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September 20, 2013 / Volume 9 Number 38 / www.peachlandview.com

Peachland declared a finalist in Open for Business Awards

The 15 finalists for the 2013 Open for Business Awards have been announced and Peachland has been named.

The awards recognize communities that support small business through local government measures aligned with the B.C. Small Business Accord.

The winning communities, which will be announced on September 19, will each receive an award of $10,000 to help implement measures that benefit small business.

Various Wellness Centre programs restarting for fall

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PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK and her cabinet met with Okanagan chamber representatives for breakfast at the Cove Lakeside Resort

in West Kelowna last Thursday morning. Clark (second from left) is shown here with Peachland Chamber of Commerce vice president Gabi Haas, president Rob Campbell and director Kevin Bennett.

Peachland chamber discusses bypass and tourism with cabinet ministers

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Peachland Chamber of Commerce leaders had a rare opportunity to meet with B.C.’s top politicians to discuss local issues when Premier Clark and her cabinet visited West Kelowna last week.

On Thursday, September 12, Premier Christy Clark and her cabinet, along with a number of MPs, had breakfast with representatives from various Okanagan chambers of commerce including the Peachland chamber.

The event took place at The Cove Lakeside Resort in West Kelowna where chamber representatives had an opportunity to meet with ministers about issues that directly impact their communities.

Peachland Chamber of Commerce vice president Gabi Haas took the opportunity to meet with Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development at the breakfast to discuss local tourism.

“She is a former chamber of commerce executive director from Vanderhoof so she’s aware of issues facing chambers in small communities,” Haas told The View.

Haas said they discussed the issues and concerns of businesses in small communities and the importance of tourism.

“She was happy to be visiting the Okanagan and she was quite interested in everything that is going on here,” Haas said. “I thought the whole meeting was a great opportu-

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A 25-year-old Peachland man and a 40-year-old Vernon man were arrested and are facing potential drugs charges after police seized cocaine, crystal meth and a large sum of cash from their vehicle last Wednesday morning.

The drugs seizure was the result of an RCMP road check conducted on the William R. Bennett Bridge early Wednesday morning, RCMP Cst. Kris Clark said.

At approximately 1 a.m. police stopped a black Ford Flex occupied by the two men. Further investigation led police to search the vehicle, where they found over 2.6 ounces of powder cocaine, over 3.6 ounces of crystal meth, $2,000 cash and six mobile phones.

Minutes before, RCMP pulled over a black Mazda sedan on the bridge. A search of the sedan resulted in the seizure of nearly 1.5 lbs. of marijuana and some drug paraphernalia and the arrest of a 33-year-old Oliver man.

“It is great, proactive work like this, that our members are doing daily, that helps stem the flow of drugs into our community,” said Supt.

Nick Romanchuk, Officer in Charge of the Kelowna RCMP. “Their dedication to the communities in which they live and serve is evidenced by their efforts to keep the Okanagan safe.”

All three men have since been released on promises to appear for court at a later date. The men face potential charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking.

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Hardy Falls Regional Park closes due to bear activity

Joanne Layh Peachland View Hardy Falls Regional Park is closed to the public effective immediately due to increased daytime

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bear sightings in recent days, the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) announced on Monday.

RDCO communications coordinator Bruce Smith

says several bears and cubs have taken up residence in the park and the decision to close it was made in order to keep people safe.

The park’s main trail is closed to the public upstream of bridge #1.

Smith says all previously scheduled public and school Kokanee interpretive tours and weekend interpretive programming will continue along the creek, adjacent to the washroom area of the park between Renfrew Road and Highway 97.

Park closures due to bear sightings is not uncommon at this time of year when Kokanee salmon are spawning in the creeks, providing an excellent food source for bears. The same park was closed for a period last fall until bears moved on to a different location.

The park will remain closed until the regional district and BC Conservation Officer Service are

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URBAN SYSTEMS CONSULTANT JOEL SHORT presents the details of Peachland’s zoning

bylaw review at an open house event last Wednesday evening at the community centre. Proposed zoning bylaw changes include reducing minimum lot sizes, legalizing garden suites, permitting beekeeping in certain areas, reducing parking requirements, and more. Residents who missed the open house event can still have their say about the proposed changes by picking up a survey from the municipal office or completing it online at peachland.ca.

satisfied it is once again safe for public use.

“Because the main creekside trail meanders along the valley bottom, there are no alternate routes available for people to avoid possible contact with the bears. So to ensure there are no conflicts,

we’ve decided to close the main trail in the park,” Smith said.

Anyone found inside a closed regional park could face a $500 fine, Smith warns.

Smith went on to say people should respect all bears and anticipate and

avoid encounters with them whenever possible as bears can be aggressive, especially when defending their food or their cubs.

The regional district is asking residents to report any bear sightings in a regional park to Parks Services at 250-469-6232.

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nity for not only the chambers to be there and have a chance to talk a little bit with the ministers that were there but it was good for them all to be in our environment and also to see how interested and engaged we were as the Okanagan chambers,” Haas said.

Peachland Chamber of Commerce president Rob Campbell met with Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone at the breakfast to discuss the community’s concerns about Highway 97 in Peachland.

Campbell says he discussed the possibility of a joint meeting between stakeholders from Peachland, West Kelowna, and Westbank First Nation (WFN) and the minister to discuss various bypass concerns. According to Campbell the minister said he would be happy to accept such an invitation if the stakeholders could be brought together.

Campbell said the purpose of the meeting would be for stakeholders to collectively create one voice and communicate with MOTI directly.

“The need to have one voice between stakeholder groups and government is essential,” Campbell said. “It’s been confirmed by other MLAs that we should do this and we need to have a direct joint meeting with the minister and the stakeholder groups – Peachland, West Kelowna and WFN. One voice of communicating is a lot more effective and it is easier to get things done if we can do that.”

Campbell says he plans to contact the stakeholder groups, including the West Kelowna chamber, WFN and mayor and council representatives, to set up a time they can meet with the minister.

“It’s important that they’re there. It’s a collective group effort,” Campbell said. “It’s a partnership with the municipalities and any

other stakeholder group that this will effect,” Campbell said, adding that it would also include the Highway 97 Task Force Society.

Campbell also requested that the ministry take a look at Peachland’s Highway 97 Task Force and use their efforts in researching and collecting information about the potential for a bypass or four-laning as a template for other stakeholders to use in other areas of the province.

Peachland’s third representative at the meeting, chamber director Kevin Bennett, used the opportunity to speak to Shirley Bond, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour, about several ideas including the possibility of creating a provincial small business loan guarantee program.

“The idea of a small business loan guarantee program is the government underwrites loans to small businesses which means banks are more willing to lend money to

small businesses because they know they’ll get paid even if the business goes belly up,” Bennett told The View.

Bennett says such a federal program exists now but is difficult to access.

Bennett also spoke to Minster Bond about increasing marketing budgets to help promote the Okanagan to international markets.

“The Okanagan is very well known as a destination for B.C. and Alberta but we’re bypassed by most of the international tourism market. I really want to see if we can focus on the international market and get people from Germany, England and the rest of Europe coming to the Okanagan,” Bennett said. “It would be very nice if we could get some marketing awareness about what we have here in the Okanagan.”

Bennett says increasing awareness in the international market, particularly Europe and China, will attract more tourism dollars to the region.

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Province declares Peachland a finalist in Open for Business Awards Joanne Layh / Peachland View The province has announced the top finalists for the 2013 Open for Business Awards and this year Peachland is among the 15 named.

The awards recognize communities that support small business through local government measures aligned with the B.C. Small Business Accord.

The awards are issued

by B.C.’s Small Business Roundtable, which was established in 2005 to be the voice for small business to government. One of the objectives of the roundtable is to help government develop strategies to support the growth and success of small business throughout the province.

The award evaluations are based on how communities enhance small-business competitiveness, recognize the contributions of small businesses to the community, and promote the principles of the B.C. Small Business Accord.

Of the 39 submissions received by the roundtable, the following communities were named as finalists: • Central Saanich; • Chilliwack; • Coquitlam; • Fort St James; • Kelowna; • Lake Country; • Langley; • Peachland; • Pemberton; • Penticton; • Pitt Meadows; • Rossland; • Squamish; • Valemount; and • Vernon.

“The nomination of Peachland as a community open for business is a feather in our cap.

I think that mayor, council and staff are doing everything they can to encourage business development in Peachland, which as far as the chamber is concerned is great. These are the things the chamber

will work on too. Quite often they’re jointly with the mayor, council and staff. That’s part of the chamber’s role so I think it is fabulous that we are nominated,” Peachland Chamber of Commerce president Rob Campbell told The View. “Both sides are going to continue to push economic development in Peachland.”

As an incentive to promote an open-for-business culture, the province will provide awards of $10,000 to each winning community to help implement measures that benefit small business.

To support its submission to the roundtable, the District of Peachland identified the numerous initiatives they’ve recently undertaken to demonstrate they are a community open for business including: • Initiation of a review aimed at streamlining development application/approvals process; • Reduction in the business tax multiplier from 2.0 to 1.95 in 2012, and from 1.95 to 1.90 in 2013 resulting in tax savings of approximately $10,000 for the average small business; • Introduction of a Tax Exemption Revitalization Bylaw (2012) to encourage downtown revitalization; • Rehabilitation of the historic Peachland Primary School to provide program space for the Peachland Chamber of Commerce, Visi-

tor Information Centre and other community partners (2012/2013); • Implementation of a wayfinding signage project (2013) with the chamber to direct visitors to businesses outside of the downtown; • Development of a sidewalk/right of way occupancy policy (2012) to allow for use of municipal property for restaurant patios, mobile vending, displays, etc.; • Introduction of a customer service improvement strategy in 2011 to improve the district’s front counter service; • Ongoing implementation of the 2010 sustainable downtown Peachland plan, which involved input from local businesses; • Official partner in the Central Okanagan inter-community business licensing program; • Integration of BizPal on the municipal website in 2009; and • Mayor and council participation in the Business Walks program in partnership with the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission (COEDC), and Peachland Chamber of Commerce.

If selected for an Open for Business Award, the district says the award funding would be allocated towards implementing recommendations made in the development process review that was

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DISTRICT OF PEACHLAND – PUBLIC NOTICE FLUSHING OF WATER MAINS The Water Department will commence its annual program of flushing water mains within the District from Sept 16 – 30th, 2013.

This may result in the water supply showing sediment and discoloration in various areas. This sediment is bacterially harmless, however it may cause some discoloration to laundry if not detected. To avoid any inconvenience, check water color prior to using.

commissioned by the district earlier this year. The report was prepared by Urban Systems and identifies development process infrastructure, existing policies, bylaws and requirements and communication, education and awareness as the key recommended areas for action.

“This initiative is directly aligned with the B.C. Business Accord’s second stated principle – to foster a regulatory environment that small business can access, navigate and influence effectively and efficiently,” the submission states.

At the time of press, the awards had not yet been announced.

The winners of the Open for Business Awards will be announced on Thursday, September 19 at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) annual conference in Vancouver.

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Opinion

Tahltan’s Sacred Headwaters defence has deep roots David Suzuki Areas that have remained relatively free of industrial development have taken on a special significance. They’re places where a wide range of animals feed, breed and roam in large numbers, where rivers run wild and indigenous people fish, hunt and practise traditional ways.

In Canada, they include awe-inspiring landscapes like the boreal forests of Pimachiowin Aki in northern Manitoba, Gwaii Haanas off Canada’s West Coast and the Sacred Headwaters (called Tl’abāne in the local Tahltan language and pronounced Klabona in English) in northwestern B.C. The rivers of the Sacred Headwaters originate close together, as small streams percolating from beneath rich meadows on the high plateau. Fed by waters from the surrounding mountains and valleys, they drive toward the North Pacific Ocean with great force, shooting through gorges that rival the Grand Canyon in grandeur and cascading over breathtakingly beautiful waterfalls.

Unblemished by dams, clearcuts or mines, and with an abundance of wildlife, including grizzly bears, wolves, caribou and the world’s largest population of stone sheep, the Sacred Headwaters has been called the Serengeti of the North.

Places like the Sacred Headwaters owe their continued existence to indigenous peoples who have lived there for thousands of years, and who have consistently resisted incursions of industrial development that would harm their ancestral lands – often putting their own bodies on the line to block trucks, earth-movers and drilling equipment.

But while Pimachiowin Aki and Gwaii Haanas are now thankfully protected under law, the Sacred Headwaters is not. It remains at risk from a multitude of proposed mines, railways, transmission lines and other projects that will eviscerate the landscape if approved.

The projects include a 44-square-kilometre open-pit anthracite coal mine that would level Klappan Mountain, at the very heart of the Sacred Headwaters. The mine, proposed

by Fortune Minerals, a small company based in London, Ontario, would devastate land the B.C. government led the Tahltan Nation to believe would be protected.

The Tahltan are not opposed to all industrial development, and have partnered with many resource companies to generate jobs and economic opportunities for their community.

But they believe some places, like the Sacred Headwaters, are too important to be developed and should be safeguarded. The Tahltan earlier stopped one of the world’s largest corporations, Royal Dutch Shell, from fracking the area for coalbed methane gas. On August 16, they issued Fortune Minerals an immediate eviction notice.

As I write, the Tahltan, including elders who were arrested while keeping Fortune Minerals out of the Sacred Headwaters a decade ago, have gathered at their usual hunting camp on Klappan Mountain to peacefully oppose the mining company, which began test-drilling earlier this summer, with the government’s approval.

Tahltan First Nation members have been joined by non-aboriginal allies, such as the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition. With the support of the wider community, which has brought food, water, firewood and other essentials, the Tahltan are vowing to stay on Mount Klappan until Fortune Minerals leaves the Sacred Headwaters for good.

The Tahltan’s presence in the Sacred Headwaters is ancient and deeply rooted and will not easily be removed.

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Answer to huge trade shortage is apprenticeship programs I would like to comment on an article in the September 6 edition of the Peachland View by MP Dan Albas regarding business not being able to find skilled workers and government incentives for apprentices.

As a duel industrial tradesman in the oil/mining and construction fields for over 35 years, and a trades consultant, I know of hundreds of ex-clients who would jump at a trade opportunity.

For the past four years we in the trades industry have been trying to inform government and business that we are to have a huge trade shortage due to attrition and growth.

This is basically due to the retirement of the baby boomers and a predicted growth spurt after the recession. We are going to need one million workers in Canada, of all occupations, not just trades.

What is needed is for government to convince business to indenture workers (start workers in an apprenticeship) into the trades, which currently they are not. We have the people and the desire but business wants skilled workers now.

Government will, and has, changed immigration laws to attract workers from countries that often do not have the same trade quality we have in Canada.

Both levels of government have also reacted in disastrous agreements such as with HD Mining, to reopen the Tumbler Ridge mine in B.C. that would allow only Chinese workers for five years (Canadians would not be hired) and replace them with Canadians at 10 per cent per year after that.

The answer is simple.

Indenture Canadians in apprenticeship programs and develop our own skilled work force as we should have. This removes people from social programs that otherwise will remain in low paying unskilled work.

Government is denying Canadians jobs to please business. Indenture First Nations, women, unskilled workers and social service recipients, many who would respond if given training and the opportunity.

John Wardley, Peachland

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Wiebe commended for the effective use of her talents I would like to publicly commend our director of community services, Cheryl Wiebe, for using her talents so effectively on Peachland’s behalf.

Ms. Wiebe has proven her worth to the council and the taxpayers of Peachland by forging partnerships with volunteer and other organizations. She has managed, with a tiny staff of two or three, to find ways to involve these other groups in events that are traditional hallmarks of Peachland.

She has also managed to elicit their financial involvement in developing these same events. “Taking them to the next level,” is, I believe, the colloquial expression.

The involvement of other groups in the organization, development, expansion and improvement of events, such as Paddlefest

and the Christmas Light Up is an excellent idea and an idea that will save money for the taxpayer in both the short and long term, and will grow these events to the benefit of all of Peachland. Rotary and the Lions have always been involved in the community - as volunteers. Continuing their involvement in these events will not be difficult regardless of which group is doing the organizing.

Council and the public have been informed frequently in The View about Ms. Wiebe’s ideas and the potential for partnerships has been identified clearly as the goal over the past three years at least.

I believe that Ms. Wiebe deserves a resounding public “thank you” from all the citizens of this fair town.

Chris Boyle, Peachland

Change to Christmas Light Up certainly is devastating I sat outside this past Saturday morning and read the Westside Weekly. There were many articles inside about how West Kelowna, Westbank, Penticton and Summerland were being approved for government grants, road repairs, beautiful walkways and lots of items that residents were all proud to be part of.

After that I picked up The View, and what do I read? Well goodness, it was devastating. Three of our councillors (Hall, Kerbes and Fortin) were downright appalled that they were not consulted about the Christmas Light Up being taken out of their hands. Shook right up they were.

How could the director of community services, without asking, have taken this perhaps two to three hour Christmas tradition that draws about 100 viewers a year and given it to the Chamber of Commerce to now coordinate? I just about choked on my coffee.

Without informing council you say? Devastating it is.

This was done and these councillors were not informed on the very heavy and weighty item. Come

on, it is a really big deal.

We now will have the chamber make this into a mid-afternoon family affair, at no [extra] cost to us taxpayers. At least Councillors Moberg and Schierbeck have some common sense and can see down the road knowing what this could lead to. These two councillors seemed shocked that it was even being debated.

After all we don’t need more government grants.

We don’t need roads repaired. We don’t need more sidewalks. We don’t need to four-lane Highway 97.

We don’t have to fix the Hardy Street turnoff. We don’t need more fire fighters, police or equipment.

We don’t need a newer and better location for city

hall. We don’t need senior housing. We just need the Christmas lights left alone, so the mayor can turn them on.

As for what the mayor thinks, who knows? He did get his picture in the paper four times for giving out top awards for the fall fair.

I think that must be important somehow, but it must not be as big of a deal as turning on the downtown Christmas lights as nothing has upset our councillors like this before.

I wonder if they would debate the nightmares I may have on just how this community continues to operate with councillors who are so devastated and upset on such a childish item.

Bari Beggs, Peachland

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Jerry Dober Breakfast, 8am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Yoga Advanced Beginners, 7:45-8:45am, 50+ Activity Centre

Peachland United Service, 10am, United Church

Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 9:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Worship, 10am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Emmanuel Church Workship Service, 10am, Peachland Elementary School Peachland Baptist Service, 10:30 service fellowship 11:30am, 4204 Lake Ave. Kokanee Interpretive Program, 12pm-4pm, Hardy Falls Regional Park.

A parks interpreter will be on site each weekend until September 29.

Meat Draw, 2pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

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Yoga, 7:45-8:45am, 50+ Activity Centre

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Chess, 1:15-3:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre Sunshine Singers, 1:30pm, Peachland Wellness Centre Lions Den Meeting, 7 pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station. 4th week: community centre. Dan 250-767-9034 Central Okanagan Model Railway Company Group, 7pm, Peachland Museum

Youth Boxing Club, 6-8 pm, 4th Street Place

thursdays

fridays

Tai Chi (Wellness Centre), 10am continued level at Heritage Park

Men’s Crib & Coffee, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Bereavement, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Yoga Beginners, 10:3011:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Iron and Silk Exercise, 11am-noon, 50+ Activity Centre Peachland Rotary Club Meeting, 12pm, Gasthaus Pub AA, 12-1pm, 50+ Activity Centre Meat Draw, 4pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 Bingo, 6:45pm, Doors 5:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Tea in the Tranquil Room, 2pm, Peachland Wellness Centre Ladies Snooker, 5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 Potluck, Meeting, or Entertainment, 6pm, 50+ Activity Centre (4th week of the month only)

saturdays Carpet Bowling, 10amnoon, 50+ Activity Centre Kokanee Interpretive Program, 12pm-4pm, Hardy Falls Regional Park.

A parks interpreter will be on site each weekend until September 29.

Wood Carving, 7-9pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Meat Draw, 3pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

UPCOMING EVENTS Friendship Tuesday Movie, September 24, 1:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre.

The Health Benefits of Tai Chi, September 25, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre.

The PWC Wellness Circle program presents Lisa Spalleck.

Tara Albas at the Breastfeeding Cafe, September 26, 1-2:30pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Tara may be able to help decipher that baby carrier received as a gift. Join the Peachland Breastfeeding Cafe on the second and last Thursday of each month. Snacks, sharing and support provided.

Potluck Supper, September 27, 50+ Activity Centre.

Trunk Sale, September 28, 8am-12pm, Okanagan College parking lot #17. Looking to sell, trade or give away some of your unwanted or pre-loved stuff and can’t hold your own garage sale?

Then you’ll want to take part in the latest Trunk Sale!

Organized by the Regional Waste Reduction Office, the event champions reuse and recycling, with one huge garage sale. Deadline for registrations is Wednesday September 25th. To register as a vendor, call the Regional Waste Reduction Office at

250.469.6250.

Book Sale, September 28, 11am-4pm, Peachland Library. Friends of the Peachland Library are holding their annual book sale. All items in excellent condition. Proceeds to support Peachland Library activities.

Cliff Thorburn, September 28, 1-4pm and 5:30-8:30pm, Peachland Legion. Watch the exhibition match with snooker legend Cliff Thorburn at 1pm, $3 in advance and $5 at the door. Then, take part in the Sportsman Dinner at 5:30pm, $15 limited seating.

Dr. Peter Stapleton

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Dentists

Open House, October 5, 50+ Activity Centre. It’s their 40th anniversary!

Astrid Blodgett, October 8, 7-8pm, Peachland Library.

Friends of the Peachland Library are hosting award winning author Astrid Blodgett for a reading. Astrid’s book of short stories, You Haven’t Changed A Bit, has recently Decluttering and Downsizbeen published.

Medical Services Directory Chiropractor

ing Presentation, October 3, 10:45am - 12pm, Westside Seniors Centre. Presented by Cindy Bruckner, Senior to Senior Home Services Ltd. Free admission - open to everyone. Coffee & tea provided.

Pharmacy

Massage Therapist

Wes Bedford, B.Sc Geoff Davis, B.Sc Garnet Lloyd, B.Sc Wesley Bedford, B.Sc

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Peachland Dental Centre

Peachland Pharmacy

Function Massage Therapy

Elisa McCoy, RMT

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a fee of $5.00.

Halloween Family Dance Party, October 27. Entertainment, games and refreshments. Tickets required. www.peachland.ca.

Remembrance Day Services, November 11, 10:00am. Join the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 as we honour our veterans and fallen comrades. Everyone is welcome. Community Remembers at 10:30am, reception following at the Peachland Legion. Contact 250-767-9100.

St. Margaret’s Angel Bazaar, November 2, 9:30am 1pm, community centre. The annual event features lunch, deli, crafts, silent auction, books, bake table. A licensed appraiser returns to put a value on your collectables for

Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards, November 16. The Peachland Chamber of Commerce presents awards, dinner and entertainment. For more information visit www. peachlandchamber.bc.ca.

Peachland’s

Dr. Don MacRae Dr. Phil Kachanoski Dr. Karl Oppenheim Dr. Peter Cormillot Dr. Jeff Krawchuk

250-767-6411

Peachland High School Rodeo, October 11-13. Free for spectators. Fri Starts at 4pm. Sat/Sun starts at 9am.

Contact Peachland Riding Club 250.718.2761 or www. peachlandridingclub.com.

Health Professionals

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Dr. John Brinkerhoff Dr. Praven Chetty Dr. Alanna Leverrier

250-767-3432 OPEN Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm Sat 10am to 2pm Closed Sundays

FREE HEARING TEST

Colin VanBergen, M.Sc. Audiologist

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Want bulk veggie pricing?

Seek out a larger farm Jordan Marr / Special to the Peachland View Right on cue, the calls started in mid-August. Every year, during the peak harvest period, we receive numerous inquiries from food-preservers (sub-set: organic only) interested in securing some bulk produce. Some of them are neighbours; others are Vancouverites up in Kelowna for the weekend who hope to avoid having to return on highway three via Cawston–the epicentre of organic horticulture in BC– just to get their salsa ingredients. The usual requests: tomatoes, beets, pickling cukes, hot peppers.

Most of the time I have to disappoint them. There is a misconception among many of the pickle-making public, I think, that cheap, bulk produce can be had at most local farms. One reason I think so is that many people who phone me don’t even ask about my prices; some don’t care what they are, but I think many just assume they will be discounted.

Certainly, there’s plenty of inexpensive bulk to be found if you hunt around. The Okanagan-Similkameen is a horticultural cornucopia, after all. But market gardens like mine, which are about as small as a guy can operate and justifiably call himself a professional farmer, use a business model that succeeds on its ability to limit the amount of extra produce lying around.

That word–extra–is key to understanding farm economics. You didn’t get that case of jamming apricots at half the market price because you barter like a Bolivian street vendor or flirt like Venus pulled over for speeding; you got it because apricots are perishable, the orchardist has got a bunch unsold, and she needs to move them, man.

If she’s a good businessperson, she has probably already moved most of her crop at a much better price. The stuff in your case is likely part of the last 10 per cent of her yield, and by the way, you just paid 5 cents more per pound than you could have if you had played it a bit more coy.

On a small farm like ours that grows a large variety of crops, we don’t produce a whole bunch of anything in particular. We map out each crop’s allotment in terms of square footage, not acreage. This model is much more labour intensive, and the key to success for us is focusing on quality and seeking the highest prices we can.

Also consider that we run a CSA, in which customers pre-pay for a weekly

box of veggies, the contents of which we have some flexibility in choosing, and you’ll start to understand why we’re not in any hurry to fill your bulk beet order.

If we happen to have lots of beets, and we haven’t previously been overwhelming

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You didn’t get that case of jamming apricots at half the market price because you barter like a Bolivian street vendor or flirt like Venus pulled over for speeding; you got it because apricots are perishable, the orchardist has got a bunch unsold, and she needs to move them, man.

our CSA customers with them, we can put those beets in this week’s veggie boxes.

But wait! A chef just called with a last minute beet order. Fine...we can put spinach in the boxes instead.

What I know for certain is that I don’t have any incentive to sell those beets to you at a discount, never mind that I’ll be depriving the world of your stellar borscht.

You can buy the beets, but you’ll probably find better prices elsewhere. And I might just have a few suggestions for you. We put food up too, and understand the desire to can tomatoes without breaking the bank.

So, if you’re calling around and don’t want to waste your time, the best question to ask in the name of expediency is whether the farmer can huck a baseball clear across his veggie garden. If he says yes, hang up. If he says he can’t get it much past the kale patch, he can probably give you a good deal on 50 pounds of organic Romas.

Jordan Marr grows organic veggies at The Homestead Organic Farm in Peachland. You can read more of his writing at thehomesteadorganicfarm.ca.

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JUDY DOFHER OF WESTBANK was the second prize winner in the Peachland Fall Fair raffle.

Here Dofher displays her prize, a Kobo Arc eReader.

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HIGHLIGHTS MARCH 22,2011

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BELL, JACOE & CO. LAWYERS

Water Rates Bylaw Amendments Council gave first, second and third readings to Water Rates Bylaw No. 1931, 2010 Amendment Bylaw Number 1981, 2011. This amendment brings the agricultural rate in line with the 2009 level from $0.04 to $0.10 per cubic meter, with no increase in any other rate category.

Earthworks Bylaw Amendment

Fees and Charges & Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaws

Sign Bylaw Amendment

Council gave first, second and third readings to both Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaw No. 1982, 2011 and Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1980, 2011.

These bylaws replace Freedom of Information and Administrative Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1632, 2001, thereby bringing administrative clarity of having two distinct bylaws rather than one.

Official Community Plan Bylaw Amendment – Voluntary Amenity Contribution

Council gave first and second readings to Official Council gave final recon- Community Plan Bylaw sideration and adoption No. 1600, 2001 Amendto Earthworks Control ment Bylaw No. 1969, Bylaw No. 832 Amend- 2011 for the provision ment Bylaw Number of including Voluntary Patrick Bell Kimberly Kelly Joseph Jacoe 1977, 2011. This amend- Amenity Contributions. ment allows for landscap- This funding mechanism • Personal Injury • Wills & Estates • Real Estate ing businesses to be ex- will help the District to fund future amenities in • Civil Litigation • Family Law • Corporate Law empt from the permitting CoNtrIbuteD PEACHLAND AND the community. A public process. ROYALTY hearing will be scheduled PEACHLAND 1947: row, left to right) Princess AMBASSADORS, past and present.

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Cross (nĂŠe Clements). (Front row, left to right) pageboy Wayne Adams, flower girl Sharlene Cousins, and pageboy Don Williamson.

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Council gave first three readings to Sign Bylaw Number 1853 Amendment Bylaw Number 1980, 2011. This amendment will restrict applications for full color digital message centers with TV motion.

Sidewalk CafĂŠ, Merchant Display and Mobile Vending Licenses and Encroachments Council granted authorization for the Waterfront Pizzeria and Grill to allow construction of a sidewalk patio from May 1- October 31, 2011.

A public consultation process will be undertaken in relation to sidewalk cafÊ, merchant display and mobile vending licenses and encroachments, including: • Letters sent to downtown businesses with information and invitation to attend a public information meeting • Advertising in the Peachland View • Public information meeting • Final review and commencement of council adoption process

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Shirley Mae Jeffrey, Heather Edwards and Doreen Cross cut the 65th anniversary cake.

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65th Anniversary Gala Pageant

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THE BC AMBASSADORS join the 1947 royalty.

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The StrongStart program is a Ministry of Education funded program that is intended to fill a niche for children who are not attending childcare and are in the home with their parents or other caregivers, such as grandparents or nannies. Our school district offers this free drop-in program for children from 0 to 5 years old who are accompanied by their parent(s) or caregiver(s).

Centres are located in the following schools: Kelowna area Rutland area A.S. Matheson Elementary South Rutland Elementary Raymer Elementary Pearson Road Elementary West Kelowna area Lake Country area Hudson Road Elementary Peter Greer George Pringle Elementary Peachland area Peachland Elementary For more information please visit SD No. 23’s website at www.sd23.bc.ca and look for Early Learning Programs or call (250) 860-8888.

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HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Beginners welcome at computer lit and tai chi programs Judy Wyper / Special to the Peachland View Various Peachland Wellness Centre (PWC) programs that stopped during the summer are back in swing or are soon to be restarting. While some programs took a break during July and August, our core services continued to link people to the programs and help they were looking for. Over 18 programs are offered during the year, and the scheduled times are posted in the local activities and events calendar in this paper. We invite you to come and join in the fun, conversation, and make new friends.

Computer literacy

The computer literacy program is a free service offered each Tuesday at 10 a.m.

The program is designed to meet the needs of individuals wishing to learn or upgrade their computer skills. The program offers participants help on how to do a variety of things such as: • Use an iPad or iPhone; • Set up an email account and email;

• • • • • • •

Reply to and forward emails; Attach a file or photo; Text message; Produce documents; Search websites; Sell stuff on eBay; and Do online banking or shopping.

The program is tailored to meet the specific needs of each participant. At the beginning of the program the facilitator will meet with the participant to determine their needs and at the end of the lesson, plans are made for the next session so the content of each class is determined by the learner’s interests.

Computer literacy is not a drop in program so anyone interested in participating is asked to call the PWC to make an appointment for a private lesson.

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WITH THE THREAT OF RAIN in the forecast, The Rotary Club of Peachland loaned the Peachland

Wellness Centre some tents for their September volunteer appreciation event.

Tai chi

The Tai Chi for Wellness program has been meeting in the fresh air of Heritage Square over the summer. This program will return to indoor sessions on October 3 at 9:30 a.m. at the United Church Hall on Fourth Street. The beginners class meets at 9:30 a.m. and at 10 a.m. the continuing class joins them for qigong exercises before their class starts. New people are welcome.

Tai chi is a gentle form of exercise that combines movement with meditative intent. It can help reduce blood pressure, lower stress, boost the immune system efficiency, increase lung capacity, and promote overall wellbeing. Slow movements

require focus and strength. The movements pair opposites of in and out, full and empty, up and down, and back and forth. Each set of movements help to promote good posture and improve balance.

There are many styles of tai chi, all of them originating in different areas of China.

We practise a yang style. The set is made of 108 parts to be learned in a precise order.

Parts of the sequence includes Flying at a Slant, Step Up to Raise Hands, White Stork Spreads Wings, Brush Knee Left, and Push Needle to Sea Bottom. Many are repeated, such as Grasp Bird’s Tail, Whip to One Side, Chop With Fist, or Carry Tiger to the

Mountain. Each part is taught precisely and the whole set is learned through repetition.

Tai chi can be adapted for those with physical challenges. New learners are surrounded by those who know the set and participants learn by example, focus, and regular attendance. During October we welcome novices into the beginners class.

The members of the club are devoted to helping new people, so if you are curious about this form of exercise, drop in and give it a try.

You can reach the wellness centre at 250-767-0141, wellnesscentre@shaw.ca or www.peachlandwellnesscentre.ca.

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Marjorie Gove, Ruth Snider, event organizer Shu Gardner, Olive Fielding, and Peggy Worobetz enjoyed the afternoon sun. Guests lounged, feasted, and got caught up on local news.

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VOLUNTEERS ARE THE HEART AND HANDS of the PWC. Barb Clark, Judy Cameron, and Shu Gardner served guests Bob Phillips and Ruth Baumer. Baumer is an employee as well as a volunteer.

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RECREATION REPORT

Do you have the Halloween spirit?

Cheryl Wiebe / Special to the Peachland View We are looking for imaginative individuals to form a decorating team for the 2013 Haunted House! The Peachland Recreation Department’s Halloween Spooktacular will take place on Sunday, October 27 from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Each year our haunted house has been a highlight of the event. From the bat cave to the haunted street and last year’s haunted primary school, we are looking for creative individuals to help us make the 2013

haunted house into something amazing!

Volunteers are needed leading up to the event for: • Planning and prep committee; and • Decorating the haunted house (Friday, October 25).

Volunteers will be needed to support the event on Sunday, October 27 from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.: • Actors in the haunted house; • Assist with refreshments; and • Carnival games.

If you would like to be involved, please call the recreation coordinator at 250-7672133.

Tickets are now available for the Halloween Spooktacular. Families will enjoy rockin’ the party dancing with Shakewood Annie. This family dance party is sure to create great family memories. Children under 12 will also enjoy a bouncy castle, haunted house, food and so much more.

For more information or tickets call 250767-2133.

Highlights of the regional board meeting – September 12 Crystal Resort application extended

The regional board has approved a seventh request to extend the rezoning application on behalf of the Crystal Ski and Golf Resort for an additional six-month period.

Given the current economic environment, the proponents remain committed to the project and are actively engaged in efforts to secure financing for the proposed resort expansion and are working to meet requirements of the regional district.

Proposed national park reserve resolution

The regional board has added its voice to those from several other jurisdictions requesting the provincial government return to discussions with the federal government and Okanagan Nation Alliance in a process to establish a national park reserve in the South Okanagan-Similkameen.

In 2010, a federal-provincial study indicated a national park reserve is feasible and it’s believed that it would provide many economic, employment and tourism benefits.

Regional board meetings

Regional board meetings are held at the regional district office located at 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna in the Woodhaven boardroom. Residents are welcome to attend the following: • Monday, September 23 at 7 p.m.; • Thursday, October 10 following the 8:30 a.m. governance and services committee meeting; and • Monday, October 28 at 7 p.m.

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Cancer or Alzheimer’s disease is seldom something to cheer about.

But there may be one positive to come from a cancer or Alzheimer’s diagnosis. New research indicates older people who have either Alzheimer’s or cancer are less likely to get the other disease.

Although in essence it is a no-winscenario, researchers at the National Research Council of Italy in Milan, headed by study author Dr. Massimo Musicco, have found that having cancer seems to protect seniors from Alzheimer’s disease. The reverse also appears to be true. If you receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, you are at a far lower risk of developing cancer. Dr. Musicco has said,

“understanding the mechanisms behind this relationship may help us better develop new treatments for both diseases.”

Researchers studied more than one million residents of northern Italy, tracking them for six years. They found a 50 per cent drop in cancer risk for Alzheimer’s patients among the subjects age 60 and over, and a 35 per cent reduction in Alzheimer’s risk for those with cancer. Additional information suggests a similar correlation between Parkinson’s disease and cancer.

It is unclear what is behind this link, and there remains the possibility that both diseases can occur concurrently. Researchers believe

the lowered risk results from opposite biological mechanisms of the two diseases. Because Alzheimer’s results from brain cell death, it may prevent cancer because cancer forms from uncontrolled cell growth.

The study, which was published in the July 10, 2013 issue of the journal Neurology, did not take into account lifestyle factors, such as smoking, physical activity and diet, which may influence the risk of these diseases.

While receiving a diagnosis of cancer or Alzheimer’s disease is never a welcome development, the strange correlation between the diseases could give doctors new clues into treatment options for both conditions.

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CLASSifiEdS | IN MEMORIAM McNEILL, Daryl Raymond

October 22, 1951 – September 6, 2013 At age 61.

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Advertising sales experience is not necessary but personality is a must. If you believe you are creative, adaptable, detail oriented and... have a sense of humour, submit your resume and cover letter in confidence to:

Father and husband died suddenly and too soon.

Daryl leaves behind his soul mate, first and only love and bride of 40 years, Susan. He is survived by his greatly loved son, Greg McNeill (Heather) and precious grandchildren Hugh and Isobel; his cherished and devoted daughter Shannon Smirl (Jonathan), his treasured 1 year old granddaughter Piper Katherine, his ‘namesake’ whom he enjoyed teaching and making laugh.

Much valued ‘second son’ through friendship, Kris Klumpner was an integral part of Daryl’s life.

Daryl was born to Donald and Marjorie McNeill in Matsqui, BC. He is survived by his oldest sister Pat Fraser (son Robbie and daughter Tracy), brother Bill/Dawna (son DJ, daughter Kim).

Predeceased by youngest sister Ellen (husband Steve and children).

Daryl moved to Haney, B.C. in Grade 10 where he met and fell in love with Susan, whom he was lovingly devoted to from that moment onwards.

He graduated from BCIT with a marketing diploma but took to the road as a milkman for Dairyland, where he worked for nearly 20 years.

In 1992 Daryl moved his family to Peachland to enjoy the Okanagan lifestyle. Daryl was a truck driver at heart and worked tirelessly driving daily throughout the Okanagan, making friends at all his business stops.

Daryl was known to be honest, loyal, hardworking, kind, generous and highly principled. He prided himself foremost as a family man and always placed others’ needs ahead of his own. He was an avid competitive bagpiper in his earlier years and always an admirer of the Scottish Golden Elixir –happy to share a wee dram of his impressive scotch collection with his friends and family.

Daryl was the best imaginable husband, a compassionate and endlessly supportive father and friend. Daryl Raymond McNeill was a true gentleman and will be forever missed by all who knew him. A Memorial to honor Daryl’s life was held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Peachland United Church, 4421 – 4th Street; interment at the Peachland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Good Samaritan Society or the charity of your choice. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.springfieldfuneralhome.com, 250-860-7077.

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EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

Bookkeeper Needed Part-Time Bookkeeping position 2-3 days/wk. A minimum of 5 years current bookkeeping experience is required. Must be proficient in Simply Accounting and a working knowledge of Quick Books would be an asset.

The successful candidate will enjoy a varied workload, including bookkeeping and payroll for our diverse clientele. Please reply with wage expectation and resume to tammiegilbert@shaw.ca E-8

Line Cook Big E’s Bar & Grill is looking for a line cook. Evenings and weekends.

At least 2 years experience. Bring resume in to Mike or Eric. Located on Highway 97, Peachland Centre Mall.

E-23

FOR RENT For Rent 2 bdrm beautifully furnished and renovated main floor suite. Gated and fenced yard, covered parking, $750 + util. Located upper Princeton. Call 604-720-4058.

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Rev. Mark LaFontaine officiated at the afternoon ceremony at Cedar Creek Winery.

FOR RENT

NOTICES

Peachland For Rent Brand new renovated walk out suite 1 bedroom, NS, N/P. All new appliances, furnished or unfurnished. F/P, F/S, D/W, A/C and insuite W/D. Lake view, quiet surroundings, close walk to bus stop. Private patio. $900 utilities included. Call 250-767-6170. FR-36

Alcoholics Anonymous Peachland Fellowship

Basement Suite 1 bedroom furnished basement suite for rent; jacuzzi, $800/month, utilities incl. No pets, no smoking.

Peachland; avail. Oct. 1. 250-4694996.

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Meets Monday at 7 p.m. (closed meeting) and Friday at 8 p.m. (open meeting).

Call 250-763-5555 for more info.

GARAGE SALE

Garage Sale

September 21, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

5941 Victoria Street.

Divorce sale, everything must go! Half price after 12.

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pEAChLANd SErViCE dirECTOry Pruning

Willie’s

10% OFF

Hedging

If you book before September 30th

Leaf clean-ups

PAINTING insured and bondable

Full yard cle clean-ups

Willie Wainwright Home:

Free Estimates

250.767.6467 Cell:

250-862-0567

and Groomer Welcome Peachland and West Kelowna Pet Owners

• No kennels - if they’re sleeping on your on your bed, they’re sleeping on mine.

• Special rates for long term vacationers and snowbirds.

• Pick up and delivery available.

• Dog Sitting and grooming since 1983. Lots of references.

Call Elizabeth

250-860-6800

Westside Curb Appeal Inc.

renovation & remodeling • Kitchen / Bathroom Renos • Decks & Railings • Windows & Doors • Siding & Rock work • Small Jobs Welcome • FREE ESTIMATES

250.801.3521

M. Scharer Enterprises

• Hot Water Tanks • New Construction • Water Filtration Systems

"One call does it all"

• New • Re-Roofs • Repairs ALSO: • Siding • Soffit • Fascia • Gutters

SERVING PEACHLAND FOR 16+ YEARS WCB & Liability Ins.

Call Jeff 250-212-0781 Res. 250-767-9565 GARAGE SALE

GARAGE SALE

Garage Sale

Garage Sale

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Sat. Sept 21, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Multi-family garage sale. Tools, furniture, jewelry, baby clothes and accessories and a lot more! 3910 Beach Ave. GS-49

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Exteriors TOPLINE for all your ROOFING needs

Sat. Sept. 21 & Sun. Sept. 22 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Multi-family sale - household items, furniture and more.

Westlake Gardens - 2250 Louie Drive, Westbank.

• Plumbing Renovations • Heating Systems

Jazel Homes

You Deserve The Best

Simplifying Your Books Support Training Payroll Bookkeeping Income Tax

Castles to Cabins Housekeeping, cleaning, offices or yard work. move ins & move outs, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly appointments. Experienced & reliable. Call Michelle 250-826-6285

Suppliers and installers of Natural & Manufactured Stone Free estimates · 1-866-766-0505

#130-1135 Stevens Rd, West Kelowna

SERVICES

SERVICES

Peachland United Church

J&M Cleaning • Commercial • Residential • Move-Outs • Locally owned & operated • References available 250-878-9729 S-18

BARGAIN BIN

We very much appreciate your donation.

Breakables: Wednesday morning and Thursday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Renosense Home Repair Ltd. Renovations including dry walling, textured ceilings, etc., decks, tiling, etc. No job too small. Call Eric at 250-317-6570 S-2

TMG Business

250.767.6521

Services

Tammie Gilbert, CFB | tammiegilbert@shaw.ca

GM Trained Technicians GM Accessories

Unbreakables: anytime in our drop box.

SERVICES

Quality Custom Homes

T 250 768 5799 C 250 469 1451 jazel@shaw.ca F 250 768 5733

Certified Plumber & Gas Fitter

250-878-7279 or 250-767-9350

Multi-family Garage Sale

Located in Peachland!

Call... LEE THE PLUMBER For all your plumbing needs:

Quality Finishing Carpentry • Bath & Kitchen upgrades Tile Setting • Hardwood Floors • Painting & Repairs

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Free Estimates

250.878.3918

Critter Sitter

Sat. Sept. 21, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The Real Garage Sale! Everything in the garage has got to go. Tools, things for plumbers, electricians, boaters, sailors, fishers and more.

6118 Gummow Road.

No early birds please.

Interior Painting • Design • Consultation

Painting Services Residential or commercial, New construction or repaint. Interior or exterior. Call G. C. Contracting for a free estimate. 250-767-2701 S-3

PUZZLE ANSWERS

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Call Scott Hudey at 778-821-4053 “Where Business is Growing Like a Weed”

WestCan Business Services NOW AVAILABLE IN PEACHLAND

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Accounting Bookkeeping Small Business Management Consulting by appointment please

250-767-2222

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diversions

HOROSCOPE

CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1. Peruvian province 5. Mama __, rock singer 9. Elephant’s name 14. Yellow edible Indian fruit 15. Arabian Gulf 16. Lucci’s Kane character 17. Minstrel poet 18. Huxley’s fictional drug 19. Atom-bombed 20. Strangenesses 23. Mortar’s crushing partner 24. Kilocalorie 25. Very efficient light source 26. Slow oozing 31. Corpses 35. Abounding in trees 36. Total destruction 37. About aviation 38. Reveres 41. Lymphatic throat tissue 43. Monarch seats 45. Macaws 46. Icahn’s airline 47. City railways 51. Able to be put out 56. Imitative 57. Conclusions 58. Grizzly, black or teddy 59. Bitstock 60. Six 61. The largest continent 62. Study or work tables 63. Young children 64. Large integers CLUES DOWN 1. A French abbot 2. Civil Rights group 3. The third hour, about 9 a.m.

4. Am. ventilation corporation 5. A prince’s fortified building 6. Felt deep affection for 7. A tractor-trailer 8. Noshes 9. British auto maker 10. Wild sheep of northern Africa 11. 2-wheeled transport 12. Breezes through 13. Radioactivity unit 21. Neocortical temporal lobe epilepsy (abbr.)

22. Frosts 27. A design or arrangement 28. The class of birds 29. Pickled ginger 30. Alkenes 31. A spoiled child 32. Arabic agarwood perfume 33. Christian __, designer 34. Japanese waist pouch 39. Lures with desire 40. Joined by stitching 41. Locks of hair 42. Solemn pledge 44. Most wise 45. Among

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, the week ahead is looking pretty good, as you will find people are more sensitive to your needs. Work with those willing to work with you.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, your visions of how things should be might differ from how things really are. Work toward improving those things that need some work, and things will turn out just fine.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Some surprises come your way this week, Gemini. But things will soon begin to fall into place.

Just be patient before you make important decisions.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Things may seem a bit strained this week, Cancer. But all it takes is a little cooperation and an increased focus on teamwork, and things will quickly return to normal.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

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Capital of Morocco Excessively fat Murdered Ireland

52. Yuletide 53. Sound of a clock or timer 54. Freshwater mussel

genus 55. Amounts of time 56. Million barrels per day (abbr.)

SUDOKU

Leo, stay prepared and well organized and this week should fly by without a hitch. Feel free to try some things that go against the grain.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, don’t feel badly about the things over which you have little control. Go out and have a good time this week, and eventually things will run their course.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, it may prove challenging to sit still the next few days.

People may be pulling at you from many different directions, and you will not know which way to lean.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, try not to be overly protective of your secrets this week. A friend or family member is offering their help and guidance, and such insight will prove invaluable.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, a seemingly insurmountable obstacle presents itself this week. Some creativity and quick thinking will be necessary, but you will enjoy the challenge.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Keep your feet on the ground this week, Capricorn. Even if you prefer to have your head in the clouds, keeping your cool will pay dividends in the long run.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Level: Intermediate

Here’s How It Works - Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

Aquarius, enjoy some quiet time so you can regroup after a hectic couple of weeks. You earned some rest and relaxation, and this time away will recharge your batteries.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, you have a lot of good ideas, and it’s time to share those ideas at the office. Your star will soon start to rise.

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faith | community

FOOD FOR THE SOUL

Staring down the polar bears Dorothy Brotherton Peachland Baptist Church Special to the Peachland View Driving along, doing mundane errands, a snippet on CBC radio rivets my attention. It seems a young Inuit teen had become stranded on an ice floe.

It broke away from the main ice where his hunting party was at work, floated free and too far away.

I didn’t hear the first part of the story to know just how that happened, only that there he was, separated from the hunting party of uncles and older brothers, alone, in peril.

The interview I heard was with a rescuer, a man who with two others had parachuted onto the ice floe to snatch the boy away.

They had to get it right, had to spot him from the sky (when boat searches had been unable to locate him), and drop down in the right place.

They missed.

But by leaping from ice-block to ice-block and plunging into frigid waters in their wetsuits, swimming the last stretch, they got to him. He’d been there for 45 hours, staring down a pack of polar bears that sat on the ice about 500 metres away, staring back.

The men wrapped the boy in a sleeping bag, checked his vitals, called in the boat to the precise location and they all went thankfully home.

The rescuer spoke in the clipped, self-deprecating phrases often used by men of action. “Just doing our jobs,” “Good rescue, by the book.”

I want to know so much more. I want to know what the boy thought about during those 45 hours, nearly two full days and nights.

I want to know if he envisioned himself now as the hunted, merely a small meal for the white-furred, nonteddy bears.

I wonder if he reviewed his life, short though it had been, if he wished he’d said or done some things, if he groaned as he became convinced he would never have another chance, or if he kept clinging to hope.

Surely the hunting party would send an alert. How long would it take? What were the odds he’d be spotted? Who would risk their own lives to save his?

I want to know more

about the rescuers too. Did they ever come close to giving up before they spotted him? Did they calculate how much longer they should search before they went home to hot meals

and warm beds? When they landed on the wrong ice floe, did they think about backing out? Maybe they eyed the silent polar bears, remembered the renowned swimming powers of these animals and wondered just how hungry they were.

The whole scene reminds me a little of life—yours and mine. Oh, on a different scale generally, with much less immediate danger.

But sometimes don’t you feel like you’re staring down all kinds of risks? Any business or career is fraught with land mines; the best of relationships is fragile as fine china, the economy may get you at any turn, or if not, there’s the big C or some other deadly disease.

I was indulging in risky behaviour just driving down the highway listening to the polar bear story.

But beyond all that, there’s the reality of spiritual danger. All of us are staring into the teeth of plain old-fashioned sin.

Will it devour us? When we’re adrift and cut off from support, just how vulnerable are we? There’s no meeting of minds with this beast, no peace treaty to be signed.

The Bible tells us, “The wages of sin is death,” with eternal implications.

Is there any hope of rescue?

There’s where we find the good news. That’s exactly how the mission of Jesus Christ is described: “The Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.”

Saviour is just another word for rescuer.

He left much more than a hot meal and warm bed to find us. He left the glories of heaven and became a human to reach us. In His embrace we find warmth and rejuvenation, and he takes us out of the deadly path of the predator of our own sin-nature.

He may not always rescue us from the economic/ relational/illness kind of disasters, but from the big stuff, the stuff that lasts forever, those who trust in Jesus Christ are fully rescued.

“Wondering where the lions are,” sang Bruce Cockburn in 1979. It’s the same idea. The spiritually rescued can happily say, “Wondering where the polar bears are.”

photo berkeley stuart

KAREN FARQUHAR OF PEACHLAND DENTAL was the lucky first prize winner in the Peachland Fall Fair raffle. Here Farquhar displays her win, a king-sized quilt made by the Peachland Quilters.

Patrick Bell

Kathryn Robinson

Joseph Jacoe

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Peachland

Places of Faith

St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

Peachland United Church 4421 4th Street

Grace Lutheran Church 1162 Hudson Road West Kelowna, B.C. 250-769-5685

Sunday Services

New Contemporary Worship Service 9 a.m.

Traditional Worship

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Morning Prayer Tuesdays - 9:30 a.m.

Service 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Ages 2 thru to Grade 6 www.gracelutherankelowna.com

4th Street & Brandon Ave

250-767-3131 www.stmargaretspeachland.org

“Let Us Worship Together”

Family service at 10:30 am

Derrick Hamre, Lead Pastor

Peachland Campus 10:00 am - Worship Service at Peachland Elementary School

Peachland Campus Pastor cell: 250.870.3087 Office: 5848B Beach Avenue

2600 Hebert Road, West Kelowna 250.768.7638 emmanuelnet.ca

Peachland Baptist Church Summer Schedule

“Safe Harbour - Jesus Christ”

Office Hours 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Monday to Friday

Lyn Stewart 250-767-6211

250-767-2206

A Friendly Welcome Awaits You At...

Fellowship time with coffee and cookies at 11:30 a.m.

Office Hours - Tue, Wed, Thur 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Hall rental contact Doreen 250-767-2132 Sunday Morning Service 10 a.m.

Rev. Elaine Diggle

all are welcome

Join us for: Good Music Bible Messages - Great Fellowship

www.peachlandbaptist.net 4204 Lake Avenue

250-767-9232

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Open House Sunday 12-2

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Let’s move that house.

Open House

September 21 & 22 12 noon to 3 p.m.

#105 4460 Ponderosa Drive, Peachland - Enjoy the big space -big lakeview in this spacious 3 bdrm - 3 bathroom, level entry walkout rancher townhome. large covered view deck, workshop, age 19 + no rentals, small pets (1) w/restrictions ok.

6324 Topham Place - Come see the stunning views from this one owner home – shows A1! Mr. & Mrs. Clean live here. In-law suite, decks & patios everywhere. Really really nice.

MLS® 10070048

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$360,000

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

Realtors, e-mail the Peachland View to advertise today!

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OPEN HOUSE Sunday, Sept. 22 1-3 pm $1,449,000 • 4244 Beach Ave

6146 Gillam Cres - Best location, custom built, next to a park and a breathtaking lake view from its formal living room and dining room. 4 bdrms, 4 bath, den, huge kitchen, family room, indoor hot tub. This home is family and entertaining oriented. 2 fireplaces, elegant staircase, wonderful landscaping; this is truly one of a kind. 2 heated double garages also built in.

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“Beach Walk Inn” operating presently as B&B, great location with excellent exposure, desirable semi waterfront along Beach Ave, Peachland, 7 bdrms + studio apartment, 6 full & 3 half baths, 2 gas F/P’s, main floor kitchen with granite & SS appliances, hardwood floors, many bedrooms have their own private ensuites as well as stunning lakeviews, many private entrances and exits.

MLS®10071501

Cecile Guilbault

$769,000

250-212-2654

Brenda Herrin Realty 250-212-6745

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CALL TRACEY FOR A FREE MARKET EVALUATION! MLS®10070946

$424,000 3984 Dryden Road - This home is a must see! Very clean, updated 3 bedroom + den/office, 3 bathroom family home with scenic mountain views; very private with relaxing back yard, mature landscaping and fruit trees. Flat lot, quiet area - this home has it all!

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$49,900 7140 Brent Road Okanagan Lakefront home with over 2 acres of privacy and 251’ of shoreline. This Poskitt Classic Tudor home is a 4 bed/ 4 bath with panoramic lake views. This property also has a 1 bed/1 bath guest cottage on the property. This home has a new roof (2007), and newer S/S appliances. This home and property must be seen MLS# 10065897 to be appreciated!

$1,980,000

Kevin Philippot (250) 215-4320 cell (250) 717-5000 Kelowna office (250) 768-3339 West Kelowna office

EDGEWATER PINES 55+ • #11 6663 Hwy 97 South Well maintained, updated & spacious open floor plan with this 2 bed / 1 bath 900+ sqft single wide in Peachland’s finest 55+ community. Ample storage & parking; nice yard + workshop.

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