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Mixed response to public meeting for Todd’s RV site development JOANNE LAYH At last week’s council meeting, Coun. Terry Condon asked director of planning and development services Darin Schaal to provide a brief update about

the six-storey development project proposed for the Todd’s RV site on Beach Ave. Porchlight Developments is proposing to build three six-storey twin buildings and six luxury beachside

bungalows at 3946, 3966 and 3976 Beach Ave - currently the site of Todd’s RV and Camping, which is located along the north end of Beach Ave on a four-acre semi-waterfront property.

To facilitate the upgrade

of the campground to a 49-unit tourist/residential project, the developer is proposing an application to rezone the site to C5 Tourist Commercial zone from C6 Campground and R1 Single Detached Residential.

The Peachland planning department has not yet conducted a comprehensive review of the proposal, which is necessary before the project can come before council for first and second reading, said Schaal, but the developer has conducted its required public information meeting.

Porchlight Development project manager Michael Shipley, and Neil Braun, one of the owners of Porchlight, hosted an online public meeting on Jan. 7 over Zoom to gather public feedback about their proposal.

The meeting drew a mix of praise and concerns from residents. Among the concerns brought forward were questions about traffic, parking, owners expecting boat slips, property uses,

tree retention, trail access, the height of the development and the cost of the units.

Concerns about traffic were in part addressed by explaining that there will be fewer units in this property than there currently are renters or participants at the RV park.

Braun said the Todd’s RV property doesn’t include the waterfront and as such, it’s not part of the development.

At the meeting the developers also clarified that the Todd family still own the property and Porchlight has an option to purchase.

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Tabletop Mtn active again JOANNE LAYH At the last regular council meeting, Coun. Patrick Van Minsel noted that the Tabletop Mountain development (formerly Trepanier Manor) is back up and running and asked director of planning and development services Darin Schaal for a status update on the project.

The Tabletop Mountain property is located at 5126 McKinnon Rd. A rezoning application for the project that allows for a hotel, a winery, and 20 cottages received unanimous approval from Peachland council back in 2013.

Prior to that, when operating as Trepanier Manor Corp., the developers received zoning approval from the district, invested approximately $6 million in site servicing, built a luxury show home with guest cottage and were permitted to subdivide the property. However, the development stalled due to market conditions and an internal disagreement within the partnership. The project was relaunched in 2012 under a new company name by three core partners, Scott Wilshaw, Byron Dafoe, and Richard Dudelazk, but not much happened. Currently Byron Dafoe remains the primary contact for the project.

“Tabletop Mountain I would say is active again. We have to distinguish between development permits and building permits,” said Schaal. “This is a parcel that’s zoned and serviced. It’s got a comprehensive zone CD-9. This is a destination resort facility in a rural setting to accommodate tourist accommodation units. The development permit was approved a number of years ago and development commenced at that time. It did stall for a number of years but in accordance with the local government act, because they started construction, that development permit continues.”

Schaal said the developer is working in accordance with that development permit.

As well, the planning department recently received four building permit applications for four additional cottage units within Tabletop Mountain and within the existing zoning, and the planning department is engaged in ongoing conversations with the property owner about their next steps.

“I would say it is fairly active and all permits are in place.

They’ve advised us that they expect to be submitting multiple building permits each week for the foreseeable future so we’re just doing our best to keep them moving forward,” said Schaal.

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District hopes to connect 119 homes to sewer if grant is successful JOANNE LAYH At their last regular meeting, Peachland council unanimously supported a staff recommendation to apply for a $4.7 million grant which, if approved, would connect 119 Peachland residences to the sewer system.

They also committed to borrowing $1,732,186 to fund the district’s share of the project if the grant is successful.

If the project proceeds, the District of Peachland portion of the project would be repaid through parcel taxes charged over the next 20 years to the residents that directly benefit from the installation.

The value each property would be responsible for will vary between approximately $9,300 and $14,500, depending on whether an additional grant from the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) proves successful.

In addition, each individual property owner would be responsible for the hookup to their property.

The project is targeted to connect specific residences in the area north of Princeton Ave, including properties on Ehlers Rd, Minto St, Ellison Ave, Beatrice Rd, Peachland Pl, McLaughlan Pl, Jackson Cres, and Siegrist Rd. In his report to council director of operations Shawn Grundy said the District of Peachland has undertaken the long-term planning of its sanitary sewer system in consultation with residents, ratepayers, and regulatory agencies as outlined in its Liquid Waste Management Plan.

He noted that sanitary sewer expansion is the number one operations department priority within this council’s 2019-2022 strategic plan and recalled that in the recent 2019 Citizen’s Survey, 84 per cent of respondents said that improving sewer services was of either medium or high importance.

This project would not entirely complete the next phase of the plan, but would add sanitary trunk mains along several major routes, resulting in 119 new residential connections, he said.

Phase IIIa of the District of Peachland’s sanitary sewer system expansion project.

The proposed work under this grant would be along collector roads in the region to the north of Princeton Ave., as well as some smaller roads that require minimal right-of-way acquisition.

With the timelines attached to this grant, right-of-way acquisition must be kept to a minimum to ensure on-time project completion, Grundy said.

This is the municipality’s third go at applying for an Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) grant to expand the community wastewater collection system.

The grant is specifically for green infrastructure and environment qual-

ity; Peachland’s $6.5 million wastewater collection system expansion project qualifies in principal because it is designed to improve the environmental quality of Okanagan Lake and local streams.

The deadline for applications for the Provincial and Federal Governments’ latest round of grant funding for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) throughout B.C. is Jan. 26.

The municipality was previously unsuccessful in a grant application for the project in both 2018 and 2020.

However, Mayor Cindy Fortin said she’s crossing her fingers and hoping the

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“third time is the charm.”

“We’ve spoken to the staff at the ministry both times we were unsuccessful. This most recent one they noted the application, and the project were both very strong. It was just a matter that the program was substantially over-subscribed. She said it was about five and a half times over the allocated value they could give out,” Grundy told council.

This time around they’ve made some modifications to the grant application, including an updated Class C estimate, an increase in overall budget to account for increased construction costs and potential escalation, re-wording to focus on specific items deemed vital, and inclusion of letters of support from both the OBWB and the Interior Health Authority.

If successful, the proposed funding for the $6,494,884 project would include 40 per cent ($2,597,953) from the Federal Government, 33.33 per cent from the province ($2,164,745), with the District of Peachland responsible for funding the remaining 26.67 per cent ($1,732,186).

However, the municipality is hoping to reduce the financial impact to residents through the OBWB Sewer Facilities Assistance (SFA) Grant, which, if awarded, would further decrease the cost, leaving the town responsible for a total of approximately $1,112,000.

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Historical society grateful to Wiebe The Peachland Historical Society would like to acknowledge the district’s former director of community services, Cheryl Wiebe, for the work that she accomplished with us during her tenure.

In our view, Cheryl brought an infectious enthusiasm to every project she worked on, not the least of which was her diligence in preparing and submitting the application for a Provincial Government grant to restore the exterior of the museum building on Beach Avenue. If it were not for her ingenuity and persistence, the repairs and refurbishment of the museum building, which is slated to start this spring, would not have been possible.

Perhaps the most recent and visible initiative that Cheryl and the Society worked on together is the historic signage project. Anyone walking along Centennial Way will have noticed the Historic Interpretive Marker signs. This was an instance of true partnership between a municipality and a volunteer society and it was Cheryl who led the project. There are currently 13 signs, most on Centennial Way, but others in different locations from Renfrew Road to the Trepanier Creek Bridge, which display photographs (then and now) of how the scene has changed since the earliest days of Peachland. The Historical Society is most grateful to Cheryl for facilitating this presentation of Peach-

land’s history for the benefit of residents and tourists alike.

Creation of our road post signs was another project which successfully combined the efforts of the Historical Society and the municipality through Cheryl’s leadership. Almost all of Peachland’s roads have been named after Peachlanders who are remembered for making Peachland a better place. To highlight this, The Peachland Historical Society, through the efforts of author Don Wigfield and his wife Anne Wigfield (our researcher extraordinaire), compiled the records of the lives of these citizens and the details of their contributions to the town. Thanks to Cheryl and the municipal team, the road post signs, of which there are also 13 on display, tell the stories of these remarkable Peachlanders.

The Peachland Historical Society will continue its close collaboration with the municipality but, whatever the future, we will always be grateful to Cheryl Wiebe for her genuine heartfelt support of our efforts to preserve, and present to the public, Peachland’s history and heritage.

The executive and members of the Peachland Historical Society sincerely wish Cheryl every good thing for the future.

Kind Regards, Barbara Dionne, President Peachland Historical Society

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LOCAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES LIVE MUSIC AT HAINLE WINERY Sat Jan 22 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm there will be Chinese New Year Music by LiWen Zhang and her students.

KELOWNA PAINTERS STUDIO SOCIETY EXHIBIT runs from Jan. 29 –Mar. 13 at the Peachland Art Gallery. An energetic and lively group of nine artists presenting acrylic, oil and pastel paintings displaying a collaboration of scenes, still life, and objects that identify with our area.

AN INTRODUCTORY TO DRAWING four-week series led by Rena Warren, Mondays in February, 1 pm – 4 pm ; contact Sharon at plsworkshop@peachlandarts.ca for information.

HEARTS FESTIVAL is going virtual again this year! The Peachland Community Arts Council’s annual festival will run from Feb. 7-21, culminating on Family Day, Feb. 21 at the visitor centre. The theme this year is WE ARE FAMILY. All ages are encouraged to participate through painting, fabric art, poetry, handicrafts, photography, and music performances.

Cash prizes will be drawn for both adults and children under 12 in each category. Take-away crafts and poetry exhibit at the Peachland Library, a Wishing Tree and art workshops with Wayne Power throughout the festival at the visitor Centre. Visit peachlandarts.com for more information. Deadline for submissions Feb.13.

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Coquihalla Hwy between Merritt and Hope reopens to regular traffic JAKE COURTEPATTE More than two months after being closed to regular vehicle traffic, the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt reopened on Jan. 19.

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Rob Fleming made the announcement in a press conference on Jan. 18.

“This will be a much more convenient route for people going to in from the Lower Mainland to the Interior, and it represents another significant milestone in our recovery from

the devastating storms,” said Fleming. “With that told, drivers must be aware that this is not the Coquihalla as we know it.”

Fleming made note that although regular traffic will resume, many of the repairs to the highway remain temporary, causing the route to take approximately 45 minutes longer to travel than usual. Much of the passage will be two-lane traffic only. There will be reduced speed limits and increased enforcement.

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It was on Nov. 14 that the highway was completely shut off due to what the province dubbed an “atmospheric river” event, only reopening to truck traffic on Dec. 20.

It took 35 days of repair, utilizing over 300 workers,

200 pieces of equipment, and 400,000 cubic metres of gravel, to initially repair the highway enough to resume commercial traffic.

The route is considered one of the most important in the province for moving commercial goods from the coast to the B.C. Interior.

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Weight restrictions lifted Also on Jan. 19, weight restrictions were lifted on the Hwy. 99 passageway between Pemberton and Lillooet, though Fleming and the Ministry are discouraging truckers from utilizing the route because of the challenging terrain it involves. There is an increased avalanche risk along the route.

In the Fraser Canyon, Highway 1 has partially reopened from Kanaka Bar south of Lytton to Spences Bridge. Drivers can expect delays on this section of Highway 1.

Highway 1 between Kanaka Bar and Hope remains closed. Record

snowfalls and recent avalanche risks had delayed work around Jackass Mountain. However, crews are back on site and it is expected the highway will reopen to all vehicle traffic before the end of January.

When Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon reopens, drivers can expect lengthy delays with additional travel times as long as two hours or longer, depending on the destination. Delays are a result of ongoing repairs, an at-grade train crossing, avalanche control and sections of single-lane alternating traffic, which includes a temporary single-lane bridge at the Jackass Mountain and Nicomen River crossing.

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Peachland Community Arts Council The Peachland Community Arts Council is hosting their AGM via Zoom,

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COMMUNITY

HeARTS Festival celebrates connection with “We are family” theme PAULA MCLAUGHLIN

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL We are family.

The definition of “family” is very broad, with labels such as relatives, kinfolk, ancestors, households, broods, and many more. But the common thread in every “family” is connection, that which unites and links us through love, blood, goals, or values.

In this very challenging time we are all experiencing, we have struggled to maintain the ties that bind: grandparents who haven’t seen grandchildren in months, years, or ever.

Family members, friends, and coworkers who are living, working, and isolating for much too long.

Teachers who have adapted to a much more limited version of working with students whom they would rather see, guide, encourage, and share the learning experience with in person.

Over the past two years, we have also come to realize just how valuable all those connections are, and what it takes to maintain them.

We are trying to stay connected with phone calls, Zoom and Facetime meetings, outdoor visits, and even returning to letter-writing. As a society, we desire and really need the one-toone personal contact, in every setting.

In the arts, we attempt to face these emotions and desires in positive ways.

This can be as simple as filling in a colouring page, or as complex as a clay sculpture.

We have a variety of media from paints to poplin, wood to wax, to play with and manipulate.

We can sing or stitch, dance or draw, carve or crochet; there are so many ways to express our feelings and dreams.

The creative process is a therapeutic outlet of “making” and we can surprise ourselves with what we come up with,

Tree Heart by Paula McLaughlin will be featured in this year’s HeARTS Festival, which takes place from Feb. 7 - 21.

although the outcome is often not as important as the doing.

We in the Peachland Community Arts Council have many members in a wide variety of umbrella organizations throughout the community, and the HeARTS Festival is our way of reaching out with our arms wide open.

We invite you to come and share in the festival in whatever way appeals to you, through making, contributing, or enjoying all there is to see and do!

There is a virtual gallery on our website where you can view visual arts, listen to musical performances, and contribute your own version of the arts for the chance to win a cash prize.

We will have a Wish-

ing Tree outside of the visitor centre, where you can write a wish on a wooden heart and hang it on the tree.

You can come inside to try an art workshop with our resident artist, Wayne Power, or you can drop by the library to read poems and pick up a “take-away” craft.

However you are able to share in the HeARTS Festival, we are glad you can, and we hope you find some new inspiration for your own expressions, and connections with your own family.

The 2022 Peachland HeARTS Festival will take place virtually from Feb. 7 - 21. Visit peachlandarts. com for more information.

The deadline for submissions is Feb. 13.

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Paula McLaughlin (left) presents young winner, Logan, with a prize at last year’s HeARTS Festival.

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Peachland council expresses strong desire to move sewer project forward Continued from Page 3

Speaking specifically about the OBWB SFA grant, Grundy said, “It’s a fairly good likelihood, but we don’t want to count our chickens before they hatch.”

If the OBWB SFA grant is awarded, it would be paid to the district not in a lump sum, but over the course of 20 years.

“Assuming we get the grant, what would you assume to be the start date of the project and what would you anticipate to be the end date?” asked Coun. Kieth Fielding.

Grundy said he doesn’t expect the grants to be awarded until next spring, and after detailed design and tendering, likely the start date of the project would be sometime in 2024.

The work itself would take one season, he added.

“Providing sanitary sewer for the entirety of Peachland

should be a number one priority for this and future councils to bring this community up to speed with modern standards of health, water quality and safety for our residents, as well as the convenience of not having a septic system,” said Coun. Mike Kent. “I certainly have a strong desire to see this project move forward.”

Coun. Patrick Van Minsel suggested council could consider using a portion of the $1.7 million in sewer reserves to help fund the project.

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Developer will try to save trees would be allowed to be rented out as short-term Air B&B rentals.

Trail of the Okanagans Society president Janice Liebe PEACHLAND attended the meeting to make sure the developers were aware of the active transportation plan’s section along Beach Ave that she said should be considered as part of the frontage of the project. Liebe suggested there should be a separated bicycle and pedestrian path and questioned if it is necessary to have parking on Beach Ave in front of the development. She also asked if the proposed access points to the property could be reduced from three to two and if the trees along Beach Ave could be retained.

Braun said they’ve consulted with an arborist and some of the cottonwoods will be hard to save but they hope to retain some of the heritage trees on the property.

“I’d like to save as many large trees as I can, personally,” said Braun.

Property neighbour Darlene Hartford said she was happy to hear that, as the trees are a valuable bird and bat habitat.

Property owner Graham Todd attended the meeting and said it would be a real shame not to maximize the height and go up to six storeys at this location with the highway being so high.

“I know you don’t want six storeys on Beach Avenue downtown, but in this situation it would be just fine,” said Todd. “The biggest bonus of going with six storeys is that you get way more green space, compared to going four storeys and trying to get the same densities.”

Residents wishing to provide input about the development can complete an online survey, located at https:// www.surveymonkey.com/r/XPSG7ZC

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FOR SENIORS How aging adults can maintain a healthy weight Calorie-counting and watching one’s weight is often seen as a young person’s game. But even aging men and women should recognize the importance of maintaining a healthy weight.

Older adults may experience weight gain or unintentional weight loss. Understanding how to address each in healthy ways is important.

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More than two-thirds of Americans, including adults age 65 and older, are overweight and obese, according to U.S. News & World Report. A combination of factors can contribute to weight gain in older adults, including a slower metabolism and a tendency to be more sedentary with age. Empty nesters also may be less likely to cook their own meals, relying on convenience foods — some of which may be high in fat and/ or calories.

Sustained healthy weight at any age is linked to improved heart health, mental health benefits like increased self-confidence, healthy joints, and much more. These tips can help aging individuals maintain healthy weights.

• Incorporate strength or resistance training into your weekly routine. Hormone production slows down as the body ages, and that may result in a loss of muscle mass. Lifting weights or engaging in resistance training with elastic bands or body weight can restore muscle tone and speed up metabolism. Adults should aim for strength training twice a week.

• Monitor sugar and starch intake. Many older adults have elevated blood sugar levels due to insulin resistance. When cells become resistant to insulin, glucose doesn’t get used up and remains in the blood. Eventually this can lead to pre-diabetes, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Many people with these conditions have a hard time losing weight. Avoiding added sugars and extra carbohydrates could help.

• Practice portion control. A 60-year-old can’t eat the same way he or she did at age 30 or 40. Nutritionists say that, with every decade that passes, people generally need about 100 fewer calories a day to maintain their weights. Cutting calories slowly and steadily helps people maintain healthy weights, especially when they couple this with exercise.

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