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August 29, 2014 / Volume 10 Number 35 / www.peachlandview.com
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AT A GLANCE
The BC Wildlife Federation’s Wild Kidz day camp offered 20 local children the opportunity to participate in numerous fish and game-related activities while learning the conservation of wildlife and the environment. page 10
Aussie artist brings the outback to Peachland
Born in Western Australia, artist Anne Gidluck was often inspired by the brilliant colours of the landscape. page 15
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Elections are still a few months away, but nomination is now underway in the Regional District of Central Okanagan. Nomination papers are available for the Regional District of Central Okanagan director and school trustee elections on November 15. page 3
Environmental camp helps kids discover the great outdoors
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School District 23 is waiting, like everyone y else, to see if classrooms C will open for students on Y September 2. Size ratio: 3.1254 in x 1.4478 in But board chair Moyra Baxter isn’t holding her breath. “I’m not terribly op-tagline m Tagline The Discovery Computers’ beyond timistic otherwise with altered what isthe param happening right now with the state of affairs. We want the parties to get together to nego1 tiate,” Baxter said in P an interview with The View. “We believe if they sit down together and do this properly ERIN CHRISTIE COOL CUSTOMER - Peachlander David Cramer gave Blue Rooster patrons a reason to “pause for a cause” Tuesday morning by taking the Ice they will. It doesn’t take Bucket Challenge in memory of his wife, Fay. The challenge, which has become an international social media phenomenon, involves people getting weeks. You can come to doused with buckets of ice water on video, posting that video to social media, then nominating others to do the same, all in an effort to raise amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) awareness. People can either accept the challenge or make a donation to an ALS charity of their choice, or do both.
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Chamber seeking bigger budget for new strategy Erin Christie / Peachland View In his efforts to foster more growth in Peachland’s business community, Peachland Chamber of Commerce executive director Patrick Van Minsel says the organization has developed a new strategy to attract new businesses to the area. But the Belgium-born bed and breakfast owner says it won’t come cheap. Van Minsel requested an increase of roughly $31,000 more per year to operate the visitor centre and implement their new strategies. This increase would bring the annual budget from $48,000 ($46,000 of which comes from council via the Fee for Service agreement) to $79,000. Van Minsel says a bigger budget is necessary to keep up with the visitor centre’s increasing operating costs, employee wages and marketing initiatives including promotional projects and special events such as the annual golf tournament, fashion show, the Festival of Trees, the business expo, the
chamber’s awards night and a brand new Shop Local Christmas campaign. Van Minsel said he also hopes to create a relocation package for residents and businesses, as well as a website for prospective business owners that highlights available commercial and retail properties in Peachland. “We have plans,” he said. “We are in a bigger building now, we are a patron of the interpretive centre, and in order to grow it we need more money. With the current budget it’s very difficult to operate year round.” “We simply need a bigger budget.” Peachland town Councillor Terry Condon says the funds from the fee for service agreement are allocated strictly to run the visitor centre, not to fund chamber activities. “The chamber leases half of the Peachland Primary School building for one dollar. They don’t have to worry about rent, just the cost of operating See CHAMBER on page 2
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