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Residents will now be able to connect between communities and get to the Kelowna International Airport after the official launch of the Let’s Go ground shuttle service.

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the blaze within the first 24 hours. Efforts also included the deployment of three helicopters, two air tankers and four skimmers (amphibious planes), as well as 45 additional fire personnel.

Kelsey Winter, a fire information officer with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, says fire crews’ swift response and speed in snuffing out the potentially tragic blaze with little damage to the nearby community, reflects a new tack among firefighters.

“Get them early, before they become a bigger fire. That’s one of our strategies now,” Winter told The View.

“We had our skimmers, which come from Kamloops, ready and on site within 30 minutes of receiving the call.”

Winter said this more “aggressive” strategy will result in the deployment of fewer firefighting troops, in the long run.

Habitat for Humanity is one step closer to putting its development plan into action following a well-attended public hearing held prior to a municipal council meeting Tuesday evening.

Council unanimously passed first and second readings of the OCP and zoning amendment bylaws required to move the development forward earlier this summer.

On August 12, the proposal received its third reading, before returning to council for final consideration this fall, pending the submission of additional information required for the development permit and development variance applications.

District director of planning and development services Cory Gain said she felt Tuesday’s reading went “very smoothly,” and if council approves the development permit and the variances, the proposal will be considered for a fourth reading and adoption of the OCP and zone amending bylaws at the same meeting. Habitat for Humanity will be in a position to proceed with submitting a

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THE DROUGHT HILL FIRE near Peachland that started last Thursday is now contained. The fire scorched 40 hectares before it was brought under control.

Drought Hill Fire 100 per cent contained Erin Christie / Peachland View Fire personnel will continue to monitor the area for flareups, but BC Wildfire Management Branch officials say the evacuation alert stemming from the Drought Hill fire for one property on MacKinnon Road has been rescinded. According to a release issued by the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre on August 13, the fire is 100 per cent contained and 50 fire personnel will be mopping up the area and monitor hot spots for the remainder of the week.

The fire, which reached 40 hectares in size at its peak, broke out on the north side of Highway 97C, known as the Okanagan Connector, about three kilometres from the Highway 97 interchange at approximately 2:30 p.m. on August 7.

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Habitat for Humanity development in motion Continued from page 1

building permit application at that time.

“We are really excited about going ahead with this,” Habitat for Humanity executive director Deborah Guthrie told council at the conclusion of Tuesday’s public hearing.

“It’s something that Peachland needs.”

“There is this misconception that we give homes away and we do not do that,” Guthrie told The View in an interview earlier this spring.

“Our partner families work very hard to fulfill their commitment to us and it’s an important piece of the relationship.”

Guthrie told The View the partner families who will occupy the homes are also required to invest a significant contribution of their time to the project. “One of the main pillars of the Habitat policy is 500 sweat equity hours that the partner families contribute in some way to the Habitat affiliate,” Guthrie explained.

However, she added, when it comes to building the housing, Habitat for Humanity will also be seeking volunteer labour from the community to help make the project a reality.

In November 2013, Peach-

land council agreed to donate the .73-acre municipally owned Princeton Avenue property, currently occupied by the food bank and potters guild, to Habitat for Humanity for the purpose of developing an affordable housing project. Council also agreed to waive development fees and permits, Development Cost Charges (DCCs) and community amenity contributions. The existing food bank and pottery studio buildings, which have reached their end of life cycle, will be demolished. A new location was found for the Peachland Food Bank in the downtown area between 5th and 6th Streets, while CAO Elsie Lemke continues to collaborate with the guild in their search for a new suitable location.

Though the HFH’s proposal passed its third reading unanimously at Tuesday’s meeting, some councillors and members of the audience expressed concerns.

One audience member told Guthrie he was unsure of HFH’s mandate and was curious as to whether or not the prospective residents would “flip” the homes if they decided they didn’t like the area.

Guthrie pointed out that Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that works Brewith

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BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS - Local youth ambassadors helped members of the community start their day right with

a royal brunch held at the Peachland Community Centre on August 10. The event, which included the annual Ambassadors Cake Auction, was supported by more than 50 community members, with proceeds from the meal and the auction going towards the Peachland Youth Ambassadors program. Celebrating a successful morning, from left to right are: B.C. youth ambassador candidate Nav Takhar, Peachland ambassador candidate in waiting Nicholas Nixon, outgoing Peachland ambassador Liam McDonald, former youth ambassador and the event’s master of ceremonies Stacey Takenaka, outgoing Peachland ambassador Tayler Pelland, and Castlegar youth ambassadors Sophie Jansen and Alexanderia D’Onofrio.

CMHC to provide affordable home ownership for low-income families that could not otherwise qualify for mortgage financing.

The organization builds lowincome homes using donated goods and community volunteer labour.

“The homeowner still pays for the home,” she told the audience.

“But through a no-interest, no down-payment mortgage with manageable payments. There are a lot of stipulations when it comes to getting assistance for subsidized housing. One of them is that their current living conditions are almost unhabitable, and

they must have children. This is geared toward helping families – and most times their current living situation is almost deplorable when they come to us.”

Councillor Terry Condon told the crowd he still fully supported the change of land use but had some reservations about “legal matters.”

“I like the project,” he reiterated.

“I think it’s very worthwhile, I am just cautious about proceeding with a fourth reading without getting the land title permits legitimized. It seems to me we should ensure the people

who reside on the property that this development is encroaching on, on Sanderson Avenue, are on board before we start digging holes.”

But Gain says an encroachment agreement will be considered for approval at the time that the variances are approved and will not be necessary once the property has been consolidated.

“But that could take many months,” she noted.

“Rather than hold the application up we are entering into the agreement for the intervening time. None of the buildings will be impacted.”

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inter-community stops between Osoyoos and Kelowna International Airport, including stops in Oliver, Okanagan Falls, Penticton, Summerland, Peachland, West Kelowna and Kelowna.

The flat one-way fee for passengers in Osoyoos will range from $15 to Oliver to $45 to Orchard Park Mall in Kelowna and $45 to Kelowna International Airport.

Rates to Peachland are $35, $20 to Penticton and $25 to Summerland.

“Having a regularly scheduled transportation link between Osoyoos and Kelowna is something we have needed for years,” said South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce president Myers Bennett. “Tourists flying into Kelowna and Penticton airports have been looking for an easy way to come and stay at our resorts and our residents have wanted more than one time option during the day to connect to our neighbouring communities and airports for appointments and flights.”

The South Okanagan is promoted and marketed as a world-class tourism destination but was lacking an efficient, effective and easy to access regional transportation system, said Glenn Mandziuk, president and CEO of the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association.

“This new shuttle service is a major step forward for the South Okanagan…to attract new tourists and business travellers,” he said. “What makes this

project a success right out of the gate is the strong public and private partnerships that have been forged in the delivery and marketing of this shuttle.”

Peachland Chamber of Commerce president Dave Collins told The View he offered kudos to the organizations that partnered to bring the project to fruition, and offers his full support.

“I think this is great project, and though I don’t see any direct benefits to our economy, I see it as a great service that our residents can benfit from and I want to help keep it viable and robust.”

The vision for a South Okanagan shuttle service was launched more than a year ago as numerous community-based partners joined together to discuss the concept of providing air travellers with improved ground transportation options to the airports in Kelowna and Penticton.

Through a Request for Proposal process, Let’s Go Transportation was awarded the

contract that will provide daily service that will include four round trips from Osoyoos to Kelowna as well as the 10 inter-community stops at easy to access pickup and drop off areas in all of the communities.

“We plan to give our passengers the best in customer service and a value-added experience when they step onto our shuttles,” said Birgit Santana.

Kevin Howlett, Air Canada’s senior vicepresident of regional markets, said his company views this new shuttle service as a unique opportunity to connect air travellers to both airports to the entire South Okanagan.

“We are delighted to work together with the SOCC, TOTA and Kelowna Airport to promote an efficient and economical shuttle service for our customers flying in and out of the Okanagan Valley,” said Howlett. “Air Canada’s flights from Kelowna and Penticton all connect with our extensive worldwide network from our Van-

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couver, Calgary and Toronto hubs and Let’s Go Transportation shuttle is a wonderfully convenient option for both local residents and visiting customers alike to travel between the airports and the wide array of vibrant resorts, wineries and communities in the Okanagan Valley.”

The earliest daily pickup from Osoyoos will be at 7:30 a.m. at Nk’ Mip Resort. The last passengers will be

dropped off at the Watermark Beach Resort at 11:45 p.m. and Nk’ Mip Resort at 11:55 p.m. The earliest pick up of passengers will be at 4:10 a.m. from the Petro Canada station in Penticton for those who have to catch the earliest flights leaving Kelowna International Airport.

Let’s Go Transportation has been offering shuttle services to residents in the Central and North Okanagan

for several years and adding to their fleet and extending services to the South Okanagan is a natural fit, said Birgit Santana.

Let’s Go started as a shuttle service out of Los Angeles International Airport several years ago and expanded to the Okanagan Valley three years ago.

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After many months of hard work and negotiations, residents across the South Okanagan will now be able to connect between communities and get to the Kelowna International Airport after the official launch of the Let’s Go ground shuttle service.

Shuttle service between the communities spread across the South Okanagan officially began Monday morning with four daily round trips offered between Osoyoos and Kelowna International Airport.

“With this new transportation link, I believe it will open up some great economic development opportunities,” said Town of Osoyoos Mayor Stu Wells, who was one of several dignitaries who attended last Friday’s official launch of the new shuttle service outside the Nk’ Mip Cellars Winery in Osoyoos.

“Now that this service is up and ready to go, we have to make it work because there are some tremendous opportunities now available to us.”

Partners from several organizations, including the South Okanagan Chamber of Commerce, Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, Greater Westside Board of Trade and Air Canada were on hand to announce the launch of the new daily scheduled shuttle service from Osoyoos to Kelowna International Airport.

Customers will be shuttled in modern, air-conditioned 15-passenger vans initially, but Let’s Go Transportation owners Birgit and Fabio Santana said they will be looking at expanding the current fleet if there is sufficient demand for their service.

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PEACHLAND VIEWS Residents send big thank yous to local firefighters As residents at the end of Gladstone Rd. we are extremely grateful to the firefighters, who raced past our place to contain the blaze only about one half a kilometre from our residence. The helicopters flying no more than 50 feet above our roof, rattled our windows – a sound of caring people!

The wonderful paths from Harrington Court up to the fire certainly

speeded up the entry into the fire zone.

Thus we are also thankful to whoever built those trails for the firefighters to use. I do hope we eventually get a connected network of trails up in those hills, so that in case of fire the ground crews can reach the blaze in an efficient way. Thanks again firefighters!

Chris Muendel, Peachland

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I have read with interest the recent letters to the editor concerning climate change. Here is some information that I hope readers will find helpful in trying to sort out what to believe and what to do.

First, the vast majority of scientists working on climate and related subjects in the western world accepts that the climate is warming and that human activity is the primary cause. Of course, there are scientists, some of them prominent scientists, who do not believe the climate is warming or, if it is, that humans have anything to do with it. This is not surprising; scientists disagree about everything.

However, five recent carefully conducted surveys of climate scientists and other professionals working on climate related issues showed that between 82 per cent and 98 per cent of those surveyed agreed that climate change was occurring and that it was largely caused by humans.

Only one to six per cent of those surveyed believed that humans had little or no effect on climate. This is a remarkable degree of consensus among professionals who make their living by disagreeing with one another.

Second, how do we know that climate is warming and that it is caused by the accumulation in the atmosphere of carbon dioxide and a few other gases from human use of fossil fuels? This conclusion is based on three kinds of evidence: theory, observation and models.

The theory emerged 200 years ago. Since early in the 19th century it has been known that certain gases in the atmosphere (what we now call “greenhouse gases”) help keep the earth warm by absorbing energy from the sun during the day and radiating it back to the earth at night and that changes in the amounts of these gases could affect climate.

In 1896, Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish scientist, calculated that a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels would result in a 5 - 6°C increase in surface temperature of the earth.

The theory is solid. No one disputes it.

Observation supports the theory. Routine measurement of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere began in the late 1950s but it is possible to estimate concentrations earlier in time by analyzing bubbles of air trapped in Arctic ice.

These measurements show that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased from about 0.028 per cent at the start of the industrial revolution to almost 0.04 per cent today, an increase of more than 1.4 times.

Global average temperature has tracked the increase in carbon dioxide quite closely, rising from an average of about 13.5°C at the start of the industrial revolution to about 15°C today.

From theory and observation, therefore, we know that the earth is warming up, that it is caused by increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and that burning fossil fuels is the primary source of greenhouse gases today.

Theory and observation tell us what is happening today and in the past. If we want to look to the future, however, we must turn to climate models. Although the early climate models were rather crude, current models are very sophisticated and we can place considerable confidence in their ability to project future climate.

We can have this confidence because the models have predicted past climates very well and for some time now have also predicted climate change a few years ahead very well.

These models predict that, if we continue to burn fossil fuels at the rate we are today, global temperature will increase by at least 2°C over the next century. Temperature increases more toward the poles than at the equator. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that average temperature in the U.S. will increase 2 to 6°C by 2100 depending on greenhouse gas emissions.

We can expect, therefore, that the world, and Peachland, will get much warmer in the future. For us here in the Okanagan the most immediate local consequences of climate change will be increased wildfires and reductions in water supply.

Unfortunately, increasing temperature is not the only consequence of increasing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Other unpleasant and dangerous changes in our environment go hand in hand with global warming. These include increased frequency and intensity of storms, longer and more intense droughts, rising sea level, and acidification of the ocean.

Global warming and its associated effects are real, they are happening now, and their consequences for humanity are predominantly bad.

As Burt Putt pointed out, we have the technologies to greatly reduce our use of fossil fuels if we have the courage and the will to pursue them.

Michael Healey, Professor emeritus, UBC

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Majority of summer fires said to be human-caused Continued from page 1

Though the tinder-dry conditions this summer have been less than helpful, Winter said, the greatest threat when it comes to wildfires in the Okanagan Valley appears to be humans.

Winter says the Drought Hill fire, which falls into the Penticton fire area, is suspected to have been human-caused.

This brings the total number of human-sparked incidents this summer to 37 of a total 57.

Winter further added that in the Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes Kelowna,

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RCMP officers said that they dealt with several episodes of boaters getting in the path of water bombers loading up in Okanagan Lake, during the Drought Hill fire. Kelsey Winter, a fire information officer with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources says this impedes firefighting efforts and hopes boaters will be more cautious.

there have been a total of 260 fires.

Of those incidents, 140

were caused by humans and 120 by lightning.

Winter pointed out that

another safety concern of note over the weekend was boaters getting in the path of water bombers loading up in Okanagan Lake, during the Drought Hill fire.

“I understand that it’s interesting to watch, and people want to get photos for Facebook or whatever, but when they get too close it does impede our efforts and we hope if we get the message out people will take that seriously,” she explained.

“RCMP ended up having to get involved this weekend. We don’t want that to happen again.”

As a result of high to extreme fire hazard and

extremely dry conditions in the area, the District of Peachland has closed several municipal parks until further notice: • Pincushion Mountain Park and Trails; • Pincushion Place Park; • MacKinnon Park; • Sanderson Park; and • Mountain View Park (except the riding club land and premises located at 5380 Princeton Avenue).

In addition, the following regional parks are closed until further notice: • Hardy Falls Regional Park; and • Trepanier Creek Greenway Regional Park.

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Questions on the First Nations Financial Transparency Act MP Dan Albas Commentary Recently I have received a number of inquiries on the First Nations Financial Transparency Act. In large part, the comments have been raised over the financial disclosure (as required under the law) that a B.C. First Nations chief from the Kwikwetlem First Nation received over $914,000 in the 2013/2014 fiscal year.

Further commentary occurred this week when it was reported that if elected to government, the leader of the Liberal Party would scrap the new First Nations Financial Transparency Act. The bill was opposed by the Liberals in the House of Commons. This leads to the question: what is the First Nations Financial Transparency Act? A brief summary of this act, which recently came into force, is that it requires First Nations to publicly disclose consolidated financial statements that include financial information on how much individual First Nations leaders are being paid, including expenses. In short, the same type of information that is publicly available from other levels of government.

Why the need to make this disclosure requirement a law? It should be pointed out that in some cases there are First Nations communities that have, for some time, voluntarily provided this information to band members.

However, in other cases this information was

unavailable and in some situations band members were unsuccessful in having this information provided to them.

Some have suggested that this may dissuade interested band members from inquiring further out of fear of repercussion. In these situations, the only recourse for a band member was to appeal directly to the Minister of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

Rather than have the minister deal with such requests on an ad hoc basis, a more fair and balanced approach is to create a standard that applies equally across the board to ensure information can be easily found by band members.

Accountability is a basic principle of democratic governance and it is important for all elected officials to be

held to account by the citizens who elect them.

Increased information through disclosure can also help provide clarity and put to rest allegations and rumours that may be unhelpful and not factual.

My thoughts on this legislation? As most will know, I support increased accountability; however, it is also important to recognize that while one chief is paid $914,000, in our riding, for example, the chief of the Lower Nicola First Nation was paid just over $25,000 during the same period.

It is also worth recognizing that some chiefs also serve as the band’s economic development officer, an added responsibility that may understandably increase annual compensation.

I have recently been asked whether or not elected officials should be allowed to serve as

employees, particularly if they are the ones who are in charge of compensation as well as hiring.

These are good governance questions for First Nation communities. We should note that bands themselves have also become far more complex operations than many citizens may realize.

For example, the Penticton Indian Band in the 2012/2013 fiscal period received federal funding in excess of $9 million to provide many critical services to band members. As these are significant amounts with many services involved, increased accountability through the First Nations Financial Transparency Act is, in my view, helpful to provide more information for all involved.

Now that the First Nations Financial Transparency Act has

come into force and some would prefer it was scrapped, I would also be interested in hearing your thoughts on this new legislation.

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Fire season woes Dale Zimmerman Special to the Peachland View

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Members of the Peachland Boys and Girls club enjoy an afternoon of paddling on stand up boards under sunny skies.

The summer heat is here, and that means more problems with fires.

The Fire and Life Safety and Smoke Control Regulatory (Bylaw #1718, 2007, Section 9.3), states that you can not set fireworks off without a permit from the fire department. It is very easy to start a forest fire with fireworks.

This is not a bylaw, but common sense. If a homeowner lets dry grasses and other flammable materials build up on and around their property, it can become a fire hazard.

Store your firewood as far away from the house as possible. It is also a good idea to keep your grasses alive and well with a bit of water now and then. You can water on even and odd days of the week, depending on what your house number ends with.

Even numbered addresses can water on even numbered days of the month and odd numbered addresses on odd days.

If you see any firefighting equipment on the lake please be sure to give them lots of room to fill their buckets and planes. We all need to do our part to keep our community safe.

If you see any smoke in the forest please call *5555 to report as soon as possible.

Many of the bylaws of Peachland are posted on our website and can be viewed by anyone free of charge. These notes are from the bylaws but have been edited, please check our website for the exact wording at www.peachland.ca or you can purchase a copy of a bylaw at City Hall.

Negotiations will put an end to teacher bargaining limbo Moyra Baxter Commentary The flyers we receive with our newspapers are advertising the backto-school sales. This is the time of year when students and teachers usually prepare for the new school year with

excitement and perhaps some trepidation. Yet, as I write this, there has been no conclusion to teacher bargaining here in B.C. and it is still uncertain whether schools will open on September 2.

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regard to teacher bargaining. Just over a year ago, the provincial government took control of the BC Public School Employers’ Association. The BCPSEA Board consisted of nine elected school trustees, one of whom served as the chair, along with two appointees from the Public Sector Employers’ Council and two from the Ministry of Education. There were also two non-voting members, a superintendent of schools and a school district secretary-treasurer. This board of directors was replaced by an appoint-

ed public administrator.

In essence, the provincial government, in my opinion, took absolute control of bargaining with the teachers of the province. Although BCPSEA remains the bargaining agent for all 60 boards of education, how it operates, who it is accountable to, and who is in charge, has changed dramatically.

Since then, there has been what could be described as a standoff, stalemate, or a deadlock. Any way we describe it, everything came to a head with the rotating strikes in May, the lockout imposed by

government, and the full-blown strike in the middle of June.

The effect that the job action had on our students and parents is well documented, especially for those students who were graduating this year. Teachers, too, have been affected, and are also waiting to see if they can prepare for school opening on September 2.

On August 6, I called a special public board meeting to discuss both the BC School Trustees’ Back to School Action Plan, and the proposed meeting between the BC Teachers’ Federa-

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tion and the BC Public School Employers’ Association. The board decided to endorse the BCSTA’s Action Plan and to ask the BCTF and BCPSEA to consider the plan during any negotiations. The board particularly asked that any funds saved during the strike action go back into the public education system and not be used for any other purpose. This, of course, included not using such funds for the recently announced $40 per child /per day payment to parents of students under 13 years of age if there not be an agreement by September 2.

On Friday, August 8, the BC Teachers’ Federation and the BC Public School Employers’ Association met to discuss moving forward with bargain-

ing, which had been in limbo since June. Prior to the meeting, the Minister of Education and the BCTF spokesperson both stated that they had new items to bring to the table. I hope that by the time you read this, the dispute will be over and everyone can get on with working together for the public school students of British Columbia.

If you would like more information on the BCSTA Back to School Action Plan, or the letter our board wrote to all parties involved in teacher bargaining, please let me know.

Moyra Baxter is a school trustee and currently serves as Chairperson for the Central Okanagan Board of Education.

She can be reached at moyra.baxter@sd23. bc.ca or 250.767.6153.

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Peachland Fall Fair offers western flair Martha Jenkins Special to the Peachland View As the dog days of summer are upon us, the countdown begins to the 95th Peachland Fall Fair.

The fair is held at the Peachland Community and Recreation Centre on Saturday, September 6 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and on Sunday, September 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The awards ceremony will be held September 7 at 4 p.m., when the awards ceremony begins.

Our theme this year is “there’s an old west flair at the Peachland Fall Fair.” You will see country at its finest and most of our sections will have special prizes for entries in the themed categories.

There is still plenty of time to get your baking and preserves done, perk up your flowers and finish off the final stitching on your needlework.

Be sure to save the best of the fruit and nuts for fresh picking, coax along your vegetables, prepare your honey, and convince your laying chickens to give you their best eggs.

Don’t forget to finish that special handicraft, get your vases ready for your flower arranging, sample your wine and beer, get them bottled, preserve all your best memories on film or digital clips and print them off for entry into the photography section.

If you have children, dig out their best projects from school last year or hope for a few cloudy days and have them get their own projects ready for the fair.

Most of the sections have categories for junior entries and the children can win ribbons, prizes and money.

You can still pick up the fall fair booklet at different businesses around town, or you can go online at www.

PeachlandFallFair.ca to find all the categories and general rules and regulations.

Entry fee is 50 cents

for adult sections and 25 cents for junior sections.

Advance exhibitor tag sales at the community centre are on Tuesday, September 2, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., and again on Friday, September 5 from 10 a.m.

- 1 p.m.

If you have a number of items for entry, it is highly recommended you get your tickets in advance as they must be filled out completely and signed by the exhibitor.

Bring in your items to the community centre on Friday, September 5 between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. You can purchase tickets to the fair at the same time if you wish.

Judging will be done Saturday morning. Along with all the displays, we have local magician Leif David performing his

spectacular illusions on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Our lovely facepainter Jessi Etchart will be with us both days, and Par-T-Perfec will have the bounce house on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For “Old West” entertainment, we have a wonderful fiddler “Just Tyme, featuring Eddie Plotnikoff” on Sunday between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Our Peachland Ladies Hospital Auxiliary will provide tea and goodies for refreshments on both days as well.

We are so fortunate to have so much community support every year. We definitely couldn’t do this without our dedicated volunteers!

Admission to the fair is $3 for adults, $1 for youth, and $.50 for children 12 and under.

Thank you all, and I will see you at the fair!

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Robert Fine and the Dreamland Band entertained an enthusiastic crowd of approximately 300 Peachlanders during the fourth installment of the Rotary Peace Concert series on August 10.

Proceeds from the concert are donated to ShelterBox, a global disaster relief program spearheaded by Rotary.

The last concert of the 2014 series will feature Cod Gone Wild, and will be held on August 17.

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SPORTS & RECREATION

Local swimmers discover Peachland’s best kept secret

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It’s one of the best kept secrets in the open water swimming community and it took place right here in Peachland. The annual Rattlesnake Island Swim attracted 142 participants in its 21st installment on August 9. Race director Leora Dahl credits this growth to the involvement of the event’s new sponsor and facilitator, Interior Savings and the Across The Lake Swim Society, respectively. Next up is the Rattlesnake Island SUP Classic on August 24. For more information or to register visit www. rattlesnakerace.com.

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Place Name

City

Time

Category

Place Name

City

Time

Category

1

Axana Merckx

Kelowna

51:09

Female 13-15

1

Tara Ivanitz

Vernon

1:57:03

Female 20-29

2

Ian Crosthwaite

West Kelowna

53:17

Male 30-39

2

Emily Epp

Kelowna

2:02:22

Female 13-15

3

Janae Hoel

Peachland

53:34

Female 13-15

3

Nathan Champness

Vernon

2:03:25

Male 30-39

4

KC Emerson

Vancouver

53:41

Female 50-59

4

Stuart Dalgleish

Calgary

2:04:58

Male 50-59

5

Maureen Corvari

Penticton

53:49

Female 40-49

5

Alesha Miller

Vernon

2:05:29

Female 20-29

6

Jonathan Arkle

Westbank

54:01

Male 20-29

6

Eden Saari

Lac Le Jeune

2:07:46

Female 13-15

7

Alyson O’Conner

Kelowna

54:08

Female 40-49

7

Brent Rogers

Kelowna

2:08:01

Male 50-59

8

Alexei Bobyrev

Richmond

55:43

Male 30-39

8

Patrick Waters

Kamloops

2:10:11

Male 20-29

9

Jodi Merckx

Kelowna

57:58

Female 40-49

9

Bruce Melton

Vernon

2:10:37

Male 65-69

10

Jennifer Brown

Langley

58:44

Female 30-39

10

Tammy Kingston

Terrace

2:12:15

Female 30-39

Westside Patio Guide BL

Sun. - Wed. Live Entertainment

7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Thurs. - Sat. 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Every Weekend!

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BLUE ROOSTER CAFE

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Saturday: J.C. Wilson Sunday: Papa Thom

Happy Appy Hour Every Day 3 - 5 p.m.

2 for 1 Appies Highballs and draft beer $3.50

Gasthaus

on the Lake Pub & Restaurant

Enjoy a cool Radler at the

Thursday is Wing Night!

40 cent wings • draft jugs $12.00

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5760 Beach Avenue, Peachland

250-767-6625

This Week’s Feature Try a pint of Radler beer on the Gasthaus’ patio! This import from Austria is light, fruity, and refreshing with none of the usual bitter taste of a “light beer”; great for hot summer evenings!

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WHAT’S ON UPCOMING EVENTS

PEACHLAND FARMERS & CRAFTERS MARKET 10am-2pm,

SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM Aug. 13-15,

Heritage Park

PARTIAL LIFEGUARD SERVICE 10-noon,

11am-4pm, Peachland Little Schoolhouse.

Roberta Farrelley’s Friday Art Club.

5-6pm, Swim Bay

PEACHLAND UNITED SERVICE 10am,

COD GONE WILD Aug.

United Church

17, Rotary Pavilion.

Part of the Rotary Peace Concert Series.

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

SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM Aug. 20-23,

Margaret’s Anglican Church

11am-4pm, Peachland Little Schoolhouse.

Angela Possak, fabric art (rug hooking) and Margaret Martin, smocking and bear making.

EMMANUEL CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 10am, Emmanuel Church, Westbank

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

RATTLESNAKE ISLAND STAND-UP PADDLEBOARD CLASSIC Aug. 24. Sign up

FULL LIFEGUARD SERVICE, 12-5pm,

at Beach Avenue and 13th St. Registration is $40. For more information call 1-844-7837737.

Swim Bay

SUNDAY TEA 1-4pm, Little Schoolhouse.

Every Sunday in July and August.

SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM Aug. 27-30,

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

11am-4pm, Acrylic artists Chris Millar & Jean Donnelley.

MONDAYS

PEACHLAND FALL FAIR Sept. 6-7, com-

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

munity centre. Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for youth and 50 cents for children 12 and under.

YOGA ADVANCED BEGINNERS 8-9am, 50+ Activity Centre

INDOOR WALKING

SUNDAYS

8-9am, community centre

JERRY DOBER BREAKFAST 8am,

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY 9:30am,

Peachland Wellness Centre

50+ Activity Centre

TAI CHI 12-1pm, 50+

PICKLEBALL ALL

Activity Centre

PLAY 1:30-3:30pm,

NEEDLE ARTS/QUILTING 1-4pm, 50+ Activ-

community centre

THE BRIDGE YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES 11am-1pm,

2:30-5pm, meet at

community centre.

Children’s drop in program, 0-6 years.

Peachland Elementary.

TWEEN DROP-IN

Grades 5-6

CHESS 1:15-3:30pm,

6-8 pm, 4th Street Place

50+ Activity Centre

YOUTH DROP-IN 3:30-

PICKLEBALL 3.0-4.0

PEACHLAND ROTARY CLUB MEETING 12pm,

TUESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 7:305pm, community centre

SUMMER DAYCAMP

8pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+

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

8am-5:30pm, Boys and Girls Club. Ages 6-12.

BRIDGE (EXPERI-

FLOW YOGA 9:05am,

Activity Centre

community centre

MID-WEEK STUDY AND CONVERSATION COFFEE 9:30am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

CARPET BOWLING 10am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre

ENCED) 7pm, 50+

WEDNESDAYS EARLY BIRD SPIN 6:15-7am, community centre

FITNESS ROOM 7:305pm, community centre

COMPUTER LITERACY

YOGA 8-9am, 50+

10am-noon, all sessions take place at Peachland Wellness Centre

Activity Centre

WELLNESS CIRCLE FITNESS EQUIPMENT GUIDES 10am. Call 250-767-2133 to register for your spot

LUNCHABLES 10:30am-1pm, Boys and Girls Club

INDOOR WALKING 8-9am, community

1:30- 3:30pm, community centre

SPIN 5:30-6:30pm, community centre

WRITER’S BLOC every second Wednesday of the month, 6:30pm, Peachland Wellness Centre.

TWEEN COOKING NIGHT 5-7:30pm,

Peachland Youth Centre.

LIONS DEN MEETING 7 pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station.

4th week: community centre. Dan 250-7679034

CENTRAL OKANAGAN MODEL RAILWAY COMPANY GROUP 7pm, Peachland Museum

e strings

AUGUST 27th, 6pm $5 COVER

9pm

1-3pm, Swim Bay. Ages 9-13.

PICKLEBALL ALL PLAY 1:30-3:30pm, community centre

TWEEN DROP-IN

community centre

AEROBICS FOR THE NOT SO YOUNG 9:3010:30am, 50+ Activity Centre. Resumes in

10am-noon, community centre

YOGA BEGINNERS 10:30-11:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

ART CLASS 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL ALL PLAY 1:30-3:30pm, community centre

YOUTH DROP-IN 3:308pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+

LADIES SNOOKER 5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

YOUTH BEACH BLAST

CARPET BOWLING

3-5pm, Swim Bay. Ages 9-13.

YOUTH DROP-IN 3:308pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+ MEAT DRAW 4-5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

10am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre

PARTIAL LIFEGUARD SERVICE 10-noon, 5-6pm, Swim Bay

FULL LIFEGUARD SERVICE 12-5pm, Swim Bay

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

5pm, community centre

SUMMER DAYCAMP

INDOOR WALKING

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB 3-5pm, Peach-

8am-5:30pm, Boys and Girls Club. Ages 6-12.

8-9am, community centre

land Youth Centre.

Ages 6-12.

PEACHLAND BOARDWALK 9:30am

FLOW YOGA 9:05-

YOUTH DROP-IN 5:30-

10:15am, community centre

9pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+

AND YOGA 9:30am.

BEREAVEMENT 10am,

6342

BRIDGE CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs)

5pm, community centre

TAI CHI 10am, Heri-

Call Dawn 250-878-

community centre

SATURDAYS

FITNESS ROOM 7:30-

PLAY 9:05-10:35am,

SPIN 9:30-10:30am,

2:30-5pm, meet at Peachland Elementary.

Grades 5-6

FITNESS ROOM 7:30-

tage Park

Angie’s Kitchen full menu 11 – 7 weekdays and 9 – 7 Sundays

TWEEN BEACH BLAST

PICKLEBALL ALL

PINCUSHION HIKE

Sign up at the Legion!

tivity Centre

FRIDAYS

FRIENDSHIP TUESDAY/MOVIE 1-3:30pm,

Golf Tourney Sept. 20

AA 12-1pm, 50+ Ac-

THURSDAYS

September.

50+ Activity Centre.

Resumes in September.

Gasthaus Pub

centre

AA 12-1pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Snooker Tourney August 23

th SCOTTY T - Lord of

STORYTIME 11:30am,

YOUTH BOXING CLUB

Peachland Wellness Centre

50+ Activity Centre 5672 Beach Avenue, Peachland 250-767-9133 Call for Info

Summer Office Hours are 9:30-11:30 am Tuesday and Friday

ion

50+ Activity Centre Peachland Library. For ages 3 to 5. Until Apr. 24.

ity Centre. Resumes in September.

PEACHLAND LEGION

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IRON AND SILK EXERCISE 10:45am-noon,

O G N BI We are in need of a manager;

training will be provided.

Give it some thought!

Most classes are on during August!

Check our posted schedule on the centre’s door.

Membership required to attend; full schedule will begin in September.

Looking forward to seeing you all back!

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DIVERSIONS

HOROSCOPE

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1. Derived from senses 10. Extemporaneous 12. Japanese religion 13. Body louse (slang) 15. Most adroit 16. Formatted electronic data 18. An alternative 19. 3rd largest whale 20. 6th tone 21. Gentlemen 24. Car mechanics group 27. Breakfast pastry 30. Where one sits 31. Oh, God! 33. Scientific workplace 34. No seats available 35. MN 55120 37. Assistance 39. Environmental Protection Agency 41. Reconstruct 42. Russian ruler 44. Female Muslim quarters 47. Radioactivity unit 48. Window glass 49. Atomic #18 50. Consume 52. The golden state 53. Mosquito disease 56. Authoritatively ordered 61. Yielding 62. On all sides 63. Br. romantic poet 65. Cruel vocal quality CLUES DOWN 1. Irritated state 2. Sea eagle 3. Fish capturing devices 4. An informal photograph 5. Old English 6. Competes 7. Pressed a shirt 8. Averse to others 9. Mother of Apollo 10. Radio frequency 11. Have already done 12. Baseball championship playoffs World __ 14. Snakelike fishes 15. Br. slang for sleep 17. Telegraphic signal 22. More scarce 23. Step excavation of ore 24. Envision 25. A gelling agent in foods 26. Impatient expectancy 28. Civil Rights group

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, you may have to make a few minor changes to your original plan, but other than those minor adjustments there is nothing standing in your way this week.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Home improvement projects continue to pile up, Taurus. Use this week as an opportunity to get everything in motion and on the path to completion.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

A few more tweaks and your master plan will be complete, Gemini. Now you just need a few able-bodied volunteers to work with you through some of the hard labor.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, a late-summer trip makes the perfect finale to a few good weeks of recreation. A little adventure is in your future, so make the most of this opportunity.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, once you have your mind made up, it is extremely difficult to sway your opinion. Others will try this week to get you onto their side. But you’re just not feeling it.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 29. 3rd largest Balearic island 32. Mama’s partner 36. Head gesture 38. Moved to music 40. N. & S. of the new world

43. Discern the written word 44. Thigh of a hog 45. Mures river city 46. Crew member 51. Liang weight units

54. __ Angeles 55. Adrenocorticotropin 56. Mend a sock 57. Shallowest Great lake 58. Gadidae fish

59. Area floor coverings 60. Point midway between NE and E 64. “You know” in Canada

SUDOKU

Virgo, whether you have been lucky or unlucky in love as of late, this is the week for some romantic surprises. Your entire perspective could be turned on its head.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

A small disappointment has you out of whack, Libra. Don’t let it get to you for too long. Family members will help pull you out of a brief funk and get you on your feet.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, you may be ready to make some really big changes.

Forge ahead with the plans you have created, and you will be glad for having done so.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Financial issues come to the forefront of a relationship, Sagittarius. Keep arguments from escalating by being open and honest about all purchases. Things can be worked out together.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Few things can wipe away the smile on your face this week, Capricorn. You are in an eternally good mood, and your positivity is intoxicating to others around you.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, you will have an enormous sense of accomplishment when you finish a task you thought above your skill level.

Always believe in yourself.

Level: Intermediate

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

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

There is little room for things other than work this week, Pisces.

Now is not the time to take on new chores. Save them for later.

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No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent Elaine Diggle Peachland United Church In my column last month, I spoke of choices, how we make them, and how we live through the choices we make. We took a brief overview of some of Abraham and his wife Sarah’s choices and then segued to some of their grandson Jacob’s disastrous choices. One of our troubles is that, in our so very individualistic society, we tend to forget that our choices influence not only our own lives, but also the lives of those around us and those who come after us.

Sitting in my favourite coffee house to write this column I had to stop to think, that even the type of coffee that I choose to drink has ramifications far beyond the gratification of my taste buds. My choice affects the livelihood of those who roast the coffee, often here in Canada, the livelihoods of the coffee farmers in Sumatra or Ethiopia or Kenya or...and so it goes on. Anyone who says that their actions/ choices have no bearing on other peoples’ wellbeing, that they are their own business, has not clearly thought through how life works.

John Donne, 15731631, English poet, cleric and MP in his Meditation XVII expressed this so well: “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manner of thy friends or of thine own were; any man’s death

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As we have such a wonderful record of some of the major decisions that Abraham and Sarah made in regard to their family/household, and of the major choices/decisions that their descendants for the next three generations made, we can see quite graphically how our decisions affect not only our own lives but those of our descendants as well as those around us.

Abraham and Sarah, like so many who emi-

grate to new countries, wanted a wife for their son Isaac from the old country and by their tradition a niece. And so after many travels, Rebekah was added to their family. While this means that she came from the same cultural background, she also brought similar family traits which were magnified as they were passed down to her and Isaac’s sons Esau and Jacob. In particular Jacob seemed to carry an extra helping of the “trickery, get what I want at all costs” gene along with the “favour one child over another” gene.

Both these genes dogged Jacob and his decisions his whole life, and of course affected his relationships with his own children and deeply affected his children’s relationships with each other.

Not taking cognizance of the disastrous effect that his mother’s favouring of him over his older brother Esau, had on their relationship (schism), he too favoured a son, his tenth, over all his other sons. Joseph got the special clothes, didn’t have to go out and work with the animals in the fields, and was encouraged to see himself as

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He even had dreams that reinforced this sense of supremacy which, of course, he related to his brothers, stirring up even more friction, disharmony and dissension. A very real recipe for the disaster that occurred when Joseph was seventeen.

His father sent him off to see how his brothers were faring many miles away near Shechem where they were pasturing the flocks. Just like the Douglas Lake cattle ranch in B.C. (about half a million acres), Jacob’s flocks needed a large area to graze

over and so Joseph had to travel even farther to find his brothers and the flocks.

Being so far from their father’s oversight offered the brothers a choice of dealing with their detested brother and covering it up so that no blame fell on them. After some second thoughts about actual murder, they hit upon selling Joseph into slavery instead when a caravan of Ishmaelite traders happened by on their way to Egypt. Jacob was told that Joseph was killed by wild animals (the evidence being his wonderful coat covered

with goat’s blood), and so Jacob lived, almost to his time of death, in deepest mourning for his most favoured and beloved son.

But this is not the end of the story. God was not finished with this family.

As in our lives, when we have been granted the opportunity to make some restitution in our broken relationships, Joseph and his kin were reunited shortly before his father Jacob died.

But that is another story. May we too learn from our mistakes and take opportunities for reconciliation when they are presented.

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Historic Okanagan opera examines origins of Ogopogo and, except for a 1954 broadcast on CBC radio and a student version produced in the 1990s by Phyllis Delphine Derickson has an audacious ability to Mailing, disappeared into obscurity.

Derickson said it wasn’t until Vancouver-based turn any situation into an opportunity. Raised on the Penticton Indian Band First Nation reservation opera singer Heather Pawsey was preparing for the in a home without electricity or running water, the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition in Westbank First Nation elder recalls her discovery of 1995, that The Lake resurfaced.

Eager to perform a new aria, Pawsey embraced recorded music.

“When I was about six or seven years old I heard The Lake, and enlisted Turning Point Ensemble to music playing from a gramophone that you could perform a small concert version, prior to which she wind up, and I heard this song. I was laying in bed co-hosted the symposium that led to her introduction to Derickson. listening to it and I cried – it “I went backstage afterbrought tears to my eyes it

[My father] told me I ward to introduce myself and was so beautiful. I wanted to be a professional singer from could play around with share my thoughts on how they approached The Lake’s that day on.” my voice. He said I spiritual significance,” DerFascinated with the art of explained. “Heather making music since early could do anything with ickson sings beautifully, but there childhood, Derickson said a couple of lines I didn’t she fell instantly in love with it. And before he died were like – I feel the need to point performing. things out because ac“After that I would sing he told me I could even those curacy is so important.” any song that came along – A collaborative relationWestern, pop, you name it. sing opera if I wanted ship quickly formed and the If you ask my brothers and to.” final result has been described sisters they would tell you, I as “a fully integrated evening would sing as I was working Delphine Derickson of vibrant historical Canadian around the house – it didn’t opera that highlights contemmatter who was around.”

Derickson credits her father, a professional singer porary Syilx culture.”

The new version of the iconic opera, which stars and musician, for teaching her how to “exercise” Pawsey as Susan Allison and Derickson, who is the her voice. real-life descendant of The Lake character Johnny “He always encouraged me,” she explained.

“He told me I could play around with my voice. MacDougall, in an integral role, also features music He said I could do anything with it. And before he and dance created especially for the new production.

The Lake is being presented by Vancouver-based died he told me I could even sing opera if I wanted chamber ensemble Turning Point Ensemble and Asto.”

As an adult, Derickson has devoted her life to the trolabe Musik Theatre. To bring the project to life, preservation of her Okanagan Syilx traditions and the ensembles have partnered with Quails’ Gate language. She currently works as an instructor and Winery, the site of Allison’s original homestead.

For Derickson, the involvement of the Westbank translator at the Sensisyusten House of Learning at First Nation, and the historical significance of the Westbank First Nation.

Derickson’s determination to bring share her cul- stage she will perform on when the show makes its ture with non-Aboriginal people is based on strong debut on August 15, is as critical to her work at Sensisyusten House as the story she will be telling. beliefs.

“The collaboration is important. Getting the As president of Language Association, and Language Authority Officer for the entire Okanagan stories out there and celebrating our culture and Valley, Derickson takes pride in passing on the lan- working together, will go a long way to straightguage, songs and stories of the Okanagan people the ening out the misconceptions – there are still too way it is “supposed be passed on.” She says grow- many.”

The Lake premieres on August 15 at 8 p.m., and ing up in a community that maintained its culture changed the course of her life and she wants the runs until August 17. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.thelake.brownpaperticksame for others.

The award-winning performer says she sees con- ets.com or the Quails’ Gate Winery tasting room nections between opera – an art form rooted in and gift shop.

European traditions – and indigenous culture.

In 2012 Derickson attended a public symposium dedicated to the discussion of The Lake, a Canadian chamber opera based on the life story of pioneer Susan Allison, and the events surrounding the first sighting of Ogopogo, or N-ha-a-itk.

Commissioned by an Ontario-based organist in 1951, The Lake was composed by Barbara Pentland St. Margaret’s and Dorothy Livesay. In crafting their historical Anglican Church masterpiece, Pentland and Livesay delved heavily into Allison’s tale – visiting Allison’s log cabin, which later served as the tasting shop at Quails’ Gate Winery in Kelowna, interviewing residents Grace Lutheran who had known the family, and drawing on local Church First Nations stories.

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Westbank First Nation elder/singer, Delphine Derickson, left, opera singer and Heather Pawsey star in The Lake/N-ha-a-itk, which makes its Okanagan debut on August 15.

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