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The district-owned block of 5th Street adjacent to the Residences on 6th will be the home to the second phase of affordable seniors housing.

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New affordable seniors housing project approved by BC Housing JOANNE LAYH The Peachland Seniors Support Society’s proposal to build a second phase of the Residences on 6th has been approved under the BC Housing Community Housing Fund, society president Keith Fielding announced Tuesday morning. The new five-storey building will be constructed on the

District of Peachland-owned property on 5th Street, immediately adjacent to the phase one project, and will consist of 68 residential units of which 58 will be one-bedroom and 10 will be two-bedroom. “The target population is seniors age 55+ who need affordable rental housing and access to services that will support independent living,” said Fielding in a release issued on Tuesday. Construction is estimated to take 18 months and will be-

gin once all necessary planning and tendering processes have been completed. Affordable seniors housing has been sorely lacking in Peachland for many years. The seniors housing society began working with BC Housing around 2006 and in 2019 phase one of the project was completed.

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Notice to Electors Within the Regional District of Central Okanagan of an Alternative Approval Process Regional District of Central Okanagan, Okanagan Regional Library Service Area Establishment Bylaw No. 1477, 2021 and Regional District of Central Okanagan, Okanagan Regional Library Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1478, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 86 of the Community Charter, that the Board of Directors of the Regional District of Central Okanagan proposes to: Adopt bylaws to: • establish a service within the Regional District of Central Okanagan for the purpose of construction and renovating library building services owned and operated by the Okanagan Regional Library District; and • borrow up to $8,000,000 on behalf of the Okanagan Regional Library District for a new library branch in the City of West Kelowna. Participants in Regional Library Service Area For clarification, both electoral areas and all member municipalities of the Regional District of Central Okanagan participate in funding the Okanagan Regional Library. This alternative approval process applies to qualified electors in the Regional Library Service Area who qualify as electors in: •

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The society has since been waiting for additional funding opportunities to arise and about 18 months ago they discovered BC Housing had funds to work with communities on setting up affordable housing, Fielding said in an interview with the View. “We’re really pleased that we can make this happen now, so we’re quite excited about it,” said Fielding. “We know there’s a really big waiting list for people to get into phase one. We also know from surveys that we’ve completed that there is a big pent up demand and especially for housing that is affordable. This will definitely be income related though, so it will be for people who are really vulnerable in terms of their future housing prospects.” Some housing units will be heavily subsidized by BC Housing and others will be funded through affordable rent that is geared to the tenant’s income level. BC Housing will provide some capital and the society will also have a mortgage that will be covered by rental income. The location of the project is made possible by a longterm lease of donated land from the municipality. The Peachland Wellness Centre, Peachland Community Policing and the Peachland Food Bank, along with a couple of houses, will either be demolished or moved to make way for the new structure. “The district is committed to finding solutions to where everybody goes and the current sort of concept is that the wellness centre would occupy a space on the ground floor of the new building, along with the society, that would be some common area space and shared facilities. We still have to work out the details of that with the wellness centre but there would be a contract that we hope to establish them to co-locate and delivery services from there,” said Fielding. A new location for the community policing and food bank is yet to be finalized, but one contender is the nearby 4th Street Place. “Between the time that anybody can be relocated, say the wellness centre, for example, if it ends up being part of phase two, there will still be a period of time where it has to have other accommodation after it’s demolished,” said Fielding. “I believe that that district is looking at 4th Street Place as one of those options. It’s all pretty tentative. The only certain thing I can say is that the district is committed to finding space for the tenants that get displaced.” Occupancy of the new building is targeted for early 2024.

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Annual Municipal Report 2021 Pursuant to Sections 98 and 99 of the Community Charter, the District of Peachland 2021 Annual Report will be presented to Council for consideration at the June 22nd, 2021 Regular Council Meeting. The Council meeting will be held electronically at 7:00 p.m. with a live webcast available through www.peachland.ca/watch. The Annual Report is available on the website www.peachland.ca for public inspection. The public may also call 250-767-2647 to arrange to receive a copy of the Annual Report. Please submit comments or questions regarding the Annual Report, in writing to corporateservices@peachland.ca. Pursuant to Section 94 of the Community Charter, this Notice will be published in the Peachland View June 11th and 18th, 2021.

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Non-profits to be invited to run Swim Bay concession this summer

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ed so it was thought this might be a welcome opportunity. The recommendation was met with unanimous council approval, although the plan comes with one big downside – if multiple groups operate the concession Interior Health will not permit them to serve foods like hamburgers and hot dogs. Councillor Keith Fielding questioned why groups like the Lions and Rotary couldn’t serve hamburgers and hot dogs

from the concession when they do so at numerous events throughout the year. Wiebe said the concession is an Interior Health licensed facility and multiple non-profits cannot be licensed to use it. A temporary food service permit like they have throughout the year is only valid at mobile events, she said. That limits the concession to selling only what Interior Health recognizes as pre-pack-

aged, non-potentially hazardous food like pop, popsicles, and chips, Wiebe said in her report to council. It is staff’s opinion that ideally the groups would bring their own product and supplies and store it either at the concession or the community centre, so they would be individually responsible for their own profits, although it will be recommended that as a group there is product and price consistency.

The long-term operator of the Swim Bay Concession won’t be returning this year, so the municipality is inviting local non-profit societies to operate the facility this summer.

JOANNE LAYH Local non-profit societies will have the opportunity to operate the Swim Bay Concession this summer, council decided at their last regular meeting. The contract for the Swim Bay Concession was up for renewal this year. The long-term operator submitted the only bid but since then she has recently advised that she is not able to execute the contract, said Cheryl

Wiebe, director of community services. “As the summer season is only weeks away, staff do not have time to repost a Request for Proposal and secure a tenant for summer 2021,” Wiebe advised. The solution she presented council Tuesday night is to invite the local non-profit groups to operate the concession. The ability of non-profit groups to fundraise throughout the pandemic has been highly constrict-

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Legal Description: Lot 49, District Lot 11863, ODYD, PLAN 117 Except Plans 15487 and EPP107697 The approximately 1.07 hectare (2.65 acre) site has been subdivided from the Turner Avenue site Parcel Identifier: 012-717-304 (located at 6114 Turner Avenue) and will be made available for public acquisition. Property Type: Vacant land Legal Description: Lot 49, District Lot 11863, ODYD, PLAN 117 Except Plans 15487 and EPP107697 Title: Freehold Parcel Identifier: 012-717-304 Land Size: 1.07 hectares / 2.65 Property Type: Vacant landacres approximately Zoning:Title: P2 – Freehold Public/Institutional Land Size: 1.07 hectares / 2.65 acres approximately Listing Price: Zoning:$1.8 P2 –million Public/Institutional Listing Price: $1.8 million

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Family’s faith in humanity restored I wanted to take a minute to inform you that the people of Peachland saved our lives. We moved to Kelowna for a better life for our family. Instead during COVID we lost our jobs, our home, our kids and our hope. We bought a small little trailer as a way to hopefully save some money towards getting a home so we could in turn get the children home. While shopping for groceries we returned to find that it was stolen! Unfortunately, we did not have theft insurance because how can anyone steal a trailer, right? We didn’t think it was possible for it to get from one place to another, especially without anyone seeing anything at all. We decided that after all the toxic and negative things that had happened we needed to get back to the Lower Mainland and get our family back together, but then once again the toxic after shock I guess we could call it hit us again when our truck broke down in Peachland, in the middle of nowhere in Peachland to boot. That’s when we met the Nixon family. Keith Nixon approached us and introduced himself. It turns out he spearheads a lot of the clean up along Trepanier Road and he was politely asking how long we intended to stay for and if we could clean up any mess before we left. He even gave us garbage bags that in turn I used to even help clean up some of the garbage, with no vehicle I’d just bag it up and Keith would come grab it. We put all our money and effort into trying to fix our vehicle and it the end turned out to be a lost cause. So, we then bought a new-to-us but not new used SUV. Well, the day we insured it the rear axle broke. Bad things comes in threes, right? During the months we have been stuck here we met Keith and his family and they have been beyond a Godsend to us and so helpful. We also met the only Peachland cab driver, Mark, who, by the way, goes above and beyond his job description and is just a truly remarkable person. These small group of Peachland people restored our faith in humanity and quite possibly saved our lives as emotionally we were at breaking point and the pain was starting to become too much to live with. We lost everything in Kelowna, even our hope. Peachland is where we started to find everything. It’s been a slow process as we still don’t have a way out of here, but we are working on it and we now have a new restored faith in the human race. Good people do still exist and the best and brightest of those good people are the Nixon family and Mark the cab driver. The Henderson Family, Peachland

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NEWS | OPINION

Goose numbers in Peachland believed to be decreasing JOANNE LAYH

According to district parks staff, goose numbers are believed to be going down in Peachland. That’s likely to be welcome news for many residents who enjoy walking along Beach Avenue but don’t have much appreciation for goose droppings. The Okanagan Valley Goose Management program addles eggs throughout the region to control populations, but there’s only so much they can do as many goose nests are inaccessible and therefore almost impossible to manage. The parks department is in a difficult situation when it comes to goose management as some residents

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The Sweep All Sweeper or “poop Zamboni” picks up goose droppings as well as other garbage and debris.

want them to do more and others are insistent that

staff should leave them alone.

Brenda Mines transparency needed The Peachland View reported on April 23, 2015 that a six-day sit-in at former Premier Christy Clark’s West Kelowna constituency office came to an end after the province reportedly committed to a high-level meeting that would aim to resolve ongoing concerns regarding bio-waste operations in the Nicola Valley. Three days earlier, the Chief of the Lower Nicola Indian Band, Aaron Sumexheltsa, reported that the sit-in of five Nicola Valley chiefs would come to an end in an act of good faith, pending the outcome of the high-level meetings with the Province. The sit-in by five Nicola Valley chiefs, as well as community representatives and supporters, began on April 15, and came more than one month after Indigenous community members first blocked waste-carrying trucks from entering an area west of Merritt. Opponents of the bio-waste plan said

the site is too near streams, drinking water sources and housing. As the chair of the Peachland Water Protection Alliance (PWPA), on behalf of the PWPA, I have invited Aaron Sumexheltsa to speak at our June 24 meeting at the Little Schoolhouse. The invitation comes on the heels a presentation to Peachland council to truck bio-waste to Brenda Mines for alternate use. The proponents of the plan say there is no risk to Peachland’s drinking water. I don’t believe in the tooth fairy and I don’t believe there is no risk. The people of Peachland are entitled to full transparency and full disclosure before the plan goes any further. If there are any positives in the plan to truck the biowaste to Brenda Mines, such positives ought to be tested by neutral and fulsome science. Jack Gerow, Peachland

This spring the municipality implemented several

strategies to manage the geese and related feces and those efforts now seem to be paying off. A Sweep All Sweeper or “poop Zamboni” was purchased and put into operation in May. It sweeps the grass and picks up a variety of debris. The sweeper can be used on the sidewalk as well as the grass and it picks up garbage in addition to goose droppings. Decoys, ribbons and daily scare techniques have also been deployed. “We do think it is being successful,” said Cheryl Wiebe, director of community services, at last Tuesday’s council meeting. “A few weeks ago, we were reporting about 95 geese a day and this week it was

reported to me that we’re down to about 25. The intention is to try to detract them before they jump up off the beach onto the wall, and particularly as we’re heading into molting season when they’re not flying. The more we can do to detract them from wanting to get up on the grass the better.” While the municipality also uses predator decoys to scare off the geese, unfortunately the public vandalizes them and they’re not that effective, council heard. “Our shiny objects are working and hopefully once molting season is over, we’ve habituated them to feed somewhere else and they won’t be required all season,” said Wiebe.

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LOCAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES PASSIONATE EXHIBITION runs until June 20 at the Peachland Art Gallery. View artworks featuring an expressive exhibition of powerful femaile interpretations...plus more. JUNE HISTORY QUIZ Enjoy fun in the fresh air and learn about Peachland as you take the June History Quiz. Pick up the quiz at the Peachland Visitor Centre and return it for your very on participant’s certificate. The clues can be found on signs, buildings, on the pier and at the museum. PEACHLAND ART AND GARDEN TOUR will take place on June 12 from 9 am to 4 pm. Tickets are $15 and will be available at the art gallery on the day of the event. For more information contact the Peachland Visitor Centre. BC BAT WATCH BAT COUNTS happen June 11 and 25. Meet in front of Peachland Historic School at dusk with a lawn chair and phone to download the counting app. Register at peachlandbats@gmail.com BUILD A BAT HOUSE WITH DAD on June 19. Details available soon. Registrations are limited due to social distancing. Check out beepspeachland.com for updates. BATS OUT OF THE DARKNESS opens July 1 and remains in Peachland until Oct. 31. Many of us are in the dark about bats and their survival depends on our enlightenment. This four-wall exhibition including videos, specimens, and scientific equipment used to find and study bats, brings the bats of British Columbia ‘out of the darkness and into our consciousness’. The exhibiton will serve as a reminder of how essential bats are to the environment and provide a chance to celebrate these amazing creatures.

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FITNESS ROOM 7 am - 4 pm Registration only; no drop-ins Peachland Community Centre INDOOR WALKING 8 am - 9 am Registration only; no drop-ins Peachland Community Centre BALANCE, CORE, STRENGTH AND STRETCH 9 am - 10 am Outdoor locations BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE ACRYLIC WORKSHOP 1 pm – 4 pm Registration: plsworkshops@ peachlandarts.ca Peachland Community Centre WOODCARVERS 7 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre

FITNESS ROOM 7 am - 4 pm Registration only; no drop-ins Peachland Community Centre INDOOR WALKING 8 am – 9 am Registration only; no drop-ins Peachland Community Centre YOGA 8 am 50 Plus Activity Centre FLOW YOGA 9 am - 10 am Registration only; no drop-ins 4th Street Place YIN YOGA 10:45 am - 12 pm Registration only; no drop-ins 4th Street Place

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WEDNESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 7 am - 4 pm Registration only; no drop-ins Peachland Community Centre INDOOR WALKING 8 am - 9 am Registration only; no drop-ins Peachland Community Centre THERAPEUTIC YOGA 9 am - 10:15 am Registration only; no drop-ins 4th Street Place

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THE PEACHLAND VISITOR CENTRE is currently seeking volunteers to join their team. They plan to have safe COVID-19 outdoor volunteer led Peachland walking tours plus a Visitor Information kiosk at the Sunday market. Volunteers are required in the centre as well, especially over the weekends. They ask for a minimum of four hours per week. Hours are 10 am – 4 pm, Tuesday - Sunday, May - June, then in July August, 9 am – 5 pm daily. For more information contact vcmanager@visitpeachland.com or call 250 767 2455. THE BARGAIN BIN is looking for women and men to volunteer. Shifts are three hours for women and usually less for men. Women work on donations and/or work the cash desk. Men move donations and processed items to other locations. Training is provided. Enjoy some new friends while doing something worthwhile. COVID restrictions are followed. Drop by the Bin during business hours to fill out an application or contact Janet at 250 767 9664 for more details or to volunteer. BEEPS NEEDS YOUR HELP! Volunteer bat counters welcome June 11 and 25 plus every Friday night during July and August. Bring your lawn chair and a phone to download the counting app. Meet in front of Peachland Historic School at dusk (usually 8:30 pm). Pre-register at peachlandbats@gmail.com Enjoy a leisurely hike? Help BEEPS guide groups or families and friends on walking tours along the Bat House Interpretive Trail on Beach Avenue and Trepanier Creek. For a little more elevation, assist with the BEEPS in the Vineyard Trail and stroll up to Hainle Winery’s plateau vineyard with a panoramic view. Pre-register at peachlandbats@gmail.com GOT BOTTLES AND CANS? Save them for the upcoming Royal Canadian Legion bottle drive fundraiser, coming soon!

BALANCE, CORE, STRENGTH AND STRETCH 9 am - 10 am Outdoor locations CHAIR YOGA 10:30 am 50 Plus Activity Centre BARGAIN BIN 12 pm - 3 pm Peachland United Church WE ARE HERE 1 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre MINI KICKERS SOCCER 4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Registration only; no drop-ins Peachland Community Centre CENTRAL OKANAGAN MODEL RAILWAY CO. Train Modellers meet - visitors welcome 7 pm Peachland Musum

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Peachland Art and Garden Tour returns June 12

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Bill and Sue Van Noortwyk will open their garden to the public this Saturday.

JOANNE LAYH The arts council’s annual Art and Garden Tour returns to Peachland this Saturday. The event was launched many years ago by the Peachland Sowers and Growers, who continued it until they decided to take a break and begin the Peachland Rose Show. The Peachland Community Arts Council took over the event and have been helping curious participants get a glimpse into the private gardens of Peachland ever since. Peachland Community Arts Council president Deborah Livingstone wants to assure the public that the event

will be COVID-friendly. “Other than running the gallery, we have no other events or functions so we thought this is absolutely perfect. It’s outdoors, we’ve got limited numbers, it’s a walk-in walk-out event,” Livingstone told the View. Linda Norden and Barb Opinko, two of the event organizers, have ensured each location has a COVID route to minimize contact. In addition to gardens belonging to the district, wellness centre and little schoolhouse, this year five Peachland residents will also open up their gardens to the public. The garden tour begins with

the Peachland district gardens along Beach Avenue between 13th Street and the Blind Angler. Participants are invited to count the hanging baskets on the light posts coming into downtown Peachland. The participant who answers closest to the correct number will win the grand prize, a large hanging basket from KelLake Greenhouses. Next up is the Peachland Wellness Centre community gardens, where artists Louise McIntosh, Susan Driussi and Susan Haglund (collectively known as Troika) will be located. From there participants on this self-guided tour will

head to the Peachland Little Schoolhouse, where they will find local artist Wayne Power. Next is the Harbour House Yoga, where artists Heather and Barry Yeats will be found. The tour continues at the residence of Daphne and Peter Flannigan, whose one-acre property offers a spectacular display of lupines, ligularia, irises, evergreens, grasses and periwinkle, as well as raspberry bushes, fruit trees, and a large vegetable garden. The Yeats’ are artists and will have a large display of their porcelain pottery on the patio. The journey continues on Victoria Street at the home of artist Darlene Romanko, whose abundant garden supports blooms from spring to fall. The final stop is on Butler Place at the home of Susan Van Noortwyk, who is working towards an English country garden. Artists Dian and Launna will be here. The event takes place on Saturday, June 12 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available at the Peachland Art Gallery, Peachland Visitor Centre, Peachland Ace Hardware, Peachland Wellness Centre and Bylands. If you’re reading this on the day of the event you will still be able to purchase same-day tickets from the Peachland Art Gallery and Visitor Centre. The ticket includes a brochure with a map of all the gardens and a list of the artists at each location. Participants are encouraged to hang on to their ticket to present at Cibo & Vines, the Blind Angler, Peachland Sushi and Dogwood Nurseries for a tour day 10 per cent discount.

Birds of Peachland: The Red Crossbill

MARION HALL The Red Crossbill is a member of the finch family, and they are named for their unique crossed beaks. Their specialized bills allow them to open conifer cones to retrieve the seeds inside. The photograph shows the red of the male, whereas the female is a dull olive colour. There is another species of Crossbill named the Whitewinged Crossbill. That species has white bars on its wings. It is far less common than the Red Crossbill. In Newfoundland, the numbers of this bird are in decline and they are working on a recovery strategy. Red Crossbills are monitored annually as part of their winter bird survey. Parks Canada encourages the public to look for the species, particularly at winter bird feeders where they will occasionally show up. Any occurrence data helps to determine habitat requirements and needs of the species. Threats: The exact reason for Red Crossbill decline is unknown. However, the continual decline of them has been noted for decades. All efforts to improve forest health and the restoration of coniferous forests will ultimately improve habitat conditions for Red Crossbills. Crossbills are thought to require a mixture of cone producing conifers for foraging, roosting and nesting.

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On Thursday, June 3 the management and staff of West Kelowna’s Save-On-Foods were presented with two awards by the Peachland Rotary Club. The awards acknowledged the exceptional support Save-On-Foods has provided to the Peachland club during the past five years. The club’s annual Unsung Hero Award recognizes a partnership that has contributed to the successful completion of club projects. Of particular note this year was Save-On-Foods’ weekly support of Rotary’s ongoing Starfish project, which provides food to needy families of local schoolchildren. The second award, a Certificate of Appreciation, is the highest award Rotary can give a business whose assistance, without seeking reward or recognition, reflects a true example of the Rotary motto - Service Above Self. Shown from left to right are Rotarian Klaus Mast, store manager, Paul Davidson, assistant store manager Brandon McArthur and Rotarian Ken Klein.

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