March 27 2015

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RESIDENT WANTS TO BUILD GOLF COURSE Del Lee wants to turn his 81 acres near Silver Lake into a nine-hole golf course

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Centennial Way extension project is becoming a hot topic ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR

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LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS Kelly and Graham Todd were two of more than 100 residents to attend the Centennial Walkway extension project

The Centennial Walkway extension project could be on council’s chopping block if some Beach Avenue residents and business owners get their way.

A public open house held in council chambers at the Peachland Community Centre on March 23 gave residents the opportunity to review the proposed options (A, B and C) and offer feedback via survey or sticky note on a message board provided.

Director of operations Joe Mitchell will compile and present the data to council for its consideration at an upcoming meeting.

With fresh eyes, and more time to consider the weight of the three available options, each of which would see the walkway extended from its current end point at 13th Street to Todd Road, a number of residents revealed that not only do they not like Option A, B or C, they don’t want an extension at all.

“Please don’t change it,” read one note.

“Leave the beach alone,” another said in bright red ink.

“Leave the beach as it is!” another seemed to scream.

Councillor Keith Thom, who was on hand for the event, told The View he was not surprised by this reaction.

Thom says he has received approximately 45 emails from frustrated residents reiterating that they would prefer the walkway remain untouched.

“They don’t like the bioswale,” Thom explained.

“They think it’s too messy.”

As a resident of Beach Avenue himself, Thom says he likes his view the way it is; however, he added, as a public official he intends to concede and honour the wishes of his constituents.

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For Mitchell, who hosted a similar event outlining Options A and B on October 21, the reactions and the level of interest from the community this time around will, if nothing else, make his job easier, he noted.

“I want to glean as much feedback as possible from people before we present this to council,” Mitchell told The View.

“In October we had maybe 40 people come to the open house. This time we had easily over 100 come through,” Mitchell said.

“We advertised and promoted this event the exact same way but this time people were lined up at the door

when we opened at 3 p.m. That tells us that people are really invested. And we want them to have every opportunity to be heard.”

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During the October consultation, residents were given the chance to weigh in on options A and B, the initial concepts for the extension, which Scott Shepherd, project leader of Urban Systems Ltd., the engineering firm contracted to design the concepts, had noted were similar, except for the parking.

Option A would allow for two driving lanes and parking on both sides of Beach Avenue, but would require up to 22 mature trees be removed.

This option would also allow for continuous bioswale (landscape elements that allow for drainage from surface runoff) through the majority of the corridor, which would reduce the number of dry wells required along the pathway.

Option B would provide a two-lane

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It seems a bit silly to me to be willing to put tax dollars into a walkway extension when we need sidewalks on Trepanier and Princeton.”

cross-section with parking on one side only, but the environmental footprint is considerably smaller, with as few as six mature trees removed, and allow for a continuous bioswale as well as a greater amount of usable public right-ofway width.

At a committee of the whole meeting in January, Mitchell reported that the feedback from the October open house was split on the two options, with similar low support for each.

In other words, he noted, people seemed to dislike Options A and B equally, which led to the creation of Option C. Best described as a

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hybrid of Options A and B, Option C, according to Mitchell, would help reduce the number of trees being removed by minimizing the size of the bioswale in certain sections, or possibly eliminating it entirely in very tight locations.

The challenges council would be met with if they selected this option would be the risk of damage to mature trees during construction as well as a reduced bioswale area, which would require the addition of dry wells where the bioswale is eliminated or reduced.

Upon a more detailed review of the third option, a number of residents indicated

to The View that they no longer were interested in an extension and would prefer to leave the stretch between 13th Street and Todd Road alone.

“I just think there are at least a dozen projects more necessary than this one,” Blue Rooster Cafe owner and former municipal councillor Charlette Broadoway pointed out following Monday’s event.

“The walkway does bring a lot to the community but I wouldn’t say it’s been an immense benefit. When you consider what this will cost, I think it’s a lot of money to put on the backs of taxpayers, grant or not,” she

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“It seems a bit silly to me to be willing to put tax dollars into a walkway extension when we need sidewalks on Trepanier and Princeton,” Broadoway noted.

Business owners Graham and Kelly Todd, who own and operate Todd’s RV, say they are in favour of an extension and lean toward Option C. The Todds, who accommodate hundreds of families at their campground each summer, fee; the extension is a needed asset to tourists and residents as well as an important safety measure.

“There are a lot of people in wheelchairs and walkers, small children on bicycles who use the walkway, and after 13th Street, they have no where to go,” Kelly Todd noted.

“On the side of the road they’re not safe.

I think it’s important to consider that when making the decision whether or not to build this.”

The comments and feedback gleaned from the event will be reviewed and compiled by Mitchell, who hopes to present his findings to council at a meeting in April.

Mitchell said the objective of the consultations is to select the appropriate option so the district can prepare a project that will be shelf-ready in the event that grants and/or senior government funding becomes available.

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Slow down and move over Spring is here and traffic enforcement is increasing. Drivers are advised that when emergency and official vehicles have caution lights engaged and are stopped on the side of the road, traffic is to slow down to 70 km/h when passing.

Within city limits drivers are to slow to 40 km/h.

For a few hours last weekend the Central Okanagan Traffic Services, along with Kelowna Municipal Traffic Services, participated in a joint operation on Highway 97 at Old Vernon Road.

In all, 50 violation tickets were served for failing to slow down or move over for emergency or official vehicles roadside. The ticket carries a fine of $173.

Keeping left is not always right

Good news for vintage car lovers If you love beautiful collector or vintage vehicles, and you want to restore one from out of province for on-road operation, you are in luck. Starting April 9, a new registration process that allows vehicle owners to register their collector or vintage vehicles purchased from out of province before completing the restorations to their vehicle will come into effect. To be eligible for registration before completing the restorations to a vehicle, the vehicle must be at least 25 years old (based on its model year) and be substantially intact, with over half the vehicle in an assembled state.

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Get your permits ready; wildfire season is on its way.

The days are slowly getting longer, and spring feels like it’s just around the corner, but chances are, no matter where you are in the Okanagan, you’re still seeing some snow on the ground.

Peachland fire chief Dennis Craig notes that wildfires are probably the last thing on people’s minds.

After all, wildfires only happen in the hot, dry dog days of summer, right?

Wrong.

Though melting snow makes every-

thing slushy, Kelsey Winter of the the Wildfire Management Branch of the Kamloops Fire Centre says in order for

CHIEF DENNIS CRAIG precipitation to decrease wildfire risk, it has to be absorbed by the ground.

And unfortunately, when snow melts, the ground is still frozen.

Runoff isn’t absorbed

and when the snow is done melting, what is left is very dry and very flammable.

However, Craig says, it’s not the snowpack that ultimately determines the severity of the fire season.

“June will really be the month that tells us what kind of summer we’re going to have,” Craig explained.

“If we get a lot of rain in June we’ll have a quieter fire season. If we don’t get a lot of rain in June, we’ll have to start preparing for a really busy fire season.”

What’s certain is that no matter the severity of the fire season, Craig says the public can rest assured that the Peachland Fire and

Rescue Service will be ready.

In the meantime, the chief offers a number of measures residents can take to prepare their home.

“Properly preparing your home and community doesn’t guarantee that you won’t incur damage, but it does reduce the risks,” Craig pointed out.

Craig suggests starting with creating a “defensible space”: • Remove all dead plants, grass and weeds (vegetation); • Remove dead or dry leaves and pine needles from your yard, roof and rain gutters; • Trim trees regularly to keep branches a minimum of 10 feet from other trees; • Remove branches

that hang over your roof and keep dead branches 10 feet away from your chimney; • Remove or prune flammable plants and shrubs near windows; • Remove vegetation and items that could catch fire from around and under decks; • Create a separation between trees, shrubs and items that could catch fire, such as patio furniture, wood piles, swing sets, etc; and • Remove fallen leaves, needles, twigs, bark, cones, and small branches. However, they may be permitted to a depth of 3 inches.

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Resident wants to build 9-hole golf course ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR

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It was meant to put Peachland on par with Canada’s most luxurious golf communities.

Ponderosa Pincushion Ridge is to be a large-scale resort-style hillside community that would include a vibrant commercial core complete with an amphitheatre, hotel, winery and restaurant, interwoven with 2,310 residential units, all of which would wrap around what would become Peachland’s crown-

ing jewel: a 7,100-yard Greg Norman golf course.

But a halt in the residential construction and no signs of work on the golf course for more than a year has landed public momentum for the development in the bunker.

According to a Ponderosa Drive residents Frank and Patricia Darby, many of their neighbours are comparing the golf course site to a war zone rather than the future site of the 18-hole masterpiece proposed in 2008.

So when former Professional Golf

Association (PGA) assistant golf pro Del Lee learned that a growing number of residents had become convinced the course might not open at all, he saw an opportunity, and decided to build a course of his own.

“It’s a shame that people have to go to Summerland to play golf when we have so many potential places to play right here in Peachland,” Lee told The View on March 18.

The long-time resident and golf enthusiast began clearing his 81-acre property near Silver Lake shortly after

purchasing it in the early 1990s.

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B.C. drivers are being urged to think twice about hogging the left lane on high-speed highways when new rules come into effect. A new legislation introduced will make it easier for police to ticket drivers who don’t move over.

The Rural Highway Safety and Speed Review found there was significant public concern with slow drivers travelling in the left lane on high-speed highways, leading to driver frustration and aggressive driving behaviours.

Under the new legislation, drivers will be permitted to use the left-most lane if it is unsafe to use the right lane; for example, if the right lane is not yet plowed or there is debris in the lane. As well, during periods of traffic congestion when the actual travel speed drops to 50 km/h or less, drivers can use all lanes.

In addition, this legislation will allow the ministry to define winter tires as those with a mountain/snowflake symbol or the M+S (mud and snow) symbol by regulation, and to more easily update the definition as tire technology changes. Updated requirements for studded tires and traction devices such as chains can also be defined in regulation.

Another change will permit local governments to permit motorcycle parking within six meters of intersections with stop signs or signals, as long as drivers’ views are not impeded.

This will allow more efficient use of space that is not large enough for a car.

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I’m writing to voice my strong opposition to extending the Beach Avenue walkway.

The current walkway more than adequately serves Peachlanders and visitors alike, offering something for everyone – the opportunity to reinvigorate one’s self and taste buds. While the walkway is somewhat underused during the shoulder seasons, with spring and summer in sight it is again becoming a most popular stroll for many. It is often the norm during the prime spring/summer time to have people walking in single file in order to accommodate fellow walkers. The local economy is the big winner during the tourist season, in particular restaurants which burst with thirsty foodies. Maintaining the walkway in the “business district” only focuses people’s attention on the variety of ser-

vices available and encourages them to simply step across the avenue to spend their dollars.

Beach Avenue north of 13th Street offers a more subdued beach experience. While many stroll along the wide avenue stretch throughout the year, summer users tend to be gentler lake enthusiasts, paddlers and picnickers taking advantage of the easy beach access and fewer crowds.

Offering an alternative to heavy boat and vehicle traffic as well as the buzz from busy eateries is a welcome respite for those who wish a more serene beach experience.

Everyone wins if we keep the “beach” in Beach Avenue by not extending the current walkway.

Sandra Halme, Peachland

Good workmanship used to be something to be proud of Recently I purchased a new printer. Sadly, the Hewlett Packard printer it replaced was only six months old. There was nothing wrong with the printer. It was the cartridges at fault. When I took them in to be refilled, the proprietor of the store said, “Oh, oh, this could be trouble.” He was right. The cartridges were rejected, rendering the printer useless. To purchase the HP cartridges would have cost about $100. The new printer with tax was $90.

This brings up a number of issues. If they can build printers, freight them from China to stores around the world and sell them for less than $100, what are they paying the workers who assembled these machines?

What happens to all the cartridges and useless printers? Do they get

recycled or end up in landfills?

I’m old enough to remember when good quality workmanship was something to be proud of. A refrigerator didn’t have to be replaced after 10 years. My neighbour had a fridge that was still chugging along after 50 years. Someone was telling me his three year fridge had to be replaced just after the warranty expired.

For many companies, customer service is an oxymoron. Satisfying the shareholders is more important.

Needless to say, my new printer is not a Hewlett Packard and will accept generic cartridges. I used to think Hewlett Packard was a company you could count on...not any more!

Phyllis Papineau, Peachland

Keep your biosolids at home Dear Mayor Fortin and council: My! My!... Cindy, how your opinion of biosolids has changed in 10 short months!

In May 2014 you stated, “to deposit this potentially harmful product up at Brenda Mine site and the Trepanier Creek watershed was an ill-conceived idea from the start.”

The reason Interior Health Authority rejected the Silvas modification for Brenda Mine was the possibility of water contamination from pathogenic micro-organisms in the event of extreme rain or snow fall.

Fast forward to March 2015 and your statement that you don’t feel right about dumping your biosolids in your neighbour’s back yard, but you have been assured that biosolids are safe and will not affect our water.

Well Cindy, if the quality of your biosolids has improved so much in the last 10 months that they will not affect our drinking water, then be assured that they sure won’t affect your drinking water either!

Here in the Nicola Valley, it is not only the contamination of our land

and water that is of grave concern, but the affect it is already having on the quality of life of the residents in the area. The horrible odour that is permeating the air for residents in the area now is nothing compared to what is will be like when the warm weather arrives.

I am sure that you and the other members of RDCO, won’t mind keeping your crap (biosolids) at home. The location of Brenda Mines is far removed from any residential areas, the tailings pond is an impervious material and the water is treated before being released from the mine area.

The Nicola Valley will not be a cheap and convenient method of getting rid of your waste!

The District of Peachland needs to ensure a secure and viable method to dispose of their biosolids in their area. Now is the time to look after your own waste management system.

LeRoy Wagner, Nicola Valley

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Biosolids headed to Clinton after BioCentral issues moratorium MICHAEL POTESTIO

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Biosolids won’t be going to the Nicola Valley for the foreseeable future.

On Monday, BioCentral Green Depot Ltd. owner Andres Murillo announced the company has self-imposed a moratorium on importing biosolids into the area until an agreement between the Ministry of Environment (MOE) and the affected First Nations can be reached.

Friday’s meeting hit an impasse when it became apparent that a moratorium wasn’t something the MOE could provide.

Biosolids destined for the Nicola Valley are being diverted to another compa-

ny’s compost facility in Clinton, a move that will cost the Regional District of the Central Okanagan (RDCO) hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In October, 2014 the RDCO entered into a five-year contract with BioCentral to receive compost and biosolids at the site near Merritt.

The RDCO has a contract to haul biosolids from a plant in West Kelowna to BioCentral’s composting facility, but a series of ongoing protests in the area has blocked trucks from getting the biosolids to the facility.

But with no end in sight, it is expected that this diversion will take place for some time.

According to the RDCO communications and

i ntergover n ment a l affairs officer, Bruce Smith, the RDCO is allocating funding for the added expenses.

In the meantime, the board has approved an additional $356,100 in operating and overhead costs to the 2015 financial plan.

In Friday’s meeting, area chiefs and government representatives discussed where biosolids spreading applications are located in the area, the possibility of shutting

down the compost facility and the jurisdiction surrounding it.

Environment Minister Mary Polak said her ministry doesn’t have the power to impose a moratorium as its authority extends to the regulations a biosolids compost facility must operate under, and not where it’s allowed to locate.

If a facility is operating within MOE regulations, the ministry cannot halt their operations.

“I have no authori-

ty to step in and shut them down,” Polak said, noting that is what the chiefs were hopeful she could provide.

Polak said she and other MOE officials have visited BioCentral’s Nicola Valley composting facility numerous times and conducted testing.

“There’s nothing to indicate that they’re operating in an unsafe way or handling the material in an unsafe way,” Polak said.

Lower Nicola Indian Band Chief Aaron

Sam said the bands believe the province can do more to stop bringing biosolids into the Nicola Valley.

“The government has a constitutional obligation as reflected in the Tsilhqot’in decision to consent-based decision making with First Nations, and we haven’t been consulted at all,” Sam said.

Polak said how to involve the First Nations bands in the biosolids regulatory process wasn’t discussed on Friday, but

that conversation can still be had in the future.

Shackan Band Chief Percy Joe has said there should be more testing done with regards to the safety of using biosolids.

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Under his tutorage she became very accomplished with pen and ink sketching.

While living in Revelstoke, Venutti taught freeform clay sculpture and also worked with oil paints and soft pastels. Later she branched into painting on porcelain which is one of the oldest known art forms.

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Anecdotes abound in King’s An Inconvenient Indian JUDY WYPER

CONTRIBUTOR Tom King was a writer and character in CBC’s Dead Dog Café Comedy Hour. It ran from 1997 to 2000. I still have cassettes of it. Each episode was 15 minutes, which gives you an inkling of King’s sense of humour. The shows were hilarious, irreverent, and full of satire. I was happy to discover that this is the same Thomas King who wrote An Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America.

King has a PhD in English, is a professor at the University of Guelph, and is the author of many works. His father was Cherokee and his mother was Greek and Swiss German. King is the first person of Aboriginal descent to deliver a Massey Lecture. He is a member of the Order of Canada.

An Inconvenient Indian is a candidate on the CBC list for Canada Reads. King speaks of broken treaties, unfulfilled promises, a shelved Royal Commission.

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clothing. They are popular relics of Hollywood and the past. Live Indians are what we have nowadays. These are the inconvenient ones. Because they survived.

King discusses Hollywood’s hiring practices, Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, racism, murders, logging, status designation, and the building of dams. Dates, names and historical information are interspersed with humour and satire.

Anecdotes abound. King’s novels contain memorable characters and intriguing settings. I have read two of them: Green Grass, Running Water (1993) and The Back of the Turtle (2014). He writes with an inimitable style, using satire, humour, social commentary, myth, and stereotypes.

These novels have similarities. There are misconstrued Biblical quotes, references to myths and Alice in Wonderland, dysfunctional bosses, drums, absent fathers, derogatory treatment of Aboriginals, fringed jackets, Sun Dances, environmental disasters, John Wayne, the myth of the woman who fell from the sky, backroom deals and expropriation.

My favourite characters are Master Dog in one book and Coyote in the other. Coyote the trickster. Hee hee. Master Dog who dances around looking for food, being the faithful companion.

But not always there. And come to think of it, coyote keeps disappearing, too. They lead the characters, drive their behaviour, cause things to happen. They are magical creatures.

Green Grass, Running Water is my favourite of the three books. One of the settings is the town of Blossom, with its own Dead Dog Café.

My version has reading notes. Many of the references are further discussed in An Inconvenient Indian.

My copy of The Back of the Turtle is beautiful.

The printing is embossed on the colourful cover which has foldouts front and back. The pages are irregularly cut. These are books to keep.

King says he wants to make a difference, to show the Native experience from his point of view. I was captivated and enlightened by his books. What is the solution to the Native issues?

Given the chance, I wonder how Coyote would snicker snack the situation with a vorpal blade.

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Magazine, as well as the China Painting Magazine. Her portrait of Chief Dan George, painted on a plate, toured the province in the 18th annual Penticton juried show.

Upon moving to Kelowna, Venutti switched to watercolours and acrylics. She painted at the Westside Senior Centre where she helped the Westside Art Group Seniors (WAGS) and also, for several years, she painted with a group of artists at the Peachland Community Centre.

Although June Venutti has attended a few day seminars, she is mostly self-taught. Due to ill health, she no longer paints with any group, but paints at home. Her work may also be found at the Peachland library until the end of the month.

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The risk of suffering an injury while exercising will never disappear entirely. Even the most seasoned athletes suffer setbacks from time to time, and even the most popular exercises are not completely risk-averse. With that in mind, the following are some favorite exercises and how to avoid injury when performing them.

Jogging: Joggers should get adequate rest between running sessions and wear comfortable, well-fitting shoes when jogging.

Avoid loose shoes so your feet don’t develop blisters, and ice your knees after each workout to facilitate their recovery. Knee and foot problems tend to plague many joggers, so it’s important that joggers

take steps to reduce injury rather than telling themselves to push through the pain.

Circuit training: Circuit training is popular because it allows time-pressed men and women to workout several areas of their bodies in relatively little time.

When done correctly, circuit training is an efficient way to enhance cardiovascular fitness and muscle endurance.

Circuit training participants do not typically do as many repetitions when working their muscles as they might when working out one muscle group at a time, and that leads many to lift extra weight. That can cause damage to the shoulders or other areas of the body that are engaged as part of

strength training. Such injuries can be avoided by adding rest to a circuit training routine and taking more time between exercises. This may run counter to the point of such a routine, but it’s well worth avoiding injury.

Yoga: Yoga is an increasingly popular exercise that can improve flexibility and overall strength. But some yoga participants have suffered wrist injuries, pulled muscles and hip problems as a result of their yoga routines. Such injuries can be easily avoided by reinforcing your wrists with supports and not overdoing it when you feel your muscles are tight before or during a workout.

If your instructor tries

to push your body into a position you’re uncomfortable in, speak up and say you want to avoid that position.

We i g h t l i f t i n g : Weightlifting injuries are often the result of overdoing it with weights or not adhering to proper form when lifting. When strength training, don’t go overboard with how much weight you are lifting.

Start out with light weights and then gradually increase the weight until you reach a figure you are comfortable with. Before beginning a weightlifting regimen, consult with a trainer at the gym or read your equipment owner’s manual at home to ensure you are following the proper form for each exercise.

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Lee says women are key to a successful club garner enough investment to reach completion and open, he would like to keep the rates affordable for families.

“I don’t think the

average family could afford to golf at Ponderosa, and that has been the idea there all along. It’s intended for a less versatile crowd,” he pointed

out.

In the meantime, Lee will hold information sessions at the Blue Rooster on March 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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property during the summer months.

Never one to move in half measures, Lee said he quickly saw potential for more.

The project evolved into the construction of a nine-hole golf course that would include a club and restaurant that could be operated yearround.

Lee says the land, though not yet zoned or sodded, has been graded to zero and irrigated for proper drainage.

He is currently seeking expressions of interest from community members to see if residents would be willing to invest in the course’s completion.

As a former PGA employee and longtime golf lover, Lee is an ardent proponent of the advantages a community can gain by being known as a golf destination.

He says residents shouldn’t give up on the concept of Ponderosa as it’s proposed, but notes that it should be prepared

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to broaden its horizons when it comes to club membership.

“Peachland has a strong golf society,” he noted.

However, he added, it’s a society he feels is ripe for reform.

“In a lot of places we are seeing golf courses diminish. It’s still seen as elitist and not only that but it can still be male-dominated, and that is why a lot of courses are getting less successful.”

Lee believes the key to a course’s longevity lies in its club members’ diversity.

“Clubs have to have a solid base of females and juniors to survive,” Lee explained.

“You need a ladies’ club to even the membership and the club management out,” he continued.

“Without women involved, clubs can be a disaster. Trust me.

Without a successful ladies’ club, you will not have a successful club.”

He believes keeping fees down for locals also contributes to a club’s success, and should his course

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IN MEMORIAM

Career OppOrtunities

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Marlo went to be with the Lord on March 12, 2015 at the age of 59. Remembered and sadly missed by Jan, her loving husband of 39 years, daughter Tiffany (Danny), son Jason (Sarah), mother Norma Stevenson, brother Greg (Jan) and numerous nephews and nieces.

Sadly predeceased by infant son Aaron in 1983 and by father George Stevenson in 2007.

Born and raised in Lakeview Heights, Marlo was a kind and compassionate person who loved children, music, dancing, sewing and spending time with her family.

She spread a lot of love and light around and her light will live on.

A memorial service will be held on March 27 at 1:00 PM at the Peachland United Church, 4th St. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Vancouver Children’s Hospital.

Condolences may be left at www. hansonsfuneral.ca.

EMPLOYMENT

Employment Opportunity Peachland Wellness Centre is hiring an Outreach Facilitator.

This is a part-time position working within the community of Peachland.

If you enjoy working with seniors and have a background in health or social services please submit your resume by email to Christina.pwc@outlook.com by April 3, 2015.

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Castles to Cabins Housekeeping, cleaning, offices or yard work.

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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.

CommerCial SpaCe Renovations are now complete and our lakeview private spaces are ready for move in! Located in the heart of downtown Peachland across the street from Okanagan lake new of-fices/ smaller spaces for local artists, nail techs, tattooists, tech servic-es, offices etc... prices starting at $550.00/month, including all basic utilities and kitchen use. This prime location just off well manicured Beach Avenue offers a unique opportunity for a small business/home business that requires a space with easy access for the public to conduct business. Long or short term rentals are available, only 3 spaces left. Call Nicky Hazle at 250-767-6464

For Sale - MiSc Walnut curio cabinet, ironing board, curling broom + pusher, outdoor arm chair in bags, pub darts, food cooler, ADJ bed frame, men’s leather jacket, 90 piece dinnerware set, BBQ with propane tank, queen brass headboard, canvas gazebo, quilt set, dinosaur bones please call 250767-6338 Billiard Cue 4’9”, inlaid mother of pearl in handle, made in England, 60 years old, with case $50.00 please call 250767-6338

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6. Moving Sales Saturday March 28 8am to 4 pm 4206 6th Ave. Peachland. Everything must go. Furniture, books, electronics, fireplace, tools and workbench.

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2. Huge Family Garage Sale Saturday March 28, 8am-2:30 pm, 3912 Trepanier Heights Ave. Peachland. Household items, appliances, furniture, autoparts and more.

General employment Looking for experienced insurance agent in Peachland.

An opportunity exists in Peachland to join the Johnston Meier Insurance Agencies Group.

If you have experience providing exceptional customer service,have strong product knowledge and Autoplan and/ or Personal Lines,and are capable or prioritizing in fast-paced environment, we may have an opportunity for you. A valid insurance license and experience is required for this position.

We offer a competitive salary, benefits plan and educational support.

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from the regional district, people representing the First Nations, who could work together around how biosolids are regulated and managed,” the minister said.

The chiefs don’t want the biosolids coming into the valley while they’re negotiating, Sam said.

The compost facility on Sunshine Valley Road is allowed to operate there under the Agricul-

tural Land Reserve (ALR) and local zoning bylaws, Polak said.

It is her understanding that officials from the Agricultural Land Commission, which governs the ALR, are going to investigate to make sure this local composting facility is following the rules for a permitted use.

She said the chances of prohibiting a biosolids composting facility retroactively with a bylaw are slim as doing so would constitute a legal issue.

FOOD FOR THE SOUL

What if Easter happened here?

DOROTHY BROTHERTON

PEACHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH The historical Easter story took place on the other side of the globe, more than 20 centuries ago, and sometimes that seems almost unreal. But what if it happened here on our home turf?

As we head toward Easter 2015, let’s use a little imagination and literary license to picture the story unfolding here, through the eyes of a modern Mary Magdalene: She hasn’t slept all night.

Magdalene has been pacing her Peachland condo, struggling with grief and despair.

She remembers other nights, sleepless for different reasons.

Magdalene spent those nights on the corners of Queensway in fishnet stockings, and in obscure motel rooms with nameless men.

It was a life she wanted to forget.

Then she met a completely different kind of man. His name was Jesus and he treated her like a sister. With his help, she left the world of drug lords, pimps, demons and waking nightmares.

He gave her a fresh start. Magdalene became clean. She found self-respect, friends, a real job as a waitress in a new Peachland restaurant, and she loved her new life.

Jesus was a kind of maverick preacher, but had no church.

Magdalene joined his followers whenever she could. He moved around Westside communities, talking to a knot of teens near Mount Boucherie Secondary, chatting with a coffee clique of seniors at A&W, helping out an orchardist with pruning.

One day he walked into the Village at Smith Creek and fixed a blind man’s eyes. He stopped by the food bank behind the Peachland Wellness Centre and filled up everybody’s boxes. Nobody knew exactly where he’d found the food.

Some called him an outside agitator, but Magdalene found him to be a peaceful person. Sometimes he just strolled the beachfront walkway, often he climbed to the top of Pincushion Mountain, sat on a rock and filled his eyes with a valley full of people.

It is said he stopped one of those sudden, fierce Okanagan Lake storms simply by speaking to it.

But not everyone admired this man as Magdalene did. The more good he did, the more enemies he made.

His enemies tried to trap him into saying something treasonous, so they could lock him away or tie him up in tedious litigation.

It didn’t work. Besides, they preferred a final solution.

Before long a contract went out.

Rumor had it the job would be done for 30 grand.

The dark underbelly of Okanagan life rumbled. A tidy car accident sent Jesus tumbling over the cliff on Westside Road that dark Friday.

His body was pulled from the lake by an ambulance team, but without an autopsy no one discovered the lethal drugs in his blood.

Friends buried his body in the Peachland cemetery. It was all over.

This Sunday morning after pacing all night, Magdalene waits until the first rays of dawn send gold fingers over the lake. She takes a floral wreath that she’s crafted, lays it on the seat of her Toyota and drives slowly up Princeton Avenue and turns left on Vernon to the cemetery.

Her plan is to just lay the wreath on his grave and pay her respects before she needs to report to work to serve the breakfast crowd.

When she sees it, Magdalene gasps. The grave appears to have exploded. The turf is dug up, the gravestone overturned. The wooden casket is unearthed and broken. His body is gone.

Her hand flies to her mouth in horror. She sinks to her knees beside the mess and groans. But suddenly, Magdalene is aware of someone standing beside her. She thinks it is a caretaker.

“If you know who did this, if you know where the body is, please tell me,” she sobs.

“Mary.” He speaks her name and she recognizes that voice.

She looks up into the face of Jesus. He is fully alive, uninjured, smiling at her.

Before the man Jesus vanishes from the Okanagan scene, he appears to more than 500 people on about a dozen occasions.

No one knows quite what to make of it. But Mary Magdalene and her friends go on to turn the world upside down.

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WHAT’S ON

COMING EVENTS

INDOOR WALKING 8-9am,

“FORM & FIBRE” GALLERY SHOWING Mar.

JERRY DOBER BREAKFAST 8am-11am, Peach-

land Wellness Centre.

Everyone welcome!

PEACHLAND UNITED SERVICE 10am, United

FITNESS TRAIL GUIDED TOUR 10am. Call 250-767-

PICKLEBALL 9:05-11:05am

2133 to register for your spot

VARIETY SINGERS 9:30am-

noon, 50+ Activity Centre

fellowship 11:30am, 4204 Lake Ave.

UKULELE 1pm, 50+ Activity Centre. Call 250-7676574

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

MONDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8am-8pm, community centre

YOGA ADVANCED BEGINNERS 8-9am, 50+ Activity Centre. $5 drop-in per class

am-noonish, 2nd and last Tuesday, Peachland Wellness Centre

WELLNESS CIRCLE 2nd &

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MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 1-3

CHESS 1:15-3:30pm, 50+

land Wellness Centre

TAI CHI 12-1pm, 50+ Activity Centre

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX PROGRAM 1-3pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

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

PICKLEBALL 1:30-3:30pm

(Novice), community centre

BRIDGE (ALL LEVELS) 2-4pm, 50+ Activity Centre

YOUTH BOXING CLUB 6-8 SPIN & SCULPT 6:30-

PEACHLAND BAPTIST SERVICE 10:30 service

BREASTFEEDING CAFÉ 10

PINCUSHION HIKE AND YOGA 9:30am. Call Dawn

MONDAY MORNING COFFEE 10am – noon, Peach-

ST. MARGARET’S ANGLICAN CHURCH WORSHIP

Emmanuel Church, Westbank

9:30am

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pm, 4th St Place

EMMANUEL CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 10am,

PEACHLAND BOARDWALK

9:30-10:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Centre

Church

10am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

AEROBICS AND MORE

4th Wednesday, 10am12pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

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

CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY PINS AND DAFFODILS Mar. 28, 11-3pm,

SUNDAYS

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14 - May 9, 10am-4pm Tuesdays-Sundays, Mary Smith Hall in the Peachland Historic Primary School. The Peachland Community Arts Council invites you to share this unique display of works from sculptors, fibre artists, potters, and carvers

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7:45pm, community centre

WOOD CARVERS CLUB 7-9pm, 50+ Activity Centre

AA 12-1pm, 50+ Activity

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FRIENDSHIP TUESDAY/ MOVIE 1-3:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre

TWEEN DROP-IN & MULTISPORTS 3-8pm, meet at

BRIDGE (ALL LEVELS)

Peachland Elementary.

Ages 9-12

YOUTH DROP-IN 3:308pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+

ZUMBA 5:30-6:30pm, community centre

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

VOLLEYBALL 7:00-

(3.0-3.5), community centre

MID-WEEK STUDY AND CONVERSATION COFFEE

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

CARPET BOWLING 10am-

noon, 50+ Activity Centre

COMPUTER LITERACY 10

am-noon, Peachland Wellness Centre. Call for appointment: 250-7670141

The board of directors will be elected at this meeting. Existing and new members are welcome to attend. Voting is confined to membership that is current prior to the date of the AGM. Membership cost is $10.00 and can be purchased at the PWC, Monday to Friday 9 am to 3 pm.

The Peachland Wellness Centre 4426 5th Street, Peachland BC

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

TWEEN COOKING NIGHT 5-7:30pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12

SPIN & SCULPT 5:156:30pm, community centre VINYASA YOGA FLOW

BRIDGE (EXPERIENCED)

LIONS DEN MEETING

FITNESS ROOM 8am-8pm, community centre

YOGA 8-9am, 50+ Activity Centre. $5 drop-in per class.

INDOOR WALKING 8-9am, community centre

PICKLEBALL 9:0510:35am, (1.0-2.75), community centre

7pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station. 4th week: community centre. Dan 250-767-9034

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 10am-12pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

VOLLEYBALL 10am-12pm, community centre

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

STORYTIME FOR PRESCHOOLERS 11:30am, Peachland Library. Stories, finger plays, rhymes and fun! From January 15 until May 28.

LADIES CRIB 1pm-2pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

FLOOR HOCKEY 4:30-

PICKLEBALL 1:30-3:30pm, (3.0-3.5), community centre

5:30pm, 8-10yrs, community centre

TWEEN TRIPS 5:30-8pm,

Peachland Wellness Centre

RESTORATIVE YOGA

land Library. Open to all ages

6-7pm, community centre

FRIDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8am-6pm,

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

FLOW YOGA 9:05-10:15am,

1:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL 1:30-3:30pm, (3.75-4.5), community centre TWEEN DROP-IN 3-5:30pm, meet at Peachland Elementary. Ages 9-12

Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 13+

INDOOR WALKING 8-9am,

Pub

BEGINNERS’ UKULELE

FUSION FRIDAYS 4-8pm,

LADIES SNOOKER 5pm,

community centre

Centre

LEGO TIME 3-4pm, Peach-

community centre

PEACHLAND ROTARY CLUB MEETING 12pm, Gasthaus AA 12-1pm, 50+ Activity

TEA IN THE TRANQUIL ROOM 2pm-2:45pm,

Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12. $5/member/trip. Pre-registration is required by calling 250767-2515

4th St Place

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 10am-12pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

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

YOGA BEGINNERS 10:3011:30am, 50+ Activity Centre. $5 drop-in per class

ART CLASS 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre

SATURDAYS CARPET BOWLING 10amnoon, 50+ Activity Centre

MEAT DRAW 3-5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 YOUTH DROP-IN 3-5pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 6-12 YOUTH ZONE 6-9pm, 13+, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 6-12 3-5pm

PEACHLAND LEGION

Hearing Screening Event Monday April 13 • 9am to 1pm Call 250-767-9100 to book a spot.

CENTRAL OKANAGAN MODEL RAILWAY COMPANY GROUP 7pm, Peachland Museum

THURSDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8am-8pm, community centre

E-A-S-Y CORE 9-10:15am, 50+ Activity Centre

Ladies: Interested in Recreational Snooker?

Call the Legion at Okanagan Mobile 250-767-9404.

Okanagan Mobile Okanagan Mobile Hearing Services Hearing Services

Hearing Services

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

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Places of Faith St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Saturday, April 18, 2015 3:00pm at the Peachland Wellness Centre 4426 5th Street, Peachland, BC

WORKSHOP WEDNESDAYS

6:45-8:00pm, community centre

WEDNESDAYS

PICKLEBALL 9:05-11:05am

2-4pm, 50+ Activity Centre

8:30pm, community centre

FITNESS ROOM 8am-8pm,

4th St Place

Peachland Wellness Centre

PICKLEBALL 1:30- 3:30pm (3.0-4.0), community centre

7pm, 50+ Activity Centre

FLOW YOGA 9:05-10:15am,

SUNSHINE SINGERS 1:30pm-2:30pm,

PICKLEBALL 1:30-3:30pm, (3.75-4.5), community centre

TUESDAYS community centre

Activity Centre

TAI CHI – PWC 9:30am11am, United Church Hall

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

Peachland United Church

Peachland Baptist Church

250-767-2206

Find a friendly welcome, good music, great fellowship, Bible messages

4421 4th Street

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

March 29th, 2015

Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Tuesday Morning

9:30 a.m. Study, Coffee & Conversation

Easter Services April 3 - 10:30 a.m.

Office Hours 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Monday to Friday

Easter Sunday Services

Rev. Robin Graves

Good Friday Service

April 5 - 8 a.m. Sonrise Service at Bear Creek Park 10:30 a.m. Service at Grace Lutheran

Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Ages 2 thru to Grade 6 www.gracelutherankelowna.com

Palm Sunday Ordination Service

250-767-3131 www.stmargaretspeachland.org

Sunday School: 9:30 am

“Walking Into Your Mission”

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 am

Pastor Jeff Bjorgan

Fellowship Coffee: 11:30 a.m.

9 am - Worship Service & Sunday School 11 am - Worship Service with Kids Church

Located at:

2600 Hebert Road

4th Street & Brandon Ave

“Let Us Worship Together”

West Kelowna 250.768.7638 emmanuelnet.ca

4204 Lake Avenue

Office Hours - Tue, Wed, Thur 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Hall rental contact Doreen 250-767-2132 Sunday Morning Service 10 a.m.

Rev. Elaine Diggle

all are welcome

Women’s Bible Study: Wednesday, 9:30 am Dr. Gordon Denison, Pastor 250-707-1735 gdenison@telus.net

www.peachlandbaptist.net

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