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VOLUNTEER MARJORY GOVE (left) receives some love from Peachland Wellness Centre Community Programs and Services Coordinator Christina MacMaster during the Spirit of Peachland Civic Awards

held at the Peachland Community Centre on May 6. Gove, who has volunteered at the PWC since 2002, was one of many community-minded Peachlanders recognized at the annual ceremony on Friday night. Gove was presented with the PWC’s Phyllis Papineau Rainbow award for her tireless efforts serving the PWC in a number of capacities in a volunteer basis. Created in 2011 by the PWC, the Phyllis Papineau Rainbow award is named after another tireless volunteer, Phyllis Papineau. The award is given out by the wellness centre to short-term, or long-term volunteers who have made a significant impact on the PWC through their volunteer service. To see more photos from the awards and find out who won this year’s Citizen of the Year award, turn to pages 9 through 13.

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NEWS

Community Policing volunteers honoured

ERIN CHRISTIE

MEMBERS OF PEACHLAND Community Policing were honoured for their years of dedication and service to the

community during the annual Spirit of Peachland Civic Awards held at the Peachland Community Centre on May 6. Receiving certificates, from left are: Bob Brooks, Helen Henderson, Dave Walker, Harvey Sterling, and Wayne Hemsley.

Zoning Bylaw and Secondary Suite & Garden Suite Open House Address:

Peachland Community Centre, Council Chambers, 4450 6th St Peachland.

Date:

Thursday, May 19th 2016

Time:

Drop by any time from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

You are invited to an Open House to understand and provide input on proposed changes to the District of Peachland Zoning Bylaw.

You can also find out about the proposed zoning regulations for Secondary Suites and Garden Suites.

Some of the key proposed changes to the zoning bylaw include: • Allowing Secondary Suites (a suite in a house, such as a basement suite) in Agricultural and Residential zones.

• Allowing Garden Suites (a suite in a separate building, such as in an accessory building or above a garage, on the same lot as a house) in Residential zones.

• Allowing up to four units of Bed and Breakfast accommodation as long as each unit of accommodation is provided parking and appropriate screening.

• Adding Urban Agriculture - Apiculture “Bee Keeping” to in A-1 Agriculture Zone and RR-1, RR-2 Rural Residential Zones.

• Updating Parking regulations.

• Modernizing Definitions and Language.

• Streamlining formatting with tables and graphics.

• Amending Agricultural and Rural Zones to reflect the Agricultural Land Commission Act and regulations. All properties greater than .8 hectares (2 acres) in size designated as Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) will be zoned A-1 Zone. All properties formerly zoned A-1 that are NOT within the ALR will be zoned A-2 Rural Zone.

• Amending C-2 Commercial Zone to accommodate the possibility of density bonuses described in the existing Official Community Plan.

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Sea-Doo accident near Blind Angler sends woman to hospital VIEW STAFF RCMP are investigating an incident that sent a woman to hospital with critical injuries, after crashing her personal watercraft on Okanagan Lake in Peachland on Friday evening.

RCMP at the scene say the Quebec woman, estimated to be in her 20s, was operating a grey and green Sea-Doo when she collided with a breakwall near the Blind Angler. The woman, who was wearing a life jacket, was thrown from her vessel and rescued by another boat. She was then rushed to hospital. According to the RCMP speed and alcohol may have contributed to the crash.

Anyone who saw the incident is asked to contact the West Kelowna RCMP at 250-768-2880.

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NEWS

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IF YOU WERE curious about the commotion on Beach

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Province upping the ante on distracted driving this summer Ashton announces stronger penalties for safer roads VIEW STAFF Tougher penalties including larger fines, more penalty points and possible driving bans for repeat offenders will bolster the B.C. government’s campaign to eliminate distracted driving, Penticton MLA Dan Ashton announced Tuesday at a press conference in Penticton.

Ashton told the crowd these harsh new sanctions reflect what the B.C. government heard during a public consultation

in which 90 per cent of respondents indicated they support stronger distracted driving penalties to help make roads safer.

“Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of death and injury on B.C. roads and highways, but despite ongoing awareness campaigns the message isn’t getting through,” Ashton said.

“I hope these harsher measures will be a wake-up call to irresponsible drivers on how dead-

ly their actions can be.” Effective June 1, distracted drivers are subject to the following: • Each offence will include a base fine of $368 – up from $167 – and will add four penalty points to a person’s driving record.

• First-time offenders will face a minimum $543 in financial penalties, composed of the $368 base fine plus ICBC’s escalating Driver Penalty Point (DPP) premium of $175 for the first offence.

• Repeat offenders, upon a second offence within 12 months will pay the $368 base fine plus the ICBC DPP of $520 for a total of $888 in financial penalties, which escalate further for any additional offence.

• Repeat offenders will also have their driving record subject to automatic review which could result in a three-to-12 month driving prohibition.

Further stiffening these consequences, Ashton said distracted driving is

being elevated to the threshold for “highrisk” driving offences, making it equivalent to excessive speeding and driving without due care and attention.

Graduated Licensing Program drivers face intervention after a first distracted driving offence and a possible suspension of up to six months.

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If Peachlanders are Robin Hood, does that make the councillors and district staff the Sheriff of Nottingham?

I appreciate we are all capable of saying things off the cuff, or in the “heat of the moment,” things we have not thoroughly thought through, however, I find Councillor Mike Kent’s comments to the members of the Compost Site Select Committee at the Committee of the Whole meeting on April 12 both shocking and threatening.

Freedom of speech is ensured in our federal constitution, and if our local municipal representatives demand we curb our expression, then we no longer live in a democracy.

I was willing to dismiss his flippant suggestions that Peachlanders band together like Robin Hood and his merry men and canvass our streets looking for empty space in our neighbour’s green bins. Although this practice could possibly alleviate our local compost emergency, cramming our extra yard waste into someone else’s dumpster is, unfortunately, frowned on by the Regional District of the Central Okanagan,

our green bin governing body; the green bin is for the exclusive use of the property to which it is registered.

Regrettably, his comments demanding citizens cease writing letters to the editor I am not willing to ignore. Council’s mission statement resolves to keep taxpayers engaged in a transparent manner; a gag order does not mirror this mission.

Finally, I appreciated Kent’s vocal support of staff after whittling the monstrous $25,000 cost for a one-time burn at the former yard waste site to down to a paltry $5,000. Perhaps next time senior management recommends hiring “experts” or Urban Systems to fill out a permit for a fee council will question their recommendations?

Believe me, the irony that I write this letter on May 3, International Freedom of the Press Day, is not totally lost on me!

Taryn Skalbania-Taylor, Peachland

Councillor corrects some inaccuracies It is unfortunate that anyone is upset by my comments at the April 12 Committee of the Whole meeting (COTW). Nevertheless, I stand by everything I said, and wish to correct some inaccuracies.

I did not suggest that Peachlanders use each other’s bins empty space, and, at no time did I ever suggest that citizens cease writing letters to the editor, nor was my tone or content at any time threatening.

The video of the COTW is available at Peachland.ca and I invite everyone in this community to re-watch the meeting.

As we already know, the Ministry of Environment has required that council shut down the yard waste site down completely.

The district will be making requests to have the site reopened, and if the district’s application is successful we need to consider the cost to operate.

I reiterate that council must take into consideration all of the taxpayers of Peachland and whether or not this small community can afford a massive annual bill to maintain a yard waste transfer station and/or

compost site, when two other options already exist.

With respect to the one-time burn permit, the Ministry of Environment does not have a “permit” to fill out for a one-time burn – the district is required to produce a proposal that meets a specific list of criteria.

The conference call with Minister Mary Polak was most successful in removing one of the requirements on the list of criteria, which was an air quality monitoring study, which would have had to be prepared by a meteorologist. That cost would have been $20,000, thus bringing the total cost to prepare a proposal for a one-time burn to $25,000.

Council has spent an enormous amount of time on this matter, as well as considered public input at length. That being said, council was certainly not happy about having to close the site, but as we are faced with tough decisions at times that don’t please everyone, we do have to make the best decisions we feel are necessary for the public as a whole.

Mike Kent, Peachland

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COMMUNITY

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

ERIN CHRISTIE

THE STUDENTS OF Peachland Elementary School got a chance to get up close and personal with some reptiles and various “creepy crawlies” during a recent visit from Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo on May 5.

Students, like the ones seen above petting a blood python, got a chance to see a bearded dragon, a tarantula, a tortoise and a milk snake. The visit, which was courtesy of Peachland Elementary School’s PAC, offers an interactive approach to eco-education.

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News of Fort McMurray wildfires hits close to home for Peachlanders ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR

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Dancin’ Queen ERIN CHRISTIE

PEACHLAND ROYAL CANADIAN Legion president Jean Saul (left) takes a spin

around the dance floor during the legion’s Raise the Roof fundraiser on May 7. The Western-themed event featured performances by Stars on Stage, including Laverne Prozny and Syd Kendrick, and brought in just over $1,000 which will go toward the much-needed repairs required to fix the legion’s roof. Anyone wishing to donate to the roof fund can do so by putting cash or cheques in the red tool box just inside the legion lounge. In the meantime, Branch #69’s fundraising efforts will continue with another event that Saul says will be held in conjunction with Peachland Historical Society’s event on May 23 in Heritage Park.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY DISPOSITION The District of Peachland proposes to make available for sale, two District owned properties that are deemed surplus to our needs. The details are as follows: Property #1 – 5876 Columbia Avenue Lot A, District Lot 490, ODYD, Plan 15577 (former Water System #3 Reservoir Site) .1342 ha (.33 acres) Land including a decommissioned concrete reservoir structure.

Property #2 – Coldham Road Lot 2, District Lot 1174, ODYD, Plan 39089 (former Coldham Gravel Pit) .66 ha (1.63 acres). The portion of the property on the west of Coldham Road (.55 acre portion) will be subdivided off and is not included in the 1.63 acres for sale Both properties will be listed for sale with Larry Guilbault of Coldwell Banker – Horizon Realty, Peachland lguilbault@coldwellbanker.ca or 250826-2047 Elsie Lemke, CAO District of Peachland 250-767-2647 elemke@peachland.ca

As an activist and advocate for homeless and troubled youth, Councillor Keith Thom knows better than most how fast life can change – for better, or for worse.

For thousands of Fort McMurray residents, fast doesn’t begin to describe the speed at which their lives are being turned upside down.

As they sit, crowded into community centres and church basements awaiting news of whether or not their homes are still standing after being driven out last week when a series of massive wildfires began scorching their way toward the northern Alberta city.

When the shocking news broke, Thom, like many other Canadians, sat glued in front of his television, watching in horror as footage of deadly flames licking at the rear bumpers of cars filled with fleeing residents filled the screen.

“The next morning I woke up, and my first thought was, how can Peachland help?” Thom said of the upcoming fundraiser he has organized in support of the evacuated Fort Mac families.

“I have friends up there, I think everyone does. So even though Fort McMurray is geographically

ERIN CHRISTIE

EVENT ORGANIZER AND traveling troubadour Councillor Keith Thom performs The

Animals’ House of the Rising Sun during Beach Avenue Café’s one-year anniversary celebration on May 7. The event, which doubled as a fundraiser for the Okanagan Boys and Girls Club’s Peachland branch, raised approximately $1,450 for the club.

far away, I think emotionally, this situation hits close to home,” he added.

“Regardless of how one feels about the virtues of the tar sands, these are families that have been affected – families with heirlooms and photos and memories that insurance isn’t going to cover. How can we not want to help?”

The result of Thom’s immense empathy for the displaced residents is aptly called the Fort McMurray Fundraiser and it will take place at three separate locations around town this Sunday.

“It begins with breakfast at the Wellness Centre from 8 to 11 a.m., then there’s a lunch special of bratwurst, slaw and a beer (optional) at 91

Restaurant from 11 to 4 p.m. and if you miss those, you can head to the Edgewater for the Sunday Jam with myself and Pete Coolio at 4 p.m., and there will be a special dinner feature for the day as well,” Thom explained.

Two dollars from each of the previously mentioned meals will be donated to The Canadian Red Cross.

Those donations will reportedly be matched by the federal government.

Thom’s event will also include a raffle draw for a wine tour

by Winelicious Tours or gift certificates from participating restaurants. Proceeds from the raffle will go directly to the Fort McMurray Salvation Army.

“There are three opportunities to do-

Notice from the Bylaw Officer Summer is back and with it is our annual World of Wheels Car Show on Sunday, May 22, 2016.

The World of Wheels takes over the downtown area for the day. There is very little space for parking in this area, as the general public cannot park anywhere along Beach Avenue between the Blind Angler and 7th Street. You can park at or near the Peachland Mall and get a free bus ride to the show area between 11:00 a.m. and 4 p.m. There is also parking available at Doggy Beach, and along Highway 97 and on Beach Avenue from 7th Street all along the rest of Beach Avenue and surrounding streets. You should note that if you’re illegally parked, your vehicle may be ticketed and towed at your expense.

All Safe traffic control will be on-site for the duration and local traffic will be directed accordingly.

I hope everyone has a great day and enjoys the car show.

nate to two great charitable organizations that will help people in need right now,” Thom added.“So there’s no excuse to miss it!”

Noting the generosity toward those who have fled Fort McMurray, he has already witnessed, Thom said he is anticipating a good turn out this weekend.

“When I decided to do this, I walked down the street and started asking businesses to participate and within 45 minutes I had this put together – people are always willing to give to those in need here.

The Fort McMurray fundraiser will be held on May 15 beginning at 8 a.m.

Donation jars will also be placed at all three participating locations, for anyone who wishes to donate.

Thom says cheques will be accepted but they must be made payable to the Canadian Red Cross or the Fort McMurray Salvation Army with the words Fort McMurray on the memo line.

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Vintage car tour gearing up VIEW STAFF

If you notice vintage cars going through Peachland this weekend, Jim Carpenter says, “Don’t worry, you didn’t miss the World of Wheels,” this is a different kind of car show.

The annual Vintage Car Club of Canada will hit the road and Carpenter says this year, they plan to stop in Peachland. On May 14 and 15, between 10 and 10:30 a.m., 75 to 150 classic cars will be motoring through town enroute from Kelowna to the Kettle Valley Railway in Summerland.

Carpenter says the tour will stop at the Peachland Historic School Primary School later in the day, on their return to Kelowna.

A total of 300 people from around B.C. and beyond have registered for the three day event covering numerous routes and stops from Vernon to Penticton.

Formed in 1958, the Vintage Car Club of Canada has 1,200 members in B.C. and has had a May tour every year since. There are 120 members in the Kelowna Chapter of which Carpenter is the president. Anyone interested in joining the club is asked to contact Carpenter at 250-878-3498.

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WHAT BETTER WAY to honour your mother than to hit her a couple of home runs? For the View’s resident sports

photographer, nothing is better than “Sunday Funday” at the diamond. Scott spent her Mother’s Day snapping stellar shots of some of Peachland’s baseball action at Cousins Park and Turner Park.

PEACHLAND LIONS would like to thank everyone who helped to make our 18th Annual Charity Golf Tournament a success.

Profits will be distributed between Camp Winfield and various Peachland youth organizations and needs.

On Sunday, April 24th, 80 golfers converged on Summerland Golf and Country Club for a day to remember. After a great day on the links we moved into the clubhouse for an excellent carved beef and turkey buffet while our MC “Rocky” provided the after dinner banter as only he can.

Thanks to our signature sponsors, Gorman Brothers and WestJet Airlines, and our numerous other sponsors such as: Gold Sponsor: New Monaco Silver Sponsors: • Kelowna Motors • Back Door Winery • Investors Group

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exciting Mother’s Day weekend for Peachland resident Joan Niemeier when her horse, Landover’s Jewel, won a division championship in Kelowna. Ridden by Carolin Sherman of Summerland, Jewel won four first place ribbons, Bronze Division Champion and was High Point Winner at the Kelowna Riding Club 2016 Spring Dressage Festival held on May 7 and 8.

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• Adrian’s Automotive • Peachland Coldwell Banker • Peachland Dental Centre • Peachland Wine Shoppe • Alder Street Auto Body • Down Under Irrigation • Peachland Petro Canada • Tracey Boorman/ReMax • Penticton Big ‘O’ Tires • Edward Jones, • Peachland Pharmacy • Summerland Optometry • Bliss Bakery Summerland • Peachland Collision and • Sunnyside Market • Blue Waters Irrigation • Lakeside Notary Glass • Westside Curb Appeal Also the Marketplace IGA in Summerland for providing food for our BBQ at the 10th tee.

Thanks as well to the many gift donors who filled out our very successful Silent Auction Table.

The winning team was comprised of Dan Bates, Andrea Larson, Dean Bates and Nick Chernoff.

We hope to see you all out again next year. Mark April 30, 2017 on your calendar and remember to tell all your friends and register early to have a chance to win free registration, as did Elsie Lemke this year.

This year’s winner of the WestJet Raffle and two tickets to “anywhere they fly” is Donna Gibson of Mission.

Proceeds from this raffle will be donated to Camp Winfield.

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Desert Park set to host medieval jousting over May long weekend KEITH LACEY

ABERDEEN PUBLISHING The Town of Osoyoos will be taken back to medieval days over the Victoria Day May long weekend as the Desert Park racetrack facility will host what promises to be the most unique event ever held at that facility.

Knights in full body armour will challenge each other over three

days – from May 2123 – as the inaugural Tilt and Lance Joust will transform Desert Park into a medieval village, said local organizer Paddy Head.

Organizers have invited six of the very best “jousters” from North America to compete in the threeday event in Osoyoos, said Head.

Jousting is a medieval competition where competitors

in full body armour ride on top of their powerful horses with a 10-pound wooden lance and attempt to knock off or disarm their opponent coming directly at them from the other direction at full speed.

For more than 500 years, jousting was the most popular competitive sport in the world and it has made a remarkable comeback in popu-

larity over the past decade with competitive circuits in Canada, the United States and many countries in Europe, she said.

Head first got involved with the Society of Tilt and Lance Cavalry just south of Calgary when that organization put together a jousting competition at the Aldergrove Fall Fair in the fall of 2013,

said Head.

As a dedicated lover of horses her entire adult life – she was one of the first licensed female jockeys in Canada dating back to 1970 – Head was so impressed that she helped organize other jousting events in B.C. and even a few near Calgary.

One of the first things she did when she moved to Osoyoos a couple of years ago

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Open House and Invitation to Comment BC Hydro (Proponent) is proposing to install a 500-megawatt generating unit into an existing turbine bay at Revelstoke Generating Station (proposed Project), located 5 km north of the City of Revelstoke. A new capacitor station would also be built on an existing transmission line approximately 19 km west of Summerland. The capacitor station is needed to reliably deliver the extra electricity generated to the BC Hydro grid.

The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior to submission of an application (Application) for a certificate by the Proponent, Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) must first approve Application Information Requirements.

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These young boys would be sent away for training and would be top competitors when they were 16 and 17.”

was become an active member of the Desert Park Exhibition Society, said Head.

“I’ve had a love affair with horses my entire life,” she said. “I didn’t grow up around horses, but I had a fascination with them and started riding as a teenager. Then I became hooked and was training them and decided to go for my jockey’s license when I was only 20 or 21 back in 1970.

“My passion for horses has never gone away since then.”

Head talked to other members of the society about the possibility of hosting a jousting event in Osoyoos after attending several events the past three years and being thoroughly impressed with the pageantry and competitiveness of the sport.

She contacted her good friend Radar Goddard from the Society of Tilt and Lance Cavalry in Calgary and she agreed to help her get in touch with several of the top competitors on the Canadian and American circuit.

Head is hoping there will be solid fan support for this unique event as organizers would love to bring a jousting event to Desert Park annually.

“It’s a fascinating sport to watch,” she said. “The horses are magnificent and the competitors are very skilled.”

There will be two rounds – one at noon and one at 4 p.m. – during all three days of competition, said Head.

Judges, who provide a score for each competitor after each round, determine the winner.

“The competitor with the highest score after three days of competition is the

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winner,” she said.

Goddard, who competes on the Canadian circuit, said the cost to purchase a full set of armour ranges from $8,000 for a used set up to $20,000 for the latest state-of-the-art materials.

Jousting was a popular sport in many parts of the world for hundreds of years and reached its height of popularity in the 15th century, when tens of thousands of fans would pour into large open air stadiums to watch competitions, she said.

Many communities in North America host medieval festivals and hosting jousting competitions has become increasingly popular over the past decade, she said.

In medieval days, fathers would send their sons to receive training to become jousting champions, she said.

“It was exclusively a sport for the rich,” she said.

“These young boys would be sent away for training and would be top competitors when they were 16 and 17 and their fathers would send them on the tournament circuit. It was the most popular sport in the world for more than 500 years.”

The competitors who have agreed to compete in Osoyoos are among the very best in Canada and include names like Jean Francois Drapeau, Stephane Tremblay and Lacey Hadford, Canada’s top female competitor, said Goddard.

Tickets for the event are now on sale at $15 apiece. They are being sold at the Osoyoos Times office and online at www. eventbrite.ca.

Most members of the exhibition society also have tickets.

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Peachland Civic Awards M ay 6, 2016

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

Mayor’s Award Of Merit

Youth Citizen Of The Year

Citizen Of The Year

Unsung Hero

Lifetime Service

ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR

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Clad in low heels and a stylishly conservative red dress Cheryl Wiebe cut a bold figure as she strode purposefully up to the podium to address the crowd gathered at the Peachland Community Centre for the annual Spirit of Peachland Civic Awards.

Wiebe, who serves as the district’s director of community services and lead organizer of the awards ceremony which was held on May 6, told the crowd of roughly 150 she would be taking a different approach to her presentation this year.

Aided by former Citizen of the Year Phyllis Papineau, Wiebe asked the

crowd to clap as she read out a seemingly endless list of volunteer’s names and local organizations, as she demonstrated her point.

With each name, the applause began to crescendo until finally growing to a thunderous roar.

As Papineau signaled the audience to stop, Wiebe spoke, “And that,” she smiled, “is the sound of many hands at work.”

Many hands indeed. As the evening proceeded, Wiebe, local service groups, Mayor Cindy Fortin and members of council recognized more than 20 individuals and dozens of volunteer group members for years of service.

Those groups included Peachland Recreation, Peachland Community

Police, BEEPS, the Peachland Lions, the Peachland Wellness Centre (who later received their own award for Excellence in Health Promotion and Community Accessibility) and Peachland Fire and Rescue Service, who were also recognized for their efforts

with an honourary BEEPS membership, for their continued assistance with the guano clean-up.

Among those who received Peachland Excellence Awards, which recognizes individuals for significant service and/ or achievement, are Doris Muhs, the

Peachland Community Arts Council, Jessie Joseph, Chris Byrd, Dave and Berkeley Stuart, Dave Walker and the Peachland Wellness Centre.

This year’s cross-section of civic award winners

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included Doris Muhs, former mayor Keith Fielding, Ben Oltmanns, Albert Galpin and Peachland ambassador Daphne Neyedli, who was awarded Youth Citizen of the Year. The coveted Citizen of

the Year award was presented to Wayne Power for his countless efforts to improve Peachland through community involvement. To learn more about the winners turn to page 10, 11, 12 and 13.

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Peachland Civic Awards Excellence in the Arts

Firefighter of the year

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THE MEMBERS OF the Peachland Community Arts Council (PCAC) accept their award for Excellence in the Arts

during the Civic Awards on Friday night. The PCAC was recognized for their tireless efforts to make Peachland a more beautiful place, as they continue to be a driving force in Peachland. Involved in many areas of the community, from the establishment of the art gallery, to the many programs and events hosted by member organizations, the PCAC always seems to have something on the go.

Youth Citizen Of The Year

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PEACHLAND VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER Matt Stoltz enjoys a few moments with his family after winning the Peachland Fire and Rescue Service’s Firefighter of the Year award on May 6. Grinning proudly from ear to ear are, from left: Annick Stoltz, Aly Stoltz, Mackenzie Stoltz and Matt Stoltz.

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FORMER CITIZEN OF THE YEAR Martha Jenkins proudly poses with this year’s

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were presented with a plaque in recognition of their 50th wedding anniversary, which they will celebrate on May 21. The couple received their plaque from Councillor Mike Kent, who told the audience he needed a little help from his daughter, Grace, whom he is seen above holding. Kent also recognized Chris and Audrey Scowen, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 14, 2015.

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Peachland Civic Awards Excellence in Heritage

Chris Byrd As a relative newcomer to Peachland in 1999, Chris Byrd co-established the Friends of the Little Schoolhouse and actively assisted the restoration and ongoing support of this venue. He has served on the Economic Development committee and is a stalwart member of the Historical Society and the Arts Council.

He singlehandedly runs the website for the Arts Council and has participated in many art shows and presentations featuring his photography.

He participates in any way he can including leading groups to the top of Pincushion Mountain and producing the Centennial Heritage Days newsletter.

Excellence In Community Building ERIN CHRISTIE

FIRE FIGHTERS JAMES SPRINGER and Tyler Hilland present members of Peachland Fire and Rescue Services

with the certificates of recognition honouring each member for the number of years they have committed to fighting fires in the area. From left are Anthony Chadwick (10 years), Amy Berry (10 years), Matt Stoltz (Firefighter of the Year), Dylan Sheppard (5 years), James Springer and Tyler Hilland.

Excellence In Volunteerism

Doris Muhs Often described as hardworking, reliable, and enthusiastic, community ambassador Doris Muhs works so hard for the community of Peachland, the district and community members thought she deserved to be recognized twice at this year’s Civic Awards. Her active volunteerism includes the Tourist Promotions Committee, Peachland Wellness Centre, Peachland Visitors Centre, Chamber of Commerce, BEEPS and the Annual Rubber Ducky Race. She has also been integral in other start up events such as Paddlefest and the new Scarecrow Festival.

Excellence In Community Service

Dave Walker

As an active volunteer for over 20 years, Dave Walker has continued to be a dedicated volunteer in his roles with the Community Police, and the Wellness Centre’s income tax program (CVITP).

In his role with the tax program, he assists low-income individuals who are unable to or cannot afford to complete their tax returns. He recruits and screens volunteers and contributes to the necessary administration to sustain this program. Each tax season he performs well over 100 volunteer hours.

Excellence in Health Promotion and Community Accessibility

The Peachland Wellness Centre Recognized for the vital services they provide in this small community, the Peachland Wellness Centre programs include such diverse activities as the Breastfeeding Café, Monday Morning Coffee for women, the Men’s Coffee and Cribbage, the Speaker’s Series to discuss current events and topics, and the Writers Unblocked group who challenge your creative prose in a supportive environment. Their services include outreach to assist the residents of Peachland in ways that enables them to remain independent in their homes for as long as possible.

Transportation service is provided by volunteer drivers to assist local residents to get to appointments at a low cost

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Dave And Berkeley Stuart The recipients of the Excellence in Community Building have been called a dynamic duo who contribute to the community in so many ways.

He is actively involved with the Lions Club and Economic Development committee, and she is a tireless contributor with the Pincushion Quilt Guild, the Peachland Art Gallery, the Fall Fair, the Peachland Wellness Centre and the Little Schoolhouse. Both assist with a variety of community recreation races and events. Always the first to step up if there is any need for a committee, group or individual or even a new event, Dave and Berkeley Stuart give selflessly of their time to others and to their community.

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Sixth annual Peachland Rose show is on June 18 PHYLLIS PAPINEAU CONTRIBUTOR

Have you moved to Peachland and inherited a yard full of roses or would you like to learn more about the care and arranging of this beautiful flower?

International Rose Show judges Malcolm and Danielle Scott will be doing their annual talk about ros-

es on May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Little Schoolhouse. In addition to discussing rose culture and growing tips, the Scotts will be demonstrating how to display roses to their best potential when entering them in the Peachland Rose Show.

During the question and answer period, the audience is encouraged to bring their problems to the judges. There will be door prizes

The Group of Seven and “The Great Canadian Outdoors” CONTRIBUTOR

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The Peachland Art Group, influenced by The Group of Seven, are busy painting “The Great Canadian Outdoors” for the upcoming May Art Show.

The Group of Seven – Frederick Varley, Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, Frank Johnston and A.Y. Jackson – mainly painted the beautiful province of Ontario.

Back in the 1920s they broke out of the traditional European mode of painting and took risks that changed the way art is seen and accepted around the world.

They are responsible for the more modern

Dian Tompkin and simplistic way art is painted today.

The Peachland Art Group, deciding to paint beautiful B.C. and other places in Canada, have taken our art a step further.

Visit the show and enjoy our new inspirations.

The Peachland Art Group’s 56th Annual Art Show takes place May 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. and May 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the

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The new Captured Images exhibition at the Peachland Art Gallery got underway on April 29, with a wine and cheese Meet the Photographers Reception. If you would like to see images of the opening you can go to www. facebook.com/PeachlandArtGallery/ This show runs until May 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays at the Art Gallery in the Primary School on Beach Avenue. Come in and see this large display of over 70 beautiful images of

photographic art.

The Civic Awards were held on May 6 and it was a wonderful event! The recognition of all of the wonderful hard working volunteers along with the decorations, food, music and photos on the big screen made it a very special evening.

The Peachland Community Arts Council would like to thank all the people of Peachland for the Excellence in the Arts Award that was received at this event.

Thank you, Peachland! Save the dates for: The Pincushion Quilt Guild Show on June 11 and 12, The Sowers and Growers Rose Show on June 18 and the Peachland Art and Garden Tour June 25.

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If you are interested, please give Lorraine a call at 250215-0429 and see if they can fit you in on May 15. It is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Little School House, 1898 Brandon Lane.

The Peachland Players are in the midst of their spring play called Spirit. This play promises to have lots of heartwarming humour as one of the residents take risks to liven up the place. For a fun Friday or Saturday night out this weekend or a great way to spend your Saturday afternoon go see this play! If you are lucky, tickets

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Peachland Community Centre. There will be something for everyone, including lots of smaller paintings called “affordable masterpieces” as well as beautiful art cards and refreshments.

Tell your friends and bring your family.

Admission is by donation and everyone is welcome.

This weekend the Peachland Community Arts Council is holding their next adult workshop. The focus will be figure drawing and it will be taught by artist Anna Coghlan, who is a figurative artist with a BFA from University of Victoria.

She has exhibited throughout B.C. and across Canada and she has taught life drawing for many

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Tags can be purchased for 25 cents each on June 17 from 4-6 p.m. or the morning of the show from 7:30 to 9:15 a.m.

The rose catalogues can be picked up at the library in June or accessed on line at www.peachlandarts.ca.

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and refreshments to top off the informative evening which is being sponsored free of charge by the Peachland Sowers and Growers club.

The club is also sponsoring the sixth annual Peachland Rose Show and Tea on June 18. This popular event will take place in the banquet room of the community centre. This year there is a

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We have had the pleasure of extending a hand to those in need, and we always consider it an honour to be a listening ear.

It is such a joy for us as staff to listen to the sounds of our little house as it is filled with laughter, or the sounds of singing every Wednesday as the Sunshine Singers rehearse. As we all age we must transition through the loss of a parent, partner or friend and our Bereavement group that meets each Thursday from 10 am to noon (no ap-

pointment required, just drop in), allows folks the opportunity to walk through the various stages of grief with others of similar circumstance along side of our facilitators.

If you have never dropped in to our little house on 5th Street, please feel free to do so. We are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the coffee is always on and any of the staff or volunteers would be delighted to show you around. We offer over 30 programs or services and are always striving to seek out new ways to serve within the

amazing community of Peachland.

In closing we offer prayers and thoughts to the thousands of folks in Fort McMurray. I know many of you are directly impacted by this tragedy and The Peachland Wellness Centre will be a part of a community wide fundraiser on Sunday May 15. At our regular Sunday Breakfast, we will be donating $2 from every breakfast served to the Red Cross and the federal government will be matching dollar for dollar. Please join us for breakfast on Sunday.

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ARTS THE WRITE STUFF

Avoid highfalutin’ words if you want to maintain your focus VI BROWN

General Focus

CONTRIBUTOR Recently, I watched a TV commercial where an artist, with palette in hand, stands in front of his canvas. Periodically, the artist moves forward and paints on the canvas and then steps back admiringly.

He does this several times until he is well satisfied. In the next scene, you see the artist’s work displayed on the wall. It is a completely white canvas! Whatever the artist had in mind and what he saw, the viewer did not.

This is not unlike a few fiction writers who simply string words together with careless abandon and call it writing. Such writers often punctuate their writings with highfalutin’ words and inject random ideas. This lack of structure and direction makes it impossible for the reader to understand what these writers are communicating or where they are going.

Simply stringing unfiltered words together is rambling... not writing. This is true for both unpublished and published fiction writers. Reading a published work

Vi Brown doesn’t necessarily mean that the writing is good.

Have you ever started reading a book and after a few pages or even a couple of chapters, you know that this book is not what you expected. The inordinate amount of description, the many incidents that seem arbitrary and lack any focal point make the story confusing.

Not only that, but the characters seem vague as well. Does that encourage you to keep reading or are you likely to discontinue and move on to something else? It does seem like a waste of time to read undisciplined writing, a mishmosh of unrelated ideas understood only by the writer – maybe!

Part of the pleasure of reading is to understand and follow what the writer is communicating. This should be the writer’s focus.

The issue in the above instances – the artist and the rambler – is the lack of focus.

If you are writing for your own consumption, you can use ambivalent phrasing, include all the flowery prose you desire and you can even engage in philosophical dialogue. However, don’t offer it to anyone else as reading material.

But, if you are writing for readers, then the writing should have focus. Every word, sentence, paragraph and chapter should provide direction and keep the story moving. The reader is on a journey and you, as the writer, are planning the trip.

It is similar to an artist who is creating a work in which he sets the focus.

Focus doesn’t exclude the aesthetic.

Adjectives and adverbs are still essential to create mood, tone and even artistry. You, as the writer, must keep your reader interested and moving forward but you can also make the trip engaging and delightful with your artistry.

Focus: Characters

Focus tells the reader what is important.

The main character should be given the

most time and attention so that the reader will perceive this character to be significant. The minor characters should not have equal attention. If they do, you are telling the reader that your main character doesn’t have any greater significance and he/she is no more important than anyone else in your story.

That is the beginning of confusion.

Focus: Plot

The plot focuses around the main character, the protagonist. It’s about his/ her struggles and triumphs and conflicts in life. Give the reader someone to root for, to care about and to follow. Don’t write about the mundane. It’s not someone’s life story.

It’s about the high and low moments. The parts that draw in the reader and move him to tears, laughter or thought.

The story should not contain irrelevant dialogue, unrelated events or side stories about other characters that don’t impact the main plot. Keep the focus on the protagonist. Take out anything that distracts or doesn’t have the right fit. Keep the reader on track.

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Traditional Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

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May 15: Pentecost Sunday May 22: Worship Followed by Potluck Lunch

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

Rev. Dr. Wayne Atkinson all are welcome

We’re offering a bursary to one lucky Peachland graduate The Peachland View is excited to announce that it will award one lucky local graduate with a bursary for preparing to pursue their post-secondary education.

Graduates are invited to write to the Peachland View to tell us (in 200-300 words) what impact or difference you would like to make in this world, and how the bursary will help you do that.

Focus: Setting

Focus the story in a specific place. Don’t have the reader wondering where the story is happening. If you’re not specific in your setting, you will have your readers distracted by trying to figure out where the action is happening. This also adds to confusion.

Focus in storytelling creates good fiction and satisfies the reader. The reader then feels that his/her time

The deadline is June 17.

Graduates, regardless of their planned career path – an auto mechanic, a custodian, a teacher, or a rocket scientist – are encouraged to write to us.

Graduates can send their submissions to the Peachland View at P.O. Box 1150, Peachland, BC V0H 1X0, or by email at editor@peachlandview.com.

was well spent in reading the writer’s story/ book.

Exercise

For this exercise, flash fiction is a perfect fit. It squeezes a very short story into a very tight space so focus is key. It demands the best from a writer.

The writing is stripped down to the bare minimum and the focus is only on the important elements as well as the best and

most effective words.

In 250 words begin your story with “When did you start...” Also give your work a title.

You can send it to me for my comments.

For answers, comments, suggestions or questions write to: vi.thewritestuff@ gmail.com.

Vi Brown is the author of Who’s Who in Peachland, The Real Estate Process and numerous other print and on-line publications.

CORE VALUES: SAFE PLACE AND CONFIDENTIALITY “Staff members must read the Policies and Procedures Manual to be familiar with how our organization manages its operations.

It has been developed by the Board and will continue to be updated going forward.” This direction was given at a recent staff meeting and received with enthusiasm (one can imagine!).

But, approaching this duty with the awareness of keeping everyone safe and all information confidential makes it a much more appealing endeavour. Being safe means freed from harm or risk; while confidential means entrusted with confidences.

From the very beginning, the Peachland Wellness Centre “has always been there to provide [people] a listening ear, a big healthy hug, a shoulder to cry on, and a binder full of resource contacts to assist in solving the problems as they come along. Our focus is on helping people solve their difficulties, or providing programs that enrich lives and thereby prevent problems from arising by keeping people healthy, happy, and wise.”

The point is that our P&P Manual is but one step that this organization uses to keep everyone safe: participants, volunteers, staff, and board members, etc. What can be more appealing than to know that the place where one is turning to for socializing, volunteering, receiving a helping hand, or a delicious breakfast – a safe place where information is kept confidential! Simply AWESOME! Now, please excuse me, I have some more reading to do!

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WEEKLY EVENTS SUNDAYS BREAKFAST 8-11 am, Peachland Wellness Centre. Everyone welcome PEACHLAND UNITED SERVICE 10 am, United Church ST. MARGARET’S ANGLICAN CHURCH WORSHIP 10 am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church EMMANUEL CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 10 am, Emmanuel Church, Westbank PEACHLAND BAPTIST SERVICE 10:30 am service fellowship 11:30 am, 4204 Lake Ave. UKULELE 1 pm, 50+ Activity Centre MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

PICKLEBALL 9:0511:05 am (3.0-4.0), community centre TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY 9:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre LADIES MONDAY MORNING COFFEE 10 am-11am. Peachland Wellness Centre.

Drop in any Monday TAI CHI 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre NEEDLE ARTS/QUILTING 1 pm, 50+ Activity Centre PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm (1.0-2.75), community centre AFTERNOON BRIDGE 1:30-3:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre SPIN, SCULPT & STRETCH 5:15-6:15 pm,Community Centre

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday worship at 3 pm, Meeting at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

YOUTH BOXING CLUB 6-8 pm, 4th St Place

MONDAYS

SPIN XPRESS 7:408 pm, community centre

FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8 pm, community centre

WOOD CARVING 7 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

TUESDAYS

YOGA (ADVANCED BEGINNERS) 8 am, 50+ Activity Centre

FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8 pm, community centre

INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, community centre

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am, 4th St Place

WANTED: BALL PLAYERS for the Peachland Legion Senior Slo-Pitch team (men over 55 & ladies over 45)

We play in a senior league of 9 teams from West Kelowna to Osoyoos.

Games are every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00. Come out and make new friends and have some fun.

Call Mike at 250-768-5026.

MID-WEEK STUDY AND CONVERSATION COFFEE 9:30 am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church CARPET BOWLING 10 am, 50+ Activity Centre DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL 10 am-12 pm, community centre COMPUTER LITERACY 10 am-noon.

Peachland Wellness Centre. Please call for appointments 250-767-0141 BREASTFEEDING CAFÉ 11 am-12:30 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Every 2nd and last Tuesday AA 12-1 pm, 50+ Activity Centre MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 1-2:45 pm.

Peachland Wellness Centre PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (3.75+), community centre TWEEN DROP IN & MULTISPORTS (ages 9-12) 3:05-8 pm.

Meet at Peachland Elementary School TWEEN DROP-IN & MULTI-SPORTS 3-8 pm, meet at Peachland Elementary.

Ages 9-12 YOUTH DROP-IN 3:30-8 pm, Peachland Youth Centre.

Grades 7+ PEACHLAND SPARKS AND BROWNIES 5:457 pm, community centre BRIDGE (EXPERIENCED) 7 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

WEDNESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8 pm, community centre INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, community centre YOGA (BASIC BEGINNERS 8 am, 50+ Activity Centre AEROBICS AND MORE 9:15 am, 50+ Activity Centre PINCUSHION HIKE AND YOGA 9:30 am. Call Dawn 250-878-6342 WELLNESS CIRCLE second and fourth Wednesdays, 10 am12pm, Peachland Wellness Centre CHESS 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre AFTERNOON BRIDGE 1:30-3:30 pm, 50+ Activity Centre SUNSHINE SINGERS 2-3 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (3.0-4.0), community centre TWEEN COOKING NIGHT 5-7:30 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12 WRITERS UNBLOCKED Second Wednesday of the Month, 6:30 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre CLOG DANCING 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. 50+ Activity Centre LIONS DEN MEETING 7 pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station.

4th week: community centre. Dan 250-767-9034

COMING EVENTS GROWING AND EXHIBITING ROSES May 17, 7 pm, Peachland Little Schoolhouse. Presented by international Rose Show judges Danielle and Malcolm Scott. Free, door prizes, refreshments. In preparation for the Peachland Rose Show on June 18.

GO BATTY IN PEACHLAND May 20, 7 pm and May 21, 1-3 pm. Guest biologist, kids events, count the bats and walk the new Bat House Interpretive Trail. $5 per person or $10 per family. Register at the Visitor Centre or with Meadowlark Festival. For more information 250-767-2455 or visitpeachland@gmail.com.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST May 22, 7:30-11:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre.

HOUSING OPTIONS & INFORMATION SESSION June 8, 10 a.m. – 12 noon, Peachland Wellness Centre. Judy Dow of Seniors Outreach in Kelowna will provide the opportunity for you to learn about various housing and resource options available to seniors in our community. Bring along your questions and concerns.

CENTRAL OKANAGAN MODEL RAILWAY COMPANY GROUP 7 pm, Peachland Museum

THURSDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8 pm, community centre TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS United Church Hall. Beginners start at 9:30 am. All others at 10 am. By the Peachland Wellness Centre BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 10 am-12 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Runs every week DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL 10 am-12 pm, community centre IRON & SILK 10:45 am, 50+ Activity Centre CHAIR FITNESS 1111:45 am,4th St Place ROTARY CLUB OF PEACHLAND 121:30 pm, Gasthaus Restaurant. Be a part of your community and join us for lunch. Everyone welcome. (No meeting June 30 or Sep. 1) AA 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

BOOK CLUB 1-2 pm, Last Thursday of each month, Peachland Wellness Centre.

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (3.75+), community centre UKULELE (BEGINNERS) 1:30 pm, 50+ Activity Centre TWEEN DROP-IN 3-5:30 pm, meet at Peachland Elementary. Ages 9-12 MEAT DRAW 4-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 PICKLEBALL 5:307:30 pm. (1.0-3.5), community centre TWEEN TRIPS 5:30-8 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12. $5/member/ trip. Pre-registration is required by calling 250-7672515 BINGO 6:45 pm (doors open 5:30 pm), 50+ Activity Centre

FRIDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am-6 pm, community centre INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, community centre FLOW YOGA 9-10 am, 4th St. Place

AEROBICS AND MORE 9 am, 50+ Activity Centre MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 10-12pm. Peachland Wellness Centre BRIDGE CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs) 10 am-noon, community centre YOGA (BEGINNERS) 10:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre ART CLUB 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre LADIES CRIB 1-3pm, Peachland Wellness Centre PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm, (3.0-3.5), community centre LEGO TIME 3-4 pm, Peachland Library.

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

SATURDAYS CARPET BOWLING 10 am, 50+ Activity Centre MEAT DRAW 3-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 YOUTH ZONE 6-9 pm, 13+, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 6-12 3-5 pm

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The Peachland Chamber of Commerce and Legends of the Lake Interpretive Centre is seeking to hire a student to assist in the development of new exhibits within the Legends of the Lake Interpretive Centre in the Peachland Historic Primary School.

The position is open to full-time university or college students returning to full-time studies in the next academic year. Preference will be given to students with outgoing positive attitudes and a love of history.

The applicant must: • be legally entitled to work in Canada • be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada • be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment • be registered in the YCW on-line candidate inventory • be willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment • not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week) while employed with YCW Persons with disabilities, persons from visible minorities and Aboriginal Canadians are actively encouraged to apply.

Candidates must register on the Young Canada Works website: https://www.youngcanadaworks.ca Additionally resumés can be dropped off at the Visitor Centre or e-mailed to visitpeachland@gmail.com.

Applications must be received no later than May 18, 2016 and be directed to Joey Byatt, Manager of Tourism Services.

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Aberdeen Publishing South Okanagan papers are looking to hire an exceptional and dedicated Reporter/Photographer.

The successful candidate works well in a team setting but is self motivated. You will be responsible to write multiple news stories a week, take photographs to accompany stories, attend community events as well as layout pages.

Qualifications: • Journalism education: degree, diploma or certificate • Newsroom experience an asset, but not required • Valid drivers’s license and reliable vehicle required • Positive attitude, must be organized and able to work independently and in a team setting • Experience in InDesign, Photoshop, social media (Twitter and Facebook) • Comfortable using a digital camera Interested candidates should forward resume to: editor@osoyoostimes.com Community notiCes Alcoholics Anonymous Peachland Fellowship Meets Monday at 7 p.m. (closed meeting) and Friday at 8 p.m. (open meeting).

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General employment Peachland Liquor Store is looking for part time employees who are able to work nights and weekends. This position involves stocking, moderate lifting, customer service skills, working with a point of sale system, handling cash and light cleaning.

Must have serving it right. Please apply in person at Peachland Centre Mall Student Employment Museum Assistant The Peachland Museum invites applications from students 15 to 25 years old for employment at the Museum, for ten weeks, from June 19th 2016 to August 26th 2016. Peachland students, students with disabilities, Aboriginal students, students of visible minorities are invited to submit a resume, including a letter of interest, for the position which must be received at the Peachland Museum at 5890 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC V0H 1X7 by June 4th 2016.

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COMMENTARY | COMMUNITY FROM THE MAYOR’S DESK

Water treatment plant will finally eliminate spring run-off “yuck” factor MAYOR CINDY FORTIN COMMENTARY

Spring runoff…it has been the norm since I moved here from the coast 32 years ago. I must admit, for the first couple of years it was shocking to me.

Over time I became used to it.

This year, however, the above average snowpack, coupled with an early and unusually warm start to spring meant that not only did the melt start early, it did so fast and furiously. It not

Mayor Cindy Fortin only brought about some flooding here in Peachland, it created an even darker, off-putting looking yellow water than usual. It certainly

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overnight.

Where are we right now? We are waiting for word on our application for a grant to help pay for a portion of the facility and help ease the financial burden on the taxpayer.

Otherwise, an even greater dollar amount will have to be financed by the district.

We have also been putting money aside for the treatment plant.

The deadline for the latest grant was April 30, but at the time that I write this

has the “yuck” factor. Mother Nature at her best. Peachland is only one of several Okanagan communities dealing with this type of runoff this year.

I can assure you that council and district staff are working on a solution for this.

One of the first major decisions the new council was faced with in 2015 was the choosing of a new water treatment plant.

But a new treatment plant doesn’t come cheaply, or happen

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water usage. More and more people are converting all, or a portion of, their yards to native and low-water plants and drought tolerant turf.

If you’ve been thinking about it, but don’t know how to start, please come by and visit us. We will have a tent sent up in Heritage Park with guest speakers on xeriscape gardening providing instruction and demonstration, as well as an assortment of plants to consider.

You’d be surprised how many options of drought resistant plants are available today. The first 50 people will receive a free small plant, courtesy of Bylands.

This is also a good time to remind Peachland residents to “Take the Pledge.”

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Basin Water Board’s (OBWB) “Make Water Work” contest recognizes both individuals and the community with the greatest number of pledges.

Last year’s “Make Water Work” community was the City of Armstrong. Let’s claim the title this year and make Peachland the waterwise champion community for 2016!

Visit the OBWB website of makewaterwork.ca, and take the pledge. It only takes a minute and you are asked to pledge to do simple tasks, such as only watering your lawn between dawn and dusk, and leaving grass clippings on your freshly cut lawn.

And don’t miss the MTFCC event on Saturday, May 28, at Heritage Park on the waterfront, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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we have not yet heard if we were successful.

I ask residents to please be patient as we work on this project. Soon the spring runoff will ease, and hopefully we’ll have good news regarding funding soon.

Speaking of water, don’t miss the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change (MTFCC) this May 28 at Heritage Park! We may have had a substantial snowpack this year, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be facing another season of drought, due to its early melt and above season temperatures. For that reason and the future unknown effect of climate change, water conservation remains extremely important.

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The 50+ Activity Centre won’t leave you any time to be bored this month SUSAN VAN NOORTWYK CONTRIBUTOR

April was hopping at the 50+ Activity Centre. Our Peachland Strummers started off the month when they entertained at the St. Margaret’s Easter Bonnet Tea. The strummers are a group of ukulele players that practice at the activity centre every Sunday afternoon. There are also beginner ukulele classes every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. for those interested in joining. Many of our Peachland Strummers will be attending a workshop in Kamloops in August.

The Peachland Variety Singers held their spring concert Young at Heart on April 10. This is another group that practices weekly at the centre, although they are taking a bit of a break now until September.

Our monthly Potluck Dinner was held on April 22. Following a tasty dinner Melita Ree took to the stage. Wow. You can always tell you are having a great time when the time flies by. Melita and her partner had us singing, clapping along, and dancing too. It really was a fun time. Don’t miss our next Potluck Friday on May 27. We eat at 6 p.m. Please bring a contribution to the dinner, your plates and cutlery. The entertainment starts at 7 p.m. This month

magician Scott McKinnon is coming to mystify us.

Another favourite is back this month. Everyone is welcome to attend the pancake breakfast on May 22 from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Five dollars gets you pancakes, sausage, juice, and coffee. It’s only $3 for kids ages 6 to 12 and 5 and under is free.

We have a spring bus trip planned for June 3. The bus will stop at the Kangaroo Farm, O’Keefe Ranch, the Opal Store, and possibly a winery. The cost will be $45 for members and $50 for non-members. This price includes your bus fare, lunch, and entry fees. The bus will leave the activity centre at 8:30 a.m. To purchase a ticket please stop by the centre between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Monday to Friday.

Also coming up is the 80+ luncheon on June 10. This is for current and former members (within the past three years) of the 50+ Centre. It is by invitation and caregivers and spouses are welcome. If you do not receive an invitation and feel you qualify please call the 50+ Centre as we may not have your birth year on our membership list.

Bingo is on Thursday evenings and the loonie pot is growing again. If you are new to bingo stop by and give it a try. Volunteers are happy to get you started.

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Members of the Peachland Ambassadors Program celebrated Mother’s Day in style with a Mother’s Day tea and fashion show. The event featured performances and a themed fashion show that took the audience on a trip through time, beginning with the fashion of the 1920s and ending with ambassador candidate Pietra Olynyk’s interpretation of the future of fashion.

THE SPIRIT OF the 60s was alive and well in ambassador candidate Jenelle Dugan as she modeled during the ambassadors annual Mother’s Day tea and fashion show on May 8.

PHOTOS ERIN CHRISTIE

AMBASSADOR CANDIDATE YAIKA ZEEMAN grooves her way down the makeshift

runway as she shows off her 70s inspired outfit.

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LITTLE BUDDY ALEXIS L’HIRONDELLE shows off her air band skills as she mimed and danced her way through Carly Rae Jepson’s Call Me Maybe.

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