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DISTRICT OF PEACHLAND Director of Community Services Cheryl Wiebe sets her table at Cousins Park during the Okanagan’s second DÎner en Blanc event. This year, Wiebe was ecstatic to learn that

the organizers of the posh pop-up picnic had selected Peachland to host the event. In addition to ensuring the event went off without a hitch, Wiebe was also one of 1,100 attendees invited to purchase one of the coveted tickets to the event. To find out more, turn to page 9.

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Minister exploring stiffer penalties for human-caused wildfires TREVOR NICHOLS

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With more than 200 active wildfires still burning in Brit-

ish Columbia the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is looking into harsher penalties for people who cause

wildfires.

On July 14, Minister Steve Thomson said that with the province facing its worst forest fire season in recent memory

he has asked his parliamentary secretary Mike Morris to revisit the province’s fine and penalty structure to make sure it provides enough of a

deterrent.

Morris said that he plans to look into penalties as severe as banning those who cause forest fires from provincial

parks and impounding the vehicles of people flicking cigarette butts out of their windows.

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We need to send a message that we take this issue very seriously, and that human-caused wildfires are unacceptable,” Morris said.

As of July 14, 375 of the 1086 fires that have been sparked this season are human-caused, meaning they were entirely preventable.

Thomson estimated those fires have burned up 44,000 hectares of forest and had a “significant” impact on the province’s fire suppression budget.

According to fire information officer Navi Saini, the province has already spent more than $116 million fighting fires.

There are still 18 fires of note throughout B.C., and six still have evacuation orders or alerts associated with them. All of the province’s fire suppression crews are working, bolstered by more than 900 contracted personnel from as far away as Australia.

In total, she said, more than 2,500 people are currently battling fires in B.C., either on site or as part of planning teams.

Campfire bans remain in effect through almost the entire province, but Saini did say that the weather forecast for the rest of the week calls for a cooling trend with some showers. But with new fires starting every day the season is far from over.

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NEWS

Council could seek public input when rebranding efforts begin

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We not only want to be able to really encourage tourists and prospective residents to see what we have to offer, we also want to send the message to developers that we are open for business.”

-Mayor Cindy Fortin

ERIN CHRISTIE

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Create the right image and corporations will beat down the doors of town hall to file for development permits.

At least that’s what the District of Peachland is hoping for as it begins preparations to rebrand the town within the next four years.

The goal of this effort, according to the district’s Chief Administrative Officer Elsie Lemke, is to improve the town’s image and marketing strategy, as outlined in the Corporate Strategic Plan released by the district in February.

Though this was one of several goals council prioritized during their deliberations last winter, Lemke says there are likely several initiatives council may pursue first. In the meantime, district staff will prepare research for council’s consideration in 2016.

When it comes to creating a “buzz” around a town, rebranding, Lemke pointed out, is not a unique concept.

“This is something that’s done fairly regularly in different municipalities,” she noted. “And we haven’t done anything for quite some time.”

Some municipalities have successfully managed to rebrand, while other have reaped few, if any, rewards.

In 2001 the Town of Oliver successfully rebranded itself the Wine Capital of Canada (it was previously nicknamed the cantaloupe capital). On the other side of the coin Redcliff, Alberta, once tried to market itself as the “smokeless Pittsburgh of the west,” which was decidedly less effective.

For Mayor Cindy Fortin, who is also a longtime resident of Peachland, and very much in favour of refreshing the town’s image, rebranding is more about “regen-

eration.”

“It’s much more than changing a logo and a slogan. The purpose here isn’t so much to change our brand, it’s changing our image,” she explained to The View on July 13.

Fortin said the need for rebranding is also related to some misconceptions about Peachland that have left her concerned about the town’s future.

keting, a Calgary-based company that specializes in developing logos and rebranding programs for corporations and municipalities, to create a new logo and slogan for the town.

The result was “Play Along,” – which was printed in brightly coloured peach and green letters.

The effort quickly fell afoul of public opinion.

ALTHOUGH THE LOGO and slogan, designed by Twist Marketing, was paid for and briefly used,

the district ultimately opted not to adopt it once it was met with “some very vocal opposition” to it following the public consultation session.

“I have heard that Peachland has gained a reputation for being difficult or not cooperative when it comes to new development, and I think that is important to correct,” Fortin continued.

“We not only want to be able to really encourage tourists and prospective residents to see what we have to offer, we also want to send the message to developers that we are open for business. “ As council begins to look deeper into how they will “rejig” the town’s image, Fortin says she and her colleagues will also “proceed with caution,” in hopes of avoiding the controversy that surrounded the district’s last attempt.

In 2008 the district hired Twist Mar-

Despite a public consultation, Fortin recalls “some very vocal opposition,” which reportedly came in the form a signed petition for roughly 400 residents in opposition.

Lemke, who was CAO at the time and also recalls the controversy vividly, said Peachland council chose not to adopt the new logo and slogan, but rather to adopt a centennial logo for 2009, the 100-year anniversary of the town’s creation, and subduing any further controversy until at least 2010.

The subject, however, remained dormant until Lemke learned that the town’s current slogan, “Jewel of the Okanagan,” was already trademarked by the Oyama

Community Club.

In recognition of this oversight, Lemke told The View the municipality would no longer use the slogan on its letterhead, website or other official documents, and would not use it to market the town in any promotional material.

Lemke says it will be at council’s discretion whether or not to use a different logo or any logo at all.

In regard to the logo and slogan Twist Marketing developed for the town, Lemke confirmed that the district, in partnership with the Peachland Chamber of Commerce, did pay for the effort and still retains the right to use the logo and slogan.

“There are lots of different options and ways to market the town,” Lemke added.

At a meeting held in council chambers last month, veteran municipal councillor Peter Schierbeck told his colleagues that he felt a slogan is important to the town’s overall image and offered up a few options of his own.

“Peachland; Home of Ogopogo,” he suggested. “Or how about Peachland; Part of the Okanagan Valley?”

Noting the lack of enthusiasm from his cohorts, Schierbeck pointed out that these were only suggestions, but reiterated that he felt “quite strongly” that the introduction of a new slogan was important.

Schierbeck also suggested council offer residents a chance to weigh on a prospective slogan for the town by holding a contest.

Stressing the importance of public input, one of the main pillars of her election platform last fall, Fortin echoed Schierbeck, adding that she felt a contest might be a good idea.

“We definitely want to do it right this time,” she told The View. “We don’t want it to be like last time.”

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I would like to compliment Marilyn Dodd on her letter “What does four-laning in Peachland really look like?” Marilyn describes four-laning reality to Peachland businesses and residents.

It’s time for all of us who love Peachland to get behind the task force

and start pushing MOTI for what we want in this lovely town while we still have it. Push for “go to, not through Peachland!” Well done, Marilyn, and thank you.

Wylli Seipp, Peachland

Owner of missing driver’s licence found At the Peachland Community Church pancake breakfast on Canada Day, a gracious and well-turned-out couple came for a bite to eat after the race. They had found someone’s driver’s licence along the race route, and were anxious to have it returned to the rightful owner. We assured them that we would make every effort to do so.

Shortly afterward, a volunteer race marshal came in, and we asked a favor: would he return to the MC at Heritage Park and announce that a foreign driver’s licence had been found, and was available at the Community Centre?

An hour later, when we had given up hope of the individual hearing

about his lost licence being found and were planning to mail it back to him, in came a very tall American asking about the found licence. After asking his name, birthdate, and residence, Owen Marshall of Kentucky was reunited with his lost ID. Kudos the the honest and caring couple who turned it over to us! We don’t know your names, but we certainly appreciated your concern!

And one American tourist was visibly relieved. “Oh, thank God!” he exclaimed. We wanted you to know that there was a very happy ending to the story. Again, thank you, whoever you are!

Linda Heatherington, Peachland

Please tell me who makes these decisions?

As homeowners living at the north end of Beach Avenue for over 20 years, my husband and I would like to know who, what, why or how the decisions are made regarding changes to the north end of Beach Avenue.

Over the years we have gone from a dirt road to a paved road – too narrow for a painted line down the middle – to huge boulders on the lakeside, that suddenly appeared one day. Allegedly to stop people parking and getting stuck on the beach.

Once the boulders were placed, however, vehicles were then forced to park further into our narrow lane. This decision to use huge boulders, in our view, created a domino effect of parking issues in our narrow corridor. Then we got vehicles parked on both sides of Beach Avenue, causing traffic and pedestrian congestion. with nervous neighbours trying to back out of our driveways amongst speeding drivers.

I’d like to remind my neighbours that a few administrations ago, myself and several other citizens brought these very issues of traffic, speed and predictions of danger and accidents to their attention.

Regrettably we were ineffective, and in recent weeks one of our neighbours was badly injured by a speeding hit and run driver, whilst riding his bike, along Beach Ave. Safety has always been the concern.

Finally, please tell me, whose brilliant idea was it to put the third doggie park in a residential neighbourhood, right in front of the water intake for two-thirds of Peachland’s drinking water? I would really appreciate an answer.

I am a disabled person in need of my rest, not anxiety and stress. Now I’m listening to dogs growl and bark at each other.

So here’s the general picture, as we see it, over the years there have been a number of changes that affect our neighbourhood, however we are not consulted. Please tell me, who made the decision to turn our beautiful, expensive neighbourhood into a doggie park? I’ll need to refer to them and/or this process when I write my complaint to Mayor Fortin and apply for a tax review.

J. Skarbo, Peachland

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COMMENTARY FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK

We couldn’t be in better hands during this wildfire season MAYOR CINDY FORTIN COMMENTARY

I hope everyone is enjoying the start to the summer. It has certainly been hotter than usual and fairly smoky from fires burning in other areas of the province, and beyond.

The hotter, drier season has some residents worried about the potential of another interface fire affecting our community, such as the Mayor Cindy Fortin Trepanier Fire of 2012.

I just want to assure you that the Peachland Fire and Rescue Service has some of the most well-trained volunteer firemen and women in the province. They, and staff, work closely with the Forestry Service, neighbouring communities under the Mutual Aid Agreement, and the Regional District, and are part of the Regional Emergency Preparedness Service.

They spend countless hours training for various scenarios, including wildfires, and much of their time this year has been spent in preparation for any potentially serious fire situations.

Last month we did have a wildfire start up Princeton Avenue, a few kilometres past ZipZone. It was outside of our borders, but in a potential interface area.

Reaction by our fire department and BC Forestry was swift and strong. Due to the difficult terrain, the fire suppression and retardant guard was initially provided by air, which is why there was so much activity in the skies over the fire.

There are always going to be circumstances beyond our control, such as difficult terrain and unexpected wind

ERIN CHRISTIE

FIRE RETARDANT BEING DROPPED onto the blaze near Peachland ZipZone on June 27. shifts, but I hope it offers some comfort knowing that we certainly couldn’t be in better hands than Peachland’s fire chief and fire fighters.

On another matter – we need your input!

The Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change (MTFCC) has been busy over the last few months. The district and the MTFCC are working with The Streetlight Program toward lowering energy use and light pollution. As an LED Street light Pilot Project, four district ornamental lamp standards have been retrofitted with special LED lights of 100 and 60 watts, of both white light and warm light.

The lamp posts are located in front of the district office and Gasthaus restaurant along Beach Avenue. They will be

marked with information signs within the next few weeks.

The 100 watt LED lights have a potential 47 per cent savings and the 60 watt LED lights have a potential 68 per cent savings. Further energy savings could be accomplished by implementing timed dimming. If successful, these energy-saving LED lights may be used in more district lamp posts around town.

The community is invited to come down in the evenings to assess the light colour and level that may one day light up Beach Avenue. Each light post is colour coded and provides basic information.

We encourage the residents of Peachland to provide feedback as to which type of light you would like to see powering the ornamental lamp posts in Peachland in

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To provide your input, you can email Kevin Taylor, Planning and Economic Development Technician, at ktaylor@peachland.ca or contact the district office at 250.767.2647. To read more about the municipal street light program you can also go online to www. streetlightprogram.com.

The MTFCC has also been looking into a joint venture proposal from Arterran Renewables of Kelowna.

Arterran Renewables is a producer of third-generation solid biofuels. These biofuels can convert low energy waste material, such as waste wood, municipal solid waste, and beetle kill pine, into a biofuel product that can produce renewable energy. The electrical energy it can produce can then be sold to the BC Hydro grid – something that could provide a significant financial benefit to Peachland.

Arterran Renewables, and the Mayor’s Task Force, felt it was a good time to bring this initiative to council at this week’s Committee of the Whole meeting (COTW) for council consideration.

A memorandum of understanding was presented to council. This is not a legal contract, but rather an expression of mutual interest between both parties, the District of Peachland and Arterran Renewables, to explore the opportunity involving the production of renewable energy.

What would be needed of the district? Peachland would supply a suitable physical location with services, as well as provide access to an ongoing amount of suitable feedstock. Arterran would supply the capital, technology, and operations.

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Mayor’s move to restrict electronic participation defeated 3 - 2

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I understand if you know you’re going to be away but you’re passionate about a topic on the agenda, you still might want to participate, but if you’re on vacation, I think you should just be on vacation.”

ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR

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Some fire and vitriol was injected into Peachland municipal council’s relatively placid Committee of the Whole meeting (COTW) Tuesday morning, during what may be the last of several heated debates over a proposed revision to a procedural bylaw.

The bylaw would permit off-site participation via telephone or Skype.

The initial revision, prompted by a motion suggested by Councillor Peter Schierbeck at a COTW meeting held last July, requested that council members be permitted to attend and vote at regular council meetings, COTW, special council meetings and in-camera

- Councillor Pam Cunningham

council meetings via electronic devices.

When the issue was revisited during the September 30 COTW meeting, it was suggested that the bylaw be amended to state that members could attend electronically, no more than four times per year, unless otherwise approved by council.

Dissatisfied with the proposed restrictions, Schierbeck requested that council amend the proposed bylaw to allow members to attend electronically, pending the mayor’s approval, as many times as necessary.

His motion passed during a council meeting held on October 28, but was again met with disapproval.

“Attendance is critical,” then Councillor Eldon Kerbes stressed at the October meet-

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“I think it was generous to consider this idea when we had the restriction of four dates per year. Frankly anything more than that is just abuse.”

Councillor Terry Condon argued that abuse of the privilege by fellow councillors should not be a concern, noting that he regards the revision as a opportunity for inclusion, rather than as a way for councillors to “shirk” their responsibilities.

“This is an inclusive process,” Condon told the audience on October 28.

“If you think this is a privilege that will be abused, then you’ve elected the wrong people.”

Schierbeck told council that after four and a half months of discussion he was glad to see the motion finally pass and reiterated that the intent of the provision, which is to provide flexibility to council conducting business without compromising the voting process.

“My reason for bringing this forward in the first place is not necessarily to accommodate people who are away, but to

ensure that if they are away, they can participate in the meeting.

We, as councillors and mayor, are basically hired by the people of Peachland to look after their affairs and we should be doing so to the best of our ability. The more times we can participate, the better we do for the community.”

However, it was with precisely that notion in mind that Mayor Cindy Fortin, who vehemently opposed Schierbeck’s request during the initial discussions, says she resurrected the issue after winning the mayor’s seat in November.

Fortin feels council members should be able to attend electronically no more than four times per year, unless otherwise approved by council, and should not be allowed to attend special meetings or in-camera meetings electronically, and has been advocating for this amendment to the procedural bylaw since January.

After revisiting the subject at several meetings over the past six months, and discussing the issue, often at great length, most members of council present on July 14 appeared to have felt they had finally exhausted the issue and even appeared reluctant when Fortin announced that it once again appeared as a request for deci-

sion on the agenda.

This seemed apparent when Fortin introduced the topic and asked for comments, at which point the mayor was met with a deafening silence.

“We need limits.”

Fortin reiterated Tuesday morning, forging ahead with the discussion.

“I think if you’re going to run for an elected position, then you should be there, in person. If you’re going to be on vacation, be on vacation. Everyone deserves to go away once in a while and not think about work.

But I don’t think you should try to squeeze it all in.”

Councillor Pam Cunningham echoed Fortin, offering an optimistic and level-headed take on the subject.

“I understand if you know you’re going to be away, but you’re passionate about a topic on the agenda, you still might want to participate, but if you’re on vacation, I think you should just be on vacation,” Cunningham said, before Fortin continued.

“Frankly, if you can’t make it in person to more than four meetings per year, you should probably ask yourself if this is really where you want to be. Having said that, I know there are those that disagree with me,” she noted.

“I know this is directed at me,” Schierbeck told Fortin.

“At my stage in life I want to enjoy it. I want to enjoy my children and my grandchildren. I don’t think that’s wrong,” Schierbeck explained.

“And I don’t think it has to prevent me from doing my job.

I feel if someone is interested in participating even when they can’t be at a meeting, it should be encouraged.”

“I appreciate that, however if you’re going to run for an elected position and you want to be away for four or six months at a time, that’s fine, but don’t say you’re available. If you’re away, you’re really not available to residents,” Fortin countered.

“I think you’re exaggerating a little there,” Schierbeck responded.

“Since the election my attendance has been 100 per cent.

When I’m away, I still answer e-mails.

I’m still active in this community,” he added.

Acknowledging her colleague’s statement, Fortin changed tactics, arguing that previous experiences with electronic participation over the past few months have only proven frustrating, and should be kept to a minimum.

“You personally know we’ve had some bugs with this, last time you had to call in for a meeting there were numerous delays in the conversation because of the

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connection,” she reminded the veteran councillor.”

“I know you mentioned that this method of participation gets used frequently at library board meetings and our former mayor told us it was used at Regional District [of the Central Okanagan] meetings, but since I’ve been on that board, I don’t see it used very much,” Fortin noted.

“I have advocated for this because I thought it would be something that would be good for everyone,” Schierbeck told Fortin.

“I feel strongly about this and I ran for re-election based on the assumption that we were going forward with this. If you and my fellow councillors decide this is not the way you want to proceed, then so be it,” the councillor concluded.

“If you’re saying that you ran based on the fact that you could attend electronically, honestly, I’m a little alarmed,” Fortin said pointedly.

Councillor Mike Kent, who often cools down heated discussions with his trademark pragmatism, defused the exchange when he weighed in.

“If you’re going to attend electronically in a way that seems to be taking advantage of that option, people will see it,” he told the group.

“And we know, if there’s a distaste for that it will get voiced, in one way or another, so putting a limit or restrictions on it are unnecessary.

It doesn’t need to be dictated to us.”

At council that evening, the amendment was ultimately defeated, with Councillors Kent, Schierbeck and Condon voting against the motion.

Councillors Keith Thom and Mario Vucinovic were absent. Neither opted to participate in the meeting via phone or Skype.

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Peachland cadet spends time with Sea King helicopters in Victoria VIEW STAFF For aviation-loving cadet Pietra Olynyk, the chance to see one of the legendary Sea King helicopters was one she’ll never forget.

The Peachland teen was reportedly so excited to see the one-of -a-kind aircraft, she took so many photos that her camera ran out of batteries.

For those unfamiliar with military aircraft, the CH-124 Sea King lives up to its name.

Powered by two turboshaft engines and equipped with subsurface acoustic detection equipment and homing torpedoes, the Sea King lifts off from destroyers and frigates to locate and destroy submarines.

The helicopter has also played a vital role in international peacekeeping operations.

Since being deployed to the Persian Gulf in 2001, CH-124s have conducted hundreds of missions to transport troops and locate suspicious vessels.

More recently, the Sea King participated in Operation HESTIA, the Canadian response to the devastating earthquake that shattered Haiti in January of 2010, providing half of all Canadian lift capability to the effort.

Olynyk, 14, a member of 909 Peregrine Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Westbank where she has been a cadet for two years, is currently attending a General Training course at Albert Head Cadet Training Centre near Victoria.

She said the Sea King tour is just one of many unique experiences she will enjoy at the camp this summer.

The site where the Sea King is housed, she pointed out, is not typically open to the public.

This is not the first exciting moment Olynyk has experienced with the Air Cadets. She says she loves gliding with the squadron.

“The first time I went gliding I was scared but then I got up in the air and there is no engine so it is quiet and I felt safe and peaceful. You feel every air pocket and you hear the wind rushing by the glider. It’s such a good feeling and it is so, so cool.”

More than 3,400 Sea, Army and Air Cadets are participating in summer training activities across B.C. this summer.

CAPTAIN ANGELA SARGENT Other cadets have had the opportunity to travel across the country CADET PIETRA OLYNYK inspects the flight gear of the Sea King Helicopter Crew at 443 Squadron based at Victoria and even overseas. To find out more about the cadet program visit Airport. Olynyk was part of an exclusive tour laid on for Royal Canadian Air Cadets who are attending Albert Head Cadet www.cadets.ca or follow @BC_Cadets on Twitter.

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Go back in time to the 1950s with online aerial Okanagan map VIEW STAFF With the swipe of a divider across an online map, residents can compare parts of the Central Okanagan in the early 50s with today.

Thanks to the latest Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, some old aerial photographs of many parts of the region have been melded into a new map available through the Regional District of the Central Okanagan (RDCO) website’s GIS mapping system, RDCO Communications Officer Bruce Smith wrote in a recent press release.

To create the map, GIS ana-

lyst Dave Orlando said he used air map photos from the early 1950s, many of which were just sitting around, “unused and unaccessible.”

He then categorized and digitalized the individual map photos, stitching them together to create one “giant map.”

Then, Orlando continued, using GIS technology he and his team were able to create an online map that people can use to view parts of the region dating back to 1951.

“By making them accessible to everyone online, we’ve given them a new life,” he added.

Orlando continued that some of the map features relate specifically to special projects that

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were done over the years, like the Highway 97 completion

project in Kelowna in 1964, and the shoreline aerial mapping

of Okanagan, Kalamalka and Wood Lakes in 1973.

Orlando said the team also included points of interest, which are depicted by digital push pins on the maps.

These pins provide viewers with links to sidebar information and photos that highlight historical references throughout the region.

Examples include the old Kelowna Waterfront Aquatic Centre and Okanagan Lake Floating Bridge toll booth.

To assist those viewing the Historical Air Photos map feature, a frequently asked questions section is available.

This can be viewed online at www.regionaldistrict.com/GIS.

Compost guy has the recipe to make water work in your yard

CONTRIBUTED Perhaps you’ve seen him at your local farmer’s market.

Dean Dack, “the compost guy,” might be considered one of your garden’s best friends, helping create healthy, WaterWise landscapes in the Okanagan.

According to Dack of Classic Compost, good soil, containing lots of compost, is the key to growing healthy plants; plants which need less water as a result.

He is passionate about growing healthy lawns and plants and about conserving the valley’s precious water resource at the same time.

“People call me up to tell me about

the three-pound tomatoes they grew with the help of my compost,” he says enthusiastically.

“This is a very satisfying job,” he adds with a grin.

As he explains it, there are already nutrients in soil, but they are “locked up until a microbe digests it and processes it.

“Those soil citizens eat the carbon and organic matter and then they poop, burp and fart in the soil, and in the process create nutrients that plants can use,” he explains with a mischievous smile.

“You’d need a microscope to see all the critters, but there are lots of minerals and nutrients in compost,” he adds.

Dack advises lawns should be top dressed

with fine compost that isn’t high in nitrogen, like synthetic lawn fertilizers are.

“Proper compost feeds the microbes in the soil,” he says, and helps the lawn retain moisture so it needs to be watered less often. Besides, he says, an over-watered lawn gets lazy. It doesn’t grow deep roots, so all the roots tend to be on the surface of the soil where they quickly dry out in the Okanagan’s hot summer sun.

Instead, you should water more deeply, but less often, to encourage the lawn’s roots to grow deep, where they are less vulnerable to the summer’s heat.

That said, he adds, it’s important to know what kind of soil your lawn is grown in. If it’s sand, water will just leach right through, and if it’s clay, it will stay too wet, so a combination of sand, clay and compost is ideal.

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“We should be feeding the soil, instead of fertilizing plants,” he explains, adding, “If the plants are healthy there’s less disease and they require less water.”

Over-fertilizing a lawn is also an issue, says Dack. “If you put on too much fertilizer,

it’s like putting your lawn on steroids and thatch builds up. It’s hydrophobic so water can’t get through to the root zone of grasses,” he explains.

“People need to be educated about soils and how important it is to be water conscious,” he says.

Communities should also have landscape and irrigation standards and enforcement of them.

Holding up a handful of rich, dark composted soil, he says, “We have the whole world in our

hands and we have to look after it.”

With 24 per cent of all Okanagan water used on household lawns and gardens, and less water available per person than anywhere in Canada, valley residents are encouraged to reduce outdoor water use this summer.

Take the pledge to Make Water Work at www.MakeWaterWork.ca for your chance to win over $8,000 in prizes, including a Grand Prize of a $6,000 WaterWise yard upgrade!

Take the pledge to: • Water plants. Not pavement; • Water between dusk and dawn; • Leave lawn 5-8 cm (2-3 inches) tall; • Leave grass clippings as mulch; • Top dress with compost; and • Change out some lawn for drought-tolerant turf and/or native and low-water variety plants.

Make Water Work is an initiative of the Okanagan Basin Water Board and its Okanagan WaterWise program.

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COMMUNITY

Fifty Shades of White

Peachland hosts Okanagan Dîner en Blanc

CHERYL WIEBE

DONNA BRITTON

ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR

editor@peachlandview.com

Would you pay to attend an event where the guests do most of the work?

The answer was a resounding “yes” for the 1,100 attendees of the Dîner en Blanc Okanagan event last Thursday in Peachland’s gloriously green Cousins Park.

Dîner en Blanc, which, translated to English, means Dinner in White, is best described as a gustatory Brigadoon, equal parts mystery, anachronism and caprice.

Launched in Paris, France, in 1988, by François Pasquier, Dîner en Blanc originated, according to the event’s French website, as a simple dinner party.

That year, Pasquier, who is now in his early 70s, returned home to Paris after a few years abroad and decided to hold a dinner party to reconnect with

friends.

So many wanted to come that he asked them to convene at the Bois de Boulogne, and to dress in white, so they could find each other.

The dinner was a hit, and more friends wanted to attend the following year, and the concept of Dîner en Blanc was created.

In 2009, Pasquier’s son, Aymeric, and his partner, Sandy Safi, brought the tradition to North America.

The event is now held by local organizers in more than 50 cities around the world, under the umbrella of Dîner en Blanc International, and reportedly attracts thousands of people each year.

The premise is simple: in order to purchase a ticket, one must be invited by a participant from the previous year, or get on the official website’s waiting list.

Originally, the Dîner en Blanc was strictly a

word of mouth event, but the advent of the internet and social media changed the format by allowing organizers to invite guests by email, and those not on the guest list to learn more about the event.

Once confirmed, guests are required to bring their own three course meal, plates, stemware, table settings, table linens, chairs, and a square table of specific dimensions, all of course, in the color white. Some incarnations of the Dîner allow guests to purchase these items at the event.

Participants arrive and depart at the same time by chartered bus or organized public transportation. The location of the dinner is kept a secret until the last minute. Then, dressed head to toe in white, attendees arrive for a mass “chic picnic” in a public space.

Upon arrival, guests set up their tables and

wait for their row to set up before they are allowed to be seated.

Once all guests are settled they are instructed to wave their white napkins in the air, to indicate the beginning of the dinner.

Traditionally this action also symbolizes a group’s occupation of a public space.

After an evening of dining and dancing, guests pack up their dishes, stow their empty champagne bottles in trash bags brought for that purpose, and depart, leaving the space nearly immaculate, with no traces of the revelry of the previous hours.

For the District of Peachland’s Director of Community Services, Cheryl Wiebe, receiving the news that the Dîner en Blanc Okanagan team had selected Peachland to host an event, was a “proud moment.”

However, she admits, that moment was delayed due to the secretive nature of the Dîner itself.

“We received a call months ago, with a request to book the park, but it sounded like they were booking a wedding – they didn’t tell us at first,” Wiebe explained.

Eventually, she and her colleagues grew suspicious about the “hush-hushness” and did some investigating.

Wiebe and Recreation Clerk Donna Britton discovered, through a “process of elimination,” what the actual request was, and contacted the organizers to confirm. Once the event was booked, Wiebe and her staff were required to sign a non-disclosure agree-

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ment, vowing to keep the Dîner a secret until the guests were made aware – once they loaded the buses chartered to take them to the event.

Wiebe says she felt bad when she couldn’t tell friends and Peachlanders she knew had purchased tickets that

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they wouldn’t be going very far, but in light of the agreement, was legally obligated to keep it to herself.

“It’s to protect the integrity of the event,” she explained. “The secret is definitely part of the fun.”

Though Wiebe noted the event doesn’t

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bring any direct econmic impact to the town – aside from the commercial fees the Dîner team “happily” paid to rent out Cousins Park for the evening – to be featured alongside major cities such as Milan, Paris, New York City, Singapore, and Los Angeles, was for Wiebe, an important social landmark in terms of the town’s reputation.

“From a profile perspective for Peachland, this was ideal,” Wiebe marvelled in an interview with The View on July 14.

“Dîner en Blanc is a prestigious event, with a massive following of people all over the world. The fact that we hosted it will get Peachland international exposure,” she explained.

“Plus, it reminds people from around the Okanagan that we’re here, and we’re a beautiful place to come and spend time.”

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Jenkins and McTavish urge entrants to get ready to compete for Fall Fair glory as their new playbooks hit the streets TREVOR NICHOLS

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poses with some prize winning pumpkins during the kick-off of the 2014 Peachland Fall Fair.

With new categories, entertainment and a legend leaving the competition, the 96th annual Peachland Fall Fair is set to be one of the most interesting in years.

The information booklet for this year’s fair has just been released, and it promises a mix of old favourites and new challenges for this fall’s fair.

Each year bakers, craftspeople, photographers and artisans of all kinds face off in a host of categories for a chance to win the giant trophy. With more than 1,000 entries across all categories each year, the fair is awash with extravagant flower displays, hand-carved woodworking, cakes, cookies, crafts and more.

This year’s fair will also feature entertainment from the likes of popular magician Lief David and The Sunshine Singers, face painting by Jessi Etchart and virtual tour of the Gellatly Nut Farm. The Peachland Hospital Auxiliary will also once again put on its popular Peach Pie Social fundraiser.

“You could print a whole newspaper, there’s just so much going

on,” Fall Fair President Martha Jenkins exclaimed in a July 8 interview.

Jenkins is excited about some of the new categories for competition, like one for heirloom handicrafts, and another kids’ category that asks young competitors to write an essay or story highlighting wildlife conservation. Jenkins and her “secretary” Lorraine McTavish are also thrilled with this year’s theme: “Have a Bear-y Good Time.”

McTavish explains that the theme will be evidenced throughout the weekend both in the decorations, and the entries, as competitors look to interpret

it in fun and unique ways to impress the judges.

“So everyone will be looking to have a play on bears,” she says.

“In the baking you can use berries, or maybe in woodworking you can create a bear. So take the word bear and have a play on it.”

This year also promises to be one of the most exciting in recent memory for the baking competition, as long-time trophy hog McTavish has decided to “hang up her spatula.”

McTavish’s extravagant cakes and beautiful baked goods have been scooping up prizes in the category for years and organizers, including McTavish herself, predict that her departure from the competition will spur a flurry of entrants hungry for fall fair glory.

McTavish, who now oversees the competition for the fair, says that this year she’s upped the number of judges from four to six to help manage the slew of entrants. As always, the panel of judges remains a tightly guarded secret.

This year’s fair will run from Sept. 12-13 at the Peachland Community Centre. For more information pick up a fall fair information booklet, or visit peachlandfallfair.ca.

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Diet, exercise and maintaining a healthy weight are essential elements of a healthy lifestyle. Adapting to a new diet and embracing a new exercise regimen requires a strong commitment, but so, too, does maintaining a healthy weight once those pounds have been shed.

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SUNDAYS JERRY DOBER BREAKFAST 8am-11am, Peach-

FISHING IS FOREVER July 18, Heritage Park. The Peachland Sportsmen’s Association provides people with disabilities the opportunity to learn how to fish.

WEST KELOWNA BLOOD DONOR CLINIC August

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Everyone welcome!

PEACHLAND FARMERS AND CRAFTERS MARKET 10am-2pm until September 27, Heritage Park. Friendly farmers, artists and craftsmen in a beautiful park setting.

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PEACHLAND UNITED SERVICE 10am, United

RATTLESNAKE ISLAND SWIM August 8, 6:45am.

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Consists of two swimming events: a one-way, 3.1 km swim across Okanagan Lake, from Rattlesnake Island to Peachland, and a more demanding 7km out-and-back swim that loops around the back of Rattlesnake Island. Race packages will be available on Friday, August 7th only, between 5-7pm, at Swim Bay in Peachland. rattlesnakeislandswim. com

Church

ST. MARGARET’S ANGLICAN CHURCH WORSHIP 10am, St.

EMMANUEL CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 10am, Emmanuel Church, Westbank

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

SUNDAY TEA 1-4pm on the patio of the Little Schoolhouse off Fourth Street.

MEAT DRAW 2-4pm,

PICKLEBALL 1:30-

TEEN BEACH BLAST

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

3:30pm (Novice), community centre

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INDOOR WALKING 8-9am, community centre

PICKLEBALL 9:0511:05am (3.0-4.0), community centre

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

MINI TRIPS 1-4pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. $5/member. Tween (ages 9-12). Pre-registration required by calling 250767-2515.

NEEDLE ARTS/QUILTING 1-4pm, 50+ Activity Centre

GENTLE YOGA, 1:152:15pm, 4th St. Place

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

FLOW YOGA 9-10am, 4th St Place

PICKLEBALL 9:0511:05am (3.0-3.5), community centre

MID-WEEK STUDY AND CONVERSATION COFFEE 9:30am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

CARPET BOWLING 10am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre

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LUNCHABLES 10:301pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. $5/member (ages 6-12) Pre-registration required by calling 250-767-2515.

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TWEEN BEACH BLAST

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Angee’s Kitchen full menu 11 – 7 Tues.-Sat. and 9 – 5 Sundays Closed at 2 pm Wednesdays

PICKLEBALL 1:303:30pm, (3.75-4.5), community centre

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BRIDGE (EXPERIENCED) 7pm, 50+ Activity Centre

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

YOGA 8-9am, 50+ Ac-

Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12

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Peachland Museum

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

E-A-S-Y CORE

AEROBICS AND MORE 9:30-10:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

PINCUSHION HIKE AND YOGA 9:30am. Call Dawn 250-878-6342

11am, Rotary Pavilion

Peachland Wellness Centre

IRON AND SILK EXERCISE 10:45am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre

PEACHLAND ROTARY CLUB MEETING 12pm, Gasthaus Pub

AA 12-1pm, 50+ Activity Centre TWEEN BEACH BLAST 1-3pm. (ages 9-12) Meet at Swim Bay.

DROP-IN TIME 2-4pm,

PICKLEBALL 1:303:30pm, (3.75-4.5), community centre

50+ Activity Centre

TEEN BEACH BLAST

BAT CHAT 2:30pm,

3-5pm. (ages 13+) Meet at Swim Bay.

Peachland Visitor Centre in the Historic Primary School. All ages welcome

WORKSHOP WEDNESDAYS 3-4:30pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12

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PEACHLAND BOARDWALK 9:30am

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meet at Peachland Elementary. Ages 9-12

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Weekly Activities

Art • Chess • Bowling • Bridge • Crafts • Exercise/Yoga • Ukulele

FIRED UP FRIDAYS 10:30-1pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. (ages 6-12)

ART CLASS 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL 1:303:30pm, (3.0-3.5), community centre

YOUTH BEAT THE HEAT 1:30-4:30, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. (ages 13+)

LEGO TIME 3-4pm, Peachland Library.

Open to all ages

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

LADIES SNOOKER 5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

MAT DUFFUS WITH THE PRO BONOS 7-10pm, 5830 Beach Ave. Sidewalk concert, no cover!

Ends Aug. 28.

SATURDAYS CARPET BOWLING 10am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre

BAT CHAT 2:30pm, Peachland Visitor Centre in the Historic Primary School. All ages welcome

MEAT DRAW 3-5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

YOUTH DROP-IN 3-5pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 6-12

YOUTH ZONE 6-9pm, 13+, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 6-12 3-5pm

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LITERATURE THINKING ABOUT BOOKS

Caribbean by James Michener JUDY WYPER

CONTRIBUTOR When I mention the author James Michener, some friends cringe at the thought of reading his lengthy tomes. Not me. I love a tome. Give me a tome any day over short stories.

Caribbean is written as a series of interconnected chapters linked to the Caribbean Islands. In this historical novel, characters and descendents thread the chapters one to an-

Judy Wyper other in a cohesive network. It wasn’t long before I was hooked.

The first story describes the bloodthirsty encounters in

the 1300s between two indigenous tribes, the peaceful Arawaks and the cannibalistic Caribs.

The idyllic lives of the Arawaks made it easy for them to be overpowered and subjugated.

This theme of conquest is repeated over and over in the history of the Caribbean. Lifestyles are overturned as greed for land and possessions push people to brutal acts.

Women are subjugated, land is grabbed, resources are appro-

priated to the victors, indigenous populations are exploited and decimated.

Michener captured the lusty robust raucous spirit of each of the book’s time periods. Successful military naval strategies and trading practices are integral to the stories. History books describe the method of arriving loaded with trade goods, and returning home with materials to sell. Yes, slaves and rum. But it creates a different historical

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understanding when the hero of a story is doomed to being burned at the stake, when hands are chopped off, descendants exterminated or when the lash is applied. The Spanish Inquisition reared its threatening head in one account, and in another the guillotine was brought to the island of Saint-Dominigue.

The island colonies, separated from their mother countries, learned of events long after the fact. The French Revolution strongly affected the colonies, and some settlers would find they had sided with the loser, with disastrous consequences.

Likewise, when the products of sugar did not arrive in France, it sadly altered political circumstances.

Captain Morgan, once the piratical scourge of the seas, turned coat and persecuted pirates on behalf of the crown.

Pistols and cutlasses.

Slave ships, rum from molasses, sugar plantations, the lure of the sea and adventure, the need to go to sea to find a trade. A captain was deposed at sea and then re-elected twice more. Crews were overjoyed at seeing the Clouds of Magellan, in the dark skies of the southern hemisphere. A twenty-one year old captain of a Spanish

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ARTS PEACHLAND COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL ARTIST OF THE MONTH

Recognized painter Elsie Parkinson

ABOVE THE LAKE, acrylic Elsie Parkinson’s painting studies began in Ottawa in 1969, continued in Calgary and later at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

She has participated in many workshops by noted Canadian and American artists.

She works in oils, acrylics, water colours and fabric dyes. Her paintings grace the walls of many fine homes in Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, and of course the Okanagan. She has a collection in Germany.

ONE ROSE, acrylic

Parkinson was honoured by the selection of her painting “Spiritual Aura” from a juried art show “Objects and Images, 1993” sponsored by the British Columbia Arts Council.

Elsie Parkinson has been an active member of the Peachland Art group and has taught water colour workshops in Peachland 50+ Centre.

Her paintings can be viewed in the Peachland Okanagan Library and on the website of the Peachland Community Arts Council at www. pcartscouncil.com/artist_of_the_month.htm.

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