossible to handle with existing staff.

When we approached the district for a new fee for service contract, we had to outline our budget for the next three years.

The key increase in cost to operate was one full-time paid staff to help deal with the increase in visitations. The balance of the requested funding was to pay for the marketing programs that are imperative to the economic growth needed in Peachland.

In prior years, we had a small marketing budget of approximately $5,000. When council received the new funding proposal, they were not against the need for the additional funding, but rather their ability to increase the amount, based on the tight budget constraints for the many other

Shop locally to support community A lot of our local businesses are struggling during winter months and it seems that a lot of Peachlanders don’t shop in Peachland but take their business elsewhere.

A thriving and strong business community starts with us, the locals.

Why shouldn’t we stay and shop in Peachland? Our businesses have much to offer and there are a variety of businesses out there.

A lot of our local businesses support their community and the community groups, so help them support us by supporting them. By supporting them they

will become much stronger and stronger business means a stronger community.

Did you know there are more than 300 different businesses in Peachland ranging from landscapers to retail shops? Make use of our wonderful businesses on Beach Avenue. Stop at the mall and shop there.

Use our businesses situated on the hill - our contractors, landscapers, B&Bs, plumbers and many more.

So if you are looking for something, look in your own town first and support your local businesses.

Patrick Van Minsel, Peachland

major expenditures needed in the coming year.

It was stated that we have 400 business licences in Peachland and we should aggressively solicit more businesses to join the Chamber. As part of the ongoing alternative funding solution process, we have received an updated business licence listing, which shows there are 225 paid licences registered. The chamber does have 170 listed members, which represents 76 per cent of our business licences. This ratio of members to business licences is the highest of any chamber of commerce in B.C. I would suggest that the Chamber has done a very good job of encouraging our businesses to join and support our efforts and continues to do so. I would also like to point out that the chamber does host key annual events such as our Business Expo Trade Show, which profiles many of our businesses and puts 700 plus people through the doors. It hosts our Golf Tournament, bringing 110 golf-

ers (business people) together to network.

It hosts our Business Excellence Awards Night, again bringing approximately 150 of our business people together to celebrate their successes. Each of these events is a fundraiser for the chamber. The chamber receives no funding from municipal, provincial or federal government agencies.

The chamber funds its own operational expenses with fundraising events and membership. The visitor centre receives the district fee for service funding to pay for its operational expenses. There is a distinct difference.

Both the chamber and visitor centre are very encouraged that the mayor, council and staff have stepped forward to assist in continuing to find alternative solutions to funding. They fully support our initiative that tourism must be successfully marketed and that it is the key economic driver for Peachland and our businesses.

Rob Campbell, Peachland Chamber of Commerce president

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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 Meditation group, meets weekly 7-8 pm, please join us! Call 778-479-3794 for more information

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Yoga, 7:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Carpet Bowling, 10am, 50+ Activity Centre

aerobics, 9:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Bereavement, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Yoga, 10:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

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

peachland Toastmasters, 12pm, Peachland Community Centre

Chess, 1:15pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Storytime, 11:30am, starts Feb. 7, Peachland Library

Friday art Club, 1pm, 50+ Activity Centre

peachland Variety Singers, 9:30am, 50+

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Tai Chi, 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Friendship Tuesday, Feb 12 at 1:30 movie “Iron Lady” with Meryl Streep.

Blood pressures at 1:00.

All welcome. 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

BOYS aND gIRLS CLUBS Floor Hockey (age 8-12), 6:30-7:30pm, community centre; $2 (Jumpstart funding available) Bridge, 7pm, 50+ Activity Centre Youth Night, 7-8:15pm, Peachland Baptist Church (For Grades 6-9)

Youth Boxing Club, 6-8 pm, 4th Street Place Wood Carvers, 7pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Tai Chi (Wellness Centre), 6:30 pm, United Church Hall

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

Computer Literacy, 10 am -12 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. By appointment only.

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

peachland Rotary Club Meeting, 12pm, Gasthaus Pub

Wellness Circle, 10 am, Peachland Wellness Centre

aa, 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre

BOYS aND gIRLS CLUBS, Tweens 5-6:30pm, middle teens 6:30-8pm, 4th St. Anglican Church

Meat Draw, 4pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

peachland Baptist Church gym Night, 7-8:15pm, Peachland Community Centre (for Kindergarten - Grade 6) Sunshine Singers, 1:30pm, Peachland Wellness Centre peachland Baptist Church gym Night, 7-8:15 pm, Peachland Community Centre For children K-6.

Ladies Snooker, 5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

Iron and Silk exercise, 11am, 50+ Activity Centre

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

BOYS aND gIRLS CLUBS, middle teen hangout 5:307pm, community centre.

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Men’s Coffee, 10am11am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Bingo, 6:45pm, 50+ Activity Centre

SATURDAYS

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

Carpet Bowling, 10am, 50+ Activity Centre Meat Draw, 3pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

Ladies Cribbage, 10:30am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Lions Den Meeting, 7 pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station. 4th week: 6th Ave. Comm. Ctr. Dan 250-767-9034

UPCOMING EVENTS Schmockey Tournament Sunday, February 24, registration starts at 11:30 with first game commencing at noon. Cousins Park (located behind the Peachland Community Centre). The West Kelowna Warriors will be attending and playing in the tournament to defend their title. Pre-register by calling George or Rochelle at 250767-2723.

Cowboy poet Ken Mather, February 27, 7 p.m., Westbank Library.

Mather will be performing as part of Okanagan Reads, which runs until March 8 and features author readings, film screenings, concerts and book discussions in library branches across the region. Visit okanaganreads.ca for more information. peachland Volunteer Breakfast, March 1, Mayor and council will be donning aprons and hats to serve up breakfast to the valuable volunteers of Peachland.

Organizations are encouraged to book a table and individuals are asked to RSVP by Feb. 25. girl guides “Thinking Day”, March 2. A day of fun with the Girl Guides!

Public is welcome to attend.

Call Claire at 250-707-1173 for information.

Bottle Drive, March 2, 10-2 p.m., IGA parking lot.

The Peachland Elementary class of 2013 is raising funds for a celebration ceremony.

Take a Break, March 7, 10:45 a.m. - 12 p.m., Westside Seniors Centre. Tax tips and Revenue Canada’s program which offers free tax preparation for qualifying seniors. Presented by JC (Broc) Braconnier, business consultant. Free admission, open to everyone. easter egg Hunt, March 29, 2-12 years, Registration deadline is March 25.

Chamber of Commerce Business to Consumer

expo, April 13, 9 am - 5 pm. Vendors, presenters, antique appraisals and more. Visit www.peachlandchamber.bc.ca for more information.

volunteers welcome. Visit www.peachland.ca for more information.

Spirit of peachland Civic awards, May 3, Residents are recognized for their service. Visit www.peachland. ca for more information.

peachland Variety Singers“a New Beginning”, April 14, 2 p.m., 50+ Activity Centre. Refreshpeachland players “Blythe ments, admission by donaSpirits” May 23 to 25. tion.

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From the Mayor’s Desk: Bits and pieces to the interior (it is still a work site and therefore not yet publicly accessible) have the pleasure of seeing the progress being made on this remarkable building.

The century-old timber posts are a sight to behold and as strong and solid as ever they were. High ceilings and a soaring central

Mayor Keith Fielding Artisans Showcase

Anyone visiting 4th Street Place or the Little Schoolhouse last weekend would have had the pleasure of viewing a fabulous display of artwork – paintings, pottery, photographs and quiltwork – all created by local artists, and all serving to remind us of the amazing breadth and depth of artistic talent that we have in our community.

The event served as a finale to the Peachland Hearts Festival – a weeklong affair organized by the Peachland Community Arts Council during which performing artists, visual artists, and craft workers demonstrated their talents and offered others the opportunity to learn about their work.

Wow, we are so fortunate to have so many talented people in our community!

Beach Avenue Walkway

The District of Peachland has received an award from the Central Okanagan Heritage Society (a plaque and $500) in recognition of our Centennial Way project. I was pleased to receive the award on behalf of the community at a Heritage Society event this week celebrating the start of Heritage Week in B.C. The Central Okanagan Heritage Society has described the walkway as a great example of waterfront conservation, and protection.

I was pleased to point out how much enjoyment the walkway has brought residents, neighbours and visitors and to acknowledge the value of federal, provincial and municipal funding partnerships to build infrastructure projects of this kind.

Our thanks to the Central Okanagan Heritage Society for this award and for the plaque that will displayed somewhere along the walkway.

Primary school building renovations

The primary school building renovations are getting ever closer to completion and those of us fortunate to have occasional access

corridor, shortly to become gallery space for art displays, provide a grand and spacious feel to the interior.

The project remains on time and on budget and I look forward to the official opening later this spring.

Climate change

This week, members of

the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change met with the community members of the Task Force Advisory Committee in a four-hour workshop.

The purpose of the event was to develop ideas and action plans for helping to energize and support community efforts to conserve

energy, reduce our carbon footprint, and engage the various challenges that all communities face in addressing climate change issues.

Business Forum

Along with several members of council I was pleased to attend the recent

Peachland Chamber of Commerce sponsored business forum, targeted to the business community and designed to generate ideas about building a sustainable business climate. We look forward to working with the chamber and the Economic Development Committee on these issues.

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2013 HeArts festival attracts artists and patrons Phyllis Papineau Special to the Peachland View Every

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ue was bustling with activities last week as the Peachland Community Arts Council hosted the 2013 HeArts Festival.

Thanks to hundreds of volunteers and patrons, the event proved again that the Arts are alive and thriving in this small community. Some of the highlights included Lionel and Diana singing Endless Love at the Variety Singers concert, the intricately patterned fabric arts, the carousel horses

tooled by the wood carvers, the charity quilts being stitched for the shelter in Kelowna, the variety of entertainment by the energetic young dancers, author Darcie Hossack’s humorous presentation at the library, the Payne’s gray wall of 35 acrylic paintings, and the love in at the Wellness

Centre.

The festival concluded with the Artisans Showcase in 4th Street Place and art exhibits and workshop in the Little Schoolhouse. Surrounded by colour at the official opening, Mayor Keith Fielding announced plans for a permanent art gallery in the primary school.

An enthusiastic crowd applauded the young authors who were presented with certificates and cheques as part of the Bob Sugden Youth Awards competition.

Attendance for the week was up considerably from last year and in some cases, there was standing room only.

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COmmuNIty | SPOrtS & rECrEAtION

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roCheLLe MCFarLane Special to the Peachland View

February is shaping up to be yet another busy month for the Peachland Rotary Club.

Did you know that Rotary clubs have been helping British Columbians for 100 years?

On Tuesday, February 19 at the Little Schoolhouse the Rotary club hosted the Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event to recognize this anniversary.

Last year alone, B.C. clubs raised $8.5 million (about $1,300 per member). Our very own Peachland club raised an impressive $20,000! Additionally, $18,000 was donated by club members

to support the Rotary Foundation’s international campaigns (the fight against polio and providing better education, water, sanitation, health care, and community development). Locally, the Rotary club is also pleased to announce a donation of $1,000 to the Peachland Boxing Club. The cheque was handed out on Monday, February 18.

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Sunday, February 24 in supporting the volunteer fire department’s Schmockey Tournament. We will be there handing out food and beverages to participants.

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Come out to play, watch and participate in Peachland’s 9th Annual Schmockey Tournament on Sunday, February 24.

Schmockey is played similar to floor hockey with six players a side and a huge rubber ball.

Dress warmly and come down to Cousins Park (located behind the Peachland Community Centre) for some free family fun.

There will be refreshments and hotdogs by donation.

The West Kelowna Warriors will be attending and playing in the tournament to defend their title.

Peachland Fire Brigade will be hosting the event and a silent auction with all proceeds going towards

building a display case for a hose cart. Back in 2009 during the centennial celebrations brigade members donated their time to create a hose cart in honour of their 100th anniversary. Since the closure of the Kelowna Fire Museum, the historical piece has no proper home.

Our fire brigade’s efforts will offer a solution for this wonderful monument - an outdoor home in front of the Peachland Museum for all to enjoy.

To be a sponsor, donate an auction item or volunteer at the event, contact George or Rochelle McFarlane at 250-767-2723.

Pre-register in the event by calling George or Rochelle at the same number. Sameday registration starts at 11:30 a.m. with first game commencing at noon.

HERE FOR SENIORS Catering to the fine senior citizens of Peachland

Estate planning basics Nobody likes to think about death or growing old. Unfortunately both are facts of life. With proper planning documents, these events can happen as seamlessly as possible.

This ultimately lessens the burdens on your loved ones, who are faced with caring for you as you age.

So what are the basic planning documents and what does each one of them do?

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The Rotary Club of Peachland encourages every citizen within the community to participate in making the world a better place. We dedicate countless hours to fundraising and community improvement. Please join us at the Gasthaus on Thursdays at noon. Our speaker program can be found on our website at http://okpeachland.com/ Rotary/ All are welcome!

Almost everyone knows that they need to make a will in order to have their assets distributed as they wish upon death. Despite this, less than half of British Columbians make a will! Do you know what

happens if you die intestate (without a will)?

You can also appoint a guardian for your minor children in this estate planning document.

Power of attorney

A power of attorney allows someone to act on your behalf for legal and financial matters. You can have your attorney act only in the case of incapacity, or you can authorize your attorney to make decisions while you are still capable (but unable to attend to the matter yourself). You can limit your attorney’s powers to certain accounts or assets, or you can give them unrestricted access.

Either way, the attorney must act in your best in-

terest. Perhaps one of the most critical reasons to have this document in place is to enable someone to sell your property for you, should you need the proceeds from the sale for your care.

Representation agreement

A representation agreement appoints someone (the “representative”) to make medical decisions on your behalf when you are no longer capable of doing so. With one in 11 Canadians aged 65 and over being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (according to the Alzheimer’s Society of Toronto), it is not unlikely that you may need someone to make

such decisions for you at some point in the future.

You can include specific health care requests in this document, such as end of life decisions.

It’s important to remember that the power of attorney and representation agreement are only valid while you are alive.

They terminate upon your death. Your will takes over after your die.

This column is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as legal advice. The opinions expressed herein are strictly those of Odina Skovgaard Notary Public.

For legal advice on estate or property law, please consult with a lawyer or notary public.

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RRSP contribution versus mortgage payment shayn MoritZ, CGa Special to the Peachland View When choosing between an RRSP contribution and an extra mortgage payment, the first thing to consider is ‘where am I getting the money from?’

If you are considering dipping into line of credit, RRSP loan, or making your bank account so tight that you will likely run into overdraft at some point, then simply do neither. Your focus should be on keeping a zero balance each month on your credit cards, paying off any line of credit with interest rates in excess of about 4 per

cent today, and starting a regular periodic savings or insurance plan to build a cushion to life’s unexpected events.

Once the above are taken care of we can debate RRSP contributions versus extra mortgage payments. Please consider thoughtfully, the refund gained through an RRSP contribution is simply the income taxes that you owe on those earnings lent to you temporarily by the government until the day that you deregister those earnings from the RRSP. The value of that interest-free loan from the government really comes from the length of time

you can leave those RRSP dollars to compound taxfree. The second goal is to get the tax relief when you are earning income at a higher tax rate than the rate applied when you will begin drawing on it and paying the taxes.

Therefore, if your taxable income is less than $43,000 per year, contributing to an RRSP would likely not add great value to your situation.

Instead, you should focus on investing using a TFSA account (must pay you more than your mortgage rate) or paying down your mortgage.

This brings us to the crux of the issue. What

will I be investing in and what might be my anticipated return if I buy investments inside my RRSP account? Today, a five-year GIC only offers around 2.25 per cent but a five-year mortgage charges about 3.25 per cent - so on an apples to apples basis (guaranteed return versus guaranteed cost), the most conservative investor that was not certain of a drop in tax bracket at retirement, would want to choose to pay down their mortgage.

On the other hand, an investor with a long-term view and willingness to accept some degree of risk and volatility within an

RRSP, might reasonably expect returns in the five to six per cent range (this is based on the fact that over the past 65 years or so, stocks have returned about four per cent per year more than the typical 5 year GIC). So during the current period of low risk-free yields, slow global growth, deleveraging money supply, and large government debts, people expecting returns on a balanced portfolio to exceed five per cent could be disillusioned with their retirement plan in coming years. This means that in order for you to focus on investing using an RRSP instead of pay-

ing down your mortgage, you must feel comfortable with a five per cent maybe (along with some tax benefits spread out until retirement) against a certain cost of 3.25 per cent (insert your mortgage rate here).

There are many online calculators available but the results will vary little.

People with incomes over $43,000 per year, an expectation of being in a lower tax bracket in retirement, a modest appetite for risk with the potential of better returns, and no debts other than their mortgage should prioritize their RRSP contributions.

Chamber of Commerce looks forward to 20th annual Business Expo Janet hornseth Special to the Peachland View 20th annual Business Expo

The 20th annual Business Expo will take place at the Peachland Community Centre on Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

We are well on our way to a sold out event so I encourage you to act quickly if you want to secure a spot for this very successful trade show. Registration forms are available at the chamber office or online at peachlandchamber.bc.ca.

An updated floor plan is also available online. We are anticipating crowds in excess of 800 and at a charge of $140 plus tax for chamber members this is incredible value for your dollar.

Quarterly Dinner Meeting at Gasthaus on the Lake

40 guests enjoyed a buffet dinner as well as

an informative business meeting at the Gasthaus on Monday, January 28.

Our quarterly meetings not only update chamber members of chamber business, but also provide members an opportunity to mingle with other business people while enjoying a fabulous meal.

Business Forum

The forum proved to be very successful with 58 of our businesses, including mayor and council, attending. There were eight significant topics of importance: member and non-member benefits; marketing; networking; liaison and communications; feedback and program development; business services; signage; and events.

The key message from the chamber was to get more direct involvement and input from all of our Peachland businesses. Our organization can only be as strong as the support coming from our businesses.

Business After Hours

Save the date! Our next Business After Hours will be hosted by Odina Skovgaard/Lakeside Notary at her new office located at 5878A Beach Avenue on Wednesday, March 20 from 6 – 8 p.m. More information will follow closer to the event.

Valley Wide Business After Hours

Eight chambers will be represented at our first valley wide meeting. A theme has been chosen (“Top of the Class”) and the date and location are secured. This will be an outdoor function featuring in excess of 60 booths representing valley wide chamber members. It will be held at the community centre and primary school building on Wednesday, May 9 from 4:30 – 7 p.m.

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IN MEMORIAM

Vincent Cuschieri Vincent Cuschieri passed away suddenly and unexpectedly while in Calgary where he was to welcome his brand new grandson, George.

Vincent will be deeply missed by all his pickleball friends and all the wonderful friends and great neighbours he made in his four and a half years of living in Peachland.

Vincent was a very competitive athlete. In September 2012, Vincent won two gold medals in Burnaby at the Senior games.

He won in singles and men’s doubles with partner Jim Saunders. Vincent helped organise the Peachland Pickleball Tournament every Spring.

He leaves to mourn him his wife Angela, his kids and his precious grandchildren Addison, Callum and George.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

DIVERSIONS

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1. Utilization 6. 2nd largest Estonia city 11. Spiral staircase center 12. Fisherman’s basket 13. Gain an objective 15. Aromatic pine resin 18. Thai monetary unit 19. Ancient capital of Nabataea 20. Strays 21. Served food 24. “Rubber Ball” singer Bobby 25. Foot digit 26. Profound fear 28. Atomic #77 29. Faced up to 33. Unit of pain intensity 34. Confederate soldier 36. In an inconsiderate manner 43. Blue Hens school 44. Yemen capital 45. Swiss river 47. Black tropical American cuckoo 48. Short stroke 49. Competent 50. Unit used to measure buttons 52. Liabilities 53. Loafers 55. A social outcast

HOROSCOPE ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, planning is going well and you have been following through with your responsibilities. Expect to tweak a few things in the days to come.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, open up to a trusted friend to regarding a significant decision you have to make this week.

This friend can provide some valuable perspective.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

A barrage of new ideas makes you a hot item this week, Gemini.

Your brain is working overtime and you may be shocked at what you come up with.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, expect to see eye-to-eye with your significant other this week. You will be on the same page and this will help to strengthen your relationship.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

56. Old Man’s beard lichen 58. County north of The Golden Gate 59. Short literary composition 60. Norwegian composer CLUES DOWN 1. Disentangle stitching 2. Plane passenger

places 3. Assoc. for Women in Science 4. 1st bible book (abbr.)

5. The in spanish 6. Atomic #43 7. Arbitrager (inf.)

8. Harvest grain 9. Broadcast images on the airwaves 10. Nine county No. Irish

SUDOKU

Level: Intermediate Here’s How It Works - Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

province 13. Assist in some wrongdoing 14. An old 78 card game of Italy 16. They __ 17. Partner of Pa 21. To and ___: back and forth 22. Records electric brain currents 23. Female revolutionary descendants 26. Doctor of Theology 27. The People’s Princess 30. Temperament 31. One of Santa’s helpers 32. Pakistani rupee 35. Divulging a secret 37. Foreign Service 38. Possessed 39. US Nursing Organization 40. Quickly grab 41. Prosecuting officer 42. WW II Crimean conference site 43. Unstick 46. 20th Hebrew letter 47. The work of caring for someone 49. Any high altitude habitation 50. Atomic #3 51. Sea eagles 52. Afghan persian language 54. A large body of water 55. Golf score 57. Antarctica 58. Magnesium

Leo, embrace the opinions of those closest to you. Those opinions might differ from your own, but they may also provide you with some important perspective.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Try something different this week, Virgo. It may mean taking a new route to work or trying a new food. Try something that is out of your element and you may find you like it.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

You will be full of energy this week and ready to handle anything that comes your way, Libra. When you get on a roll, you may find you have some admirers.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, the coming week may try your patience. Relax when the week starts to prove too stressful, and you will make it through the week with your peace of mind intact.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Keep listening when others around you are talking, Sagittarius.

You can learn valuable lessons just by keeping a trained ear on the conversation and use this information later on.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, you may have big plans this week but that doesn’t mean you can leave all other responsibilities by the wayside. If you can’t get to things yourself, then delegate.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, you crave change this week, even if it is something small and mundane. Figure out something you can do on a small level to incorporate change into your day.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

You may be inclined to help your community this week, Pisces. There are bound to be plenty of places to share your time.

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faith

Food for the Soul: Lent Pastor Ed Skutshek Grace Lutheran Church Special to the Peachland View

Jesus so mercilessly for 40 days. In Hebrews 4:14-15 the letter to the Hebrews declares: “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.” To be our Saviour, Jesus had to be tempted with each and every temptation known to mankind and had to overcome those temptations and not fall into sin. In addition, Jesus teaches us that much of our human temptation wells up from our sinful human nature. Jesus said, “But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart,

At Grace Lutheran we are observing the season of Lent. It consists of the 40 days (excluding Sundays) before Easter Sunday. Lent began on Ash Wednesday (February 13) and continues until Saturday, March 30. Easter Sunday will take place on March 31.

The days of Lent commemorate the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert before beginning his public ministry. Jesus was relentlessly tempted by the Devil during the entire 40 days. For this reason, many Christians commit to fasting or giving up certain types of luxuries during Lent as a form of penitence.

I am often asked why the Devil had to tempt

and these make a man ‘unclean.’ For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

These are what make a man ‘unclean.’”

(Matthew 15:18-20).

Jesus had a pure and sinless heart, mind and soul.

Temptation could not come from within Jesus, thus it had to come from the outside. Who better than the Devil, the father of sin and lies, to sling the emotional darts and arrows of temptation at Jesus?

Fasting and abstaining from luxuries in the name of Jesus are indeed noble pursuits for Lent.

However, I believe that scripture calls us to a

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deeper and more significant discipline. I saw this discipline embodied in the life of the Old Testament King Josiah (II Kings 22-23). The king of Israel was called by God to shepherd God’s chosen people.

He was to ensure that the people lived lives in obedience to the law given by Moses. The most important law being that God’s people worship Him alone and not worship idols. King Josiah’s father and grandfather had worshipped idols. They even defiled God’s temple in Jerusalem by erecting idols in the sanctuary and around the temple grounds.

There was virtually no

public evidence of the worship of God in all of Israel. The overwhelming majority of God’s chosen people lived lives that were identical to the lives of the pagan nations that surrounded them. A few righteous Israelites kept the faith alive in secret. Their prayers were answered. King Josiah’s soul was stirred by God and as a consequence, he called for repairs to be made to the Jerusalem temple.

The book of the law was found during the renovations (most likely the Deuteronomy scroll).

The law was read to Josiah. The words of the God’s law cut his heart and mind like a knife. He came to the terrible realization that he and his people had been living as pagans and not people that were in a covenant relationship with God.

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God promised destruction and exile for lawbreakers. Josiah repented and sought the counsel of a prophetess.

She encouraged Josiah to renew the covenant with God. She announced God’s forgiveness and God’s promise to spare Josiah’s generation from the destruction and exile.

Josiah entered into a covenant with God, purged the land of idols and their worship, and taught the people to obey God’s law.

During Lent we hear God’s word.

God’s words allow us to reflect on our lives and determine whether our lives as believers differ from the lives of those around us, just as Josiah did.

Like Josiah, we can repent and ask God for the power to change us. Join us Wednesdays at 7 p.m. for our weekly Lenten services.

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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

“Nature is God’s Will and is its expression in and through the contingent world.”

Sunday, February 24th, 2013

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

Local Contact:

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Morning Prayer Tuesdays - 9:30 a.m.

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

Monday to Friday

Guest Speaker

Service 10:30 a.m.

Peachland Campus 10:00 am - Worship Service at Peachland Elementary School

Sunday School

4th Street & Brandon Ave

Peachland Campus Pastor cell: 250.870.3087 Office: 5848B Beach Avenue

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Traditional Worship

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“Let Us Worship Together”

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

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

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

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