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KALYA DEVLIN WAS the manager at Wibit the day lifeguards Ally Benedet and Alex Taylor (shown left to right) helped save a paddleboarder from drowning.
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A 38-year-old West Kelowna man is calling Peachland Wibit lifeguard Ally Benedet “A hero! My hero!” after she and her colleagues helped rescue him from drowning just outside the water park area. “Basically, what we found there was some citizens on the beach no-
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ticed a paddleboarder in distress, got the attention of the lifeguards at Wibit and the lifeguards went out and brought the paddleboarder to shore,” fire chief Dennis Craig told the View. “He wasn’t too far off shore. He was just beyond the Wibit area, but the quick action and quick thinking of the lifeguards brought the individual to shore.” Continued on Page 2
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Quick actions of lifeguards saved a man’s life Continued from Page 1
The ordeal began last Saturday when Aaron Platz decided to try his new stand up paddleboard so he set off from near Todd’s RV & Camping and made his way south along the shore, stopping downtown. Platz had a drink downtown and a good rest before heading back. The wind had picked up and Platz recalls that when he reached the area close to the Wibit water park, as he turned to face the shore a large wave took him out. Platz says he surfaced just in time to see the next wave take his board from him almost instantly. He reached for his board, but the subsequent wave moved it out of reach. “I never saw it again after that. Immediately I knew I was in serious trouble. I rolled onto my back and as I drew breath the first wave filled my mouth with water. Kicking my legs only pulled me under the water. I was not moving at all. I thought if I could get my shoes off I might survive. I was only successful removing one. It seems like every time I cleared my mouth of water, coughing and trying to take another breath the next wave replaced all that water again. I couldn’t even scream for help,” Platz recollected in an online post. “I needed someone else there. There was zero opportunity for me to save myself. I knew there was nothing I could do to save myself. If it wasn’t for Ally I would have died,” Platz later told the View. “It just happened where a bunch of professionally trained lifeguards are. How lucky is that? I didn’t give up. I fought with everything I had and was able to dig down and find a store of energy I had no idea existed within me and fight longer and longer and longer.
I’ve never been that tired in my life,” Platz said, adding after the incident it was well over an hour before he was able to catch his breath. “My legs shut down, my arms shut down, I couldn’t move my mouth, my tongue, my jaw. I couldn’t open my eyes anymore and yet remained conscious. It was something else for sure.”
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What she did was absolutely selfless and people can have training as lifeguards but she did more than just what her training requires. That’s what I feel at least.
Platz says he doesn’t know how Benedet reached him as fast as she did. “I don’t remember seeing her because my eyes had shut at that point, but I heard her say, ‘hold on, I got you’ and I knew someone was right there beside me and then all of the sudden I felt a small lifejacket for a child pushed up under my left arm and then she got behind me and wrapped her arm around my neck and shoulder area and started to pull me backward,” Platz said. “I was just ragdoll at that point. She was pulling and really struggling and breathing hard. She wasn’t wearing a lifejacket and I was just pulling us both down. I could hear how frustrated she was because we weren’t gaining any ground because of the shoes I was wearing.”
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Soon Benedet’s fellow lifeguard, Alex Taylor, arrived with a dinghy that had a rope around it. Platz reached his right hand out of the water and made a fist around that rope, which he says was the last movement he made for over an hour. Benedet and Taylor pulled Platz onto the Wibit structure and from there pulled him into the dinghy when more help arrived. The dinghy was pulled toward the shore where paramedics and firefighters met them to help lift it to the beach. “Ally did everything right with her training. She knew to have the lifejacket in her hands and not on her person. Most people when they’re drowning are panicking. They’re going to grab you and you’re both going to drown so that’s why she thrust it at me into my chest and under my arm,” Platz said. “if Alex hadn’t have shown up with the dinghy I don’t know what would have happened but she wasn’t letting go. What she did was absolutely selfless and people can have training as lifeguards but she did more than just what her training requires. That’s what I feel at least.” Platz recognizes he made several mistakes that day that led to nearly drowning, including putting on tight velcro sandals, not wearing a lifejacket or a paddleboard leash and the decision to drink before going on the water. “I’ve never considered a lifejacket. I’m a very good swimmer. I’m very fit with extremely good cardio so I’ve never even thought about a lifejacket. It didn’t even cross my mind. I’ll never go out without one now,” he said. Platz says the experience has caused him to reevaluate his priorities in life. “Before this experience I would have listed many things that are important to me like my business and my music,
but now it’s very small…truly the only thing that matters is the relationships with the people we love and the people in our community. It’s the only thing that matters,” Platz said. Platz is grateful to the Wibit staff, the paramedics and attending firefighters, but he says he owes everything to lifeguard Ally Benedet. “They all helped for sure. They all played a big part in my rescue but there’s only one person that saved my life. I owe her everything.”
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Kokanee salmon interpretation returns to Hardy Falls JOANNE LAYH They begin life as an egg deposited by a mature female into one of two or three of her redds, or nest sites. Over winter, embryos develop inside the eggs and soon a pair of black eyes can be seen on what will one day become Kokanee salmon. The water is near freezing so the eggs grow slowly. Later, embryos emerge from their egg case and remain in the gravel. Their yolk sac is still attached, and at this stage in their development they are called alevin. The yolk sac supplies the alevin with nutrients for several months. Alevin are fairly immobile and are vulnerable to dangers in their environment such as lack of oxygen, predatory fish and hungry birds or human interventions such as bulldozing or upstream logging. Winter passes and as the snowpack melts, rushing spring waters and particles of sand carried with the f low of water signal to the tiny fish it is time migrate to the lake. Now fully developed fish, the fry migrate to the lake where they will stay to feed on plankton for most of their adult lives. When they reach about four years of age, the fish become ready to spawn. Both male and female Kokanee undergo dramatic changes in preparation for spawning. The fish have been a silvery colour until now, when the males turn bright red and develop a slightly humped back and elongated jaw while the females turn a darker shade of red.
These land-locked relatives of the Sockeye are then drawn to the creek or lake beach spawning area where they were hatched and here the females select a suitable site for her redds. The Kokanee females deposit their eggs and the male fish fertilize them, marking the end of their life cycle. Here in the Okanagan, any day now the Kokanee salmon spawning season will burst into action as streams of red fish begin to make their return through the tributaries and Okanagan Lake waterfront. In Peachland this is best seen along Deep Creek at Hardy Falls. Every Saturday and Sunday during the Kokanee salmon spawning season parks interpreters will be on hand at Hardy Falls Regional Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to answer any questions about the life cycle of Kokanee and the importance of the fall spawning ritual. To coincide with salmon spawning season, the regional district also has an exhibit on display at the Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan (EECO) called Fins and Fur, which explores the animal relationship between black bears and the spawning salmon. The exhibition runs now through Sept. 29 on Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The EECO is located in Mission Creek Regional Park in Kelowna. For more information visit rdco.com/parksevents or contact the EECO at 250-469-6140.
Bears active at Hardy Falls PEACHLAND VIEW During autumn bears actively seek food pretty much non-stop as they prepare for winter hibernation. “With ripening fruit in valley orchards and Kokanee salmon soon swimming up creeks to spawn, you can expect more bears frequenting regional parks, especially those connected to the higher elevations,” RDCO communications officer Bruce Smith says. Evidence of bear activity has already been spotted at Hardy Falls, Scenic Canyon and Glen Canyon regional parks and each year, bears are also present in other more natural regional parks like Mission Creek, Mission Creek Greenway, Bertram Creek, Johns Family Nature Conservancy, Kalamoir and Rose Valley. “This time of year, our field staff and visitors start seeing more
signs that bears are around. As sightings increase, we post signs advising that the animals may be active in the area,” Smith says. “To reduce your chance of an encounter” he says, “if possible, travel in a group, make noise or carry something that makes noise so that you make your presence known. During the fall Kokanee salmon spawning season in local creeks and rivers visitors may encounter bears bulking up on this food source. Bears fishing for food may not hear you over the noise of
the creek water. If you see a bear, give it plenty of space and stay well away from it.” People should respect all bears and anticipate and avoid encounters with them whenever possible. Bears can be aggressive, especially when defending their food or their cubs. They also have excellent senses of smell and hearing and better sight than many people might believe. Smith is also reminding dog owners that unless otherwise designated, their pets must be leashed and kept on trails at all times.
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Crime is (and should be) a big election issue LYONEL DOHERTY Can’t help but think that Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump were cut from the same greasy cloth. Did anyone really expect the prime minister to apologize after the ethics commissioner ruled that he violated the Conflict of Interest Act? Such an apology would surely admit guilt that Trudeau improperly pressured the former attorney general (Wilson-Raybould) to halt a criminal investigation against engineering firm SNC-Lavalin. This was a clear violation – using his position to influence a decision that would ultimately benefit the company. Of course, Trudeau argues that he’s not going to apologize for standing up for Canadian jobs and the families who rely on them. Good comeback, but an apology would go much further to repair his tainted reputation. Crime and politics. Crime is (and should be) a big election issue. That was evident last week in Oliver when Alberta MP Glen Motz and Conservative candidate Helena Konanz addressed a small group of supporters at Medici’s. One would think that Motz, being a former police officer, would have a genuine passion to bring change to a broken system – a system that grants bail to violent individuals and relaxes statutory release conditions for convicted rapists. But our justice system is so entrenched in protecting offenders’ rights that even Motz would have a tough time in the ring. The problem is, if a judge stepped outside of proto-
col during sentencing, an appeal by a defence lawyer would likely be successful. However, it was refreshing to see Penticton Judge Greg Koturbash reject a joint submission from the Crown and defence recently in the case of a woman who led police on a drug-fueled chase last year. Korturbash thought 17 months in jail was too lenient, so he added another 11 months to the woman’s sentence. Speaking of jail, one has to wonder if the Okanagan Correctional Centre is making any difference in reducing crime. The correctional officers are doing their best to rehabilitate the inmates, but it’s difficult the way the system is set up. That’s because the inmates basically have all of their needs taken care of in prison. With three meals a day, their favourite TV shows, a roof over their head, health coverage, schooling and learning a trade, where is the incentive to make it on the outside? We wouldn’t be surprised if released inmates purposely commit more crimes to get back in. Sounds crazy but it really isn’t.
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District council invited public feedback from the community I wish to correct misinformation in Mr. Jim Howard’s letter to the editor in the August 23, 2019 Peachland View. Mr. Howard states that council’s decision permitting dogs on beaches was done covertly. This is not the case at all. Council received written staff reports and in open Committee of the Whole and regular council meetings, discussed and debated changes to the Park Regulation Bylaw on September 5, 2017, October 24, 2017,
May 8, 2018 and June 12, 2018. In summer of 2017, public feedback was invited from the community on the topic of more or less access to dogs on our local beaches and parks and this informed council’s decisions. Yours truly, Councillor Keith Fielding, Acting Mayor
Reader seeks content that demonstrates benefits of all governments We appreciate getting the Peachland View as it provides good local news. However, it seems that your paper is biased to a conservative point of view. Bias is expected in opinion editorials and articles clearly identified from local elected officials, but the Peachland View seems to print mainly criticisms of government activities, especially federal ones.
I look forward to reading future issues of the Peachland View to read about how actions of all levels of government benefit or could benefit our area. Barry Silver, Peachland
Community groups and leaders support secure drinking water Dear Editor: This past week, Taryn Skalbania, co-founder of the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance, hosted an elegant long table lunch at her organic farm. Special guest was Green Party MLA Adam Olsen, who said he was “inspired by our community group’s work to secure Peachland’s watershed and develop ecologically sound forestry practices.” The farmhouse lunch – serving all locally sourced, delicious vegetarian fare – was funded by Taryn Skalbania personally. This luncheon is the most recent in a long string of events she has funded, to help protect the watershed for the benefit of all Peachlanders. Guests included Peachland Councillor Keith Fielding, Green Party senior
policy advisors, Summerland councillors, Peachland’s Healthy Watershed Committee, the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change and the Economic Development Committee, the BC Coalition for Forestry Reform, Apex Property Owners Association, Vernon’s Help Our Watershed Society, Peachland Residents Association and the Okanagan Sustainability Leadership Council. For those of you who do not support securing our drinking water – our most precious resource – I hope you have enough savings to purchase Perrier water for the rest of your lives. Constantine Anastasopoulos, Peachland
Friends of fire victims invite community to lend their support Below is an update on the family who lost their Trepanier Bench home, pet, vehicle and all their possessions to fire recently. As concerned neighbours we wanted to help this family, so we have set up an account In Trust for Joelle Dufour at the Peachland branch of VantageOne Credit Union, which is located in the Peachland Village mall. Please help them out if you can do so. Any amount will be truly appreciated and the great staff there will help you get your donation into the account for Joelle. I spoke with Joelle this morning and she is so grateful to everyone that has expressed their sympathy and offered a variety of items to them. She is currently staying with friends. Joelle has fortunately secured a fully furnished and equipped rental unit for the beginning of September. She will have no storage of any kind and will be living out of her suitcase for the foreseeable future, so while she greatly appreciates the offers of various household items, clothes, etc. she has absolutely no place to put them at this time.
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She will also have to look for a good, reliable used vehicle after she finishes with ICBC as she doesn’t think her vehicle will be repaired. Joelle also is very grateful to our fire chief and the young firefighter that found Winston, her cat, and helped them give him a peaceful resting place. Their kindness meant the world to her. She is also very appreciative of the firefighters that worked so hard the night of the fire. Jenna, her daughter that moved in to support her after Chris passed away suddenly last fall, also lost all her things as well. She is now looking for a job and a place to rent in Kelowna as she is planning on pursuing her education in aviation in January. These ladies will have a long road ahead of them and as neighbours, and Peachlanders, we want to help them as much as we can. Karen Onrait-Casper and Christine Heinrick, Peachland
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LOCAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES: Send information for your Peachland event to admin@peachlandview.com The Edgewater Bar and Grill is having a burger and beverage fundraiser Saturday, Sept 7 noon to 4 pm in support of Peachland Legion branch #69. Tickets, $20 each, are available at Edgewater and Peachland Legion. Tickets includes chances to win amazing prices and your burger and beverage. Vintage & Collectable Motorcycle Show Sunday, Sept. 1 from 9-4 pm at the Cenotaph along Beach Ave. Show includes vintage bikes from the 60s to present. Sponsored by the Peachland Community Arts Council.
MONDAYS FITNESS ROOM
KARATE CLASS 6-7 pm at the Little Schoolhouse
5 am-10 pm, Community Centre
YOUTH BOXING CLUB 6-8 pm, 4th St Place
YOGA (RESTORATIVE) 8 am, $5 Drop in 50+ Activity Centre
WOOD CARVERS 7 pm, 50+ Activity Centre Starts again in September
INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, Community Centre DAWN BOYS YOGA 8:30-9:30 am, $10 drop in Heritage Park Peachland VARIETY SINGERS 9:15 am Drop in from Sept to June, 50+ Activity Centre
POUND 6:45-7:45 pm, Community Centre YOGA 8:00 am & 10:00 am 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm Harbour House Yoga
TUESDAYS
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY 9:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre
FITNESS ROOM 5 am-10 pm, Community Centre
LADIES MONDAY MORNING COFFEE 10-11:00 am, Peachland Wellness Ctre Starts again Sept 9th
KCR COMMUNITY RESOURCES IMMIGRANT SERVICES Every Third Tuesday of the month, by Appointment. Call 250-763-8008 Ext. 151 Hosted by the Peachland Wellness Ctre
VINYASA FLOW YOGA 10-11 am, Community Centre PICKLEBALL DROP IN (3.75) 11:05-1:00 pm, Community Centre TAI CHI noon, 50+ Activity Centre by donation MEDITATION GROUP 11:30 am-12:30 pm, Peachland Wellness Ctr Check for location Starts again Oct 28th MINI BATTERS T-BALL 12:30-1:15 pm registered Cousins Park PICKLEBALL DROP IN (all levels) 1:00-3:00 pm, Community Centre NEEDLE ARTS/QUILTING 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre
YOGA 8-9 am 50+ Activity Center FLOW YOGA 9-10 am, 4th Street Place MID-WEEK STUDY AND CONVERSATION COFFEE 9:30 am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church THERAPEUTIC YOGA LEVEL 2 10-11 am, Community Centre CAPC CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs), 10:00-noon, Community Centre CARPET BOWLING 10 am, 50+ Activity Centre Starts again in Septembe
BRIDGE 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre
COMPUTER LITERACY 10-11 am, By appt. Please call 250-767-0141 Peachland Wellness Ctr
SPIN, CORE, STRETCH 5:15-6:15 pm, Community Centre
THERAPEUTIC YOGA LEVEL 1 11:30 am,- 12:30 pm Community Centre AA 12-1 pm, 50+ Activity Centre
Peachland Art Gallery presents “The Gallery Sessions” intimate concerts held in the Peachland Art Gallery on Sept. 1 and Sept. 18. Doors open at 6 pm; show is at 7 pm Tickets are $15-$20. To purchase tickets visit: https://linktr.ee/peachlandartgallery Little Schoolhouse is having an end of Summer Art Blowout sale on Sunday, Sept. 1 from 10 am - 3 pm. The Peachland Art Group and Passion4Art artists are clearing out their paintings in the one-day sale. Come and see their work.
MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 1-2:15 pm, Everyone Welcome Peachland Wellness Ctre Starts Again Sept 10th MAHJONG 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre POWER UP & OPEN GYM Grade 4-5, 3-6 pm, Boys and Girls Club ZUMBA 5:30-6:30 pm 4th Street Place LINE DANCING 7 pm, $4 Drop in 50+ Activity Centre Starts again in September YOGA 8:00 am & 10:00 am Harbour House Yoga
WEDNESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 5 am-10 pm, Community Centre INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, Community Centre DAWN BOYS YOGA 8:30-9:30 am, $10 drop in Heritage Park Peachland STRETCH, BALANCE & CORE 8 am, $5 Drop in 50+ Activity Centre Bring mat, Beginners welcome
PICKLEBALL DROP IN 1:00-3:00 pm All levels Community Centre
BARGAIN BIN 9:30 am-3 pm Peachland United Church
FLOW YOGA 9-10 am, 4th Street Place
BRIDGE 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre
TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS 9:15 am at Heritage Park Gazebo Hosted by Peachland Wellness Ctre. Beginners welcome
BARGAIN BIN 9:30 am-3 pm Peachland United Church
SUNSHINE SINGERS 1:15 to 2:15 pm, Peachland Wellness Ctre Last Session: June 26 Starts again: Sept 4
PICKLEBALL DROP IN 3.75 10:00-12:00 pm Community Centre
SOCIAL BRIDGE 1:15 pm 50+ Activity Centre
IRON & SILK 10:45 am 50+ Activity Centre
TWEEN DINNER NIGHT Grades 4-7, 4:30-7:30 pm, $3/session or $10/month Boys and Girls Club
ROTARY CLUB PEACHLAND 12-1:30 pm, Gasthaus Restaurant. Everyone welcome
SPIN, CORE, STRETCH 5:15-6:15 pm, Community Centre
AA 12 pm 50+ Activity Centre
CLOG DANCING 6-7 pm, 50+ Activity Centre FAMILY FISHING NIGHT 6:00-8:45 pm Peachland Pier KARATE CLASS 6-7 pm, the Little Schoolhouse YOUTH BOXING CLUB 6-8 pm, 4th St Place LIONS DEN MEETING 7 pm, 4440 5th St. every 2nd & 4th Wed, Contact: Gary 250-767-3491
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CENTRAL OKANAGAN MODEL RAILWAY COMPANY GROUP 7 pm, Peachland Museum
BARGAIN BIN 9:30 am-3 pm Peachland United Church
YOGA 8:00 am & 10:00 am 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm Harbour House Yoga
DEMENTIA CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP 10 am to 11:30 am, Peachland Wellness Ctre To register: 250-767-0141
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 10 am-12 pm, Peachland Wellness Ctre
CHESS 1:15 pm 50+ Activity Centre
PICKLEBALL DROP IN 9:05-11:00 am All levels Community Centre
WELLNESS CIRCLE 10 am-11:30 am, 2nd and 4th Wed. of each month Peachland Wellness Ctre Starts again Sept 26th
The Peachland Variety Singers start the new season on Monday, Sept. 9 at 9:30 am in the 50+ Activity Centre. New singers are most welcome. There are no auditions, just a love of music needed. Concert is on December 8. The Peachland Wellness Centre presents its annual Fall Kick-off Open House September 11 from 10 am to noon at 4426 5th Street. Drop in and see what the over 25 programs and services are all about. Coffee and goodies will be available, so mark your calendar.
THURSDAYS
ENERGY FOR WELLNESS 1:00-3:00 pm, Peachland Wellness Ctre 3rd Thur of each month Starts again Sept 19th
THERAPEUTIC YOGA 10-11 am, Community Centre CAPC CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs) 10 am-noon, Community Centre PASSION 4 ART 12 pm 50+ Activity Centre ART CLUB 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre PICKLEBALL DROP IN 1:00-3:00 pm All levels Community Centre CANASTA 1 pm 50+ Activity Centre LADIES COFFEE & CRIB 1-2:45 pm, Peachland Wellness Ctre
UKELELE 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre
LEGO TIME (ALL AGES) 3-4 pm, Peachland Library
TEEN DROP IN Grade 8+ 4-8 pm, FREE Boys and Girls Club
FEEL GOOD FRIDAYS Grade 4-7 4-8 pm, Free Boys and Girls Club
MEAT DRAW 4-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion #69, 4407-2nd St.
YOGA 8:00 am & 10:00 am Harbour House Yoga
BINGO 6:45 pm 50+ Activity Centre (doors open 5:30 pm) YOGA 8:00 am & 10:00 am 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm Harbour House Yoga
FRIDAYS FITNESS ROOM 5 am-10 pm, Community Centre
SATURDAYS FITNESS ROOM 5 am-10 pm, Community Centre
DROP IN Grade K-7 1-5 pm, Free Boys and Girls Club
SUNDAYS FITNESS ROOM 5 am-10 pm, Community Centre SUNDAY BREAKFAST 8-11 am, (no long weekends) Peachland Wellness Ctre PEACHLAND UNITED Service: 10 am, United Church ST. MARGARET’S ANGLICAN CHURCH WORSHIP 10 am, St. Margaret’s Church EMMANUEL CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 10 am, Emmanuel Church, Westbank PEACHLAND BAPTIST Service 10:30 am, Fellowship 11:30 am, 4204 Lake Ave. THE PEACHLAND WALKING CLUB 1 pm, for details visit peachlandtrekkers.ca MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm, Royal Canadian Legion #69, 4407-2nd St. MUSICAL JAMMERS 2-4 pm, 2nd and 4th Sundays (4475) 4th Street Place, Presented by the Peachland wellness Ctre
DAWN BOYS YOGA 8:30-9:30 am, $10 drop in Heritage Park Peachland
PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday worship: 2 pm, Meeting at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church
BARGAIN BIN 9:30 am-3 pm Peachland United Church
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Message from the Governor General on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Peachland Fall Fair
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A century ago, my predecessor, the Duke of Devonshire, was on hand to open the Peachland Fall Fair. I am delighted to salute you and to pay tribute to the fair a hundred years later. Peachland Fall Fair is a wonderful venue for local Peachlanders, as well as residents of the surrounding area of all of British Columbia. People of all ages come from far and wide to enjoy the food, art and crafts. The competitions showcase the artistic skills and the green thumbs of the participants - there are even categories for juniors to enter. Congratulations to the organizers and all the volunteers who work so hard to make the Peachland Fall Fair a wonderful event for all!
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Watershed Protection Alliance and others meet with Green Party MLA visiting on summer listening tour TARYN SKALBANIA
PEACHLAND WATERSHED PROTECTION ALLIANCE Five Westbank First Nations foresters and students led 10 Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance (PWPA) water advocates through proposed logging and restoration work in the Spring Lakes area last week, two kilometres from Peachland town boundaries and water intake. The group discussed fire mitigation, logging for forest health and working collaboratively with the district of Peachland on a comprehensive recreation plan for the area to ensure Nordic and biking trails are kept intact and tourism opportunities for hiking and wildlife viewing in Supernatural BC remain.
It is also notable that these same five volunteers took the initiative and their own vehicles and spent a weekend in the Trepanier community watershed, hauling out garbage from a popular illegal dumping spot. I expect the residents of Trepanier and Paradise Valley, the Trepanier Ditch Water Users Community and the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance acknowledge and appreciate their efforts for our community safety. While encouraged by the collaboration of this cleanup effort in our watershed, this is the sixth community cleanup of an illegal dump spot within the watershed boundaries in just over one year. In other activities, while on a trip to the Kelowna, Vernon and
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sues in their back yards; issues like wildfires, smoky skies and flooding in part due to climate change and exacerbated by industrial forestry. The PWPA asked the MLA to support Peachland council in their request to Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Doug Donaldson, to place a temporary moratorium on logging within our community watersheds until a comprehensive health assessment can be done to measure the integrity of what is left of our watershed after years of logging, clear cuts, pine beetle salvage, bug kill and wildfires. The PWPA also recommends that the provincial government make a bold move and adopt legislated land use zoning on crown land to protect water and non-timber resources, similar to zoning already used in urban areas, such as ALR for farmland. With this proposed land use designation, a supply of high quality, safe drinking water in community watersheds would be the dominant use. Other uses would occur to the extent they are compatible, but a conflicting or competitive use would not be permitted to occur in a community watershed.
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Motorcycle enthusiasts to congregate downtown for the inaugural Peachland Vintage and Collectable Motorcycle Show on Sunday JOANNE LAYH Someone once said, “Young riders pick a destination and go...Old riders pick a direction and go.” However they get here, motorcycle riders are expected to descend on Peachland this Sunday for the first ever Peachland Vintage and Collectable Motorcycle Show. Event organizer Boris Fudurich has been collecting and restoring motorcycles for many years. He says bikes have been on display in the valley before, but usually just piggybacked on a car show. “People go to a car show to see cars and there are a few people who are interested in the motorbikes, but it’s a car show. It’s not a bike show. So we, my peer group and myself, decided that we should have just a bike show. Being as I live in Peachland and we’ve got this beautiful lakefront, we thought it would be nice there,” Fudurich told the View. Fudurich says he’s lived in the area since 1977 and there’s never been just a bike show for vintage and collectable motorcycles. He says there have been a few featuring sports bikes but nothing to showcase vintage and collectable bikes. The valley is home to many motorcycle enthusiasts who spend summertime riding and wintertime restoring. Some of these bikes have been left as derelicts or yard art for many years and the most dedicated bike enthusiasts spend countless hours tirelessly labouring to bring them to their former glory. Fudurich says people can expect to see about 50 vintage bikes from as early as the 40s up to present, including a 1947 Indian Chief that is in like new condition. “One interesting fellow that called me and wants to come to the show is Shane Kenneally. He has set five land speed records at Bonneville [Speedway in Utah]...he’s bringing his world record setting motorcycle to our show. I think Shane Kenneally’s bike is fantastic. It’s a Yamaha 350. It’s a production bike,” Fudurich said. Fudurich says even if people aren’t motorcycle enthusiasts, the show still will be of interest to many people. He expects many older people will remember the vintage bikes and says people invariably have questions when they see vintage bikes, whether they want to know what year it is or share a story about how they had one or their dad had one. The organizers are also hoping Sunday’s show will be an opportunity for enthusiasts to meet new people in the community who share a passion for vintage and collectable bikes. “I think the highlight is going to be meeting the new people. There’s an awful lot of people coming out of the bushes with this stuff. People are phoning me from Naramata. I’ve never heard of these people and I’ve been involved for an awfully long time, and these are all new people bringing new stuff that I’ve never seen so it’s going to be very interesting to talk to those people,” Fudurich said. “It’s going to be phenomenal.” Fudurich hopes the event will provide a bit of a boost for the downtown area over the long weekend. “We’re right across the street from the restaurants and there’s a pancake breakfast [at the 50+ Activity Centre] the morning of, so a lot of the
guys are going there for breakfast...Hopefully it will grow. I think we did a good job but I’ve got nothing to compare it to. I think the people in Peachland here, some of the older folks that like I say, are maybe in their sixties or seventies, they remember some of the bikes from the early years,” Fudurich says. This inaugural bike event, sponsored by the Peachland Community Arts Council, will take place Sunday, Sept. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cenotaph along Beach Ave.
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Peachland Fall Fair Grand Aggregate Trophy will be awarded to individual with highest total points in at least three categories TAMI THERIAULT
PEACHLAND FALL FAIR Since 1919, the fall fair has been a proud part of the Peachland community. On Oct. 9, 1919, the Women’s Institute, in conjunction with the Farmer’s Institute, put on the first Fall Fair and Flower Show in Orange Hall. In 1920, the Orange Hall was sold to the Great War Veterans and later became Branch #69, Royal Canadian Legion. In those days, packed fruit was a popular item of competition. Local packing houses and individual farmers (who packed and sold their fruit under their farm names) competed very vigorously against each other for the top spot.
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In 1930, the Peachland Athletic Hall was built to serve as a community hall. The fair was suspended during the Second World War for three years. In postwar days, the Women’s Institute continued as sponsors and local organizations took a more active role in the fair. Trophies were donated and some of those still survive today. In 1965, the Women’s Institute believed they could no longer be solely responsible for the fair, thus the Fall Fair Committee was formed. In 1986, an Expo 86 Legacy Community Centre was built (the Peachland Community Centre) and that is where the Peachland Fall Fair is held today. Over the years the Peachland Fall Fair has had countless volunteers involved in keeping it going strong and our community has always come together to support the success of our fair. This is a tradition which continues in the year of our 100th anniversary. The first time I entered items into the fair was in 2016. I was so nervous to display my artwork, photography and to have the judges sample my baking, so nervous that I almost didn’t enter anything! But I did enter and what I got was such a feeling of joy and pride when I walked around to the different sections, seeing that I had won some first place ribbons (I was even excited about the honourable mention ribbons). I felt it was just so wonderful to admire all of the amazing work on display. There are some rules to follow when entering. Entries into the fair will be accepted from any resident of British Columbia. Ribbons are given for first, second and third place as well as for honourable mention. No article may be entered that has previously been exhibited at the Peachland Fall Fair. Each en-
try will be judged in a single section or category only and only one exhibitor’s name per exhibitor tag. All exhibits must be brought to the Peachland Community Centre between 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6. Flowers and fresh flower arranging only may be entered on Saturday, Sept. 7 between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. As the exhibits are an essential part of the fall fair, they may not be removed until after the close of the awards ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 8 - no exceptions. This allows the exhibits to be judged and then to be on display to be viewed by all visitors to the fair. Complete details can be found at peachlandfallfair.ca, where you can also view our online booklet showing the categories for entries. The awards ceremony takes place on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. and trophies and cash prizes will be awarded at this time. Prizes will be awarded on the basis of merit and must meet fair standards. The judge’s decision will be final in all cases. Cash prizes (unless otherwise stated) will be: • First place $3 (5 points); • Second place $2 (3 points); and • Third place $1 (1 point). The Grand Aggregate Trophy will be awarded to the individual who symbolizes a well-rounded, high achiever, having earned the highest total points with points in at least three sections. With the atmosphere of an old time country fair, right in the heart of beautiful downtown Peachland, this is a September event not to be missed. Now is your opportunity to show us your stuff. You might even win a prize.
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Beach Town Showdown to be B.C.’s only qualifying event for 2019 Canadian Finals Rodeo ladies breakaway roping SANDY CHEVALLIER
PEACHLAND RIDING CLUB On Aug. 25 the Peachland Riding Club hosted the fifth Gymkhana event of the year! The turn out and the weather were perfect for a fun day or horse events and competition. Approximately 30 – 40 competitors rode in different age and rider level categories including senior, youth, junior, peewee, nervous novice and lead line divisions. The events are all timed with electronic eyes and include keyhole race, thread the needle, surprise, jackpot, stake race, pole bending and barrel racing. Riders accumulate points based on how they place in each event and rider division and at the end of the day beautiful high point ribbons are awarded. Division winners included Kylie Haughland for senior highpoint, Lauren McGee riding Rosie for
youth highpoint, Brooke McGee riding Charity for junior highpoint, Chloe Gautron riding Crimson for peewee highpoint, Maize Gorman riding Bullwinkle for nervous novice and Taylor Baranow riding Cisco for lead line division. After the Gymkhana, the saddle series barrel race was next on the agenda and riders compete for money and the chance to win a beautiful barrel racing saddle sponsored by Diamond H Tack in Kelowna. That barrel race was won by Denise Formo from Penticton on her talented stallion, SR Check Ta Fame. Formo is also sitting first in the saddle series standings with only one race left to go in the series. We would like to congratulate one of our outstanding peewee rider, Chloe Gautron, who just competed in her first B.C. Barrel Racing Finals in Quesnel last week. Gautron competed on two hors-
es there and won the peewee division two average champion, including beautiful prizes and some money. The next big event at the Peachland Riding Club will be our newest event, The Beach Town Showdown. This event is an all ladies rodeo happening on Sept. 14 and 15. This exciting new event is a qualifying event for the Canadian Finals Rodeo being held in Red Deer this November. For the first time in history there will be a ladies breakaway roping competition at the Canadian Finals Rodeo and Peachland Riding Club is hosting the only qualifying event in B.C.! Other events at the Beach Town Showdown will be barrel racing, ladies team roping, ladies goat tying and a few events for kids, including 10 and under dummy roping. We hope to see plenty of spectators out to the Beach Town Showdown!
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Highway 97 Task Force Society to host information session HIGHWAY 97 TASK FORCE SOCIETY The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) decision about how and where Highway 97 runs through our town is happening right now. If you haven’t read the Highway 97 Peachland Study final report published by MOTI in July, do so. The easiest way to find the report online is to google “Highway 97 Peachland Transportation Study, Final Report”. This is MOTI’s message to Peachland residents. The Highway 97 issue is important to every Peachlander and MOTI is making the decision right now. Detailed maps for three routes preselected by MOTI are in Appendix A, B, C of the report: ER-A – Existing Corridor, AR-C (Route 5) - Recommended Option and AR-4 (Route 4) Additional Option. The Highway 97 Task Force Society researched, presented, supported and lobbied for one of the original five choices presented to the community in 2016. This was the lowest route that fully bypassed the town and traversed behind Pincushion Mountain. This route was not one of MOTI’s choices. Sometime in the fall of this year, a couple months from now, MOTI will hold a town meeting with the purpose of announcing their final route decision. Yes folks, our time to act is running out quickly. Get informed and become involved. If you have opinions or concerns about MOTI’s choices, voice them now. If you have an issue with MOTI deciding that one of ER-A, AR-C or AR-4 is the final route, now is the time to say so. If you do not like one, two or any of the options that MOTI has decided on, send your views to MOTI, our MLA Dan Ashton, our MP Dan Albas and to the Peachland Council. These people work for us. Make your voice heard now. • MOTI: peachland97study.bc.ca, 250-712-3660, 300-1358 St Paul St., Kelowna, BC, V1Y 2E1; • MLA Dan Ashton: dan.ashton.MLA@leg.bc.ca, 866-487-4402, 210-300 Riverside Dr, Penticton, BC, V2A 9C9; • MP Dan Albas: dan.albas@parl.gc.ca, 800-665-8711, 2562-B Main St., West Kelowna, BC, V4T 2N5; and • District of Peachland: 5866 Beach Ave., Peachland, BC, V0H 1X7. The Highway 97 Task Force Society will be holding an information session at the community centre on Sept. 11 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Plan to be there.
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CLUES ACROSS 1. Job 5. Retirement account 8. Parent-teacher organizations 12. Audibly 14. Leavened bread in Indian cooking 15. “To __ his own” 16. Violent disorder 18. Not wet 19. Worst (French) 20. Move with springy steps 21. Georgia rockers 22. Moved quickly 23. Blood proteins 26. Return to 30. Related to Iran 31. The first 32. Pearl Jam’s debut 33. Nocturnal, catlike mammal 34. Hymn 39. One who engages in arbitrage 42. Less bright 44. Indian lute 46. Discovers 47. Weatherman 49. Jai __, sport 50. Spy organization 51. Ancient Greek oracles 56. Swindles 57. Not young 58. Log-shaped pastry 59. Professional engineer association 60. Arabic feminine name 61. Sacred text 62. __ and ends 63. What remains after taxes 64. Type of watt
CLUES DOWN 1. Pack full of clay 2. Relating to wings 3. Type of bean 4. Former MLB commish Bowie 5. Short-tailed lemur 6. Cheese dish 7. To any further extent 8. Enzyme 9. Taiwan capital 10. Extensive landed property 11. Remove 13. Remove the head 17. High IQ group 24. Israeli city __ Aviv 25. Sportscaster 26. Hastily set up 27. Midway between northeast and east 28. Beloved basketball player Jeremy 29. Consumed 35. One point east of due south 36. Television network 37. Allow 38. Wife 40. Grayish-brown mammal 41. Written language for blind people 42. Insecticide 43. Della __, singer 44. Cleaned 45. Eye membranes 47. Past tense of fly 48. Anwar __, Egyptian statesman 49. Currency exchange charge 52. Dark stain 53. Easily manageable 54. One who does not tell the truth 55. Soluble ribonucleic acid
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BC Parks implements e-bike policy to help protect wildlife PEACHLAND VIEW In response to the growing popularity of electric bikes, this week BC Parks implemented a new policy that regulates their use in BC Parks. The policy was implemented “to help protect sensitive wildlife, ecosystems and cultural values,” a press release issued by the Ministry of
Environment and Climate Change Strateg y stated. Industry and other government bodies already follow an e-bikes classification system. The new policy will allow or restrict e-bikes in certain areas, depending on the classification. People with Class 1 e-bikes (and people using adaptive mountain bikes) can ride on any BC
Parks trail where mountain bikes or other cycling is already allowed. People with Class 2 and 3 e-bikes can only ride on trails and/or roads designated for motorized vehicles, depending on the park. The new e-bikes policy is now in effect. For more information visit http://w w w.env.gov. bc.ca/ bcparks/recreation/ biking/
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End of SummerGala! September 21st, 2019
Win a pair of tickets each week to this year’s premier Peachland event. Answer the questions correctly and drop off or email your answers to Peachland View 4437 3rd St, Peachland or admin@peachlandview.com. You can enter each week. Winners will be announced in next week’s paper. For more details about this event or to buy tickets contact PWC 250-767-0141.
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