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BAT DISEASE COMES WEST

A case of White-Nose Syndrome has been found in a bat near Seattle 2

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Water woes

Peachland residents concerned about town’s water quality ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR

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DISTRICT OFFICIALS AND baseball fans made their way to Cousins Park on Sunday morning to watch as TNI president Steve Allison officially

Some angry Peachland residents are ready to give the district an earful after a week of bathing in “smelly, discoloured water.”

The District of Peachland was mandated to issue a boil water advisory on April 4, by the Interior Health Authority, after IHA’s biologists reported extreme turbidity in the town’s drinking water supply, which is drawn from Deep Creek and Trepanier Creek.

“For the amount of money we pay in taxes, and for water in Peachland, this is unacceptable,” Peachland resident Barb Proulx stated in a message April 7. “The district apologizes, but it’s not enough. This isn’t an isolated incident.”

Indeed it isn’t, echoed longtime Peachland resident Maggie Brooks.

As a homeowner, the former Brent Rd. resident says she has only been using Peachland’s water system since 2013, however, as a business owner who has operated hair salons in town, Brooks says she has been dealing with annual boil water notices since 1989.

Brooks says she’d like to see a system in place to mitigate the need to boil water while the notice is in effect – at least until a long term solution is in place.

“During this turbidity we should be able to draw from the lake,” she told The View in a message on April 13. But according to the district, that system is already in place.

The district’s website states that the Okanagan Lake Pump system is run when the Trepanier Creek source becomes extremely turbid. The lake source, the district’s website explains, consists of two large duty pumps and

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Peachland bats potentially at risk as deadly disease nears White-Nose Syndrome slowly moving westward; biologists warn it could be devastating for Peachland’s bats ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR

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This summer, don’t be afraid of bats. Be afraid for them, warns Bat Education and Ecological Protection Society (BEEPS) president Darlene Hartford.

After learning that a case of White-Nose Syndrome (WNS) has recently been detected in a dead bat near Seattle, Washington, Hartford, who has been in nearly constant contact with a local bat biologist tracking the deadly disease since the news of its discovery in Se-

attle was made public early last week, says this could be potentially threatening to Peachland’s brown bat population.

“We were told we had ten years before WNS made its way here,” Hartford told The View on April 11. “It would break my heart to lose our bats.”

Hartford’s concern was compounded over the weekend after receiving a photo from Peachland resident Kelly Todd depicting a bat with a white substance on its nose and elbow, found laying in a driveway on Beach Avenue.

In an email to Hartford on April 8, research biologist/ bat specialist Dr. Cori Lausen said she cannot confirm that the bat in question has WNS, but that it was definitely “a bad sign.”

“I’d be very suspect of this,” she wrote on Friday morning.

“It’s hard to say for sure from the photo.

Bats with WNS don’t always show white powder in the spring.

Landing in a driveway mid-day is also a bad sign.”

Hartford is currently trying to locate the bat so Lausen can send it to a lab for testing.

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In the meantime, Hartford and Lausen are urging residents to report dead bats or bats that appear ill or have a white substance on them, particularly the hairless parts such as noses and elbows, to the Okanagan Community Bat Program at 1-855-9222287 extension 13 or the Peachland Visitor Information Centre at 250-767-2455.

Lausen said because WNS can only be detected in the spring it is crucial that any bat carcasses found be collected by the end of April.

First documented in New York in the winter of 2006, the disease surfaced in Canada in 2010. It has since been confirmed in 25 U.S. states and in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, PEI and Nova Scotia.

The disease is caused by a fungus that grows over the bats’ faces while they hibernate in winter.

The fungus grows in cold weather, and it hits while bats are most vulnerable, hibernating in caves and old mines through the winter.

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LITTLE BROWN MYOTIS showing fungus on face and wings.

Experts believe the fungus was introduced in North America by a visitor from Europe, where it has existed for some time and where bats have developed resistance.

The disease has been expanding at an average rate of 200250 kilometres per year, according to the Canadian Wildlife Health Co-operative.

There is currently

no cure or treatment for White-Nose Syndrome that can be used to save bats in the wild.

However, mitigating other threats to bat populations and preserving and restoring bat habitat may provide bat populations the resilience to rebound from the mortality that may be caused by the disease.

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ordinator of the BC Community Bat Program, says this is where the Okanagan Community Bat Program and the general public can help.

In a news release sent to The View last week, Craig said the BC Community Bat Program in collaboration with the B.C. government and Wildlife Conservation Society Canada is developing a rapid response to what they’re calling an emerging crisis.

“We knew this deadly fungus that kills bats was moving westward across North America,” Craig wrote, “but we thought we had many years to prepare.”

Craig emphasized the urgency of gathering baseline data the researchers can use to detect any changes in the population as bats begin arriving for the summer season.

Craig says anyone who finds a dead bat should be sure not to touch it with bare hands, collect it in a bag, label the bag with the date, location and your name, and then put the bag in the freezer and contact the Okanagan Community Bat Program as soon as possible for shipping directions and further information.

The Peachland bat population is comprised mainly of Little Browns and Yuma Myotis. At this point it is the Little Browns that are at immediate risk.

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NEWS

Council will apply to MOE to re-open yard waste transfer site TREVOR NICHOLS

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Council will apply to the Ministry of Environment (MOE) to operate a yard waste transfer station at the former landfill site on Princeton Avenue.

The decision came at the April 12 regular council meeting, when council unanimously approved a staff resolution to apply to the MOE for an amendment to the existing landfill operating certificate.

Should the MOE approve the amendment, it will allow the District of Peachland and local commercial operators to use the site for temporary yard waste storage.

Commercial operators would only be able to use the site on a full cost recovery basis, meaning they would pay all costs associated with using the site, and the district would bring in no money.

Permission for the general public to use the site will not initially be requested.

The resolution directly follows the controversial recommendations handed down by the Compost Site Select Committee on March 8.

The committee, which was established to explore solutions after the district was unexpectedly forced to close the yard waste transfer station last October, recommended council initially apply to use the site as a waste transfer station

for district and possibly commercial operators.

The intent, according to a report from Committee Chair Eric Hall, was to “maximize the chances of MOE approval,” and later apply to open the site for public use if the initial application succeeds.

Committee members still reject recommendation

The official recommendation was openly panned by three members of the Compost Site Select Committee, who have since been waging a war of words against it, and the entire committee process.

Along with voicing their anger at an open meeting March 15, two of those former committee members, Dora Stewart and Frances Trowsse, appealed to the Committee of the Whole on April 12.

Trowsse said the entire situation has “created a lot of frustration and anger,” as residents upset over the closure feel they haven’t been listened to.

She accused district representatives on the Compost Site Select Committee of not seriously considering the information she and other concerned residents brought forward, and argued not enough information was provided for the committee to make a proper decision.

Trowsse and Stewart both accused the district of using the high annual cost of operating a site as a way to quash discussion.

They argued that when council wants

to accomplish something (such as creating a splash park) they find ways to make it happen, no matter the cost, and a yard waste transfer site open to the public should have the same priority.

“We believe that thoughtful, responsible decision making – which is part of your corporate values – should be key. Not scaring people off with dollars all the time, and saying ‘you can’t possibly do all of this because of money,’” Trowsse said.

Coun. Mike Kent challenged those accusations, saying that council has to balance the needs of all residents when it considers major spending.

He said many residents do not use, and have no need for, a waste transfer station, and that saddling them with hundreds of thousands of dollars of yearly spending isn’t fair.

“We’ve been put in a position where there’s an exorbitant cost…and that’s not something that should be taken lightly. If we were to cut that from another service that means we lose $360,000 from snow clearing, or park maintenance, or something else,” he said.

“This is something that has not been taken lightly.”

Mayor Cindy Fortin also took issue with Trowsse and Stewart’s claims that the district didn’t provide the public enough information.

“Despite comments to the contrary I abso-

lutely believe council has invited tons of public input,” she said, citing the Compost Site Select Committee and other info blasts the district has put out.

“I take offence to the fact that it’s being said out there that council isn’t doing anything, because I can’t think of an issue that we’ve spent more time discussing or more time gathering facts…and listening and thinking this through,” she continued.

“The difference is, and this is just my opinion, those people who want a compost site have a linear focus: this is where we are, this is where they want to be, and there’s nothing in between,” Fortin added.

“Council on the other hand has to have a greater focus, and is responsible for the community as a whole, and we have to consider all of that.”

Special collection might ease burden on residents

Along with applying to the MOE, council also directed staff to prepare a report looking at the cost of a twice-annual, curb-side collection of

Council has no plans for BMX track at landfill site, Condon says Critics of council have repeatedly cited its supposed interest in a BMX track as evidence of a “hidden agenda” for the land, and claimed that council is more interested in a bike park than a yard waste transfer site.

At the April 12 Committee of the Whole meeting, Coun. Terry Condon addressed what he called “red herring” arguments, saying council has no plans whatsoever to put a BMX track on the site.

On Oct. 13 Director of Operations Joe Mitchell presented a report to council outlining the $250,000 cost of a possible track at the former landfill site.

Condon explained that he asked Mitchell to look into the track under the impression that one could be cheaply and quickly created.

“In my mind I had this put together as maybe an afternoon’s residents’ yard waste, and the possibility of subsidizing the cost of additional green bins for residents.

Director of Operations Joe Mitchell’s initial estimate put the cost of contracting such a service at between $12,000 and $15,000, but council wanted more accurate information before making a decision about paying for the service.

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“The nature of being a staff member for a council is that you provide council with a broad range of options when you’re asking them to make a decision,” he continued, which is why Mitchell eventually brought back a report outlining the cost of a large-scale professional track.

“And with all the best intentions in mind, it suddenly went from my vision of about $5,000 to $300,000 for a properly designed and structured BMX track,” Condon said.

“We can’t put that up there, there isn’t any questions about that, and as a result, the whole idea was dropped last fall.”

Couns. Peter Schierbeck and Mario Vucinovic cautioned against spending money on a collection service when other options are available, while Fortin and Coun.

Pam Cunningham supported providing the service as quickly as possible.

Cunningham, who sat on the Compost Site Select Committee, said yard waste pickup was

supposed to be included in a decision to be “fair to residents,” left out of the initial application.

“I kind of feel a little bit like we’re letting some residents down” by not providing the service right away, she said.

Council also agreed to add a question about the yard waste facility to the upcoming citizen survey.

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ictims like Wayne Belleville continue to be victimized, not only by the perpetrators but by the “injustice” system itself.

Another delay in the Ronald Teneycke case is once again proof that victims are not a priority in Canada. The priority strictly lies with due process and the all-encompassing rights of the accused, regardless of their appalling criminal past.

Teneycke, who needs no introduction, has undergone a psychiatric assessment and the report was supposed to be presented last week. But his lawyer, Michael Welsh, was a no-show, so it had to be adjourned. He was also a no-show this week for the scheduled arraignment. (If we were the judge in this case, we would set a firm date and proceed with or without the defence. You don’t need a lawyer to read the report.)

Belleville is convinced that his attacker was totally sane at the time he was shot in the back on McKinney Road in Oliver last summer. And with each delay in court proceedings, he is being victimized all over again.

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Needless to say, the process has been very frustrating for Belleville, who has attended several proceedings with little or no satisfaction to date.

Frankly, he’s tired of seeing the court bend over backwards to accommodate Teneycke’s rights, which seem to supersede anyone else’s right now.

Every time the accused is granted a delay or given a concession, the victimization starts again. It also continues to whittle away any remaining faith people have in the system.

We hate to use this clichéd argument, but you have to wonder how quickly court proceedings would move along if the victims were judges, police officers, lawyers, politicians or lawmakers.

Belleville could have died on that lonely road. In fact, he thought he was going to, and believes that discharging a firearm with the intent to harm is not the appropriate charge in this case.

The circumstances were truly a living nightmare that he still can’t shake. Hopefully, he will finally be able to tell his story in front of a judge or jury (if it goes that far).

It’s time that victims of crime are given every opportunity to balance the scales of justice.

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Where have the dock ladders gone?

I returned to Peachland from Mexico in late March and noticed that the ladders on several of the lake front docks were missing. I assumed the city was in the process of repairing or replacing them.

However, I was shocked to discover that the remains of the ladder on the dock nearest my home were rusting on the lake bottom at the end of the dock!

Was this the result of vandalism? It seems unlikely that vandals would

have the initiative or tools to remove these ladders so systematically, but it seems equally unlikely that district workers removing the ladders would have just dumped them in the lake.

In any case, I hope the district intends to replace these ladders before the swimming season begins. They are essential for the bathing pleasure of the many swimmers, especially children, who use these docks.

Jim Howard, Peachland

Get it done, Peachland It was interesting watching the members of Peachland council dancing around their need to support the operation of a yard waste site within the boundaries of the District of Peachland.

Not surprisingly, the question of money raises its ugly head here like no other community of equal size or equal wealth. Heaven forbid anyone on Peachland should have to pay so much as the cost of a cup of coffee a day in support of a modern, progressive, 21st century community service.

Worse still, B.C. is saddled with an odd “Regional District” level of government that makes boardroom-style decisions based on some utopian world in which all the blocks line up all the time while real communities with real “on the street” problems simply struggle just to keep up. History alone should give us direction on this issue.

The first fire department was formed as a community service in Halifax in 1749. The first ambulance service was inaugurated as a taxpayer funded need in 1832.

Nearly 50 years later it became socially responsible to use tax dollars to install and operate streetlights. I’m sure there were the selfish few who fought to keep their nickels and dimes and live in the dark like their

grandparents had, but sense prevailed. At the end of the Second World War it was no longer acceptable to haul our personal rubbish out into a field or forest and leave it all behind. An efficient, and expensive, army of waste disposal personnel, and their equipment, became an arm of every town and city in the country. We all paid our share to live in a safe and sanitary community.

Things stayed just about the same for years. Services like fire and rescue services, police, garbage collection, sewer and water, ambulance, streetlights and a modern town hall, for example, changed with technology and with the demands placed upon them but they remain a vital public service. An obligation if you will, accepted by every citizen, to support the needs of the community as a whole.

And now a new obligation arises and it’s time our community stepped up to the plate and set aside a yard waste area, manned it with qualified people during designated hours and equipped it with all of the modern tools they need. It’s time for the community to accept those costs, just as they would the cost of a fire department. Get it done.

David Winter, Peachland

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Residents demanding answers to ongoing water quality issue Continued from page 1

one small jockey pump. The large pumps run once or twice a day for approximately 20 minutes to top up the Cousins Road reservoir.

The culprit of the added turbidity, IHA Environmental Health Officer Judy Ekkert explained on April 11, is spring runoff, which occurs annually from April to June when the snow is melting off the surrounding mountaintops and down into the water supply.

That melted snow, she pointed out, contains suspended matter, such as silt, clay, animal feces, fine organic and inorganic matter, and by microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, archaea, and protists; microscopic plants called green algae.)

The flow of turbid water, Ekkert added, is so high that the amount of chlorine it would take to treat the water and kill any harmful microorganisms would make the water “undrinkable.”

“Boiling the water for at least a minute and a half will kill the Cryptosporidium, a protozoan organism which causes the parasitic infection, or cryptosporidiosis,” Ekkert continued.

“But it will still be discoloured and maybe taste a bit off. It will be safe to drink though.”

Interior Health recommends boiling water for drinking, cooking (if not already • Adding chlorine or iodine tablets and required to boil), brushing teeth, washing following the manufacturer’s instrucdishes and washing fruits and vegetables tions.

Joe Mitchell, the district’s director of intended to be eaten raw.

Other treatment options, according to operations, says the volume of boil water notices necessary to maintain safe drinkIHA’s website, include: • Adding two drops of household bleach ing water during spring run off points to per one litre warm water (double dose for one of a dozen reasons why it is crucial community clean and up allow B&W ad feb13:Layout 2/13/13 build 11:15 AM Page 1 a water treatment cold water), shake, to stand for that1Peachland facility.

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Saturday’s Pet, Wine and Business Expo by selling their famous chocolate and vanilla cookies to hungry guests as they entered and exited the expo. From left are Sammi Strench, Abbey Theriault (holding Sadey, her three-month-old beagle/cocker spaniel cross), Parker Theriault and Tyla Venturato.

In early 2015, the district’s application for an $8 million grant from the New Building Canada Fund’s Small Communities Fund to help build the water treatment plant was denied.

This denial was a blow to the district, which needs the money to assist in the $18.8 million first phase of the new water filtration plant the IHA requires it to build by 2017.

A second round of grant money from the fund was announced in late 2015, with similar submission criteria.

After some debate on Oct. 27, the Committee of the Whole agreed to once again apply for the grant, but reduce the amount

it asks for by more than $1 million.

Mitchell feels because the district had shown responsible financial planning through its Water Master Plan and water parcel taxes. Mitchell said the real issue was simply timing.

He is hopeful that the district will receive the grant and be able to move forward with the plant.

In the meantime, a number of frustrated Peachlanders, including Proulx and Brooks, have taken to localized social media sites and Facebook pages, like Peachland Next Door Neighbours and Peachland Buy and Sell, to air their discontent.

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Alzheimer Society virtual walk lets Peachland make memories matter VIEW STAFF As many families know, dementia doesn’t just affect the person diagnosed. Gord Woodward of the Alzheimer Society of B.C. says caregivers, family members and friends are also impacted, and caregiving is often required 24 hours each day, 365 days each year.

“It’s a hugely challenging responsibility – and one that requires a variety of support,” Woodward noted in an email on April 11.

He says it’s only fitting that caregivers are among the honorees for the Investors Group Virtual Walk for Alzheimer’s, a new fundraising event that allows residents to get involved online.

To participate, people are asked to visit www. walkforalzheimers.ca and sign up for a Virtual Walk. Residents can then take a stroll with family and friends on May 1 and collect pledges, or make a donation to the campaign.

Residents can also participate in person at Walks in Kelowna and Vernon. Details are on the website. The Virtual Walk is province-wide, and uses the theme “Make memories matter.”

“Memories make us who we are,” says the Society’s Special Events Officer, Daphne Tsai.

“When you walk, you honour those who have passed and support our work to help provide help and hope for those living with the disease today.”

“Everyone will be touched by dementia, whether it’s a relative, a friend or someone in your community. You can make a difference.”

Funds raised support programs and services in the community that: • Improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and for their families; and • Support other activities like education and public awareness.

Approximately 747,000 Canadians have the disease, with 70,000 of them living in British Columbia. That number will nearly double in the next 20 years, as age is the biggest risk factor and people are living longer.

For more information on local resources to help families live well with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, visit www.alzheimerbc.org.

Peachland to host a Wildfire FireSmart Community Workshop VIEW STAFF Thinking of building that dream home out in the serene wilderness or are you concerned about your home during a wildfire? Peachland Fire and Rescue Service chief Dennis Craig says you might want to consider a few things first. To that end, the fire and rescue service, in partnership with the District of Peachland, FireSmart Canada, and FNESS have organized the upcoming FireSmart Community Workshop.

Craig says the event, which will be held at the Peachland Community Centre from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on April 19, will provide participants with the knowledge, skills and tools to protect their communities from Wildland-Urban Interface fires.

“Give yourself a good 1.5 hours to see everything,” he said in a release sent to The View on April 13, adding that there will be two alternating presentations, one by FireSmart Canada and the other by a fuels management specialist.

These highly educational presentations, Craig continued, will alternate 30 minutes apart, starting 15 minutes

after opening and run through the evening. There will also be appetizers, displays, firefighters and other industry professionals on hand to answer any questions.

The workshop will also offer tips on how to manage difference fuels around the Wildfire Urban Interface Home, such as: • Ladder fuels; • Surface fuels; • Duff layers; and • Defensible space.

“Peachland Fire & Rescue Service realizes that reducing wildfire losses is not just about one house in a neighborhood,” Craig explained.

“When a whole neighborhood or community takes action, everyone can benefit by reducing the threat of a wildfire. It’s important that individual homeowners take action to reduce the risks of wildfires. However, this is a team effort, and an entire community can benefit when it gets behind fire prevention efforts.”

To find more information about the FireSmart Community Workshop contact the Peachland Fire Department at

Prepare for wildfire season Clear leaves and other debris from gutters, eaves, porches and decks.

This prevents embers from igniting your home.

Remove fuel within 3-5 feet of your home’s foundation and out buildings including garages and sheds. If it can catch fire, don’t let it touch your house, deck or porch.

Remove dead vegetation surrounding your home, within the 30-100 foot area.

Wildfire can spread to tree tops. If you have large trees on your property, prune so the lowest branches are 6 to 10 feet high.

When planting, choose slow-growing, carefully placed shrubs and trees so the area can be more easily maintained.

Landscape with native and less-flammable plants.

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Steve Allison as the local businessman and longtime community booster in officially dedicating the fully functioning scoreboard and shade structure to the District of Peachland on April 10. The dedication also included the dedication of a commemorative plaque that will be placed near the Beach Avenue entrance to Cousins Park. Following the presentation, TNI’s employee baseball team got the chance to break in the scoreboard during their season opener Sunday morning.

The District of Peachland would like to thank TNI for the donation of the electronic score clock, shade structure and enhanced dug outs. These amenities will be enjoyed by the ball community for years to come.

Thank you!

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REGIONAL NEWS

Silver Surfers: college students help seniors catch the tech wave ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR

editor@peachlandview.com

In today’s digital age, catching up to the latest technology gadget can seem insurmountable for seniors. Enter Enactus Okanagan College students, brother/ sister duo Daniel and Rebecca Alfred, and Sam Jamieson.

As part of a school research project, the three tech-savvy twenty-somethings decided to help bridge the technology age-gap.

Their project, which they dubbed Silver Surfers, connected 28 Missionwood Retirement Resort residents with 15 student volunteers for hands-on tablet tutorials throughout the month of March.

Over the course of four sessions, the Silver Surfers project covered the basics of how to use an iPad – from turning it on, adjusting volume controls, taking pictures, FaceTiming with family, and how to post, like and comment on Facebook.

“Working part-time at Missionwood, I’d see family members give the gift of a tablet to their grandparent, but without showing them how to use it,” Daniel,

who is now in his third year of a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Okanagan College, explained on April 8.

“I’d help where I could, but I knew more could be done. That sparked the idea of Silver Surfers.”

He said that research has shown that many seniors face depression and isolation. Silver Surfers, he noted, was developed with the goal of helping them reconnect with their loved ones by using the technology they were being gifted to alleviate these feelings.

The first lesson was how to take a selfie. “It was a great ice-breaker with the volunteers, and was quite fun to see these individuals, many over 70 years young, discover the phenomenon of the selfie,” Daniel recalled. “It was incredible to see the relationships forming, and the true connections.”

“I enjoyed the students so much,” echoes resident Lois Patterson. “They were very kind, helpful, and patient with us seniors.”

The project is also branching out across the region after Enactus Okanagan College at the Salmon Arm campus expressed interest in launching Silver Surfers at a seniors’ residence in the community.

CONTRIBUTED

ENACTUS OKANAGAN COLLEGE student and Silver Surfers co-founder Daniel Alfred explains

how to use an iPad to a resident of Missionwood Retirement Resort.

Fraud artists targeting Okanagan residents with tax scam TREVOR NICHOLS

REGIONAL REPORTER

tnichols@aberdeenpublishing.com

Fraudsters are at it again, trying to scam people out of their money.

Over the last few weeks a number of Oliver residents say they have been targeted by the so-called “tax scam,” where someone claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency calls claiming to want money for unpaid taxes.

Marion Soames is one Oliver resident who has dealt with the tax scam firsthand. According to Soames, last week she came home to find a message on her answering machine: it was hard to understand, but whoever left it mentioned the Canada Revenue Agency and asked her to call them.

When she called the Alberta number back, a man, who Soames said had an accent she couldn’t place, told her she owed $35,000.

The man didn’t give her his name, but Soames said he was aggressive with her, and threatened that

the magistrate would take her to court if she didn’t pay up.

Luckily, Soames wasn’t at all convinced, so she hung up and reported the call to the RCMP. “I knew it was a scam because that’s not the way government works,” she said in an interview on April 1.

“If anybody knows Revenue Canada they do everything by mail, they don’t do things by phone,” she said, adding that a big warning sign was the fact that the person had to ask her name: something the government would never do.

On its website, the Canada Revenue Agency notes that calls from people claiming to represent the CRA are on the rise, and warns people to beware, as the fraudulent calls can result in identity theft or lost money.

Numbers from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre show that scammers ripped off almost 14,000 Canadians in 2015, stealing more than $61 million in the process.

Rick Dellebuur is

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a former RCMP sergeant working for Crime Stoppers in the Okanagan-Similkameen. He says phone and Internet fraud can be incredibly hard for the RCMP to stop, so citizens need to keep their guard up and know how to protect themselves from getting scammed.

Dellebuur explained that the nature of many scams mean the RCMP doesn’t “have the resources and manpower to track a lot of this stuff down, because a lot of it is coming out of other countries.”

Emails sent from fraudsters can come from anywhere in the world, and they are often bounced around the globe before ar-

riving in a potential victim’s inbox, effectively masking their original location.

Even when the RCMP manage to locate the computer that a scam email was sent from (often somewhere far outside their jurisdiction) they still have to find the person who used that computer.

Phone calls coming from random locations can also be difficult to track, and present many of the same problems.

“In a lot of ways our laws just haven’t kept up with the advancements in technology” Education is doubly important, Dellebuur added.

“Scammers play to people’s worst fears, and their claims can

often be scary and hard to ignore.”

The tax scam that Soames was targeted with can be particularly terrifying for seniors and people who don’t get in trouble with the government or debt collectors.

“They don’t want any trouble with the government: they paid their taxes all their life, and if they need $600 they’re going to send $600,” Dellebuur said.

Other common scams are the “grandparent scam,” where someone calls asking simply for “grandma” or “grandpa,” and after convincing their

victim they are their grandchild they ask them to send money to help them out of trouble.

After building up trust they will ask for money to come visit, but will claim something happened to keep them from coming.

This can happen

several times before the victim clues in that their so-called relative is never showing up.

Dellebuur says the best way to defend against scammers is to “listen to your Spidey senses: if it sounds fishy, looks fishy, tastes fishy, then it most likely is fishy.”

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MEMBERS OF THE Peachland Lions Club wonder if diamonds really are a girl’s best friend? They hope so: that’s the theme of their upcoming fundraiser – Divas and Diamonds – which takes place at the Westbank Lions Hall on April 30.

THE DAWG HAS ARRIVED! Hello Peachland, My name is Rick Kaminski (A.K.A. Madawg, The Dawg, Dawg). I have recently retired to this wonderful town with my wife Karen after over 3 decades as a negotiator in the oil patch in Calgary.

After spending the last year getting our new home in order with gardens, renovations, updating etc. I felt it was time to begin a new career of sorts involving less stress and more enjoyment of life. After conversing with various long-time residents and neighbours, it became apparent that my handy skills and desire to help others might be something that I could bring to the folks of Peachland.

With the aging demographic of this area I feel it is important to provide some services to allow people to stay in their homes longer by taking many of the things that have become more difficult to manage and have a one stop service to take care of them all. Whether it is cleaning out gutters in the spring, basic yard work (grass cutting, flower and vegetable gardens), sprinkler start up and repair, hot tub maintenance, weather stripping, small plumbing issues, putting furniture together because everything comes flat in a box and needs to be assembled, plants watered while on vacation, minor aesthetic renovations etc., etc.

There is no job too small if you are unable to do it yourself.

My past employers/employees have referred to me as honest, reliable, trustworthy, kind and perhaps a bit principled (to a fault at times!! haha). I am hoping to find enough business locally to just stay in Peachland if possible and do my part to assist those in need in my own district.

If you have a project or a list of nagging things that you wish to have done, call “The Dawg” 778-479-1363 and let’s discuss how I can help you.

Remember “The Dawg’ll Do It” — just ask!

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COMMENTARY

Why we need to care about Canada’s aging population MP DAN ALBAS COMMENTARY

Last week the independent parliamentary budget officer issued a report that also criticized the recent Liberal budget, noting that the time horizon for consideration of cost impacts has been significantly shortened by the Liberals.

The PBO further went on to report that overall the changes made by the Liberals in this budget “have made it more difficult for parliamentarians to scrutinize public finances.” For partisan readers of my report, please note these are the words of the PBO, and not my own.

I recently provided specific examples on how Canadians now spend 10 per cent of our entire federal budget just on debt repayment that will only further increase now that the Liberals have ignored their electoral commitment to return to balanced budgets in 2019.

In this week’s report I would like to discuss another long term challenge that in my view has also been ignored in the federal Liberal budget and that is our aging demographics.

In 2012 the former Prime Minister announced that starting in the year 2023 the age of eligibility for OAS benefits would be increased from 65 up to 67 to be fully PMS by 5535 the implemented year 2030.

In Budget 2016, these proposed OAS changes were canceled. I will leave out the politics and inBlack stead provide some information that relates to this subject.

When OAS was first created in 1952 the age of eligibility was 70.

Whitethe avAt that time erage life expectancy was 66 for men and 71 for women. In 1965 the OAS qualifying age was lowered from 70 to 65.

PMS 5535 Today the average life expectancy is 79 for men and 83 for women, meaning citizens are collecting OAS benefits for Black much longer.

There is also another consideration.

Currently seniors are the fastest growing demographic in our society.

In fact, over the next two decades we know that the amount of Canadian citizens over the age of 65 will basically double from roughly 4.7 million seniors today to over

Dan Albas, MP 9.3 million by 2030.

Why does this matter?

Today OAS spending costs $36 billion a year and based on the aging demographics of our society is expected to rise to $108 billion by the year 2030.

On the surface this may not seem like a challenge until you consider that currently for every one retired citizen receiving OAS benefits, there is a ratio of four working Canadians not receiving OAS benefits helping to fund them.

By 2030 this ratio will be again be cut in half, with just two working Canadians not receiving OAS benefits paying for twice as many citi-

zens who are eligible.

In other words there will be significantly more citizens who receive OAS benefits and significantly fewer citizens not receiving OAS benefits who will be attempting to pay for the costs of that.

For added context, in 1975 there was a ratio of seven working taxpayers for every citizen over 65.

Why does the ratio of fewer working taxpayers to those over 65 matter?

The simple answer is income tax. Nearly 50 per cent of all federal revenue comes from income tax compared to GST that generates roughly 10 per cent of revenue.

Fewer working Canadians will result in significantly decreased income tax revenue while aging population demographics result in significantly higher costs for programs such as OAS. Keep in mind these are not partisan concerns, these are the realities of our demographics.

While many may not have agreed with

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HOT TEMPERATURES GAVE residents a taste of summer over the weekend, filling Peachland’s patios and parks

with people ready to enjoy the sunshine. Some brave souls were even spotted breaking out their stand-up paddle boards.

raising the age of OAS eligibility, it was one proposed solution to this pending fiscal challenge.

Budget 2016 eliminated this proposed solution and offers no long term solution to deal with the problem.

Make no mistake, today’s youth will be the ones facing this challenge and is part of the reason they have become known as “generation

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8711.

Dan Albas is the MP for Central-Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola.

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WHAT’S ON

WEEKLY EVENTS SUNDAYS

COMING EVENTS TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY 9:30 am, 50+

BREAKFAST 8-11 am, Peachland Wellness Centre. Everyone welcome

PEACHLAND UNITED SERVICE 10 am, United Church

ST. MARGARET’S ANGLICAN CHURCH WORSHIP 10 am, St.

Activity Centre

LADIES MONDAY MORNING COFFEE 10 am-11am. Peachland Wellness Centre. Drop in any Monday.

TAI CHI 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre NEEDLE ARTS/QUILTING 1 pm, 50+ Activity

Margaret’s Anglican Church

EMMANUEL CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 10 am, Emmanuel Church, Westbank

PEACHLAND BAPTIST SERVICE 10:30 am service fellowship 11:30 am, 4204 Lake Ave.

UKULELE 1 pm, 50+

Centre

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday worship at 3 pm, Meeting at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

MONDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8 pm, community centre

YOGA (ADVANCED BEGINNERS) 8 am, 50+

YOGA (BASIC BEGINNERS 8 am, 50+ Activity

10 am-12 pm, community centre

Centre

COMPUTER LITERACY

AEROBICS AND MORE

10 am-noon. Peachland Wellness Centre

9:15 am, 50+ Activity Centre

BREASTFEEDING CAFÉ

PINCUSHION HIKE AND YOGA 9:30 am. Call

11 am-12:30 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Every 2nd and last Tuesday.

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm (1.0-2.75), community centre

SPIN, SCULPT & STRETCH 5:15-6:15 pm,Community Centre

YOUTH BOXING CLUB

AA 12-1 pm, 50+ Activity

1-2:45 pm. Peachland Wellness Centre.

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (3.75+), community centre TWEEN DROP IN & MULTISPORTS (ages 9-12) 3:05-8 pm. Meet at Peachland Elementary School

6-8 pm, 4th St Place

TWEEN DROP-IN & MULTI-SPORTS 3-8 pm,

WOOD CARVING 7 pm,

meet at Peachland Elementary. Ages 9-12

50+ Activity Centre

SPIN XPRESS 7:40-8 pm, community centre

TUESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8 pm, community centre

INDOOR WALKING 8-9

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am,

am, community centre

4th St Place

PICKLEBALL 9:05-11:05

MID-WEEK STUDY AND CONVERSATION COFFEE 9:30 am, St.

VARIETY SINGERS 9:30

DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL

Wellness Centre. February 29 to April 18, 2016

Activity Centre

am (3.0-4.0), community centre

am, community centre

Centre

50+ Activity Centre

MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm,

INDOOR WALKING 8-9

am, 50+ Activity Centre

INCOME TAX PROGRAM 1-3 pm, Peachland

AFTERNOON BRIDGE 1:30-3:30pm,

Activity Centre

CARPET BOWLING 10

Margaret’s Anglican Church

am, 50+ Activity Centre

Dawn 250-878-6342

WELLNESS CIRCLE second and fourth Wednesdays, 10 am-12pm, Peachland Wellness Centre.

CHESS 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

AFTERNOON BRIDGE

RUBBER DUCKY RACE April 16, Trepanier Creek and Trepanier Bench Park. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Purchase ducks in advance at the Visitor Information Centre.

PEACHLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY AGM April 17, 2-3 pm, Peachland Little Schoolhouse. Local historian Richard Smith will give a short history of the society and refreshments will be served. Everyone, new and old, are welcome. Please RSVP to Don Wilson at 250-767-3441 or email dw@ idmail.com.

RELAXATION AND RENEWAL RETREAT April 23, 10 am - 4 pm, Peachland Little Schoolhouse. Take time to connect with your own joy and inner strength. With guest teacher, Swami Satyananda from Yasodhara Ashram. Cost: $100. Registration: Kymandalu 250-826-0230 kymandalu.b@ yasodharayoga.org WINTER FARMERS AND CRAFTERS MARKET Apr. 30, 10 am - 3 pm, Visitor Information Centre. Held on the last Saturday of each month until April.

CENTRAL OKANAGAN MODEL RAILWAY COMPANY GROUP 7 pm, Peachland Museum

1:30-3:30 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

THURSDAYS

SUNSHINE SINGERS 2-3

FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8

pm, Peachland Wellness Centre.

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (3.0-4.0), community centre TWEEN COOKING NIGHT 5-7:30 pm,

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (3.75+), community centre

pm, community centre

TWEEN DROP-IN 3-5:30 pm, meet at Peachland Elementary. Ages 9-12

MEAT DRAW 4-5 pm,

YOUTH DROP-IN 3:30-8 pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 10 am-12 pm,

WRITERS UNBLOCKED

Peachland Wellness Centre. Runs every week

PEACHLAND SPARKS AND BROWNIES 5:45-7 pm, community centre

BRIDGE (EXPERIENCED) 7 pm, 50+ Activity Centre. Starts again on April 5.

WEDNESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8 pm, community centre

CLOG DANCING 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. 50+ Activity Centre

LIONS DEN MEETING 7 pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station. 4th week: community centre. Dan 250-767-9034

Peachland

Places of Faith

DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL 10 am-12 pm, community centre

IRON & SILK 10:45 am, 50+ Activity Centre

CHAIR FITNESS 11-11:45 am,4th St Place

pm, Gasthaus Restaurant. Be a part of your community and join us for lunch. Everyone welcome. (No meeting June 30 or Sep. 1)

AA 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL 5:30-7:30 pm. (1.0-3.5), community centre

TWEEN TRIPS 5:30-8 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12. $5/ member/trip. Pre-registration is required by calling 250-767-2515 open 5:30 pm), 50+ Activity Centre

FRIDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am-6 pm, community centre

INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, community centre

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am,

Peachland United Church

St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

BINGO 6:45 pm (doors

ROTARY CLUB OF PEACHLAND 12-1:30

4th St. Place

4421 4th Street

250-767-2206

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

Sunday Services

Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Tuesday Morning

Traditional Worship

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

Monday to Friday

Sunday School

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10-12pm. Peachland Wellness Centre.

YOGA (BEGINNERS) 10:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre

ART CLUB 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

LADIES CRIB 1-3pm, Peachland Wellness Centre.

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (3.0-3.5), community centre LEGO TIME 3-4 pm, Peachland Library. Open to all ages FUSION FRIDAYS 4-8 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 13+

SATURDAYS CARPET BOWLING 10 am, 50+ Activity Centre

MEAT DRAW 3-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

YOUTH ZONE 6-9 pm, 13+, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 6-12 3-5 pm

Office open Mon - Fri, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. Study, Coffee & Conversation

Service 10:30 a.m.

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB

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“Let Us Worship Together”

Contemporary Worship Service 9 a.m.

9 am, 50+ Activity Centre

am-noon, community centre

Activity Centre

Hall. Beginners start at 9:30 am. All others at 10 am. By the Peachland Wellness Centre

AEROBICS AND MORE

BRIDGE CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs) 10

UKULELE (BEGINNERS) 1:30 pm, 50+

TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS United Church

Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12 Second Wednesday of the Month, 6:30 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

BOOK CLUB 1-2 pm, Last Thursday of each month, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Rev. Robin Graves 4th Street & Brandon Ave

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Sunday Worship 3 pm A Kingdom Torn in Two The Story of Rehoboam/Jeroboam 1 Kings 12-18 For more information call Don McMillan 250-300-1642 John 250-767-2221

4464 4th Street (St. Margaret’s Anglican Church building)

April 17: People of the Way– Mistaken Identities April 24: People of the Way– City Dwellers May 1: People of the Way– People Count-Compassion

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

Rev. Dr. Wayne Atkinson all are welcome

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Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

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COMING ACTIVITIES Potluck Friday Greater Victoria Police Chorus April 22, 6 pm

Entertainment: Melita Ree, 7 pm “Peachland’s Own Ella Fitzgerald” Everyone welcome, admission by donation

Friday, May 13, 7 pm.

Tickets: $15, $10 Seniors/Students Available at Peachland Pharmacy, The Lanai, Clothes Pin Laundromat, or at 50 + Activity Centre

Every Week: Art • Chess • Bowling • Bridge • Crafts • Exercise/Yoga • Ukulele

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April 10 to April 16, 2016 is National Volunteer Week Volunteers! What can I say? I have had the pleasure of working with many volunteers and know first-hand that they are the lifeblood, or as volunteer Canada says, “the roots,” of so much support for so many. Thank you to all the Peachland Wellness Centre volunteers who assist others to enhance their wellbeing, embrace opportunities, and enjoy life in the community.

Peachland Wellness Centre, along with Volunteer Canada, celebrate Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers during National Volunteer Week. This year marks the 13th

year Volunteer Canada has delivered the campaign in partnership with Investors Group, a longstanding supporter of NVW and Canada’s corporate leader in volunteer recognition.

The Peachland Wellness Centre celebrates its 120 volunteers year round but we especially want to add our thanks to our volunteers during National Volunteer week to celebrate them along with the rest of Canada.

Volunteer Canada says “Volunteers are the roots of strong communities.

Just like roots are essential for trees to bloom, volunteers are essential for communities to bloom. Thanks to

volunteers, our communities grow strong and resilient. Even the tiniest volunteer effort leaves a profound and lasting trace in a community, much like tree rings that appear over time.”

The Peachland Wellness Centre is a perfect example of the growth in the community because of the roots of the many volunteers, from the beginning members who saw the need and started the PWC to the current volunteers who continue to support the programs and services offered to the community. The Volunteer Board of the PWC will be hosting the 15th AGM on April 16 at 3 p.m., sig-

nifying the longevity of the programs and the value of the board who govern the organization.

If you need support, want to offer

your support or just want to know more about volunteering at the PWC please give us a call at 250767-0141, or stop in to the cozy little house

778-754-1424 Tuesday appointments available at the Peachland Visitor Information Centre

Dentists Dr. Don MacRae Dr. Phil Kachanoski Dr. Karl Oppenheim Dr. Peter Cormillot Dr. Jeff Krawchuk

Peachland Dental Centre

250-767-6411

Catering to the fine senior citizens of Peachland

CHRISTINA MACMASTER

Tom Millar, RHIP Hearing Care Professional

Chiropractors

at 4426 – 5th Street, or visit www.peachlandwellnesscentre. ca, or check out our Facebook page.

Thank you, volunteers!

Dr. Peter Stapleton Dr. Todd A. Penner

Massage Therapists Catherine Gnius, RMT Nick Berry, RMT

peachlandchiropractic.ca

INC

arrangements Bronze & Granite Cemetery Markers

Ray & Kelly Hanson

infowest@HansonsFuneral.ca

Owners - General Managers

PEACHLAND: 2541 Churchill Road, West Kelowna V4T 2B4

4403 2nd St, Peachland

778-479-3232 We are ready to see you now.

Increase your clinic’s visibility by advertising in

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COMMUNITY

Young at heart

Peachland

FRANK WARBURTON

Service Directory

Advertising is a key element to any business’ success, but especially for a home-based business. Although other businesses are often located in high-profile areas, home-based businesses are usually located in residential areas with limited traffic. Advertisement is crucial. Peachland View is a community paper able to provide total market coverage in Peachland, a promise no other newspaper can make.

Willie’s

Interior Painting • Design • Consultation

PAINTING insured and bondable

Willie Wainwright Home:

250.767.6467 Cell:

250.878.3918

THE DAWG HAS ARRIVED!

• Cleaning out gutters • Basic yard work (grass cutting, flower and vegetable gardens) • Sprinkler start up and repair • Hot tub maintenance • Weather stripping

• Small plumbing issues • Putting flat-packed furniture together • Plants watered while on vacation • Minor aesthetic renovations

“The Dawg’ll Do It” — just ask!

Free Estimates

778-479-1363

Certified Service GM Trained Technicians GM Accessories

Home of Tires at Cost Complimentary Wash & Vacuum With All Service Calls

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT 250-493-2333 www.huberbannister.com • 933 Westminster Ave. West, Penticton

J.B.’s

Blade to Blade Lawn & Yard Maintenance

Window Cleaning Pressure Washing & Ext. Painting in the Okanagan for 20 years

Jodey Shea

B B BB

Cell: 250-317-4525

“The grass is always greener on YOUR side of the fence” Blade to Blade Lawn & Yard Maintenance

Spring is finally here!

Call for your free estimate

250-862-0567

Lawn mowing

Spring cleanups

Fertilizing

Small yard renovations

Pruning

Rock/Mulch

Aerating

Residential/ Commercial/ Strata

Dethatching

ERIN CHRISTIE

THE PEACHLAND VARIETY SINGERS entertained a full house during their annual

spring concert at the 50+ Activity Centre on April 3. Under the theme “Young at Heart,” the choir, led by Phyllis Papineau and pianist Margaret Martin, entertained the crowd of more than 50 people with a variety of classic songs including I Dreamed of Rain, All through the Night and Somewhere My Love.

Proud to Be Your Family Pet Doctors

Family portraits and wedding photography

THE YARD GUISE

Snip, Grip & Rip

Serving the Okanagan. Professional photography capturing your family, important events, and professional head shots. You keep your high-res digital images to print as you choose.

Specializing in properties with those “Hard to Reach Places”

Call Scott Hudey at 778-821-4053 “Where Business is Growing Like a Weed”

Accredited by the PPOC

redfernphotography.ca

Free Exams for New Pets

Cat Only Boarding Facility

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Peachland

Classifieds

Call 250 767 7771 or email admin@peachlandview.com

Lila Kae Kluserits

EDGING EMERALD CEDARS direct from Okanagan grower. Acclimatized for this area.

SPECIAL 5’ tall 10/$200 Delivery and planting available.

Call George at Budget Nurseries 250-498-2189 georgedemelo@ mail.com 7-fnc

April 3, 2016 - March 31, 1951

Kluserits, Lila Kae, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2016 in Lillooet at the age of 65 years after a lengthy battle with diabetes and ongoing heart conditions.

Lila was born on March 31, 1951 in Conrad, Montana to parents Howard and Edris Osterm. She attended Shelby High School and graduated in 1967.

Lila married Richard, the love of her life, on November 2, 1968 and they began their life together.

Lila will be sadly missed by her husband Richard and children Dale, Cameron & Stephanie, as well as her grandchildren Briar, Karly, and Harley. She was predeceased by her mother Edris Liggett, father Howard Ostrem, brother Greg, and daughter-in-law Doris.

At Lila’s request there will be no formal services held at this time, but a Celebration of Life may occur at a later date. She will be cremated with her remains to be placed at a special location by her loving family.

Donations in memory of Lila may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

Online condolences may be made at www.tvfh.ca

SERVICES

Community notiCes

Renosense Home Repair Ltd. Renovations including siding, decks, carpentry, drywalling, ceilings texturing, windows & doors. Need walls moved? All work done to code. Call Eric 250317-6570.

Alcoholics Anonymous Peachland Fellowship

R. BROWN ELECTRICAL

Peachland United Church

Service Installation, Maintenance.

Residential, Commercial.

Lic’d, Bonded Insured.

Do it Right Make it Safe.

Peachland 250-863-5180

Meets Monday at 7 p.m. (closed meeting) and Friday at 8 p.m. (open meeting).

Call 250-763-5555 for more info.

BARGAIN BIN

We very much appreciate your donation.

Unbreakables: anytime in our drop box.

Breakables: Wednesday morning and Thursday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

GET FREE VENDING MACHINES. Can Earn $100,000.00 + Per Year.

All Cash - Locations Provided.

Protected Territories. Interest Free Financing. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-6686629 Website WWW. TCVEND.COM.

Dealers Needed: Outboards and Inflatables

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES M E D I C A L TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career!

Employers have workat-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your work-athome career today!

Wanted

FOR SALE

Local Coin Collectors looking to purchase Coin Collections, Olympic Coins, Royal Canadian Mint Sets, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins, Paper Currency etc.

Also Sterling Silver and Gold Jewellery 250-863-3082 Chad & Christine 15-9p

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension.

In stock ready to ship.

FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills. com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

Work Wanted STRONG & ABLE TO HELP WITH SPRING PROJECTS such as skilled general labor, moving of household furnishings or construction materials, minor renovations and maintenance, yard cleanup, painting, digging & planting, fencing & deck repair, teardown, $25./hr, or man & truck $40./ hr, senior’s discount offered, email r ickdidone@hotmail. com or call BRANDEN at 250-767-6596

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Business services

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Arthritic Conditions/ COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dressing?

Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For Assistance: 1-844-453-5372.

Would you like to sell and service small outboards and/or inflatable boats?

Protected territory, factory technical support & training.

1-800-571-7697 info@LSAProducts.com

BUSINESS SERVICES Have you been denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits?

The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help you appeal.

Call 1-877-793-3222 Website: www.dcac.ca Email: info@dcac.ca

CAREER TRAINING H E A LT H C A R E D O C U M E N TAT I O N SPECIALISTS are in huge demand.

Employers want CanScribe graduates.

A great work-fromhome career! Train with Canada’s best-rated program. Enroll today. www.canscr ibe.com.

1.800.466.1535. info@ canscribe.com.

Browse our Classifieds online on our website! www.peachlandview.com

COMMUNITY WIDE GARAGE SALE

Planning a garage sale on Saturday, April 30?

Call 250-767-7771 to place your classified ad for $15 (plus GST) and you’ll be listed on the Peachland View’s garage sale map and receive a free garage sale kit while supplies last!

(Kits may vary depending on availability)

POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad.

Complete supply and installation. Call John at 403-9987907; jcameron@ advancebuildings.com.

FOR SALE R E F O R E S TAT I O N N U R S E R Y SEEDLINGS of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping.

Spruce & Pine from $0.99/ tree. Free Shipping.

R e p l a c e m e n t guarantee. 1-866-8733846 or www.treetime. ca

HEALTH

SERVICES

CANADA BENEFIT GROUP - Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability?

Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian Government. Toll-free 1-888-511-2250 or www. canadabenefit.ca/freeassessment

Reach almost 2 million people in 111 papers for only $395/week for a 25-word text ad, or $995/week for a formatted display ad

HELP WANTED FULL TIME FLOORING INSTALLER position available in Salmon Arm, BC. Must have excellent shop references & install Carpet & lino.

Inquire by email only to ashtonfloors@shaw.ca

SERVICES GET RESULTS! Post a classified in 110 newspapers in just a few clicks. Reach almost 2 million people for only $395 a week for 25-word text ad or $995 for small display ad.

Choose your province or all across Canada. Best value. Save over 85% compared to booking individually. www. communityclassifieds. ca or 1-866-669-9222.

Follow us on Twitter! @PeachlandView

GET RESULTS!

classifeds.ca 1-866-669-9222

Landscaping

community

IN MEMORIAM

Book by province or whole country and save over 85%!

STEEL BUILDINGS STEEL BUILDING SALE...”CLEAR OUT PRICING IN EFFECT NOW!” 20X20 $5,444 25X26 $6,275 30X30 $8,489 32X34 $10,328 42X50 $15,866. One end wall included.

Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 www. pioneersteel.ca

TRAVEL SAVE 30% on our Heart of the Arctic adventure.

Visit Inuit communities in Greenland and Nunavut aboard the comfortable 198-passenger Ocean Endeavour. CALL FOR DETAILS! 1-800-3637566 or visit www. adventurecanada.com (TICO#04001400)

Follow us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/ ThePeachlandView

PEACHLAND VIEW DEADLINES DISPLAY ADVERTISING (boxed): Mondays 4 p.m.

CLASSIFIED ADS by noon Tuesdays (Must be prepaid, cash, Visa or Mastercard) Email: admin@peachlandview.com

NEWS COPY: noon Mondays CLASSIFIED AD RATES: Up to 30 words - $15.00; 20¢ each additional word.

Per column inch $9.00 plus GST Garage Sale Ads include box and headline: $15.00 plus GST Home Based Business 1-Column Semi Display: $15 plus GST NOTICES: Weddings, engagements, birth announcements, cards of thanks, and other notices (min. charge) $15.00 plus GST up to 30 words, 20¢ each additional word.

Business display advertising rates on request.

PHONE 250.767.7771 Fax: 250.767.3337 Email: admin@peachlandview.com Advertising Regulations: The Peachland View reserves the right to classify ads under appropriate headings and to separate and to determine the page location. The Peachland View reserves the right to revise, edit, classify or reject any advertisement.

All claims of errors to advertisements must be received by the publisher within seven days after the first publication.

It is agreed by the advertiser requesting space that the liability of the Peachland View in the event of failure to publish an advertisement or in the event of an error appearing in the advertisement as published, shall be limited to the amount paid by the advertiser for only one incorrect insertion for the portion of the advertising space occupied by the incorrect or omitted item only and that there shall be no liability in any event greater than the amount paid.

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Oyster festival returns VIEW STAFF Whether you’re a master shucker or an oyster rookie, the Osoyoos Oyster Festival is an event organizers say is not to be missed. Now in its fifth installment, the five-day culinary event showcases oysters produced by West Coast fishers, alongside Canadian wines and craft beers.

This year, world champion oyster shucker Patrick “Shucker Paddy” McMurray will make a special appearance to shuck fresh oysters for guests. McMurray is also owner of The Ceili Cottage Restaurant in Toronto, Ont. Over the course of the festival, guests can sip Canadian wine, craft beer and spirits, paired

with delicious oyster creations from local chefs. A number of new events are planned for this year’s festival, including an International Oyster Night, featuring internat iona l ly-i n spi red oyster dishes, and the Under the Sea brunch at Watermark Beach Resort.

Two pairing competitions will take place during the festival with teams of expert judges determining which

Canadian wines and craft beers pair best with oysters.

Results of the Canadian Oyster Wine Competition and the Canadian Oyster Craft Beer Competition will be announced during the Art of the Oyster Pearl Gala at Spirit Ridge at Nk’Mip Resort on April 23.

For more information and to purchase tickets for festival events, please visit osoyoosoysterfestival. com.

ERIN CHRISTIE

Music by EasyFix - Dance Party Band Food by Ladies of the Peachland Hospital Auxiliary Silent and Balloon Auction will be held

Peachland Community Centre June 4 - 5:30 pm - Tickets $50

COLLISION & GLASS

www.peachlandrotary.com find us on facebook!

SENIOR BUS TRIP! WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 COMPLIMENTARY

BY INVITATION

great event!

DESTINATION IS A SECRET!

Summer Peace Concerts in the Park Rotary – Music To My Ears African Drummers July 17 Adam “Elvis” Kilpatrick July 24 Pauline Kyllonen August 7 Cod Gone Wild August 14 For information call Madeleine 778-214-1999 or email madeleinenixon@outlook.com

We Do it All...And We Do It Right!!

• Free Estimates • Courtesy Vehicles • ICBC & Private Insurance Claims • Lifetime Guarantee On All Collision Repairs •From Small Dents to Large Collision Repair • Windshield Replacement • Certified Technicians Committed To Quality For Our Customers Owner/ Operator • Laurie Fisher • 5463A McDougald Rd. Ph: 250-767-2100 Fx: 250-767-2104 peachcol@telus.net

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Mother’s Day Giveaway!

Win a gift certificate for MOM!

Bernice Galpin won a $20 gift certificate from Ace Hardware in last week’s draw!

This week’s winner could be you!

Each week the Peachland View will give away one $20 gift certificate from a local business, and before the May 6 issue we will make a final draw for $500 cash. *Ballots will be collected each Tuesday.

Mother’s Day Contest Ballot

Drop your ballot off at: IGA, Ace Hardware, Buckerfields, Johnston Meier Insurance, Peachland View or Lakeside Autocare

Name: ________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Phone:________________________________________

Happy Mother’s Day! Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together. – Susan Gale

Happy Mother’s Day! Make Mom a Hanging Basket

5878C Beach Avenue in the Heritage Mall peachland@jmins.com

Saturday, May 7

5878C Beach Avenue, Peachland 250-767-2500 | 1-877-767-2510

GREAT TIRE PRICES is just one of the reasons to

SHOP LOCALLY Check out the Spring mail-in tire rebates that are being offered on select brands.

250-767-6615

At The Old Garage, Peachland

INC.

Johnston Meier Insurance 1-250-801-3521

2565 Main St. Westbank Town Centre~250-768-8870

t e k r a M e d i s y Sunn NCY COLD BEER & WINE GE BC LIQUOR A

VENIENCE

ON GROCERIES/C

Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day!

Flowers, flowers, flowers!

Sale priced & great selection

5854 Beach Ave., Peachland

250-767-2361

Open 9am-9pm 7 days a week

250-767-9110

Peachland Centre Mall

Peachland

Mon - Sat: 9am - 5:30pm

5836 Beach Ave., Peachland 250-767-9220 Shop in Peachland and support your local businesses!

Deck Stain Hummingbird Feeder Regular $29.99

Roundup

SALE .. $12.99 SALE ...$24.99 Country Green Killex 709 ml, ready to use, Fertilizer

Studio, one bedroom, two bedroom and penthouse suites in our independent, supportive living environment start at $1795 per month, including meals and services. To learn more or book your complimentary lunch and tour of Westwood Retirement Resort call Corinne at 250-768-2934.

PH O N E 250. 768. 2934 | 2505 INGRAM R D . W E ST K E LO WNA | WWW.REGENCYRES ORT S .CA

Siding & Fence Stain Solid stain, 3.54 L Regular $34.99

SALE .... $34.99 SALE ..............$29.99 $29.99

SALE ...$24.99

Ready to use 1L 2L Regular $14.99 Regular $29.99

Slow release, covers 5000 sq. ft Regular $29.99

Solid stain, 3.54 L Regular $39.99

great for spot treatment Regular $14.99

SALE ...............$12.99 $12.99 SALE .......... $24.99 Killex 1L, hose attachment, 8000 sq. ft, no mixing Regular $39.99

SALE .............$29.99 $29.99

Yellowjacket Traps Regular $24.99

SALE ........... $19.99 Jaguar Anticoagulant Rat Bars

The only 1-feed rat killer 0.8 kg ....................$39.99 200 g.....................$12.99

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Saving up for your Dream Home?

.53 acres

One of these realtors will be happy to help you make the most of your savings!

$429,000 5024 Princeton Road, Peachland - Excellent .53 acre property with 1987 home offering lake views from the main level.

Home is well set back from the road offering quiet privacy. Lots of parking for your vehicles and toys and RV. Good family home with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Large sundeck off kitchen over carport plus covered rear deck off of master bedroom. View pictures and more info on my website.

RARE three bedroom at Lakeshore Gardens Call for a quick idea of your home’s market value!

MLS®10113990

Dave Collins 250-870-1444

Call Debra Kelly

O: 250.448.4997 C: 250.864.6891

dcollins@coldwellbanker.ca

DKellyMac@gmail.com

www.DaveCollins.ca

The Cody Sisters!

NEW LISTING 0

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, 29

$9

Let us negotiate for your best mortgage!

5636 Beach Avenue - Don’t miss out on this 4 bed, 3 bath home located on .43 of an acre on Beach Ave in Peachland, BC. Located right across the street from Okanagan Lake to enjoy the lake views! Private property, RV parking plus additional parking for all the toys!

CALL TRACEY FOR A FREE MARKET EVALUATION! MLS®10114754

TRACEY O OR M A N TRACEY BOORMAN PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

250.864.6606 KELOWNA WESTSIDE

With access to banks, credit unions, financial institutions, and private lenders, we have regular mortgage rate promotions that may be much lower than what you have been quoted! Call us today to find out if we can help reduce your monthly payments, or reduce the amount of time you are paying on your mortgage!

Some conditions apply. Rates may change at any time.

CURRENT RATE SPECIALS 5 yr fixed rate 2.49% 3 yr fixed rate 2.39% 5 yr variable rate (Prime – 0.35%) 2.35%

$659,000 • 103-5275 Buchanan Road WATERFRONT complex with only 15 residents, ground floor 2 bdrm, 2 bath completely professionally upgraded Carolyn Walsh designed cabinets caesarstone quartz counters in-floor hot water heating licensed buoy sorry no rentals or pets.

MLS®10111743 Call Cecile for a FREE MARKET EVALUATION

250-212-2654 TOP 1% in Canada

Each office independently owned and operated.

T R AC E Y B O O R M A N. C O M

www.peachlandrealestate.com

The Cody Sisters!

K 100

K 29.8

For all your mortgage needs...

CURRENT RATE SPECIALS

5 yr fixed rate 2.49% 3 yr fixed rate 2.39% 5 yr variable rate (Prime – 0.35%) 2.35%

Buying or selling a home?

Refinancing?

We do that!

Lara Cody 250-868-7114 laracody@invis.ca

Leanne Cody 250-215-5028 leannecody@invis.ca

Some conditions apply. Rates may change at any time.

Let us negotiate for your best mortgage!

Leanne Cody 250-215-5028 leannecody@invis.ca

Lara Cody 250-868-7114 laracody@invis.ca

Support local business!

Lakeside Notary Public

778.479.4706

5878A Beach Ave, Peachland

www.lakesidenotary.ca

Moving to Peachland?

Let one of these great agents find you the perfect Peachland home!

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