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Pink Shirt Day aims to combat bullying with awareness
The Okanagan Boys and Girls Club will recognize the sixth annual Pink Shirt Day on February 26. The goal of Pink Shirt Day is to increase public awareness on the issues surrounding bullying. Page 5
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appointed by the board to fill the vice president position, replacing Gabi Haas, who stepped down back in December. “I think there are other people that have joined our board and there are some new people coming along that have some great ideas and leadership skills and I think it’s time for somebody else to take the reins and run with it and see where they can take the chamber,” Campbell said in an interview with The View. “If they can get it to the next level, great.” Campbell says he will stay on for a while as past president in an advisory role and will remain available as a resource
B.C. LieutenantGovernor Judith Guichon will be in Peachland as part of a week-long visit to the Okanagan later this month. The last lieutenant-governor of British Columbia to visit Peachland was Steven Point, who attended Peachland’s centennial celebrations in 2009. “We were pleased to learn recently that The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, wished to visit Peachland on Monday, February 17,” Mayor Keith Fielding told The View. Fielding says the municipality was asked to make suggestions as to an appropriate itinerary for Guichon’s visit, taking into account her wish to visit Peachland’s local school and to experience aspects of community life. “Ideally such an itinerary would have included visits to all service clubs, nonprofit societies and volunteer organizations, however, in view of time limitations and in consultation with Her Honour’s event coordinators, it was decided that it would be best to limit site visits and to profile
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Do you think you might have some rare book gems squirreled away? If so, mark your calendar for Tuesday, February 11, when the first Rare Books Roadshow will take place at the Peachland Library. page 6
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PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE board president Judy Wyper (left) accepts a $1,000 donation from Marion Henselwood of Valley First
Credit Union. Wellness centre volunteer drivers use their own vehicles to drive people to appointments, shops and social and recreational events. There is a suggested driver reimbursement fee, depending on distance and the number of stops, however, through a new partnership, clients of Valley First Credit Union can have their banking trips paid for beginning in March, when the local branch relocates to West Kelowna. The riders must be registered with the wellness centre.
Chamber president Rob Campbell resigns from board
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A new business opportunity has led Peachland Chamber Of Commerce president Rob Campbell to resign from his leadership role on the chamber board. Campbell, who has served as the president of the chamber for nearly six years, offered his resignation to the board last week. Following Campbell’s resignation, the chamber board of directors voted and accepted Patrick Van Minsel as the interim president until the membership elects a new board in May. As well, both Dave Collins and Trevor Neyedli have been
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through the transition. Campbell’s new business operates as the Canadian distribution arm for an Australian manufacturer of specialty lighting, which keeps him out of town often enough that
it became no longer possible to continue his role with the chamber. Campbell came to Peachland semi-retired in March 2008. Soon after, Campbell and his wife joined the chamber and he quickly grew to lead the organization.
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“When I saw what was going on at the chamber, I realized they needed some help so I joined the board in July of 2008. At that point the chamber was pretty well in collapse…It was kind of running loosey goosey. The organization was there but there was no substance to it,” Campbell said. “It was pretty obvious it was lacking some leadership.” In October of 2008, only a matter of months after Campbell joined the board, he was appointed interim president. Later, at the May 2009 annual general meeting, Campbell was elected president
by the membership and continued to be reelected each year. “This is not typical for a chamber to have a president be president for more than two years. Most presidents will rotate but there wasn’t really anybody that wanted to step up and take the job because it is a huge time commitment. If you look at the amount of volunteer time I’ve put into this chamber over the last six years, it is a huge amount of time,” Campbell said. Compared to most other chambers, Campbell’s situation was unique in that most of the other chamber
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presidents run businesses and only have a limited amount of time to contribute to the organization. “Those other chambers usually have more than one staff. We have one staff member so it meant that there was a lot more of my personal involvement and I had the time and if you have the time it is by natural osmosis that you end up working that time,” Campbell said. Over the past six years Campbell has focused on a number of key areas to help move the organization forward. Campbell says when he became president of the chamber the first thing he realized was the previous board did not have a good working relationship with the mayor and council. “It was lacking. Badly lacking,” Campbell said. “What that reason was, I don’t know, but the first thing I did was make sure we change the relationship
with mayor and council and staff. They are an important working partner and if you don’t have that relationship, it can be very difficult to get things done, so that was my number one goal and we accomplished that.” Campbell says he also worked hard to establish positive relationships with the local MP and MLA. “You’ve got to have those relationships. They’ve got to know who you are and what your chamber is about. We represent our local businesses. They need to know what challenges and expectations they have of our local government representatives so there has got to be that relationship and flow of information. You’ve got to keep them updated because otherwise you disappear and become a non-entity.” Campbell also developed relationships with the other chambers in the valley, particularly the ones in West
Kelowna, Penticton and Summerland. “We as a collective group from Vernon to Osoyoos started meeting regularly to discuss everybody’s issues because there are always common issues between chambers and it is typically, they don’t have enough money to operate, how do we give value to our membership, what does that value look like and how do we increase that value?” Four years ago representatives from several Okanagan chambers, including Peachland, formed a policy group and developed a policy to abolish B.C.’s antiquated liquor law that prohibited the interprovincial transfer of wine. “We introduced it, it was unanimously approved and from there it went into the policy book that was sent to every minister in the provincial government and of course to our See CAMPBELL on page 3
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Peachland’s rich social and cultural fabric by providing her with an opportunity to meet and socialize with representatives from all of our key community groups. For that reason her visit is to culminate with a social
event at the renovated Peachland Primary School. “I am looking forward to welcoming her to Peachland.” B.C. LieutenantGovernor Judith Guichon will visit Peachland on February 17 from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Central Okanagan School District one of the first to adopt online registration The Central Okanagan School District is one of the first districts in B.C. to move to an online process for managing the registrations of students entering Kindergarten, new students to the district, and others wishing to select a dif-
ferent school for their children. This action has been taken by the Board of Education at the recommendation of staff, according to Hugh Gloster, the Central Okanagan School District’s superintendent. “Each year we were
seeing multiple situations where parents were ‘camping’ overnight in an attempt to guarantee they could secure a space for their child in one of the district’s oversubscribed schools,” Gloster said. In response, district personnel developed
an online application for registration. This new application became available on February 3 and will remain open until 4 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2014. The online appli-
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MLAs and our MPs,” Campbell said. “MP Dan Albas then took that further two years ago at the AGM in Penticton and he took it to Ottawa to try to create this bill to abolish that and it has been passed. That is the type of thing that the chamber needs to do for its membership.” The Peachland chamber has also met with representatives from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to advocate for a business case study that explores the issues and viability of both four-laning and a bypass. Campbell says the chamber’s contributions have helped support local government efforts with regards to that issue that eventually led to a commitment by the ministry to fund a study. “It is issues like that that the chamber gets involved in, in conjunction with local government, with the idea that everybody cooperates and works together and the information is shared and one helps the other. I think that has been the role of our chamber anyway, to get
involved as much as possible in those areas. Those are the things I felt were important and we did accomplish. I was appointed to the PEDC [Peachland Economic Development Committee] as a chamber representative because the mayor wanted to have chamber representation as well as members at large, which has also been a good move for the chamber.” Campbell was also invited to join the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission (COEDC), which means a representative from Peachland has had an awareness of opportunities for investment, immigration, high tech and other economic development possibilities. “You need to know what is going on out there and you need to bring that information back. It’s what starts the ball rolling. If you don’t get engaged and you just leave it, you get forgotten about. I wanted to make sure Peachland doesn’t get forgotten about,” Campbell said. As a result of Campbell’s engagement in these areas, the Peachland chamber has
experienced a significant increase in profile. “You need to get out there and get active. You speak your opinion and your voice and you get noticed and that had been lacking before. I wanted to make sure that Peachland had a face in the valley in the chamber world…if you want to move the community forward, people have to know you’re there and engaging and you’re looking for opportunities,” Campbell said. During Campbell’s tenure, the chamber reinstituted the Peachland Business Expo and was also involved in organizing last summer’s Okanagan Paddlefest event, as well as the Christmas Light Up. Campbell also started the chamber’s annual golf tournament fundraiser, which sold out in its first year. In 2010, former chamber manager Darlene Hartford established the bat preservation and education program. Last year at the B.C. Wildlife Federation conference, the Peachland Chamber of Commerce received the B.C. Wildlife Foundation award for
wildlife preservation and education, which is an unusual accomplishment for a chamber of commerce. “The big thing for me personally was being able to work with Loretta [Robinson] to get the application as a key tenant for the primary school through and actually be assigned as one of the anchor tenants. That was a big win for us. It was a collective effort. We have a good team.” “The chamber is so much more than just membership. It is the policy making, it is the involvement with the other chambers and local, provincial and federal governments. All of that is important,” Campbell said. “I encourage our board of directors and staff to continue this good work and push forward. Continue to create that cooperative working network, build further on our relationships with our three levels of government and in particular with our mayor, council and staff and our community groups. Most importantly, give that ‘value’ of chamber membership to each of our existing and new businesses,” Campbell wrote in his letter of
resignation. Campbell’s resignation was effective January 28. A new board will be elected at the chamber’s annual general meeting this spring.
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nconscionable. Unethical. Immoral. These are the words to describe tobacco companies and their marketing schemes to attract new cancer patients. These executives can sleep better at night knowing that younger victims have fallen prey to their flavoured tobacco products that provinces are banning. Making their addictive nicotine products taste like chocolate, bubblegum and strawberry was a great idea to reel in younger users. That idea will definitely help pay for more Jamaican holidays and company perks. We don’t know who’s worse – a tobacco firm CEO or a lawyer who just got a killer off on a technicality. But both sleep just fine at night. We hope more provinces jump on the bandwagon to ban these flavoured nicotine products. If we had our way, all tobacco products would be prohibited for sale to anyone under the age of 100.
Targeting young people with flavoured cigarillos is so unscrupulous that is defies all human decency. Let’s get more youth addicted because our long-time customers are dying off. These products are cleverly packaged to make them enticing to the younger generation, and parents often don’t realize what their children are using. Is that a coloured marker or a piece of candy? The government needs to grow some you-know-what and take more responsibility in protecting our youth against these hazardous products and deceptive tactics. Companies should not be legally permitted to sell known carcinogens to the public. Yet the government continues to allow this abhorrent practice. Like smokers who have become addicted, the government has become hooked on the revenue associated with tobacco tax. It’s a vicious circle of greed that will never stop. If tobacco products weren’t so damn addictive, a boycott might work. Or perhaps we should send photographs of cancer sufferers to company executives and local MPs. Putting a gaunt face to all of this madness might rattle someone’s conscience for at least a day.
PEACHLAND VIEWS How should we mark the centennial of WWI? This is a very significant year for Peachland history, as we had the greatest loss per capita in the Dominion of Canada in World War One and August this year will be the centennial of the beginning of that war. The names of those who made that sacrifice are on the cenotaph for all to see. They were the pioneers of this community, the young single and married men, many from Britain, who signed up to fight for their homeland. It proved to be the end of our 13-member champion war canoe team. To honour those lost, the Governor General of Canada came to visit in 1919
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and open the Peachland Fall Fair that year. Two more would come, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis and Vincent Massey. We were suitably honoured by our own B. C. Lieutenant Governor visiting the cenotaph in 2009, our centennial year. How should we mark this occasion? Share with the newcomers and the youth of the community the artefacts, stories and pictures of those who made the supreme sacrifice, that Peachland may be what it is today. Richard Smith, Peachland
Revenue from pipeline won’t be as much as it seems Before the citizens of Kitimat vote on whether or not to approve the Northern Gateway Pipeline (NGP), consider this: the revenue from the pipeline over 30 years would not be enough to fund healthcare and education in B.C. for one hour a year. That’s right; one hour. Healthcare and education in B.C. cost $22 billion a year. With increases over 30 years, costs will rise to approximately $675 billion. According to Enbridge’s own figures, the province’s tax revenue generated from the NGP over 30 years will total $1.2 billion. Sounds like a lot of money? It isn’t. Contrast our healthcare and education costs over 30 years – $675 billion – with the total tax revenue from the Northern Gateway Pipeline over 30 years – $1.2 billion – and we begin to realize the risks just aren’t worth the monetary gain. Are we being sold a bill of goods? As usual, corporations stand to make billions but
B.C. would only get the crumbs from the table. Currently, much of the crude oil shipped to the U.S. is discounted by $10 - $40 a barrel. At some point, will the projected 525,000 barrels of oil flowing through the NGP for export overseas be discounted, and will B.C. refineries get that discount? The pipeline will affect all of B.C. but the impact will be greatest in Kitimat. Yes, the project will create jobs – a projected $4.3 billion in labour-related income over 30 years, or $143 million per year. This meagre amount of revenue still does not justify the risks of pipeline leaks or tanker accidents fouling the shores. One accident and the pipeline could end up costing us more than we would See PIPELINE on page 5
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ever collect. Enbridge’s track record is not stellar; some 600 leaks and breaks of various sizes over 10 years gives one pause to think what could happen over 30 years.
In addition to environmental risks, there are social risks to consider. Will tanker traffic disrupt other industries in B.C., such as fishing or tourism? Will the cost of living increase in Kitimat? Will taxes rise? Will real estate prices
go beyond the reach of minimum-wage earners and families hoping to move into the area? We can’t be afraid of progress, but is the Northern Gateway Pipeline project really progress? Ultimately, we need to wake up to
the fact that natural gas will soon be overtaking oil as the world’s dominant energy source, so will there be a future demand for our oil beyond 2020? Paul McCavour, Osoyoos
Pink Shirt Day aims to increase awareness of bullying Patricia Barrows Special to the Peachland View Growing up can be tough for many kids and youth but an issue facing many today makes these years even more challenging. On a regular basis we hear stories in the news of the impact of bullying and harassment on a child, youth, or family’s life. This can have a serious impact on a child’s healthy social, emotional, and psychological development. The Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs aim to be a resource and support for children, youth, and families who may be dealing with bullying. In general, bullying is a repeated pattern of aggressive or unwelcome behaviour that makes someone feel uncomfortable. It differs from conflict or disagreements in that bullying involves an imbalance of power, one person or group asserts control or tries to overpower their victim with an attempt to humiliate or harm. There are many forms of bullying including physical, verbal, social/ emotional, and online or cyber bullying. Social or emotional bullying involves be-
haviours such as lying or spreading rumours or social exclusion, all designed to humiliate or damage a person’s reputation. Girls are more likely to engage in or experience emo-
tional bullying and this can be a difficult form of bullying to recognize as it is often done secretly. A relatively new form of bullying, cyber bullying, is becoming more prevalent with the increased use of cell phones, texting, and social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. Cyber bullying can also include verbal or emotional harassment through chat rooms, instant messages, texting, or even posting photos of other youth online. The Okanagan Boys and Girls Club will recognize the sixth an-
nual Pink Shirt Day on February 26. The goal of Pink Shirt Day is to increase public awareness on the issues surrounding bullying and by wearing pink we demonstrate that we are taking a stand against bullying and that we are an organization dedicated to supporting solutions and providing resources to those facing this issue. Pink Shirt Day originated in Nova Scotia, where two young men stood up to bullying in their high school. A new student was being bullied and was harassed even more when he showed up at school wearing a pink shirt. In support, these two young men went to a discount store and purchased 50 pink tshirts. They enlisted fellow male students to wear the pink shirts to support the new student who was being bullied. Over the past six years, Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs and their members have participated in many programs and activities aimed at promoting inclusion and belonging and that take a stand against bullying. Each of our clubs is proud to take a stand against bullying, recognizing the importance of address-
ing all facets, starting with inclusive play and developing positive relationships in our early childhood programs. We strive to teach our members in middle childhood programs how to recognize bullying, stay safe, stand up for yourself and others, and identifying trusted adults who they can talk to if they feel they are in a bullying situation. Youth who attend our programs recognize that the club is a safe place to be and that staff are always there to listen. Guided by our mission statement, each club creates a safe, supportive environment where children and youth experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships and develop confidence
and skills for life. For more information on Pink Shirt Day and anti-bullying resources available, contact us at 250-767-2515 or stop by the Peachland Club
at 5684 Beach Avenue. If you are interested in taking part in Pink Shirt Day by ordering a pink shirt or, new for 2014, a pink wristband, email specialevents@
boysandgirlsclubs.ca. We would love to see everyone in Peachland – businesses, schools, organizations and individuals – wearing pink on February 26!
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Rare Books Roadshow to come to Peachland Sandra Halme / Special to the Peachland View Do you think you might have some rare book gems squirreled away? Want to find out if they are perhaps worth more than the paper they are printed on? If so, mark your calendar for Tuesday, February 11, when the first (and hopefully annual) Rare Books Roadshow will take place at the Peachland Library. Hosted by the Friends of the Peachland Library, and their contribution to this year’s annual Hearts Festival, the event is a take on the popular PBS series Antiques Roadshow. In the PBS series, people bring what they think might be valuable objects to have them assessed by experts, often to surprising outcomes.
The Peachland Roadshow will bring in local book aficionado, Chris Scowen. Scowen, a former Friends of the Peachland Library president, is quick to note that he is certainly not an expert on book appraisals. Scowen is, however, knowledgeable, well read and has a wide appreciation of just what might prove to be an undiscovered treasure. He is willing to provide a preliminary assessment of a book and recommend further evaluation as required. The Rare Books Roadshow follows in the tradition of the PBS program in that it limits the number of books people can have assessed to three. The friends ask participants to respect this three book limit, giving more people time for Chris’ assessment. The Friends of the Peachland Library are a group of book
loving volunteers who are committed to raising funds for the library, specifically for activities and purchases that fall outside regular Okanagan Regional Library funding or which are only partially funded, such as the children’s Summer Reading Program and for items like the fireplace and reading chairs. As importantly, the friends host events such as the Rare Books Roadshow and author readings to enhance and raise the library’s profile. Join Scowen and the Friends of the Peachland Library for this free entertaining and educational evening. Light refreshments will be served. The Rare Books Roadshow will take place at the Peachland Library on Tuesday, February 11, from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
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that encompass all thoughts of backbreaking days in the garden sweating under the August sun. As a new green roof professional, I have had my eyes opened wide with new innovations not only in horizontal gardening, but vertical gardening too. Inside or out, a vertical garden can add loads of gardening space to your deck, entrance or even an ugly concrete wall. Why not cover it up with a beautiful plantscape? Edible or ornamental vertical and
roof top gardening is the newest gardening territory. Imagine picking all your lettuce, herbs, tomatoes and peas at waist height. That’s my kind of gardening! We could take a page from the Cubans, who are the masters of square foot gardening. Cuba has more than 7,000 small organic gardens. More than 2,000 gardens in Havana supply its citizens with more than 90 per cent of their fruit and vegetables. Yields have more than quintupled and now almost a mil-
Farewell!
Joanne and Don would like to pass on their sincere gratitude to their customers and the residents of Peachland for the continued support and friendships they have developed over the years.
Charlette Broadoway and Vanessa Lobodzinski are excited to carry on serving our loyal and valued customers that we know and love. The location will be closed on February 10th and reopen on February 19th. See you all soon!
lion tons of food per year is produced in the cities. The U.S. embargo and later the Russian withdrawal of oil, fertilizer, seed and herbicides gave rise to one of the most productive urban agricultural areas in the world. You do not need a big open space, although many front yards in Peachland fit the bill quite nicely. A lot of sun, irrigation and good topsoil underneath is a recipe for a lot of healthy homegrown veggies. I recommend that you start out with a small patch. Turn your containers of geraniums into nutrition-packed salad beds, especially those you can move to a shady location. Cover an outside wall with an old blanket, sew some felt pockets into it, fill the pockets with compost and grow your own
veggies, salads and berries. It’s easy! Believe me; it’s easier than paying the price they want for the garden walls online. Dream up a new and easy way to get your fresh, nutritious and luscious vegetables grown right at your doorstep and take a wander through some of the many seed catalogues available in B.C. My favourite catalogue comes from right here in the Okanagan. John and Sherri Alcock were instrumental in starting the Kelowna Farmers Market in 1990 and are still sharing their love of the land at Sunshine Farm in Kelowna. There they produce hundreds of types of certified organic, open pollinated vegetables and seeds. Their catalogue will give you many nights of veggie dreams.
Mountain Seed Company is another favourite of mine. The old standbys of West Coast Seeds and Salt Spring Seeds are always great and you can’t beat Salt Spring Seeds for garlic. You will notice that all of these seed catalogues offer only open pollinated seed. There are no patents on their seed selections. Patenting of seeds and producing genetically modified seeds and foods are two of the most dangerous things facing humanity right now. Discover your summer veggies and find out more at the Heirloom Seed Swap on March 8 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Kelowna campus of Okanagan College. I’ll see you and your prizewinning flowers and produce at the Peachland Fall Fair in September.
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seed catalogue and listen to the crackle of the fire as they dream of the giant pumpkins, purple beans and tiny perfect baby pattypans they will grow this summer. Whether or not you are a gardener, this may be the year that you could try it. Container gardening, square foot gardening, cold frame gardening, wall gardens, roof gardens, spin gardens and community gardens are all the new rage. In fact, you might be hard-pressed to find information on traditional planting methods
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ARTS & CULTURE
Peachland Community Arts Council Artist of the Month: Jo-Anne Legree
Bountiful Land
Under The Jetstream
Pet of the Week Name: Farley Breed: Whoodle (Poodle/ Wheaton terrier mix) Here’s Farley at 12 weeks old in his first snow. He loves to play in the snow! Simply Okanagan On A Desert Floor
Jo-Anne Legree is an Okanagan artist who creates original landscapes and contemporary paintings reflecting life in the Okanagan valley and scenes from travels in the southwest United States and Mexico. Much of her subject matter reflects Legree’s interest in points of harmonious interface between people and nature. She paints primarily
in acrylics with some exploration in watercolour and pastels. Legree is honoured to be a member of the Peachland art community and to also paint and learn with the New Moon Gallery in West Kelowna. Legree’s paintings can also be viewed online at www.pcartscouncil.com/artist_of_the_month.htm.
Speaker Series, February 18, 1:30 p.m. Little School House on Brandon Lane “Historical Anecdotes of Peachland” with Richard Smith Admission by donation. Join us for this informative presentation! For more information, please call PWC 250-767-0141 or email wellnesscentre@shaw.ca
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Meets Monday at 7 p.m. (closed meeting) and Friday at 8 p.m. (open meeting). Call 250-763-5555 for more info.
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LOCAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS | editor@peachlandview.com SUNDAYS
TUESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
THURSDAYS
FRIDAYS
Jerry Dober Breakfast, 8am, Peachland Wellness Centre Peachland United Service, 10am, United Church St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Worship, 10am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Emmanuel Church Workship Service, 10am, Peachland Elementary School Peachland Baptist Service, 10:30 service fellowship 11:30am, 4204 Lake Ave. Ukulele Group, 1pm, 50+ Activity Centre. Call 250-767-6574. Meat Draw, 2pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69
Mid-week Study and Conversation Coffee, 9:30am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Carpet Bowling, 10am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre Computer Literacy, 10am-noon, all sessions take place at Peachland Wellness Centre Volleyball, 10am-noon, community centre Wellness Circle Fitness Equipment Guides, 10am. Call 250-767-2133 to register for your spot Memory Program, 10:30am, Peachland Wellness Centre. Preregistration required. AA, 12-1pm, 50+ Activity Centre Men’s Coffee, 1pm, Peachland Wellness Centre Friendship Tuesday/Movie, 1-3:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre Memory Program, 1:30pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Preregistration required. Tween Drop-In, 2:30-5pm, meet at Peachland Elementary. Grades 5-6 Youth Drop-In, 3:30-8pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+ Peachland Sparks and Brownies, 5:45-7pm, community centre Bridge (Experienced), 7pm, 50+ Activity Centre
Yoga, 7:45-8:45am, 50+ Activity Centre Indoor Walking, 8-9am, community centre Aerobics For The Not So Young, 9:30-10:30am, 50+ Activity Centre Wellness Centre, 10-12pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Speaker on second and fourth Wednesdays of the month Memory Program, 10:30am, Peachland Wellness Centre. Preregistration required Bridge Creative Playtime (0-6 yrs) 11am-1pm, community centre Art Class, 1-4pm, 50+ Activity Centre Chess, 1:15-3:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre Memory Program, 1:30pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Preregistration required. Sunshine Singers, 1:30pm, Peachland Wellness 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 250767-9034 Central Okanagan Model Railway Company Group, 7pm, Peachland Museum
Tai Chi, 9:30am, United CHurch Annex Intergenerational Choir, 9:30am, Peachland Elementary School Bereavement, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre Volleyball, 10am-noon, community centre Iron and Silk Exercise, 11amnoon, 50+ Activity Centre Storytime, 11:30am, Peachland Library. For ages 3 to 5. Until April 24. Peachland Rotary Club Meeting, 12pm, Gasthaus Pub AA, 12-1pm, 50+ Activity Centre Breastfeeding Cafe, second and last Thursday, 1pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Call 250-7670141 Tween Drop-In, 2:30-5pm, meet at Peachland Elementary. Grades 5-6 Youth Drop-In, 3:30-8pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+ Meat Draw, 4pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 Drop in Floor Hockey (8-10yrs) 4:30-5:30pm, community centre Gentle Yoga, 6-7pm, community centre Bingo, 6:45pm, Doors 5:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre Volleyball, 7-8:30pm, community centre
Indoor Walking, 8-9am, community centre Men’s Coffee, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre Bridge Creative Playtime (0-6 yrs) 10am-noon, community centre Yoga Beginners, 10:30-11:30am, 50+ Activity Centre Friday Art Club, 1pm, 50+ Activity Centre Art Class, 1-4pm, 50+ Activity Centre Tea in the Tranquil Room, 2pm, Peachland Wellness Centre Legotime for Kids, 3pm, Peachland Library. Every other Friday until May 30. Youth Drop-In, 3:30-8pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+ Ladies Snooker, 5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 Potluck, Meeting, or Entertainment, 6pm, 50+ Activity Centre (4th week of the month only)
Peachland Chamber of Commerce 4th Quarter 2013 Members Wrap Up Meeting, February 12, 6:00pm, Historic Primary School. Join us for an evening of networking and chamber updates. Appetizers and beverages will be served. Free for members in good standing. $10 for future members.
with Kelly Stewart. Tickets available at the Legion, $20 per person. Call the Legion 250-767-9404 for further information. February Freeze Up 5K, February 16. 5K Run. Registration required, volunteers welcome. Historical Anecdotes of Peachland, February 18, 1:30pm, Little School House. Richard Smith will be presenting.
MONDAYS Yoga Advanced Beginners, 7:458:45am, 50+ Activity Centre Indoor Walking, 8-9am, community centre Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 9:30am, 50+ Activity Centre Ladies’ Coffee, 10am-11am, Peachland Wellness Centre Tai Chi, 12-1pm, 50+ Activity Centre Needle Arts/Quilting, 1-4pm, 50+ Activity Centre Peachland Guides, 5:15pm, community centre Youth Boxing Club, 6-8 pm, 4th Street Place Wood Carving, 7-9pm, 50+ Activity Centre Fly Tying, 7-9pm, community centre
SATURDAYS Carpet Bowling, 10am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre Meat Draw, 3pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 Boys and Girls Club, 3-5pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Ages 6-12. Youth Drop-In, 5:30-9pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+
UPCOMING EVENTS Peachland Sportsmen Game Banquet, February 8. A dinner open to the public. Tickets $50/person, available at Valley Glass in West Kelowna. Hearts Festival, February 10-16, 4th Street Place. A week-long celebration of the arts in Peachland. Jake Evans will do a Hip Hop participation workshop on February 13 at 5:30pm, contact Creative Dance
at cijane902@hotmail.com for details on her workshop. Saturday and Sunday will have an Artisans’ Showcase in 4th St. Place, 10-4pm. For more information visit www. pcartscouncil.com Rare Books Roadshow, February 11, 7-8pm, Peachland Library. The Friends of the Peachland Library are hosting an “Antiques Roadshow” type of evening with knowledge-
able book lover Chris Scowen. Bring Chris any books which you think might be of value and he will provide a preliminary assessment. If he deems further assessment necessary, he will suggest where to seek it out. Light refreshments will be served. Wellness Circle, February 12, Peachland Wellness Centre. Karin Haemmerle will be speaking at the Wellness Circle on self healing.
Medical Services Directory Chiropractor
Dentists
Pharmacy
Dr. Peter Stapleton Dr. Todd A. Penner Catherine Gnius, RMT Nick Berry, RMT
Dr. Don MacRae Dr. Phil Kachanoski Dr. Karl Oppenheim Dr. Peter Cormillot Dr. Jeff Krawchuk
Wes Bedford, B.Sc Geoff Davis, B.Sc Garnet Lloyd, B.Sc Wesley Bedford, B.Sc
Peachland Dental Centre
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Hearts and Flowers, February 14, Peachland Legion. Dine and Dance
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COMMUNITY
Local services can help keep seniors safe missing or have wandered away from home, sometimes with tragic results. With some increased knowledge and by taking advantage of existing commu-
Barb Oleschuk Special to the Peachland View Unfortunately, we have heard too often via the media that older adults have gone
nity resources, families can increase ways in which their loved ones, friends and neighbours can stay safe and maintain an independent lifestyle for as long as
PEACHLAND LEGION
Hearts and Flowers Dine and Dance with
Kelly Stewart
Valentine’s Day Dinner • Feb. 14 6 oz. Steak with 1/2 lb. of Snow Crab 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Dance 8 p.m. till Late Tickets $20 each
Book Early – Ticket sales end on Feb. 12!
You must buy your Valentine’s Day ticket before February 12! Is it your birthday? Visit Angie’s Kitchen for a free meal!
Full Food Menu served daily from 11 to 7 weekdays, 9 to 6 Sundays. Closed Mondays.
Famous All Day Breakfast for only $5.00. Appies every day from $5.
possible. The Canadian MedicAlert Foundation offers a service whereby seniors can become a member of the medic alert safety home program. Seniors who become a member receive a bracelet that contains their personal information, caregiver information, medical conditions and emergency contacts. Further information and registration can be obtained by contacting the Canadian MedicAlert Foundation at 1-855-581-3794. The fee for the bracelet is $60. Hopefully in the near future there will be a service in B.C. that would allow seniors to own a GPS bracelet that
would enable them to be tracked and monitored closely in the event that they wander away or go missing from their home. The medwatch program is another service that provides individuals with a complete record of current medical information on hand in case of a medical emergency. Information is recorded on a form that is stored in a vial and placed in the fridge. A medwatch sticker on the fridge door can alert emergency response teams to look inside the fridge for medical information, along with emergency contact information. In partnership with
the Peachland Community Policing Office, the Peachland Wellness Centre (PWC) initiated a seniors telephone contact program. Community policing volunteers phone seniors weekday afternoons and weekends to provide contact for those seniors living on their own. As part of keeping seniors safe, the PWC offers outreach services where participants are monitored via visits and phone contacts, to ensure that supports and services are in place to keep them living in their homes for as long as possible. The outreach service also links participants to other programs and
activities in the community. Another aspect of keeping seniors safe is the ability to get to medical appointments. The wellness centre offers a transportation service (for a modest fee) to help clients get to appointments. Valley First has initiated a special program through the PWC by subsidizing rides for their clients to do their banking at the new branch location in West Kelowna. For more information about the PWC call 250-767-0141, email wellnesscentre@shaw. ca, check us out on Facebook or visit www. peachlandwellnesscentre.ca.
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People who have been putting off eye examinations may want to call their opthalmologists to schedule an appointment. That’s because vision checkups can do more than protect your eyes. By examining the eyes, doctors may have a window into health problems affecting other areas of the body. Researchers recently discovered a link between detected retinal amyloid plaques and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. While evidence was found in lab mice, autopsies of at least eight Alzheimer’s disease patients have also shown amyloid plaques, which are known to interfere with memory and oth-
er mental functions, present in the retinas. Doctors at CedarsSinai Hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., are gearing up for larger studies of humans to determine if an Alzheimer’s imaging technique can be perfected. Dementia is not the only thing that doctors may be able to detect through an eye exam. Jaundice in the whites of the eyes may indicate liver disease, and early warning signs of diabetes may be detectable in the eyes. The American Academy of Opthalmology says the eye is the only place where doctors can see veins, arteries and a nerve without surgery, and eye examinations
are increasingly being relied on to gauge overall health. The following are a few additional conditions that may be detected through the eyes.
Allergies
Patients may be referred to an allergy specialist if they exhibit dark under-eye circles. While this can be a sign of aging, dark circles, sometimes referred to as “allergic shiners,” also may indicate certain allergies. When clogged sinuses cause a blockage of blood flow in the nasal passages around the eye, darkness may result. This symptom in conjunction with persistent nasal con-
gestion could be a sure sign of allergies.
High cholesterol
The presence of bumpy, yellowish patches on the eyelid, known as xanthelasma palpebra, is a warning sign of high cholesterol, which is often initially diagnosed during a routine eye exam.
Cancer
Some cancer metastases can be detected during an eye exam. The presence of a bump or brown spot on the eyelid also may be indicative of skin cancer. Many malignant eyelid tumors are basal-cell carcinoma. If the spot is brown, it’s more likely to be malignant melanoma.
Estate laws will be changing in 2014, are you ready? Join us for a FREE* Estate Planning Seminar with Odina Skovgaard, Notary Public and Sheri Paynter, Financial Consultant • Learn how to minimize probate fees • Essentials of estate planning This event will be held on February 18th at 1:30 p.m. at the Peachland 50+ Activity Centre. Pre-registration is required! Call 778-479-4706 to register. Seating is limited. *Please bring a donation to the local food bank for admission
Thyroid issues
When the outer onethird of the brow (the part closest to the ear) begins to disappear on its own, this is a common sign of thyroid disease. The thyroid helps regulate metabolism, and thyroid hormones are essential to hair production. Hair loss may occur elsewhere, but is much more visible in the brows.
Clogged arteries
Blockages in the smaller veins in the retina may indicate clogs caused by arterial plaque. This will show up as a retinal occlusion in a visual exam. If blood vessels in the eyes are blocked, clogged arteries may be present elsewhere in the body, so a cardiology workup may be ordered.
Bell’s palsy
Odina Skovgaard
Peachland’s Notary Public
Contact: 778-479-4706 * email: odina@lakesidenotary.ca
The inability to close one eye or to control tear production in that eye may be a sign of Bell’s palsy. This is a condition of the nervous system that controls facial muscles, causing temporary paralysis in one side of the face. Sometimes Bell’s palsy follows a viral or bacterial infection.
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SPORTS & RECREATION | FAITH
Snooker has a colourful history Barrie Hewer Special to the Peachland View It is commonly accepted that snooker originated in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Billiards, an
earlier form of snooker, had been a popular activity amongst British army officers stationed in India, and variations on the more traditional billiard games were devised. One variation,
devised in the officers’ mess in Jabalpur during 1874 or 1875, was to add coloured balls in addition to the red and black balls that were used for pyramid pool and life pool. The rules
were formally finalized in 1884 by Sir Neville Chamberlain at Ootacamund. Snooker became popular among the English gentry and royalty. Queen Victoria
enjoyed the game and Mary, Queen of Scots, was permitted to play during her stay in the Tower of London. After her execution, she was buried wrapped in the baize of her snooker
FOOD FOR THE SOUL
Jogging may look like simply running along the path, but I learned one day that there’s more to it than meets the eye. First you have to overcome inertia, (maybe the hardest part), put on the proper gear (a whole science is behind running shoes and sportswear), but once you’ve mastered that, it’s just a matter of charging pell-mell out the door, I thought. However, nothing is so simple as that. My 11-year-old instructor explained patiently after pacing me and observing for a few moments, “look Mom, you can’t jog flatfooted. That jars your whole system. You need to roll from heel to toe with each step. No, no, not just your toes—that’s sprinting. Roll your entire foot. That’s better.” I dutifully rolled my feet down the track, thinking all was well, when my arms had to be taken to task. “Don’t jerk your arms!” he yelled. “Let them swing freely. Pretend you’re punching somebody out.” Sure enough, as I tried it, the whole operation went more smoothly. I mused about how amazing it is that a person can reach my grand age and never have discovered anything about rolling feet and punching arms. “When can I stop?” I called out to my
instructor, as my shuddering muscles moaned. “Bear a little pain!” was his answer, as he jogged literal circles around me with amused tolerance.
My mind did a flip backward in time and I suddenly saw him minus a decade, cautiously taking his first steps. He extended one chubby foot, let go of his grip on the coffee table, spurted three quick steps with arms akimbo for balance, and plunged into the couch, chortling with success. It was so much fun he tried it again. He made three steps to the chair with no hands, then six steps to Daddy, caught with kisses. He made another four wobbly steps to his big brother then was sent on his way with cheers. He was dizzy with triumph, plunging and dashing this way and that. Then—oops, a bump. It would be the first of many. But I knew that a person so eager to move will “bear a little pain.” In a short time those little legs were walking
without stumbles, then running, skipping, rollerskating, water skiing, jogging, joining the track team, winning races, and teaching his mother. My mind flips forward in time to another day, and I bend my grey head over a little replica child, the son of my son. He too, is a happy, eager child, testing the science of putting one foot in front of the other as he holds my hand. Then, suddenly, he’s not holding my hand. He takes a step, looks up in surprise, then another, grins and takes yet another, with giggles. I call out in excitement, “Grandpa, Daddy, Mommy, come see—quick!” and my little grandson performs again his newfound skill of walking. These kinds of moments are megablessings. But there’s an even greater joy that has to do with walking. John wrote about it: “I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in truth.”
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When I look at my son, and now my grandson, I find joy in their physical abilities, but even more in the way they are stepping out in a walk of truth along the roads of their lives. “I have no greater joy.” For those who haven’t started on that truth-walk yet, I just want to say: It’s a good road. If you’re wondering how to take your first step, Jesus said, “I am the way” (John 14:6).
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The Christian life is like walking, the Bible tells us. As a person steps into the Christian life by faith in Christ, he soon finds the truth needs to get down to shoe leather. The truth he had believed in his heart is turning out to be something that affects his walk, the way he lives. This young believer may need a steadying hand. He may need someone nearby to catch hold of him, someone who also knows when to let go. He will certainly need love, encouragement and loud hurrahs when he succeeds. He will need a brother’s sustaining hand when he stumbles, someone who is a human reminder of the God who “sustains all who fall” (Psalms 145:14). No doubt, he’ll bear a little pain as he moves on in his truthwalk. He will need a pacer when he begins to run, a comradespirit who will be the human counterpart of the Holy Spirit, who comes alongside to help.
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