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GEARS KEEP TURNING – The Peachland Rotary Club turned 20 years old this week, so members held a celebration at 91 Restaurant on Tuesday evening. Pictured are Peachland’s Charter Rotarians – the members who have been involved since day one. From the left are Margaret Sinclair, Klaus Mast, Chris Scowen and Ted Sinclair – in front of them is the local club’s Charter document.
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Maxum cabin cruiser into Lake Okanagan. Immediately following his ejection, the unmanned watercraft continued travelling at a high rate of speed before crashing into the cliff edge of the shoreline. RCMP believe the man’s life jacket played a crucial role in saving his life. “He was wearing a personal floatation device, which even in the cold waters, assisted him in being able to safely swim to the shore,” said Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey. “Once he reached the shores of Okanagan Lake, he was able to call 911 for assistance using his cellular device, which he reportedly kept in a water tight case in his pocket.” The watercraft suffered massive damages to its hull as a result of the collision.
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In the race to replace Christy Clark as leader of the BC Liberal Party, three candidates were campaigning in the riding last week but, local MLA Dan Ashton won’t be offering any endorsements. “I’m staying on the sidelines, and we have some incredibly good people running for Liberal leader,” he said. Candidates Dianne Watts, Mike de Jong and Michael Lee all made campaign visits to the riding over the past week. Ashton has work experience with six of the seven candidates; Terrace businesswoman Lucy Sagar is the only one he doesn’t know. The new leader will be chosen in the beginning of February 2018. Reflecting upon how his party was voted out of office earlier this year, he mentioned the NDP’s promise to eliminate tolls on Port Mann bridge as a critical issue, and admits the
BC Liberals were losing touch with the electorate. “We didn’t carry everybody along with us with the successes we were having – we should have reached deeper in.” Thanks to the fiscal prudence of the BC Liberals over the past 16 years, Ashton says the new provincial government is in a financially stable position and he hopes it stays that way. Changes don’t seem to be happening very drastically though. Since John Horgan became Premier in July, Ashton doesn’t feel like there’s been much urgency to deliver the promises made by the NDP, as legislation that comes forward often ends up going to some form of consultation. “Ride sharing; minimum wage; marijuana regulation; human rights commission; agriculture; Site C – these are all things that have been diverted by some form of consultation. Being in government is tough, they have got to start making decisions.”
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Community Bat Week begins on Monday Rotary brings the end OKANAGAN BATS
bats, working with landowners who have bats in buildings, enhancing bat habitat, and monitoring populations.” Community Bat Projects across the province are hosting talks and events in association with Bat Week (October 24 – 31) to provide information and guidance on ways to help bats. In the South Okanagan, the Okanagan Community Bat Program is delivering ‘Go Batty” school programs in partnership with the Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance Ecostudies Program. In Penticton, bat biologist Tanya Luszcz, will be delivering a lunch hour bat program on Nov. 3 at the Penticton Public Library. In Vernon, The Allan Brooks Nature Centre is hosting a bat booth for their Nature Nocturnal event on October 28th. Monitoring for WNS will continue this winter, with Community Bat Programs requesting reports of dead bats or sightings of winter bat activity. You can report sightings at www.bcbats.ca or 1-855922-2287. Options for encouraging healthy bat populations include preserving wildlife trees and wetlands, reducing
As Halloween approaches, images of scary, blood-sucking bats become common place. Since the goal of the BC Community Bat Program in the Okanagan is to promote bat conservation, this is the perfect time of year to counter these bat myths and do something to help bats. “The conservation of bats in BC has always been important, since over half the species in this province are considered at risk” says Paula Rodriguez de la Vega, coordinator for the Okanagan Community Bat Program. “However, with the discovery of White-nose Syndrome in Washington State, bat conservation is more important than ever.” White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is a disease caused by an introduced fungus, first detected in North America in a cave in New York in 2006. Since it was discovered, it has spread to 31 states and 5 provinces in North America, decimating bat populations along the way. “Luckily, WNS is not yet in BC” continues Rodriguez de la Vega, “But we are preparing for its arrival by raising awareness about
pesticide use, or building and installing a bat house. With the decline of natural roost sites, some bat species have adapted to using human-made structures, such as bat-houses. These small boxes have several crevices inside that provide a safe, dry habitat where bats can roost during summer months. “Bat-houses are particularly important for maternity colonies where groups of female bats roost together to have their pup during the summer” states Rodriguez de la Vega. “A well-designed bat-house installed in a good location can provide a home for hundreds of bats.” In partnership with the BC Ministry of Environment, and funded by the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, Habitat Stewardship Program, the BC Community Bat Program provides information about bats in buildings, conducts site visits to advise landowners on managing bats in buildings, coordinates the Annual Bat Count, and offers educational programs on bats. To find out more about the BC Community Bat Program, visit www. bcbats.ca or call or 1-855-922-2287.
of polio within reach PATRICK VAN MINSEL PEACHLAND ROTARY
Rotary is an international community that brings together leaders who step up to take on the world’s toughest challenges, locally and globally. The eradication of polio is one of our longest standing and most significant efforts. Along with our partners, we have helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children against polio in 122 countries. We have reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent worldwide and we won’t stop until we end the disease for good. On World Polio Day October 24th keep an eye out for the Peachland Rotarians raising awareness for the fight to eradicate this terrible disease. Our Rotarians will be at
the Peachland Mall waiving their End Polio Now signs at passing traffic. You can help us end this disease by donating money. Triple your impact! Every contribution made big or small will be matched two-to-one thanks to the Linda & Bill Gates Foundation. Keep sharing and help spread the world by using the hashtag #ENDPOLIO. You can donate money in person to any of our Rotarians, at one of our meetings held every Thursday at the Gasthaus 12 noon or on our website peachlandrotary.com. The Peachland Rotary would like to thank you for your ongoing support. If you are interested in joining our club feel free to contact one of our members.
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50+ ACTIVITY CENTRE Welcome to Fall. The Peachland 50+ Activity Centre is certainly a hive of activities these days. I hope you were able to take in the September Potluck Friday. “The Blu Crew” provided the entertainment and were fabulous. Mark you calendar now. The October Potluck Friday is on the 27th and we are really looking forward to entertainment by Peachland’s very own Grant Eisworth. Supper is at 6 p.m., bring a food dish to share along with your own dishes and cutlery. Entertainment starts at 7 p.m. for an hour. If you can, wear a costume – there will be prizes for the top three. Hope to see you
THE BLUE CREW there! Remember to check out the scarecrows sitting on the bench outside the 50 + Activity Centre. This year the Variety Singers put them out and won a prize. Phyllis you are looking pretty slim outside there. For those over 50 with some mobility issues we now will have two exercise programs each week. Alicia Cardiff is starting a new chair
based and falls prevention fitness class on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. for 45 minutes. Drop in cost is $5. Alicia has a Degree in Recreation and is certified as a Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer. You may have met her at Johnson Bentley where she teaches Aqua Fitness and presents Falls Prevention Workshops. We also have our Iron and Silk class Thursday mornings
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As Peachland continues recovering from heavy flood damage last spring, the closure of Hardy Falls Regional Park (after 1st bridge upstream including falls viewpoint) is expected to last another 12 to 18 months. “We thank everyone for their patience and understanding while we work through the process to fund repairs and reopen these
parks, getting them back to the shape they were in before the unprecedented flood waters severely damaged them,” said communications officer Bruce Smith. “In the meantime, you still have plenty of time before the snow flies to get out and enjoy some great fall visits to any one of the other 28 Regional Parks that are open. Visit regionaldistrict.com/pickapark for links to all our regional parks and reconnect with nature.”
at 10:45 a.m. with Kay Muir. This is a popular class where attendees perform gentle movements to music using scarves, very light hand weights and a chair. Calling all Canasta Players. Linda Lomow is starting up a new group November 3 at 1 p.m. They will meet every Friday. There will be tables for beginners and more experienced players. Give us a call at 250 767-9133 or drop by if you are interested. Linda can be reached by email at: peachlandmahjong@gmail. com. The new beginner Ukulele group is very popular. They have moved their time to Tuesdays at 1:30. If you are interested
please give Angela a call at 250-767-6574. The Flu clinic for the general public is being held at our 50+ Activity Centre on Nov. 1, Wednesday from 1 to 4 pm. The Friday Art Class has changed its name and planned an Art Show that you must not miss. Their new name is Passion 4 Art. They meet every Friday from 12 to 4 and paint under the direction of Roberta Farrelly. If you are interested in painting please give Roberta a call at 250 767-2054. Now the Art Show. This talented group will be displaying their paintings for the public to view at the Peachland 50+ Activity Centre on Nov 4, Saturday, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and again on
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Nov. 5, Sunday from 10 am to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. There will be some pieces for sale – come start your December shopping a little early. BINGO continues at the Peachland 50+ Activity Centre every Thursday evening. Everyone over the age of 19 is welcome to attend, you don’t have to be a member. If there is anyone who would be willing to train as a caller to occasionally relieve our regular callers please give us a call. Check us out on Facebook by searching “Peachland50plusactivitycentre.”
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Serving as an elected official can be a thankless task Re: Mayor’s challenge to the community to submit positive Letters to the Editor Dear editor,
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Everybody is entitled to an opinion. Where I come from it’s called freedom of expression. And who would want it any other way? We should all feel free to offer an opinion without fear of incrimination from anybody who may hold a different viewpoint than that of our own. What a boring existence it would
be if we all agreed on everything? That having been said, I am somewhat disheartened to read that in her latest column our Mayor has chosen to name and shame two people who, in her view, always seem to have a negative outlook on all that goes on in our town. This is not the first time the Mayor has seen fit to throw “her toys out of her pram” when anybody, elected Councillors or members of our community included, dares
to challenge her personal viewpoint. The recent accusation made against an elected official for showboating immediately springs to mind. I think we can all agree that being an elected official can be a thankless task. Anybody in authority will know only too well that you can't please everybody all the time. I get that, but to openly name two people who have the audacity not to share her own vision for the future direction of Peach-
land is not one I would expect from her or anybody holding high office. I will leave it to Eric Hall and Gillian Evans to respond directly to the Mayor. I’m sure we will be hearing from both of them in the weeks ahead. Regarding Eric, is it that our incumbent Mayor sees him as a challenge and a real threat when the time comes for her (I’m assuming) to seek re-election? Only she will be able to answer that one. Regardless, any attempt to belittle Eric in this way, a much
respected man who served us well as a former Councillor, is way blow below the belt in my view. I may be wrong of course and being outspoken may be a vote winner. I do find it hard to concur with that train of thought by any stretch of the imagination though. It saddens me to say this Cindy but in exercising such behaviour you may have signalled your own demise as our Mayor. Pete Wenham Peachland
Septic system on its last legs; sewer connection never came Dear editor: Recently, a friend expressed surprise that my house is not hooked up to the sewer system. She thought everyone had sewers. When they were first installed
along the beach front we were told Somerset Avenue would have to wait 10 years. It is now 15 years later and nothing has happened, nor is it going to in the near future. My aging septic system is on its last legs and I can’t
Fortunate to have Fortin Re: Mayor’s challenge to the community to submit positive Letters to the Editor Dear editor, In her letter Published in the Peachland View Oct. 13 2017, Mayor Cindy Fortin requested positive comments on Peachland. I will try to comply. My wife and I have lived in Peachland for sixteen years. We loved it when we came and we love it now. During this time we have had some terrible Mayors who have done little to further the existence of our town. Now however, we are very lucky
to have an extremely good Mayor in Cindy Fortin. She is fair, reasonable and respectful, even to that small group of people who are always so negative, especially when it comes to development. The two views of Peachland, one without PeachTree Village and with it, shows just how silly this small group can get. Sorry if that’s negative, back to positive. Thank you Cindy for doing such a good job in keeping our wonderful town vibrant and progressive. Derek Coyle Peachland and proud of it
afford the $22,000 to replace it. I think it is sad that a new developer can get all the amenities he wants, and long time residents (almost 25 years in my case) have to wait. We have gladly paid the high taxes and contributed thousands of volunteer hours to Peachland over the years. Surely, when attracting
new development to build the tax base, some consideration should be given to those who have been contributing all along. I don’t want to leave Peachland. I love this place. Phyllis Papineau Peachland
Peachland problems pale Re: Mayor’s challenge to the community to submit positive Letters to the Editor
In the global and historical context of human suffering, I feel extremely privileged to be experiencing the gift of life in a community where a five-storey waterfront building is the most controversial issue. And it’s not a bad
deal to be centrally located in Canada’s best province, living on a gorgeous lake in the mountains. It’s even a treat just to arrive in Peachland. When coming in from the north, along Highway 97 down Drought Hill, we get to enjoy a picturesque landscape where subdivisions have been shaped to entwine with the mountainous
landscape. When we approach Peachland from the south, we get to cruise along the Lake Okanagan waterfront between Antlers Beach and Beach Avenue. Speaking of Beach Avenue, even just a simple stroll along the walkway is an upscale experience. Dan Walton Editor
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Complaints about Trudeau and the Liberals PRA is harmful to Peachland strength based in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and northern BC, the source of billions of dollars in transfer payments to Quebec and the Maritime Provinces. The present strength of the Canadian Economy is not because of Liberal economic policy, it is in spite of it! The broken election promises, the $10 million payout to Omar Khadr, the protection of tax privilege for wealthy friends, non repayable “loans” to Bombardier, the many anti resource strategies, the lack of action on this year’s 40,000 illegal (not irregular) immigrants, lack of nationwide infrastructure building, planning to buy used Australian jets (Remember the used British subs still in port bought in 1998 by the Chretien Liberal government?), failed negotiations on Boeing’s and softwood lumber duties, mandated affirmative action (not talent based) on cabinet appointments, enacting policy that caters to the Liberal base of idealist, often radical special interest groups, the unfair tax changes all point to failing experiments, not good governance! When will we learn? Doug Waines West Kelowna
Suspicious about CR-1 zoning For Whom the CR-1 Bell Tolls,
Further to the worthwhile Senior’s Housing Project and the required Re-Zoning of the land on which it sits….. It is clear from the Public Hearing Minutes of May 9 in the Council Chambers, under the heading of presentations by staff that the Seniors Housing Project was for 74 residential units. As below, direct cut and paste (condensed by editor): “Director of Planning and Development Services, Cory Gain gave a presentation … It was noted that approval of this bylaw will … allow for the construction of 74 Seniors’ Housing units.” The only mention of Commercial space comes from the CitySpaces Consultant. This commercial space would then require the Commercial part of the CR-1 zoning. The only person to speak on this from the public was the proponent of the proposed Peachtree Development, Mr. Gaetan Royer, of 5760 Beach
Avenue. Mr. Royer, to quote from the minutes, “Suggested that the zoning bylaw shouldn’t be specific to one development with the Floor Area Ratio for housing development approval. The District may want the same flexibility in the zoning bylaw with other non for profit housing projects that come up in the future.” And of course the proposed mixed use Peachtree development did come up however, as a for profit venture. It is also clear from the Regular Council Meeting Minutes of May 9 that the Senior’s Housing Project, was for 74 units. The zoning was continuing to be the new CR-1 mixed use high density commercial and residential zoning. Amendments to Zoning Bylaw 2100 were moved by Coun. Kent and seconded by Coun. Thom and were passed. And this amendment and creation of CR-1 is to be allowed in other locations in Peachland. In a recent edition of the View, Peachland’s Chief Administrative
Officer, announced an “update” to the Seniors Housing Project. CAO Elsie Lemke announced, “The total number of units has increased to 74 as the commercial level will now be re-designated as residential units.” That is, the commercial component has been dropped. As previously mentioned, the residential component was always to be 74 units. A question here would be, was there ever to really be any commercial component? So we now have the CR-1 zoning to which the proposed PeachTree development land was re-zoned and which is no longer needed for the Senior’s Housing Project! The Senior’s Housing Project was always to be 74 units. The proposed five stories of PeachTree directly on Beach Avenue will be in direct contravention of the bylaw of the Official Community Plan! Given the above, do we not have a right to expect our District council and administration to follow our Official Community
Plan and not change it willy nilly?! One has to ask therefore, that if the Senior’s Housing Project appears to always have been 74 units, why did the Council and Planning Department and Administration create the CR-1 zoning designation, and for whom?
Dear editor,
Thank you to Mayor Cindy Fortin, for her in depth write-up in last week’s Peachland View. You revealed to many of us the extent the P.R.A. would lie to promote their agenda. They obviously chose to disregard what their petition was supposed to be addressing. I kept hearing that the petition was signed by 1,100 Peachland residents. Clearly that wasn’t the case. So, with their bogus petition, terribly out of scale photoshop modified picture, continued mis-information —they have lost any legitimacy in my mind and many other Peachland residents. I think their Association should think of changing their name to something more appropriate as they truly do not represent the Residents of Peachland. Their tactics left a lot to be de-
sired and certainly their Group’s behaviour at the Sept. 5 Council meeting was disrespectfully out of line and put the legitimacy of their Association in question. To you Gillian Evans, you ridiculously attached a label (S.A.D., Support Any Development) to me without knowing my views on Peachland development. Just because I agreed with the PeachTree Project doesn’t mean I will agree with all other developments. Finally, I would like to thank Editor Dan Walton of the Peachland View for publishing all the Letters To The Editor. It’s good to know that the public’s opinion, on various issues, have a platform to be heard. So, to all the letter writers, please be honest and truthful in your letters. Derek Bunce Peachland
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Peachland’s New Water Treatment Plant and Parks & Recreation Master Plan Open House Please join us on Oct 30th for two Open Houses at the Peachland Community Centre. The District will provide information about the new Water Treatment Plant— technology, financing, and more—and would also like your feedback on the proposed key recommendations for the Parks & Recreation Master Plan.
Tuesday, Oct 30th 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Peachland Community Centre, 4450 6th Street Light refreshments will be provided. For more information visit: http://bit.ly/Oct30OpenHouse
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION A PUBLIC CONSULTATION MEETING is being hosted by New Town Planning Services Inc. to provide the community with information on a townhouse zoning and development permit proposal. SUBJECT PROPERTY: 4364 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC MEETING DATE AND LOCATION: Thursday, October 26th 2017 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Open House) Little Schoolhouse 1898 Brandon Lane Peachland, BC For further information please contact: Jesse Alexander New Town Planning Services 250-860-8185 jesse@newtownservices.net
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You have got to love the announcement on Tuesday by the Prime Minister regarding federal income tax changes. He erroneously throughout the news conference refers to the “Tax Code” (UK and USA term) not the Income tax Act and Regulations, which is the Canadian system. Only after presenting a terribly flawed and crippling plan to change tax rules for small and middle class businesses and being deluged with millions of voices pointing out the negative economic impact, flaws and votes do he and the finance minister relent and appear to withdraw their legislation proposed. Then he claims to go after those cheats who “Sprinkle Salaries” to family not working in the business, when in fact that is in the Canada Revenue Agency’s Audit process and when found is tax evasion already; so nothing new here, just smoke and mirrors. Fortunately for the extremely wealthy, their expensive and skilled tax lawyers and accounting professionals will be sure to structure an “avoidance plan” within the family trust to achieve the same result but which is not illegal. Something I believe is likely
used by the Trudeau and Morneau Family Fortune Trusts’ tax advisors as they both understand that scam. Once again the wealthy get better treatment than ordinary Canadians; will the Liberals change that? I think not. The Prime Minister pointed out that Canada is the best of the G7 nations in economic growth. Well guess what, the Conservative Harper Government created the only economy in the G20 that did not fall into a recession, but instead grew during the world-wide Financial Crisis starting in 2008 running until 2013! So a growing economy in a conservative country while recession and financial collapses raged in the socialist/ liberal governments of Russia, USA, EU, Japan, et al. While the Canadian economy was doing just fine, the Liberals came to power and dispensed Billions in off-shore pledges and spending, while making no change to the underlying economic structures left by the Conservatives. They inherited a sound economy and then by denying pipelines and mandating high carbon taxes they destroyed the Oil and Gas sector and the economies that for the past 30 year were the engine of Canadian economic
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On Monday of this week the Liberal Government announced that it will be abandoning some of the proposed tax changes that had generated a considerable amount of concern and opposition throughout our region. Although it is unclear at this point the total scope of what changes will ultimately be tabled in legislation I believe that any time a Government listens to overwhelming opposition it deserves recognition for doing so. My greater concern at this point is the pattern that has emerged. Over the past year the Liberals have raised proposals to tax employer provided health and dental benefits,
to finally close the stock option tax loophole, more recently the small business tax increase and even a proposal to tax employee discounts. All of these measures the Liberals have since indicated they plan to abandon raising the question what will be the next tax increase to be proposed? As the Liberals continue to run deficits much larger then they promised and currently have no path to return to a balanced budget until possibly sometime close to the year 2050, a plan will be needed to reconcile this situation. Given that the Liberals continue to increase spending, most recently just over $216,000 just to produce the cover of the most recent Budget docu-
ment, it seems clear the Liberals will continue to look for ways to increase taxes. While the Liberals backing down on small businesses tax increases has been generally well received, the Finance Minister remains firmly under fire in Ottawa. At issue was the recent disclosure that the Finance Minister has a corporately registered private Villa in France as well as significant personal assets that are not placed into a blind trust. As a result, the NDP has written to the Ethics Commissioner demanding a full investigation. Meanwhile the Conservative Opposition has used an Opposition Day debate to call for the full tabling of the assets held by the
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The Peachland Chamber and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce welcome the government’s plans to revise its proposed tax reforms and to reduce the small business tax rate as a result of the comments and concerns expressed through the national #ProtectGrowth campaign and in consultations. “We also welcome the government’s plans but remain concerned to wait and see what the final decision on tax reform will be” said Patrick Van Minsel, Executive director of the Peachland Chamber. As Canadians celebrate Small Business Week, Chamber representatives congratulate the thousands of business people who joined the mobilization and made their voices heard on this important issue affecting Canadian workers and employers. The Peachland Chamber also noted the Minister’s call for further input from Canadian businesses, and intends to continue providing a voice to ensure the tax system is simpler and less of a burden on Canada’s competitiveness. “It is always more productive when government and business work together. We can only hope the government will listen as we provide advice on those areas where more remains to be done, and that they will propose concrete data to back up their claims. The Canadian Chamber will be working with the Peachland Chamber and other chambers across the country for suggestions on reforms that can improve the competitiveness of Canada’s tax system. Lowering the small business tax rate is one such measure, but there is still much room for improvement,” Mr. Beatty said. “We must ensure that Canada, and with it Peachland, remain attractive places to do business. Although
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In loving memory of Leverne Lawrence Prozny of West Kelowna who passed away September 30, 2017 at the age of 77 at the Central Okanagan Hospice House. He is survived by his devoted wife Denise of 36 years, his son Bradley (Tara) of Surrey, daughter Tanya of Surrey, step daughter Erika (Wahlund) of West Kelowna. Grandson Ashton of Surrey, Granddaughter Prasayis (Hotti) of Surrey. Great Grandson Oliver of Victoria. Also Nephews Don Rurka (Joanne) of Peachland and Ted Rurka of Fredericton. Nieces Terrie Luchka (Morris) of Calgary and Gloria of Edmonton. Leverne managed many national trucking companies in his career. He owned and operated “Owl Express” trucking and warehousing in Surrey before moving to Peachland where he started a freight brokerage company called BC Logistics. Leverne sang at multiple venues throughout the Okanagan Valley, wineries, fundraisers, care homes and other shows like the Westbank Country Opry, Stars on Stage and Country Stars of Yesterday. Leverne was past president of Peachland Wellness Centre, West Bank Country Opry and Stars on Stage. He will be sadly missed by many. Leverne’s Memorial Service will be held at first Memorial Funeral Home 1211 Sutherland Ave Kelowna, BC on Saturday October 21, 2017 at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Central Okanagan Hospice House in Kelowna in his name. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting firstmemorialfuneralkelowna.com Arrangements in care of First Memorial Funeral Services, Kelowna, BC
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Local Events and Activities Send the information for your Peachland event to admin@peachlandview.com St. Margaret’s Annual Angel Bazaar -November 4th, 9:30-1:30 pm at The Community Centre. Home Baking/Sewing & Crafts/Paperback Books/ Baskets/Face Painting/Silent Auction/Christmas Shoppe/United Church “Treats & Treasures”. Come for Lunch 10:30 - 1:30 pm — soup, chili, sweets and beverages. Admission by donation to the Peachland Foodbank. The Peachland Art Gallery -presents PROGRESSIONS, from October 7, 2017 to November 5, 2017. This display features the works of Jeff Wilson, a Vancouver based contemporary artist and Ann Willsie, a modern day impressionist.
Getting to Know Dementia - is presented by the Wellness Centre and the Alzheimer Society of BC on Tuesday November 7th from 10:00 am to noon. This introductory session reviews basic information about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias; also the impact of receiving a diagnosis. This is by donation. Please call 1-800-634-3399 or email Carly cgronlund@alzheimerbc.org to register. At the Peachland Wellness Centre, 4426 5th Street. Indoor Artisan Market - Peachland Visitor Ctre Saturday’s 10 am-3 pm, Oct 7 & 21; Nov 4 & 18. For more information: 250-767-2455
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Scarecrow Festival showed how friendly of a place Peachland is CHRIS BYRD
PEACHLAND COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL Have you enjoyed the annual invasion of our scarecrow friends over the past few weeks? What a great creative community effort! Congratulations in particular to all those who won awards for their imaginative displays. Makes Peachland a really friendly place doesn’t it? Some scarecrows are so life like! Did you mistakenly want to talk to one? Bit like asking a wax attendant in Madame Tussauds where the washrooms are! Embarassing! Tonight is the first of the Sip N Paint events held in Peachland this fall. It’s at
The Blind Angler Grill starting at 6 pm. These are fun events aimed at exploring the creative side of not just those who’ve had some experience but those who’ve had none at all. Local artist/instructor Roberta Farrelly will guide you through building a winter scene. Enjoy a glass of wine along with some ‘appies’ while learning creatively! Each lesson is $40 per person - all materials supplied. There may still be some positions available but you’ll need to pre-register by phoning the restaurant right away 250-767-9264 (the Gallery is closed Mondays) - remember it’s on tonight! You can download the entire Sip ‘n Paint
winter schedule from our website at peachlandarts.ca/#Sip. The next SnP is at the 1st & Beach Bar and Grill on October 30 with artist/instructor Michelle McCullough who works with alcohol inks on tiles. The second of the Fall/Winter all day adult workshops at the Peachland 1898 Little Schoolhouse will be that of Maureen Warner’s class on Paverpol, Saturday, October 28 from 10 to 4 pm. Warner will lead you through this art form by building a three dimensional framework leading up to the finished sculpture. There are still spots available. For more information please contact Sharon McPhee at: Tel: 250-767-6556 or email: themcphees@
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