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Town hires new director of finance Schools planning partial return to class

LYLE SMITH IS Peachland’s new director of finance.

JOANNE LAYH The District of Peachland has a new director of finance, Lyle Smith, who signed the officer’s oath on May 4. Smith replaces Doug Pryde, who retired on April 30 after 22 years of service with the municipality.

Smith has an extensive background in both municipal and regional

district finance.

He comes to Peachland from Dawson Creek, where he was the chief financial officer for the Peace River Regional District for over two years, a position he took after serving as an assistant finance manager for the Cowichan Valley Regional District for several years.

Prior to that, Smith

spent nearly five years as a budget and business planning analyst for the City of Victoria.

Both Smith and his wife are from Vancouver Island so while they enjoyed their recent time in Dawson Creek, it was quite a remote location for the young family of five, who are happy to be now living in Peachland.

Smith says the District of Peachland’s finances are in good shape and he is pleased to inherit a very well structured and well organized department.

Over the next six months to a year he looks forward to fully understanding all of the processes in the organization as well as the mayor and council’s strategic direction and goals.

In accordance to the Community Charter, the director of finance Continued on Page 3

JOANNE LAYH Across the Central Okanagan this school year will wrap up next month with some students attending part-time in the classroom while others finish their learning at home through online education.

Last week the province revealed its staged plan for a partial return to in-class instruction for Kindergarten to Grade 12 students and in response the Central Okanagan School Board is currently working on plans to reopen classrooms.

“School will not look like it did before the pandemic, but safety remains the top priority in all our decisions,” the board said in a statement on Monday.

When the Ministry of Education announces a date for return to in-class instruction, the school district will move to the plan’s next stage, which includes: • In-class learning for students in Kindergarten to Grade 5 on a part-time basis; • Access to in-class learning as needed for Grades 6 to 12 on a part-time basis; and • Remote and online learning for some students.

Parents will have the option to choose to send their children back to school part-time, or they can keep them at home, where online education will be provided.

School Board Trustee Moyra Baxter says the current priority for the school district is to determine how many students will be returning to the classroom at each school.

“That will give us some information on how it’s best to move forward,” Baxter said.

Once the school district determines how many students will be returning to the classroom, then they can look at ways to operate while maintaining physical distancing.

There isn’t one solution that will work across all classrooms because some schools have smaller student bodies and more space while others are well over capacity.

“It certainly is going to be very complicated,” Baxter said.

For instance, how the school district will resume bussing for students attending school on a staggered part-time basis while maintaining social distancing still remains to be worked out. Baxter says as emerging information becomes available, they’ll make sure to get the messages out to families and everyone in the community.

The school board has indicated that the final weeks of the school year will offer students preparation for how school may look in the fall.

“This preparation is essential to ensuring we can safely deliver face-to-face education going forward,” the board stated. “By following the Province’s directives and strict guidelines for health and safety, we are confident that staff and students will be safe, comfortable, and ready to learn in our schools.”

COVID-19 is a Health Emergency The District of Peachland is monitoring this pandemic closely and is working with Interior Health to ensure that our preparedness and response measures are appropriate and adaptable, based on the latest science in this evolving situation. We are following recommended protocols from the BC Ministry of Health and the Centre for Disease Control to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and we are also planning for the continued delivery of essential municipal services. The District is also collaborating with regional municipalities and government agencies to ensure consistent communications, operations and service delivery.

May 15, 2020, the skate park and sport courts will reopen. Playgrounds remain closed.

Public benches and picnic tables are open but are not being cleaned or disinfected by municipal staff.

Keep yourself and your loved ones healthy and safe by: • Maintaining social distancing – 2m separation with others outside of your household • Limiting “touch” activities like Frisbee or ball. Do not share equipment.

• Washing/disinfecting your hands frequently • Limit your social circle.

• Staying home if you are sick

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Those seeking information on the spread and risk of COVID-19 are strongly encouraged to learn the facts from official Canadian health authorities. The District of Peachland website is updated regularly and includes links to the health authorities and information specific to Peachland including facility closures and contact information.

For more information, visit www.peachland.ca/covid-19-information or call 250.767.2647.

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District’s new director Continued from Page 2

is assigned the statutory responsibility of financial administration, which includes: • Reeceiving all money paid to the municipality; • Ensuring the keeping of all funds and securities of the municipality; • Investing municipal funds, until required, in authorized investments; • Expending municipal money in the manner authorized by the council; • Ensuring that accurate records and full accounts of the financial affairs of the municipality are prepared maintained and kept safe; and • Exercising control and supervision over all other financial affairs of the municipality.

Civic awards to be announced this year, celebrated next year JOANNE LAYH This year’s Civic Awards Ceremony will be another casualty of COVID-19, as mass gatherings of over 50 people will not be permitted in B.C. anytime this year.

At last Tuesday’s regular council meeting, members of council considered how best to recognize the recipients and the nominees for the 2019 Civic Awards.

While they considered a virtual awards ceremony, the idea didn’t have much support and instead council resolved to announce recipients for 2019 this year and have the presentation of the 2019 Civic Awards take place at a joint celebration of 2019 and 2020 recipients in 2021.

Coun. Kent suggested announcing the winners this year, and celebrating them at next year’s ceremony.

“I’m not a big fan of holding a Zoom awards cermony,” Councillor Mike Kent said. “It seems sort of impersonal.”

Councillor Keith Fielding said he could go along with Coun. Kent’s suggestion, although he would prefer to defer the event until it is safe to hold it, even if that means having two ceremonies in one year.

“I too think they should be held in person. There’s something special about your whole community seeing you get an award,” Councillor Pam Cunningham said.

When the announcement of recipients will happen this year is to be determined at a future in camera meeting.

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PARTIAL RETURN TO CLASS FOR K-12 STUDENTS These are uncertain times. As we follow directions from the Province of BC regarding the resumption of some form of in-class instruction, we share our community’s concerns about another major shift.

We know we can face the next challenge because of how your courage and dedication helped us get through these last weeks.

School will not look like it did before the pandemic, but safety remains the top priority in all our decisions. The final weeks of the school year will be preparation for how school may look in the fall.

This preparation is essential to ensuring we can safely deliver face-to-face education going forward.

We are currently in Stage 4 of the Ministry of Education's measured approach to phasing in a return to learning in classrooms no later than June 1st. When the Ministry announces a date for return to in-class instruction, we will move to Stage 3, which includes: • • •

In-class learning for students in Kindergarten to Grade 5 on a part-time basis.

Access to in-class learning as needed for Grades 6 to 12 on a part-time basis.

Remote and online learning for some students.

If learning in-class works well for families, we will welcome children to safe classrooms. Parents may choose to keep children at home and some online education will be provided to those students. We will continue to update you on emerging details as they become available.

By following the Province's directives and strict guidelines for health and safety, we are confident that staff and students will be safe, comfortable, and ready to learn in our schools. For those who have health challenges or other concerns about returning to schools, the District will continue to consider each individual circumstance.

The Central Okanagan Board of Education is immensely grateful for the hard work of all staff, everyone’s patience, and the kindness we witness throughout our community. Together we will navigate through this next shift in education.

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We live up off of Sanderson in Peachland. Sanderson Ave. is in very rough shape and in need of extensive repair.

A lot of this is due to development that has gone on (building new homes and vineyards etc.).

However we have all built at one time or another, so I’m not looking to blame, I just want it fixed.

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Industry supporter objects to May’s remarks Dear Editor, Elizabeth May says oil is dead. Well Elizabeth, take off your shoes, take off your clothes, park your bike, throw away your phone, recycle your computer, stop shopping in grocery stores, stop taking transit, sell you electric car and the gasoline one too, and yes do not ever again get in the government jet that whisks you from Victoria to Ottawa. Oh and stop eating too, as the tractors in the fields use oil as well.

Everything we touch or use that comes from 1 kilometer away likely has been made with machinery that uses oil products or has oil products in it, including all the solar panels, all the wind generators, all the hydro-electric power stations; they all use oil and many parts are made from polymers made from oil! Will those things be with us long after this generation departs this earth? Yes. Oh, yes please send back to Alberta the $600 billion equalization payments that fueled a lot of the social programs and infrastructure the rest of Canada enjoyed for the past 40 years; that would eliminate a lot of today’s cash crunch and unemployment.

Please Elizabeth, either apologize to all Canadians and specifically to all 750,000 workers in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the territories who work in or live off of supplying the oil industry; or do the honourable thing and resign from parliament.

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Resident proposes traffic change Let’s put our focus on helping our local food and beverage establishments in these exceptional times.

With the coronavirus situation and the social distancing that will have to be put in place once restaurants are allowed to partially re-open, it will be a tough go to make ends meet for many of these businesses. Because of our seasonal economy here in Peachland, it was already a tough environment to make it as a year round business in the food and beverage category.

I understand the need for rules and bylaws that maintain some consistency in normal times. However I would encourage our citizenry and our elected council to support changing traffic patterns to allow for expanded patio seating for these businesses.

I would make an initial suggestion to make Beach Ave. traffic flow into a one way street for the entire summer and fall seasons.

Traffic could be made to flow one way in a northerly direction. This would allow most establishments to extend their patios out further and increase their seating potential.

I would suggest this traffic rerouting could take place from 4th St. to 1st St. Local traffic headed in a southerly direction could be detoured to take the back alley through that stretch. Special temporary arrangements could be put in place for the Legion, Blind Angler and First and Beach restaurants. Each could be given several parking spots in front of their businesses to allow for expanded patio seating.

There will be issues, such deliveries normally made in the alleyway and some may complain about the public street parking spaces being given up etc.

These and other logistical issues may be a reason for some to not support this concept.

If everyone involved tries to find solutions to those issues, I am almost certain this could work. Just recently two very popular eateries sat vacant for a couple of years, because they could not make it work on a year round basis and this was without coronavirus complications.

Let’s put minor issues aside and help our local service businesses through these tough times. Delivery trucks may have to operate very early or from a designated spot, where businesses would have to go and pick up their products being delivered etc.

The liquor control board will hopefully loosen up some of their normal rules and regulations to allow this to go ahead.

Remember what they say: we are all in this together.

Some businesses may choose not to take this option, but let’s work together to support them and give them the option to increase their outdoor seating.

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Where he is wrong, is banning firearms, instead of addressing the real problem of allowing illegal firearms to enter Canada virtually unrestricted, and allowing criminals to carry loaded firearms in our streets and our parks, while they are engaged in their illegal drug trades and drug wars.

Everybody knows what the problems are, including Trudeau and the police, and nobody is going to do anything about it.

While on the subject of election promises – does this also mean we finally will get that other ballot he promised us during that same election?

The ballot that would fairly represent all Canadians in our parliament and provincial legislatures, a ballot that would give voters a party vote and a candidate vote on the same ballot, choices that are completely independent of one another as if you have two separate ballots?

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Skate park and courts reopening PEACHLAND VIEW Local governments across the interior Okanagan have been working together over the past week to determine how the province’s recently announced Restart Plan applies to local and regional programs, services and indoor and outdoor recreation facilities and the result is a coordinated approach that will look very similar in each community.

What’s opening?

LAST SATURDAY’S TREE chipping

event was a huge success for Peachland’s two FireSmart communities. A total of 45 homes participated and to date removed approximately 15 tons of chips from the two neighbourhoods with still a little bit more clean up left to be done. All the work completed on private properties was done by the residents at their own expense and the fire department used grant funding to depose of the material. The event was organized by residents, who formed a FireSmart board and worked together to make their neighbourhoods more ember safe.

In addition to parks, beaches and sports fields that are currently open for casual use, the following spaces will reopen in the coming weeks: • Skate parks; • Disc golf fields; • BMX and bike parks; • Tennis courts; and • Pickleball courts.

Here in Peachland, the skate park has already reopened and the pickleball and tennis courts will be open for use Friday morning.

“Never before has it been so clear that parks and recreation are essential services that are most needed in times of stress and uncertainty,” said Cheryl Wiebe, director of community services.

“Our coordinated regional approach has allowed us to collaborate and give thoughtful consideration to our reopening plans following the guidelines of the Provincial Health Officer.”

Physical distancing measures remain in place and anyone exhibiting symptoms are asked to remain home and not use public facilities.

Adaptations will be in place to allow for these spaces to open and each municipality may have varied approaches to the modifications of these spaces.

What stays closed?

Indoor recreation facilities will remain closed at this time. Local government representatives are working with provincial agencies to determine when and how it will be safe to progressively reopen recreation centres and arenas.

Also remaining closed for now are: • Playgrounds; • Waterparks; • Basketball and volleyball courts; and • Outdoor fitness equipment.

These facilities may reopen at a later date if sufficient measures can be implemented to provide for safety.

COVID-19 outbreak declared over at Bylands nursery in West Kelowna DALE BOYD The outbreak of COVID-19 declared at a West Kelowna nursery involving temporary foreign workers is over, according to Interior Health (IH) officials.

The outbreak was declared by IH on March 28 after two individuals linked to 63 migrant workers at Bylands Nurseries Ltd. tested positive for COVID-19.

Following a provincial health order, 63 workers were quarantined on the site, and 31 individuals were tested over the weeks since the outbreak, with 23 of those testing positive.

There were 12 Canadian workers put under quarantine as well, seven of whom were tested and none were symptomatic. There were no cases spread to the broader community in West Kelowna and surrounding areas according to medical health officer with Interior Health, Dr. Silvina Mema.

Mema said the hard work and commitment of the nursery workers and owners, as well as IH’s infection control and environmental health experts, were critical to the containment and conclusion of the outbreak — also thanking the community of West Kelowna for its support.

“All our guidance was followed and that’s what led to this outbreak being declared over today,” Mema said.

The source of the outbreak is unclear, Mema said, but IH suspects the transmission occurred through workers incubating the virus while travelling in March, prior to provincial and federal orders to quarantine all individuals travelling from abroad.

“Our hypothesis is that one or more of the workers that came in March could have been incubating the disease when they arrived. We weren’t able to pinpoint an indi-

vidual person as the index case, but we strongly think that was the case,” Mema said.

None of the workers were in roles that interacted with customers and members of this group had very minimal contact in the community.

“The best evidence we have for that is we haven’t seen cases arise from West Kelowna that could be linked to this particular outbreak, so we are very confident that there wasn’t community spread as a result of this outbreak,” Mema said.

Bylands Nurseries carried out enhanced cleaning of all nursery, housing, sanitary and other facilities accessed by employees, IH said, and the business is ready to resume full operations, in compliance with the measures laid out for all businesses by the B.C. provincial health officer.

There are now requirements for isolation measures on all travelling across borders, but not for those seasonal workers travelling domestically, which is a concern for those in the Interior Health region, with a usual wave of domestic agricultural workers already arriving.

“We are in an agricultural area so we will be workers coming, not just for farm work but for silviculture, planting trees that were burned during the forest fires in previous years,” Mema said. “So there are guidelines that have been developed provincially to ensure workers that are coming in have the appropriate environment to prevent the transmission of the disease and most importantly for early detection of any case.”

She said the Interior Health Authority is actively working with the provincial government on how to best support workers and employers.

The BCCDC website is the recommended resource for accurate, current COVID-19 information for British Columbians.

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Boil water notice downgraded to an advisory PEACHLAND VIEW As spring freshet approaches an end, Peachland’s water quality is gradually improving.

A boil water notice issued by the District of Peachland on April 22 has been downgraded to a water quality advisory, effective Tuesday morning.

The turbidity in Peachland Creek has dropped below 5 NTU, bringing the water quality rating from “poor” to “fair”.

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Health recommends that children, the elderly, people with weakened immune systems and anyone seeking additional protection drink boiled water or a safe alternative until further notice. For those at risk populations, water intended for drinking, washing fruits or vegetables, making juice or ice or brushing teeth should be boiled for one minute.

Director of Operations Shawn Grundy says they will be monitoring the creeks closely with the expectation that turbidity in the source waters will soon drop below 1 NTU.

Lock down your trash, the bears are back PEACHLAND VIEW Bears have already been spotted in Peachland and neighbouring Central Okanagan communities, prompting the Regional Waste Reduction Office to send out a spring reminder to residents to help keep neighbourhoods safe by managing all things that attract wildlife around your home, including household garbage.

Waste Reduction Facilitator Rae Stewart says that means it’s time to be extra vigilant.

“This is the time of year bears come out of hibernation, hungry, and looking for food. The best advice if you live in an area susceptible to wildlife is to reduce your risk of conflict and take responsibility for your trash.”

Residents are reminded to store waste and recycling carts inside a shed or garage and put carts out only

on the morning of pickup, not the night before.

“Bears in particular, but other animals as well, have a keen sense of smell. The idea is not to attract them to your garbage unnecessarily. If they find your waste, they can make a real mess, but also become food conditioned. Then they can pose a risk to you and your family, your neighbours, and themselves. And that’s totally preventable,” said Stewart.

The Regional Waste Reduction Office in conjunction with their waste contractor, E360s, is currently working on a pilot project of fully automated bear resistant garbage carts in select neighbourhoods.

However, there have been some design issues with the new model carts, so testing will continue this spring, Stewart said.

Depending on the test results and how the carts stand up to bear activi-

ty, there may be new bear resistant cart options for residents later this year.

The manufacturer doesn’t claim the automated bear carts will be 100 per cent bear proof; they will be only bear resistant, so managing your attractants carefully is still critical, Stewart said.

Wildsafe BC has tips you can follow to keep wildlife wild and help prevent conflict: • Only put garbage out for collection on the morning of pickup, not the night before; • Encourage neighbours to do the same and offer to help if they are not able to put garbage out at appropriate times; • Secure your garbage on non-collection days and store it securely in your home or in a garage or shed; • Consider freezing your kitchen scraps until the morning of collection day; • Keep your barbeque

clean and covered; • Pick ripe or fallen fruit immediately; if composting, or putting in yard waste cart, ensure they are secured from wildlife access; and • Use birdbaths to attract birds, rather than bird feeders.

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For 33 unit senior independent-living rental complex in downtown Peachland.

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Under the auspices of the Board of Directors responsibilities will also include overseeing maintenance and management of expenses and projects.

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Interior Health to continue elective surgeries on May 19 ABERDEEN PUBLISHING Elective surgeries postponed due to COVID-19 restrictions will start getting rescheduled next week as Interior Health announced plans Wednesday to resume elective surgeries that were postponed starting May 19.

While the pandemic continues to evolve, IH is collaborating with the Ministry of Health to safely resume elective surgeries to support access for patients, both on waitlists and yet to be added.

In a statement the health authority said the priority for staff and patients is to minimize the risk of transmission of COVID-19.

Interior Health is calling patients to confirm their health status and if they are able and willing to move forward with surgery.

“We recognize that some individuals may wish to continue to postpone their surgery at this time. Those who choose not to proceed with their surgeries immediately will hold their spot on the waitlist,” IH stated.

Interior Health is looking to maximize the ability to provide minor procedures that do not require an operating room, as well as day surgeries that do not require

overnight stays in hospital.

Urgent, emergent, and oncology-related surgeries were not impacted by the pause in surgery and will continue as priority cases.

To minimize the risk of transmission of COVID-19 for patients, IH will assess patients through a virtual pre-admission clinic by video conference or over the phone prior to surgery. Consistent screening tools and risk assessment guidelines will be used, IH stated, and patients will be assessed 24 to 72 hours prior to surgery and upon arrival the day of surgery.

Surgeries will be scheduled with time to accommodate additional cleaning and infection control measures, and IH stated patients will be rescheduled based on priority.

“Interior Health will assess opportunities to expand capacity over the coming months to ensure individuals who need surgery get it as quickly as possible. This plan is dependent on factors such as adequate supply of personal protective equipment, full commitment of all partners, and monitoring of a possible resurgence of COVID-19,” the statement reads.

For more information about COVID-19, visit https://news.interiorhealth.ca/

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AT THE LOCAL IGA Holly McAllister, Anne Cook, Mary Schooff, Wendy Howard, Peggy Southin, Midge Behnke and Rod MacIntosh of the Peachland Rotary Club demonstrated their support for the frontline workers during this difficult time.

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Birds of Peachland - The Steller’s Jay MARION HALL The Steller’s Jay is native to Western North America; not to be confused with the Blue Jay found in Eastern Canada.

The Steller’s Jay is the official bird of British Columbia and is named after a German explorer, Georg Wilhelm Steller. Steller was part of a Russian voyage of discovery to the Pacific northwest in 1740. He observed the bird in an area that is now part of Alaska. He also documented several animals that are named after him such as the Steller’s Sea Lion.

The Steller’s Jay has a very distinctive black crest, which makes it look as if the bird has had a “bad hair day”.

The upper part of the body is also black and the lower part including the wings and tail are almost royal blue.

These jays are very social and have extremely good eyesight. They interact well with people and enjoy being given unsalted peanuts in the shell. From my experience, if they see a slight movement in the house they start calling for peanuts. If you line up unsalted peanuts (in the shell) on a railing the jays will check the weight of each one before they make a choice.

They often hide them in the garden for a later snack. These birds are year-round residents of this area.

If you read my recent article about Ospreys and enjoyed checking the webcam in Missoula you might also follow this link to a webcam in Osoyoos: www.osoyoos.ca/content/ osprey-nest-live-webcam

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THE OKANAGAN FOREST Task Force have been finding many new dump sites along Okanagan backcountry roads recently. Kane Blake, a spokesperson for the organization, says illegal dumping is on the rise at the moment and growing fast. Kane says members of the task force will continue to travel the back roads and document all the spots they find.

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Dilworth Mountain

Apr 2020 vs Apr 2019 Apr 2020

Apr 2019

INC/DEC

Units Listed

633

1200

-47.25

Units Sold

221

456

-51.64

Days to Sell

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Inventory

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3,453

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Duplex

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$572,633

-16.39

Mobile Home

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$164,848

-18.31

Res. House

$713,450

$679,241

+2.32

Apartment

$335,673

$409,629

-18.05%

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$498,853

$470,881

+5.72%

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