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Water, 97 top-of-mind in Peachland: survey CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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THE WATER WAS boiling in Peachland Saturday, and not because of an advisory. Flip to page 19 for coverage of the largest-ever

The surprises are well-hidden if there are any to be found within a new survey of Peachland residents published by the district this week.

Highway 97, affordable housing for seniors and the availability of homes for first-time buyers continue to lead all other issues of concern according the mail-out survey, which has a margin of plus or minus 5.4 per cent, 19 times out of 20, in terms of its ability to reflect the opinions of the entire population.

All issues, that is, except the big W: water.

“We’re like a third-world country,” one person wrote, while another called the water here disgusting.

“It is every Canadian’s right to [have access to] clean water,” said another, anonymously. “We are paying increased water taxes, yet have to spend a great deal of money on a water system for our house.”

A third: “Having sufficient water [such] that we are not perpetually on a restricted water use regime is a quality-of-life issue.”

According to Mayor Cindy Fortin, the survey is one of the ways the district collected input for the Official Community Plan renewal. In all, 1,000 residents were randomly chosen to receive a questionnaire; 311 responded.

“For our first one it went quite well, we had a good number of respondents, and the feedback has provided us with a better perspective of residents’ preferences, and what their key issues and priorities are,” Fortin told the View Tuesday night.

She said she’d like to see a survey every couple of years. The results are to be analyzed more deeply by the district.

“It was very encouraging to see that more than 87 per cent of respondents rated their overall quality of life in Peachland as ‘good’ or ‘very good.’ Despite having to deal with the odd hiccup from time to time, as with any community, we do have it very good here in Peachland.”

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Former bobby takes over Peachland police office CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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There was a changing of the guard along the lake last week.

After 10 years at the helm, Duane MacTavish, Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) crime prevention coordinator for Lake Country, West Kelowna and Peachland, is calling it a career – again.

Last Thursday the 25 or so Peachland community policing volunteers gathered at the office opposite the community centre for cake and conversation, and to welcome the new boss, former

British police detective Roy Morgan.

MacTavish spent 25 years with the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) including time as a detective.

“I retired and moved my wife and my dog out here, and this position presented itself,” he said.

“I was too young to retire and I was looking for something meaningful and challenging. I believe I found it here.”

It will be busy work for Morgan, who will be responsible for about 80 volunteers, half of them in West Kelowna, another 12 in Lake Country and the rest here by the

lake.

“There’s a lot on the plate, we have a number of programs and it keeps you busy, but it’s a great group of people, and could you ask for a better place to work than the Okanagan?”

MacTavish just completed his 10th year. His decade at the helm included the introduction of the colourful wraps around utility boxes throughout the valley.

The peach-themed box at Highway 97 and Clements Cr. was the first.

“That’s a project I started in 2008,” MacTavish recalled. “It’s kind of like my finger-

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prints a little bit doing it up and down the valley. They beautify the area and they prevent graffiti.”

MacTavish said his relationship with Mayor Cindy Fortin has been helpful with funding and other support for crime prevention initiatives.

“It’s nice to have that positive relationship with stakeholders,” he said.

That makes it easier to manage the team, who are volunteering for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police despite the coordinator position being with the RDCO. “They all provide their time to RCMP

crime prevention programs,” he explained.

“Peachland has been a great community to work in, the volunteers are outstanding, they’re dedicated, they’re committed.”

Morgan emigrated to Canada a decade ago and within a month had landed a community policing job in Vernon, and eventually moved to a similar position at the Regional District of North Okanagan.

There, he served up the meat and potatoes of community policing, including drug talks for kids, fraud talks for seniors and Internet talks for both.

He lives in Kelow-

na’s Shannon Lake neighbourhood, where his eldest son went to elementary school and his youngest still does.

“I love the area,” he said. “I mountain bike and hike, do the Pincushion hike a couple of times a year … so for me to actually come and work here, I’m very passionately excited about it.”

He said he experienced a wide variety of policing in his 17.5 years as a bobby back in Jolly Old, including a stint with community policing and learning about crime prevention through environmental design near the end of his career.

“I’m not going to come in here and try and change everything and knock it all about,” Morgan said.

“I’m very excited and really looking forward to the next few years working here.

I’m going to learn for first few weeks. The volunteers give up the most important thing in their lives, which is time, to do the sort of good work they do in their communities, so I’m just sort of going to take a back seat and see how it goes.

Obviously there will different priorities I’ll be able to feed down to them if there are any problem areas within Peachland.”

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OPERA KELOWNA ARTISTIC director Alexandra Babbel (fourth from right) and her merry band came up with some great performances despite the threatening weather in Peachland Sunday. The latest Rotary Club of Peachland Peace Concert attracted about 100 hard-core fans of vocal artistry and their umbrellas.

Red tape ties dad’s dream to the dust CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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After decades of stress and frustration dealing with the district, a Peachland couple with a powerful personal connection to their Princeton property is running out of time.

Anne and John Towgood were all business as they pleaded for some relief to a longstanding logjam that has prevented them from developing land at 4956 Princeton Avenue in their late father’s memory and their ailing mother’s name.

Outside chambers, Anne told the View the Upper Princeton Area Sector Plan (UPASP), a layer of planning red tape laid on top of that of the Official Community Plan (OCP), has cost her family hundreds of hours of work and thousands of dollars in fees to the usual

cadre of engineers, planners and developers.

The struggle is about more than dollars and cents. The land in question, about 10 acres zoned RM1 for manufactured homes only, was left by their father Arthur Towgood to his wife, Mary, with the hope she would see much-needed affordable housing built upon it. It’s one of three remaining undeveloped lots in the UPASP. “That was his dream,” Anne said.

“My father grew up in Summerland and left as a young man to study engineering and raise his family in Ontario and Quebec. This was his foothold back into the Okanagan.”

Mary has dementia and now lives with her son, meaning this project is about a lot more than the $4,000 in taxes the family has paid on it for the past 31 years with no

mechanism to develop it.

“It has been very frustrating,” Anne said. “It has been graded for mobile homes, there are four tiers. We have been told we can use the land, but we can’t hook up to services. But with the zoning, you have to attach to services to use the land.”

Insert “say what?” here.

Anne said they have seen buyers come and go as the land sits in regulatory limbo.

It’s an emotionally charged issue; the staff report on the item makes reference to an “uncomfortable” phone call between John and top planner Cory Gain and takes the unusual step of including lawyers’ correspondence in

the interest of “transparency” and, in Gain’s words, because all of the information it contained is also available elsewhere in public documents.

Consultant Keith Funk told council the project is an opportunity that is passing them by. He remains convinced that since what the Towgoods are requesting involves no discretionary approvals by council, so the necessary changes can be achieved without a relatively onerous and costly OCP amendment.

“I’m trying to avoid major bylaw work here,” he said. “The benefit here is we catch the wave, and the message gets out there that you can build anything from Sunday Peace Concert

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attainable housing to luxury housing.”

His presentation ended with a slide of a pair of dinosaurs watching Noah’s Ark drift into the flood.

There were broad strokes of sympathy tinged with subtle shades of frustration on council, as Mayor Cindy Fortin and Coun. Keith Thom repeated their opposition to the UPASP’s apparently clunky existence.

“I don’t see why the ASP is a necessary evil,” Thom said. “I think we’d all like to see this project move forward.”

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He asked whether the project could move forward with a simple variance, but Gain was adamant an amendment to the OCP is required according to the Local Government Act, and that a public consultation would be required.

“An ASP is important to ensure continuity and connectivity … but that

area is pretty much built out now (and) I don’t want the cost of developing an entire neighbourhood to fall to one developer,” Fortin said.

“There has to be a simpler answer. Either remove the ASP or amend the OCP.” Fortin told Gain it was her hope staff would be “working toward making it work, not telling us why it won’t.”

Gain, whose plate is already packed with the final throes of the district’s OCP and zoning bylaw updates, was directed to report back to council Oct. 11.

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Praise from Peachland, or How Not To Read a Fuel Gauge Dear Editor, To the young lady from Brent Road who picked up the aging biker in her white BMW at Antlers Beach last Wednesday (Aug. 3) at about 1 p.m.: thank you!

We were out of gas and facing a long walk home, and you noted that my wife was not happy!

Your kindness is appreciated. Regards, Terry Condon , Peachland

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Dear Editor: On behalf of the members of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 69 Peachland I would like to thank the Westbank Opry Band for the donation of their time this past Saturday.

The entertainers including special guest Marty Edwards played to a packed house of over 100 guests. Net proceeds from the ticket sales for this evening have been designated to our “Raise the Roof” Project.

Our legion branch will be celebrating our 90th anniversary in Decem-

ber. Supporting our community and local charitable organizations has been our mission for all of these years.

Now our community is supporting us!

We are grateful for all of the volunteers that have come forward to help us in our time of need.

Thank you!

Jean S. Appleton-Saul, CD, MSM, President, RCL Branch 69

Speed bump Beach Avenue, Mayor Fortin Dear Editor, There is so much highly noisy traffic along Beach Avenue where the posted speed limit is at 30 km/h.

This speed limit is rarely used and even more rarely enforced as there is no police presence in this area. If it is not motorcycles with the noise, it is vehicles showing off, racing up and down the street.

Then there are the huge trucks using this Avenue to service the restaurants and pubs at the other end of town. Is there any reason why these vehicles cannot turn around and go back down Highway 97?

My suggestion which I put to the District of Peachland is the possibility of speed bumps being put onto the road. As there is so much tourist traffic with children and their toys getting out of campers and trailers to use the beach, it will not be long until someone is hurt.

But the noise factor also enters into this and the suggestion the motorcycles might have to slow down.

Could Mayor Cindy Fortin and her council look into this idea?

Thank you.

Pat Gowing, Peachland

Zero tolerance with Peachland enforcement Editor’s note: the cost of the ticket included late payment and administrative fees.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago my wife and I were returning from Westbank to Peachland, on the north end of Peachland, when we turned off onto Beach Avenue. Just before Todd Road we noted picnic tables on the left side of the road, so we decided to pull over on the left hand side to park (opposing traffic) and utilize one of the tables as we had ice cream cones in-hand.

We sat at one of the tables with our backs to the vehicle, facing the lake.

The table was approximately 25 feet from our vehicle. After consuming our ice cream cones, we got back into our vehicle and noticed there was a traffic violation ticket on the windshield.

The ticket was for parking on the wrong side of the street.

After looking into legal matters and finding there was no viable way to eliminate the penalty, the cost of the ticket totaled $100 (which I’ve already paid).

My point is: • We were one of two vehicles parked on the street, • There was little to no traffic, • The picnic and beach area was basically empty, • As we were parked there all of five minutes, the Peachland bylaw officer must have observed us parking and could have asked us politely to move instead of issuing a ticket.

A better judgment call would have been [to give] a warning instead of issuing a violation ticket.

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New Chapters: Peachland’s ‘bat lady’ spreads her wings CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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Accio Peachland bats.

Local author and Yuma bat expert Darlene Hartford was an honoured guest at a decidedly magical night in Kelowna last weekend. While the Kokanee were rushing through Deep Creek almost a month early, hundreds of “Potterheads” were buzzing and brambling, broomless, through special activities at Chapters late Saturday in advance of the midnight release of the latest Harry Potter installment.

The author of the Bats in the Schoolhouse Attic educational series for children was invited to answer questions about her books during the festivities. Benji Bat Wears Glasses, Baby Bats Don’t Hatch From Eggs and Carla the Clumsy Bat are now carried on the shelves of the literary goliath.

In fact, she was one of the first things the muggles saw as they came in the door at 10 p.m.

“It’s a proud moment not only to have my books accepted but to be invited to be part of something so popular as Harry Potter,” Hartford said. Hers was one of the stations

kids had to attend for a chance at a prize.

“A few people who stopped knew about the bats in Peachland; this is great exposure for the bat program.”

Two of the visitors, 11-year-old cousins Neela and Brynn, said they planned their summer around the release of the eight Harry Potter book. Their mom/aunt, also decked out in Gryffindor garb, confirmed the families planned their respective summer trips around the release of J.K. Rowling’s latest.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is an adaptation of the script and stage directions for a two-part play staged in London’s West End theatre district and set 19 years after the defeat of the dark lord Voldemort. The two-part, five-hour blockbuster opened hours before the release of the hardcover version.

Neither Neela nor Brynn ever thought a new Harry Potter story would be released.

The last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was made into a movie when they were six. The Half-Blood Prince, book number six, however, is their favourite.

Both are reading the series through for the third time.

“Harry Potter is everything to us.”

POTTERHEADS NEELA AND BRYNN,

Let’s push the prime minister to get moving on climate DAVID SUZUKI CONTRIBUTED

Canadians of all political persuasions care about climate action.

Watching Canada fall behind the rest of the world over the past 10 years has been deeply disturbing to many.

We became climate laggards. We yearn to be leaders.

The hope that Canada would act on scientific evidence and contribute to climate solutions was bolstered when Justin Trudeau became prime minister in late 2015. He quickly announced he would personally go to Paris for the December climate negotiations.

He gave his new environment minister, Catherine McKenna, the expanded title of “minister of environment and climate change,” and sent her to COP21 with instructions to make Canadians proud. He even convened all the premiers before Paris to review the latest climate science.

Minister McKenna took a decisive position in the Paris negotiations, making Canada the first industrialized country to raise the stakes in the treaty negotiations.

She rightly took the position that the world had to move to hold global average temperatures to no more

than 1.5 °C above pre– Industrial Revolution levels rather than the 2 °C set during earlier negotiations. Once Canada moved, the world followed.

By March, Prime Minister Trudeau had assembled provincial and territorial premiers once again, to start work on a plan for carbon pricing and advancing clean technology.

In June, he joined the presidents of Mexico and the United States in committing to begin reducing fossil fuels in the electricity grid, and to work together throughout North America to reduce methane (a potent greenhouse gas) in oil and gas production, among other pledges.

So, how much better is Canada’s climate target than before the Liberals swept to power? Astonishingly, not one bit. Despite all the activity that has taken place, Canada is ignoring its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal. The Paris Agreement doesn’t include individual national promises. Those have been made and tabled with the UN climate secretariat. Canada’s target was tabled in May 2015 by former environment minister Leona Aglukkaq.

It’s the weakest in the G7. Of course, the previous government

made few plans and took no steps to hit its mark. But the Harper government’s goal of reducing emissions 30 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 is still Canada’s target. So while the premiers are building a plan, they’re building it to hit the old, weak target.

Canada’s leadership in getting the world to agree to hold global average temperature to 1.5 degrees will come to nothing if our current levels of commitment remain in place. In fact, the impact of the aggregate of actions pledged to date by all nations – assuming all countries hit their targets on time – will not be to hold global average temperature to 1.5 C. Those actions will not hold temperature to 2 C. The impact of hitting current targets on global average temperature ranges from 2.7 to 3.5 °C. Unless the current round of targets is withdrawn and replaced by more ambitious actions – something called for in the Paris Agreement as “ratcheting up” – we’ll lose any chance of keeping Arctic ice at the pole, which will set off feedback loops that will accelerate global warming. Cascading events of greater severity will become unavoidable.

These levels of

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global average temperature increase are beyond catastrophic.

Low-lying island states will be condemned to sinking below the rising sea level. Increasingly persistent and severe droughts and floods will force millions from their homes and have devastating impacts on food and water supplies. And we will run a growing risk of passing thresholds in the atmosphere that amount to a point of no return. Human civilization cannot withstand runaway global warming.

Given the scale of the threat, how do we get our new prime minister to do the right thing? We have to demand it of him.

We have to put the question of Canada’s domestic target back on the table. We have to call out those who claim Harper’s target is too tough to meet.

Now is when we need to encourage, cheer and pressure our prime minister to step up – for my grandchildren, for his children and for all of us. I believe he can do it. But we have to speak up.

If enough people raise their voices, government representatives have to listen.

David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.

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PEACHLANDERS SEEM TO agree that views of, and access to, Lake Okanagan make the lakeside town the place to be.

Survey of citizens a first for Peachland Continued from front

In the first question residents were asked to rate a series of issues out of four, choosing from high, medium or low importance with the option to provide “no opinion.”

The View divined the implied priority of each issue based on the percentage of residents who checked “high importance” next to it.

Highway 97’s route “through or around” Peachland was given top priority by 68.2 per cent of those surveyed, or 206 people.

That score was beaten only by “improving water services,” which 222 people or 73.5 per cent of respondents called their number one concern.

Similarly, more than 85 per cent think Peachland council should focus on a new

water plant in the next three years. That was followed by Highway 97 at about 75 per cent and downtown economic development at about two-thirds.

“Ensuring new development fits with the form and character of Peachland” was also in the ballpark.

Asked more specifically about Highway 97, 49.5 per cent “strongly support” a bypass while 48.1 per cent “strongly oppose” four-laning the existing roadbed.

residents (28.6 per cent). Just 13 respondents have been here less than 12 months.

Sixty per cent of us live in single detached homes on small lots, more than all other types combined.

Officially, zero people live in garden or above-garage suites.

Cough.

More than 56 per cent of residents are male and more than two-thirds are 55 or older. Just eight per cent are between 25 and 44.

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Peachlanders appear to be a varied bunch when it comes to how long they have been here. There are about equal numbers of longtime, 20-plus year residents (21.3 per cent), 11-20-year residents (24.7 per cent), 6-10 year residents (20.9 per cent) and one-to-five-year

Peachlanders on the whole are a happy bunch; 266 people say living here is “very good” or “good;” only five people said “poor.”

Almost 60 per cent of people apparently would like Peachland to continue to grow at the same rate it is today; fewer than a

quarter of respondents want more growth, 13.9 per cent want less growth and 16 individuals said Peachland is the perfect size right now.

In terms of lot size, most (45.5 per cent) would choose a single detached home on a medium-sized lot (700 square metres) if they had their druthers; a townhouse lot with a small yard came second at 25.8 per cent, a small “city” sized lot of 550 sq. m. came in third. Only five people envision a “large” piece of paradise of two or more acres.

In terms of the home itself, almost two-thirds (64.2 per cent) would prefer a single detached home on a fee simple lot, while a townehouse in a strata development came a distant second at about 14 per cent.

All other responses came in at less than seven per cent with a duplex on a fee simple lot coming dead last at 1.7 per cent.

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Princeton is the place to be, with about 40 per cent of respondents naming Upper or Lower Princeton as their favourite neighbourhood. Trepanier is also popular, with 21.7 per cent of people tapping it as top dog, while downtown and New Monaco tied for last with just two votes each.

More than 70 per cent of Peachlanders would prefer single detached homes be built in their neighbourhood if new development is to occur.

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es ranked second with less than half the score, or 32.2 per cent and, tellingly, duplexes and garden/ carriage homes tied for third at 30.3 per cent. Basement suites came in just underneath at 23.7 per cent, neck-and-neck with seniors’ facilities at 23.4 per cent.

That said, 137 people said “no” when asked if they were considering developing such a secondary suite, well more than the “yes” and “maybe” responses combined.

Mobile homes inched out “no opinion” as the least popular choice with 13 votes.

New Monaco should be the place to grow, while Upper Princeton, Lower Princeton, Trepanier and Ponderosa were within 13 votes of each other, all scoring a few points above one-third.

Downtown attracted a slightly lower score at 30.6 per cent, followed by Beach Avenue, Hardy Falls and Clements.

In terms of the importance of visitor accommodations, it’s all about campgrounds (38 per cent) and B&Bs (36.9 per cent), with RV parks, hotels and motels each selected by about a quarter of respondents.

How about housing?

Re-create recreation

Moving through the survey, big red bars appear in questions about housing stock for first-time buyers and seniors’ housing.

More than 60 per cent said “no” when asked if there is enough housing options for seniors; likewise for housing options for first-time buyers.

On the whole, though, exactly onethird of Peachlanders would be “neutral” as to whether new development happens in their neighbourhood or not: “Opposed” or “strongly opposed” responses totaled just more than 24 per cent, while “in favour” or “strongly in favour” was within one vote of “neutral” at 100.

The waters around where that new development should go are much murkier.

Almost exactly half of Peachlanders believe

Get to work on the Beach Avenue walkway, Peachlanders appear to be saying.

Nearly 90 per cent of respondents said it was important or very important, compared to slightly more than 80 per cent for recreational trails, about 77 per cent for the community centre, 72 per cent for the public library, and around 60 per cent each for boat launch, playgrounds and sports fields.

More than half support or strongly support extending the Centennial Walkway from 13th Street to Todd Road.

An enhanced walkway may entice more people out of their cars, if the numbers are to be believed.

More than 90 per cent of people said their main mode of transportation is their personal vehicle.

More than half said

they “never” ride a bicycle in town and a quarter said “once a year,” but nearly 69 per cent said they walk daily or a few times per week.

That’s for exercise/ recreation, by the by, since 45.4 per cent of people “never” walk to carry out errands or get to appointments/ engagements. Likewise, 86 per cent of Peachlanders “never” take public transit.

Cut to the core

Water service, fire protection, garbage and recycling collection and road maintenance and repairs appear to be the five most popular core services, with tennis courts, pickleball courts, the skate park and the cemetery coming in dead last.

Parking enforcement was near the bottom as well, though the more specific “parking along Beach Ave.” was closer to the middle of the pack, on par with weed control and street lighting.

Overall, service provision in Peachland is “good” (50.4 per cent), “very good” (19.0 per cent) or “average” (26.8 per cent), and, for the record, Peachlanders like being asked: more than 86 per cent said it was very important or important that the district seek feedback from them.

Alternate years was the most popular frequency for surveys, while only 11 per cent of respondents responded responding is not required, ever.

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Don’t move a mussel program expanded CONTRIBUTED Since the Okanagan Basin Water Board and its Okanagan WaterWise program launched the Don’t Move A Mussel campaign in 2013, the level of awareness regarding invasive zebra and quagga mussels has exploded in the valley. Today, it launched an expansion of the campaign to further strengthen mussel defence with a news conference down at Kelowna’s Hot Sands Beach.

“According to B.C.’s mussel inspectors, the Okanagan has the highest level of awareness than anywhere in B.C. Now the program is aiming to take it’s Don’t Move A Mussel message beyond the Okanagan, enlisting the support of its residents to help protect the valley’s waters, encouraging people to ‘HAVE… THE TALK!’ with out-of-town guests, and others,” noted OBWB Chair Doug Findlater.

As part of the effort, the www.DontMoveAMussel.ca website has been updated with information about having the talk, and new radio ads, bus ads and social media ads have been launched. As well, new Don’t Move A Mussel muscle shirts are being distributed by Okanagan WaterWise and partners.

As of July 27, since eight inspection stations opened April 1 in B.C., almost 13,000 watercraft have been inspected.

Of those, 439 were identified as coming from high-risk” areas and nine were found carrying invasive mussels, all from Ontario. Another 50 were quarantined to meet the 30-day drying off period to ensure any mussels attached were dead, 37 people were issued violation tickets and 27 were given warnings for failing to stop for inspection.

The Water Board is continuing to push the province to expand its inspection hours from 8-10 hours/day, seven days a week, to at least daylight hours,

CONTRIBUTED

OKANAGAN BASIN WATER Board grants manager James Littley and comms director Corrine

Jackson pose at a news conference in Kelowna announcing the expansion of the Don’t Move a Mussel campaign.

and to revise its legislation to require all watercraft entering B.C. to report to an inspection centre before launching in provincial waters. We are also urging the federal government to match $4 million in U.S. funding to assist with inspection programs on the Canadian side of the border, and ensure Canada Border

Services officers are enforcing federal regulations by stopping and interviewing all those coming into Canada with watercraft to determine if an inspection and decontamination is necessary.

“Last year’s inspection numbers showed the Okanagan is at highest risk in B.C. for an infestation. The greatest

number of high-risk watercraft intercepted – 36 per cent – were headed to our valley and our waters,” said Corinne Jackson, OBWB’s communcations director. “While we continue to push for stronger response from senior levels of government, we need all hands on deck.

We need residents here to help ‘Spread the message. Not the mussel.’ They can do this by talking with those who are coming here with their boats, kayaks, paddleboards, and other water toys.”

According to an extensive 2013 study conducted for the OBWB, it is estimated that zebra or quagga mussels could cost over $40 million each year to the Okanagan alone, in lost revenue, added maintenance of aquatic infrastructure, reduced property values, and irreparable ecological damage. The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region estimates a cost of $500 million a year.

The Water Board’s operations and grants manager James Littley oversees the agency’s Milfoil Control Program.

Since the OBWB began efforts to control and remove the invasive weed in 1970, the agency has spent almost $11.8 million.

“After more than 40 years of treating milfoil in the valley, the program still costs taxpayers over $600,000 a year,” said Littley. “Just imagine when the mussels arrive and it costs millions more each year. Lucklily milfoil doesn’t grow in water pipes, or on boats, or bridges, but mussels will. As has been shown in other areas, when mussels invade milfoil grows exponentially. If you love our waters, we need everyone to take responsibility. One way is to ‘Have the Talk.’”

For more information on the mussels, the risks to the Okanagan, and prevention tips – including how to Clean-Drain-Dry – visit www.DontMoveAMussel.ca. To hear the “Have the Talk” radio ads go to dontmoveamussel.ca/more.

Have your say on Peachland’s new zoning bylaw – second suites included CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

editor@peachlandview.com

Cool and collected, Peachland planning director Corine Gain explained to Coun.

Peter Schierbeck why he wasn’t going to hold up the district’s new zoning bylaw for a second month in a row.

The mission-critical bylaw has been updated to reflect current language and to deal with emergent situations like garden suites, which is what Schierbeck was able to convince his colleagues they needed to take a step back on and defer at their July 12 meeting.

On Tuesday, with second reading and a new opportunity for the public to weigh in on it within sniffing distance, Schierbeck pulled out a hard copy of the 400-plus page

document with half a dozen or more post-it notes attached.

Months into the process, Gain and CAO Elsie Lemke cautioned the lawmakers any adjustments at this point would have to be minor in nature to avoid sending the bylaw back to first reading again.

At the stage in the process, the bylaw has to be a document that lives up to the requirements of its elders at the provincial level (or rather doesn’t contradict them), particularly the Local Government Act, and must reflect an earnest and open consultation with the public. You can’t surprise them at second reading by slipping a major change under the door after they have commented on what they understand will be included

in the next draft.

The least minor of Schierbeck’s concerns, related to the minimum setbacks for a new building in a C2 commercial zone, was not nearly minor enough to change without backing up the train, because as a topic it had never been discussed at previous public consultations or at the council table before.

Gain explained there was no need to put the brakes on at all.

“I find it quite unfortunate that you think they [advancing the zoning bylaw and addressing C2 zones] are mutually exclusive,” Gain said.

“You can ask staff to review C2 zones immediately if you want to but this doesn’t have to hold up the entire process.”

The Peachland administration is aware of a roundtable for developers being hosted by the Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 18. Chamber president Dave Col-

Formerly known as the Headgardener Salon

lins, also a Realtor, hopes to collect feedback from the people who have been trying to build here and use it to create a resource for council.

The tone is forward movement, and the focus is Peachland’s reputation as a plodder.

“By holding it up for this, we’re showing

the public we can’t move forward,” Gain continued. “That’s a message we’re trying to move away from.”

Coun. Keith Thom piped up as well, warning that if council really believes this is something they want to look into, they had better. He was assuaged when Gain explained there

are still avenues to change the bylaw after second reading, i.e. after the final public consultation phase.

That comes next since council did vote to move the bylaw forward. The date and time for a final open house should be announced in the coming days.

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Interior Health expands OD program CONTRIBUTED As part of Interior Health’s overdose emergency response, the Take Home Naloxone program has expanded to 70 sites.

Announced last week, the program has been expanded to include all Interior Health emergency departments, public health centres, mental health and substance use offices as well as several community agencies.

This includes the Osoyoos Health Centre on 89th Street and Oliver Health Centre, located at 930 Spillway Road in Oliver.

The program is also offered through the emergency department at the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver.

In emergency departments, the program is offered to patients who are being treated for an opioid overdose.

At public health centres, mental health and substance use offices, and community agencies the program is available to anyone at risk of overdose from opioid drugs.

Opioid drugs include both prescription and illicit drugs such as oxycodone, morphine, heroin, fentanyl and others.

This expansion increases access to the life-saving medication, naloxone. Naloxone can reverse an

opioid overdose by restoring breathing within two to five minutes.

It improves the chances of survival while waiting for medical help to arrive. Naloxone is a safe medication that cannot be abused and has no effect on the body in the absence of opioids.

It is non-addictive, does not produce a high and has no street value.

In addition to making naloxone kits more accessible, the Take Home Naloxone program also provides training on how to prevent, recognize and respond to an overdose.

“The program not only gives those at risk free naloxone kits, it also provides an opportunity to offer information on how to prevent an overdose from occurring in the first place by educating clients about factors that can increase the risk of overdose,” said Dr. Silvina Mema, Medical Health Officer. “For example, one of the things we tell people is that if they haven’t used a drug for a while their tolerance or response to that drug can change and that puts them at greater risk of an overdose.”

Crucial life-saving steps including recognizing the signs of an overdose, putting someone in the recovery position, how to perform rescue breathing, and administer naloxone as well as the importance of getting emergency medical help

as soon as possible are also covered.

The Take Home Naloxone program is provided in collaboration with the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

Approximately 1,670 naloxone kits have been distributed across Interior Health since the program first began in August 2012. Reports indicate at least 180 kits have been used to reverse an overdose.

The Take Home Naloxone program is specifically for those at risk of an opioid overdose.

A list of Take Home Naloxone sites is available on the IHA website.

Friends, family members and others who wish to carry naloxone are encouraged to purchase a kit from local pharmacies – a prescription for naloxone is no longer required.

Overdose Prevention

Overdoses from opioid drugs (drugs like heroin, methadone, morphine, and fentanyl) have been on the rise in B.C. Opioid overdoses are very serious and can result in death.

If you or someone you know is using drugs, it is important to know the signs of an overdose and what you can do to prevent it.

Signs of an overdose from opioids; • Slow or no breathing; • Person may be gurgling or snoring; • Lips and nails are blue; or

• Person won’t wake up.

The following tips can reduce risk: • Don’t mix different drugs (including pharmaceutical medications – especially benzodiazepines such as ativan and valium, street drugs, and alcohol); • Don’t take drugs when you are alone; • Don’t experiment with higher doses and take a small sample of a drug before taking your usual dosage; • Keep an eye out for your friends – stay together and look out for one another and • Recognize the signs of an OD – difficult to wake, turning blue, slow or no breathing, nausea, confusion, vomiting, and passing out. These are serious, and you need to get medical help ASAP. If someone thinks they may be having an overdose or are witnessing an overdose, call 9-1-1 immediately – do not delay.

If you have overdose prevention and response training, open their airway and give breaths and/ or administer naloxone (Narcan) until help arrives.

To find out more about overdose prevention response training, and naloxone, find a Take Home Naloxone site near you: towardtheheart.com/site-locator.

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Sticks and stones may break your bones, but infection can be just as serious!

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The most common and feared complication of minor cuts and wounds is infection.

Because bacteria is always present on skin, every wound, even a minor one, becomes contaminated with bacteria. This can lead to an infection if not dealt with quickly and appropriately.

Symptoms of a wound infection may include redness, warmth, inflammation, and pain or tenderness of the area. Symptoms such as discharge

(oozing of liquid or pus), unpleasant odor, increasing pain, delayed healing, fever or feeling unwell may indicate a more serious infection and require medical attention.

Certain factors increase the risk of developing an infection, including the presence of dirt or other material in the wound, location prone to contamination (such as feet), increased age, presence of chronic medical conditions (such as diabetes or vascular disease), deficiencies in certain nutrients, and

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Certain medications, such as chemotherapy, immu nosuppressa nt s and prolonged steroid use, increase the risk of an infection and may require a consultation with your physician or pharmacist before attempting self-treatment.

Tetanus is an infection caused by a bacteria found in soil, and can be fatal if the wound is contaminated with it.

Fortunately, timely immunization with a tetanus vaccine successfully prevents this serious complication, and needs to be considered if the last dose was given more than five years prior, or immunization history is uncertain.

The tetanus vaccine can be administered at most pharmacies, some physician offices, health units and emergency departments.

Animal or human

bites, especially ones that pierce the skin barrier, require seeing a physician or visiting an emergency department immediately for antibiotics.

Rabies vaccination may also be necessary if the animal attack was unprovoked or from wild animals such as raccoons, skunks, or bats. Other factors necessitating immediate medical attention include big, gaping wounds, deep cuts reaching bone or fat tissue, presence of material or dirt despite washing, severe pain, uncontrolled bleeding lasting longer than 10 minutes, presence of aforementioned signs of infection, or infection that is not resolving or getting worse despite appropriate care.

In general, wounds that are small, superficial and stop bleeding on their own can usually be

self-managed.

The wound must first be rid of dirt and debris, and cleaned with mild soap and water to promote healing (drinkable tap water is perfectly safe and effective for cleansing). To stop bleeding, a clean dressing or gauze must be applied to the wound for 10 to 15 minutes. Once bleeding is controlled, an appropriate clean dressing must be applied to protect the wound and commence the healing, such as a correctly sized Band-Aid® or non-stick gauze pad.

A disinfectant is only required when the risk of an infection is very high, and even then it should only be applied around the wound area, not directly to the wound.

Solutions such as hydrogen peroxide, isopropyl alcohol or iodine should never be used to clean a wound because they

may irritate both the damaged and healthy surrounding tissue and impair wound healing (and not to mention cause significant and unnecessary pain!); instead they can be used to disinfect tools for picking out debris, such as tweezers.

Nonpres c r ipt ion topical antibiotics, such as Polysporin®, are recommended whenever there is a risk of infection. There are a variety of nonprescription antibiotic products, including ointments, impregnated dressings, and combinations of different antibiotics with or without anesthetics or numbing agents. Feel free to visit your local pharmacists Chelsea and Orysya at Okanagan Pharmacy Remedy’sRx (next to IGA) to assess your wound treatment needs and provide appropriate recommendations!

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POLICE BLOTTER

Woman killed in Osoyoos Lake jet ski collision A Coquitlam woman is dead following a jet-ski accident on Osoyoos Lake Friday afternoon.

The B.C. Coroner’s Service identified her on Tuesday as Taylor Anne Jessop.

Osoyoos RCMP said the accident occurred around 5 p.m.

The woman and a male friend were on the lake on separate rented personal watercraft when they collided with each other.

Efforts were made to revive the woman using cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and she was transported by ambulance to South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver, where she was pronounced dead.

RCMP said the two only had Rental Boat Safety Checklists rather than Pleasure Craft Operator Cards because the jet skis were rented.

police believe to be serious non-life threatening injuries.

The first suspect in the Aug. 8 machete attack was described

to police as a First Nations male 25-30 years old, heavyset and about six feet tall with a shaved head and a red shirt. The second

suspect is white and appeared to be the same age as but shorter than the first, with a skinnier build and a sport jacket with grey

and black sleeves and a baseball cap.

If you witnessed this incident and have not yet spoken to police, or have any other

information, contact the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300.

Remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-

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Machete attack in Rutland

A 22-year-old man is in hospital after being kicked and punched “countless times” by a pair of attackers armed with machetes, according to police.

The “targeted” attack took place in Kelowna’s Ben Lee Park shortly after midnight Sunday night.

“Police have determined that the victim was with a group of associates when he was allegedly approached and attacked by two male suspects armed with machetes.

The two men allegedly physically kicked and punched the victim “countless times.” The victim had also sustained injuries as a result of being struck with the bladed weapons.

RCMP believe that the victim was targeted by his attackers, stated Const. Jesse O’Donaghey.

The police investigation is ongoing and the RCMP are searching for any additional witnesses who may have been in the area at the time.

The victim, a 22-year-old Kelowna man, was taken to hospital, with what

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COMMUNITY

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ALEXIS, 12, TRIES her hand at habitat reproduction at the RDCO’s Welcome Kokanee Festival at Hardy Falls Regional Park in Peachland Saturday.

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NICOLE KITTMER HELPS West Kelowna’s Leo Kenny, four, try his hand at the Wheel of Death. The orange strip at 12 o’clock is the only “you live” outcome.

Kids and fish cake and a death wheel CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

editor@peachlandview.com

Toddlers, tweens and adults alike lined up for the Wheel of Death at Peachland’s Hardy Falls on Saturday.

The decidedly morbid life-cycle-themed Crown and Anchor

stand-in was brought in for the annual Welcome the Kokanee Festival, which was moved up three weeks due to the early salmon run on record.

Regional District of Central Okanagan park interpreter Nicole Kittmer used the learning tool to illustrate that every

spawning salmon park visitors see in Deep Creek is a self-contained miracle.

Scores of possible landing spaces on the wheel each describe one of the ways a Kokanee can be killed between being laid as an egg itself and returning to the stream to spawn the next gen-

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Floods, disease, being crushed underfoot, stirred up by a dog, and scooped up and eaten by a bear are just a few of the things that thin out a group of 2,500 eggs down to five adult Kokanee and just one or two spawners.

Just one spot on the wheel is labeled in “you live.”

The prizes were trinkets, the real goal was education. An arts and crafts project required kids of all ages including 12-yearold Alexis to observe the Kokanee habitat and reproduce it with sparkly paint on paper plates.

“We didn’t even know about the festival, we come here all the time,” mom said.

“She’s all about the crafts.”

Kittmer said: “In addition to the fact we want people to

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Colin Smith from Burbank, California, and their grandparents, Terry and Claire Smith from Calgary, thought they would check out the salmon at Hardy Falls during a family moot in Kelowna.

enjoy the fish and experience this amazing natural phenomenon, we want to remind people just how precarious the situation is for the fish and other wildlife depending on the Kokanee. It really is amazing when you see these gorgeous

red fish spawning, just how incredible their journey to this point has been, and how lucky we are to witness them. For the few short weeks of the year when the fish need the creeks and shorelines to survive, it is important

humans respect this need, and keep themselves and their pets out of streams, rivers and shorelines.”

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JADEN, 4 AND AVA, 8, join in the festivities as Penticton Mayor Andrew Jakubeit read the city’s first-ever pride week declaration at City Hall Aug. 5. Jakubeit, Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin and Premier

Christy Clark will join him at the Okanagan Pride march in Kelowna Aug. 13. Jakubeit was joined by members of the Southern Okanagan Gay and Lesbian Association (SOGALA), Okanagan Pride Society and Penticton and District Community Resources Society (PDCRS) and Councillors Tarik Sayeed and Helena Konanz.

Prideful appearance coming for Peachland, Penticton mayors CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

editor@peachlandview.com

A proud Peachland mayor will march in the Kelowna pride festival tomorrow.

She will be joined

by Premier Christy Clark, who will become the first sitting premier to take part in the Okanagan Pride march in its 20-year existence, and Penticton Mayor Andrew Jakubeit, who about a week earlier made history by reading the first-ever pride declaration in that city.

Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and Kelowna-Lake Country MP Stephen Fuhr, who is the march’s grand marshal, have also confirmed.

“To me, it’s not about promoting any specific agenda or sexual orientation, but rather the inclu-

sivity of all people in society,” Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin told the View. “It’s about a person feeling comfortable in their own skin, and feeling acceptance.”

She said that as a heterosexual woman, she is unable to imagine what it would be like to have grown up being told the way she feels was wrong, or an “abomination.

“There is so much hate happening in the world right now,” she continued.

“We hear of tragic hate-motivated crimes happening in the news everyday. I think most of us would like to see more caring and acceptance of all people, and not just the LGBTQ+ community, not just with regard to one’s gender or sexual orientation, but of people of all rac-

es and religions as well.”

After reading the proclamation, Jakubeit told reporters gay pride was just one facet of the city’s diversity strategy.

Okanagan Pride president Sydney Lawson was “thrilled” when the premier’s office reached out.

“We all know politics is tough, so for her to show her support of the LGBTQ+ community and being able to do it here with us, well, we are very pleased to have her,” Lawson said.

“Our theme this year is We Are One; with everything thing that’s been going on in the world, to have her show her support and attend, is amazing.”

The march forms up at Stuart Park at 10:45 a.m. and follows the waterfront

to Kelowna City Park. The march and festival which immediately follows are two of the

all ages, no admission fee events held during pride week.

“Many people believe that pride is just

about the LGBTQ community, but it is for anyone that understand the importance of equality

and safe communities for all,” Lawson said. “It’s about celebrating diversity and inclusion.”

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DIVERSIONS

HOROSCOPE

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1. Greenwich Time 4. English sailor missionary 9. Type of wheat 14. Wreath 15. Hesitate 16. Hollyhocks 17. Not even 18. Former talk show host 20. Rugged mountain range 22. Greek muse 23. Ancient Greek comedy 24. Jeopardizes 28. Singer DiFranco 29. Calcium 30. Employee stock ownership plan 31. Gemstones 33. Got the job 37. Tantalum 38. Red deer 39. Not a pro 41. Coffee alternative 42. Aluminum 43. Northern Italian language 44. Smart __: Wiseacre 46. Sanskrit rulers (pl.)

49. __ hoc 50. Mousse 51. Closures 55. Russian lake 58. Small lunar crater 59. Appear with 60. Beginning 64. Type of Chinese language 65. Jewish composer 66. Sensation of flavor 67. Payment (abbr.)

68. High-class 69. Clocked 70. Midway between east and southeast CLUES DOWN 1. Shine 2. They spread the news 3. Indicates water limits 4. Determines value 5. Capital of Okinawa 6. Chinese river 7. Sign language 8. Passover feast and ceremony 9. Yemen capital

ANSWERS

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

It may take a little extra effort to solve a particularly puzzling problem this week, Aries. It’s not an insurmountable obstacle, just one that takes patience.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, all of your efforts thus far in relation to personal challenges have been well worth the sacrifices you have made. Keep doing what you are doing.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, you cannot control the actions of others all of the time, but you can change the way you react to certain situations. Take time to develop a response.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, you will have to adapt when your schedule gets turned upside down. Let others see how capable you are by modifying the situation as needed.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, an unconventional approach to a problem may see things fall into place. While others are following one path, you’ll be marching to the beat of a different drummer.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 10. A tributary of the Missouri River 11. Sounds 12. Andorra-La Seu d’Urgell Airport 13. Korean name 19. A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined 21. Outer layer

24. African nation (Fr.) 25. From Haiti 26. Polish river 27. Paul Henri __, Belgian statesman 31. Retailer 32. Supreme being 34. Tears into pieces 35. European Union

36. Coerced 40. She ran the Barker gang 41. Send wire 45. Optical device 47. __ Bond, civil rights leader 48. Cigar 52. Spiritual being 53. Possess 54. Thomas __, En-

glish poet 56. Dials 57. Sharp mountain ridge 59. Pigeon shelter 60. Month 61. Letter of the Greek alphabet 62. A citizen of Thailand 63. Suffix

SUDOKU

Virgo, it’s time to get your head out of the clouds for a little bit. Focus on the priorities in your life, which may include family and work responsibilities.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Friends may prove a distraction this week, Libra. It will take a lot of energy to focus on what you need to accomplish rather than getting sucked into other plans.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

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Scorpio, adjusting to a changing situation at work will require some patience and trial and error. Keep your head down because you will grow comfortable before you know it.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Drama seems to find you this week, Sagittarius. But you can handle whatever comes your way. Remove yourself from gossip and keep a low profile until things seem to dissipate.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, resist the temptation to dive in when you sense a potential conflict brewing. It may be difficult to stay out of the fray, but you will ultimately be glad you did.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, you need to be more assertive at work, especially if you want to receive the acclaim you feel you deserve. Be confident in your abilities.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, it may take some time for things to develop, but plans will start to go your way. This could be a week of big change.

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ABOUT 4,400 PEDALS whipped down Highway 97 between Summerland and Oliver in four distances, including the full 160-kilometre Prospera Gran Fondo Axel Merckx Okanagan, on July 9.

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West Coast represents in Rio CONTRIBUTED British Columbia is sending 142 athletes with a connection to B.C., making up 45 per cent of Team Canada, to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

These local athletes, who have been living and training in B.C., will take part in 18 sports with the majority competing in athletics, rowing and swimming.

Of the 142 athletes, 68 of them have a hometown in British Columbia and 128 are training in B.C. or receiving support services from either Canadian Sport Institute (CSI) Pacific or PacificSport centres.

It’s on par with our performance in London, where half of Canada’s 18 medals were earned by athletes with similar ties to B.C. Thirty-seven athletes on the Olympic Team are BC Games and/or Team BC alumni (of those, 24 are BC Games alumni, 13 are Team BC alumni and 10 competed at both).

Since 2001, the Government of British Columbia has invested more than $1 billion in sport.

This support includes

funding for B.C.’s provincial sport organizations that are instrumental in providing training and development for athletes and coaches on the high-performance pathway as they progress from provincial competitions to national development programs and national teams.

The Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games take place Aug. 5-21, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“In B.C., we’re fortunate to have some of the best athletes and training facilities in the country to ensure they can com-

pete with the best in the world,” Premier Christy Clark said in a press release. “Congratulations to our athletes representing Canada this summer and, on behalf of all British Columbians, good luck.”

The B.C. contingent in Brazil will also include 23 coaches, 12 CSI Pacific sport scientists and 11 medical practitioners with a connection to the province.

“With a record number of athletes choosing to live and train in British Columbia, we are proud to be standing by our B.C.-based Olympians as they get set for the

start of the Rio 2016 Summer Games,” Canadian Sport Institute Pacific CEO Wendy Pattenden said. “We believe the winning combination of a climate conducive to year-round training, terrific facilities and the social legacy of Vancouver 2010 has been clearly elevated by the Government of British Columbia’s investment in sport development.”

For a complete list of British Columbia-linked athletes on the Canadian Olympic team: www. csipacific.ca. To learn more about the Canadian Olympic team: olympic.ca.

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The Peachland Wellness Centre is extending an invitation to everyone in Peachland. We invite you to contribute your ideas and expertise to our cause. Join us in achieving our vision of enabling people in Peachland to enhance their well-being, embrace opportunities, and enjoy life in the community. Or, if you prefer, bring along your passion for working with people and connect with others who want to make their community a better place to live.

The Peachland Wellness Centre (PWC) thrives on community involvement and welcomes anyone interested in serving their community through our organization. At this time, PWC is actively seeking people who are interested in joining the volunteer Board of Directors of a well-established, reputable and community-based organization.

Perhaps you are interested in learning more about this organization or are wanting to contribute to your community in some meaningful way. Maybe you are asking yourself “Why would I consider joining the PWC Board of Directors?”

This article is intended to provide you with information about the Peachland Wellness Centre, address your interests and inspire you to join more than one hundred volunteers who are currently contributing their ideas and expertise to the governance, strategic planning and day-to-day operations of the organization.

The Peachland Wellness Centre (PWC) officially opened about fifteen years ago, in November, 2001. At that time, finances were secured through fund raising and contributions by local service clubs, the municipality contributed a house on 5th Street, and a Board of Directors was elected by local citizens.

In 2002, an “Aging in Place” service was established to help people stay in their own homes for as long as possible. By 2003, PWC offered a Red Cross Loan Cupboard, Adult Respite services, Relaxation therapy, a Youth Team, community gardens, a Breakfast Club, Alzheimer’s Drop in, a Women’s Circle and an Al-Anon group meeting. In 2006, PWC became a community partner of the United Way, established local and regional partnerships, and hired part-time staff to join the many volunteers contributing their time and capabilities to the agency. By 2010, PWC was an established not-for-profit agency and a sustainable community resource that provided a wide variety of programs and services with diverse sources of funding.

In 2014, the PWC Board of Directors transitioned from an operations Board to a policy governance Board and hired a Community Programs and Services Coordinator to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Centre. The organization was then comprised of Four staff and numerous volunteers who contributed to sustaining and enhancing a wide variety of programs and services.

At present, the PWC operates as a community-based organization that aims to enhance the well-being of people of all ages in Peachland and build community capacity for promoting health and wellness among the local population. The programs and services are free to participants and remain flexible to accommodate changing community needs in collaboration with community members, other organizations and the municipality.

The PWC has become the “go to” place for locals who want information, assistance and/or support to enhance their well-being. According to the Peachland Wellness Centre 2015 Evaluation Report, 268 individuals participated in programs, 48 people received outreach services and 51 people received transportation services.

PWC received 8437 telephone calls and 859 drop-in visits from the general public. There were 102 volunteers that provided 4608 hours of service to the community by volunteering their ideas and expertise.

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The Board of Directors is accountable to the PWC membership. It is responsible for governance of the agency through strategic planning, policy development, innovation, leadership and generative thinking. The Board is a link with the external environments and is accountable for the agency finances. The senior staff position reports to the Board. There are monthly meetings and regular Committee meetings including Policy, Board Development, Finance and Special Projects. A minimum of five hours per month is required by all Board Directors for meetings, communication and other responsibilities.

The Peachland Wellness Centre (www.peachlandwellnesscentre.ca) is currently recruiting volunteer Directors for our Board as well as identifying a pool of applicants for future vacancies. The current Board vacancies are for individuals with experience in financial management/accounting or have a policy/constitution background. We welcome applications from anyone wishing to serve the community through this organization whether on the Board of Directors or in one of the other many volunteer positions available at PWC. If you want to invest some time and energy in an admirable cause or share your ideas and passion with interested folks, you are invited to contact: Susan Haglund (President) at 250.767.6650, Lynn Malinsky (Vice President) at 250.767.6063, Christina MacMaster (Community Programs and Services Coordinator) at 250.767.0141 or Email: board.pwc@outlook.com or wellnesscentre@shaw.ca

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WEEKLY EVENTS SUNDAYS

MONDAYS

BREAKFAST 8-11 am, Peachland Wellness Centre. Closed for the summer, returns September 11

FITNESS ROOM 7:30

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

am-5 pm, community centre

Margaret’s Anglican Church

PEACHLAND FARMERS’ & CRAFTERS’ MARKET 10 am - 2 pm,

Activity Centre

Heritage Park (Beach Avenue). Runs until September 25.

PEACHLAND UNITED SERVICE 10 am, United Church

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

SUNDAY TEA 1-4 pm, Little Schoolhouse on Brandon Lane. Tea and dessert on the patio and featured local artists.

MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

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

YOGA (ADVANCED BEGINNERS) 8 am, 50+ TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS 9:15 am, Heritage Park by the Rotary Pavilion. Weather permitting. Hosted By the Peachland Wellness Centre

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY 9:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre

LADIES MONDAY MORNING COFFEE 10 noon, Peachland Wellness Centre. Closed for the summer, returns September 12

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm (1.0-4.0), community centre

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

YOUTH BOXING CLUB 6-8 pm, 4th St Place

CARPET BOWLING 10 am, 50+ Activity Centre

COMPUTER LITERACY 10 - noon, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Closed for the summer, returns September 6

BABY FRIENDLY CAFÉ 11 - 12:30 p.m., every 2nd and last Tuesday, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Closed for the Summer, returns September 27

AA 12-1 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 1 - 2:45 p.m., Peachland Wellness Centre.

Closed for the summer, returns September 13

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

PEACHLAND SPARKS AND BROWNIES 5:45-

Activity Centre

7 pm, community centre

TUESDAYS

WEDNESDAYS

UKULELE 6:30 pm, 50+

FITNESS ROOM 7:30 am-5 pm, community centre

FITNESS ROOM 7:30 am-5 pm, community centre

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am,

YOGA (BASIC BEGINNERS 8 am, 50+ Activi-

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COMING EVENTS SAXFEST AT SAXON WINERY August 20, 11 am - 4 pm, Lumsden Avenue, Summerland. Authentic Medieval Faire – fun for all the family – tickets $10 including a glass of wine, children are free. Available online at www. saxonwinery.com or call 250-494-0311, alternatively available on the day or pop in to the Peachland View office and ask for Paul.

AEROBICS AND MORE

ST. MARGARET’S CHURCH 8TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAKES AND MORE

9:15 am, 50+ Activity Centre

New items this year include dark cakes in gift boxes for $13 (in tins light and dark are $16), Scottish shortbread $7, and Christmas pudding $9.

Order deadline is August 31 and cheques postdated to August 31 are welcome with your order. Visit the church office Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 11 a.m., call 250-767-3131 or email stmargarets@shaw.ca.

PINCUSHION HIKE AND YOGA 9:30 am. Call Dawn 250-878-6342

DEMENTIA CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP 10noon every 3rd Wednesday, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Closed for the summer. Orientation: September 21. First Session: October 19

CHESS 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

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

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (1.0-4.0), community centre BAT CHAT 2:30 pm,

A NIGHT OF DANCE Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30, 7 - 9 pm, Peachland Visitor Centre.

Come try our dance lessons!

CENTRAL OKANAGAN MODEL RAILWAY COMPANY GROUP 7 pm, Peachland Museum

THURSDAYS FITNESS ROOM 7:30 am-5 pm, community centre

TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS 10 am, Heritage Park by the gazebo.

Hosted By the Peachland Wellness Centre

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 10 am-12 pm,

Peachland Visitor Centre

Peachland Wellness Centre. Runs every week

TWEEN COOKING NIGHT 5-7:30 pm,

IRON & SILK 10:45 am,

Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12

WRITERS UNBLOCKED Second Wednesday of the Month, 6:30 pm, Peachland Wellness 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 250-7679034

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MEET OUR LOCAL ARTISTS AND ARTISANS 11 – 4 pm, Peachland Little Schoolhouse. New artists featured every week, and a great variety of paintings, fabric art, quilling, primitive rug hooking, etc..

ROTARY CLUB OF PEACHLAND 12-1:30 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 MEAT DRAW 4-5 pm,

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

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

ART CLUB 12 pm, 50+

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

LADIES CRIB 1 - 2:45 p.m., Peachland Wellness Centre. Closed for the summer, returns September 16

Activity Centre

BINGO 6:45 pm (doors open 5:30 pm), 50+ Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (1.0-4.0), community centre LEGO TIME 3-4 pm, Peachland Library.

Open to all ages

FRIDAYS FITNESS ROOM 7:30 am-5 pm, community centre

INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, community centre

FUSION FRIDAYS 4-8 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 13+

SATURDAYS

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am,

CARPET BOWLING 10

4th St. Place

am, 50+ Activity Centre

BRIDGE CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs) 10

BAT CHAT 2:30 pm,

am-noon, community centre

Peachland Visitor Centre

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 10 - noon, Peach-

MEAT DRAW 3-5 pm,

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Closed for the summer, returns September 16

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

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

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“It’s the biggest thing we’ve ever done,” Saxon Estate Winery president Paul Graydon said.

“Our whole theme at the winery was to have the ‘olde English’ about it, and it’s been good for marketing.

“People know us as the winery with the ship.”

The winery’s principal logo, a traditional oar-powered sailing ship used by the Saxons to invade England after the Romans left at the dawn of the 5th century, is simple, iconic and easily replicated.

So is a trebuchet, apparently, which the Adrian Empire will use to invade Saxon Estate Winery for a day of medieval faire and traditional British food Aug. 20. The siege will last from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it is family-friendly.

In fact, children under 12 get in free. No wine, though. It’s not that medieval.

The Empire is international society dedicated to the study and re-creation of Western European culture between the Battle of Hastings (the year 1066) and the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England (the year 1603).

It will be their British Columbia chapter, the Archduchy of Var Heim, staging the events, which will include 10 tents assembled in a circle, each with its own theme, and the tournament in the middle.

There will also be demos with the onesixth-scale trebuchet, photo ops with the stocks, and the chance to shoot a knight with a bow and arrow.

“They’re very serious about it,” Graydon said. “This isn’t just a bit of comedy, it’s very authentically done.”

The event also casually marks the 13th anniversary of the Graydons’ emigration to Canada.

Tickets are $10 and include the first glass of wine. Dominion Cider will also be pouring their organic “mead” and Drew’s Kitchen will be serving English-themed cuisine. Saxon Estate Winery is located at 9819 Lumsden Avenue.

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A RECORD NUMBER of swimmers swelled the Peachland population Saturday for the Rattlesnake Island swim.

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Cape Town native Henri Ti Water had technical difficulties less than a kilometre into the 2016 Interior Savings Rattlesnake Island Swim Saturday.

It was the biggest one ever, with a record number of swimmers taking part in the 3.1- and seven-kilometre swims featuring the iconic Lake Okanagan land mass.

Ti Water finished in the middle of the 3.1-km 10-19 male category with a time of 52:36 (there were three swimmers in his class).

“I was about 500 metres in and [my goggles] just snapped,” he said.

Ti Water moved to Canada from the South African capital with his family two years ago. He did the lake crossing in Kelowna a few weeks back. This was his first Rattlesnake Island.

“It was good, you know how you can follow the person in front of you? I just channeled them. I’m not tired but losing

MORE THAN 200 swimmers took part. the goggles did apprehend me a bit.”

Ti Water was one of 185 people registered for the 3.1-km swim;

81 brave souls swam the entire seven-kilometre circuit from Swim Bay, around the island and back.

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THE RACES WERE staged from Swim Bay.

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SWIMMERS WERE FORCED to take a moment after spending so much time and energy horizontal.

Dirty Laundry Vineyard hides a naughty historical secret As Robert Mondavi once stated: “wine is fun!”

Nestled in stunning Summerland, you’ll find one of Bottleneck Drive’s most fun and attractive wineries situated high above the original town site on a plateau that enjoys an ideal micro-climate and excellent sun exposure for growing exceptional

grapes. Come visit our beautiful newly expanded winery with a great story behind our name: during the gold rush era, our town’s laundry seemed innocent enough.

Little did anyone know of the naughty business that went on behind the scenes. Perhaps it’s best that we keep this little

known part of Summerland’s history hush-hush.

Experience award winning wines, unique craft beer aged in our own barrels and our unforgettable patio – voted as “Best Place to Taste Wine in the South Okanagan” by the readers of Okanagan Life Magazine for 2014 and 2015.

West Kelowna’s Full Service Small Animal Hospital

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 5:30 pm Saturday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

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