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Violated: Peachland homes burglarized while victims slept inside CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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Brazen and chilling late-night home break-ins carried out while the occupants slept have some Peachlanders completely creeped out. The culprit or culprits were able to enter a pair of units in the mobile home park on Highway 97 South through unlocked doors sometime overnight June 1-2 and stole cash, credit cards, ID and a host of tablets, phones and laptops.

A day earlier, Laura Coris’ Peachland home was burglarized while she was work and her husband was fishing. She said a neighbour told her he’d seen a man shouting “hello, hello,” at the house in the early afternoon but he didn’t think anything of it since they had hosted a number of visitors in recent weeks. From what she was able to gather, his description matched that of a youngish heavily tattooed man who had knocked on the door of another neighbour, explaining when it was answered that he was canvassing the neighbourhood with flyers for a missing dog. “There were no flyers anywhere in the area,” Coris

told the View on Tuesday. Coris lost two laptops loaded with photos she had just re-collected from others after losing them in a house fire two years ago and a strongbox that was loaded with a coin collection, some US currency, passports, her adult children’s birth certificates and mementoes from their respective weddings. Luckily a maintenance worker at the Holiday Inn in West Kelowna found the ID in a dumpster two days later but anything with sentimental value is long gone, along See THIEVES on page 7

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JUNE 17, 2016

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JUNE 17, 2016

NEWS

Fatal rollover at Highway 97-97C junction A West Kelowna man was killed after being ejected from his SUV in the early hours of June 12. Cory Lee Harasivich, 36, was travelling northbound on Highway 97 at about 1:25 a.m. Sunday morning when 200 metres

north of the intersection with Highway 97C, his Jeep hit an abutment and rolled several times. Harasivich was driving alone and was ejected from the vehicle. According to police, “despite the efforts

of witnesses and emergency personnel ... he was pronounced dead at the scene.” A police collision reconstruction expert was dispatched to do a full analysis of the scene and West Kelowna RCMP officers continue to assist the BC Coroner’s

Service with the ongoing investigation. If you were a witness to this incident and have not yet spoken with police, you are asked to please contact Cst. Gauthier of the West Kelowna RCMP at 250-7682880.

Peachland council ponders potential ‘pothead’ problem CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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The last thing anyone wants to see is another pothead at the water’s edge in West Kelowna. If BC Hydro decides sous Lake Okanagan is the best place to put a new transmission line, that’s exactly what they will get. Officials with the Crown corporation are gearing up for the next round of information sharing and input gathering on their West Kelowna Transmission Project, which aims to build a second transmission line to the Westbank substation serving the Peachland and West Kelowna region to provide redundancy and make the system more reliable. Sarah McKinney of BC Hydro’s stakeholder engagement wing and project manager Sue Foster appeared before Peachland council Tuesday morning and West Kelowna lawmakers that afternoon. They plan an open house at the community centre in Peachland this Monday, June 20 from 5-8 p.m. No capacity will be added and no new transformers are planned for the route to the Westbank suboming ev Two upc

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station, which could be a marathon stretch as far the Vernon or Nicola substations or a short skip under the lake or across the existing bridge to the BC Fortis DG Bell or Saucier substations. If the “submarine” cable is selected as the best option from the four currently being considered, somewhere at the water’s edge

an unsightly piece of infrastructure called a “pothead” will have to be installed. Coun. Mike Kent asked McKinney what the structure would look like since his Google search of

“BC Hydro pothead” failed to clear the air. She said depending on the voltage an area about the size of council chambers would have to be fenced in (about 500600 square feet). The

potheads themselves resemble large porcelain bell-shaped objects. Currently BC Hydro is serving 22,000 customers in the area with a single 138-volt line. McKinney said this is less than ideal since that is a relatively high number of customers on one line, and the 80-pluskm cable from Nicola is challenging and expensive to maintain and repair due to its remoteness and the rough terrain it spans. Building new generation is out of the question since BC Hydro’s “load forecast” shows the area won’t need more power for about 30 years and it is unlikely the province would approve it anyway. Since announcing the plan in spring 2015, BC Hydro has been holding consultations with stakeholders including local governments and First Nations. McKinney said they have been working “rigorously” with the Okanagan Nation Alliance. They are currently doing high-level studies of the wide swathes of land in

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In the past, BC Hydro has discovered something unexpected in that process and switched lanes midstream. “It has happened,” she said. “This is a big project. It’s a longterm project [but] we’re moving forward with [it].” Coun. Terry Conlon was skeptical of the Crown corporation’s calculations. “I’m having trouble with your metrics,” he said. “Until you narrow it down on any of the alternatives, to direct comparison, I don’t really think you’re any further ahead than drawing a line on a piece of paper.” Open houses are planned for West Kelowna, Kelowna and Vernon on June 21, 22 and 23 respectively. Visit bchydro. com/wktp for more information.

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the Westbank-Vernon and Westbank-Nicola corridors identified as a possible host to the new transmission line. Each option is examined on 150 levels, including safety, environmental, socio-economic and cost factors. Foster was quick to point out none of the options for the line have been selected as a “leading alternative” that would be subject to more intense study, costing and routing work. That won’t happen until at least 2017 and construction isn’t projected to take place until at least a year later. The power would flow through the new line in October 2020 at the earliest. Even after a favourite option is chosen later this year, studies will continue on the others.

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JUNE 17, 2016

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Peachland has destination resort potential

Dear Editor: My comments to Hwy. 97 In-Place: Have any of you considered how difficult it will be for the wildlife to cross four lanes (carrying 18-wheelers) for water in the winter? It’s bad enough with two lanes now and in 10 years the truck traffic will be horrendous. Where else will they find water? Will you truck it up to them? A bypass would have over- and underpasses with fences to protect both wildlife and drivers; four-laning would impose deer fences all the way along – how practical is that? Maintaining Highway 97 for local and tourist traffic will have little or no impact on business. I have been in business here since 1988 and not one person stopped in off the highway for a haircut! Lots of tourists did, though. I just came back from the Oregon coast and do you really think they suffered when the I5 was built? Apparently not – busy, busy towns with gas stations and grocery stores and high employment for locals. Do you have any idea how much business will suffer during the time

it will take to blast rock and reconfigure Hwy. 97 through town and up drought hill, not to mention the resulting damage to the entire spring seepage and resulting property damage from redirected runoff! Antlers beach will be gone as will most of the spawning grounds as they were in the ‘60s. Kokanee is just now finally starting to recover! Peachland has the potential for a remarkable destination resort area, peaceful, devoid of heavy truck traffic. Princeton will no longer see logging trucks pounding up and down, axle weight limits in place! Most of all Peachland will be a place people want to come to live and visit, not drive through. When we bought in 1980 on Brent Road we looked into the proposed widening, yes it was an issue even then, now I live in town I still have issue with four-laning for the reasons I’ve stated. It is a reality that some properties would be affected either way but the chances are it will only affect our grandchildren as we will probably be long gone! Maggie Brooks, Peachland

Let us support the upgrading of Highway 97 Dear Editor: On June 1 I attended an Open House organized by citizens of Peachland called “Highway 97 In-Place.” As I learned from not only the information that was presented but also in numerous discussions with local Peachlanders, there was clearly a different story that I had been hearing from The Highway 97 Task Force (HTF). I believed this group had originally formed to examine the issues surrounding Highway 97 through Peachland. However, after examining numerous articles and following their history over the last several years, it was unequivocally clear to me that their sole purpose was to lobby various levels of government to build a bypass around Peachland; and I suspect a lot of self interest was involved in this change of direction. In my opinion, The Highway 97 Task Force had become the Bypass Committee, not in official name, but surely in purpose. And guess what? They duped our mayor and councillors, every one of them, into supporting a bypass. The bypass location has only been defined generally by the HTF, but the impacts on our watershed and water source are unknown.

The effects on the plant and animal community unknown; the impacts on current recreation use unknown; cost of the bypass versus upgrading Highway 97 unknown and so forth. I voted for some of the members of council on the premise they would make well informed, factual decisions as well as reflecting our community’s best interests. I am clearly disappointed in our elected officials’ one-sided position. Jessica and Joe Klein’s letter in the Peachland View (April 1, 2016) echoes a number of sentiments I frequently hear around Peachland that “Mayor and Council are not representing its constituents.” I am not a highways expert, but I strongly believe that upgrading Highway 97 from Greata Ranch to where it becomes four lanes past the dangerous Drought Hill would surely facilitate traffic flow through Peachland and unquestionably make it safer than it is now. Would it not be more rational and pragmatic to “fix” this stretch of highway now to cut down on these injuries and fatalities? Let us support the upgrading of Highway 97. Get involved. Make it happen sooner rather than later. Greg Nicholls, Peachland

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JUNE 17, 2016

OPINION

Our taxes are going way, way up Dear Editor: Our taxes in Peachland are going up. Way up – probably way, way up. Ten per cent or more this year is just a start. How do I know? Go figure. Our population is small. Approved developments are dead or stalled. Residential taxes comprise 95 per cent of Peachland’s tax revenues. The cost of services keeps increasing, a lot. The bill for a new water treatment plant will be huge. Policing costs are up and increasing. Wages and benefits for more District employees outpace inflation. New legislation requires setting money aside in a reserve to replace existing infrastructure and those standards and costs keep increasing. Residents demand more and better services like compost disposal. Most of our roads are substandard and some areas are subserviced. The community hall should be bigger. The list goes on. Ours is not an uncommon situation for bedroom communities. Amalgamation with a better-financed neighbour, in our case West Kelowna, is a usual outcome. But Peachland could be an exception. We will become economically viable if the

highway is bypassed and we reap the benefits from the taxes generated by increased property values and well-controlled, sustainable development. It seems a no-brainer: extend the accessible and beautifully developed waterfront, attract upscale boutique hotels and high class services. Use some of the tax revenues for badly needed parking and more public amenities. Put the sight, sounds and smells from the highway well above and behind most of the settled community through logged-over bush now riddled with dirt bike trails patrolled by semi-wild dogs looking for Bambi. Up there are suitable lands separated from existing development that can be zoned for higher density, lower cost housing and desirable commercial development. Inevitably a loud 15 per cent or so are COVE people (Citizens Opposed to Virtually Everything), but some are resistant to change. They like things the way they are. They want walk out access to wander those byways and hunt the wildlife. As for amalgamation, that is a distant concept. John Abernethy, Peachland

Trepanier beach: let it be, let it be Editor’s note: this letter was submitted to the Peachland View and directed at Mayor Cindy Fortin and the rest of council in reference to the proposed update to Centennial Way. Dear Editor: I am a native Peachlander, I was born here in 1962, I went to the Primary School, the Elementary School and then onto Westbank for high school from 1975-1980. I did leave to go north for 9.5 years but I returned to the place I love to call home in 1990. I love Peachland and everything that makes Peachland a wonderful place to live, the beach, the views, the small town feeling, the people – old and new, the lake and the close proximity to local stores here in Peachland as well as Westbank. Since I was little, I have been going to the beach to enjoy the water and spend time with family and friends. My son also learned to swim here in Peachland. This town is where I spend my summer holidays. But I have once again heard rumblings about the beach being changed! And now I am very curious about the progress of the Centennial Way Expansion? Due to a very “unexcited” response to the expansion, the district had to come up with some options. The last I remember, the View ran an article in early 2015, detailing three options that were available for Peachlanders to decide upon. Those options were: A) Leave the beach from 13th Street to

Trepanier Bridge as it is. B) Do a partial expansion of the walkway and bioswale area. C) Do a total expansion of the Centennial walkway and bioswale and parking areas down to the Trepanier Bridge. I would like to say that I am not in favor of option B or C. I would like to see the beach and road area stay as it is. I believe that if we implement option B or C that we will lose a lot of what makes the beach appealing. The walkers can have the Centennial Way and the Beach people should have the beach from 13th to Trepanier. That way everyone can have something that they enjoy! We like having lots of friends and family join us at the beach, we like to be able to park in close proximity to where we are sitting and not be lim-

ited by the reduced parking, and we don’t need more bioswale impeding our ability to park, walk or occupy the beach area. Right now, we have a very large beach area available to us to have our barbecues set up as well as baby playpens, chairs, shade covers, badminton nets or volleyball nets, Frisbee, baseball – you name it, we have done it. The locals that I see down at the beach go to our beach because they can do all these fun activities right here in town. There are many people who come from outside of Peachland to enjoy what we have here. Don’t change it! I understand the need for the walkers

to walk along that portion of the beach and enjoy the scenery, but the ability to walk is still there – on the other side of the street. The walkers from Peachland or out of town will still walk on the beach side of the street no matter if it is changed or not. But the main idea is for everyone to be able to enjoy the beach – not just the walkers. Have you ever noticed how many people don’t use the beach from the boat launch to 13th? It wasn’t always that way. Before the walkway the beach was used quite a bit in that area. But progress happened and we did get a wonderful walkway out of it! I utilize this walkway as well. Yes, the beach area

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and Beach Avenue get very busy in the summer and traffic is crazy. Maybe some of the money that would go towards the expansion could be spent on improving the road surface and widening the existing sidewalk from 13th to Trepanier Bridge? Maybe even one more washroom facility at 13th, so you don’t have to buy a coffee to use the facilities. Over the years, I have seen a couple of complaints turn into changes for the whole population, whether it is boat buoy placement and beach restrictions or doggy

beaches that dog people are unable to use and that just makes me believe that the squeaky wheel gets greased. Well, I am now a squeaky wheel and I am saying “don’t change Beach Ave-

nue” with a big “no to the Expansion of Centennial Way.” I look forward to hearing back from mayor and council as to the status of the expansion. Margaret Anne Oltmanns, Peachland

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Public Notice of Open House

Highway 97 - Peachland Transportation Study The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure invites the public to provide input on the preliminary findings of a review of the existing conditions and performance of the Highway 97 corridor through Peachland. The ministry’s Highway 97 - Peachland Transportation Study team will use the information and input to help identify and assess possible short, medium and long-term solutions to address future transportation needs through or around Peachland. Ministry staff will be available to provide information and answer questions.

ANNUAL MUNICIPAL REPORT 2016 Pursuant to Sections 98 and 99 of the Community Charter, the District of Peachland 2016 Annual Report will be presented to Council for consideration at the June 28th, 2016 Regular Council Meeting. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the Regular Council Meeting, at the Community Centre, 4450 – 6th Street, Peachland, B.C., at 7:00 p.m. The Annual Report is available at the District of Peachland Municipal Office, 5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, B.C. and on the website www. peachland.ca for public inspection. The District Office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, excluding weekends and Statutory Holidays. Copies of the Report will also be available at the June 28th, 2016 Regular Council Meeting. Pursuant to Section 94 of the Community Charter, this Notice will be published in the Peachland View June 17th and 24th, 2016. Dated at Peachland, B.C. This 3rd day of June, 2016.

Please note that this study is in the research and data collection stage. The study team has not identified or evaluated any specific improvement options yet. This next step will occur later this year with the assistance of ongoing public engagement. The drop-in open house is scheduled for the following date: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Peachland Community Centre 4450 6th Street, Peachland, B.C.

For more information, please contact Project Manager Ross Coates by telephone at 250 712-3660 or by e-mail at Ross.Coates@gov.bc.ca

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JUNE 17, 2016

NEWS

New evening concerts anchor stepped-up Peachland Canada Day CRAIG GILBERT EDITOR

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Niki Martinus knows it may be time for a new stage name. Inside jokes aside, the name for the band that includes the young mother, her father and uncle – Who’s Your Daddy – is eye-catching and thought provoking. “Your guess is as good as mine!” her mom habitually hollers from the crowd. The eyebrows head for the ceiling even quicker when it’s just her and her pops, so for her headline gig at this year’s Canada Day festivities in Peachland, the two will appear as Niki Martinus and The Daddy-O. “We have a few videos up on YouTube and when you start to search videos for

‘Who’s your Daddy,’ you get some interesting results,” The West Kelowna-based artist laughed. July 1 will mark the first time Martinus has appeared as the headliner and the first time her show will end with fireworks (after leading the crowd through O Canada, of course). The Peachland Chamber of Commerce and the district have teamed up to make sure this Canada Day will be one to remember. According to Chamber executive director Patrick Van Minsel, member businesses have come through big-time to support the first-ever evening Canada Day Concerts in Peachland. The live music begins after the end of the parade and carries through to the fireFILE PHOTO

EAT YOUR CAKE and have it, too, then stay for the live music at Peachland’s Canada Day celebrations July 1. works. “In other years there was a gap between the parade and fireworks,” Van Minsel explained. “Now people can stay here and enjoy good music, vendors and art in the park, and kids’ entertainment like the waterslide and face painting.” Bring your own lawn chair to enjoy the “spectacular” stylings of Adam Fitzpatrick’s Elvis Evolution show at 6:30 p.m., followed by Papa Thom at 7:55 p.m. (You can find your lyrics for the singa-long in next week’s Peachland View), the award-winning Ben

Klick at 8:40 p.m. and Martinus at 9:40 p.m. “I think the town will respond very, very positively,” Van Minsel said. “It will bring a lot of people to town to spend time in the shows and restaurants.” The idea is to use the stepped-up festivities this year as a dry run for the big party for Canada’s sesquicentennial in 2017. Van Minsel pointed out Grant Eisworth and Vinnie Boiko will be responsible for the sound system, a critical job for an outdoor live music event without a permanent stage

or amphitheatre. “It’s a family event so bring your parents, kids, neighbours, everyone and make it one big party,” Van Minsel said. “Next year will be even bigger, and it’s all only possible with the support of the District, the local community groups (the Rotary Club of Peachland among them) and especially the money donated by local business owners. You can only pull something like this off when you have the business community involved.” Supporting Canada Day just weeks after celebrating their first

Annual General Meeting

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anniversary at 2nd Street and Beach Avenue was a no-brainer for Beach Ave. Café owners Jan and Reimer Udala. “Last year people told us they came from all over – Penticton, Summerland, even Kelowna – to watch the Peachland fireworks, to be so close to them,” Jan said Monday. “This is such a beautiful and unique area, and the fire department does an amazing job with the fireworks. All of the businesses do their best to support the District.” If Fire Chief Dennis Craig has any surprises planned he’s keeping his bottle rockets close to his chest. “It’ll be the same up-close and intimate show we always put on, same budget, same crew,” he said. “It’s one of the reasons so many people come. We fire from land, not the water, while maintaining our safe distances. People are right at the edge of the safe distance, so you get to feel the show, not just see it.” The fireworks are scheduled for approximately 10:30 p.m. A complete schedule of the day program, which will also be similar to that of years past, is printed on page 2 of this issue of the View.

PEACHLAND VIEW

JUNE 17, 2016

COMMUNITY | NEWS

Rain can’t stop Peachland Elementary School fair

KATRINA ALPE AND Sorsha Perry answer the age-old question: where’s the beef? PEACHLAND AMBASSADOR HOPEFUL Shenelle Neyedli, 13, runs the bouncy slide at PES June 10.

PRINCIPAL KEVIN AUCLAIR stares down his own mortality at the (very) wet sponge toss.

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with the strongbox. Coris has already replaced it with a much heavier safe built right into her home’s foundation. A few days later on June 8, Mounties responded to a break-in at Lakeside Autocare, where the suspect had broken through a window, rushed through the business as the alarm rang and grabbed a piece of a equipment on his way out the door at about 3:29 a.m. Laurie Kouwenhoven said as a business owner wary of copycats, she is reluctant to share the fact that the thief was able to make off with something of value but wants to help her neighbours avoid suffering a similar incident. “We want people to know this is going on in the community.” Kelowna RCMP Const. Jesse O’Donaghey offered the following tips to pre-

vent being victimized: • Keep your doors locked even though you may just be in your backyard. It does not take long for a thief to slip into and out of your home; • Consider the use of devices to prevent windows or sliding doors from opening too far which would allow a thief to enter your home;

• Use timers on indoor lights and tamper-proof, motion sensor lights around the perimeter of your home. Lighting is the most effective crime prevention tool since criminals do not want to be seen; • If you see something, say something. Always report suspicious activity to the police. The investigations

continue. Anyone with any information on any of the abovementioned crimes is asked to contact the West Kelowna RCMP at 250-768-2880. As always, tipsters can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, leaving a tip online at www. crimestoppers.net or by texting CRIMES (274637) ktown.

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JUNE 17, 2016

NEWS

Peachland to cops: step it up and slow it down BY CRAIG GILBERT Peachland is going to be a quieter place if district councillors have their way. On Tuesday they directed CAO Elsie Lemke to write to the RCMP, bylaw division and other relevant agencies to request a crackdown on noisy and speeding vehicles on Beach Avenue (read: motorcycles) and parking scofflaws cramming full-sized vehicles into compact car spaces in front of the Edgewater Inn. Coun. Terry Condon raised the issue saying he was responding to complaints from constituents. “For bikes leaving town to go south, if they are speeding they are exposed to cars backing out of the angle parking spots,” he said. “It’s a recipe for disaster.” Furthermore, the large vehicles parked in the designated small car spaces, which have a hashed line painted at the back showing where the car must fit, force southbound drivers to cross the centre line to get by. Lemke said the RCMP expressed concern over being able to successfully charge the driver of a noisy vehicle, but passed on new information from the province that could change that. Condon said a recent court decision that allows a charge to be prosecuted based on the evidence of a witness without a reading on a decibel meter. Coun. Mike Kent pointed out many of the motorcycles causing excessive noise have been modified to have straight exhaust pipes.

“They don’t come If the mayor is to be believed, whoever owns that “big orange” custom chopper had better keep an eye on their rear view mirror. She said that one is the loudest of all.

CRAIG GILBERT

PEACHLAND POLITICIANS WANT less noise, fewer speeders and no large vehicles parked in small car spaces on Beach Avenue.

June 22nd - July 1st

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PEACHLAND MAYOR CINDY FORTIN congratulates Cindy Van Buren (left), one of

two winners of the Xeriscape Demonstration Project contest. Van Buren’s yard will be transformed into a shining example of green tech and conservation this fall.

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ARTS

PHOTOS CRAIG GILBERT

Pincushion Guild stages eye-popping Quilting on the Beach show The Pincushion Quilt Guild held their annual Quilting on the Beach show and multi-category competition at the Peachland Community Centre last weekend. The results of the voting are as follows (category, first, second and third):

Original art

Sea Glass by Rita McDonnell Psychedelic Fractal Flower by Berkeley Stuart Oriental Poppy by Beth Cavers

Small wall hangings

West Coast Eagle by Rita McDonald Black and Gold Lonestar by Sherry Johnson Snowmen by Sherry Johnson

Large wall hangings

Miscellaneous (small items)

Pineapples by Lilia Krueger Christmas Twister by Joann Kent Tropicana Placements by Berkeley Stuart

Large bed quilts

Omigosh by Jeanne Nagel (also CQA ribbon) Mountain, Sea and Sky by Rita McDonnell Challenge: Beth Cavers.

Desert Sky by Joann Kent Asian Fusion by Val Wajtula Zen by Val Wajtula

Small bed quilts

Geisha Girl by Wilma McKinnon It’s a Dog’s Life by Sheri Serum Skulls by Connie Ross

K & A HOME SERVICES Reasonable • Honest • Reliable A local handyman is proud to offer many home based services to the residents of Peachland

General Maintenance and Repairs For more information call

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SHANNON LAKE PARK, WEST KELOWNA Saturday, June 18th, 2016 10am to 3 pm Peachland Sportsmen’s Association

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COMMUNITY

Skies open up for Sunday market PHOTOS CRAIG GILBERT

THE PEACHLAND FARMERS’ and Artisans’ market once again attracted hundreds to the waterfront in Peachland on June 12.

DISTRICT OF PEACHLAND staffers were on hand to talk about the new official plan process.

STUDIO PAINTER TARA KELLY gets some open-air work done at Kelly Harrison’s booth.

LUTHIER STAN POPE shows off his custom wearable dulcimer (and his harp) at Bigleaf Mandolins. ROW UPON ROW of vendors greeted the crowds in Peachland June 12.

The Rotary Club of Peachland wishes to thank all who supported

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Particular thanks to our Sponsors and Major Donors:

Beach Avenue Café

Tracey Boorman Personal Real Estate

JK Schmidt Jewellers

New Monaco

City Furniture

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Summer Peace Concerts in the Park

Edward Jones

Peachland Dental

Rogers Financial

TNI - Effective Printing SunLinks.net Lifestyle Real Estate Sales Peachland View

Rotary – Music To My Ears African Drummers July 17 Adam “Elvis” Fitzpatrick July 24 Pauline Kyllonen August 7 Cod Gone Wild August 14

Thanks, too, to all those who donated money, time, effort, and gifts to make our 2016 fundraiser a smashing success! Also, to all who attended, for their wonderful, creative, enthusiastic participation in the evening’s activities. Your generosity allows us to continue to support community projects in Peachland and around the world.

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Peachland Art and Garden tour returns June 25 CONTRIBUTED For many years, the Peachland Sowers and Growers organized an annual art and garden event. It was a popular event and many volunteers were involved. About 10 years ago, the volunteers took a break and started the annual rose show. This year, the art and garden tour will return on Saturday (June 25). Nine gardens will be

open to the public with artists at each garden from 10 a.m. -3 p.m. We don’t have an equivalent to the Butchart Gardens here, but for $10, you can enjoy a chance to look at the efforts of local residents to create something a little special. Nine Peachlanders have volunteered to open their gardens for you to enjoy. We know that there is so much

artistic talent in this community and artists will be present at each garden to add to the interest and enjoyment. Marion Hall remembered volunteering at the art and garden show and spoke to Phyllis Papineau to find out who had been involved. Marion learned that Wilma MacKinnon was a key organizer but she has moved from Peachland.

Healthy Body • Healthy Mind Shining the light on sunscreens

When discussing sun protection with our customers and even our own family members, we sometimes hear the question, “my mother/ grandmother has worked outside all her life without any sunscreen, so isn’t this sun protection hype a little overblown?” This is a fair and interesting question, one that led us to dig deeper into the science behind sun health. The sun emits ultraviolet (UV) rays. The ones which hit our Earth are UVA, UVB, and UVC. About 95 per cent of the UV rays are UVA, almost five per cent are UVB, and a negligible amount are UVC, thus most sunscreens are designed to block UVA and UVB rays. Sunscreen ingredients such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide block UVA and UVB rays, whereas ingredients like oxybenzone absorb UVA rays. UVA rays cause skin aging effects, whereas UVB rays cause sunburns, but both ray types can cause cancer. Many sunscreens are marketed as “broad spectrum”, which means that they have a combination of active ingredients which block both UVA and UVB rays. Another important point about sunscreens is the Sun Protection Factor, or SPF. The SPF measures the ability of the sunscreen to protect against UVB rays. An SPF of 15 means that the sunscreen provides 15 times the sun protection your own bare skin would provide, so if you would normally burn in five minutes, an SPF of 15 would mean that you would burn in approximately 75 minutes. Skin aging is a less harmful, but still undesirable (and preventable!) side effect of sun exposure. On sun-exposed areas, as much as 80 to 90 per cent of skin damage is caused by repeated exposure to UV radiation, and not due to normal skin aging. Sun-caused skin aging can be seen as brownish sun spots, also known as liver spots, uneven skin tone and color, spider veins, and wrinkles, all of which may cause a person to look older than they truly are. Certain medications, such as

retinoids, antibiotics such as tetracycline, pain medications such as ibuprofen, and many others, can make the skin overly sensitive to the sun. This can cause sunburns, blisters, rashes, swelling, or even greyish skin discoloration. It is very important to stay out of the sun, or use adequate sun protection when taking these medications. Your pharmacist will be able to check if your medication can cause sun sensitivity, so be sure to ask if you are not certain. In summary, the risk of sun damage is much higher nowadays than it was a few decades ago. Skin aging would be considered the least harmful side effect of the sun, and skin cancer as the most devastating one. Aside from avoiding the sun, sunscreens are our best go-to protection for our skin and health. The following are some sun protection tips: • Wear a wide-brimmed hat whenever possible. • Look for sunscreens with “broad spectrum,” which contain ingredients to protect against both UVA and UVB rays. • Seek out a sunscreen with a minimum Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of 30. Products with a lower SPF may be inadequate unless generous amounts are applied frequently. An SPF of 15 only blocks 93 per cent of rays, whereas one with an SPF of 30 blocks 97 per cent of rays, and an SPF of 50 blocks 98 per cent of rays. • Apply sunscreen generously 20 to 30 minutes before sun exposure to allow the product to bond with the skin. To be effective, a full palm of sunscreen for each arm and each leg should be used. • Reapply often, especially after sweating or swimming, as most sunscreens, even ones labelled as waterproof, may only remain on skin for 40 to 80 minutes. Come and visit pharmacists Chelsea and Orysya at Okanagan Pharmacy Remedy’sRx (next to the IGA) for assistance with selecting the best sun care protection for you, or with any other questions relating to your health!

Sharon McPhee had also been involved and was able to help Marion get the event organized again for this year. Marion has been very grateful for those who have allowed their gardens to be available. She hopes that residents will take the opportunity to look at what you can do with your garden. Marion thought about including her own garden but she is still trying hard to keep the dandelions in check (maybe next year). Marion was keen to get this event going again because it helps locals to chat with their friends and neighbours or meet new people. One of the nine gardens is at the Little Schoolhouse, and you can stop there and get lunch on the day. Although it will be too late for the flowers on the wisteria, there is much more to see at the Little Schoolhouse garden, which

CONTRIBUTED

NINE PEACHLANDERS HAVE opened their gardens for you to enjoy June 25. is maintained by many volunteers under the guidance of Berkeley Stuart. One of the other nine gardens is the home of our Peachland citizen of the year, Wayne Power. But Wayne doesn’t get all the credit for the appearance of his garden; his wife Mary works hard to make sure it looks good. As most of us know, Wayne is a well-known artist so he will be both the gardener and

the artist on the day. Everyone will have an opinion about their favourite work of art and perhaps have a chance to discuss that over lunch. The gardens offer a variety of styles and content. This is a chance to discuss gardening with locals who may have some sage advice on how to make the best of Peachland’s climate and soil conditions. No, you can’t see the Butchart Gardens here, but you can see

what hard work and dedication can create in your own community. You can buy the $10 tickets at the Peachland Art Gallery or from Ace Hardware (thanks Tim). They are also available in West Kelowna at Bylands or Dogwood. The ticket has a map and a list of the addresses. On the day, each address will be marked with a wooden sunflower sign built by Eldon Kerbes.

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JUNE 17, 2016

WHAT’S ON

WEEKLY EVENTS SUNDAYS

COMING EVENTS PICKLEBALL 9:05-11:05 am (3.0-4.0), community centre

BREAKFAST 8-11 am,

Peachland Wellness Centre. Everyone welcome

TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS 9:15 am, Heritage

PEACHLAND FARMERS’ & CRAFTERS’ MARKET

10 am - 2 pm, Heritage Park (Beach Avenue). Runs until September 25.

PEACHLAND UNITED SERVICE 10 am, United Church

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

Park by the Rotary Pavilion. Weather permitting. Hosted By the Peachland Wellness Centre

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

LADIES MONDAY MORNING COFFEE 10

am-11am. Peachland Wellness Centre. Last session June 20.

Margaret’s Anglican Church

TAI CHI 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

EMMANUEL CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE

NEEDLE ARTS/QUILTING 1 pm, 50+ Activity

10 am, Emmanuel Church, Westbank

Centre

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

UKULELE 1 pm, 50+

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm

community centre

YOUTH BOXING CLUB

6-8 pm, 4th St Place

SPIN XPRESS 7:40-8

pm, community centre

MONDAYS

TUESDAYS

FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8

pm, community centre

YOGA (ADVANCED BEGINNERS) 8 am, 50+

4th St Place

INDOOR WALKING 8-9

am, community centre

DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL

PINCUSHION HIKE AND YOGA 9:30 am. Call

PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE OUTDOOR LUNCH June 22, 11 a.m.,

10 am-12 pm, community centre

COMPUTER LITERACY

10 am-noon. Peachland Wellness Centre. Please call for appointments 250-767-0141. Last session June 21

AA 12-1 pm, 50+ Activ-

ity Centre

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB

1-2:45 pm. Peachland Wellness Centre. Last session June 14

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm,

(3.75+), community centre

TWEEN DROP IN & MULTISPORTS (ages

TWEEN DROP-IN & MULTI-SPORTS 3-8 pm,

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

Activity Centre

6TH ANNUAL ROSE SHOW AND TEA June 18, 11-4 p.m., community

AFTERNOON BRIDGE 1:30-3:30pm,

MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm,

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

AEROBICS AND MORE

(1.0-2.75), community centre

50+ Activity Centre

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday

9:15 am, 50+ Activity Centre

9-12) 3:05-8 pm. Meet at Peachland Elementary School

Activity Centre

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

am, 50+ Activity Centre

CARPET BOWLING 10

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am,

meet at Peachland Elementary. Ages 9-12

YOUTH DROP-IN 3:30-8 pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+

PEACHLAND SPARKS AND BROWNIES 5:45-7

pm, community centre

Dawn 250-878-6342

CHESS 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre AFTERNOON BRIDGE 1:30-3:30 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

SUNSHINE SINGERS 2-3 pm, Peachland

Wellness Centre. Last session June 22.

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (3.0-4.0), community centre TWEEN COOKING NIGHT 5-7:30 pm,

Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12

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. Dan 250-7679034

WEDNESDAYS CENTRAL OKANAGAN FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8

MODEL RAILWAY COMPANY GROUP 7 pm,

pm, community centre

Peachland Museum

INDOOR WALKING 8-9

THURSDAYS

am, community centre

YOGA (BASIC BEGINMID-WEEK STUDY AND NERS 8 am, 50+ ActiviCONVERSATION COFFEE ty Centre

FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8

pm, community centre

Peachland Wellness Centre. The Peachland Wellness Centre offers many programs and services for the residents of Peachland. In order to recognize the efforts of all our volunteers, members, participants, and supporters we will host an outdoor lunch where you can attend to share with others and enjoy some good food. Please RSVP.

POTLUCK FRIDAY BBQ June 24, 6 p.m., 50+ Activity Centre. We supply

hamburgers/hot dogs, you bring salad or dessert. Cost: $3 members, $5 non-members. Everyone welcome! Entertainment: Mt Boucherie Sr. Jazz Quartet at 7 p.m.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST July 3, 8 - 11:30 a.m., 50+ Activity Centre. Adults $5, children (6-11 yrs) $3, Free under age 5. Includes pancakes, sausages, juice, coffee, fruit. Everyone is welcome. TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS 10 am, Heritage

Places of Faith Peachland United Church

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

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 10 am-12 pm,

Peachland Wellness Centre. Runs every week

DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL

IRON & SILK 10:45 am, 50+ Activity Centre CHAIR FITNESS 11-11:45 am,4th St Place ROTARY CLUB OF PEACHLAND 12-1:30

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

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

PICKLEBALL 5:30-7:30 pm. (1.0-3.5), community centre

ART CLUB 12 pm, 50+

pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12. $5/member/ trip. Pre-registration is required by calling 250-767-2515

10:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre Activity Centre

LADIES CRIB 1-3pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Last session June 24. PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (3.0-3.5), community centre

BINGO 6:45 pm (doors

LEGO TIME 3-4 pm, Peachland Library. Open to all ages

FRIDAYS

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

open 5:30 pm), 50+ Activity Centre

FITNESS ROOM 8 am-6

pm, community centre

INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, community centre

SATURDAYS

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am,

4th St. Place

am, 50+ Activity Centre

AEROBICS AND MORE

MEAT DRAW 3-5 pm,

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB

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

9 am, 50+ Activity Centre

10-12pm. Peachland Wellness Centre. Last session June 17.

UKULELE (BEGINNERS) 1:30 pm, 50+

am-noon, community centre

YOGA (BEGINNERS)

TWEEN TRIPS 5:30-8

10 am-12 pm, community centre

BRIDGE CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs) 10

MEAT DRAW 4-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

Last Thursday of each month, Peachland Wellness Centre.

Peachland

TWEEN DROP-IN

Park by the gazebo. Hosted By the Peachland Wellness Centre

BOOK CLUB 1-2 pm,

9:30 am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

centre. Rainbow Raffle, Master Gardeners will be present. Admission by donation. Entries from 7:30-9:15 a.m. Tags 25 cents. Trophies and ribbons awarded.

CARPET BOWLING 10

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

Activity Centre

4421 4th Street

Grace Lutheran Church 1162 Hudson Road West Kelowna, B.C. 250-769-5685

Sunday Services Contemporary Worship Service 9 a.m.

Traditional Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Vacation Bible School (Cost free) July 11-15, 9 am - noon Ages 3 through Grade 6

Join us on: JESUS HIS-Story www.gracelutherankelowna.com We are wheelchair accessible

250-767-2206

5672 Beach Avenue, Peachland 250-767-9133 Call for Info

“Let Us Worship Together”

Office open Mon - Fri, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Tuesday Morning

9:30 a.m. Study, Coffee & Conversation Office Hours 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Monday to Friday

Sunday Worship 3 pm Potluck to follow

The Story - Chapter 21 the Rebuilding of the Walls - the Story of Nehemiah

Rev. Robin Graves

For more information call Don McMillan 250-300-1642 John 250-767-2221

4th Street & Brandon Ave

4464 4th Street (St. Margaret’s Anglican Church building)

250-767-3131 www.stmargaretspeachland.org

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Affi liated with The Pentecostal Church of Canada

June 19: Fathers Day- “Life is a Game of Golf”

Hall rental contact Doreen 250-767-2132 Sunday Morning Service 10 a.m. Rev. Dr. Wayne Atkinson all are welcome

Every Thursday, 6:45 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Lotto License #103899 - 19 years or older Membership not required

COMING ACTIVITIES Potluck Friday BBQ Pancake Breakfast

June 24 at 6 pm We supply hamburgers/hot dogs, you bring salad or dessert. $3 members, $5 non-members Entertainment: Mt. Boucherie Sr. Jazz Quartet at 7 pm

July 3 Sunday 8 am to 11:30 am Adults $5 Children (6-11yrs) $3 Free under age 5 Includes pancakes, sausages, juice, coﬀee, fruit Everyone is welcome!

Every Week: Art • Chess • Bowling • Bridge • Crafts • Exercise/Yoga • Ukulele

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ARTS

Medical Services Directory

FREE HEARING TEST

Tom Millar, RHIP Hearing Care Professional

778-754-1424 Tuesday appointments available at the Peachland Visitor Information Centre

Dentists Dr. Don MacRae Dr. Phil Kachanoski Dr. Karl Oppenheim Dr. Peter Cormillot Dr. Jeff Krawchuk

Peachland Dental Centre

Sounds of Sunday...

250-767-6411 CRAIG GILBERT

MAT DUFFUS EMPLOYED passerby such as Damien to help him serenade the Sunday morning crowd at the Beach Ave. Café June 12.

Flower power is alive and well in Peachland DIAN TOMPKIN CONTRIBUTED

The Sowers and Growers Rose Show is happening this weekend on Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Community Centre. Come and enjoy the “Rainbow Raff le and Tea,” h a v e l u n c h and listen to the beautiful piano music of Dian Tompkin K e l ly Stewart. Judges Danielle and Malcolm Scott will again be choosing the winning roses. You can put in as many entries as you wish. Tags are available for just 25 cents each and can be picked up on Friday from 4-6 p.m. at the Peachland Community Centre. All entries must be brought in on Saturday morning between 7:30-9:15 a.m. The judges and Master Gardeners will be on hand at the show to answer any of your gardening questions. Admission is by donation. The Peachland Art and Garden Tour is back by demand! On Saturday June 25 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. you can tour nine Peachland gardens and enjoy art and flowers and plants all at the same time.

Nine gardens will be on display with working artists throughout the gardens. Artists and gardeners as well as our Peachland Ambassadors will be available to talk with or assist you. On your tour you may want to have lunch at the Little Schoolhouse. Tickets with a map can be purchased for just $10 at the Peachland Art Gallery on Beach Ave. or at Ace Hardware. They are also available at Bylands or Dogwood Nurseries in West Kelowna. The PCAC’s newest show Where We Come From is at the Peachland Art Gallery until June 25. It is a beautiful collection of clay and glass by six Okanagan Artists, Gillian Paynter, Elaine HughesGames, James Hibbert, Rosemarie and George Greedy and Jean-Anne Copley, so do drop by and just enjoy or buy a beautiful new piece of pottery for your home or someone special in your life. The Little Schoolhouse Summer Program gets under way on Thursday June 30 with two local acrylic artists, Kat Lefebvre and Lorraine Fader. The 2016 program includes 20-plus local artists showing and selling their work every Thursday to Sunday in July and Wednesday to Sunday in August. Every week is unique, some have workshops and some invite you to paint with them. Pick up a brochure at the Peachland Art Gallery or go to www.peachlandarts.com for more information. Visit this quaint heritage building for “Tea on the Patio” served every Sunday in July

and August from 1-4 p.m. Join in the fun at the Canada Day Celebrations – Friday July 1. Bring the kids down to Heritage Park and enjoy a piece of the traditional Canada Day cake, decorated by several of the PCAC ladies, sliced by the mayor and served to you by the Peachland Ambassadors. While you are there, have the kids take part in the Children’s Urban Art t-shirt painting event from noon to 2 p.m. on July 1. This is a free workshop provided by Athena Productions and sponsored by the PCAC and the District of Peachland. Paint a t-shirt with a Canada Day theme using fabric paint and later take it

home, but first, go for a swim and watch the parade. Keep a look out for the PCAC float featuring the Peachland Strummers! This year the Peachland Art Gallery has been given the honour of hosting the Oasis Art Show. The show runs from July 1 to Aug. 1 and will consist of 80 juried artworks by 48 members of the Central Okanagan Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists. The Art Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 9-4 p.m. and Sundays from 10-4 p.m. Bring your visitors to all of these events and have a great summer! Dian Tompkin is the president of the Peachland Art Group.

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Road closure for National Aboriginal Day party in Kelowna colours are retired. For generations, indigenous peoples and communities have marked the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, with cultural celebrations. This year marks the 20th National Aboriginal Day as recognized by the Government of Canada. Until 1996, the date was celebrated as National Aboriginal Solidarity Day and in 2013, the chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations called on the federal government to make June 21 a national holiday. The whole of June is National Aboriginal Awareness Month. To learn more, visit www. afn.ca.

It’s a party so big they’re closing the road. National Aboriginal Day this year falls on this coming Tuesday, June 21, and the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society in Kelowna appears to be the place to be. The city has closed Leon Avenue from Pandosy to Ellis streets from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (intersections will not be affected, the #97 bus will be rerouted) to accommodate the festivities. The party starts at 11 a.m. with a by-donation business lunch of Indian tacos, which to the uninitiated are basically 10 pounds of delicious in a five-pound sack. Family activities including face painting, arts and crafts also start at 11 a.m. An RCMP canoe arrival is scheduled for 11:20 a.m., with the opening ceremony at 1 p.m. and the grand entry immediately after, with a mini-powwow lasting until 6 p.m. when the

MOTI open house on Hwy 97

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure gave a brief presentation on the Highway 97/ Peachland Transportation Study to district council Tuesday eve-

at some point in the future,” NDP Youth critic Anne MinhThu Quach said. “The Liberals should take a clear first step and immediately decriminalize the possession of marijuana.” The NDP said as many as 60,000 Canadians will be arrested for simple pot possession this year and about 22,000 of them will be saddled with a criminal record. “Despite Justin Trudeau’s clear campaign promise to immediately fix marijuana laws in Canada, the government has done nothing for eight months except continue the senseless practice of handing out criminal records for personal use.”

ning. The ministry will host an open house on the project at the Peachland Community Centre June 21 from 4:30-8 p.m. The Highway 97 Task Force will hold its annual general meeting two days later on June 23 at 7 p.m., also in the community centre.

Dippers can’t hardly wait for 420

The federal New Democrats want marijuana decriminalized tomorrow, not in 2017. The party issued a press release last week indicating their intent to put the issue to a vote as an opposition day motion in the House of Commons “in the coming days.” “The majority of the convictions for pot possession involve young Canadians, who should not be burdened with criminal records for the rest of their lives especially when the government plans to legalize marijuana

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The Mounties are hot on the trail of the Okanagan’s own bathroom bandit. Lake Country RCMP report that a suspect or suspects made off with two brand new American Standard toilets after gaining access to a home under construction. No further details on the model of toilets taken were provided by police; a range of American Standard commodes retail for between $244 and $399 on lowes.ca, models listed on the company’s website are priced as high as $1,278. According to police there was no sign of forced entry, leading investigators to believe the home in the 13000 block of Lake Hill Road was not secured or a key was used. The break-in occurred sometime overnight June 8-9. Police were alerted Thursday morning. “The RCMP would

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sory boards. “Each group works with our planning staff to advise the Regional Board by reviewing appropriate development applications within the electoral areas for potential impacts on agriculture and environmental sustainability,” communications officer Bruce Smith said in a press release. Members of each advisory commission will be selected on the basis of their demonstrated interest and participation in community matters, academic and/or technical qualifications, availability, work experience, knowledge, professional expertise, and land use planning. Learn more at reg iona ldistrict.com/ advisorycommissions or by contacting the Regional District Community Services Planning Section by email at planning@ cord.bc.ca or by phone at 250-469-6227.

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once again like to remind Lake Country residents to be vigilant and report suspicious activity in and around homes under construction to police,” Const. Jesse O’Donaghey said in a press release. “RCMP would also like to remind contractors to ensure these properties are properly secured and that spare keys are not left on site unless they are properly secured as well.” Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Lake Country RCMP at 250-766-2288. Remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, leaving a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net or by texting your tip to CRIMES (274637) ktown.

Fentanyl drives rising overdose rate

The number of overdoses caused by illicit drugs in British Columbia has almost doubled year-overyear according to the BC Coroners Service. From January through May 2016, there were 308 accidental illicit drug overdose deaths in British Columbia, representing a 75-per-cent increase over the same period in 2015 (176). “Preliminary data suggests that the proportion of illicit drug overdose deaths in which fentanyl was detected (alone or in combination with other drugs) increased to approximately 56 per cent in the first four months of 2016.” That figure has risen steadily from five per cent in 2012 to 31 per cent last year. From January through May 2016, an average of 61.6 “apparent” illicit-drug OD deaths occurred each month, including 77 in January, now the worst month on record. In 2015, the average number of illicit drug overdose deaths per month was 40.3. The full reports can be viewed at www2.gov.bc. c a / g o v/c o n t e n t / safety/public-safety/ death-investigation/ statistical-reports.

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Business services Castles to Cabins Housekeeping, cleaning, offices or yard work. Move ins and move outs, weekly, biweekly, monthly appointments. Experienced and reliable. Call Michelle 250-826-6285 Renosense Home Repair Ltd. Renovations including siding, decks, carpentry, drywalling, ceilings texturing, windows & doors. Need walls moved? All work done to code. Call Eric 250317-6570.

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Community notiCes Peachland United Church

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We very much appreciate your donation. Unbreakables: anytime in our drop box. Breakables: Wednesday morning and Thursday-Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Community notiCes Alcoholics Anonymous Peachland Fellowship Meets Monday at 7 p.m. (closed meeting) and Friday at 8 p.m. (open meeting). Call 250-763-5555 for more info.

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General employment A &W Now Hiring Full Time and Part Time Cook and Cashier $10.50 to start all shifts apply in restaurant with resume or at www. aw.ca

Landscaping EDGING EMERALD CEDARS direct from Okanagan grower. Acclimatized for this area. SPECIAL 5’ tall 10/$200 7’ 10/$300 8’ $65 ea. Delivery and planting available. Call George at Budget Nurseries 250-498-2189 georgedemelo@mail.com. 23-3c

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SPORTS

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THE FOLLOWING PEACHLAND students qualified for the District Track and Field meet: Discus: Lauren Kleidon (Grade 5), Aidan Wieberg and April Loewen (both Grade 6); Shot Put: Jaykob Clark-Dorion

and Keira Whitbeck (both Grade 4), Brody Tupper and Farrah Goulet (both Grade 5), Lucas Blatchford and Lindsay Thompson (both Grade 6); long jump: Allister Stratton and Ashlyn Chadwick (both Grade 4), Cian Cain and Eva Barrett (both Grade 5), Aiden Wieberg and Mya Krahn (both Grade 6); high jump: Ava Thygesen (Grade 4), Molly-Ann Dyck (Grade 5), Jaxson Stratton and Brooklyn Knight (Grade 6); 800 m: Allister Stratton (Grade 4), Stella Katona (Grade 5), Jaxson Stratton (Grade 6); 100 m: Allister Stratton and Hailey Craig (Grade 4), Cian Cain and Molly-Ann Dyck (Grade 5), Ashton Kleidon and Naomi Tutt (Grade 6); Relay girls team: Molly-Ann Dyck, Eva Barrett, Mya Krahn, Naomi Tutt; Relay boys team: Lucas Blatchford, Cian Cain, Jaxson Stratton, Ashton Kleidon.

Pet of the Week Name: Denise Age: 8 weeks Denise and her brother Charlie are very scared kittens, and will require a patient quiet home where they can get used to normal life and home activities. These two need TLC and we are sure with time and a caring owner they will come around. Her Animal ID is 405107. Email a picture and description of your pet to admin@peachlandview.com