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Premier Christy Clark stood firm with her Boundary-Similkameen MLA Tuesday, calling comments Linda Larson made in reference to residential schools appropriate and even “important.”

The New Democrats in a press release claim Larson asked First Nations Health Authority COO Richard Jock “How long do you think before the legacy of those residential schools finally burns itself out of the First Nations people?” in a meeting last week. Leader John Horgan wants Larson to apologize to First Nations.

Speaking in Peachland on Tuesday, which she visited for some handshaking and door-knocking after turning the earth on Penticton’s hospital expansion, Clark said the New Democrats had in “typical” fashion taken Larson’s comments out of context and added an inflammatory tack that did not exist when she made them.

“If I had to count the number of apologies and inquiries they’ve demanded over the last couple of years I would very quickly run out of fingers,” Clark said at Bliss Bakery and Bistro on the town’s waterfront. “In this case, Linda was making a comment about how residential schools have left lasting, intergenerational scars for people and her question, really was, how do we heal those scars – not how do we forget the past. How do we, as a society, political leaders like herself and all of us, help address the wounds that people have acquired in the residential school system? That was the right question to ask.”

Larson accused the NDP of playing small-ball in a statement on her website.

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No sleep ‘till Dawson: Peachlanders complete Yukon River Quest CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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A moose in the Yukon is not a remarkable sight.

The massive leaders of the deer family have sustained the people there for thousands of years.

The great, grunting brutes are everywhere.

To a hunter, a moose dipping its head at the bank of the Yukon River is a sign a meal is ahead.

For Peachland kayakers Dave Read and Peter Price, it was a sign that exhaustion was creeping up on them. Because the moose was made of

rocks and they were hallucinating after 30 or more hours of paddling in one of the hardest races in the world to complete.

Read said it wasn’t the first time.

“There were hills along the shore, and I could see faces carved in the rocks, we both could,” Read said. “I thought ‘this is cool, these are First Nations carvings thousands of years old, animals and faces. How have we never heard about this?’”

He took pictures to show friends and family back home but when he reviewed them after some of the about five hours

of sleep the pair were able to scrape together during the race, it was just the shore.

“This was the middle of the day,” Price said. “We were wide awake and completely lucid, or so we thought.

It looked so real!”

They left June 25 to settle in for the 18th edition of the race from Whitehorse to Dawson City June 29 to July 3. They finished in almost exactly 64 hours, tying for 58th out of 93 teams in the 444-mile race.

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“It was brutal but I’m glad I did it,” Price said. “It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done mentally or physically.”

There were three mandatory stops but sleep was hard to come by. Between a bed made of “mosquito-infested ground” and snoring competitors, the role of rest for the most part was played by muscle fatigue, sores and constantly

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THE MINISTRY OF Forests says enforcement officials are looking into the case of five rogue houseboats moored across the water from Peachland near the shore but outside the OMPP boundary.

Province looking into Okanagan houseboat logjam CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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Peachlanders pursuing B.C. Parks over some poorly parked houseboats across the lake may be barking up the wrong tree.

According to the province’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, the boats, about five of them, one partially sunk, and a private floating dock, are actually moored outside the Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park boundary.

Spokesperson Grieg Bethel confirmed in an email to the View complaints had been received and that Parks staff had referred the concerned to the province’s natural resource violation reporting line.

“The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ Compli-

ance and Enforcement branch is aware of these problem vessels and is attempting to locate the owner(s) to resolve the matter,” he said. “Problem vessels are complex jurisdictional matters; federal, provincial and local governments share authority/interest in dealing with problem vessels.”

Bethel added that under provincial jurisdiction, problem vessels could be subject to trespass provisions under the Land Act including requirements for removal and “vessel owners are ultimately liable for any costs incurred in removing and disposing of” them.

Jessica Klein is one of the complainants and told the View she never sees anyone at any of the boats, though a neighbour reports lights turning on and off.

She said the boats have been there for more than a year.

“They’re permanently moored there,”

she said. “They’re not weekenders. On the shoreline, which is public land, access is being blocked for other people to moor in those bays, which traditionally are some of the best moorage for house or other boats.”

Klein is angry what she called the only safe place to moor in a storm in the park area has been commandeered.

“It’s a major recreation site, there are not many mooring places around on that side of the lake and we would like (the boats) removed,” she said.

She added that public access buoys have been removed and replaced with private ones, but Bethel disagrees based on the information he has.

“According to staff, public buoys have not been removed and replaced with private ones,” he said. “The buoys in those locations are private, as they are located in front of private property.”

Jessica’s husband, Joe, is already comparing the situation to the genesis of the Friends of Okanagan Park, formed to save a stretch of shoreline about a quarter-century ago and still a committee of the Okanagan-Similkameen Parks Society, the umbrella group that has helped found Okanagan Mountain Park Cathedral Park and Conkle Lake Park since forming in 1966.

“We were able to get the feds to nationalize land set for development before, [but] I don’t know if the energy exists to get that going again,” he lamented. “That floating dock is morred there in a permanent way. I don’t know what the story is [but] it’s pretty obvious [the powers that be are] not jumping on it. You can’t just put a dock in and maintain it without some licence or permission.”

See you in September, Peachland zoning bylaw CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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Call it a councillor’s monkey wrench, a sober second thought (or series thereof) or due process, but Peachland politicians put off pushing forward a long-overdue update to the district’s allmighty zoning bylaw this week.

Speaking before council at their regular meeting July 12, planning and development director Cory Gain said she didn’t meet her “ambitious” goal of having the bylaw, which works in concert with the Official Community Plan to set the rules for what can be built where within the district’s boundaries, pass second reading in June.

That would have set

the stage for another chance for the public to weigh in before council considered passing it through third reading at their July 12 meeting and enacting it.

As it happened, lingering concerns over how the zoning bylaw will deal with garden suites in accessory buildings left the bylaw stuck in second with plans to hold a public hearing in September.

Gain was eager to have a public hearing and get through second reading this summer, but the district and many other municipalities as a policy avoid doing so since so many people are away. Push come to shove, the district could expose itself to a “no reasonable opportunity” complaint.

She said a “fairly

minimal” number of comments were received at open houses held May 19 and June 16, and that staff tried to address questions that were raised.

She noted there are people in the district who since March have been eagerly awaiting the new zoning bylaw so they can proceed with new suites.

“The people interested in this are well aware of the issue coming up.”

Coun. Peter Schierbeck was able to spread his apprehension about limiting the height of accessory buildings to that of the main structure in a town with such dynamic elevation changes through Mayor Cindy Fortin to the rest of council, save Keith Thom, who was absent. There are lots, he said, where

the slope at the back would limit an accessory building to one storey or prevent it entirely.

What’s more, many of the 200 or so currently illegal garden suites in Peachland are above garages, meaning the new zoning bylaw, which hasn’t been revamped in 16 years, could formally outlaw scores of them.

Mayor Cindy Fortin said she understands how much work Gain and her staff put into the significant and important document, but that it’s council’s job to get it right.

“This is part of a larger issue,” Fortin said. “Garden suites have been dealt with for a couple of years and we need to allow the greater number of the public to be here.”

The draft bylaw is available for

review online at www. peach la nd .ca/cm s/ wpattachments/wpID736atID1987.pdf.

Peachland going to the dogs

Gain’s department is also ultimately responsible for bylaw enforcement, and councillors had questions about the 277 verbal warnings officers issued in June just for dog infractions.

Just 37 bylaw tickets were issued for any reason during the month, according to figures presented to council on Tuesday.

Officers issued 51 written warnings and gave 134 verbal warnings for other infractions.

“We try to educate people first before jumping to tickets,” Gain said, noting she didn’t have more detailed information on the warnings and the

bylaw officer is on vacation (Schierbeck wanted to know how many warnings were for leaving leavings).

“These are mainly to do with parks.”

Gain mused whether the bylaw officer is spending more time along Beach Avenue, where dogs are forbidden from being off-leash but frequently are. She admitted a motivating factor in sticking to warnings is the relatively low likelihood the district will

actually reap a fine.

“We encounter visitors who feel they are not obliged to follow the bylaw because they are going to be gone and we would not get anything anyway,” she said. “Issuing tickets is very expensive.”

She said repeat offenders are ticketed.

“We have a dog bylaw and so do all the other communities in the Okanagan,” Schierbeck said. “That is an atrocious number for a small community.”

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Is this how Peachland says thank you?

Dear Editor: In the July 8 issue of the View, there is a letter objecting to New Monaco’s “quiet proposal” to acquire a Crown lot that gives access to the hillside.

Many years ago I was told that this was intended to protect a large part of Peachland from being isolated. Now it has become useful.

For a long time, people who live at that level have become accustomed

to the privilege of roaming about what they feel is a free park. As the former owner of a large part of that free park, I feel somewhat rankled by this expression of “squatter’s rights.”

I remember that new Monaco very publicly expressed an intention to provide walking trails and “view points” throughout the development.

Is this how Peachland people say thank you?

Patricia Ryder, Peachland

Thanks to friends of Bob Wells Dear Editor: Many of you know my husband, Bob Wells. He has been active on the Highway 97 Task Force since we moved to Peachland in 2006.

He was part of the men’s coffee group when the beachfront coffee shop was Rocky J’s.

More recently he has been part of the cribbage club at the A&W as an onlooker enjoying the conversations.

Over the past few years Bob has succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease. His friend, Klaas Ree, has always helped to keep him in touch

with the group of men he knows.

Unfortunately, this insidious disease has taken over and Bob is now in a long-term care home in Westbank – The Village at Smith Creek.

Bob hasn’t physically died, but in a way he has. He lives in a world of his own which is mostly pleasant, and he is in the best care possible. Thanks to Klaas and his other friends for their understanding and kindness over the past year.

Margaret Wells

Fact check: Highway 97 petition Dear Gillian Evans, Thank you for spotlighting the current petition circulating in the Peachland area. However, you have your facts wrong. If you actually read the petition it respectfully requests the immediate upgrade to Highway 97 through Peachland, it does not mention four-laning. As citizens, we are passionate about where we live. We are not engineers and politicians (so) we will leave the specifics to the qualified experts.

How can Peachlanders sign this petition to improve our local highway, you ask? With ease, it appears. In fact, more than 903 ratepayers and residents have rushed to sign this petition in the past two months. Fortunately, it seems the majority of Peachland residents do not favour a bypass route; they have the common sense and a comprehensive vision of a Peachland that encompasses more than the myopic view of 15 kilometres of road through town.

As for your dreams of a second crossing, they too may be on hold with a bypass. The initial numbers from the Central Okanagan Planning Study indicate that only four per cent of the lake Okanagan bridge traffic is through traffic. The 96 per cent of remaining vehicles

travel to and from Kelowna and West Kelowna. These commuters are definitely not interested in taking a bypass or second crossing to work downtown.

I trust this town’s taxpayers will read this letter and be moved to sign this petition at one of the local retailers or on line at our Facebook site, Highway 97 In Place.

I urge local business and Peachland Chamber of Commerce members to speak out and ask our mayor and council to support their needs and not bypass our town.

Finally, I hope our mayor and council see the folly in their unanimous decision to support a route around Peachland when MOTI has clearly shown them the there is no need for such a road. Had they waited for more information and used fact-based decision-making they would have realized Highway 97 is adequate for our current and future transportation needs.

The findings that Peachland has below provincial average traffic See PERHAPS on page 5

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volume, below provincial average wait times at intersections and below the provincial average for collisions along the corridor support this. Perhaps the Urban Systems transportation liaison hired to lobby for a bypass can start to liaise with the constituents of Peachland

rather than MOTI and start to repair the divide mayor and council’s decision has created. Perhaps now is the time for our mayor and council to approach MOTI again, this time with hat in hand and demand the improvements we need along our stretch of road.

I agree, the sooner MOTI announces their decision to improve the current highway the better, then can the

divisiveness in Peachland subside. We have often heard there are only two factors in government decisions, cost and who sits in Victoria with a majority. I trust when we present our petition with the signatures of over 1,000 voters, it would surly bolster the decision to improve Highway 97 in-place.

Jackie Saunders, Peachland

New Monaco responds to resident’s road rage Dear Editor: On behalf of New Monaco, we are pleased to provide additional detail in response to Ms. Thomas’ letter “Road proposed for Trepanier rankles reader.”

New Monaco wishes to thank the residents of Peachland for your unwavering support of our development.

We have always been up front and transparent in our work, and will certainly continue to do so.

As noted, in March of this year New Monaco formally applied to the Crown for Tenure in order to construct

the road and dedicate the land to the District of Peachland. As many of you know, while our main access will be from the highway, a secondary access has long been a requirement of staff and council to ensure the safety of residents in the area. As far back as our Area Sector Plan of 2011 this connection has been required.

We will continue to do everything we can to make all aspects of New Monaco as beneficial to residents as possible. The road will be constructed and dedicated at no cost to taxpayers. The natural countryside and

unique beautiful trail will be protected, yet we will also develop and dedicate kilometers of new trails for public use. The amenities we create will be accessible and available to all residents of Peachland.

We encourage any residents with questions to contact me anytime at James.Kay@NewMonaco.ca, or drop by our office on Beach Avenue for more information.

James Kay, COO and community relations New Monaco LP

Circling the issue: a plan for Highway 97 Dear Editor: Finally, someone has stated what should have been obvious from the start: highway safety.

In Craig Gilbert’s front-page story in the June 24 edition of the Peachland View, Sharon Devlin made a most poignant plea for greater safety for Peachland residents and through traffic highway users. Clearly, the focus should be on safety and how that can be improved in the short term and at modest cost.

There are several intersections that severely threaten local residents as we attempt to enter Highway 97 while faced with a high volume of through traffic. As local users, we know and appreciate the hazards of using those intersections and tend to take due care, while the through traffic is more focused on making its passage through Peachland as brief as possible.

The current two sides of the discussion seem to be polarized on one or the other very expensive options. Perhaps it is time to consider a third, less expensive and more achievable option in this era of extraordinary budget deficits.

There are six intersections in Peachland, changes to each of which will bring an improvement in safety for local residents.

Each project can be dealt with independently, although two of them could, and probably should,

be managed as a single project.

Entering our urban area from the north, the first and potentially second-most dangerous intersections on Highway 97, are that of the Huston Road intersection.

I suggest this intersection be converted to a traffic circle. This will have the immediate effect of significantly calming southbound traffic.

This will also still provide southbound traffic with the right of way, but will provide Huston Road traffic with the eventual right of way and therefore greater ease of entering the highway for northbound travel.

Next, in a southerly direction is the “T” intersection of Buchanan Road. In order to maintain traffic flow, I recommend southbound traffic should be prohibited from making left turns onto Buchanan. Northbound

traffic should still be permitted to exit onto Buchanan, but traffic from Buchanan should only be permitted to turn right onto the highway.

Traffic from Buchanan that wished to go south could use the Huston Road Circle.

Next is the “T” intersection of the highway and Trepanier Bench Road. Even traffic safety expert (and Urban Systems consultant) Grant Lachmuth highlights the critical nature of this intersection when he is quoted on the front page of the June 30 edition of the View as stating: “I’ve almost t-boned someone coming out of Trepanier Bench Road.”

This intersection is arguably the most potentially life threatening intersection along the entire urban stretch of highway.

Southbound traffic routinely passes this intersection at 15 to 20 kilometres above

the posted limit.

To make matters worse, the sight lines for someone entering the highway from Trepanier Bench Road looking both north and south are critically short. Drivers intending to go northbound on the highway must make split-second decisions while almost simultaneously assessing traffic in both directions. I recommend this intersection be re-designed to incorporate a merge lane for Trepanier traffic turning northbound.

In that way Trepanier traffic will only need to concern itself with avoiding southbound traffic. The northbound merge lane could be extended as far north as the intersection with Buchanan road and provide the off-ramp for any turns onto Buchanan.

Next in a southerly direction is the intersection with Clements Crescent, with heavy

traffic going into and coming out of the shopping centre.

I recommend this intersection be converted to a traffic circle. In preparation for this busy intersection the highway could be widened to four lanes from the Trepanier Creek Bridge to just south of the intersection with Ponderosa Drive. In preparation for the Clements Crescent Circle, traffic wishing to exit to the shopping center could align with the right hand lane, as now, with through traffic taking the left lane.

Management of pedestrian traffic across this intersection and the one at Ponderosa Drive may require a two-phase approach.

For the Ponderosa Drive intersection, I recommend this be changed to a traffic circle also. Traffic

exiting from the shopping centre and heading south and planning to exit for Ponderosa could stay in the right lane.

Traffic entering the highway from 13th Street and wishing to proceed out of town to the north could stay in the right lane until past the Clements Crescent Circle.

The last main traffic conflict point is the Princeton and Beach Roads interchange, which I also recommend converting to a traffic circle.

This would effectively calm traffic from the southern boundary of our primary urban area.

All of the recommendations above are made with public safety being the primary criterion. A secondary consideration is the maintenance of traffic flow. Stop and go traffic is noisy and

contributes to higher levels of pollution.

Implementation of the recommendations above might result in a slightly slower transit of the community, but the improvement in traffic safety would be substantial.

Each of those recommendations could be priced, contracted and implemented individually and each one would contribute to enhanced safety for the travelling public.

Mega-projects take years to win political arguments, eventual funding and finally see implementation.

Six smaller projects might be easier to manage and faster to build.

The traveling public, and Peachland residents in particular, would be much better served with this approach.

Lew Adkins, Peachland

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I hope everyone is having a great summer so far. The fluctuating temperatures and extraordinary heavy bursts of rainfall have been a challenge. At times, you may not know whether to take out your bottle of suntan lotion or an umbrella.

The extreme rainfall events have caused some minor flooding, washouts, and a boil water notice, but District staff members are working hard to address these issues, and I ask for your patience.

Safety is the primary concern. On a positive note, we do need the water. It is looking much greener out there at this time than last year, which is good when it comes to concerns about fires.

Although, we are never completely out of the woods and need to be extra careful when it comes to campfires and any outdoor activity with the potential to start a flame.

Mayor Cindy Fortin On another note, I’d like to thank everyone who participated in the Citizens Survey.

We had over 300 respondents. Nine lucky survey respondents won prizes for their participation. An announcement has been posted on our website, peachland.ca, under News. The raw data from the survey is now being analysed, and we hope to be able to share it with the community sometime later this summer.

Also, a big reminder that we are striving to be the community with the most Make Water Work pledges, in order to be the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s (OBWB) 2016

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It takes only a few minutes to take the pledge, by logging onto the website at makewaterwork.ca, and pledging to just a few things, such as watering only between dusk and dawn, watering plants not pavement, leaving grass at 2” to 3” tall, and leaving grass clippings on lawn as mulch. Don’t forget to ask your friends and neighbours to take the pledge as well.

An added incentive: All those who take the pledge will be entered in the OBWB’s random grand prize draw, that has an approximate retail value of $6,000, and includes an audit of the winner’s landscape, or a portion thereof, for water efficiencies, plus products and services to make your yard more water efficient. Check their website out for more details.

And lastly, I’d like to address the concerns of several residents who have contacted Council and District

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at the University of Alberta this fall. The bursary will help, since he will also be playing football for the Golden Bears and won’t be able to work. View office administrator Annick Stoltz and sales representative Paul Graydon delivered the good news last week.

The View thanks all applicants for the effort put into their essays.

staff regarding New Monaco’s Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land, which appeared in the View. In short, it stated that New Monaco Enterprise Corp. has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) for this Crown land to accommodate a western road access from Trepanier Bench Road to New Monaco.

This was always intended to be a water right-of-way to the treatment plant one day as they began to build, and as a secondary access road in the

final phase of the 15to 20-year build-out. It was never intended to be a primary access.

New Monaco has always been very open and has had a positive relationship with the public. The development promises to be a great asset to this community in many ways, so please don’t jump to conclusions before we have all the facts.

The notice was very sudden, and we are having conversations about it, and I plan to bring forth more details as soon as I have them. In the meantime, the notice invites anyone who

is concerned or opposed to voice their opinions to their staff through Keith Weir at 250.828.4419 or email to keithweir@gov.bc. ca.

Enjoy your summer and please feel free to contact me at any time.

I will be taking some holiday days in the later half of July, but back at it in August. If you have any immediate concerns, please contact the District office at 250.767.2647.

I hope you choose the suntan lotion, and enjoy all that our beautiful beachfront and community has to offer.

Take some time to enjoy these summer beach reads LISA JURASSOVICH CONTRIBUTED

Summer is in full swing and seems to be speeding by. Take some time this summer to relax and unwind on the beach with a good book! The library has tons on books on vast subjects to keep anyone interested for hours. As Jeannette Walls once said: “One benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by!” If you want to try something new come in and ask Judy or myself about book selections.

If you’re in a mystery mood maybe think about picking up the debut novel from Eve Chase entitled Black Rabbit Hall. A thrilling novel about two women separated by decades but linked by the dark secrets that enshroud the family’s country estate.

A brand new non-fiction titled Cards for Brianna by Heather McManamy will make you weep and inspire you to live your life fully.

33-year-old Heather finds a lump on her breast and is diagnosed with cancer. She writes this novel as in-

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spiration to her daughter to look back upon, knowing her mom cared for her.

Don’t forget that our Summer Reading Club (SRC) for children 5-12 years old is in full swing. Keep children inspired to learn and read over the summer and come pick up a free reading log today. Signing up also allows them entry into our grand prize draw for awesome prizes like a brand new Razor scooter or wave board!

As Frank Serafini says, “there is no such thing as a child who hates to read; there are only children who have not found the right book.” We have tons of new titles such as Dr. Seuss’s new book What Pet Should I Get? Two decades after his death this manuscript was found and published into an instant classic for any child who loves animals.

Our book club book this month is City of Thieves by David Benioff. Benioff is the award winning screenwriter of the hit TV series Game of Thrones. The novel takes place during the Nazis’ siege of Leningrad. It follows a young man, Lev, who is tasked a hard quest to find a dozen eggs to bake a wedding cake in desolate wartime. The novel blends comedy and tragedy through fast paced action. The book club meets on Wednesday July 20 from 2-3 p.m.

Snacks and tea are provided!

August’s book club will feature

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. Made popular by the recent release of the motion picture, the story is a unique love story to be devoured on the beach!

No matter what subject or genre you like to read there is something to be found at the library. Don’t forget, a lot of novels come in many different formats such as e-books, audiobooks or large print. On the drive to the campsite pop in an audiobook and listen to it on your way to pass the time!

Find the perfect story to fit your summer today!

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PHARMACISTS CHELSEA ARGENT and Orysya Fetterly cut the ribbon to their new business in the Clements Crescent plaza. They plan to open a medical clinic next door.

Peachland’s new pharmacists plan full medical clinic in IGA plaza CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

editor@peachlandview.com

Guests and customers who took a wrong turn at the grand opening of Peachland’s newest pharmacy Saturday may have ended up with a pair of work boots and a paint brush instead of compression socks and their prescription.

With renovations literally clanging away next door in the future medical clinic, Orysya Fetterly and Chelsea Argent, pharmacists and owners of the Remedy’s Rx Okanagan Pharmacy in the IGA plaza cut the ribbon on their six-week old shop at high noon.

Both have about a decade of pharmacy experience, much of it in a hospital setting where contact with patients with complex conditions is common.

They believe they are positioned to serve the growing and aging population in Peachland.

“It’s a great location, it’s more convenient to have a pharmacy right by the IGA,” Argent said.

“We’d like to open a full medical clinic as well so right now we’re working with a recruiter actively to try and bring some physicians over here [and] have a model where there’s a medical clinic and a pharmacy side-by-side.”

Fetterly said they are hoping to attract three doctors, a task as challenging in the Okanagan as anywhere else in the province. She said Peachlanders are already bringing them repeat business and that she expects

CHELSEA ARGENT FILLS a prescription at the new Okanagan Pharmacy. more as word of the other ancilliary services they plan to offer spreads.

They include wellness clinics every few weeks on topics including weight control and nutrition this July 26 ($20 per person), heart health and diabetes. Okanagan Pharmacy also offers blood sugar testing, travel medicine and is the only Yellow Fever vaccination centre between Penticton and Kelowna.

“We can have a consultation if they need advice on what medications to be taking when they are travelling or what to be vaccinated against,” Argent said. “We really want to offer more comprehensive clinical care to patients who have complex medical questions and conditions. We want to bring additional services to the com-

munity. It’s nice for people to have good care locally. A lot of the patients we are seeing are travelling all the way to West Kelowna to have their medications filled so we want them to know they can come here and have excellent care from good pharmacists right in town.”

Remedy’s Rx claims to be Canada’s fastest-growing independent pharmacy network.

“Our revolutionary approach helps independent pharmacies compete against the large chain stores without giving up the small but important details that make them unique,” the company states on its website.

“We help owners modernize their operations and provide their customers with better care.”

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HEALTH

MORE THAN 60 yogis collected almost $,8000 in pledges to take part in a class atop the Kelowna Eldorado Hotel on June 21, the summer solstice and International Yoga Day.

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Yogis raise nearly $8,000 for mental health, addiction CONTRIBUTED While yogis across the globe celebrated International Yoga Day on June 21, three well-known local yoga teachers took to the rooftop of the Eldorado Hotel to do a lot more for their community than just stretching people’s hamstrings.

Yoga teachers Pam Radar, Shauna Nyrose and Chelsea Ray led more than 60 yogis in a sunset yoga class atop the iconic Kelowna hotel. With stunning views of the lake, live guitar music and an exquisite Okanagan sunset, it was the perfect way to spend the summer solstice.

The event, which sold out in less than

three weeks, was also a fundraiser for the Lit From Within Project, a grassroots organization founded by the three teachers to raise money to support the integration of yoga and meditation into mental health, trauma and addiction recovery programs in Kelowna.

The event raised $7,820 for the Lit From Within Project, nearly doubling the proceeds from last year.

“This is truly what yoga is all about,” Shauna Nyrose, co-founder of Lit From Within and yoga teacher at Oranj Fitness said. “Yoga isn’t just about stretching people’s hamstrings. It’s about taking care of one another, supporting our community

in real and meaningful ways.”

She added all three teachers see “a lot of traffic back and forth” from Peachland.

Launched two years ago, the Lit From Within Project has facilitated weekly yoga and meditation classes at the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Kelowna and several private recovery centres.

“For every $50 raised, we are able to provide one class in the community,” Radar, owner and co-founder of Shift Power Yoga, said. “So many of us have been touched by addiction and mental health issues and while we can’t always fix the conditions that cause these illnesses, we

can do our very best to facilitate recovery and healing in the best way we know how – in this case, through yoga and meditation.”

In addition to an inspiring yoga and meditation class led by the three teachers, guests also participated in a silent auction featuring items donated by local businesses, artisans and entrepreneurs.

“We are incredibly grateful to the local business and arts community for their generosity,” said Ray, who was recently voted Most Inspirational Local Female in Kelowna. “We couldn’t be more proud to be a part of such an incredible yoga community here in the Okanagan.”

Healthy Body • Healthy Mind

Healthy weight management and nutrition demystified

ORYSYA FETTERLY AND CHELSEA ARGENT CONTRIBUTORS

About two thirds of adults are either overweight or obese.

“Eat less and exercise more” has become a complicated and controversial topic, given the various contradictory messages in the media: eat carbohydrates or do not, eat fat or do not, eat before bed or do not.

All of this leads to information overload and confusion. The benefits of maintaining a healthy weight are well proven, with some chronic diseases being linked to obesity such as heart attacks, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and cancer. To demystify and gain a healthier perspective on food, let’s review the basics of nutrition.

All foods contain

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calories, which are converted into energy. However, not all foods are the same, the most beneficial and nutrient dense foods typically do not have added sugars or fats and are not highly processed. A proper diet is composed of an appropriate combination of carbohydrates, proteins and fats, which are the building blocks of energy.

Carbohydrates are starches, sugar and fibre. Our body converts sugars and starches into glucose, which is the primary energy source needed for brain function.

Sugars themselves generally do not have nutritional benefits and should be limited. Starches, found in beans, nuts, grains or starchy vegetables,

are a complex type of carbohydrate, as these need to be broken down before they are absorbed into the body. Fibre, found in fruits and vegetables, is typically not broken down by our digestive enzymes, but helps promote regular bowel habits and provides a feeling of fullness.

Starches and sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream as glucose, and the body secretes insulin in response to rising blood glucose levels. Whenever blood glucose falls below the range of 4 to 7 mmol/L, the body reacts by slowing down its metabolism to save energy. When blood glucose levels rise above this range, extra glucose is stored as fat. Maintaining balanced glucose and

insulin levels with proper meal combinations and timing is crucial for weight management and high metabolism.

Protein supplies amino acids required for muscle and other cellular maintenance.

In addition, protein slows the transit time of food in our body, thus prolonging the time you feel full and preventing blood glucose levels from rising too quickly. It is very beneficial to combine carbohydrates with protein at every meal.

Fats from healthy sources and in appropriate amounts are beneficial, however, not all fat is the same.

Monounsaturated fatty acids are healthy fats, and can be found in nuts, poultry, olive and canola oils.

Polyunsaturated fatty acids are also healthy fats, and include alpha-linoleic acid (soybean oil, walnuts and flax seed), and docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid which are found in seafood. Saturated fatty acids are typically found in animal fat and coconut oil.

Trans fatty acids are the unhealthy fats that have been modified by the food industry. While fat intake is important and part of a well balanced diet, it should be consumed in moderation.

So how much food should you eat? Guidelines for maintaining a healthy weight recommend about 45 to 65 per cent of daily calories come from carbohydrates, up

to 35 per cent from protein, and 20 to 35 per cent from fat.

The number of food servings you need per day depends on your age, gender, activity level and weight, and therefore these amounts may need to be individualized.

Timing of meals is also important.

In order to prevent blood glucose from falling too low or rising too high, both of which lead to reduced metabolism and increase fat storage, it is recommended to eat about every 3 to 4 hours.

Okanagan Pharmacy will be hosting a Weight Management and Nutrition Clinic on July 26. Space is limited, therefore come by to register for a spot!

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COMMUNITY

Thunder Bay teen pulls monster carp out of Swim Bay CRAIG GILBERT

of the water there for years.

This week, though, he was in Peachland visiting members of his mom’s side of the family when he decided to try his luck with a fly rod at Swim Bay, which is about 2,600 kilometres west of the Lake Superior headwaters.

On Monday he caught the carp pictured at left, which he guesses was about 13 pounds, after a 15-minute battle that

EDITOR

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You know there has been success at the shoreline when you’re looking up the plural of “carp.”

It’s not carps, but that may not matter to anyone around Lake Okanagan by the time 14-year-old Ontarian angler Cohen Lewis of Thunder Bay leaves Peachland tomorrow.

There is no shortage of fishing in and around the de facto capital of the vast and verdant northwestern Ontario, which sits atop Lake Superior.

Cohen has been pulling big brook trout, pike and walleye out

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THUNDER BAY, ON native Cohen Lewis caught two monster carp in Peachland.

stopped passersby and saw about eight people witness him reel it in. On Tuesday, he pulled another one out and weighed it to be sure.

“It was 15 pounds,” Cohen said. “I love fishing in Thunder Bay and I heard there was good fishing here too. I’ve got carp in Ottawa before, but not like this.”

That capital region catch was with a conventional rod. Using a fly rod, by contrast,

makes for a more exciting catch.

“Because all the gear is a lot lighter, it’s a more finessed approach,” he explained.

“It’s more technical than just putting a piece of corn on a hook and letting it sit.

You have to match the fly to the bugs that are present, and you can feel it a lot more; you can see the fish take it, watch the hook set, and then battle for 15 minutes. It’s a lot more exciting.”

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NEWS

‘I am taking Dan Ashton’s advice about’ Highway 97: premier Continued from front

“My comments were in response to a thoughtful presentation by members of the First Nations Health Authority on improving care,” she wrote.

“It’s disappointing the B.C. NDP would take the good work being done by the health committee and try and play petty partisan politics.”

Clark called Larson incredibly hardworking.

“She has earned the respect of the First Nations in the communities she represents, and everybody [else],” the premier said. “I think her comments were appropriate and I think the question that she asked was an important one.”

Breaking ground in Penticton

Clark arrived in Peachland slightly behind schedule after breaking ground on a $320-million, 281,700-square-foot expansion at Penticton General Hospital. She attended the opening of a housing development in Kelowna Wednesday morning.

The MLA for neighbouring Westside-Kelowna said Penticton MLA Dan Ashton was the closer on the “long-overdue” project, which includes a new patient tower that according to the Ministry of Health will bring together outpatient care services into one building, provide five modern operating rooms, expand the medical device reprocessing/sterilization unit to nearly triple its current size, and provide three floors of single-occupancy inpatient rooms with private washrooms when it opens in 2019.

The plan is to also give the UBC Faculty of Medicine program more space.

“Dan Ashton gets full credit for persuading me that we needed to commit the money,” Clark said. “He brought me up to see the hospital – pretty decrepit, definitely not a British Columbia standard. Two years ago we announced we were going to do it and people didn’t believe us and today we confirmed we are getting it done because we

PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK stopped in Peachland to chat with residents after breaking ground on a hospital expansion in Penticton Tuesday.

MAYOR CINDY FORTIN and VIC manager Joey Byatt talk tourism with Premier Christy Clark and MLA Dan Ashton July 12. turned the first pile of earth.

It’s pretty exciting [and] I don’t believe it would have happened without Dan.” The premier launched sat, chatted and took photos with several people at Bliss, which opened a third location in Westside the next day, before setting off northward to knock on doors.

“We’re also just here to meet people,” she said. “Talking to people is really my favourite part of politics. So we’re finding out what’s going on, what people are interested in, how they feel about British Columbia and the economy.”

She said Bliss was a “great example” of a business taking advantage of funding available

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Ashton steering on Highway 97

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premier’s ear on Highway 97.

“I am taking Dan Ashton’s advice about that,” Clark responded when asked whether Peachland’s stretch of Highway 97 should be bypassed or expanded in-place.

Ashton chimed in on-beat: “The information is being garnered. Her Worship knows it’s an issue that has to be addressed properly and we know the government is going to take [the appropriate] time. We’re looking at the traffic situation not only in the Peachland area, but what’s happening in the entire valley.”

Clark called Ashton Peachland’s top lobbyist.

“Keeping [Trout Creek and West Bench elementary schools and Osoyoos Secondary School] open? Dan Ashton did that. The school board had to be dragged kicking and screaming.

“This is why I count on him for the advice about the bypass, because he knows the community better than anybody else and we are going to do what he tells us we need to do.”

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COMMUNITY

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LEVI CUSS, JOHN GULIAK, Kimberley MacGregor and Curtis Phagoo play the Beach Ave. Cafe in Peachland July 23.

Four strong winds blow up Beach Ave. July 23 CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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A construction worker in a previous life, songwriter Levi Cuss spends his time on a different sort of build these days.

On July 23 the tour he has assembled with three other singer/songwriters will swing through Peachland with a show at the Beach Ave. Café, one of 20 they have

scheduled across British Columbia in just 18 days. The set starts at 7 p.m.

“We tried to do Saskatchewan because we went through British Columbia last time,” the Red Deer-based songwriter, who recorded his first album in Nashville last year, told the View. “I did 40 queries/ emails in Saskatchewan and got no response. I guess that’s why no one tours Saskatchewan.”

The 40-year-old has been playing mu-

sic half his life but only left construction to play full-time a few months ago. He plays covers in bars to pay the bills, but said the Beach Avenue show will be full of original music from all four artists.

“I’ve probably written 200 songs,” he said. “It’s a really cool thing that we all have our own styles, but end up playing on all each others’ stuff by the end of it.”

Cuss described himself as the rugged blues guy; John Guliak is a more straight-

ahead guitar-and-stool sort of bard, Curtis Phagoo is a “poppy” songwriter by comparison and Kimberley MacGregor brings “powerhouse” vocals to the acoustic set.

“This tour is about that, getting like-minded people together to have some fun,” Cuss said. “There is work and long hours, but we get to visit and meet new people. It’s not about the money.

Fun is fun.”

Central Okanagan introduces e-billing for utilities CONTRIBUTED The Regional District of Central Okanagan is offering customers the option of having their utility bills delivered electronically.

Property owners in the Central Okanagan East and Central Okanagan West Electoral Areas will be receiving a letter and authorization form with their next utility bill. By completing the information and returning the form, they’ll

receive future invoices directly to their email inbox, rather than through regular mail. For those who wish to save paper and a stamp, they can fill out an online authorization form available at www.regionaldistrict.com/paperlessbill.

“For those seasonal residents or snowbirds who may head out of the area for extended periods of time, electronic delivery will ensure they receive their billing notice so that they can pay by the due date and won’t be subject to any late

Fresh Okanagan fruit takes to the skies at YLW CONTRIBUTED Kelowna International Airport (YLW) and Skyway Group have teamed with De Simone Farms Ltd., a local produce distributor, to provide travellers with fresh, quality fruit they can take on the airplane to anywhere in Canada.

The new program, Farm to Flight, offers various in-season fruits, available for passenger purchase in YLW’s departures lounge gift shop, past airport security screening.

“Our Farm to Flight program offers a unique opportunity to promote locally-grown, quality fruit across Canada,” said Sam Samaddar, airport director. “Not only will Farm to Flight bring new opportunity and national reach for local farmers, but it will also bring awareness of Kelowna to communi-

ties across Canada.”

Specially packaged in containers that fit under airplane seats, Farm to Flight is a convenient way for domestic travellers to bring home a unique, Okanagan gift to share with friends and family.

The program launched July 6.

“We’re very pleased to launch the Farm to Flight program at YLW as it’ll benefit the whole community,” said Samaddar. “Partnerships like this make good sense for YLW as we promote agriculture in the valley.”

YLW is committed to ensuring that the role agriculture and agri-tourism plays in the Okanagan Valley is robustly represented and promoted at the airport.

Farm to Flight is now available in the YLW Departures Lounge. For more information on the program, visit ylw.kelowna.ca.

payment penalties,” communications officer Bruce Smith said.

Smith adds, “By offering a more convenient paperless invoice delivery, we’ll see cost savings through reduced mailing costs.”

If they wish, customers who choose not to take advantage of the email utility invoice option will continue to receive a paper invoice through the mail.

The Regional District invoices its utility customers four times a year. This

includes customers of the six water systems operated by the Regional District; customers of the sewer system that services the Sunset Ranch strata communities and those receiving garbage and recycling services from the RDCO. Payments can be made by direct withdrawal, by mail, in person at the RDCO office or any financial institution or they can be made securely and conveniently online at: www.regionaldstrict.com/payments.

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DIVERSIONS

HOROSCOPE

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1. Power measurement 4. Christian hip-hop duo 7. Licensed for Wall Street 10. Belonging to us 11. Anger 12. They __ 13. Ribonuclease 15. Former AC/DC singer Scott 16. Fate 19. Hall of Fame forward 21. Omission 23. American state 24. Not sunrises 25. British school 26. The boundary of a surface 27. Young women 30. Sitting 34. Canadian cheese 35. Aussie TV station 36. Resembles rummy 41. Baked good 45. Gravy is a type of one 46. About aviation 47. Unit of data size 50. Rugged mountain ranges 54. With three uneven sides 55. Cut or carve 56. It can be benign 57. One’s mother (Brit.)

59. Conrad __, American poet 60. Midway between northeast and east 61. Before 62. Originally called 63. Former broadcaster Barber 64. Not pale 65. Not even CLUES DOWN 1. Surfers need one 2. Eskimo dogs 3. Bishop 4. People of Libya 5. In favor of 6. Origins 7. Ingredients 8. Trumpets and trombones 9. Large nest 13. Baseball stat 14. Leavened bread

ANSWERS

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, take a more serious approach if you want others to give your ideas more thoughtful consideration. Devote more time and attention to work and other necessities.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, put your thoughts on paper so you can work out all of your ideas. You have some great ideas, and writing them down can help you articulate them more effectively.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, someone gives you a gift that you really appreciate, and you want to respond in kind. Think about the recipient’s hobbies before making a final decision.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, things have been going quite well for you lately, as it seems like you have gotten into a groove.

Take the smooth goings in stride and offer to help others when possible.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, if stress starts to get to you this week, take a step back and reevaluate your priorities. It may be time to make a few changes and reduce your workload.

17. Bon __: witty remark 18. Belgian municipality 20. Reactive structure 22. Methaqualone pill (slang) 27. Medical practitioner

28. Alias 29. Someone 31. 007’s creator 32. Martial artists wear one 33. Midway between north and northeast 37. Edible mollusk 38. ___ up: quit a

substance 39. Taiwanese city 40. Make an effort 41. Fielders 42. Restrain 43. Herb 44. Agonized 47. Time zone 48. Abandoned European money

49. Plays video games 51. Hit well in baseball (slang) 52. Expresses good wishes 53. Congressman (abbr.)

58. Small constellation

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To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box.

You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, you like to be around people and enjoy holding your own in conversation. But this week you may need a little respite from the crowd. Enjoy the alone time.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, offer to help a loved one even if you suspect they may not be receptive to your assistance.

Exhibit some patience and perseverance, and you will help make a positive difference.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, your courage to stand by your decisions draws positive attention this week. Let it be known that you appreciate others noticing your conviction.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, ask a good friend for a their perspective on a problem that has been puzzling you. Another’s insight might be just the thing you need to make the right decision.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, work through all angles before making a final decision. It may take a few trial runs, but eventually you will come to the right conclusion. Get a second opinion if you need it.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

There’s much you can learn about managing money and investing in your future, Aquarius.

You have some great ideas; they just need some fine-tuning.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, great friends are something to cherish, and this week is a great time to let your closest friends know how much you appreciate them.

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REGIONAL NEWS

Dog agility competition bounds into Penticton Peach Festival CONTRIBUTED It is one of the fastest-growing dog sports in the world and it is coming to the Penticton Peach Festival for the first time.

The Central Okanagan Dog Agility Club will run a demo – a fun and exciting event where a team of dog and handler, run through numbered courses to perform obstacles within a certain time limit. The competitions are exciting, whether you’re watching in the crowd or participating.

“We will have dogs of all abilities and breeds so it will really be quite a lot of fun watching them,” said Lenore Trudel, Central Okanagan Dog Agility Club demo chairperson. “We will demonstrate what agility is and how we train the dogs, then we will have two identical courses and two dogs at a time will race. The crowd will be encouraged to cheer for their favourites.

“Usually the fastest dogs get the most cheers, but then again you really see the dog’s personalities shine in these events and sometimes the beginner dogs turn out to be the best received.

“It is very entertaining because with the beginner dogs you never know what they are going to do. One year at a demo we had a golden retriever stray off the course straight to a nearby lake.”

Dog agility was born at the 1978 Crufts Dog Show in England, where it was loosely based on equestrian jumping events and since then it’s exploded in popularity all over the world.

Central Okanagan Dog Agility Club’s mission is to provide training in the sport of dog agility for handlers and their canine partners using positive training methods to build the team.

The club has performed at the Armstrong IPE Fair for eight years, recently held a demo at Westside

Daze and host trials several times throughout the year with dogs and their owners from across the valley, who train with them at the Kelowna Dog Sport Centre.

“We have different components to our club from those interested in having fun and playing with their dogs to those who are interested in competing, including one person and their dog that have competed at a world championship,” said Trudel. “We will have an information booth set up at the Penticton Peach Festival and, if there is time, we invite people after the show to visit with the dogs and their owners.”

The Central Okanagan Dog Agility Club will conduct demos at Okanagan Lake Park as part of the Penticton Peach Festival events – on Aug. 6 at 11:45 a.m. and Aug. 7 at 1:20 p.m. as part of the Kiddies Day events. For more information on the Penticton Peach Festival visit www.peachfest.com.

Last call for photos of bobcat, lynx in Okanagan CRAIG GILBERT

age will give Gooliaff much more accurate data than the harvesting records will allow.

In most or all cases metadata attached to photos taken identify the exact time and location of their

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If you have a picture of a bobcat or lynx burning a hole in your pocket, now’s the time.

TJ Gooliaff, a grad student at UBCO, already has 3,000 shots of the elusive quadrupeds, but it’s never enough.

His plan, besides getting an A, is to give science a better idea of exactly how the cats are distributed across British Columbia and how climate change has affected them.

The furry but ferocious cousins are good indicators because they are built for different conditions: lynx love the snow, with their oversized paws and thick fur, while bobcats are near hopeless in deep snow, with their short legs and small paws.

So, bobcats tend to occupy southern B.C. and stay away from high altitudes but as average temperatures have risen and weather patterns have changed, more of the province is opening up to them.

“Lynx have been detected throughout the province, typically at high elevations as expected,” Gooliaff explained, but “there have been some surprises – bobcats have been detected much farther north than I expected, even in the Cariboo and Omineca regions.”

They’re climbing higher, too, and woe betide the iconic lynx, as it’s not just snow turning to water earlier in the year and in more places. What

creation, where the records, dating back to the 1920s, tend to be vague.

“You can get both in the same area, for example in the Okanagan region, but if you zoom in, they’re in

completely different places,” he said. “It’s not like they would cross paths.”

Send photos, along with the date and location of each frame if it isn’t already attached, to tj.gooliaff@ubc.ca.

SUMMERTIME Experiencing the wonders of the world around us can be like a cool, refreshing drink of water on a hot summer’s day, or like a brilliantly coloured rainbow announcing new horizons on a dark stormy afternoon, or simply, like the joy in a young child’s face at the newness of absolutely everything they encounter!

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TJ GOOLIAFF BELIEVES climate change has impacted the traditional ranges of bobcats and lynx in British Columbia.

snow is there in many places is actually of a lower quality, with layers of melt weakening the structure and making it harder for lynx to move through.

The cats can be difficult to tell apart sometimes, but leave that to Gooliaff. He wants photos of all kinds and isn’t picky about quality.

“Photos can be blurry or dark and don’t even have to clearly show which cat species is present,” he said. “Photos will not be published or shared with anyone without permission, and photographers will retain ownership of their photos. The results of this study will be gladly shared with all

those who are interested.”

Gooliaff is going to spend the next year comparing the location data of the photos against historical harvesting records to test his hypothesis that the cats have shifted their respective ranges within B.C. due to climate change.

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I felt this wonder as I walked around the Peachland Wellness Centre’s Community Gardens this past week. Taking a little break from my work I found myself outside admiring the stalks and leaves of dill, corn, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, peas and other vegetables. Incredibly, these 4’x8’ wooden bins of soil are producing a succulent array of food that any gourmet grocery stand would be smitten to provide…right here in our own backyard.

Fashioned by children (including The Boys and Girls Club), men and women whose toil in the challenging spring weather has rewarded them with a crop of food that can sustain them throughout the summer and even into the fall/winter. What a tremendous investment that has been made in such a simple way. I love these small moments of wonder that recognize the mystery beyond the obvious in our world.

Here at the PWC we continue to seek out the wonder in people’s lives as we work and volunteer to offer programs and services that will provide opportunities for the residents of Peachland to feel refreshed, to experience hope in the midst of their struggles, and to develop friendships that they can cultivate over many years. The tiny house on 5th Street, too, is one of the wonders of world!

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The Peachland Wellness Centre 4426 5th Street, Peachland BC

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Everyone welcome PEACHLAND FARMERS’ & CRAFTERS’ MARKET 10 am - 2 pm, Heritage Park (Beach Avenue).

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PEACHLAND UNITED SERVICE 10 am, United Church

ST. MARGARET’S ANGLICAN CHURCH WORSHIP 10 am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

EMMANUEL CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 10 am, Emmanuel Church, Westbank

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

SUNDAY TEA 1-4 pm, Little Schoolhouse on Brandon Lane. Tea and dessert on the patio and featured local artists.

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

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday

YOUTH BOXING CLUB 6-8 pm, 4th St Place

worship at 3 pm, Meeting at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

UKULELE 6:30 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

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MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 1-2:45 pm.

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PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (3.75+), community centre

FITNESS ROOM 7:30

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FLOW YOGA 9-10

INDOOR WALKING

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MID-WEEK STUDY AND CONVERSATION COFFEE 9:30

TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS 9:15 am, Heritage Park by the Rotary Pavilion.

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TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY 9:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm (1.0-4.0), community centre AFTERNOON BRIDGE 1:303:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre

SPIN, SCULPT & STRETCH 5:15-6:15

DUPLICATE BRIDGE 1:30 pm, 50+ Activity Cen-

TWEEN DROP IN & MULTISPORTS (ages 9-12) 3:05-8 pm. Meet at Peachland Elementary School

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YOUTH DROP-IN 3:30-8 pm, Peachland Youth Centre.

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

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CHAIR FITNESS 10:30-11:15

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PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (1.0-4.0), community centre TWEEN COOKING NIGHT 5-7:30 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club.

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WRITERS UNBLOCKED Second Wednesday of the Month, 6:30 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

CLOG DANCING 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. 50+ Activity Centre

LIONS DEN MEETING 7 pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station. 4th week: community centre.

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$13 (in tins light and dark are $16), Scottish shortbread $7, and Christmas pudding $9. Order deadline is August 31 and cheques postdated to August 31 are welcome with your order. Visit the church office Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 11 a.m., call 250767-3131 or email stmargarets@shaw.ca.

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PINCUSHION HIKE AND YOGA 9:30 am.

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

TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS 10 am, Heritage Park by the gazebo. Hosted By the Peachland Wellness Centre

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 10 am-12 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Runs every week

AFTERNOON BRIDGE DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL 10 am-12 pm, 1:30-3:30 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

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

IRON & SILK 10:45 am, 50+ Activity Centre

INDOOR WALKING

MEET OUR LOCAL ARTISTS AND ARTISANS 11 – 4 pm,

FLOW YOGA 9-10

Peachland Little Schoolhouse. New artists featured every week, and a great variety of paintings, fabric art, quilling, primitive rug hooking, etc..

ROTARY CLUB OF PEACHLAND 121:30 pm, Gasthaus Restaurant. Be a part of your community and join us for lunch. Everyone welcome. (No meeting June 30 or Sep. 1)

AA 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

BOOK CLUB 1-2 pm, Last Thursday of each month, Peachland Wellness Centre.

TWEEN DROP-IN 3-5:30 pm, meet at Peachland Elementary. Ages 9-12

MEAT DRAW 4-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 TWEEN TRIPS 5:30-8 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12. $5/member/ trip. Pre-registration is required by calling 250-767-2515

BINGO 6:45 pm (doors open 5:30 pm), 50+ Activity Centre

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MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 10-12pm.

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BRIDGE CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs) 10 am-noon, community centre

YOGA (BEGINNERS) 10:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre

ART CLUB 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre LADIES CRIB 1-3pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Last session June 24.

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (1.0-4.0), community centre LEGO TIME 3-4 pm, Peachland Library.

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FUSION FRIDAYS 4-8 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 13+

SATURDAYS CARPET BOWLING 10 am, 50+ Activity Centre

MEAT DRAW 3-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 YOUTH ZONE 6-9 pm, 13+, Peachland Boys and Girls Club.

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NOTICE OF DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY In accordance with the Residential Tenancy Act of British Columbia, Regulation 27 (2) (b) this shall serve as notice to: Mr. George Kilkenny, Formerly of 25- 5371 Princeton Ave, Peachland, BC, and concerning their previous tenancy at the aforementioned address, that the personal effects, furniture, dishware, clothing, books, papers, electronics, documents, and the mobile home abandoned by Mr. Kilkenny at the aforementioned property will be disposed of by the Landlord without further Notice unless the person(s) being notified advises that they wish to take possession of the said property, or the person(s) make application to the Courts to establish such a right, or an individual or body corporate establishes a right to possession, or makes an application to the Courts to establish such a right, within 30 days of even date. Contact Andre Gardzella at Pine Hills Mobile Home Park., 4877 Westridge Dr. Kelowna, BC, V1W3A1, Telephone 250-764-1657. Dated this 14th day of July 2016.

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April 8th, 1940 - May 27th, 2016 Rosemary passed away in the Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock after a six-month struggle with cancer.

She was the youngest daughter of Eric and Eveline Parker. She was born in Duncan, B.C. Survived by two brothers, Stan of Nanaimo, B.C. and Noel of North Carolina, and two sisters, Ruth of Blaine, Washington and Joan Robinson of Peachland, and many nieces and nephews.

A graduate of UBC in botany; a teacher by profession. She loved her dogs, cats and horses.

A memorial plaque has been placed on the family bench by the lake in Peachland in her memory.

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COMMUNITY POLICING VOLUNTEERS Bill Boos and Bill Guttridge had a few over 80 km/h but none over 90 during their twice-weekly speed monitoring exercise, in this

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Police are warning drivers to slow it down after stopping a suspected drunk driver doing twice the limit in a construction zone late Sunday night.

It was about 12:31 a.m. Monday when an officer with the RCMP integrated road safety unit stopped a vehicle alleged to have been racing at more than 100 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone within a construction zone on Highway 97 between Highway 33 and Findlay Road in Kelowna.

The driver displayed signs of intoxication and failed a roadside screening. The driver was arrested and issued an immediate roadside prohibition and a speeding ticket.

The vehicle was impounded.

“RCMP would like to remind motorists to slow down in construction zones,” Cst. Jesse O’Donaghey said. “RCMP traffic enforcement officers will be stepping up enforcement.”

Motorcyclist killed

Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal motorcycle collision revealed an alleged impaired driver in Kelowna Thursday night.

Preston John Smith, 35, of Calgary was pronounced dead at the scene on Highway 33 at Falcon Road after his Honda motorcycle hit a deer, crossed the centre line and collided with a westbound Nissan sedan shortly before 10 p.m.

The 31-year-old driver of the Nissan was not injured and was travelling alone, but police detected “signs and symptoms” of possible alcohol intoxication from him.

He failed a roadside screen, was arrested and then provided breath samples over the legal limit at the station.

He was released from police custody on driving prohibitions and faces potential charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.

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Peachland volunteers honoured with garden dedication CONTRIBUTED

Shop, the non-profit organizations operate Staff, clinicians and on the generosity of volunteers at Kelow- volunteers.

Last year, all four na General Hospital joined celebrated the official Auxiliaries opening of a beautiful forces and committed new outdoor garden to purchasing the CT scanner. The purchase space recently.

While the garden was funded solely has been in use since from the net proceeds the opening of the raised through KGH IHSC on Sept. 28, business ventures, ca2015, it was officially tering operations in dedicated today and Peachland and WinJULY 16TH – 17TH, 2016 10:00 – 5:00 field, and the Rutland given its name; the Thrift Shop.

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“I am delighted The dedication is a tribute to the hundreds that we have reached of volunteers who the goal of purchasmake up the Kelowna, ing a CT scanner Rutland, Peachland for ER with the help CONTRIBUTED NS IN THE SU ASO and Winfield Hospi- and priceless service THE DEDICATION IS SE a tribute to the hundreds of volunteers who Nmake up the Kelowna, Rutland, Peachland and Winfield Hospital Auxiliaries. tal Auxiliaries and, in of each and every The Auxiliary nial building, was particular, to honor one!” says Kelowna membership and the their recent gift of a Auxiliary President, volunteers who help Gardens courtyard, designed to provide new, $1.9-million CT Georgiann Kasdorf. them certainly needs located between the a peaceful space for scanner for KGH’s ED. “I am truly inspired to be mentioned. I’m new Interior Heart healing and reflection Name: Jimmy for both staff and paCentercelebrate “The generosity of by the hard work and so very proud to know and Surgical Come (aka Fat Cat) (IHSC) and Centen- th tients. our Auxiliary mem- dedication of our Aux- and work with them.” the 100 Anniversary of the Age: 10 years bers in this community iliary members as well is truly unparalleled,” as the hundreds of adJimmy is here SUMMERLAND ORNAMENTAL said KGH Founda- ditional volunteers in visiting from GARDENS tion board member the business venues: Calgary and he’s Two days of free family friendly events: Tanja Halsall. “The The Perking Lot, The on vacation! He • House and Garden Tours countless hours that Royal Bistro, and the loves to eat, as • Crafters and Artisans our hospital Auxil- Centennial Mercantile everyone can tell • Botanical Illustrations Display iaries give each year Gift Shop – includ(he weighs 24 to fundraising events ing those behind the • Children’s Activities lbs) and pretends and volunteer staffing scenes.”

• Food he can catch “The vision and the at various business lo• Silent Auction birds. And at cations make them an commitment of the • Music (see website for details) night he loves invaluable part of our Hospital Auxiliaries • Saturday headliner – South Okanagan Big Band his cuddles. that work with the team.”

• Sunday headliner – Cod Gone Wild Indeed the hospi- KGH Foundation and Park at the Research Centre tal Auxiliaries are IH has been one that Free shuttle bus to the Gardens vital to supporting sets an example for Options available for handicapped visitors the hospital. While not only other hoseach will have a man- pital Auxiliaries but Email a picture and description of your pet to admin@peachlandview.com date unique to their the health care indusFor more information, scan here: Sponsored by: membership, the Aux- try itself,” says KGH iliary’s general aims Foundation Business are to raise funds to Enterprise PhotoManagcourtesy Summerland who purchase medical er Nancy Wells, Museum and Archives equipment and fur- works closely with nishings to support the Auxiliaries. “The Rose the advancement of impact they have on Valley for patient care and com- youth volunteers movCats Only fort at KGH. Through ing forward in the community fundrais- healthcare field, theirSPONSORS: Boarding, JULY 16TH - 17TH, 2016 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM ing events and the support of hospice of course! operation of subsidi- house, the mentorship ary businesses, such and camaraderie they Come celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the as the Rutland Thrift offer those in their Friends’ office: 250.494.6385 | SUMMERLAND email: friends.summerlandgardens@gmail.com | www.summerlandgardens.org ORNAMENTAL GARDENS Two days of free family friendly events: KRB CONSTRUCTION and HOME SERVICE Construction, Contracting, Maintenance and Repairs House and Garden Tours • Crafters and Artisans • Botanical Illustrations Display • Children’s Activities • Food • Silent Auction • Music (see A local Carpenter/ website for details) • Saturday Headliner - South Okanagan Big Band • handyman with 20 years Sunday Headliner - Cod Gone Wild experience in commercial

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Perched above everyone else and situated on 4.28 acres with lake views from Kelowna to Naramata this home is nestled amongst huge trees and old forest. Complete reno on the main floor done in the past few years with an incredible “to die for” kitchen with massive island and beautiful cabinetry and a huge picture window that frames Okanagan Lake.

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