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The Peachland Rose Show will return this Saturday, this time at the Peachland Community Centre. The first Peachland Rose Show took place several years ago at the Peachland Little Schoolhouse. After a one-year hiatus the show returned last year, making a move over to Fourth Street Place. Anticipated to be bigger than ever, the show will once again change venues to accommodate a larger display and increased participation. As in previous years, entries will be judged by Danielle and Malcolm Scott, who have international experience in exhibiting and judging roses. The Scotts will be available to share their vast knowledge of roses after the judging has taken place. As well, a master gardener will be on hand to answer any questions about roses or any other plant concerns. The Peachland Rose Show is sponsored by the Sowers and Growers Garden Club. Garden club vice president Phyllis Papineau is encouraging everyone to enter as many roses as they like in this year’s show. “We’ve had some really nice hot days so it looks like a fabulous year for roses. You just have to walk anywhere in Peachland. Everyone has got blooming roses,” Papineau told The View. “Bring all your roses,” Papineau said. “SomeSee PEACHLAND on page 3
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Tire trouble sends Semi truck crosses centre line on Highway 97; resulting crash disrupts traffic family into lake A 33-year-old Alberta woman and her three children were unexpectedly ejected into Okanagan Lake last Saturday night after one of the tires blew on the vehicle they were traveling in. The incident happened just before 8 p.m. approximately 1 km south of Princeton Avenue. The vehicle, a Dodge pickup truck, was traveling southbound on Highway 97 when the front driver’s side tire dis-
integrated, causing the pickup to veer across the oncoming lane and into Okanagan Lake. The driver, along with three children under the age of six, was transported to hospital in Penticton as a precaution as no injuries were immediately reported. RCMP media relations officer Kris Clark said the mechanical malfunction of the tire appears to be the sole factor in the crash.
Highway traffic was disrupted for approximately five hours on Monday night while crews worked to remove the debris resulting from a semi crash that happened near Brent Road just south of Peachland. At approximately 10:15 p.m. Monday night two semi trucks collided after a northbound semi truck apparently crossed the centre line and sideswiped a southbound semi trailer. RCMP media relations officer Kris Clark said fol-
Peachland Rose Show will bloom again this weekend Continued from page 1
times a really quirky rose that you don’t think is special will appeal to the judges. What we’re asking is that people bring as many roses as they want because it’s a rose show and we want everybody to have a good display and an opportunity to win a ribbon.”
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show need not register in advance but they will be required to bring their own vases and plenty of water. Exhibits can be brought in from 7 a.m. 9 a.m. on the day of the show. Exhibit tags can be purchased for 25 cents each on Friday from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. at the Peachland Community Centre or on Saturday morning
Sometimes a really quirky rose that you don’t think is special will appeal to the judges. What we’re asking is that people bring as many roses as they want because it’s a rose show and we want everybody to have a good display and an opportunity to win a ribbon.
Papineau suggests keeping blooms in a cool, dark place if you plan on cutting your roses the night before the exhibit. Gardeners who wish to exhibit their roses in the
from 7 a.m. - 9 a.m. Ribbons will be awarded for first, second, and third place in all categories as well as Best of Show. Trophies will also be awarded for Best
Rose and Best Miniature Rose. Papineau says the roses do not have to be named and there is no limit to how many entries are submitted in each category. A rose show brochure is available at Dogwood Nurseries and Bylands in West Kelowna and locally at the Peachland Community Centre and Ace Hardware. A tea will also take place concurrent with the show, in addition to a rainbow auction of a variety of garden related items. “It’s really lovely having tea with the beautiful scent of roses all around,” Papineau said. The Peachland Rose Show will take place at the Peachland Community Centre on Saturday, June 22. The show will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A presentation of awards will take place at 3:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. For more information call Wilma at 250-767-2218 or Phyllis at 250-767-2546.
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ANNUAL MUNICIPAL REPORT 2013 Pursuant to Sections 98 & 99 of the Community Charter, the District of Peachland 2013 Annual Report will be presented to Council for consideration at the June 25th Regular Council Meeting. The meeting will be held 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. for public inspection starting on June 11, 2013. 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 25th, 2013 Regular Council Meeting. Pursuant to Section 94 of the Community Charter, this Notice will be published in the Peachland View June 14th & 21st, 2013. Dated at Peachland, B.C., this 14th day of June, 2013.
lowing the vehicle collision the northbound truck continued off road to the left and impacted with a rock face. The driver of the north-
bound driver, a 49-year-old Oliver man, was sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries while the southbound driver suffered apparent minor
injuries. Clark says the Oliver man will be issued a violation ticket for Failing to Keep Right under the Motor Vehicle Act.
Peachland Recreation Summer 2013 Recreation Opportunities Aquatic by Nature
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Swim Bay Our Waterfront lifeguards are on duty from Wednesday, June 19 to Friday, August 30. Monday thru Sunday 10am-6pm
Indoor Walking Avoid slips and falls of walking outdoors, enjoy the air conditioning of walking indoors. Mon/Wed/Fri 8:00-9:00 am Jul 3-Sept 27 $10.00 – Drop in $1
Red Cross Swim Lessons Mon, July 8-Fri, Jul 19 Mon, July 22-Fri, Aug 2 Mon, Aug 12-Fri, Aug 12
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Bronze Medallion 13 + First step in training to be a lifeguard. Tu-Fri 10am-4pm Aug. 6-9 $175/4sessions Bronze Cross 14+ Last class in the Bronze Family and prerequisite to taking the NLS course. M-F 10am-2pm Aug 19-23 $130/5 sessions Adult Learn to Swim Learn techniques and skills to help you be comfortable in the water and learn how to swim. Sat 11:15-12 noon Jul 6-Aug 17 $24/6 sessions
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Flow Yoga Improve strength, endurance flexibility and extensibility. Great for all levels. Tues 9:15-10:15 am Jun 25- Jul 23 Tues 9:15-10:15 am Jul 30-Aug 27 Fri 9:15-10:15 am Jun 28-Jul 26 Fri 9:15-10:15 am Aug 2-30 $36/5 sessions or try a 10 visit non expiry punch card $72 Vinyasa Yoga Flow Yoga is great for improving flexibility and tone, as well as increased calm. Mon 4:15-5:15 pm Jul 8-Aug 19 Pickleball Don’t miss Peachland Pickleball opportunities. Mon &Wed 9:05-10:40 am Jun 17-Aug 28 1:15-3:00 pm Jun 17-Aug 28
Swim Fit Techniques and training to become a stronger, faster and more efficient swimmer. Sat 10:15-11:15 am Jul 6-Aug 17 $34/6 sessions
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Peachland Beach Run 5K & 10 K Mon., July 1st, 2013 6:30am-7:45am Check in Race Start 8:30 am Registration Deadline – June 28th 12 noon Call 250-767-2133 to register or to volunteer
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JUNE 21, 2013
OPINION
We ignore scientists at our peril David Suzuki It’s happening again. Research confirms agreement among most climate scientists that we are altering the Earth’s climate, mainly by burning fossil fuels. And industrial interests, backed by climate change deniers, pull out every trick to sow doubt and confusion. What will it take for us to start seriously tackling the problem? For the latest study, investigators led by John Cook at Skeptical Science examined abstracts of 12,000 peer-reviewed papers on climate science. They also received comments from 1,200 scientists, who rated more than 2,100 full studies. In both cases, more than 97 per cent of studies that took a position on the causes of global warming said human activity is a primary factor. Less than one per cent rejected the consensus position. The results are consistent with previous research. As expected, deniers are out in full force, many employing methods common to those who reject science. Medical scientists Pascal Diethelm and Martin McKee examined these tactics in the European Journal of Public Health: cherry picking, reference to fake experts, misrepresentation and logical fallacies, impossible expectations of what research can deliver and conspiracy theories. Deniers often rely on talking points spread by a handful of usual suspects, including Christopher Monckton in the U.K., the Heartland Institute and Anthony Watts in the U.S. and Friends of Science and Tom Harris in Canada. The Alberta-based group was caught several years ago funnelling
money – most from fossil fuel companies – through a “Science Education Fund” at the University of Calgary. It was used to create a disinformation campaign and video with Harris, who then worked with PR firm APCO Worldwide and now heads up an organization called (ironically) the International Climate Science Coalition, which rejects the scientific consensus on human-caused climate change. According to Desmog Blog, Friends of Science has misrepresented the recent survey, calling it “careless incitement of a misinformed and frightened public, when in fact the sun is the main driver of climate change; not human activity or carbon dioxide.” Science isn’t perfect, but it’s one of the best tools we have for understanding our place in the cosmos. When people around the world apply rigorous scientific method to study our actions and their impacts on the things that keep us alive and healthy – clean air, water, soil and biodiverse plants and animals – we must listen, not just about climate, but about a range of issues. Humanity has changed direction before. When our tools become outdated, we invent new ones. It’s why in many countries, we no longer rely on slavery to maintain economies, we can all vote regardless of race or sex and we enjoy longer and healthier lives than before. Many systems we’ve invented don’t apply to current circumstances. We can and must change the way we act. That requires listening to scientists and those who are working on solutions, and not to the naysayers and deniers who would keep us stalled in a doomed spiral.
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Peachland Views Response to error noted in Chronicles of Peachland Re: Omissions and Errors Noted in Chronicles of Peachland. We would like to respond to the letter from Maggie Brooks, which appeared in the May 31 edition of The View. After some investigation, the editorial board has confirmed that Maggie is correct in that Danny Lovelock was indeed the male Peachland Ambassador for 2002 – 2003 and that his name should have been included in the Chronicles. The members of the editorial
board offer Maggie and her son Danny Lovelock our sincere apologies for this omission. The Chronicles of Peachland is the result of a tremendous community effort. The 43 contributing authors wrote from the heart and volunteered their time to make this publication one we can all be proud of; however, the board very much regrets this factual error and the disappointment it has caused. Barb Dionne, Don Wigfield, Anne Wigfield, Chris Scowen, Don Wilson, Editorial Board
Election promises broken before being elected There are members of the Senate, a most honourable and prestigious position, who can’t keep their fingers out of the piggy bank, also known as travel and expense funds. These are not minor offences but involve many thousands of dollars. The first reaction of our Prime Minister? Cover it up. Here in B.C. we have a politician who loses her seat in an election. Is she out of the game? No! She is given a second chance to regain her seat in a “safe” riding. Before even being elected Premier Christy Clark has broken her promise of fiscal accountability. She has authorized salary increases of unconscionable amounts for her senior staff members. She says the raises will not affect the budget because the money
was found elsewhere. Well, it’s still public money and it could have had a favourable effect on the budget. Essentially it means all important governmental decisions made over the next four years in our province will be made by someone who was rejected by the voters in her home riding and who can’t keep an election promise for more than a couple of days. Is this democracy or dictatorship? We recently had a news release that informed us that the elderly in provincial care homes who require the use of wheelchairs will be charged $25 per month for the use, regardless of their ability to pay. Perhaps the “found” money that is funding the big raises to Clark’s senior staff could have been used to offset these costs. Derek Coyle, Peachland
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Vote with your tastebuds at byelection cookie poll Liberals, New Democrats and BC Conservatives can vote in the WestsideKelowna byelection with their taste buds by purchasing their candidate cookies
of choice at Bliss Bakery & Bistro. Voters can choose either the Christy Chunk Cookie, the NDPB Cookie or the Upshaw Oatmeal Cookie.
Throughout the campaign, constituents can visit Bliss Bakery’s Facebook page to find out if voters are sweeter on Christy Clark, Carole Gordon or Sean Upshaw.
Voters can purchase their cookie ballots at all three Bliss Bakery locations, and in a startling alteration of electoral precedent, are allowed – even encouraged
– to vote multiple times. “In a first for the Okanagan, residents and non-residents alike have the opportunity to cast their informal votes in a
comfortable, neutral, nonpartisan environment,” says Barry Yeo, owner and production manager at Bliss. “Apparently, you can have your vote and eat it too.”
Outdoor fitness equipment to be installed at Lambly Park Joanne Layh
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Lambly Park will soon be home to “seniorsfriendly” outdoor fitness equipment, director of community services Cheryl Wiebe announced in a press release last Friday. The new equipment is being added to the park to help seniors in the community age actively. “In addition to the equipment, the district will be working with the Peachland Wellness Centre to develop an education and awareness program to help seniors become familiar with safe use and help seniors overcome any uncertainty in using the equipment,” Wiebe said. Funding for the project was made possible SAV
through a successful federal New Horizons for Seniors Program grant application, along with local contributions from the Peachland Rotary Club and the Peachland Lions Club. “By having the support of community partners, we are able to maximize federal grant funding to create a truly valuable project for the citizens of Peachland,” Mayor Keith Fielding said. “The addition of the skate park in Lambly Park focused on youth and with the installation of seniors’ focused fitness equipment, Lambly Park is becoming a multi-generational hub for Peachland. Our thanks to the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program, the Peachland Rotary, the
Peachland Lions Club and the Peachland Wellness Centre for their contributions to this great project.”
Wiebe said the district will install the new fitness equipment in Lambly Park by early this fall.
An official announcement about the project was scheduled to be made at Lambly Park on Thurs-
day, June 20. Due to poor weather it has been postponed, likely until mid-July.
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LOCAL ACTIVITIES & EVENTS | sundays Jerry Dober Breakfast, 8am, Peachland Wellness Centre Peachland Baptist Sunday School, 9:30am, 4204 Lake Ave. Peachland United Service, 10am, United Church St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Worship, 10am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Emmanuel Church Workship Service, 10am, Peachland Elementary School Peachland Baptist Service, 10:30 service fellowship 11:30am, 4204 Lake Ave. Meat Draw, 2pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 Meditation Group, meets weekly 7-8 pm, please join us! Call 778-479-3794 for more information.
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS Floor Hockey (age 8-12), 6:30-7:30pm, community centre; $2 (Jumpstart funding available)
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Peachland Guides 5:15pm, community centre
Yoga, 1:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, Tweens 5-6:30pm, middle teens 6:30-8pm, 4th St. Anglican Church Lions Den Meeting, 7 pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station. 4th week: community centre. Dan 250-767-9034 Central Okanagan Model Railway Company Group, 7pm, Peachland Museum
Peachland Sparks (girls 5-6), 5:30pm, community centre
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Youth Boxing Club, 6-8 pm, 4th Street Place
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UPCOMING EVENTS Peachland Rose Show, June 22, community centre. The show is fortunate in again having international rose show judges, Malcolm and Danielle Scott. In addition, a Master Gardener will be on hand to answer any of your gardening questions.
various activities for chillon, registration required. Volunteers welcome! www. dren and youth, live music peachland.ca and a parade of boats to 50+ Pancake Breakclose the festival. fast, June 30, 7:30am - 11:30am, 50+ Activity Provincial Bat Counts, July 29 and August 15, Rattlesnake Island Swim, Centre. $5 adults, $3 kids 5-12, under 5 free. EveryPeachland Visitor Centre. Aug 10. 3.7K and 7K one welcome. Sportsmen Association – Volunteers needed to assist swims, registration reFishing is Forever, July with counting bats exiting quired. Volunteers welCanada Day Barrel Race, 20. Provides people with the primary school at dusk. come! www.peachland.ca 50+ Potluck, June 28, June 30 & July 1, Peachland disabilities the opportunity Hand held tally counters 6:15pm, 50+ Activity Cen- Riding Club. 10am start. to learn to fish. Visit www. and tally sheets provided. Peachland Ambassadors Peachland Mixed Slopeachlandsportsmens.ca. Families welcome. Register Candidate Speeches and pitch Tournament, June tre. Last potluck until fall! Free for spectators. Visit at Peachland Visitor Centre. Brunch, Aug 11, 10am, Barbecue, you bring a salad www.peachlandridingclub. 21, 6:30pm and June 22, Phone 250-767-2455. community centre. Email 8:00am, Cousins Park and or dessert. Chris Millar’s com Dancin’ Barefoot in the peachlandambassador@ Park, July 20, Cousins Park. Turner Park. Year end Tour- Peru trip at 7:15pm. All nament. Beer gardens. For welcome, non-members $3. Canada Day CelebraMusic festival in Cousins Okanagan Paddlefest, gmail.com. Park. Free youth talent con- Aug 10. Celebrate the hisinfo call Nicole 250-878tions Beach Run, July 1. 2072. Total Gin Music and Be Appreciated! Volunteers test. Tickets required. Visit tory of paddling in Peach- Peachland Chamber Golf land. Includes a war canoe Tourney, Aug 19, Two Dance, June 29, 7pm, are needed. Volunteers dancinbarefoot.com demonstration, dragon Eagles Golf Course. Visit will receive a shirt and Stars on Stage, June 23, Peachland Legion. Great www.peachlandchamber. dancing and listening refreshments. For further Peachland Triathlon, July boat races, kayak races, 1pm, community centre. bc.ca. information, call Pelma at 28. Sprint distance triathstand up paddling races, Stars on Stage presents music. Appy and Dinner another dynamic variety show featuring Adam Fitzpatrick, Pam Ferens, Dale Seaman, Craig Brown, an exciting mystery guest,and the fabulous Summerland School of Dance. Tickets are on sale now at Rocky J’s Cafe.
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Okanagan Paddlefest seeks volunteer coordinator Joanne Layh
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If you are looking for a new opportunity to get involved in the community this summer, then Okanagan Paddlefest organizers might have just the thing. Organizers of the upcoming Okanagan Paddlefest event are currently looking for a volunteer coordinator to help organize the firsttime event to Peachland. The opportunity would offer someone the satisfaction of being involved on the ground level with an event that is expected to attract huge numbers of people to Peachland and hopefully go on to become
a major annual Okanagan event. Okanagan Paddlefest is set to take place on Satur-
day, August 10 at various locations around downtown Peachland, and will include a wide variety of events for people of all ages. The event will
include a war canoe demonstration, dragon boat races, kayak races, stand up paddling races, various activities children and youth, live music and a parade of boats to close the festival.
To add to the activity, Okanagan Paddlefest will
coincide with the annual Rattlesnake Island Swim, which will take place in the morning and wrap up just as Paddlefest is getting underway. The
organizers
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hoping to find a volunteer coordinator who has volunteer experience, preferably within Peachland. “We’re looking for somebody who has the community interests at heart and has some experience with volunteering. It doesn’t necessarily have to be someone who has been a volunteer coordinator before,” Okanagan Paddlefest organizing committee member Dave Stuart told The View. The successful candidate
will possess good organizational abilities, enjoy working with other people, and have an interest in being involved in community events. As Okanagan Paddlefest is a first-time event that is still in the planning stages, it is uncertain at this stage just how many volunteers the coordinator will be responsible for, but Stuart says they anticipate approximately 50 volunteers. “We know it is going to be in the dozens,” Stuart said. The volunteer coordinator will be responsible for coordinating volunteers both on land and in the water. “We’re going to have the dragon boats, the war canoe, stand up paddle boards, kayaks, set up, take down, communications, and a vendor area and all of those are going to require volunteers,” Stuart said. “We’ll hopefully have someone in charge of each of the areas and they are going to identify specifically what their volunteer needs are and then communicate that back to the coordinator. The coordinator will then be in charge of allocating the right person to the right position.” If coordinating up to 50 volunteers seems a bit daunting, there are plenty of other volunteer opportunities available for those who want to get involved with the event hands on. Stuart says they are in-
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terested in volunteers from any age group and will try to ensure opportunities match volunteers’ interests and skills. “Anybody who has volunteered realizes that there is a sense of contributing, of giving back to their community, and of camaraderie. You make new friends and get a sense of contributing to the overall wellbeing of the community,” Stuart said. “It’s a really rewarding feeling. Peachland lives by its volunteers. You’ve seen that time and time again. The people who volunteer continue to volunteer because it’s a rewarding proposition.” The volunteer coordinator will also have the opportunity to connect with the lake in a unique way. “This festival in particular is going to be hopefully something new for a lot of people in Peachland. It’s going to hopefully tie people back to the lake. One of the reasons why we’re all here is the lake. We walk by it everyday and maybe start to take it for granted but this ties back into it and gives us a chance to partici-
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pate in water activities where some of us don’t do a whole lot of that.” Those interested in applying for the volunteer
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Highlights of the regional board meeting – June 13 Regional grantin-aid review committee
The regional board has approved the terms of reference for its committee that will review the regional grant-in-aid program. Directors Colin Basran, Jim Edgson and Doug Findlater will serve on the committee to review current policies regarding the regional grant-in-aid program and recommend to the board whether and what changes may be needed. The committee is expected to report back to the board by the fall so that any changes can be implemented in time for the 2014 budget process.
Dog service update
The regional board has received an update on the progress underway towards implementing recommendations to encourage and support responsible dog ownership within the Central Okanagan. All dogs within the Central Okanagan must be licenced and the Dog Control Service
is now focusing attention in this area. Dog owners are reminded that starting January 1, there will be zero tolerance for dogs found without a licence and off leash. In addition, work is underway on launching a rewards program for responsible dog owners who licence their pet. Further information will be provided in the months ahead as the dog bylaw is reviewed and changes are proposed for regional board consideration later this year.
Regional board meetings
Regional board meetings are held at the regional district office located at 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna in the Woodhaven boardroom. Residents are welcome to attend. • Monday, June 24 at 7 p.m.; • Thursday, July 18 - following the 8:30 a.m. governance and services committee meeting; and • Monday, July 29 at 7 p.m.
New Monaco seeks council and community input on design of building development Joanne Layh
Peachland View
Peachland council and the community at large had an opportunity to offer their input on design options for the proposed New Monaco development this week. The New Monaco property stretches across 125 acres at the junction of Highway 97 and Highway 97C. Back in 2011 New Monaco received Peachland council’s unanimous approval for an Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment to include the New Monaco concept within its OCP, which would allow for the development of 2,600 – 2,800 units. Since then, New Monaco vice president of development Mark Holland has been in detailed discussions with key medical, educational and technology operators to recruit tenants and develop strategic partnerships.
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Wednesday to gather public input about design options for the proposed New Monaco development.
The proposed development will begin with the construction of medical, commercial and boutique retail buildings and will later include multi-density residential buildings. Earlier this week Peachland council and the local media were invited by New Monaco on a bus trip to the Westbrook Village community on the UBC campus in Vancouver to get a sense of the direction the developers intend to take with their project. The Westbrook Village community shares many of the design features Holland hopes to bring to Peachland such as plaza areas, stormwater system water
features and community gardens. Holland says the land use design for New Monaco was inspired by UBC’s Westbrook Village and the community has many similarities in character and form to what they would like to achieve here. Holland, along with New Monaco managing coowner Paul Tsang, toured the Vancouver community with members of council to demonstrate how the combination of urban buildings within a rural setting of farms, nature trails and community gardens could work in Peachland. To gather public input on design preferences, an open house was held last
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Wednesday where residents were presented with the following options and asked to complete a survey to gather their likes and dislikes: • Neo-traditional craftsman; • Heritage urban warehouse; • Westcoast contemporary; • Arts and crafts bungalow inspired; • Mountain architecture; • Contemporary urban village mixed use; • Contemporary desert architecture; • Traditional Southwest desert architecture; • Arid climate European architecture; • Industrial chic; and • High design and dramatic modernism. Residents were also asked to offer their own ideas about what an Okanagan aesthetic should include. The New Monaco developers say they will return to Peachland to share the results of the survey at another public information session before they bring a zoning application to council this fall.
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Council gave final reconsideration and adoption to Earthworks Control Bylaw No. 832 Amendment Bylaw Number 1977, 2011. This amendment allows for landscaping businesses to be exempt from the permitting Photos Joanne Layh process.
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Happy Retirement To Fire Chief Grant Topham!
Pfrs clerK cori JecKs (right) presents fire chief Grant Topham (centre) with a collage of photos framed and donated by John and Diane Miller. The retirement party event was co-emceed by Topham’s daughter Carlee Von Topham (left).
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More than 800 bats have returned to Peachland primary school building and seem undisturbed by construction in the former schoolhouse. These numbers were revealed during the first official bat count this year. Volunteers participating in the bat program look forward to an increase in numbers once the pups are born then
flying. However, during the first count statistics were accumulated from the front dormers only therefore the count may not reflect true numbers roosting in the attic. Teams of two people with hand held tally counters recorded bats exiting each dormer for one hour after dusk. An average of the two totals determine the official count. Precipitation, cloud cover, wind and temperature are recorded to assist in determining accuracy.
The remaining three bat counts for 2013 will take place on Thursday June 20, Monday, July 29, and Thursday, August 15. It is anticipated the next count will be similar in numbers to the first, however, July and August will include the newborns and should reveal substantial increases. Volunteering to assist in a provincial bat count is a fun summer activity for families and visitors. Hand held counters and tally sheets are provided
to volunteers. If you are interested in participating as a volunteer, contact the Peachland Visitor Centre at 250-767-2455. The popular Bat Chat event from last summer is going on the road. One of the topics at summer reading programs of South Okanagan libraries is “wings”. Bat Chat programming has been requested by the Kaledon, Okanagan Falls, Keremeos, and Oliver library branches. Bat Chat will also be given in West
Kelowna Library on July 16 and Peachland Library on July 31. Did you know that bats, unlike other small mammals, are very long lived for their size? They can live up to 38 years but have many predators depending on where they live or roost. Biologist Tanya Luszcz says owls and snakes are likely the main natural predators whereas in urban areas cats and humans are nonnatural predators. Join us this summer at a library
near you for more fun facts about bats. Other upcoming events include Bat for a Cause, which will be held at the Peachland Mixed SloPitch Tournament on June 22 from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. At the event batters will try to hit balls into cans located in right, centre and left field. Prizes will be awarded for grabs at this fundraiser event in support of Peachland bats educational program. Your support is appreciated.
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Asparagus offers much more than just stinky pee PatriCia GueSt
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Asparagus is such a treat. I am always so excited when the first lugs of local asparagus appear at the markets. The crisp unique flavour of our first true vegetable of the season wets our whistle for the coming fresh B.C. vegetables and luscious fruits. Asparagus is a member of the lily family along with garlic, tulips, and of, course lilies. There are over 52 different varieties including the wild ones that can be found along our roadsides in the county when there is still plenty of moisture in the ground. Wild asparagus is taller and thinner than its domesticated kin. The white asparagus so prized by Europeans is not a different variety. It is just grown without daylight so photosynthesis does not happen. This year I spent a lazy Sunday afternoon driving
to Armstrong rummaging around at a couple of antique stores, sampling some up and coming wineries and looking for the best asparagus. I happened upon Fredericks Asparagus where I was treated to a garden tour in their home field. There I finally saw an asparagus trailer. Have you ever thought about how they might harvest asparagus? I knew asparagus was harvested by sliding along the ground face down but was unprepared for the four ironing boards attached to an axle. The pickers lie face down on boards that narrow at the shoulders and are towed down the long rows of asparagus snapping the spears off just above ground level and tossing them into the big lugs you see at the markets. Talk about good neck muscles! This beautiful veggie is adaptable, elegant and nutritious. Paired with lemons, bathed in creamy hollandaise or barbequed
wrapped in prosciutto and sprinkled with fresh ground pepper it never fails to raise the bar at any meal. Despite its numerous attributes it still gets a bad rap for the stinky pee issue but apparently only some of us have the ability to smell it. Some studies report as many as 75 per cent of us excrete stinky pee after eating asparagus but only 22 per cent of us can smell it. Asparagus pairs so well with so many things it is hard to pick a recipe that does it justice for everyone. I know the thought of making homemade hollandaise sauce sends most of you screaming into the prepared foods aisle to buy a pack of powder. Don’t. If you have a blender and you are slow and steady I guarantee this will work for you. If it doesn’t all is not lost. If it does look like it is going to split (too high a heat) have a little handheld mixer handy and beat it on high speed until it
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2 egg yolks ½ cup white wine Grated rind of one organic lemon Lemon juice from same lemon Ground pepper Bring wine to a boil, add ground pepper and dry mustard and simmer until thick. There should be about two tablespoons left. Bring butter to the simmer for about three minutes. Turn off and let sit until solids settle. Put egg yolks in
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Take the middle lid off the blender and add wine liquid slowly. Do the same with the butter. You can hear the mixture thicken by the sound of the motor. If it slows down add a few drops more lemon juice. Season to taste and serve immediately with a huge vat of freshly steamed asparagus. Hollandaise sauce is the base for many other sauces like Béarnaise, which can be created with the addition of herbs.
have fresh strawberry jam and frozen strawberries for the year. The picking is easy and the fields are clean and beautiful. On the GMO scene, engineered wheat that is illegal in every country was found in Oregon. It escaped from trial fields and has been multiplying for the past nine years.
Korea and Japan immediately banned U.S. imports of wheat. Imagine what would happen here if every apple gets the gene from the GMO apple that does not brown. They are asking to have unrestrained release of this apple in the Okanagan. Let your MP know you do not want it!
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Gemini, you are in need of some down time, so plan a weekend jaunt or a brief vacation to relax and recharge your batteries this week.
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It would normally be quite an effort to pull the wool over your eyes, Cancer. However, in the next few days you will be so distracted with other things that fooling you is possible.
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Virgo, the only way to get through a bumpy week is to keep your head down and your focus intense. Concentrate on the tasks at hand, and the week will be over before you know it.
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Expect your schedule to become quite hectic in the next few days, Capricorn. You may want to tie up any loose ends now and use any free time to rest.
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Audrey of Peachland, BC passed away peacefully at Summerland Seniors’ Village on May 23rd, 2013 at the age of 99 years. Audrey was born in Albion Ridge, Alberta on November 21st, 1913 and spent the early years of her childhood there. In her early teens the family moved to a dairy farm in Oregon and Audrey attended school in Coos Bay. She later returned to Alberta and married Frank De Cook, a neighbour, when she was seventeen. They farmed together in Alberta and later moved to BC where they owned and operated a guest ranch for many years.
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A Celebration of Life will be held at St. Alban’s Anglican Church 501 Brink Street, Ashcroft, BC. on Wednesday, June 26th, 2013 at 11:00am. Reverend Jim White will officiate. Interment of the urn will follow at Ashcroft Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Audrey’s memory to the Canadian Cancer Society. Condolences may be offered to the family by visiting www.hansonsfuneral.ca.
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She was sadly predeceased by her husband Frank as well as sons; Stanley, Jim, and Len. Audrey will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her children; Mel De Cook of Kamloops, Joan De Cook and Del Jones both of Peachland as well as ten grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren.
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Food for the Soul
Discipline and contrition teach us important lessons Pastor Ed Skutshek
Grace Lutheran Church Special to the Peachland View
“The Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” (Hebrews 12:5) Fifty years ago I started my schooling at Bannatyne Elementary School, located in the St.
James area of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Every morning we heard a Bible reading, sang O Canada and prayed the Lord’s Prayer. At the end of every school day we sang God Save the Queen. I was the oldest son of immigrant parents. I was the first Canadian born child in my extended family to start school in Canada, thus my relatives followed my progress with some interest. The teachers towered over me. They were authority figures. They had to be obeyed. I was in awe of them.
However, after a while I became more familiar with my teachers. One Monday morning I was more interested in talking to my friends than listening to my teacher. After the third warning, Mrs. McConnell ordered me to stand in the hallway. My life had been transformed in an instant. I was now one of those “kids in the hall.” I was not sure what was going to happen to me. I was not sure how long I was going to be out in the hall. What would my parents say? More importantly, I wondered what would my parents do to me once they found out? Just then Mr. Simms, our vice principal, came around the corner. He was rounding up all the kids that were in the hall. I was ordered to get into line with four older boys. Mr. Simms marched us into the school office. He took the oldest boy into his office first and closed the door. He spoke sternly to the boy. Then we heard a strap hit the boy’s hand. I counted four times. The boy came out with tears in his eyes. The next boy went in. He got four straps as well. He cried as he left the office. The third boy got three straps. He cried even harder. The fourth boy got two straps he also cried. I was next.
A hooded Merganzer and its young paid a visit to the Bliss wharf this week. I was deathly afraid. These older boys were obviously hurt by the strap; hurt enough to cry. What would happen to me? If it hurt these older boys so bad,
and got me. He took me by the hand and pulled me into his office. He closed the door. My first response was to cry out for mercy. “Please don’t strap me. I’m sorry. I
what would it do to me, a first grader? I did not want to get the strap. I did not want to go into Mr. Simms’ office. Mr. Simms came out
won’t talk in class when I shouldn’t again. I promise,” I said. Mr. Simms had mercy on me. He said he was going to take me at my
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word that I was sorry and would behave in class. He assured me that he was not going strap me. However, he declared that if he caught me in the hall again I would get the strap. He opened the door and escorted me to my class. I rejoined my class. I never made another trip to the principal or vice principal’s office again for a disciplinary visit. That visit to the vice principal’s office was a watershed moment in my life. It shaped my impressionable mind. I had to admit to myself and Mr. Simms that my attitude and behaviour in class were wrong. I had broken the rules. The teacher was trying to impart skills and knowledge that would be the foundation for my learning for the rest of my life. I had experienced fear. But I also experienced something else. I learned that if I confessed my fault, expressed contrition and a desire for amendment of my way I would be shown mercy and grace. I was also given a second chance and I took it. God puts people like Mr. Simms and Mrs. McConnell into our lives to discipline us, to chasten us so that we can become better people. God puts the gospel of Jesus Christ into our lives. The gospel often confronts us and our behaviour makes us uncomfortable. God does that so that we can confess our faults, desire to change, receive forgiveness and a second chance. For some it’s easy to think of church as Mr. Simms’ office and not want to go in. Here’s a challenge: go in and be confronted by the gospel. Be disciplined. It could change your life.
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Playoffs will take place June 21 and 22 at Cousins Park and Turner Park. Contributed
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Bylaw Beat
Prevent fines by parking properly Dale Zimmerman
Special to the Peachland View
This week we will review parking issues. Parking offences are common so here are a few reminders that drivers often forget.
Traffic Regulations Bylaw #1534
Sec. 401 No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle: • Subsection (h) On the paved portion of a highway (street) where the pavement is 6 meters (approximately 20 Ft.) or less in width; • Subsection (l) On the left hand side of a highway in the opposite direction of the normal flow of traffic (This is a
Dale Zimmerman big problem on Beach Avenue); • Subsection (m) In front of or within one metre of a driveway access or private road; • Subsection (q) At any angle to the street line except where authorized to do so by sign establishing an angled parking space pursuant to this bylaw (this
means no angle parking at the end of a street unless directed to by a sign or painted lines); and • Section 4.04 No person shall double-park a vehicle on a highway. Many of the bylaws of Peachland are posted on our website and can be viewed by anyone free of charge. These notes are from the bylaws but have been edited, so please check the website for the exact wording at www. peachland.ca or you can purchase a copy of a bylaw at City Hall. Please have a safe and enjoyable summer. If you require any assistance contact the office at 250767-2647 or call me on my cell phone at 250212-2331.
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Celebrate Canada Day in Peachland Cheryl Wiebe
Special to the Peachland View
Peachland is the place to be for Canada Day with events and activities happening all day! The morning will start with the Canada Day Beach Run, which draws hundreds of racers to participate in a 5K or 10K walk or run. This great family event will feature a racecourse along the shores of Okanagan Lake. The Emmanuel Church will provide a pancake breakfast at the Peach-
land Community Centre. There are some great entertainment at the Canada Day celebrations this year. Kicking off the morning will be Leif David’s magic show followed by some traditional Canada Day games. Challenge yourself to a three-legged race or potato sack race! Par T Perfect will also be on hand with their bouncy castles and face painting. Other entertainment includes the Peachland Variety Singers, Crystal Star, City Lites, and Shakewood
Annie. Entertainment will run concurrently with some other great events in Heritage Park including the Farmers Market, children’s games and contests at Swim Bay, the Canada Day cake cutting and much more. The parade is set to start at 5 p.m. with the fireworks capping off the day at 10:30 p.m. For a full schedule of Canada Day happenings visit www.peachland.ca, call 250-767-2133 or see the schedule on page 2 of this week’s issue of The View.
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