May-7-2010

Peachland

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May 7, 2010 Peachland, BC

Volume 06 | Number 18

Photo Joanne Layh

Voting for the borrowing bylaw referendum takes place on May 15 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the main room of the community centre.

Turnout high for borrowing bylaw Peachland Curling Club referendum open house and advanced voting appoints new president

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Turnout for the community curling and multi-use facility referendum open house and advanced voting was high, with about 135 people coming through the open house and over 300 turning up to vote at the advanced polls on May 5.

District staff and the facility architect were on hand at the open house to offer information about the upcoming borrowing bylaw referendum.

Although people had all kinds of questions and comments relating to the referendum, the project budget and the draft agreement between the curling club and the district were two topics that came up frequently at the May 3 open house.

The district has developed a public preliminary budget agreement with the curling club that sets out how they expect things to

work. From September to the end of March, the facility would be available for use by paying guests, school students and Peachland Curling Club members.

From April until August, the District of Peachland would operate the facility, removing the ice for facility rentals, events such as fairs and trade-shows, and other uses.

The agreement calls for an annual contribution from the curling club of approximately $55,000, which both parties have said they find to be realistic and in keeping with other club revenues.

Taking that $55,000 contribution into consideration, the budget projects a net annual cost of $95,500 per year for the District of Peachland to own and operate the facility. The budget also takes into consideration spring and summer event rental revenues

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in revenue than the budget anticipates, the contract, and it is just a draft at the moment, but the contract we establish will provide for annual review and adjustments that they give to us,” Fielding told the View at the open house.

There will be an opportunity for public input on the agreement before it is finalized.

If Peachlanders agree to borrow $1.3 million to add to the grant of $2.6 million, shovels next to the community centre will begin digging very quickly as the construction project must be completed by March 31, 2011 or the grant will be forfeited.

Voting for the borrowing bylaw referendum takes place on May 15 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the main room of the community centre. There is also a mail ballot opportunity available.

By Joanne Layh

Wanda Wachal, as well as Dan Hancharuk, At their April 28 George Young, Darlene meeting, the board of McLaren, Marion Irdirectors appointed ving, Neil McLaren, AlEddy Kyjanka president lan Wiebe, Daryl Wainof the Peachland Curl- wright, Dwayne Smith, ing Club. Kyjanka, for- Jeff Clarke, Rene Copemerly the vice president land, Richard Wachal, of the club, reand Marilyn places Shirley Resler.

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as well as debt repayment, utilities, janitorial, repairs and maintenance.

The $95,500 would be financed through taxation, resulting in an annual cost of approximately $34 per household.

For those concerned that the cost of the mortgage would skyrocket with interest rates, District staff offered assurance that the interest rate would be locked in for the full 25-year period.

Although a $55,000 annual contribution from the curling club seems modest, some people still had concerns about what would happen in the case of a revenue shortfall.

“We’re not budgeting for a shortfall. It’s like any other kind of budget. You would expect it to be realistic and practical and it is,” Mayor Fielding said.

“If by any chance they recover a whole lot more

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While a referendum, just like an election, is part of our democratic process and demonstrates the will of the majority, any process that forces a community to take sides on an important issue is bound to leave an unpleasant after-taste and the prospect of lingering antagonism.

In the case of our upcoming referendum, passions run high on both sides of the question and it is clear that whatever the result, many of the ‘losing’ side may feel angry, bitter or disgruntled at the outcome.

I make this point, not to suggest that the referendum is a bad thing, or that those on the ‘losing’ side will not have a right to feel the way they do. Rather,

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I do so to suggest that whatever the outcome, the result will be far easier to respect if we know that electors have cast their vote, fully informed, and having regard for what is in the overall best interest of the community as well as what is in their personal interest.

All of which is to say, if you have unanswered questions, or need factual information that you have not yet been able to find, please try any or all of the following: visit the municipal offices to pick up an information brochure and/or speak to municipal staff; visit the municipal website www.peachland.ca; read published information in this newspaper and elsewhere; or, contact me, or another member of council with your questions.

Above all, please double check any facts about which you are unsure: an astonishing amount of misinformation is circulating in an anonymous email.

May the collective wisdom prevail!

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Snowpack levels cause concern

By Wendy Johnson Rivers, lakes and streams come alive in spring as the rush and rumble of snowmelt races between their banks. It is a journey that begins in the high country in an annual re-awakening of water held silent for months in the hard grip of winter, and its arrival in the valley bottoms helps replenish the soils, watercourses and reservoirs of a population dependent on its generosity and strength.

But sometimes circumstance interrupts the ancient cycle and even a small break in the pattern can have repercussions on the populace. And when people live in an arid environment the consequences can multiply.

This year the blip seemed more of an embarrassment than a critical occurrence.

But the six weeks of mild dry weather during the Olympics interfered with more than the Games; they set an early melt in motion at the mid-to-lower elevations in the region, prematurely releasing water meant for much later storage and usage. That, coupled with relatively dry conditions going into last winter—soil moisture, stream and lake levels all down—could adversely affect this coming season. “When you have those dry conditions, the followup is you need at least an average snowpack or more to return to what is considered normal conditions in terms of water supply outlook,� said Brian Symonds, director of regional operations with water stewardship at the Ministry of the Environment. “Instead we had a lot of our snowpack at the lower elevations melting relatively early, so we were seeing snow disappearing from the valley bottoms and of course working its way up the hillsides as well.�

And that anomaly, he said, is skewing the April 1 snow pillow measurements taken by ministry officials. Although the readings state the Okanagan/Kettle region was 83 per cent of normal, those

figures might be an overrepresentation this year since the index is based on the higher elevation snow courses not impacted by the warm weather and subsequent melt.

Those observations coincide with the May 1 snow pillow readings for Brenda Mine (elevation 1453 metres) and Mission Creek (at 1794 metres). Currently Brenda Mine’s pillow, whose water feeds into Peachland’s Trepannier Creek, is approximately 51 per cent of normal, while Mission Creek’s is at 90 per cent of normal.

Currently, runoff is about a month ahead of schedule and out of sync with the valley’s summer needs. If the pace continues unabated there could be trouble. “If it comes off early then you tend to tap into your storage earlier which means if you only have a fixed volume of storage— even if your reservoirs are filled—you must release the water over a longer period, which means you have less to work with at any given time.�

And the current levels of Okanagan Lake bear watching too, because they are deceptively high. “The lake figures are deceiving because that warm spell gave us an advance on our runoff, and that isn’t the best scenario for us. We really wanted the runoff to extend late into the spring so we wouldn’t have to draw too soon on the reservoirs.�

Furthermore the dry ground is poaching that runoff and swelling streams are not responding as vigorously as they should be at this point in the melt cycle, so concern grows.

Exacerbating the issue are the winds that have muscled their way into the region and taken up permanent residence. Symonds said they could be a two-fold problem: first, they draw moisture out of a snowpack’s surface layers (sublimation) and disperse it into the atmosphere where it becomes part of bigger weather systems and can’t be counted

on to return here as rain.

And a drier snowpack means less melt water penetrates the ground.

Then in the summer, hot dry south winds suck more moisture from the surface of lakes and reservoirs (evaporation) robbing them of the ability to retain peak levels, especially if they aren’t augmented periodically by rainfall. “These conditions just emphasize that we live in a dry part of the province and we can’t take our water supplies for granted.

We need to think about how we use water. The bottom line is, over the next few weeks we’re going to be watching very closely to see what precipitation comes our way because precipitation is

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the big unknown. In the meantime we are taking action. For example we’re going to keep outflows from Okanagan Lake to the minimum. We’ll do it as reasonably as we can at this point so we’re not causing undue hardship, but we’re not going to be releasing any extra water down the system. We’ll do the bigger picture management to conserve water and most of the valley’s water purveyors would be doing something similar with their reservoirs also.

But even if we get a normal amount of precipita-

tion during this period, I still think we are going to find many areas that are going to be very tight for water this year. In fact water restrictions are already taking place in some communities.�

Doug Allin, Peachland’s director of operations said they were monitoring the snowpack readings and so far they are normal. If and when conditions get to the point the district is using reserve water, his office will make a determination of what water restriction level to adopt and then make a recommendation

to the mayor and council.

Fortunately for Peachland, Trepannier Creek is not its only source for water. It also has Lacoma Lake, Ponderosa wells and the Deep Creek water system, Allin said. “We’re just making sure everything is in order but right now it is still too early for us to make an assessment. We’re currently just monitoring and basically reporting back to council at the end of this month to see exactly where we are.�

Currently the district is under a Stage 1 water restriction.

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Peachland Views

May 7, 2010

HST referendum now a real possibility

By Peachland View Staff Opposition to the HST continues to build.

In many ridings more than 10% of voters have signed petitions opposing the tax and there is now a real possibility it will be forced to a referendum. Ordinarily polite and obliging Canadians are mounting a tax revolt.

When the announcement of the tax was made a year ago op-

position was muted, although some people felt deceived, thinking the Liberals had reneged on a promise not to introduce a new tax. People were also surprised. The announcement seemed to come out of nowhere.

Had they been working on this in secret or was it pure opportunism to get the federal transfer payment that was offered to the province as an incentive to harmonize with the GST?

The wider feeling seemed to be that acceptance of the tax was inevitable. Efforts to explain the tax were low key and many people didn’t appear to understand it.

In general the Liberal argument in favour of the tax is that it will streamline the collection process, thereby reducing compliance cost for business and making business more competitive. In turn this will at-

tract more business to the province and create more jobs, which will benefit everyone.

The opponents of the tax argue that it is spread over a wider number of goods and services than the present PST and this will result on an increased tax burden on the most vulnerable.

Those who can least afford it will either pay more or do without, and small business will suffer a loss of revenue as a

consequence.

Whichever side of the debate you are on, one thing is clear. Governments who introduce new taxes should do so carefully and only after consultation with their citizens. The French introduced the muchhated temporary salt tax in 1286. In 1790 it was finally repealed after serving as one of the precipitating causes of the French Revolution and the old social order was

swept away. It is a lesson worth remembering.

People resent taxes. We don’t pay them because we like them. We pay them because we accept them as our part of the social contract in a democratic society.

More effort should have gone into selling the benefits of this tax to us.

Instead we face a divisive contretemps. Fortunately we no longer use guillotines to replace governments.

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Deception and duplicity in Peachland! Back in February of this year, the Peachland Council voted to prepare a referendum “for the borrowing of $1.3 million to build a community curling facility.” The number of Peachland curlers has been estimated at 250. All taxpayers will be expected to pay over $100,000 a year for 25 years. Never have so many been asked to pay so much for so few!

The curling club has now mutated into the Peachland Community Curling and Multi-Use Facility. Why do signs around Peachland make no mention of curling?

The claim is when the 5 months of a year when curling is not going on, the building will be available for other community uses. The last time I looked, Peachland had a community centre. In it’s Spring Programs 2010 guide, it offers the following: indoor soccer, karate, badminton, Tai Chi, yoga, pilates, and men’s floor hockey, to mention a few. I have seen and participated in a trade show, the remarkable Remembrance Day Service, and the Centennial dinner and dance - all at the community centre. Where is the need or justification for another structure to duplicate what can already be done so well at the community centre?

Eric Hall (Peachland Views, April 23) said, “the description . . . multi-use facility is appropriate and if [the referendum fails] the new building might become our new larger council chambers.”

Wow! I agree – let’s put this council on ice!

John D. Ingram, Peachland

It’s time to believe A few short months ago, BC was captivated by the Olympics and Paralympics and the theme, “do you believe?”

Peachland has the opportunity to build a facility, which will benefit not only curlers but the populace at large. A new banquet room, mini-convention centre, theatre/concert venue are just a few potential uses for this proposed facility.

The application for the grant for this facility was endorsed by our MP, Stockwell Day, ex-MLA Rick Thorpe and MLA Bill Barisoff. They had the vision for positive attributes this facility would bring to Peachland. This grant is a “once in a lifetime grant for Peachland,” according to Mr. Barisoff. To reject it could prove detrimental to future grant applications made by the municipality to the federal and provincial governments.

I would ask those against this proposal to please consider the future positive attributes this facility could bring to Peachland. Please think outside the box and dare to believe.

Sharon Hallberg

The Peachland View welcomes letters expressing your opinion regarding news and events in Peachland. Please keep your letter to less than 350 words. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, brevity, or legal purposes. Published letters are the opinion of the writers only and do not reflect the opinions of this newspaper, its publisher or staff. All letters must be signed and include a telephone number for verification. Anonymous letters will not be printed. You can email your letters to: peachlandview@shaw.ca fax them to: 250-767-3337 or mail them to: P.O. Box 1150 Peachland, B.C. V0H 1X0

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Not enough kids to justify cost

Proponents for the curling rink have given several positive reasons for its acceptance in the upcoming vote. I’d like to have my say on a few issues. The curling rink will not bring untold dollars to our community. The curlers will spend some money at the curling club and most will go home. I can just imagine the throngs walking the streets of Peachland after curling in the winter months, in the rain, wind, and cold, looking to drop some cash. Aint gonna happen.

A recent letter indicated a curling rink would be beneficial for the children of our community. This is probably true, but there won’t be enough children using the facility to justify the cost. Speaking of cost, there may be some children who do indeed want to curl, but whose parents can’t afford the cost of a membership or drop-in session. In terms of revenue, a large portion of the monies taken in by a curling club is going to be used to pay for upkeep, wages, taxes, etc. This may not leave much or enough to cover a large mortgage payment. There is also a long off season when the curling club isn’t generating any money at all, and for whatever this building can be used during this period, it isn’t going to be nearly enough to cover costs. But the proponents don’t care, do they? They’re asking us as taxpayers to risk a lot of money on something that is at best a gamble. We’re at the rear end of a recession, hopefully, but there is still a lot of money around, and you can be sure if a curling club were going to be a viable, profitable, or even a break-even venture, we’d already have one built and paid for by private funding. Thank you.

Greg Bell, Peachland resident

There is no free grant This is in response to Eric Hall’s article of April 23, 2010. The May 15, 2010 referendum is about supporting a proposal to build a community facility costing approximately $4 million. It is in fact a proposal to fund a curling rink from taxpayer dollars. This is not an all-purpose facility that is on the drawing boards; it is purely and simply a curling rink, regardless of the attempt by its supporters to dress it up, camouflage it and in general try to hoodwink the community into thinking it to be something more grandiose, such as a “multi-use facility.”

The fact that one third ($1.3 million) of the cost is to be funded by Peachland residents, with the remaining two thirds ($2.6 million) coming from government sources is misleading. That $2.6 million is also being paid for indirectly by local taxpayers by way of income taxes and sales taxes. There is no free grant! It also makes no sense to undertake a $1.3 million liability just because there is some grant money available.

To suggest that the curlers and some weddings are going to offset the operating costs and the financing costs is ludicrous.

It is suggested that unless we have a reciprocal facility, the West Kelowna pool and ice arena, which are used by some Peachland residents, could end up costing us more because these facilities are subsidized by the West Kelowna tax base. It is without question that Peachlanders contribute to West Kelowna’s economy to a far greater extent than what is received in return through the use of their pool and rink. We patronize their retail outlets, big box stores and small, by spending many thousands of dollars in them, which contributes significantly to that municipality’s tax base.

It is not the $34 annual property tax increase that this writer opposes. It is the intent for which the increase is to be used. I would strongly support funding for an all-purpose facility, but not for a limited-use curling rink. That kind of operation and the District of Peachland would be better served by funding from private sources.

At heart we are progressive

Dear Editor, to be what we Peachlanders have been I am pleased that Peachland has asking for – low level. been able to secure a grant to build a Some people in Peachland via the new multi-purpose building in Peach- APP asked for a referendum and that land! It is an opportunity for our tax is going to take place as requested dollars to be working in Peachland next month. creating employment for Okanagan In the past, tax dollars paid for the people while building for our future, safe harbour (Day Use Marina), a just like Hardy Falls bridges were built place where boats can fi nd shelter in in the 80’s. a storm. The side benefit is that it is a Should we refuse the grant, which great place for us and out of towners is worth $520 per resident, it will not to moor and support our local busigo to pay off the deficit or to another nesses. Similarly, the Multi-Purpose/ Peachland cause. It will go to some Curling building could be used as a other community that was previously shelter should we have to evacuate due declined a grant so they can provide to fi re or other emergency. infrastructure in their town ($2.6 milI know at heart we are a progressive lion divided by a population of 5,000). community; let’s support the new faIt seems obvious to me that Peach- cility. land’s application was one of merit or it would not have earned a $2.6 milSincerely, lion grant. It was earned by the hard Diane Wiebe work of the Peachland Curling Club in fi lling Come to the Village Potter's Guild out the grants and fundannual sale ing the required paperwork – about $70,000 to The Little Schoolhouse date.

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Contribution amount is unfair I thought this started out as the curling club raising $800,000 and borrowing $500,000 to construct the facility? A grant of $2.6 million is available to the district. Are we constructing this facility because there is a grant available or because we need the facility? If the facility is not completed by March 31, 2011, the grant is lost, then what?

There is no accompanying financial analysis to answer such simple questions as what is the interest rate on the funds or term of the loan?

The district will borrow $1,356,743. It states the cost of borrowing, operating and maintaining the facility to be $102,993 per year.

The District of Peachland, the taxpayer, will pay $95,500 per annum.

The Peachland Curling Club will pay the difference, $7,493 per year or approximately $1,070 per month during the curling season. Is this a fair rental rate for the curling rink portion, which is the largest part of the facility? Assuming 300 curlers, the cost per curler per month is only $3.57! Is that fair?

They have named this facility Community Curling and Multi-Use Facility. Has multi-use been tagged onto the end to get the necessary funds from the district?

It seems to me that there should have been a better assessment of what type of facility, if any, was needed in Peachland to serve the needs of the majority of the population. A more general-purpose recreation center is more desirable.

To the taxpayers I believe that your vote here should be no to this type of facility. It simply does not stand up to a benefit-cost analysis.

Sincerely, Ron Beer

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Sunday Breakfast Program: 8-11 a.m. at Peachland Wellness Centre. $5 for a full breakfast. Call 250.767.0141

Take Off Pounds Sensibly at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:30 a.m. For information call 1.800.932.8677 or Doreen at 250.767.2132

Summerland Ornamental Gardens Spring Plant Sale: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

For more info call 250.494.6385.

Senior Coffee Morning at Peachland Wellness Centre: 10 a.m. Call 250.767.0141 Tai Chi at 50+ Activity Centre: 12 noon

Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10:00 a.m.

Tai Chi for Wellness: 6:00 p.m continuing students meet at United Church Hall Peachland Bridge Club at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 p.m. Call Eva at 250.767.6407 Big Slick Poker night at The Peachland Castle.

7:00 p.m. Call 250.767.6605

Wellness Circle at Peachland Wellness Centre: 10:00 a.m.

Speaker each week.

Chess at 50+ Activity Centre: 1:00 p.m.

Experienced and beginners.

Tai Chi for Wellness: 9:30 a.m. beginning students meet at United Church Hall

Sunshine Singers at Peachland Wellness Centre: 1:30 p.m. Come and sing!

Tai Chi for Wellness: 10:15 a.m. continuing students meet at United Church Hall

Yoga for the young at heart at the 50+ Activity Centre: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Bereavement Support Group at the Wellness Centre: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m

Central Okanagan Model Railway Company: Group meets at 7:00 p.m. at the Peachland Museum. Contact Dave at 250.767.2409 or visit http:// www.corc-bc.com

“Iron & Silk” excercise at 50+ Centre: 11:00 a.m. - noon.

SATURDAY MAY 15

Royal Canadian Legion Meat Draw: 1500 - 1700 hrs.

Bingo at 50+ Centre: 6:45 p.m

Gym Night at Community Centre: 7:00- 8.15 p.m.

Children grades 2 - 6. No charge. For more info call Pastor John, Peachland Baptist Church 250.767.9232

SUNDAY MAY 16 Sunday Breakfast Program: 8-11 a.m. at Peachland Wellness Centre. $5 for a full breakfast. Call 250.767.0141

MONDAY MAY 17 Take Off Pounds Sensibly at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:30 a.m. Call 1.800.932.8677 or Doreen at 250.767.2132 Senior Coffee Morning at Peachland Wellness Centre: 10 a.m. Call 250.767.0141

Peachland Quilters Guild at 50+: 1–4 p.m.

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Royal Canadian Legion Brunch with Peggy: 1300 hrs. Price $10.

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Tai Chi at 50+ Activity Centre: 12 noon

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Village Potter’s Guild Annual Pots ’n Petals Sale at the Little Schoolhouse: 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.

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Wood Carving at 50+ Activity Centre: 7:00 p.m.

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Wood Carving at 50+ Activity Centre: 7:00 p.m.

TUESDAY MAY 18 Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10:00 a.m.

Tai Chi for Wellness: 6 p.m. continuing students meet at United Church Hall Peachland Bridge Club at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 p.m. Call Eva at 250.767.6407 Big Slick Poker night at The Peachland Castle.

7:00 p.m. Call 250.767.6605

WEDNESDAY MAY 19 Wellness Circle at Peachland Wellness Centre: 10:00 a.m.

Speaker each week.

Chess at 50+ Activity Centre: 1:00 p.m.

Experienced and beginners.

Yoga for the young at heart at the 50+ Activity Centre: 1:30 - 2:30p.m.

Sunshine Singers at Peachland Wellness Centre: 1:30 p.m. Come and sing!

Central Okanagan Model Railway Company: Group meets at 7:00 p.m. at the Peachland Museum. Contact Dave at 250.767.2409 or visit http:// www.corc-bc.com

THURSDAY MAY 20 Line Dancing at 50+ Centre: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Tai Chi for Wellness: 9:30 a.m. beginning students meet at United Church Hall Tai Chi for Wellness: 10:15 a.m. continuing students meet at United Church Hall Bereavement Support Group at the Wellness Centre: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

“Iron & Silk” excercise at 50+ Centre: 11:00 a.m. - noon.

FRIDAY MAY 21 Royal Canadian Legion Roast Beef Dinner: 1700 - 1900 hrs. Price $10.

SATURDAY MAY 22 Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10:00 a.m.

Runway4Life Personal Fitness Assessments fund-raiser : 11:00 a.m. at The Cove, 4205 Gellatly Road, West Kelowna. Call 250.317.1457 for tickets or more info.

Royal Canadian Legion Brunch with Peggy: 1300 - 1500 hrs. Price $10.

Royal Canadian Legion Meat Draw: 1500 - 1700 hrs.

Bingo at 50+ Centre: 6:45 p.m.

Gym Night at Community Centre: 7:00- 8.15 p.m.

Children grades 2 - 6. No charge. For more info call Pastor John, Peachland Baptist Church 250.767.9232

Would you like to feature your event in the Peachland View’s weekly Calendar of Events? Please call 250.767.7771 or email peachlandview@shaw.ca.

May 7, 2010

The Peachland View

Peachland Views Keep taxes from going up Have you checked your water bill recently? The basic rate last year (2009) was $36. This year the basic rate is $55.50. That amounts to a whopping 54% increase. Councilor Hurd would suggest that represents only a few cups a coffee here and there.

Do you think this Council will manage the curling club project any better?

Please vote no on May 15 (or at the advanced poll on May 5) to the curling club project and keep our taxes from going through the curling club roof!

James Berg, Peachland

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Support from a non-curler I am not a curler, but I will be voting in favour of the Community Curling and Multi-Use Facility. I’m not a ball player either, but I know how much municipal funding has been spent building and maintaining the ball fields over the years. I also do not use the swim bay or the playgrounds or the tennis courts, but again, my taxes and yours have paid for the construction and maintenance of these. I’m proud of these facilities. They make Peachland a better place to live. Now it’s time for a new facility.

Sadly, Peachland has a history of turning things down. It took three referendums before we finally were able to build our community center, and even then there were many who thought we would never need a facility that large. Look at the use that building is getting now! I am still a little ashamed that the skateboard park was never built. The kids involved worked very hard raising money and never got their dream.

It is my understanding that the curling club will be leasing the building for seven months of the year, but it will be available for other uses for the other five. It will be up to the people of this community

to come up with those uses, but at least there will be a place available.

I know there are many uses that the existing community centre is unsuitable or unavailable for. Who knows, perhaps ramps, etc. could be set up on the curling f loor during the off-season and the kids will finally end up with a skateboard area.

The Building Communities grant is a great boon to Peachland. Yes, I realize that the funding comes from our tax money, be it federal or provincial, but if we turn it down it will still be spent, only it will be spent somewhere else. We have the opportunity to build a $3.9 million facility for one third of the cost. I think we need to take this opportunity.

Having said this, I also would expect the curling club to pay their share towards this facility. The municipality should not be on the hook for any expenses occurring for this club, and a goodly portion of any curling income over and above expenses should revert directly to repayment of the loan. We will have to trust our elected officials and municipal staff to insure this happens.

Please vote!

Marilyn Dodd

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May 7, 2010

News from the Fifty Plus Activity Centre

By Pat Grieve All activities at the centre are in full swing but some will be winding down for the summer break. Check the program sheet or call the office at 767-9133 if you aren’t sure. Most instructors will be telling their participants well in advance of shut down times.

One activity that isn’t shutting down for sure is the Thursday night bingo game. Convener Marie has some special prize games in store including a Mother’s Day Special, so come on out and try your luck. We are now selling hotdogs as well as the usual snacks. If you have never played bingo before and are a little hesitant and shy, just let Marie know and she will pair you with an old pro.

Come at 6:30 p.m. and

get the lay of the land figured out. You might even go home a few dollars richer.

There’s no excuse to go without a bit of fitness routine if you’re a PDRS member. Kay Muir’s Tai Chi on Mondays, Taryn’s yoga on Wednesdays and Kay’s iron & silk exercise on Thursdays will keep you supple and fit.

We are hoping the finalizing of the floor repair will be done next week, just in time for the weddings and banquets that are booked for the spring and summer.

Don’t forget, our hall capacity is 235 (chairs) and about 150 (sit down dinner) and our rates are reasonable, especially for members. It’s a great hall for a special event.

There is a nice smooth floor and a stage for your DJ’s music. The kitchen is fully equipped for 150

people.

Great news! The bus trip to Minter Gardens is sold out! Thanks to the 47 people who did not leave it to the last minute to put their names down.

We are taking wait list names just in case someone can’t go, so if you missed getting your name in on time, give us a call.

The April potluck/ meeting featured music by the group Tunes R Us and had folks up and dancing thanks to Darlene and crew. May’s program will be the second installment of The Life of the Bee. This one will feature more on the bees and also on the life and work of the beekeeper. See it on Friday, May 28 at 7 p.m. after the potluck dinner at 6 p.m.

Bring your own dishes and utensils and a large dish of your favourite

NOTICE OF PESTICIDE USE PERMIT ISSUANCE Permit Number: 142-0026-10/10 A pesticide use permit has been issued to the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) under the Integrated Pest Management Act and Regulation for application on approximately 1060-hectares of forested public park and private lands with consent of the landowners in the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area (Trepanier Valley, Coldham Regional Park and Trepanier Greenway Regional Park), Central Okanagan East Electoral Area (upper Ellison) and Stephen’s Coyote Ridge Regional Park located in the Glenmore area of the City of Kelowna.

The purpose of this pesticide use is to manage an outbreak of Douglas-fir Tussock Moth identified in these areas.

Method of Application: Aerial application using helicopter.

Pesticide authorized for use: Trade name- Foray 48B, Active Ingredient – Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (Btk), (Btk), Pest Control Product Registration number – 24977.

Under the terms of the Pesticide Use Permit, application of Foray 48B (Btk) will be conducted between June 3rd, 2010 and July 15th, 2010.

This permit has been issued taking into consideration Section 21 of the Integrated Pest Management Regulation, which allows the permit applicant to be exempt from requirement under Section 60(2)(j) of the IPM Regulation for a 30 day comment period if the applicant satisfies the Administrator that the application relates to an unforeseen pest problem and the delay in applying the pesticide required to carry out the consultation for the full 30 day period is likely to result in an unreasonable adverse effect. The Administrator has accepted the reasons put forward by the Regional District of Central Okanagan and the Pesticide Use Permit has been issued.

The Pesticide Use Permit, treatment plan and detailed maps of the treatment areas may be viewed on the Regional District website (regionaldistrict.com – select What’s New) or at the RDCO Parks Services office located on the second floor at 1450 KLO Road in Kelowna, B.C. V1W 3Z4.

For information please contact: Murray Kopp Phone: 250-469-6232 Fax: 250-868-0012 parks@cord.bc.ca 24 Hour Tussock Moth Information Line: 250-469-6266

food, or just come for the program.

The annual members’ tea for the over 80’s will be held on June 10. If this applies to you, call the office and make sure you’re on the list.

Movie days are finished for the summer, but will be resuming on Tuesdays in the fall. Blood Pressures can be checked when this friendly group meets.

The first pancake

breakfast of the season will be on the Victoria Day Sunday. Bring your friends and visitors for a good breakfast for only $4.50, starting at 7:30 a.m. and continuing until 11 a.m. See you there!

Spring has sprung at the Peachland Wellness Centre

By Lisa Spalleck was built for our inter- books and or on the inSpringtime is all about renewal, and renewal is certainly taking place at the Peachland Wellness Centre. It began early this spring, with our basement renovation which is now finished thanks to our dedicated volunteers and a generous donation from the Peachland Lions Club.

Furniture has been put in place, and we now have a comfortable, inviting space to host small meetings and work on various projects.

Our communal gardens have been cleared, cultivated and are ready for planting. This year we have taken the advice we received at one of our speaker series events, and started a square meter garden. A huge thank you goes out to Chris and Sheila Hawthorne, who not only shopped for all the materials and built the garden, but also delivered and set it up at the centre. A second one

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generational garden, to be placed at Peachland Elementary School. This garden will bring together youth and seniors in our community to grow and nurture living things. We plan to compare this way of gardening to our existing communal gardens as our little research project to determine which method bears more produce at harvest time. Drop by the centre and take a look at this innovative way to garden.

Next on our list is the de-cluttering of other rooms in the basement and shed at the PWC. The saying goes “We can’t receive anything in our lives if our arms are full.” So by cleaning and tidying our surroundings, we can clear a path for renewal and contentment.

If you find you are having a hard time decluttering your life, you can find tons of advice from TV shows, self-help

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ternet. I find that if you grab a basket and start with clearing off that one counter top in the kitchen that always gets hit when you come in the door, sit down at the kitchen table (if it is your kitchen table that you can’t find, you might want to start there) and start sorting.

You will be amazed at how much stuff can go straight to the garbage and recycling bin, while the remainder can be loaded back into the basket and put away. Once you’ve started it just gets easier. Keep that basket handy and continue the process until every countertop, drawer and closet in your home is clutter free! Once you have room in that closet, strategically place the basket inside and whenever you come across an item that belongs at the thrift store, toss it in.

We all have cherished possessions that we just can’t live without, and if you’ve lived during a time where things were just plain hard to get, it can be even more difficult to let them go. But once we find a way to clear out what is no longer needed or relevant in our lives, we open up a path to what matters now and in the future.

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Peachland and Summerland Lions Club

12th Annual

Lions Charity Golf Tournament Thanks to all contributers and golfers who helped raise a total of $13,300 for Agur Lake Camp, which provides barrier-free camping experiences to special need groups

It’s all for the kids!

Major Sponsors

KELOWNA MOTORS LTD

Hole Sponsors

Willowbrook Drywall • Peachland Johnston Meier • PMF Chartered Accountants Inc. • Ponderosa Golf and Country Club • Peachland View • Sentes Chev Olds • Summerland Credit Union • Peachland Dental Centre • Alchris RV • ASME • Edward Jones • Peachland Ace Hardware • Adrians Automotive • Alder Street Auto Body • Alex Grammer & Mary Coates • Arthon Construction Ltd. • Bank of Montreal • Bliss Bakery • Blue Waters Irrigation • DJ Plumbing • Down Under Irrigation • Gasthaus on the Lake • Giant Head Realty • Gladys Schmidt & Gertrude Saunders • Johnny Walker • Marketplace IGA • Martin Cleaners • OK Towing • Peachland Collision & Glass Peachland Medicine Centre • Peachland Petro Canada • Peachland Realty • Peachland Wine Shoppe Pharmasave #249 • Rocky Top Coffee Company • Santorini’s Restaurant • Seabuckthorn International Inc. • Standard Auto Glass • Sunnyside Market • The Two Chefs • Theos Auto Service • TNI/Effective Printing • Trepanier Manor • Valley Glass • Valley West Automotive

Golf Course Contributors

Summerland Golf and Country Club • Two Eagles Golf Course • Penticton Golf and Country Club • Inkameep Canyon Desert Golf Club • Sunset Ranch Golf and Country Club • Mission Creek Golf Club • Michaelbrook Ranch Golf Course • Twin Lakes Golf Resort • Shannon Lake Golf Club • Kelowna Spring Golf Club • Shadow Ridge Golf Club • Ponderosa Golf and Country Club • Skaha Meadows Golf Course • Sage Mesa Golf Club •Orchard Greens Golf Club • Saint Andrews by the Lake • Camber Golf Ltd • Okanagan Golf Schools

Silent Auction Contributors

Alchris RV & Trailer • Art Knapps • Bob Brown Pontiac GMC Ltd. • Canadian Helecopter Ltd. • Comfort Zone Hair Studio • Delta Grand Okanagan • Dogwood Nursery • Dr. Specs Optical • Elizabeth Gregory • George Chevalo • Ghost Riders Trail Rides • Home Hardware • Kellers Cellar • Kelowna Rockets • A Friend of Mine Cleaning Co. • Medicine Centre • Norma Elliott • Noel Ekrol • Okanagan Golf School • Pet Ball • Kelowna Rose - Garden Centre • Sandman Inn • Sheer Elegance • Shirley Fedyk • Shoppers Drug Mart • Sleeping Giant Winery • Staples • Steve Spalleck • Suburban Princess • Summerland Rentals • Summerland Resort and Spa • Turtle Gallery • Urban Links • Vancouver Canucks • Bell, Jacoe & Company • Elsie Parkinson •Enterprise Rent -a-Car • La Cucina Ristorante • Joshua Doors • Main Street Golf • London Drugs • Skaha Ford • Wal-mart • Summerland Sweets

Prize Table Contributors

Westbank Car & Dog Wash • Razor Back Barber • Taber Barber Shop • Monk’s Bar • Boston Pizza • Peachland Wine Shoppe • Dollar Store (Peachland) • Lakeside Tireland • 4 Hair (Peachland) • Hong Kong Restaurant • Scotia Bank (Westbank) • Whisky Jack’s (Westbank) • Karen’s Hair • A&W (Westbank) • Zia’s Steakhouse Restaurant • Blind Angler • Canadian 2 for 1 Pizza • Big E’s • A&W (Peachland) • Guisachan Physiotherapy • Peachland Fitness Club & Health Bar • The Waterfront Grill and Pizzeria • Domino’s Pizza • Dairy Queen • Peachland Johnston Meier • The Source • Sherwood Trophies • A1 Auto Salvage • Realty Executives

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Painting Services

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Interior/exterior, new construction or re-paint. Ceilings, walls & woodwork. Call G.C. Contracting for a free estimate 250.767.2701

Reno Sense Home Repair Ltd.

Peachland United Church

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Plumbing

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2-Bdrm West Kelowna. Avail. 1 June.

Total reno, new appl, WD, close to all, parking, N/S, N/P. $850/mo + utils. Call 250.767.6330

Weber Plumbing Journeyman and inter-Provincial ticket, 40 years experience, honest, reliable, and reasonable, professional installations. Call Bill at 250.767.6409

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PIXIE - Long haired, black, friendly cat, approx. 4 yrs. old, missing since April 8. in Greata Road area. If you have seen her - call 250.767.2295. Reward being offered for return.

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Meets Monday at 7pm (closed meeting) and Friday at 8pm (open meeting).

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6’ - 10 for $280 5’ - 10 for $189.50 4’ - 10 for $150 2 gal. - 20 for $135 1 gal. - 20 for $95 3’ Blue Spruce - 10 for $250 Volume Discounts Free Delivery Call Budget Nurseries Toll Free: 1-866-498-2189

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Please do not drop off any donations while we are closed.

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RV, long-term, storage wanted as soon as possible for 36’ 5th wheel. Call 250.681.7023

We accept donations on days that we are open.

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STORAGE FOR RENT. Secure Downtown Location. 5 X 8’s and 10 x 16.

Call 250.767.6348.

WANTED

For Sale 1979 Bonair Tent Trailer. Sleeps 6, propane stove, refrigerator, table inside. $1000.00 obo by May 20/10, Phone 250.767.0110.

Home Watch

Storage For Rent

The Lanai Ladies Boutique is now accepting applications for part-time, seasonal and on call positions. Please apply with resume to #104, 4200 Beach Ave (beside Bliss). Open daily 9-5.

For Sale New Queen Orthopedic Pillow Top Mattress and box. New, still in plastic.

Cost $1250 - Must sell $350. King size $650. Can deliver. 250.488.4677.

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Sparrowhead Music is now accepting students of all ages and levels for drums, hand drums and ukulele lessons. Call Dan Parry for sheduling and rates. 250.575.8757 in Peachland.

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Call 763.5555 for more info.

For Sale 1980 Falkland Motor Home. As is. $1000.00 obo. Call Colin or Valerie at 250.767.2746 after 6:00 p.m.

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HST is the new PST! WEEKLY COMMENTARY BILL BARISOFF, MLA Before I begin this week’s column I would like to recognize one of my colleagues at the Legislature, Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy. Later this month Katrine will participate in the

new national Living Donor Paired Exchange Registry that helps anonymously match kidney transplants through a domino donor process. Although a relatively new program, already 30 matched donors have been identified across Canada with over half of those located right here in British Co-

lumbia. A kidney donation can help save the life of a loved one and this program helps to ensure that other families are part of this success as well. For further information please contact Canadian Blood Services.

While on the topic of saving lives, recent changes to the B.C. Fire Code mean

that all private dwellings, hotel and motel rooms built before 1979 must now have working smoke alarms installed as of May 1. Battery operated smoke alarms may be installed and it is advised to test your smoke alarm monthly to ensure it is operating properly.

Also passed last week

in Victoria was legislation that eliminates our decades old PST system. While normally I would expect this announcement would bring about some celebration, it should be noted that elimination of the PST allows for implementation of HST. Locally the HST will mean that the provincial portion of the

hotel room tax is also eliminated thus lowering the rate accordingly although the local government tax can remain in effect to help support tourism programs and destination marketing activities. For more information regarding the HST please do not hesitate to contact my office.

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May 7, 2010

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Food For the Soul How does God speak to you?

We have been reading in the last few weeks of the activities of the early church in the book of Acts. Now many scholars believe this book in the Bible was written by the same author as the Gospel of Luke.

It is thought that he may have been with the Apostle Paul on some of his journeys. This book is a fascinating one for when reading it we come to have glimpses of the struggles, the questions, the joys, and the fears of that early group of people as they struggled to defi ne their core beliefs, as they struggled to fi nd ways of growing in their

new faith, and as they struggled to live out that faith within the confi nes and overlordship of the mighty Roman Empire.

Not an easy task.

We have read of the stoning to death in Jerusalem of the fi rst martyr, Stephen, and watching over this event was Saul, a very zealous Pharisee, who later becomes known by the Roman form of his name, Paul when he becomes an apostle. We have read of Peter, who has healed the sick and has even raised from the dead a woman known as both Tabitha (Aramaic) and Dorcas (Greek), who

was also known as a disciple.

We have read of the Apostle Peter having dreams and visions which lead to him having a new understanding of who and what God loves, cares about and speaks to, when he is summoned to the house of Cornelius (a Roman centurion) to speak about the love of God and the life of Jesus. Finally Peter comes to understand that the good news of Jesus, which he and the other apostles are teaching, is meant not just for his own people, but for all people. His life has just

taken another mighty turn and so he begins to teach and preach amongst gentiles (nonJews), leading them to new understanding of God’s love and purpose for their lives. On his return to Jerusalem, Peter’s activities do not go unnoticed and he is imprisoned by Herod. He miraculously escapes by divine intervention and heads off to Antioch where he discovers that the believers there are a real mix of nationalities including a man named Saul and another called Barnabas.

Again we have a record of the Spirit of

Rev. Elaine Diggle, Minister eachland United Church Churc Peachland God, also known as the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, the Comforter, moving in the hearts of the people, leading them to new and deeper understandings of God as we read that “while they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’ Then after fasting and praying they sent them off.” This whole book, this book called Acts, sometimes referred to as the Acts of the Apostles is really a book about the working of God’s Holy Spirit in the lives of some very ordinary people, turning them into people of extraordinary love for the well being of all those around them and for their love of God through the life of Jesus. Their faith became the motivator of all their living, not just a matter of following some ritual and laws laid down, but a living vital force in their lives. A force that gave them dreams and visions of new ways of living God’s abundant life. A force that turned so many of them around from living lives that revolved around their own needs, to lives that encompassed the needs of

all those around them.

The disciple Tabitha/ Dorcas was one – she looked after the needs of other widows and orphaned ones, making clothes for them, bringing them food, and supporting them in their lives. No wonder she was so beloved.

This coming Sunday we will be reading of another important woman in the early church, Lydia.

The Apostle Paul has had another dream/ vision and sees a man inviting him to cross over onto the European mainland, Greece, and to bring God’s message of redeeming love to them. The man turns out to be a woman of importance, Lydia, a merchant of cloth and dyes who, after being baptized along with her household, becomes the head of the fi rst House Church in Europe.

We have been speaking of the moving of God’s Spirit in the lives of people nearly 2000 years ago, but how is God still speaking to you, in this time and place? For God is indeed still speaking, but many of us have ears and hearts deafened by the clamour of our consumer society. Those insistent voices that claim life will be better if we only buy more things.

When we learn to listen to God’s Spirit in our hearts, we know that there is a better way of living, a caring and loving life.

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