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PEACHLAND VIEW

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

NEWS

Council will consider cost of stairs and handrail on pathway in 2016 Peachland Trekkers hope to improve pedestrian strategy in town TREVOR NICHOLS

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The District of Peachland is looking into building a set of stairs connecting the Peachland Cemetery and Bulyea Ave., in a step the local walking club hopes is part of a larger pedestrian strategy for the town. Eric Hall and Suzy Teed spoke to the Committee of the Whole on behalf of the Peachland Trekkers Oct. 27, asking council to built a staircase and handrail on the popular pedestrian path. Teed had a smaller set of stairs built at the top of the trail in memory of her late husband, William S. Teed, in 2014. But she said the rest of the path through the right of way is too steep for many potential users. Building a longer staircase would make the trek more safe, she said, making it easier for many residents to use. “Public footpaths help keep communities connected and active,” Teed said, pointing out that benches are easy routes for people to visit family and friends who are close by, and are often faster than travelling by car. She said many people, especially the elderly, don’t feel safe walking on Peachland main roads, and safe connecting trails like the one between the cemetery and Bulyea Ave. go a long way to facilitating better pedestrian movement. Council directed staff to provide an estimate on the cost of a staircase and handrail on the path as part of its 2016 budget considerations. Couns. Mike Kent, Terry Condon and Mayor Cindy Fortin all expressed their full support of the project, and further work to make Peachland more pedestrian-friendly. “Supporting easier pedestrian access in our community is a very wise investment. It increases the health of the citizens and it also takes away from environmental costs of using the car,” said Kent.

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STEEP TRAILS ALONG Peachland’s benches are difficult for some residents to navigate. The Peachland Trekkers want council to invest in making them safer, creating more a pedestrian-friendly environment in town.

While Hall is happy with the initial support from council, he and other members of the Peachland Trekkers want to see long-term investment creating a network of safe and easy-to-access trails across the bench. He said he would like to see council invest a portion of the money it receives each year from the Community

Works Fund towards that goal. “We are going to suggest spending money on trails, but when you do that it’s not so much spending money as it is investment. When you put money into pathways and walkways it’s there for the future, and it builds a network,” he said.

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Oct. 22 accident leaves one dead VIEW STAFF The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motor vehicle incident near Peachland on Oct. 22. He was David Roy Elias, 58, of Chilliwack. Elias was the driver and sole occupant of a pickup truck that left the roadway, struck a ditch and rolled on Highway 97C about 17 km west of the Pennask Summit at about 6:20 a.m. on Oct. 22. He was deceased at the scene. The BC Coroners Service and RCMP Traffic Services continue to investigate this death. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Kelowna RCMP or Crime Stoppers.

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PEACHLAND VIEW

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

NEWS

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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION President Jean Saul, right, pins a poppy on Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin during the ceremonial unveiling of the commemorative Remembrance Day banners at the town cenotaph on Beach Ave. on Oct. 30.

BMX track proposed for site of former Peachland landfill TREVOR NICHOLS

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Council received a report at its Oct. 27 Committee of the Whole meeting outlining the potential for a BMX track on the site of the former landfill. According to Director of Operations Joe Mitchell’s report, the site is generally suitable for a track but the district can’t

move forward with any projects without permission from the provincial Ministry of Environment. Because the site is a former landfill, certain procedures need to be followed to properly close it. Staff submitted the proper documents to the Ministry in early 2015, and is now waiting for a completion certificate. As Director of Finance Doug Pryde told council, until the district gets that

certificate it won’t know the limitations put on the site, and there’s really nothing it can do. According to Mitchell’s report, limitations on the site would likely include a ban on irrigation systems and excavating surface layer material. This would limit a BMX track to imported infill, increasing its cost. The report says the site would be suitable for a three-acre track, which would

Council Briefs VIEW STAFF District water leaks District staff have received the results of water leak detection work done in Peachland this year by Watermark Solutions Ltd. Although staff have not yet had time to properly review the report, Director of Operations Joe Mitchell told council Oct. 27 that nine leaks had been detected across three areas of town. Those leaks were mainly at fire hydrants and service connections. One of the leaks looks “fairly significant,” while the rest appear to be “minor.” Mitchell plans to give a full report at the Nov. 10 Committee of the Whole meeting.

No opposition to Minto St. breezeway Council gave third reading Oct. 27 to a bylaw amendment that will rezone a piece of private property, allowing the owner to construct a building consisting of a main home and on-site suite connected by a breezeway. The property at 4656 Minto St. is currently zoned RR-1 (Rural Residential), which does not

allow for a secondary suite, and the rezoning to RR1S (Rural Residential Secondary Suite) will allow the owner to create the suite, so long as it is part of the main dwelling. A public hearing before the regular council meeting saw no input from any members of the public, and no letters against or in support of the rezoning.

Council OKs fire salvage Council gave its conditional support to a Tolko forest stewardship plan to start fire salvage operations in early 2016 at a 15.5 hectare lot halfway between Silver Lake and Peachland Lake, in the Peachland watershed. Council supported the referral #15-FN-02 on the condition that Tolko follows recommendations from the Peachland Watershed and Water Source Protection Plan and Best Management Practices to protect source water. Tolko must also adhere to restriction to logging traffic on Princeton Ave., operating only Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a maximum of ten loads per company per day. In response to a question from Coun. Keith Thom, Director of Operations Joe Mitchell told council that the district’s past dealings with Tolko have been positive.

cost the district approximately $250,000. According to Hook Bike Parks, annual operating costs for a track of that size can range from $10,000 to $50,000, depending on the amount of work put in by volunteers “A successful BMX/bike park is reliant on a strong volunteer community that can support design, construction and monitoring of the facility,” the report reads.

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PEACHLAND VIEW

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

OPINION

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On the evening of Oct. 27, the majority of Peachland’s council (except the mayor and one councillor) voted in favor of the building of 26 two-story duplexes on land adjoining Huston Road and Trepanier Bench Road. Nothing strange about that except that this is the very same development application that was defeated on Oct. 13. However, in the words of our mayor, this needed to be revisited on a technicality. Despite reservations, we residents of Huston Road would have accepted the decision of the council had the original vote not been in our favour. But this turnaround in such a short space of time and with no new information being permitted is indefensible and is truly a sad day for us who believe in the concept of openness and integrity in the democratic process. As for the two councillors who changed their vote, which resulted in council’s decision to be reversed, may your decision prey on your own

consciences. But I do challenge the mayor to explain in more detail than was offered on the night in question why the original vote was deemed undemocratic, what rule was broken and why this was considered so serious that it rendered the original vote invalid. Furthermore can she please explain when this infringement in due process was first brought to her attention, by whom and why council was not provided with proper procedures to be followed when the agenda item was introduced and voted on at the Oct. 13 meeting. Unless I’m very much mistaken, staff are present at all council meetings for that very purpose. I am sure that answers to these questions and others that are too contentious to be put in writing will be of interest to all Peachland residents and not just those most affected by this development. Pete Wenham, Peachland

Developer never addressed improvements to Huston Peachland residents have experienced considerable controversy over widening Highway 97 versus the construction of a new bypass. There has also been continued editorial dialogue regarding certain developments proceeding or being rejected in Peachland. In this case, I am referencing the defeated rezoning of property located at Huston Road and Trepanier. I am not opposed to development, however, I am not a proponent of 26 duplexes being constructed with their only access being Huston Road. Huston Road is narrow, dilapidated in certain areas, dangerous to access from certain areas and ultimately feeds onto Highway 97 at both ends. The proposed development would add another 100+ vehicles to already dangerous accesses to Highway 97. The developer never addressed any desperately needed improvements or sidewalks on Huston Road. Widening Highway 97 through Peachland would be similar to a King George Highway in Surrey or a Scott Road between Surrey and North Delta. The development proposed at Trepanier and Huston did not provide for additional street lighting on Trepanier, nor sidewalks on Huston Road, did not provide adequate landscape screening, nor any fencing or retaining walls. Furthermore, the proposal did not adequately address the Highway 97 nor Huston Road traffic issues. The developer never consulted

with the residents on Huston (prior to Public Hearing) most directly impacted by their proposal. The same developer was involved in the unfinished Ponderosa Development. The proposed development of 26 duplexes at Huston Road appears to have been predicated on greed as opposed to enhancing Peachland with the provision of additional street lighting on Trepanier, sidewalks on Huston or upgrading Huston Road. I would support the development of 12 single family homes with adequate landscaping and a safe layout for resident and emergency access. I believe single family homes in this location would be the future million dollar homes as opposed to 26 duplexes which the developer purports to be similar to the Terraces. The conceptual renderings on the proposed development did not resemble the Terraces in any way, especially with minimal landscaping and no decorative/functional retaining walls. When development provides only housing density but contributes no amenities, the town becomes the victim of “push planning” for a so-called tax base as opposed to enhancing Peachland’s Official Community Plan. So before you deem yourself a city planning expert, take a drive through Surrey, B.C.... or Ponderosa in Peachland. Loraine MacKenzie, Peachland

PEACHLAND VIEW

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

NEWS

Kamloops man says abolishing the time change is better for B.C. ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR

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Daylight savings time has been a pet peeve for Bob Dieno ever since his university days. It started when he slept in on the day the clocks switched and missed the final chemistry exam at the end of his second-year at Cariboo College. Though he was still permitted to take the exam, the now 45-year-old Kamloops business man says it prompted him to question the usefulness and repercussions of the biannual time change, and it has stuck with him ever since. Four years ago, Dieno, a former president of the Kamlops Chamber of Commerce, presented a policy, which he drafted, outlining the need to eliminate the time change to the B.C. Chamber of Commerce in hopes that the board would back him in a bid to encourage the provincial government to reexamine the necessity of time change. He said his chamber supported him and the B.C. Chamber board seemed interested, but nothing ever came of it. “To me, the time change makes no sense,” Dieno told The View on Oct. 30. “I have never understood why we do it.” Although DST has only been used for about 100 years, the idea, according to “Standard and Daylight-saving Time,” Scientific American, (Vol. 240, No. 5), DST

was conceived many years before. Ancient civilizations are known to have engaged in a practice similar to modern DST where they would adjust their daily schedules to the sun’s schedule. American inventor and politician Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay called “An Economical Project for Diminishing the Cost of Light” to the editor of The Journal of Paris in 1784. In the essay, he suggested, although jokingly, that Parisians could economize candle usage by getting people out of bed earlier in the morning, making use of the natural morning light instead. The article continues that Germany was the first country to implement DST on April 30, 1916. The rationale was to minimize the use of artificial lighting in order to save fuel for the war effort during World War I. The idea was quickly followed by Britain and many

other countries, including the United States. Many countries reverted back to standard time after World War I. It wasn’t until the next world war that DST made its return in many countries in order to save vital energy resources for the war. “It’s archaic and disruptive. Especially for people who have sensitive internal clocks, such as seniors and children, or people with health concerns – particularly heart problems,” he argues. “It’s crazy when you look at the impact this has.” Dieno says there are also studies that have found an increase in workplace and road accidents in the weeks following time changes. After several discussions, he said he finally decided it was time to initiate a public discussion about just how necessary the time change really is. When he realized

another time change would be just around the corner [the clocks in most of Canada went back an hour early Sunday morning], he said it became clear that this was the right time.

On Oct. 28 Dieno and fellow Kamloops resident, Tara Holmes launched an online petition urging the provincial government to abolish daylight savings time. He said their goal

was to get 10,000 signatures within four months, but more than 13,000 added their names in a matter of days and their Facebook page has garnered more than 2,500 likes in less

than a week. “It’s encouraging and incredibly overwhelming,” Dieno said last Friday, adding that he was equally surprised by the amount of attention from the media since the petition’s release. Daylight Saving Time is in use in over 70 countries worldwide. Some areas of Canada not using DST include Fort St. John, Charlie Lake, Taylor, Dawson Creek and Creston. Other parts of Canada that don’t adjust their clocks twice a year include three northwestern Ontario communities located in the Central Time Zone, the eastern reaches of Quebec’s North Shore, Southampton Island in Nunavut, and most of Saskatchewan.

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PEACHLAND VIEW

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

REGIONAL NEWS

Prospective prison guards put their abilities to the test at COPAT TREVOR NICHOLS

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It starts with a sprint around a course of orange cones, to the foot of a set of stairs. You’ve got to make it up and down the stairs six times, touching each step along the way. Speed is essential. By the time you’re done you’re likely already a little winded. Cheering and applause will be echoing in the hall as other test-takers waiting for their shot shout encouragements. Now you’ve got to sprint to the mobility, agility and speed run. As a super-fit officer in an intimidating uniform directs you, you weave through a course of more cones, hurtling over three knee-high blockades along the way. Now the push and pull station looms in your path. First you’ve got to push in a weight and strafe back and forth in a wide arc six times. You’re probably feeling the burn in your arms now, and you’re certainly getting even more winded.

Now pull the weight out and strafe six more times in an arch. The whole time, the burly officers yell at you. “Push it. Come on, you got this. Good time, good time; you’re making good time. Come on, you got this.” The crowd whoops its encouragement. Now it’s on to the dreaded modified squat thrust stand. You’re probably really winded now, and your arms are still burning from the weights. But you hit the mat, chest down, then vault over a bar and drop to your back. Then back over the bar to your chest. Repeat nine times. If you manage to finish, and you’ve done it in less than two minutes and 50 seconds, you get a short rest before you have to pick up and carry a 32 kilogram bag to a checkpoint and back. Do that, and you’ve officially passed the Corrections Officer’s Physical Abilities Test. On Oct. 24, 67 prospective prison guards, dressed in activewear and clutching water bot-

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ANDREW STREHL TACKLES the stairs during the stair climb. tles, packed into the Oliver Community Centre to try their luck at the COPAT. The Okanagan Correctional Facility is set to open in

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Oliver in 2016, and with more than 100 guard positions up for grabs, this was the first opportunity for eager participants to take the test. Steve DiCastri, the warden of the soonto-be-opened facility, explains the COPAT is an important part of the application process. It’s been around for decades, and its goal is to ensure that recruits are up to the physical challenges that come with being a prison guard. “It’s about safety. It’s about being able to get to an area to help officers, or to help an inmate. it’s about pulling a door open or pushing a door open. These little stations that you hop over, it might be a chair you have to get over, things like that,” he says. On Nov. 2 the job ad

asking for applicants for prison guard positions at the new facility went live. It’s a long, multi-stage process, but anyone who wants one of those jobs has to at some point pass the COPAT. This is why DiCastri first offered the test last Saturday, and will offer it several more times as he continues the hiring process, to make sure anyone interested has plenty of opportunities to pass. On Oct. 24, one of those people was Alphie Zupan. Zupan was one of the earlier people to take the test, managing to finish just under the 2:50 time limit. “I wanted to see if I still got it,” a gasping Zupan said with a smile just after finishing the test. “It’s still there, but maybe a little tougher than

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when I was younger.” Like everyone who took the test that day, she was surprised by how difficult it was, saying several times that the course was “way harder than it looks.” Zupan considers herself quite fit, but she still made sure to train before coming to take the test. She said she spent a day running up and down stairs, carrying pieces of concrete around her house and hauling concrete. She has every intention of becoming a guard, and says that money is her big motivation. Andrew Strehl, a construction worker who also passed the test, said “curiosity” brought him to take the test, which he did to keep his options open. He also was surprised that the test was much harder than it looked. “It get really vigourous towards the end,” he said shortly after finishing. “The problem is your nerves are up, so that takes a lot of your energy. Normally it wouldn’t be that overly tough but you’re nervous, so that’s half the battle.”

Stehl didn’t train specifically for the test, but he stays in shape by hitting the gym and biking. Stevan Ellis also didn’t train for the test, but keeps himself in good shape by working out and running races like the Tough Mudder. Ellis said he thinks the test is deceptively tough because it is timed. The constant nagging in the back of your mind that you have to complete it in a certain amount of time is stressful, and makes it harder to concentrate on the tasks at hand. DiCastri agrees with Ellis’ assessment. He still remembers when he first took the test back in 1985. “You’re nervous. Because you want the job, you’d like the job in the field. It is nerve wracking and a lot of pressure,” he said, adding that about 75-80 per cent of the people who take the test will pass. DiCastri also stressed that the test will be offered several more times, and that anyone going through the hiring process can take it at any time.

PEACHLAND VIEW

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

COMMUNITY

Hewer says kitchen makeover will bring positive changes ERIN CHRISTIE EDITOR

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It’s one of many changes you might have noticed at the Royal Canadian Legion’s Peachland branch over the past year and Branch #69 secret a r y/ma nager Barrie Hewer says it’s designed to serve both the present and future guests. A “floor to ceiling” overhaul of the legion’s kitchen, complete with new cabinetry and appliances, was completed last week after one month of work and roughly four months of anticipation. Branch #69 was awarded a $24,000 New Horizons grant from the Government of Canada in May, which the legion’s vice president, Patricia Day, said was allocated for the much-needed upgrades. Speaking to The View shortly after receiving the grant, Day said the upgrades would make it the food preparation process more efficient, and ultimately improve the legion’s service. But the kitchen isn’t the only area of the decades old structure on 2nd Street that the legion executive members deemed “outdated.” News of severe water damage caused to the legion’s aging bar resulted in number of expensive fixes to the popular watering hole

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last winter. According to Hewer, a slow undetected leak under the bar had seeped back into the flooring, and into the cabinet, rotting much of the lower infrastructure and causing black mould. The repairs, which Hewer had explained would allow for some cosmetic changes, were mainly to get the bar area “back up to code.” “Right now it isn’t safe,” Hewer said on November 13, 2014. “We want a safe

and efficient working environment for our staff, as well as the people who come here and support us,” he added. The flooring and cabinetry ultimately had to be taken out and replaced, and though the legion’s insurance company had agreed to cover the cost of some of the repairs, the legion’s board members had to fundraise to cover the rest of the cost. Those renovations were completed last spring.

In an earlier interview Hewer told The View that funding through grants and

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HISTORIAN RICHARD SMITH and Peachland Community Arts Council President Deborah Livingstone display a clock in the spot it originally hung in the Peachland Primary

School shortly after it was built in 1908. Smith, who brought the clock from his personal collection of local artifacts to display during his recent lecture on the school’s history at the Mary Smith Hall, regaled a crowd of roughly 25 with tales of the school’s history as part of the PCAC’s newly launched Speaker’s Series.

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travels overseas and becomes an interpreter of aerial photographs, spying on the enemy from the sky, searching out camouflaged bomb targets on the continent. Author Elinor Florence of Invermere, B.C. grew up on a former wartime airfield near North Battleford, Saskatchewan, worked for newspapers in all four western provinces, and was a regular contributor to Reader’s Digest. She also owned and published the Columbia Valley Pioneer newspaper in Invermere. Elinor will present a personal account of how she became interested in wartime history, the contribution made by Canadian women, and some of the amazing discoveries made by the aerial photographic interpreters.

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Her one-hour presentation, jointly sponsored by the Peachland Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library and the Peachland Community Arts Council, is suitable for men, women and older children. It is of particular interest to veterans and their families, history buffs, and anyone interested in a heartwarming Canadian story. Following her presentation, Elinor will answer questions and sign copies of her book. Refreshments will be served. Fifty free tickets will be distributed through the library and the arts council. Please get your tickets early to reserve a seat. Bird’s Eye View is published by Dundurn Press of Toronto. It’s available from any bookstore, and as an ebook. Elinor will also bring copies of her book to sell at the event.

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several local musicians. By the next day a country/classic rock band was formed. That night Gwen Stewart, a well known agent with Evergreen Talent Agency, heard the new band called “Hard To Handle.” She wasted no time; the opportunity to travel to the West Coast was offered and accepted. The next years were spent writing songs, travelling and playing in a band in BC, Alberta and the Yukon, where Eric spent time performing with northern legend Hank Karr. Upon returning to BC, Eric settled in the Okanagan and formed a three-piece band called “Retro-Active.” Ever since his first guitar at the age of four, Eric has developed and displayed an ability to play, write and perform music with a passion seen in only a few musicians. Presently Eric can be seen performing through-

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their first touchdown only nine minutes into the game. The Chargers offense then took the field only to fumble, turning possession back over tos the TiCats. Seizing the opportunity, West Kelowna ran in another touchdown, successfully making

the two-point conversion. West Kelowna scored two more touchdowns in the second quarter, with a single two-point conversion, but Salmon Arm came alive to run in two touchdowns of their own. By halftime, the

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another touchdown making the score 3420. Nearing the end of the fourth quarter, Salmon Arm retaliated with another touchdown, but the TiCats weren’t going to let them get too close and put their own final touchdown on the scoreboard. It was a nail biter of a game, but in the end, the TiCats won with a final score of 42-26. The West Kelow-

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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

COMING EVENTS YOGA ADVANCED BEGINNERS 8-9 am,

50+ Activity Centre. $5 drop-in per class

INDOOR WALKING 8-9

PEACHLAND VARIETY SINGERS 9:30 am,

50+ Activity Centre. Accepting new choir members

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY 9:30 am, 50+

UKULELE 1 pm, 50+

TAI CHI noon-1 pm 50+ Activity Centre.

NEEDLE ARTS/QUILTING 1-4 pm, 50+ Activ-

ity Centre

PICKLEBALL 1:30-3:30

pm (Novice), community centre

BRIDGE (ALL LEVELS)

2-4 pm, 50+ Activity Centre.

DROP-IN TIME 2-4 pm,

50+ Activity Centre

FITNESS ROOM

8 am-8 pm, community centre

YOUTH BOXING CLUB

6-8 pm, 4th St Place

9-11 am, community centre

4th St Place

Peachland Wellness Centre. All drop ins welcome.

MONDAYS

DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am,

service fellowship 11:30 am, 4204 Lake Ave.

day worship at 3 pm, Meeting at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

pm, community centre

FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8 pm, community centre

am (3.0-4.0), community centre

MONDAY MORNING COFFEE 10 am-noon.

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Sun-

PCAC JAZZ & DINNER EVENING Nov. 7, Peachland Art Gallery. Jazz from 5:00-6:00pm at the Art Gallery followed by Dinner at 6:30pm at the Gasthaus. $25 per person. Tickets are limited to 50. Only available from a PCAC Director or at the Art Gallery.

PICKLEBALL 9:05-11:05

PEACHLAND BAPTIST SERVICE 10:30 am

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

SPIN XPRESS 7:40-8

TUESDAYS

Activity Centre

MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm,

FLU CLINIC Nov. 6, 1 - 4 pm, 50+ Activity Centre.

50+ Activity Centre

am, community centre

10 am, Emmanuel Church, Westbank

Activity Centre

WOOD CARVING 7pm,

MID-WEEK STUDY AND CONVERSATION COFFEE 9:30 am, St.

Margaret’s Anglican Church

COMPUTER LITERACY

10 am-noon. Peachland Wellness Centre. Call for appointments 250 767-0141

BREASTFEEDING CAFÉ 11 am-12:30 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Last Tuesday of the month

CARPET BOWLING

10 am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre

FITNESS TRAIL GUIDED TOUR 10 am. Call 250-

767-2133 to register for your spot

AA 12-1 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

BEEPS MEMBERSHIP MEETING Nov. 10, 7 pm, Peachland Historic Primary School. An information night on what’s happening and what’s coming up in the bat world in Peachland. Member meeting for those interested in knowing more about bats. See you there. MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 1-2:45 pm. Peachland Wellness Centre.

TEA IN THE TRANQUIL ROOM 1:30-2:15 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

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

TWEEN DROP IN & MULTISPORTS (ages 9-12)

3:05-8 pm. Meet at Peachland Elementary School.

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COMING ACTIVITIES Flu Clinic Learn to Paint with Acrylics

Friday, November 6, 1-4pm

Join the Variety Singers Remembrance Day, 10am Community Centre

Starts November 11, 1-4pm

Potluck Friday

November 27, 6pm Entertainment: Dance City

Every Week: Art • Chess • Bowling • Bridge • Crafts • Exercise/Yoga • Ukulele

E-A-S-Y CORE

9-10:15 am, 50+ Activity Centre

TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS United Church

FITNESS ROOM

8 am-6 pm, community centre

INDOOR WALKING

8-9 am, community centre

YOGA 9 am, 50+ Activity Centre

4th St. Place

50+ Activity Centre

pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

BAT CHAT 2:30 pm, Peachland Visitor Centre in the Historic Primary School. All ages welcome TWEEN COOKING NIGHT 5-7:30 pm,

Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12

INDOOR WALKING 8-9

LIONS DEN MEETING

9:15-10:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre

9-11 am, community centre

FRIDAYS

CHESS 1:15-3:30 pm,

Activity Centre. $5 drop-in per class

AEROBICS AND MORE

DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 10 am-12 pm,

Activity Centre

DROP-IN TIME 2-4 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

am, (1.0-2.75), community centre

8 am-8 pm, community centre

7-8:30 pm, community centre

9-10 am, 50+ Activity Centre

BRIDGE (EXPERIENCED) 7 pm, 50+

PICKLEBALL 9:05-11:05

FITNESS ROOM

DROP-IN VOLLEYBALL

BEGINNERS ART CLASS WITH ROBERTA FARRELLY 1-4pm, 50+

pm, community centre

Activity Centre

THURSDAYS

Hall. Beginners start at 9:30 am. All others at 10 am. By the Peachland Wellness Centre

2-4 pm, 50+ Activity Centre.

am, community centre

Legion Kitchen is now open - regular hours!

am-12 pm, 4th Street Place

BRIDGE (ALL LEVELS)

YOGA 8-9 am, 50+

November 27

RESTORATIVE YOGA 11

PEACHLAND SPARKS AND BROWNIES 5:45-7

pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+

FITNESS ROOM

November 6 and 13

WELLNESS CIRCLE

second and fourth Wednesdays, 10 am11:30am, Peachland Wellness Centre. Marian Douglas presents “Speak from the Heart”

SUNSHINE SINGERS 2-3

WEDNESDAYS

Lynne Taylor Donovan

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YOUTH DROP-IN 3:30-8

8 am-8 pm, community centre

Rich Tason

PINCUSHION HIKE AND YOGA 9:30 am. Call

7 pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station. 4th week: community centre. Dan 250-7679034

CENTRAL OKANAGAN MODEL RAILWAY COMPANY GROUP 7 pm,

Peachland Museum

The Peachland Ambassador Society will be holding their

Annual General Meeting on Tuesday December 8 at 7:00 pm at the Peachland Boys and Girls Club We are actively looking for new ambassador candidates! New directors will be chosen. Anyone interested in being on the board of directors must be a permanent resident of Peachland and successfully pass a criminal record check.

Peachland Wellness Centre

IRON AND SILK EXERCISE 10:45 am-noon,

50+ Activity Centre

PEACHLAND ROTARY CLUB MEETING 12 pm,

Gasthaus Pub

AEROBICS AND MORE

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am, MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 10-11:45 am.

Peachland Wellness Centre.

BRIDGE CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs)

10 am-noon, community centre

AA 12-1 pm, 50+ Activ-

ART CLASS 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

UKULELE 1pm, 50+ Activity centre

LADIES COFFEE & CARDS 1-2:45 pm.

ity Centre

REIKI TREATMENTS

Peachland Wellness Centre. 1:00 and 2:30 appointments by donation

Peachland Wellness Centre.

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

BOOK CLUB 1-2 pm,

LEGO TIME 3-4 pm, Peachland Library. Open to all ages

PICKLEBALL

4-8 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 13+

TWEEN DROP-IN

5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

Last Thursday of each month, Peachland Wellness Centre. Everyone welcome 1:30-3:30 pm, (3.754.5), community centre 3-5:30 pm, meet at Peachland Elementary. Ages 9-12

MEAT DRAW 4-5 pm,

FUSION FRIDAYS

LADIES SNOOKER

SATURDAYS CARPET BOWLING

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

10 am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL 5:30-7

BAT CHAT 2:30 pm, Peachland Visitor Centre in the Historic Primary School. All ages welcome

pm. All play: all levels welcome

TWEEN TRIPS

5:30-8 pm, Peachland Boys and Girls Club. Ages 9-12. $5/member/trip. Pre-registration is required by calling 250-767-2515

BINGO 6:45 pm, 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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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

COMMUNITY PEACHLAND BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

Boys and girls club ready for Light Up PATRICIA BARROWS CONTRIBUTOR

Last month, children at the Peachland Boys and Girls Club were excited to receive a very generous donation from the Central Okanagan Railway Company, a large model train set

Patricia Barrows complete with a miniature town. Children have been spending lots of time enjoying playing with the train; thank you to everyone involved in creating and delivering such a great addition to our club!

The Peachland Boys and Girls Club will be helping to start off the festive season by taking part in the annual Peachland Community Christmas Light Up Fri., Dec. 4. From 5 to 6 p.m. the club will be open to the community as we host the pre-parade children’s party complete with holiday themed crafts and a sing along. At 6 p.m. the Christmas glow parade will begin and children and families will follow Santa along Beach Avenue to Heritage Park, where even more exciting festivities will be taking place including the much anticipated count down and light up. From 6:30 p.m.8 p.m. Heritage Park will be bustling with holiday cheer as there will be entertainment,

hot refreshments, a bouncy castle, face painting and a family photo booth for everyone to enjoy. This wonderful free family event is offered by the District of Peachland. Be sure to bundle up and come down to join the fun! Do you have a teen at home who claims that there is nothing to do? Friday and Saturday nights are just for youth ages 13+! They can come down to the club and participate in a variety of activities or even just hang out with friends. We have computers, a TV and a PlayStation, as well as music, ping-pong, an awesome pool table and fantastic staff! New this fall are out trips and themed dinner nights, a great way for youth to check out some local

venues and enjoy a delicious meal. We even pick up at Mount Boucherie Secondary School on Fridays at 3:30 p.m. – teens can call or text us at 250-859-3893 for a ride. We are looking for interested youth to become involved in our youth council. Meeting monthly, we discuss interests, youth council goals, special events, community projects and more. Being a youth council member will help build leadership and teamwork skills and provide opportunities to plan fun events for peers. Participation in the youth council is also a great addition to a resume! The Okanagan Boys and Girls Club is committed to offering programs to the community at low to no cost.

RICHARD SMITH

THE “OKANAGAN WOLFMAN,” aka Kerry Martinson, had guests “All Shook Up”

during the howling lessons portion of the annual Peachland Spooktacular at the Peachland Community Centre on Oct. 31.

Participation in our Tween and Teen programs is free with a $10/year membership fee, however we would never turn away a youth due to an inability to pay. Did you know we have rental space available at our club? Located in a beautifully renovated space and central location, we have a large room

where groups or private renters can hold meetings, classes, or workshops. Several folding tables and chairs are available for use as well. For information on rates and availability, please contact the club at 250-767-2515. For information on any of our programs we can be reached by phone (250-767-2515),

email (peachland@ boysa ndg i rl sclubs . ca), or on Facebook at Okanagan Boys and Girls Clubs Peachland. Activity calendars are available on Facebook or can be picked up from the club where you can stop in anytime for a tour of our beautiful centre and meet our great staff!

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HALLOWEEN

PHOTOS ERIN CHRISTIE

THE STAFF AND STUDENTS at Peachland Elementary School let their spooky sides

show during their annual Halloween parade on Oct. 30. To see more photos from the parade and the Halloween Spooktacular check out The View on Facebook.

PHOTOS ERIN CHRISTIE

Pet of the Week Name: Thomas Age: 8 years Thomas is an 8 year old fella who would love a forever home! His Animal ID is 376815. RICHARD SMITH

FROM LEFT, RECREATION coordinator Julie van den Born, Mayor Cindy Fortin and

Director of Community Services Cheryl Wiebe get into the Halloween spirit during Peachland’s Halloween Spooktacular on Oct. 31. The annual event, which was held at the Peachland Community Centre was a “huge success,” attracting 118 local children.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Email a picture and description of your pet to admin@peachlandview.com