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Council divided about need for a new climate action position JOANNE LAYH Should Peachland hire an extra person to assist the planning department and if so what should that position be? That’s one of many decisions facing Peachland council during their next round of budget deliberations coming up next week.

Last September chief administrative officer Joe Mitchell recommended the town hire a climate action/ special projects coordinator position and the item was earmarked for 2021 operating budget discussions, which are now well underway.

When the position was introduced to council last fall, Mitchell referenced a 2019 staffing review completed by the previous CAO, Elsie Lemke, which identified that there is a need for additional project coordination assistance to assist several departments within the district.

He also noted then that the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change requested the district create a new position to research available grants, complete application packages, implement programs or pursue other opportunities on the district’s behalf to address Peachland’s climate action goals.

It was Mitchell’s recommendation to roll the climate action specialist and project coordination positions into one as many of the technical requirements for a climate action position are closely aligned with those of the project coordination position.

If approved by council, the position would report to the planning department, but would also be available to assist the operations and community services departments as required with tasks such as technical consultation, permitting, budgeting, design, project management, procurement and implementation of special projects.

Typical projects could include emergency management initiatives, senior government permitting works and coordination of a variety of district projects.

The technical skill set required for this position would include a minimum

two-year diploma in Civil Engineering Technology with an applicable focus or a diploma related to the previously discussed duties.

Mitchell initially estimated the position would cost the municipality approximately $100,000 annually, including labour

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change is real but suggested they look to the province or federal government for funding to support climate change action.

Councillor Keith Fielding reminded his colleagues that they have become members of the partnership for climate change and have

cent residential . . . I’m not opposed to hiring a project manager if we need one. A project manager is somebody who has a degree in project management, an accredited degree. So let’s hire a project manager if we need one. If we need somebody with a degree in

an exchange between the mayor and Coun. Coolio with each accusing the other of being unobjective and offensive and culminated with the mayor asking staff to cut Coun. Coolio off for a moment (the discussion was held over Zoom, which allows the host of the meet-

If we’re worried that some developers might have to wait a little longer because they don’t have a full-time position, I think that we need to look at where our priorities are. This is important stuff and I do find it offensive to be told that this is just something to make the mayor’s task force feel better because that’s not what this is about at all. This is about our community, the country, the world and beyond.”

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load costs such as benefits, though the estimated cost seems to have come down considerably, as at their last budget meeting, director of finance, Lyle Smith, said with wages and benefits the union position would be approximately $83,000 per year.

“Obviously there’s been some discussion recently at council with respect to our core work responsibilities, specifically development approvals and associated timelines,” said Darin Schaal, director of planning.

“I think one of the challenges with respect to focussing on core work is special projects and assignments as they come up.”

Councillor Patrick Van Minsel said what he’s hearing is that they really need a project manager and not a climate action manager.

“I’m really struggling with this one. I would like to hear the thoughts of my colleagues about this new position and if we decide to have a new position, which position should it be?” said Coun. Van Minsel.

“We as a small town can’t afford [a climate action manager], seeing with all the costs that are going to come up, but I have an open mind and would like to hear from my colleagues about their thinking about this position.”

Van Minsel said climate

committed to attempting to reduce the town’s carbon footprints significantly over the next 20 years. “The Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change has seen this as a major challenge for our community and every other community, regardless of its size, as to why we have to invest in addressing a problem that we can’t ignore and we have been very clear, from the task force perspective, that we believe that the issue is so significant that we would prefer to see a full-time position. We understand as well the challenges that the planning department are facing and I’m quite sure they could make a really solid case for a full-time position as well to meet the project demands that they are faced with.

Out of a sense of fiscal responsibility and necessity, what is being proposed to us is a single position that will combine both of those roles. It’s not ideal, but it will certainly help to solve problems on both sides,” said Councillor Fielding.

“I’m very happy to see this in the budget. . . it goes with my full support.”

Councillor Pete Coolio argued that project management and economic development positions aren’t part-time side jobs.

“Why do we need a climate change coordinator for a small town? We have no industry. We’re 97 per

economic development by all means let’s hire one if this is going to be what leads the community forward. If one of their side duties is to manage the climate change portfolio, so be it. But let’s call this person what they are. They’re a project manager, because they have an accredited degree in project management.

Let’s call them somebody with an accredited degree in economic development because that’s what the position is. Let’s not create a feel good position to satisfy the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change for a political win. Let’s do this for the benefit of taxpayers if this is going to bring the community forward. We’re all for it. We want to do it for the benefit of taxpayers, for the benefit of the community. That’s all. I don’t want to prattle on about it,” said Councillor Coolio. “This is a good time to talk about this. I’m glad that Councillor Van Minsel brought it up. I’m very grateful.”

What followed were some tense moments between Coun. Coolio and Mayor Cindy Fortin.

“Did you hear me say, ‘whoa’? Because that’s how I felt. This is absolutely outrageous that you would call this a feel good position,” said Mayor Fortin. “Look around you. Read science.”

Those remarks set off

ing to mute attendees so they cannot be heard).

Coun. Fielding later said he was uncomfortable not knowing if Coun. Coolio had been muted and prevented from further participation in the discussion, and staff replied he had not been muted during any of the discussion.

“You were offensive when you called this a feel good position,” Mayor Cindy Fortin said. “That’s not what this is about at all and if you were actively reading up on the sciences of climate change and what we’re leaving to the future generations, I think you would have a different attitude about this . . . We’re a small community but there are things we can do. There are things that we can showcase and get other people to do. If we keep passing the buck to bigger communities that’s not going to help in the full picture. So yes, I found it offensive to hear that this is a feel good position because this isn’t a feel good position. This is a necessary thing that we must do to help correct the damages that we’ve done to our planet and it’s out there, it’s in science, and we have all sorts of countries all over the world that believe in this. If we’re worried that some developers might have to wait a little longer because they don’t have a full-time position, I think

that we need to look at where our priorities are.

This is important stuff and I do find it offensive to be told that this is just something to make the mayor’s task force feel better because that’s not what this is about at all. This is about our community, the country, the world and beyond.”

Councillor Mike Kent said he believes there is sufficient justification for the position.

“From the development point of view, there was a development round table that has suggested that we reduce the burden on our planning staff, right? This position would contribute to that. It is quite obvious based on the science out there that climate change is a real issue. This position is intended to make the district a full participant in that in helping to address that issue,” said Councillor Kent.

Councillor Pam Cunningham also expressed support for the position as presented.

“This is going to save money having one person doing a couple different items as opposed to hiring separate people. So it was well thought out and I agree the title doesn’t really matter but the fact that the planning department needs help in these areas, we should be behind them 100 per cent instead of overworking them to death,” said Coun. Cunningham.

Councillor Terry Condon reminded his colleagues that they are signatories to some provincial agreements around the issue of climate change and those agreements put upon them an obligation for annual reporting.

“The work that is driven by the need for annual reporting to secure the benefits that we get from the provincial agreements represents in itself a significant part-time position. We’ve used one of our planning staff in the past for that and we have paid the penalties for having done so,” said Coun. Condon.

Peachland council is expected to pick up operating budget discussions at next Tuesday’s committee of the whole meeting.

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OBWB warns province of extreme flooding risk if lake level management isn’t updated JOANNE LAYH The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is urging the province to review how it manages Okanagan Lake levels, warning that current lake level management is putting the Okanagan at risk of extreme flooding.

“It is urgent to review the entire Okanagan Lake Regulation System (OLRS) and its operating plans, given the accelerating impacts of climate change on the watershed. This review will help reduce flood risk to Okanagan communities while still protecting Okanagan salmon restoration and minimizing the risk of water shortages,” said Anna Warwick Sears, the water board’s executive director, in a letter addressed to Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, Lands; Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development and Nathan Cullen, Minister of State for Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

“We’re very concerned about the current lake level management and the risks of extreme flooding in the future,” said Warwick Sears. “This is a serious problem we are facing.

This is not hype.”

The current management plan was designed in the 1970s and doesn’t accommodate for climate change.

The Okanagan has experienced severe flooding in recent years and recent flood mapping for the valley has signaled that the way the lake is managed needs to change, said Sears.

It was Peachland Councillor Terry Condon who prompted the district to raise the issue of lake level water management first with the regional district and then to the OBWB. Since then it has gained valley-wide support.

“My premise was that if we continued the way we were managing, then we would in a very short period of time be paying more and more for flood damage repairs than a full valley wide study would cost and the updated information plus new technologies would result in cost sav-

ings from better lake level management,” Councillor Condon told the View in an email.

Last July Shaun Reimer, Section Head of Public Safety & Protection Okanagan Shuswap District, attended a Peachland council meeting to answer council’s questions regarding the lake levels, the water release process and calculations, maintaining fish flows and weather uncertainty.

The following month, Councillor Condon led a discussion during the Aug. 11 regular council meeting, following up on Reimer’s presentation.

In that discussion it was acknowledged that flooding and/or the threat of Okanagan Lake flooding has become an annual occurrence of significant and unnecessary expense to Okanagan lakeside communities and the management of lake levels is entirely within the jurisdiction of the Provincial Government Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

It was also noted that lake level management is governed by reliance on problematic climate forecast and a 45-year-old model that attempts to balance multiple factors such as fish flow needs, agricultural needs, tributary and lake edge erosion, natural habitat, infrastructure capacity, downstream commitments, and flood risk to communities and the current standard for “full pool” designation (342.48 m.) does not take into account the effects of population growth, climate change, or the problems inherent in an outdated flow management model.

That discussion resulted in Peachland council passing a resolution that the mayor write to the chairs of the regional district and water board, seeking their support in lobbying the province to re-evaluate the current lake level flow management practices and request the support of the RDCO and OBWB in urging the provincial government to take immediate action to update current flow management models and climate forecast

methodology; and pending completion of such studies request consideration of the lake level “full pool” being set lower, in order to create a more realistic planning standard and allowing for a more practical margin of error.

In response to that correspondence, on Dec. 15 the OBWB asked its member municipalities to write a letter of support. Since then letters have flooded in from communities from Vernon to Osoyoos.

In January, Peachland council passed a resolution to supply its own letter of support, which was sent on Feb. 11.

Mayor Cindy Fortin, who is also the vice-chair of the OBWB, said she was extremely pleased that what she presented to the water board and what Peachland wanted to do was received so well.

“We just felt it was time to re-evaluate how they calculate the metrics on how much water to release from Okanagan Lake, but at the same time we have to be really mindful and worry about the fish . . . we have to be sure we have high enough levels to protect the fish flow and also agriculture that may be happening downstream, so it’s kind of a tricky thing to do,” Mayor Fortin told the View, adding it is the humans that have moved into these spaces and built up around the water bodies and it is the humans that should try to fix it.

“We’ve got to look at some of the mistakes that were made in the past, with good intentions, but they were mistakes, and follow the science of today and try to prevent extreme flooding from happening again, like we had in 2017,” said Fortin.

The OBWB has initiated a gap analysis, working with the provincial water manager who operates the dam in Penticton, to evaluate completed studies from recent years and determine what additional studies are needed. A recommended plan of studies will be released in April as well as a recommendation to include public engagement.

“It’s extremely import-

ant the public be provided information and be consulted because they will be impacted. How we address lake levels into the future will affect each of us directly,” said Sears.

“There is an urgent need to have this review,” Sears’ letter states.

“While preparing Okanagan mainstem lakeshore flood maps (published in 2020), Northwest Hydraulic Consultants found that the frequency of flooding would be unacceptably high if the Okanagan Dam at Penticton continued to be operated in the same manner, given the expected increase in flows due to climate change.”

Over the next five years, the OBWB wants to the province to comprehensively review and update the OLRS and its op-

erating plan to prevent damaging floods of increasing severity, while protecting Okanagan fisheries and minimizing the risk of water shortages.

They’re also asking for the management and control structures of Kalamalka Lake to be formally designated as part of the OLRS and included in the review because it has also been affected by high water levels.

“What affects one lakeside community can impact the next,” said Sears.

Sears acknowledges that adjusting lake levels can have a significant impact on water availability for agriculture and residential use and create severe consequences for fish.

“We need to look at what is the best way to

manage lake levels with the least impact,” she said.

The OBWB recommends the province work closely with the Okanagan Nation Alliance, as well as affected stakeholders and the public.

Last May, the OBWB introduced new valley-wide flood maps and launched its “Okanagan Flood Story” website to help residents and local governments understand flood concerns and prepare.

To see the current flood maps, as well as to find a history of flooding in the Okanagan, learn how climate change is influencing flooding, and find out how residents and local government can reduce risk, prepare, respond, and recover, visit OkanaganFloodStory.ca.

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Resident says town should reject applications to rezone property It seems to me that the mayor and Darin Schaal, director of planning and development services, are ignoring the wishes of the tax paying citizens living here, in favour of a developer.

This developer wants to change two large parcels of land off of Buchanan Road, from R1 low density to high density cluster housing.

Why does this developer not realize that when he buys R1 designated land, that this is what it is? The town should not change zoning bylaws to accommodate this developer.

Perhaps the people running this town should look after us, the people living here now, instead of this developer wanting to come in and over-build in an area that would not be able to handle this level of excessive people and traffic.

Is money the bottom line here? The developer wanting to make much more money and the town wanting to make more tax dollars.

Darin Schaal says that there is a demand for cluster housing, which could be true, but this is not the place for it.

A few miles down the road the Westbank area is building this kind of housing at a very fast pace. But R1 low density is what is zoned here on Buchanan, and it’s what we want.

Developing these two large parcels of land will bring in a good quantity of R1 homes. This should satisfy both the developer and the town, as well as the people living here in this Buchanan Road area.

The bottom line is that these two properties are already Zoned R1 low density and they should stay that way!

I can only hope that the mayor and council will listen to us and keep our community the way it should be.

Movies have been made here in Peachland showing a peaceful, quiet and uncongested town.

We have only one chance to keep it this way!

Let’s do the right thing by keeping these developments R1 with no changes.

Al Bykowsky, Peachland

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Only in Peachland does the fire truck, mayor and procession of cars attend a birthday Only in Peachland could an octogenarian celebrate her birthday with a drive by of 40 cars led by a fire truck and followed by our mayor. As a person said on Facebook, “This is the community spirit that I am looking forward to when we move to Peachland next year.”

Hopefully, by the time they arrive, the pandemic will be over and they can fully enjoy

all our little town has to offer. Thank you to everyone involved in the planning and participation in this truly wonderful birthday surprise.

Phyllis Papineau, Peachland

Are the wrong people at the top? Very messy political root canal One year of wish-wash has prolonged the frightening reign of COVID-19, put thousands of low and middle wage earners out on the street and sent numerous small businesses to the morgue, and its finally dawned on him; to pull people through these conflicting and difficult times, rules are needed, and someone has to make the rules stick.

The failure by the Premier and the NDP government to perform is far more than a sad story! Is there any wonder frustration has erupted, cases of depression have skyrocketed, and the prolonged personal and social misery of anxiety and fatigue are widespread and acute?

Nothing has yet taught government and industry that perpetual growth in human numbers and consumption of resources is like full speed ahead in the Titanic.

COVID-19 is but one sign that we have collided with the proverbial iceberg.

A major theme in the COVID-19 run away is the belief system in North America (and Europe) that enough is never enough, that there can be no limits on individual extremism; after all, haven’t we defined freedom as the right to do as we wish in order to get and have more?

I want to draw the obvious parallel between this COVID fiasco and the environmental crises facing B.C. (and Canadian) citizens; that crises manifests itself in the form of obscene province-wide forest overcutting, a long list of endangered and threatened species, the extinction of hundreds of wildlife populations (most recently caribou), degradation of community watersheds producing destructive floods, ferocious wild fire seasons, run away land management costs, and on and on the list goes.

All are built on the shoulders of government leadership that has a perverse subservience to the private sector and their self-serving economic demands.

The same avoidance of any lockdown that fueled the runaway of COVID for over a year has stoked environmental degradation in B.C. for decades. Aided and abetted by a compliant civil service, politicians of every stripe have kept moving the goal posts, ducking and weaving around science and evidence, obfuscating efforts to pass effective public accountability legislation like environmental impact assessment, full public hearings for forest logging and road building, grazing and industrial recreation schemes, and sound regulatory protection standards for most private sector and government projects. The intention, terribly successful, had been to virtually never giving British Columbia’s citizens any effective opportunity to defend and protect the vast landscapes and critical ecological values that constitute the Public Trust.

Premier Horgan and Prime Minister Trudeau, among all the others, have shown they are incapable of grasping the destructive, and sometimes fatal, outcome of the growing incremental extremism driving environmental destruction, just as they failed to see the explosive impact of a virus that thrives on todays “normal” human behaviour.

British Columbia and Canada need a sharp change in political and regulatory direction; Horgan and Trudeau are not the people we need out front.

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Nobody found any fake ballots, and failing to convict Trump to protect their own political future will tear the Republican party apart at the seams, as many law-abiding representatives and senators want to continue to perform their long-standing tradition of representing the people who elected them to protect their constitution, and to provide law, order, and good government.

Their intransigence is completely incomprehensible, especially when considering the reality that Trump will never see the inside of that White House again or Capitol Hill, for the simple reasons that he violated his oath to serve and protect the people and their democratic institutions, and will never be allowed to serve as president again.

During that hour-long phone call to the Sec-

retary of State of Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, he bared his soul to the world, and organizing and promoting an armed insurrection on Capitol Hill, that took five people’s lives closed that door forever.

Trump’s departure will be like a very messy political root canal, as he will be facing a number of court challenges initiated by the tax man, banks, creditors, and a string of bills he left behind wherever he was holding political rallies.

A lot of the people who took an active part in that insurrection will also be facing criminal charges, and the process of prosecuting those cases will produce a lot of witnesses with information about who was all involved, how well organized they were, and who financed this assault.

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LOCAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES GIRL GUIDES IN PEACHLAND have just received a fresh shipment of Chocolatey Mint Girl Guide cookies! Help support the girls. who are not able to do their usual door to door or cookie booths outside of store fronts but can offer COVID safe drop off/pick up type sales. Cookies are $5/ box or $60/case of 12. Contact Maureen Carey-Barkley at 250 215 0259 for purchases or more information.

PEACHLAND PIG-OUT FOR PRIZES - THE MORE YOU EAT, THE MORE CHANCES YOU HAVE TO WIN! From Feb. 15 – Mar. 31 the Peachland Recovery Task Force will help struggling local restaurants with a promotion to encourage residents to dine locally. Dine-in and take-out purchases of $20 or more from Friday – Sunday or $10 from Monday – Thursday during the promotion period will qualify diners for entry into a draw for some fantastic prizes, including local restaurant and retail gift cards.

CAPTURED IMAGES, the largest and longest running fine art photography exhibition in the Okanagan, returns for its seventh year. The exhibition will take place at the Peachland Art Gallery from Feb. 13 - Mar. 28.

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PEACHLAND AMBASSADORS VIRTUAL DAWG PARADE Dress up your dog and send the Peachland Ambassadors a picture or video of your dog (taken between Mar. 1 - 17) to peachlandambassador@gmail.com. Pictures and videos to be posted on Instagram. Winner to be announced Mar. 17.

PWC COMMUNITY EASTER DINNER is a new annual event starting in 2021 that provides a holiday meal to the people of Peachland on Easter Sunday (Apr 4). It is a dinner for those who may otherwise spend Easter alone, or who are new to Peachland and for those who cannot afford their own. Due to COVID-19 dinner will be available for pickup or delivery only. Reserve before Mar 26 by calling 250 767 0141.

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Fiona Famulak appointed president and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce FAMULAK BRINGS PASSION FOR COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS AND INNOVATIVE THINKING TO HER NEW ROLE PEACHLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE We, at the Peachland Chamber are excited to welcome Fiona Famulak as the new president and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce. We look forward to working collaboratively with Fiona as she leads our business community through this pivotal point in our history, and into our next chapter.

Famulak brings to the role more than three decades of international experience working in both private and not-forprofit sectors.

“I have enormous respect for the BC Chamber of Commerce and am honoured and excited to lead the organization at such a pivotal point in its history,” said Famulak. “The pandemic has reminded us of the importance of community, the power of collaboration and the need for courage

to pursue new approaches to business,” she continued. “Our work ahead is to determine how to best serve the network of Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade, and the 36,000 businesses they represent, so that they not only navigate through the pandemic but are positioned to compete and thrive beyond it.”

As former president of the Vancouver Regional Construction Association, and CEO of the Whistler Chamber of Commerce, being of service to others and listening and responding to the needs of the community is at the core of what Fiona does.

Her natural passion for connecting with people and building community around meaningful conversations, will help catalyze positive change for businesses across British Columbia as they navigate through and beyond the current challenging times.

A member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and a former small business owner, Famulak will lead the BC Chamber team as it continues to support building resiliency in businesses across the province.

She will also work closely with the BC Chamber of Commerce board of directors, member Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade, government officials, and stakeholders to prioritize the immediate needs of the provincial business network.

“Our board of directors, myself, and our network are pleased to welcome Fiona Famulak as the new president and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce,” said Patrick Van Minsel, executive director at the Peachland Chamber. “Fiona not only embodies a spirit of collaboration, which is in the DNA of Cham-

bers of Commerce and Boards of Trade, but she brings extensive executive leadership experience, understands the power of our network to advocate for business, and has a proven track record for courageous and innovative change. With Fiona, we enter an exciting new chapter with sound leadership that will further strengthen our network as we work together to emerge stronger after what has been an incredibly challenging year for so many of our members.”

About the BC Chamber: The BC Chamber of Commerce is BC’s largest and most broadly-based business organization– representing more than 125 Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade with a network comprising 36,000 businesses of every size, and from every sector and region of the province.

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From the Mayor’s Desk: COVID vaccine rollout and project and climate change coordinator position MAYOR CINDY FORTIN

Hello Fellow Peachlanders, I hope everyone made it through the early freeze of 2021. The first day of spring is March 20. At the time of me writing this on Monday, that is 18 days, 11 hours, 58 minutes and 04 seconds away - but who’s counting? I actually got out and did a little geocaching under sunny skies over the last weekend.

Wearing a mask, of course.

It was great to get out.

I would like to take this time to once again thank Peachland residents for doing their part in keeping our community safe during this COVID pandemic. It’s not been easy -- for any of us.

It’s good news to hear that the COVID vaccine is continuing to rollout, although

not at the speed many of us would like to see, due, for the most part, to low supply. When more does arrive I have personally stressed to Interior Health that we need to have a location in Peachland to administer vaccinations, as it can be difficult for many seniors to get to the next town. Hopefully they will be able to set up in town. If not, I suspect it will be West Kelowna.

The province is aiming to vaccinate 4.3 million people by the end of September.

There are four stages.

We are current in Phase 2, which runs through March and includes seniors over 80; Indigenous seniors over 65, Indigenous elders; more health-care workers; vulnerable populations and nursing home staff.

Phase 3 is expected to start in mid-April to June, and includes members of the general public aged 60 to 79.

(Also people between the ages of 16 and 69 who are deemed “clinically extremely vulnerable” due to certain conditions — like cancer, severe immunodeficiency or serious respiratory conditions.)

On Monday Premier Horgan said, “Although there is light at the end of the tunnel, we are far from out of this. We have months to go.

The challenges that we have all endured over the past 12 months have been profound,

but the challenges ahead are equally profound. And although there is fantastic news on the horizon, it depends on supply.”

It is also important to stress that even if you are vaccinated not to let down your guard. No vaccine is 100 percent effective, and there have been some variants, for which a particular vaccine may or may not be effective, so everyone must continue to follow the Provincial guidelines, until we are told otherwise.

For more information on the COVID-19 immunization plan, for the country and our province: http://www2.gov. bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/ vaccine/plan. It also informs the public on “Immunization in BC, the various phases, and how to register to get immunized.

Another good site for frequently asked questions is: https://immunizebc.ca/ covid-19-vaccine-frequentlyasked-questions.

On a different subject, there has been a lot of discussion at council during our budget deliberations, as well as online talk, regarding a possible new district staff position, tentatively referred to as a Climate Action/Special Projects (CASP) position.

This would be a full time position, split between assisting the district with its climate action initiatives and several cross-departmental

projects. Currently, our very busy staff must tackle various “side-of-the-desk” projects that draw resources away from their core work duties, often leading to significant overtime or other project delays. Staff from our planning department also works as a staff liaison to a couple of the council committees, and this new position takes over those duties, as well as adds capacity in Planning and Development Service.

Various projects may include: Foreshore permitting; Archaeological permitting; Procurement; Emergency response planning; Long-range planning; and project management, as well as special projects, such as a property acquisition/disposition strategy, Bat Friendly Community projects, and more.

With regard to climate initiatives, more than a year ago the district signed onto the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), in order to do our part in reducing greenhouse gases and our carbon footprint.

We also participate in the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) -- a conditional grant program that typically provides funding to local governments that have signed the B.C. Climate Action Charter equal to 100 percent of the carbon taxes they pay directly to

support local government operations. The program encourages investment in climate action. (https://www2. g ov. b c. c a /g ov/c o n t e n t / governments/local-governm ent s /g r a nt s -t r a n sfe r s / climate-action-revenue-incentive-program-carip) We also participate in CEEP or the Community Energy and Emissions Plan, in partnership with BC Hydro and the Community Energy Association (CEA). The Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change (MTFCC) was originally developed out of the CEEP program several years ago. We recently decided to update CEEP and have held virtual workshops with many stakeholders.

Climate change has become a very serious and urgent issue. There will always be differing opinions when it comes to climate change, but we just have to think of all the extreme weather events, causing more frequent drought, fires and flooding, to see some of its effects.

Recently, I attended a Local Government Leadership Academy (LGLA) Virtual Forum where climate action was one of the primary topics.

One particular young woman’s remarks stuck with me.

She expressed her frustration with those of my generation, and the generation before me, who tend to look to the younger generations as the

fixers of the climate problem, and other environmental issues, that we created.

I also regularly hear climate change referred to as something that is happening in the future, when, in fact, it’s here now, and has been for decades. We are witnessing it more on a greater scale, and it’s getting worse.

I hope this helps in explaining why council is considering this position in this year’s budget. We may only be a small community, but if we all do our part, from individuals, small communities to large cities, collectively, we can make a positive difference. And that is what we should be leaving to the next generations.

On a last, but not least, note, Monday, March 8 is International Women’s Day. Thank you to Phyllis Papineau for writing a wonderful piece in the View this week on four important and accomplished women in our community who had streets named after them.

What a great way to mark the day! International Women’s Day is a day “to celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality,” with the goal of “forging a gender equal world.” (www.internationalwomensday.com) Stay safe, stay healthy, and please wear a mask!

Continue to hang in there, this won’t be forever.

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BC Girl Guides celebrated girl empowerment on Feb. 22 during Guiding Lights Across BC. Here in Peachland both the Peachland Community Centre and Centennial Way were lit up in blue for the occasion. Chocolatey Mint Girl Guide cookies are available now by calling Maureen at 250 215 0259. The annual Girl Guide cookie sale helps to support local kids such as honorary Spark Lucy Quinn and Brownie Violet Quinn (right). Cookies are $5/box or $60/case of 12.

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British Columbia heads into next phase of vaccine rollout DALE BOYD

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Over 400,000 people in British Columbia will soon be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from March to early April as the province announced Monday it is moving into Phase 2 of B.C.’s immunization rollout.

On March 1, first-dose immunizations will begin for those living and working in independent living centres and seniors’ supportive housing, as well as home-care support clients and staff. Health authorities will directly contact those in this priority group to book appointments, no need to call.

Those receiving their first vaccine dose in March and early April include: seniors born in or before 1941 (80 years and older), seniors and high-risk people residing in independent living and seniors’ supportive housing (including staff), home-care support clients and staff and Indigenous peoples born in or before 1956 (65 years and older) Beginning March 8, seniors aged 80 and older and Indigenous peoples aged 65 and older who are not living in independent living or seniors’ supportive housing can make one call to book their appointment through their local health authority call centre on a staggered schedule.

Health authorities are currently preparing their communications plans and call centre numbers be activated on March 8.

Health authority contact information, complete call-in schedules, hours of operations and step-bystep instructions on how to call to book an appointment for yourself, for a family member or for a friend or neighbour will be available on March 8 here: www.gov.bc.ca/bcseniorsfirst • March 8, 2021: Seniors born in or before 1931 (90 years+) and Indigenous people born in or before 1956 (65 years+) may call to book their vaccine appointment; • March 15, 2021:

Seniors born in or before 1936 (85 years+) may call to book their vaccine appointment; and • March 22, 2021: Seniors born in or before 1941 (80 years+) may call to book their vaccine appointment.

Call centres will ask residents for their legal name, date of birth, postal code, personal health number (PHN) from the back of B.C. driver’s licenses or BC services cards, and current contact information, including an email address you or your family checks regularly or a phone number that can receive text messages. Call centres will never ask people for financial information, including credit card details.

Regional health authority call centre hours are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. The call centre number for Interior Health is 1-877-740-7747 and the province encourages only those eligible to call the centre as to not bog down the process.

Phase 3 begins midApril, possible expansion of vaccine effort In mid-April, Phase 3 will begin mass vaccination of people aged 79 to 60 years, and people aged 16 and older who are extremely clinically vulnerable, at community immunization clinics throughout B.C. Mobile clinics will be available in some rural communities and for people who are homebound due to mobility issues.

In Phase 3, B.C. residents can register and book their appointments to receive their first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine through an online registration tool which will be launched at a later date.

People born between 1942 and 1946 (ages 79 to 75), and Indigenous peoples born between the years of 1956 and 1960 (ages 64 to 60), will be able to register for an appointment online or by phone by March 31.

As additional vaccines are approved and supply becomes available people who are front-line essential workers or work in specific workplaces or industries may receive vaccines later in Phase 3 and into Phase 4.

The approval of the AstraZeneca vaccine by Health Canada last week allows the province to be “more agile” in where and how the province can immunize people said Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, noting it does not require being stored at frigid temperatures like previous vaccines.

“Once we know how much we’ll be receiving here in B.C., and when, we will be able to further expand who is receiving vaccine,” Henry said.

The vaccination effort may soon be able to target essential workers, particularly first responders and our key essential workers who are not able to work from home, Henry said.

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that means we will be able to move everybody up in the queue.”

Vaccines have been highly effective with the first dose, according to data presented last week by the BCCDC, which will also help speed up mass vaccination efforts by extending the time period between the first shot and the follow-up dose.

“The important thing that we have learned is that these vaccines work, they give a very high level of protection and that protection lasts for many months. As a result, we are now extending the interval between our first dose and the second booster dose of the vaccines, the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, as well as the AstraZeneca vaccine, to four months or 16 weeks,” Henry said.

As of Feb. 26, a total of 252,373 people in B.C. have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, including 73,808 who have received their second dose.

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#234 3996 BEACH Avenue

$595,000

Located across Beach Avenue from beautiful Okanagan Lake, this open-concept end unit in the Lakeshore Gardens complex provides the feel of city life in a small town! A short walk along the lake to shops, the farmer’s market, the beach, or local restaurants, as wells all the amenities available in the complex, including a pool area with an outdoor kitchen, an exercise room, and two guest suites for out-of-town visitors. Large windows with upgraded blinds, this two-bedroom unit with a large wrap-around covered south/ southwest balcony, and extra storage right outside your front door, this is perfect for retirees, professional, or starter home for a young couple. Bonus with this home is a Semi-private Single garage parking space.

MLS: 10225864

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5916 Ehlers Road, Peachland

Tara Reis, AMP

$619,900

Welcome to this easy living Lakeview Rancher where it has it all.

Enjoy the lakeview and sunshine every morning on your deck, spacious yard, RV parking, in floor radiant heat for main bath and kitchen, newer roof, and much more. It is the perfect house for retirement living while having limited yard work. MLS 10225810

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250-826-2047 5878E Beach Avenue Peachland, BC VOH 1X7

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Going Above and Beyond 1466 Rome Place - Situated on a quiet no thru street this rare one level 2 bed / 2 bath rancher is located in the desirable Mission Hill Estates.

Convenient floor plan, gorgeous hardwood floors, private patio and gazebo, lake and mountain views, RV/Boat parking and low maintenance landscaping. Great MLS® 10225879 alternative to condo living! Why settle for anything else!

$545,000

#317 4350 Ponderosa Drive

Quail plan 2 bedroom, 2 full baths, town home with a single garage, the lake views are stunning, south facing with granite in the kitchen and bathrooms, wine fridge, hardwood floors, gas fireplace, this top floor home has vaulted ceilings with an extra storage room right out side the door, some have been finished for shops or hobby rooms. MLS®10225729

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