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July 2, 2010 Peachland, BC
Volume 06 | Number 26
Members of the Peachland Community Arts Council (show left to right) Wilma MacKinnon, Phyllis Papineau, Richard Smith, Rita MacDonnell and Joan Dupuis put the final touches on the Canada Day cake. Photo Joanne Layh
Financial statement shows wage increases Man faces series of charges after tipoff By Joanne Layh Kelowna,” Cst. John celerated rapidly, went were relatively modest in 2009 Brown said. through a red light, and By Joanne Layh
The District of Peachland recently released the 2009 Statement of Financial Information, which outlines (as per the Financial Information Act, B.C.), the remuneration for all elected officials as well as any employees earning over $75,000. In 2009, the following employees were paid in excess of $75,000: • Elsie Lemke, Chief Administrative Officer, $122,750; • Doug Allin, Director of Operations, $95,321; • Douglas Pryde, Director of Finance, $89,344; • David Smith, Director
of Development Services, $86,113; • Wayne Marceniuk, Water Operator, $76,365; • Grant Topham, Fire Chief, $75,896; and • Shawn Grundy, Water Operator, $75,098. Between 2007 and 2008 the district disclosed that Lemke had received an increase equating to $13,589, or 12.9 per cent. This year, her earnings increased by just $3,443. Similarly, Allin’s earnings increased by only $3,304 between 2008 and 2009. Combined, the mayor and council received only $89,831 in wages. All other district employees combined earned $1,528,557
in 2009, down slightly from $1.588 million in the previous year. Also included in the financial statement are the names of suppliers who received more than $25,000 for the provision of goods and services in 2009. Topping the list were: • Cantex Okanagan Construction, $3,371,639; • Urban Systems Ltd., $561,825; • IPL Inc., $365,793; • Cumming Construction, $332,557; • O.K. Environmental Waste Systems Ltd., $287,131; and • BC Hydro and Power Authority, $151,319.
A 23-year-old man facing charges of dangerous driving causing bodily harm, fl ight from police officer causing bodily harm, as well as motor vehicle offences, is now in custody, thanks to an alert Peachland merchant who made a quick call to police after spotting a suspicious vehicle on Monday, June 28. “Somebody had been notified that if they saw a particular vehicle, that they should call us and they did see that vehicle and they called us so we went down there and by the time we were on our way down it had already left on it’s way to West
Cst. Brown said the person who made the call to police was an employee of the Petro Can in Peachland and that although the vehicle was not from Peachland, it had passed through on a couple of occasions. “We set up in West Kelowna because we knew it was coming our way. When it came through, we got behind it,” Brown said. Police stopped the vehicle, a 1993 Chevrolet van, on Dobbin Road just south of the intersection with Elliot Road. However, when the officer got out of his vehicle, the driver ac-
hit a 2002 Subaru Outback on the drivers side before crashing into a traffic light standard, causing it to snap off. Police say the Subaru was sent 40 feet down the sidewalk. The driver of the Subaru, a 62-yearold male, was taken to Kelowna General Hospital with serious but non life threatening injuries. The driver of the van walked away unharmed, though is now in custody. Police say the licence plates on the van were stolen, the driver had no drivers licence and there was no insurance on the vehicle.
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