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Last Saturday Lloyd Stinson Sotas performed accoustic Canadiana, the blues and some classic songs to an audience at Hainle Winery. Hainle’s weekend entertainment continues this Saturday from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. with Richard Smith, who will be giving a watercolour demonstration as well as a retrospective show of his past works, then on Aug. 7 Paula McLaughlin will be playing guitar.
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Small grassfire on Hackett Road JOANNE LAYH A small grassfire on Hackett Road last week was quickly extinguished by Peachland Fire and Rescue, along with some helpful neighbours. “We got a very quick knock down on it. Crews did a great job. It did damage the carport to one structure but we were able to extinguish it with the help of neighbours before it spread further to any other houses,” said Peachland fire chief Dennis Craig. “It was a risk. It started right between two houses.” Arcing power lines were deemed to be the cause of the blaze. “The biggest thing people need to be awake to now is FireSmart is from the property outwards. It’s not looking across the street into the wildland or 30 metres out from your house. People need to look at their own properties and start at their building out. It doesn’t mitigate anything if we start
30 metres away from your house or across the street if you have flammables and combustibles right up against your house,” said Craig. “We really need to get the
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are currently being asked to avoid running errands during the heat of the day so they can stay in town and be available to respond during peak burning periods in the
If we could just get people to focus on that zero to 1.5 metres around their property, it would make a huge difference for us as firefighters. - Peachland fire chief Dennis Craig
message out to people that they need to worry about that zero to 1.5 metre area – best case zero to 10 metre - around their house. If we could just get people to focus on that zero to 1.5 metres around their property, it would make a huge difference for us as firefighters.” While the fire danger rating remains extreme, some of Peachland’s 35-member strong fire department
mid-afternoon and late afternoon. “We’re always planning. We’re always making sure we’re ready. We’re doing daily availability lists from our members so we know how many people we have in town. We really appreciate it, going that extra mile that way from a planning perspective,” said Craig. “They’re definitely making some sacrifices there.”
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CAO Joe Mitchell resigns JOANNE LAYH Peachland’s chief administrative officer Joe Mitchell has submitted his resignation, effective August 25. A press release issued by the municipality last week states Mitchell will be leaving the district for personal reasons. “We are greatly saddened by the news. Joe’s contributions to the District of Peachland have been outstanding, including his time as director of operations for several years before becoming our CAO. He has been instrumental in helping council achieve its many priorities, including our new water treatment plant, while supporting a professional team. We wish him well in his new endeavors. He will be missed by all,” said Mayor Cindy Fortin. Mitchell will remain on until the end of August to ensure a smooth transition. “This has been a difficult decision as working for the District of Peachland has been a rewarding experience. It has been an honour to work with mayor and council and especially the dedicated and professional team of staff,” said Mitchell. Mitchell has been in the role for just over a year and a half. He replaced Elsie Lemke when she retired from the role of chief administrative officer in November 2019 after 13 years. Prior to replacing Lem-
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ke, Mitchell served as the municipality’s director of operations for the previous seven years. Originally from Summerland, Mitchell’s employment with the district goes back to the 90s, when he was a lifeguard at Swim Bay for 10 summers. Mitchell later left the Okanagan to attend BCIT and then UBC, where he received a degree in civil engineering. From there, Mitchell worked in engineering consulting for four or five years
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before going into project management with a road contractor. Then in 2012 Mitchell accepted the position of director of operations at the District of Peachland, where he remained until his promotion to CAO. Mitchell had been working with Lemke about two years to transition into the position. Information on the recruitment for a new CAO will be posted on the district’s website and social media sites in the coming weeks.
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Brenda Creek wildfire out of control for over a week JOANNE LAYH The Brenda Creek wildfire that has been out of control since July 14 remains estimated at 450 hectares in size, as of press time on Wednesday. The fire, located northwest of Peachland and south of the Okanagan Connector, was at about 80 hectares on the day it was discovered and grew to an estimated 400 hectares overnight, at which time BC Wildfire information officer Taylor Shantz told the View the fire was burning aggressively and highly visible from the Connector and surrounding areas. BC Wildfire initially responded with six personnel, three helicopters and supporting air tankers and by Sunday had 23 firefighters on the ground along with two helicopters and 11 pieces of heavy equipment working the fire. Structural firefighters and equipment from Kelowna, West Kelowna, Peachland and North Westside fire departments also joined the effort to battle the blaze. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operation Centre was activated in response to the wildfire and has coordinated regular updates on behalf of BC Wildfire, BC Hydro and other agencies. At the recommendation of BC Wildfire Service, on July 14 the RDCO issued an evacuation alert within a portion of the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area of the regional district, including approximately 18 properties, three recreational campsites and some Crown land, which has remained in effect while the fire is ongoing. By Sunday the fire was exhibiting “less vigorous behaviour” but that didn’t lessen concern about BC Hydro’s transmission line running through the wildfire area. The transmission line serves about 22,000 customers in the West Kelowna and Peachland area. Until BC Hydro introduces a redundant source of power, the transmission line from the Nicola sub-
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station near Merritt to the Westbank substation in West Kelowna is the only line in to those 22,000 customers. Dag Sharman, BC Hydro’s manager of community relations for the Southern Interior, told the View on July 15 that the fire had “passed the transmission line” and made assurances that there had been no interruption or impact to service for customers, however, applying fire retardant to the poles continues to be a priority. Sharman cautioned that the fire is still burning there and is still out of control and it could, with wind, come back to the line. BC Hydro’s transmission project is currently assessing the possibility of connecting the Westbank substation to the Fortis system in Kelowna after it was determined that a second line from Merritt would be far more costly than expected. Sharman said they expect to make a decision on a leading alternative at some time later this year. Focus has remained on patrolling along the BC Hydro transmission line through the wildfire area and making sure it is protected while government agencies have been preparing for the worst and continuing to warn resi-
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dents to be ready for an extended power disruption. “Local governments on the west side of Okanagan Lake are working with other agencies such as BC Hydro, Interior Health and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure on plans to provide services should there be any extended power disruption,” the Central Okanagan Emergency Operations Centre stated in a release. BC Hydro has been actively monitoring its transmission line and infrastructure through the Brenda Creek wildfire area and the emergency operations centre says their crews remain on standby and ready to respond at a moment’s notice. The emergency operations centre has repeatedly issued statements reminding all Central Okanagan residents that they should know the risks of potential emergencies, make a plan and prepare grab and go kits in the event they are required to leave their homes for at least 72 hours. They also suggested residents and businesses visit bchydro.com for information on how to prepare in the event the wildfire results in any power outage. “It is in our backyard. It is affecting the power to our community so we’ve got a vested interest in the
fire,” Peachland fire chief Dennis Craig told the View on Tuesday. At that time, Peachland Fire and Rescue Service had a bush truck as well as a crew of three that’s been working from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day assigned to protecting the power lines. “We’re making sure that as a fire department
ply.” Currently Peachland also has a crew working in Lytton that may soon be moved to Ashcroft, in addition to the crew at the Brenda Creek fire. Last Friday BC Wildfire implemented an area restriction order for the vicinity of the Brenda Creek wildfire that will remain
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we maintain prepared in our own community,” said Craig. “We unfortunately have had to decline requests from other communities for support at this point in time because we’ve committed as much as we can commit outside of our own community. It is very hard saying no. You want to help and you hate saying no but at the same time there’s only so many resources that we can sup-
ed area without the prior written authorization of an official designated for the purposes of the Wildfire Act, unless the person enters the area only in the course of: • Travelling as a person acting in an official capacity; • Travelling for the purpose of supporting wildfire suppression activities; • Travelling as a person working for Glencore Canada Corporation to and from the Brenda Mine site for the purposes of maintaining critical infrastructure at the site; • Travelling to or from his or her principal residence, that is not under an evacuation order; • Travelling to or from private or leased property for the purposes of accessing a secondary residence or recreational property, that is not under an evacuation order; or • Engaging and/or participating in agricultural activities pertaining to livestock or agriculture management on private or leased property. Failure to comply with Section 11 restricted area requirements may result
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in place until noon on October 15 or until it is rescinded. “The size of the area restriction reflects the continued need to protect the public in areas where there are ongoing fire suppression activities,” stated a release from the Kamloops Fire Centre. Under the order and Section 11(2) of the Wildfire Act, no one may enter or remain in the restrict-
in a violation ticket for $1,150. On Tuesday afternoon the B.C. government declared a provincial state of emergency to support the province-wide response to the ongoing wildfire situation. The declaration began July 21 and will remain in effect for 14 days unless extended or rescinded as necessary. For more information visit cordemergency.ca.
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Peachland’s water capacity Do we have a water capacity problem in Peachland? According to a recent report to Peachland council, the new water treatment plant (designed by Urban Systems) will soon be running at 95 per cent capacity. As a result, we have water restrictions in effect. But when I was a member of Council in 2014, we approved the New Monaco development and we were told that we had enough water for 27,000 people. If the New Monaco project is fully developed, it will be more than 2,500 units of housing (larger than the existing community). So, if we have to restrict water now, then something is seriously wrong. Although the 2014 report from Aplin and Martin (presented by Urban Systems) informed us that Peachland had enough water for 27,000 people, there was an update in January 2015. At that time, Urban Systems presented council with a new report suggesting that a rerouting of MacDonald Creek (in the Trepanier watershed) would be necessary to satisfy future water requirements. When I asked what had changed, I was told that there had been a misunderstanding. That’s for sure! The original water master plan in 2007 was optimistic that grants would cover two thirds of the cost of the water treatment plant. In fact, government grants only covered one third, leaving Peachland taxpayers to fund the difference. If you look at your tax bill, you will see the $350 water capital tax; it is an annual charge. That started in 2007 at a cost of $135, but was increased to $350 several years ago and is now paying down a very large loan amount. Don’t expect that tax to disappear any time soon. If the new water treatment plant is going to be running at 95 per cent capacity, then an expansion project will be in the planning soon. Peachland has many approved development projects apart from New Monaco. The question Peachland taxpayers need to ask is: who will be paying for the expansion? Some members of council are always talking about new development broadening the tax base. This is more evidence that such a point of view is incorrect. New development may be a good idea but it is a fallacy to expect tax reductions based on that. More people in the community always brings higher costs. For our water supply, the increased costs may be significant and giving residents an update on our water capacity would be a good idea. Eric Hall
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Swim Bay features 140 metres of lifeguarded waterfront for 10 weeks each summer. The supervised area extends from the yacht club to the rope swing and features a high diving board, two floating docks, zipline and rope swing. Parent supervision is required for all children under seven years old, regardless of ability, and is recommended for weak swimmers who are seven or older.
• Life jackets may be borrowed during operational hours upon request pending availability. • Swim Bay features a fully accessible aquatic wheelchair ramp and an aquatic wheelchair that can be obtained from the lifeguards. • Lifeguards are on duty daily from 12:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. until August 29. Lifeguards are supervising swim lessons from 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. • To register for swim lessons call 250 767 2133 or visit the Peachland Community Centre to register in person.
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LOCAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES CHARITY FUNDRAISER BREAKFAST BUFFET at the Peachland Legion on Tuesday, July 27 at 10:30 am. The event is in support of the 2021 National Motorcycle Relay Military Police Fund for Blind Children. Buffet includes scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, roast potatoes, fruit salad, toast and jam. Live entertainment featuring Garry Strawford playing classic rock, country and blues. Suggested minimum donation $10. OPEN MIC EVENT presented by the Peachland Arts Council will take place on Thursday, July 29 at the Peachland Art Gallery. There are two performance sessions, 5 pm - 6:30 pm and 7 pm - 8:30 pm. Performances will include classical piano, pop and blues, folk guitar solos and duets, piano duets, and the Bluebird Band from Kelowna, performing both Chinese and French selections. For tickets call 250 767 7422. Admission is free with donations appreciated. Proceeds from the evening will be donated to the ramp project. SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM WORKSHOPS will be held from Wednesday to Saturday at the Little Schoolhouse. Wayne Power will display his artwork in the morning and teach a series of workshops from 11 am - 3 pm. Then from July 28 – 31 from 11 am to 3 pm, it will be Robert Jenkins and Sandra Kessler with Retrospectives, a workshop displaying and illustrating their pastel drawing and painting techniques. Drop ins welcome. 8TH ANNUAL “OASIS” EXHIBITION runs until July 31 at the Peachland Art Gallery. View artworks from the region’s top artists. BATS OUT OF THE DARKNESS display at the Peachland Community Centre is open daily during July and August
MONDAYS FITNESS ROOM 7 am - 4 pm Peachland Community Centre INDOOR WALKING 8 am - 9 am Peachland Community Centre 50+ FITNESS 9 am - 10 am ($5 Drop In) 50 Plus Activity Centre PICKLEBALL (3.0-3.5) 9:05 am - 11:05 am Community Centre BRIDGE 1 pm – 4 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre PICKLEBALL (1.0-2.5) 1 pm - 3 pm Community Centre LADIES COFFEE 1 pm 4th Street Place BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE ACRYLIC WORKSHOP 1 pm – 4 pm Registration: plsworkshops@ peachlandarts.ca Peachland Community Centre
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from 10 am - 6 pm. Many of us are in the dark about bats and their survival depends on our enlightment. 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 exhibition will serve as a reminder of how essential bats are to the environment and provide a chance to celebrate these amazing creatures. PEACHLAND HISTORIC WALKING TOURS take place at 10 am weekends throughout July and August. Tour One begins at the Peachland Historic Mural on Beach Avenue and is approximately 1.5 hours. Tour Two begins at the Peachland Visitor Centre on Beach Avenue and is approximately one hour. To register Peachland Visitor Centre250 767 2455. No charge; donations welcome. BEEPS FOR SUMMER ACTIVITIES DURING JULY AND AUGUST: Mondays Kids’ Design & Tie-dye a T-shirt, Cousin’s Park at 10:30 am. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Chiroptera (Bat) Kids in the Kitchen at Peachland Community Centre 10am - 11 am & 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm. Fridays at twilight join BEEPS for weekly Bat Counts across from Swim Bay. Bring a lawn chair. Register at peachlandbats2@gmail.com For more information beepspeachland.com END OF SUMMER GALA is scheduled to take place September 25. Tickets on sale at peachlandwellnesscentre.ca
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Legion’s breakfast buffet proceeds to help blind children JOANNE LAYH The Military Police National Motorcycle Relay (MPNMR) will be rolling through Peachland on Tuesday to raise funds to assist blind children. The event, now in its thirteenth year, is a national ride that begins in Victoria and makes its way across Cana-
da, collecting money along the way for its blind fund, which exists to assist children from birth up to and including 21 years of age by providing for things such as medical needs, equipment, training, guide dogs and recreational activities. This will be the MPNMR’s first year stopping in Peachland and it is also
the first year they will have a blind fund recipient joining them from start to finish, MPNMR national treasurer Sandra Tucker told the View. The relay will make its way up to Peachland from the South Okanagan around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, where they will be met at the Peachland
Legion with a fundraiser breakfast buffet in support of the relay. The breakfast buffet is set to include scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, roast potatoes, fruit salad, toast and jam and the suggested minimum donation is $10. Any cash or cheque donations from the community are also welcome.
Tucker says close to 30 riders are expected to arrive by motorcycle in Peachland Tuesday morning. Nationally, the MPNMR raised over $27,000 in 2020, although in a typical year the event usually brings in about $70,000. “The Legions are our biggest supporters, by far,” said Tucker.
The Peachland Legion will be providing breakfast for the riders as well as preparing breakfasts for the community to come down and enjoy by donation, with all funds going to the event. From Peachland the relay will make its way up to Jasper, where there will be a handover of the reigns to the Alberta team.
PEEK AT THE PAST - A portrait of Peachland’s pioneers: Gary and Rose Topham PAULA MCLAUGHLIN
PEACHLAND COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL A family legacy
The Topham family has a long history and legacy in Peachland, beginning with Fred Topham Sr., Gary’s grandfather, who immigrated here from England. He had an orchard on Renfrew Road, and sent for his wife, and they raised seven children. He joined the military service in England and served in the First World War as well as the Boer War, while the family stayed behind. The Canadian government deeded him a large property from the centre of Peachland behind the old post office, up the hill past Pincushion Mountain and on to Spring Creek and Dan White’s Lake. When the Gladstone Mine was created, some of that land was deeded back to the early prospectors, while acreage on the Princeton road was used to plant fruit trees. Water was pumped up from Deep Creek, and carried via flumes to the orchards. Fred Topham Jr., Gary’s father, grew up on the orchard, and went to school at the yellow schoolhouse, where he met his wife, Ida Mae Ruffle. The Ruffles had come across from England on the Arcadia ship, at the same time as the Titanic was crossing the ocean. Fred got work in the orchard at Greata Ranch, and Ida worked packing fruit. After two years, they had enough money to buy two properties for $500 on the corner of Beach Avenue and 4th Street, including one house. The family moved into the house, and they raised
chickens and turkeys on the second lot. Later, that house was sold to Fred’s sister, Polly Cousins, and he built another house next to his parents on the same street. Thus, the family ended up with four blocks of property on Beach Avenue in those early days. Gary Topham was born in 1933 in Summerland where lived on the orchard, and started school in 1938. Rose Topham had come as a girl, along with her sister Doris, and their father, from Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. Her mother had died in 1945 when she was just seven, so her dad moved to B.C. and took work in a sawmill on Beach Avenue. Rose and her sister stayed with their grandparents, then an aunt, before moving to Peachland when Rose was eight and Doris 11. Her father also worked as a janitor in the school, and the girls helped. They first lived in a cottage on the Garroway property on Princeton Avenue, then the Hunts’ place, and later near the schoolhouse on an orchard on Beach Avenue.
Young fun
Gary and Rose became friends in these early years, and remember the fun they had, swimming in the summers, and tobogganing in the winters. Rose had a “Spitfire Sleigh” and Redstone’s Garage built a 15-foot long toboggan, with a steering wheel, which the kids could ride all the way down the long Princeton hill! Gary had learned to swim at age four, as he lived right beside the lake. The kids would jump off of the high pilings at the CP Wharf, but once, he dived where it was too shallow,
hit a rock and broke a tooth! They also loved to roll rocks and tires down the hill, as there was no Highway 97 as it is now. Rose was once the May Day Princess, and a Beta Sigma Psi Sorority Sweetheart as a young lady. She also remembers flying behind Noel Wilson’s ski boat, the Prang Tu, and getting flipped out of their fishing boat, when a bigger boat’s powerful wake came along and flipped the boat! When Gary was quite young, he would sit on a fence on Beach Avenue, and watch five women walk along the dirt road. These women were in the “Temperance League” so when the men saw them coming, they’d quickly put out any cigarettes! When Gary was old enough, he bought a car, and one day he was heading back from Kelowna, waiting for the ferry across the lake. He was 20, she was 17, and he noticed Rose and her father also waiting there in their car. He was invited to come and sit in their car. With her dad listening, Gary asked her out for a first date and dad gave the okay! Dates then were usually local “Teentown” dances, and parties and corn roasts
on the beach. They were married on November 12, 1955, during a winter’s blast of 12 inches of snow, with 120 guests! They built their house on Renfrew Road in 1968, and raised four sons: Randy, Brian, Dale, and Lance.
Family, work and community
Gary was very involved in Peachland as a volunteer fireman for 20 years. He was also involved with the curling club, the masonic
lodge, and the annual fall fair. They lived in Kelowna, but came to participate in many of Peachland’s events. Rose worked in housekeeping at the Totem Inn in Peachland, along with all her mother’s duties. She saw lots of social action at the hotel, where the Country Gentlemen band would come to play, and entertain the guests for dances. In their early married years, Gary managed his uncle’s general store in Peachland at age 21. He wanted to try working in Vancouver, so he got a job at the Hudson’s Bay downtown, and later Woodwards in the sporting goods section. They returned to Peachland, and Gary looked after the family orchard on Princeton Avenue for six months. Then he took a job at the Fruitgrowers’ Insurance Co., as a hail insurance adjuster. Later the Treadgold Bros. offered Gary a job in their sporting goods department. He took well to this,
and ended up buying the store in 1975, and the couple ran it along with their sons for five years. After this, Gary worked for the City of Kelowna, in the water treatment plant, until his retirement. The family spent a lot of time together in the outdoors, cross-country skiing, camping, boating, hunting and fishing for many years. The family all had matching white fisherman’s sweaters and red toques, and they skied every Sunday for nine years. Gary would come home from work at the sporting goods store, the boys would shout out, “Dad’s home – let’s get going!” and off they would go for a weekend outdoors. Gary and Rose go everywhere together now and enjoy thinking back on all the years of activity, family, and their 40 years of growing up in Peachland. They have lived in Kelowna for 40 years and drove to the Peachland Museum together for this interview.
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Pickup truck ends up in the lake in single vehicle collision PEACHLAND VIEW A 37-year-old male driver was issued a violation ticket on Tuesday for driving without consideration after his pickup truck landed in the lake. The single vehicle collision happened just before 2 p.m. in the 6500 block of Highway 97.
A white GMC Sierra pickup had been travelling northbound on Highway 97 when it went off road and ended up in the lake. Neither the 37-year-old driver or his 58-year-old male passenger were injured as a result of the collision, and were able to exit the vehicle without issue, said RCMP Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy.
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Linda Norden serves up some tea at last Saturday’s cream tea at the Peachland Little Schoolhouse, which received an unprescedented turn out. Organizers are planning another tea for August and will be taking reservations.
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