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Traffic study results are in DAN WALTON EDITOR

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AFTER THE COMPLETION of a two-year study, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has rented a variable message sign along Highway 97 in Peachland to invite traffic to an open house next Monday, when “future highway improvement options” will be presented to the public.

There should be some passionate – and heated – debate when an open house relating to the Highway 97 bypass through Peachland takes place on Monday (Nov. 21).

The two-year study of Highway 97 traffic flows in Peachland is complete and will shine more light on whether Highway 97 should be upgraded or rerouted.

The province will be presenting its shortlist of viable solutions during the open house on Monday.

“The study team has prepared several options to improve the existing corridor, as well as options using an alternate route, for further public comment,” reads a press release by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. “The public is welcome to attend and provide feedback on options presented at a second open house held by the MOTI that will examine future highway improvement options in the District of Peachland.”

Two local organizations, the Highway 97 In-Place committee and the Highway 97 Task Force Society, were both formed over the issue to represent opposing viewpoints.

The In-Place Committee doesn’t want the highway to be rerouted while the Task Force Society is advocating for it.

“We want to preserve beauty of Peachland, not pave another cut rock section of highway,” said Taryn Skalbania, director for the InPlace Committee.

“The Society is all about determining what is the best way for the highway,” said John Abernethy with the Task Force Society.

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KERRY RAWLINSON Two years ago, Nov 14th’s Peachland View published a front page Remembrance Day art piece I had created, in tribute to those we have lost.

With another year upon us, and the world still torn by war, I continue to offer my gratitude to those who serve, and I’m attaching another art-piece for your consideration.

The original photo was taken by my nephew, Sgt. Nathan Jones, TSM E Tp 9 (Plassey) Bty 12 Regt. RA. while on manoeuvres, and the art digitally created by me.

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“I’m very interested and in- lot of technical issues with widentrigued by the open house. It has ing the highway in place.” been a long time coming. By most With the highway rerouted, he measures, most people agree the said the existing roadway – which best route is to have it away from would be converted into municipal town and away from the lake.” roads – would serve as a valuable The option to build a new alter- route for emergency vehicles, while native route north of Peachland also removing the barrier that sevwas explored as part of a two-year ers the district in two. study launched by the MOTI in If a bypass were built and the disthe fall of 2014, which analyzed trict assumed responsibility of the options to deal with future traffic existing highway, Skalbania says flows along the highway. upkeep would be costly.

Skalbania says the two-year “We can’t even keep our roads study was just a facade, something maintained now,” she said. she believes the MOTI has underAlthough the two camps want taken to appease proponents of the starkly different solutions, they do idea. share some common ground.

“The MOTI is doing their due “Nobody will deny that what diligence entertaining this notion, happens to the highway is the most but it will never come to fruition. important unresolved issue going It’s too expensive and there’s no forward,” Abernathy said. need,” she said. “It’s pitting Peachlander against Peachlander.” obody Skalbania believes the less expansive solution – an upgrade to will deny the existing highway – would give the community a greater amount that what of influence.

“We can have more say that happens to way,” she said “Our group would the highway is the love bike lanes for the shoulders; sound barriers; frontage roads and most important better intersections.”

She made it clear that the Inunresolved issue Place Committee doesn’t want to see any new intersections added. going forward, “If we do we’re going to have our section of Highway 97 end Monday’s open house takes up looking like Kelowna or West place between 4:30 and 8 p.m. at Kelowna,” she said. the Peachland Community CenTraffic flows can be adequately tre. improved with what’s already in The MOTI and District of place, she said.

Peachland will also be sharing “Imagine if all the signage the outcomes of the Peachland for our bed and breakfasts and Speed & Safety Study, which forestaurants were all five kilome- cuses on short-term concerns in tres up on a bypass?” she asked regards to intersection safety and rhetorically. highway speeds.

This week, Skalbania presented “The feedback provided by MLA Dan Ashton a petition with the public at the upcoming open over 2,000 signatures on it, with house will continue to help the more than 800 from Peachland. ministry to address future needs On the other side, she believes through/around Peachland,” says most locals are in favour of keep- the MOTI. ing the highway the way it is.

This is the second open house “We’re a silent majority that de- the MOTI held in Peachland this cided enough is enough and not in year. The first was last June when my backyard,” she said. results from the fact-finding However, the Task Force claims phase were shared. on its website to have over 800 local citizens as members.

Although the InPlace committee is For the 9th straight year Beverley is opening her house to advocating for nothing everyone from 1:00 until 6:00 on the 11th of December in more than improvesupport of the Peachland Food Bank. Much thanks also to ments, its members would prefer the highDéjà Vu Gifts for their generous contribution to the day. way get widened to Bring along the kids and grandkids. It’s a feast of four lanes rather than wonderful decorations, many beautifully dressed Christmas get rerouted north of trees and a whole house filled full of the Christmas Spirit. town.

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Peachland council highlights from Nov. 8 Notice On Title – 6226 Sanderson Ave. Council directed staff to register a Notice on Title, to advise of a contravention of, District of Peachland Building Bylaw No. 1574 on a property located at 6226 Sanderson Avenue.

The contravention of the bylaw is due to failing to provide an engineer sign off due to the unconventional type of building. The Notice on Title can be removed when and if the Engineer’s approval is provided.

Clean Water And Wastewater Fund Grant Application Council directed staff to submit an application to the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund Grant for the purpose of designing and constructing a sanitary sewer extension identified as Phase 3A in the Official Community Plan.

The grant will fund up to 83% of the project (Federally and Provincially funded).

Development Variance Permit (Dvp) – 4144 Beach Ave. Council approved a Development Variance Permit for 4144 Beach Avenue for the purpose of constructing a detached garage fronting Lake Avenue. The variance is to reduce the front yard set back from 6.0 m to 5.5 m on the double fronting lot.

Peachland Wellness Centre – Letter Of Support Council voted to write a letter of support of the Peachland Wellness Centre’s application to the Government of Canada’s Innovative Solutions to Homelessness grant. The grant will help fund their ‘Helping Hands’ program, which aims to combat homelessness.

Burning Permit- One Time Exception To Burn Application To Ministry Of Environment – Update Council received an update to the status of the District of Peachland’s application to the Ministry of Environment for a one time burning permit to eliminate the debris that remains at the site after its closure. An alternate solution has been found that will eliminate the debris in a cost effective manner. The District will no longer require a one time burn permit.

Clean Water And Wastewater Fund Grant Application Council directed staff to submit an application to the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund Grant for the purpose of designing and constructing a sanitary sewer extension identified as Phase 3A in the Official Community Plan.

The grant will fund up to 83% of the project (Federally and Provincially funded).

Citizen’s Survey Results And Interpretation Council reviewed the results and interpretation of the Citizen’s Survey. The highlights include: Water Quality was rated as the most important service the District provides, followed by the expansion of the sanitary sewer; 2/3 of respondents were in favour of a Highway 97 bypass and expansion; The Beach Avenue Centennial Walkway is a beloved recreational path and the possibility of an expansion was supported by the majority of residents.

For further details as to the result of the 2016 citizen’s survey, please visit our website at http://www.peachland.ca/760.

Public Notice of Open House

Highway 97-Peachland Transportation Study and Peachland Speed and Safety Study The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and the District of Peachland invite the public to review information and provide input on two transportation studies affecting Peachland. For your convenience, public open houses for both will be held at the same time and location.

The Highway 97 - Peachland Transportation Study is examining possible short, medium and long-term solutions to address future transportation needs through or around Peachland. The study team has prepared several options to improve the existing corridor, as well as options using an alternate route, for public comment.

At the open house for the Peachland Speed and Safety Study, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, District of Peachland, and the consulting firm, Parsons, will share the study findings.

The drop-in open houses are scheduled for the following date: Monday November 21, 2016 4:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Peachland Community Centre 4450 6th Street, Peachland, B.C. For more Information, please contact: Highway 97- Peachland Transportation Study: Project Manager Ross Coates telephone: 250 712-3660 e-mail: Ross.Coates@gov.bc.ca Peachland Speed and Safety Study: Program Manager Steve Sirett telephone: 250 712-3660 e-mail: Steve.Sirett@gov.bc.ca

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The Great Bear Rainforest was the largest forest conservation project showcased today at a special ceremony by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace under The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Initiative.

“All British Columbians have a stake in protecting the Great Bear Rainforest - we consider it our gift to the world. It was an honour to represent the province and have our efforts and approach honoured by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth,” said Premier Christy Clark.

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monwealth countries had projects recognized - ranging in size from a 2.4-hectare site in Antigua and Barbuda, to the 6.4-million-hectare Great Bear Rainforest on B.C.’s central and north coast. The Great Bear Rainforest is the only project from Canada to be recognized to date under The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy Initiative.

Premier Clark was joined by Canada’s High Commissioner to the U.K. as well as high commissioners and leaders from the 19 other countries.

As a lasting legacy, the Province is creating the $1-million Great Bear Rainforest Education and Awareness Trust. Funds will support the development of teacher and student resources, raising public awareness of this unique area, resource management practices and ongoing research.

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Shoveling money into classrooms and infrastructure The province is having a tough time living up to all of its expectations.

Here in Peachland and the Okanagan, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is rehashing the exploration of widening or bypassing Highway 97. And around B.C., school boards have been ordered to undo a major budget cut the Ministry of Education made in 2002, when class compositions and the maximum number of students in each classroom were laxed.

If money weren’t an issue, the province would have a much easier time appeasing everybody.

With enough cash, the MOTI could just stack the highway, allowing for two lanes of northbound traffic to travel on the bottom level, southbound traffic could travel on a mid level, and a top layer could be built as a green belt for hikers and cyclists.

And if the Ministry of Education wasn’t so worried about debt, we could change class compositions so that every classroom offers three teachers per student.

Those ideas are a little too ambitious for most people to take seriously. But it’s worth considering where the point of diminishing return might be.

With class sizes returning to 22 from 24 for primary students, will we see more doctors and engineers out of our graduates? And by how much will the graduation rate increase because of it?

And with new highway bypass we could reduce commute times and increase the capacity for growth in Peachland, as well as make improvemments to safety – and safety is invaluable.

Restoring class sizes and building a bypass both offer a valuable return on investment, but it’s much more speculative, whereas the upfront

costs are very easy to calculate. And the upfront costs for the highway and teacher both come with nine-figure price tags.

At least if all that money gets spent, it will mostly end up in the pockets of British Columbians through jobs in teaching and construction. So even if investments in our children and infrastructure somehow go belly up, the money will mostly be recirculated among provincial taxpayers.

Since the Supreme Court ordered the province to pay between $100 million and $300 million per year to restore teacher ratios, the budget seems like it might handle volumes so large that it might be able to squeeze in a $160 million bypass. It would only be a drop in the bucket towards B.C.’s outstanding debt of $66 billion.

Then again, maybe we should learn to be more frugal with what we have instead of being so fixated on enhancing everything. If we’re too hasty to build a bypass, we might undervalue the serenity and amount of environment protection that our backyard deserves.

Everybody in the community gets to have their say during next week’s open house. But even though a persuasive lobbying groups will try and alter the course of highway design, I suspect MOTI engineers probably already have a good idea as to what’s going to happen. I’m skeptical over how much throwing power can a community of 5,000 have against the province’s long-term infrastructure plans.

Not everybody can be happy with whatever the verdict ends up being, but regardless, Peachland will still be one of the nicest places in the world.

Similarly, Premier Christy Clark likes to boast that B.C. has one of the best education systems in the world. I’m sure she bases that claim on some sort of measurement but it sounds like she’s just spewing mindless rhetoric. The teacher’s union just proved to the Supreme Court they were mistreated and put her government on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars, and teachers seem to strike every other year.

Two teacher’s strikes ago, in the lead up to the 2013 provincial election, they were fighting to improve class size and composition – the very things that were only recently accomplished in court.

The NDP and teacher’s union was shouting from the rooftops that the Liberals were on the wrong side of the law, but it didn’t seem to have much effect on voters.

Oh well. Kids seem to learn everything they need to know at the end of the day. *** I wouldn’t normally include a press release on the opinion page, but an exception was made this week because it gives context to the editorial cartoon.

Usually when the province brags about something that most people don’t care about, it just goes ignored. And the cartoon is a little confusing on its own, but in concert with the government’s shameless self-promotion, it does well undermining the efforts of bureaucratic cheerleaders. As if the consequences of climate change have been resolved thanks to the Royal Family’s Canopy Initiative.

Dan Walton Editor

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Peachlander touched by Last week’s editorial was terrible passing of Leonard Cohen Dear editor:

Dear editor: Every Canadian who ever had a thought concerning music or poetry has been touched by the life and death of Leonard Cohen. Every major publication in Canada and many more across the globe are pouring forth words of praise and remembrance. Thousands are offering personal tributes through recollections of having crossed paths with this memorable man of letters and song.

I had two encounters with Leonard Cohen. The first was in the early sixties at a Montreal bistro when Leonard was working in the garment district and I was looking for myself between educational pursuits. He was not yet famous, and had not yet released his first album. We spoke of women and politics - he more interested in the former, and I in the latter. It was purely a chance encounter in a friendly social setting of two men in their exuberant twenties.

Our next and only other meeting occurred on the Greek island of Hydra about 10 years later where I had docked my boat in the harbour.

Leonard, who was living in the small town, approached me attracted by the Canadian registration flag mounted on the stern. We spoke of Canada, the turmoil of Greek politics and other mundane things. He did not remember our first meeting and there was no reason that he should have done so. I, on the other hand, was aware of his celebrity at home having already published one or more novels and being well-launched into his music and song-writing career.

These memories surface whenever I hear his music which has become familiar to three generations of the young and the old over more than half a century.

I have sometimes, in a flight of fancy, considered Leonard Cohen to be a distant friend. Countless other have likely entertained the same thought.

While saddened by his loss, I am comforted in the knowledge that he has returned to Montreal, the city where he was most loved.

John Douglas Gardner Peachland

Wood burning stoves and electricity rates A factor in the popularity of wood heat might be the two tiered electricity rate imposed by the BC Utilities Commission. While I fully agree those burning wood should be respectful of others and the wood burning issue may have nothing to do with the cost of electricity, you should be aware this rate structure has a significant increase in the rate for electricity part way through your billing period with the intent of encouraging you to reduce electricity consumption.

The flaw with this rate structure is that the same consumption threshold is applied regardless of the fact that many rural homeowners do not have economical access to gas heat.

This is the case in some areas of Peachland where high

electrical bills may make wood heat an economical option.

Our MLA is unable to influence this two tiered rate but recently the BC Utilities Commission requested comments from the public on page 7 of the October 21 issue of the Peachland View.

Should you wish to express your comments on this rate structure the article advises you have until November 24th to call 800-663-1385 for more information.

Jim Carpenter Peachland

When I first began to read “Remembrance Day and President Trump” which appeared in the November 10th Peachland View, I felt that it must be a timely tribute to all our veterans, but I soon realized that it was simply a vehicle of insult to Americans who voted for Donald Trump. If you considered Clinton a “safe option”, then you obviously weren’t aware of the Clinton’s thirty years of legal scandals or noticed that Hillary had been under ongoing FBI investigations during her campaign for serious email and Clinton Foundation transgressions, which could ultimately lead to prosecution.

In the course of Obama’s two terms, like so many other Americans, I was laid off from a good paying job. To survive, I had to accept a job that paid much less, considering myself lucky to find a job. Clinton planned to continue Obama’s economically destructive policies, including hundreds of new EPA regulations and Obamacare, as well as a systematic raise in taxes and the nation-

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BC Transit strike – who’s in control here?

Dear editor: The MOTI is privatizing our public infrastructure.

This is in keeping with the mantra of our provincial Liberal government. Privatize or perish! That’s hard to believe.

The negative consequences of pursuing this mantra is now in front of us here in the Central Okanagan. First Canada, a multinational based in Scotland with no ties to our community, is somehow managing our public transportation system.

The company is now in a long standing contract dispute with our local bus drivers, who unlike it, have direct ties to our community. Bus drivers are us.

The bus drivers are asking for a meagre pay increase over three years that won’t even keep up with inflation.

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al deficit. With Obamacare deductibles reaching as much as fifteen thousand dollars, premiums going up as much as one hundred percent and mandatory paycheck deductions, a great many middle class Americans were facing poverty.

During Obama’s presidency, forty-five percent more Americans signed up for food stamps. Even people who didn’t care for Trump, could not afford to elect Clinton and face another four years of stagnant economic growth, the decline of small businesses and a lack of jobs.

I have to say, that in the almost three years of living in the beautiful Okanagan, you are only the second rude Canadian I’ve come across. It speaks extremely well of Canada as a country. Perhaps you were simply uninformed when you wrote the article or thought that no Americans would read it. I have faith that if Trump makes good on any of his promises, life will ultimately be better for my family, friends and all Americans.

equivalent to drivers in other parts of the province who do exactly the same job.

BC Transit, regional governments and municipal officials claim they cannot get involved in this labour negotiation. So a profit only oriented company residing in another continent can shut down our public transportation system.

Our elected representatives are powerless to do anything, regardless of the financial hit to individuals and our community.

Why? Are we that daft that we can’t manage our public transportation system ourselves? I think not.

Who in government assumed that they could transfer their responsibility and accountability to a ‘for profit’ foreign private company? This simply

doesn’t cut it.

Hello elected officials?

You are responsible for maintaining a fully functioning public asset, public transit. No one else.

First Canada doesn’t own the buses or the roads they run on. We

do and you are responsible to act in our best interest.

Insulating yourself from this responsibility through First Canada is a pile of fertilizer.

Steve Burke West Kelowna

Serving Humanity, Saving Lives, Buliding Tomorrow WILL AND ESTATE SEMINAR It’s a topic often avoided; somehow we think we are immortal. If you have ever had to deal with Someone’s estate, you will know how complicated it can be. You don’t want your loved ones to have to struggle with your estate because you haven’t planned ahead.

The All Nations Seniors Society is presenting a seminar on Wills & Estate Planning on Tuesday, November 22, in the Little Schoolhouse, Bandon Lane, Peachland. Starting at 1 pm, this FREE seminar will be conducted by John H. Askin, a lawyer with over 30 years experience in wills, estates, and tax planning.

Please call to register and for more information: Shirley at 250-767-2716

Notice of Disposition RE: Property owned by the late Donald Godberson of pad 22, 6663 Highway 97 South Peachland, BC, VOH 1XO Take notice that pursuant to section 37(1) of the Regulation to the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, the Landlord of the Manufactured Home Park at 6663 Highway 97 South, Peachland, BC, intends to dispose of a 1974 Pyramid (Westbrook) Manufactured Home, 12 X 65 feet, attachments and its contents, (“the Property”) located in the Edgewater Pines Mobile Home Park, Peachland, BC, 30 days after the publication date of this notice.

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After the expiration of the 30 day period, the Property will be disposed of with no further notice to you.

Landlord: Mr. Don Gurski, 12665 18th Avenue, Surrey BC, V4A 1V9, Ph: 604-541-8481

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Hungarian in the Okanagan on Rotary exchange DAN WALTON EDITOR

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After spending her first 16 years in Hungary, Petra Juhasz was persuaded to embark upon a cultural exchange – and she’s now immersed as a Grade 11 student at Mount Boucherie Senior Secondary School in West Kelowna.

Through the Rotary International’s Youth Exchange, Juhasz took advantage of the opportunity to hop on a plane and live with a family in the Okanagan for nearly a year.

Compared to life in her native country of Hungary, it’s the landscapes of the Okanagan which stand out as the starkest difference.

“Here there are mountains and my country is so flat,” she said, adding that the summit of Hungary is just 114 metres from sea level.

Juhasz still has yet to fully experience the local mountains,

but once winter comes around, she’ll finally be strapping into a pair of skis.

“I really wanted to go since I was 6 years old but I haven’t had any opportunity yet so I really want to learn now as hard as I can.”

After she conditions herself into a seasoned skier, Juhasz hopes to go on a ski vacation with her friends after returning to Europe. But in order to find some decent slopes from Hungary, it means a six or seven hour drive to the Alps in Switzerland, Austria or Italy.

And while the exchange is largely about her embrace of Canadian culture, it’s also given her the opportunity to share a taste of Hungarian culture. Recently she cooked for her host family the traditional Hungarian dish pörkölt.

“It contains lots of meat and we eat it with potato or noodles,” she said. “And it contains lots of red pepper.”

The family she’s

staying with is also hosting a 14-year-old Chinese girl named Rain, and Juhasz was flattered that Rain ate her pörkölt as leftovers the following day.

Most of pörkölt ingredients were available at local grocery stores, except for lard however.

“It was very interesting for me because I wanted to buy animal fat, which works like oil. We use the fat for this dish, but I can’t find any here.”

Oil had to serve as a substitute.

Juhasz has noticed a big improvement in her ability to speak English since arriving, but she’s misses being surrounded by people that speak her first language.

“I miss my language. And I never thought it could be possible to miss a language.”

She embarked upon the Rotary exchange program in a parallel fashion with her hometown friend Eperke, who’s currently in Mexico living with a host family.

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SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD PETRA JUHASZ pictured sitting beside the Rotary Clock in Peachland. the two of them are living in vastly different parts of the continent, they can easily relate to their first experiences living away from home.

The two converse over Skype regularly, and Juhasz enjoys being able to have candid conversations in their Hungarian language.

A major reason why Juhasz was able to commit to the exchange program was the testimony of Eperke’s older brother, whose exchange to California was life changing.

“He said we need to go,” Juhasz recalled.

“He was a better person after, and he was really closed (shy) before the exchange.

And then after that he was so open and made more friends in Hungary too.”

Also, Juhasz didn’t want to spend a year living in Hungary without Eperke.

“I really love her and she really wanted to go for a long time and I didn’t want to lose her and

we heard lots of stories about how after exchanges people will come back with another personality.”

Juhasz is hoping to be able to visit Eperke in Mexico next summer.

Asked where she finds the most familiarity in Canadian culture, Juhasz said it comes from playing volleyball, which occupies much of her free time with practice. She had been playing the sport in Hungary for the past seven years becoming a member of the senior girls team at Mount Boucherie.

“I’m not thinking about anything else when I’m playing,” she said.

The rules are nearly the exact same in both countries, but one difference stands out to Juhasz.

“There is one interesting rule for me because if the ball touches the lights or roof in Canada it doesn’t count. When that happens in Hungary it’s out. Here we just keep playing.”

She said cultural comparisons between Canada and Hungary aren’t better or worse – they’re just different. And aside from the cultural conditioning, she finds that teenagers are the same no matter where you go.

“We’re still always talking about the same things; the boys or you know,” she said. “I know so many awesome people now and I hope they will stay in my life.”

Her classmates in the Okanagan have been kind, she said, “but they are not too open.”

She finds she normally has to be the one to initiate conversation.

In Hungary, it’s less common for schools to host international students, and she thinks students in the Okanagan have maybe been desensitized to the notion.

“Everybody in Hungary with an exchange student is excited to find out

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about the visitor. It’s exciting to use our English with another English-speaking student.”

Before arriving, Juhasz had an idea that Canada would be similar to America, and from Hungary she took a few virtual tours of Peachland and Kelowna. Now that she’s in the Okanagan, she still uses Google Maps only now it’s to take tours of Hungary when she’s feeling a little homesick.

Wendy Howard, a counsellor with the Rotary exchange program, said the efforts lead to valuable and lasting connections “It’s a really good experience for all of us to connect to young people,” Howard said.

“We really see the benefits for the students and they change quite a bit – they really grow up and see things from a more global perspective.”

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Local arts councils keeping busy all around the Okanagan CHRIS BYRD

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL The 2016 Artists of the Okanagan exhibition at the Peachland Art Gallery began a week ago last Saturday with an opening record of around 350 visitors gratefully helped by an overflow from St. Margaret’s Angel Bazaar nearby and the busy artisan market in the adjoining Visitor Information Centre (VIC).

The staff at the VIC and Gallery worked in symbiotic harmony – a sign of a healthy relationship much appreciated between the two. We are reminded that the arts make a tremendous contribution to the economy of this province and also to our own town and Valley. All of this is encouraged by grants from the provincial government, the Central Okanagan Foundation, and as well from the District of Peachland. Thank you! Thank you!

Thank you!

The Gallery Facebook page carries a brief video revealing a poignant moment when two visitors (one off screen) are shown.

Mary Schooff pointing out details of her own portrait Mary uniquely painted by artist Brenda Maunders. The portrait is one of the highlights of the exhibition. You can view the moment at: facebook.com/ PeachlandArtGallery/ videos. ‘Like’ it if you wish!

Also viewable are seven images of the paintings and other art works on display to which you can add your ‘Like’ to those already present. The exhibition is an eclectic showing from fabric art, paverpol sculptures, and wall hangings to portraits and abstracts. The exhibition is open 9 to 4 (Sun. 10 to 4) except Mondays until December 23.

The Bjorn Kriel (Jazz) Trio of West Kelowna will bring their highly recognized talent to the Peachland Art Gallery this Saturday, Novem-

ber 19 at 4:30 p.m. to be followed by a three choice entre dinner at the Blind Angler Grill.

Bjorn will play keys, Alex Argatoff, bass, and Jason Martin, drums. You can view Bjorn play Hotline Bling on YouTube.

This is an impressive group. Phone the Gallery at 250-767-7422 to see if tickets are still available at $25/person including dinner.

Peachland fibre artist Angela Possak is displaying her work Art of Rug Hooking throughout the month of November in the atrium on the main floor of the Rotary Center for the Arts in Kelowna. Angela’s work has also been chosen to be included in the Kelowna Art Gallery’s Drawn Together: Annual Members’ Exhibition from November 15 thru February 5 2017.

This year’s members’ exhibition encourages artists to expand the concept of drawing through their respective media. Paintings, sculpture, photography, and video explore the definition of drawing. Traditional approaches to drawing are also featured.

As we get further into the holiday season we can expect more and more artisan markets to open up. Our very own first Annual Christmas Market starts in the Peachland Art Gallery on November 29th and Calls out for Submissions are still open

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until this Wednesday.

Next door in Summerland, the Community Arts Council is lighting up for Presence/ts on Wharton Street, their first ever outdoor art installation.

Designed to attract Light-Up crowds to the new cultural district in Summerland, the display will welcome them to the annual Season’s Sparkles gift sale in their new home in the old library building on Wharton Street. What an exciting night that will be in their new space! Have fun everyone!

The Oliver Community Arts Council’s November newsletter, Creative Minds, is out. Do you remember FASS, the Fall Art Show and Sale “Going Wild” Contest? Well, you can now find out the winners of the various categories.

I was also surprised to learn that our very own Peachlander, Vi Brown, of Writers Unblocked, is helping out in Oliver. She is leading a creative writing group, Oliver Scribblers, which meets twice monthly to learn short story writing techniques.

I’m pleased that a Peachlander is giving support in the South. I’m a firm believer in communities within the Okanagan sharing their talents.

While it’s fine to be proud of our individual uniqueness, we need to look beyond

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ourselves. Share and share alike! Anyone interested in writing stories should contact Vi at vi.oliverscribblers@gmail.com.

Oliver’s Christmas Concert Jam is at the Frank Venables Theatre on Sunday, November 27 at 2:30 pm and is by donation. Choirs, dancers, singers, storytellers, and other entertainers will delight you at this family-friendly revue. Several innovative ways of donating your way into the revue are suggested in their newsletter.

This Friday to Sunday in Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon sequentially in that order, the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra welcomes the Jeans n’ Classics band for their Okanagan Symphony debut in Madmen Across the Water. The show will feature the well-loved classic songs of Elton John from “Daniel” to “Rocket Man,” songs that have stood the test of time. Relive the past decades.

They will sing and play all of your favourites with the live orchestra as the “back up band.” Psychedelic glasses are optional!

Check out the rest of the OSO’s holiday season schedule online at okanagansymphony. com especially for the young’uns.

There’s lots going on and it’s a wonderful opportunity to introduce your children and grandchildren to orchestral

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Kelowna Actors Studio will perform A Christmas Carol from November 30 to December 18.

Based on the movie classic and set in the 1940s in the fictional town of Hohman, Indiana, the musical follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest for the Holy Grail of Christmas gifts —an Official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot Range Model air rifle. The musical brings an exciting new dimension to those who have seen the traditional A Christmas Story movie and certainly stands on its own for those who haven’t.

Best to purchase your seats now!

Small affordable works of art by Okanagan Artists are available at Lake Country’s 7th Annual Under 100 Exhibition from this Saturday until December 21.

Ideal gifts for lovers of the arts.

Penticton’s Front Street Gallery celebrates the return of their 3rd Annual Mini Show until December 1. This show is an

example of creative talent in a small package. South Okanagan artists have responded with new ideas and vibrant colors.

All pieces are 8x10 or smaller and exhibit wonderful detail.

Their peoples’ choice awards will allow you to be the judge!

Local Westsider and veteran radio personality, Allan Holender has launched a new National Podcast for Boomers. He is broadcasting LIVE online on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to12 p.m. on the new Boomer Public Radio Network founded by Holender.

Holender will play music of the Boomer era interspersed with stimulating interviews and personable commentary on items of current interest

to Okanagans. You’ll find his online site at: mixlr.com/boomerradioguy.

The Kelowna Film Society has curtailed its screenings for the year until Wednesday, January 4th. Keep your eyes open online for the new schedule.

The Vernon Film Society will be showing Spirit Unforgettable tonight (Monday) at the Vernon Towne Theatre at 5:15 and 7:45 p.m. This is a Canadian documentary that depicts the struggles of John Mann, front man for the Canadian rock band Spirit of the West, as he battles early onset Alzheimer’s Winter tires on yet?

Lines blown out? It’s coming, you know.

Can’t stop it! Bye for now!

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX SALE

Notice of Road Closure

Pursuant to Section 405 of the Local Government Act, notice is hereby given that the following properties will be subject to TAX SALE unless Delinquent Taxes, together with interest, are sooner paid. The 2016 TAX SALE will be conducted in Council Chambers of the District of Peachland, 4450 6th Street, at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 26th, 2016.

Please be advised of the upcoming road closure on Beach Avenue, between Todd LEGAL DESCRIPTION CIVIC ADDRESS UPSET PRICE Road and Williams Street, near Todd’s Roll #318-02031-220 #22 6663 Highway 97 S $8,452.59 RV & Camping.

The road Manufactured Home Reg #19260 Edgewater Pines MHPwill be closed Roll #318-02031-242 #24 6663 Highway 97 S $4,053.79 starting Wednesday November 23, 2016 Manufactured Home Reg #23910 Edgewater Pines MHP Roll #318-10044-460 5122 Huston $10,722.19 for a duration of two (2)Road weeks so that Lot 7. Block F, Plan KAP7843B, DL 449 upgrades PT L 7, PL 217, Shownto on PLthe B7843 sanitary sewer main lift PID: 003-816-273 station can be completed.

Roll #318-10045.459 251–5165 Trepanier Bench Road $5,410.93 Lot 27, Plan KAS2700, DL 449 A road detour will be available using PID: 026-717-361 Roll #318-10045.460 249–5165 Trepanier Road High$5,697.99 Todd Road, Buchanan RoadBenchand Lot 28, Plan KAS2700, DL 449 way 97.

PID: 026-717-379 Roll #318-10060.320 MacGregor Road $12,257.20 Please contact the 5854 District Operations Lot 2, Plan KAP19705, DL 490 PID: 007-984-286

Department at (250) 767-2108 should Roll #318-10098.380 4672 Princeton Avenue $6,857.40 Lot 3, Plan KAP9587, DL 1183 you have any questions or concerns.

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RCMP cracking down on poor driving in time for winter; also reaching out to gun owners Gun Amnesty The province-wide October 2016 month-long Gun Amnesty was a success in Kelowna.

The Kelowna Regional RCMP responded to a total of 53 calls for service and picked-up a total of 109 firearms during the month-long British Columbia wide Gun Amnesty. The 109 unwanted firearms included 51 rifles, 20 handguns and 15 shotguns, the other weapons turned in included pellet guns, replica and antique firearms.

“RCMP in Kelowna are pleased to see that residents seem to recognize that unwanted weapons in homes are a potential hazard,” says Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey. “The weapons seized could have led to a tragic outcome if they had fallen into the wrong hands, such as a small child or criminal,” he adds.

It appears as though Kelowna Regional RCMP responded to more 2016 Gun Amnesty calls for service and received more firearms than any other municipality throughout the province of British Columbia. The next closest was a large municipality in the lower-mainland, which saw 74 firearms turned over to police after responding to 39 calls for service, during the gun amnesty.

Weekend mischief RCMP turn to the public for their assistance, after police launch an investigation into a mischief committed sometime over the past weekend at a local elementary school.

On November 14, 2016 shortly after 8 am, the Kelowna RCMP received a mischief report after school official’s located damage to the rear of South Rutland Elementary School in the 200 block of Mallach Road. School officials have confirmed that the damage occurred sometime over the past weekend, when school was not in session, between end of the school day on Thursday November 10th and prior to the start of the school day of Monday November 14th.

The damage caused was contained to a metal rolling shutter, which covers a classroom window at the rear of the school.

RCMP have conducted a full examination of the scene, with the assistance of both Police Dog Services (PDS) and the Integrated Forensic Identification Services (IFIS) and have recovered evidence at the scene to confirm that the damage

caused is consistent with a small caliber firearm.

“Investigators continue to probe this matter, which has included a neighbourhood canvass of homes in the immediate area,” stated Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey. “Police are looking for any additional information which will help them identify the individual or individuals responsible for this careless mischievous act.”

“The RCMP wish to re-iterate that the damage to the school was caused after hours and while no one was believed to be inside the facility at the time. There is no information at this time to suggest that the damage to the school was a targeted incident, nor is there any evidence or information that leads us to anticipate any further incidents,” says Cpl. O’Donaghey. “Regardless, police are treating the matter seriously and working closely with the Central Okanagan School District,” he adds.

Crackdown on unprepared winter drivers The Kelowna RCMP wish to educate the public of the most common vehicle defects discovered by enforcement officers on the road.

As winter approaches in the Okanagan, enforcement officers with the RCMP Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU), RCMP Central Okanagan Traffic Services (COTS) and Kelowna RCMP Municipal Traffic Section will be paying closer attention to vehicle defects in effort to improve safety on our roadways.

The Kelowna Regional RCMP wish to educate the motoring public as they continue to see illegal vehicle modifications in the Central Okanagan.

Police would like to see that the vehicles being operated on British Columbia roadways meet the safety standards of the Motor Vehicle Act and its Regulations.

Kelowna RCMP’s Top 6 vehicle defects observed on Kelowna roads today: 1. Vehicle suspension / lift kits: A common modification encountered by enforcement officers is the illegal raising or lowering of a vehicles suspension height by more than 10 cm (3.9 inches) from the original basic specification of the vehicle manufacturer.

2. Headlamps and headlamp height: Vehicle owners who are considering changing their vehicle headlamps to High Intensity Discharge (HID)

lights should consult the vehicle lighting guide on the Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement website, or a designated inspection facility to ensure the lighting change is compliant with the Motor Vehicle Act. 3. Mud flaps & mudguards: Enforcement officers often find vehicles with insufficient mud flaps which fail to control the amount of spray and splash from water and mud to the rear of the vehicle. Section 7.06 of the MVA REGS stipulate that mud flaps or fenders must cover the full width of the tire.

4. Tinted windows: Enforcement officers still encounter vehicles with illegally tinted windows.

No material, which reduces the amount of light transmitted through a vehicles window, shall be affixed more than 75 mm below the top of the vehicles windshield, a side window that is not behind the driver, or the rear window if the vehicle is equipped with an outside rear view mirror.

5. Windshield: Cracks, stone chips and even clouding in windshields can deem the vision of a driver impaired. Examples include a crack over 300 mm (12 inches) long in any part, more than two cracks over 150 mm (6 inches) long, a stone injury over 40 mm in diameter or any clouding on the driver’s side of the windshield.

6. Licence Plates: It’s not difficult for enforcement officers to find front licence plates missing from vehicles, obstructed or not properly affixed to the vehicle. Cars and trucks in B.C. are required to have the two issued licence plates securely attached, one to the front and one to the rear. The MVAR also indicates that licence plates must also be kept entirely unobstructed and free from dirt or foreign materials.

Peachland MLA Office MLA Dan Ashton or staff will be available at the Chamber of Commerce office Thursday afternoons.

For appointments call 1 866 487 4402

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Healthy Body • Healthy Mind

November is Falls Prevention Month CHELSEA ARGENT & ORYSYA FETTERL

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Authors: Chelsea Argent and Orysya Fetterly Did you know that one in every three seniors will fall at least once just this year? This statistic is scary because every fall increases a person’s risk of losing their independence. A loss of independence often translates into a move into an assisted living situation, either at relatives’ homes or at care facilities.

How can falls be prevented? Here is a quick list of some of the things that can be done: • Keep active and mobile through exercise and muscle strength building, and improve balance. A physiotherapist, doctor, or personal trainer can assist with what activity is best for you. Stretching, yoga and tai chi are also beneficial.

• Keep your vision healthy with regular eye examinations from your optometrist. It is recommended that everyone over the age of 65 receive a yearly eye examination.

• Keep your home free of clutter and anything that you can trip over (such as elec-

trical cords or loose carpeting). Leaving a night light on in the bathroom and hallways can also be helpful for increasing home safety.

• Supplement with Vitamin D. It is very difficult to obtain Vitamin D from food sources, and so it is recommended that everyone supplement with Vitamin D year round. Anyone over the age of 50 or younger adults at high risk should receive 800 to 2,000 units daily, unless your doctor prescribes more.

• Review your medications with your doctor or pharmacist. Many medications increase your risk of falls, such as medications which help you relax or sleep. This can include over the counter medications and herbals.

• Limit or eliminate the use of alcohol, which can also increase your risk of falls. Alcohol can also make some medications work differently, and increase your risk of falls through a drug interaction.

In British Columbia, you may be eligible for a free medication review with a pharmacist, who can review all your medications and identify any ones which may increase your risk for falling. If you have any questions about how

your medications work, if they have any interactions, or if they increase your risk of a fall, contact your pharmacist or doctor for more information.

More information about falls prevention can be found at www.findingbalancebc.ca. And, please remember, pharmacists Chelsea and Orysya at Okanagan Pharmacy Remedy’sRx are always available to answer any of your questions about your medications!

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

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Council gave first thr readings to Sign Byla Number 1853 Amen ment Bylaw Numb 1980, 2011. This amen ment will restrict applic tions for full color digit message centers with T motion.

Council gave first, second and third readings to both Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaw No. For services in your ar 1982, 2011 and Fees and ea as k for Central Okanagan Co Charges Bylaw No. 1980, unselling Services Water Rates Bylaw ConďŹ dential counsellin Sidewalk CafĂŠ, Merchan 2011. g ser vices are offered Amendments free of charge.

Funding is provided by the Province of British Display and Mobile These bylaws replace Columbia. ww w.bcresponsiblega mbling .ca Vending Licenses and Freedom of InformaCouncil gave first, secEncroachments tion and Administrative ond and third readings to Water Rates Bylaw No. Fees and Charges Bylaw Council granted auth 1931, 2010 Amendment No. 1632, 2001, thereby rization for the Wat bringing administrative Bylaw Number 1981, front Pizzeria and Gr clarity of having two dis2011. This amendment to allow construction o tinct bylaws rather than OKANAGAN OVERCAST – Lowthe hanging clouds drapong over the local skies are more common during the cooler brings agricultural sidewalk patio from M one. months, as seen fromrate the Pincushion Trail last weekend. in line with the 2009 1- October 31, 2011.

Proud to Be Your Family Pet Doctors level from $0.04 to $0.10 Official Community Plan A public consultatio per cubic meter, with no Bylaw Amendment – Volprocess will be und increase in any other rate untary Amenity Contributaken in relation to sid category. tion walk cafÊ, merchant d playemployee and mobile WEST KELOWNA RCMP On one occasion a Canada Post re- vendi Earthworks Bylaw AmendCouncil gave fi rst and seclicenses and ported that they discovered nearly 50 pieces of encroac ment ments, including: RCMP have opened over a dozen police files ond mail readings abandoned to nearOffi thecial intersection of Coldham Community Plan Bylaw • Letters and recommend that Peachland remain Road and Desert Pines Avenue. The mail wassent re- to dow Council gaveresidents final reconNo. 1600, 2001 Amendtown businesses vigilant and reportsideration suspicious activity related to portedly seized by the employee, to be sorted and with i and adoption Bylaw No.to the 1969, formation and invitatio their community mail properly delivered intended destinations. to boxes.

Earthworks Control ment 2011 for the provision to attend a public info Between the dates of October NovemThe following are some of the areas which have Bylaw No. 28th 832and Amendof including Voluntary mation meeting ber 15th, West Kelowna have generated mentRCMP Bylaw Numberas been reportedly targeted by the unknown suspect Free Exams Kelly for New Pets Joseph Patrick Bell Kimberly Jacoe • Advertising in t many as 13 police reports bothamendthe mis- Amenity or suspects:Contributions.

1977, related 2011. to This This funding mechanism Peachland View Cat Only Boarding Facility chief of Canada Post community mail boxes and 400 block of Trepanier Road; 5300 block of ment allows for landscap• Personal Injury • Wills & Estates • Real Estate will help the District to • Public informatio the suspected thefting of mail from various Princeton Avenue; 5600 block of Gladstone Road; businesses to locations be exfund future amenities in meeting In most cases community 5900 block of Victoria Street; 6000 block of El• Civil Litigation • Family Law • Corporatethroughout Law Peachland. empt from the permitting public • Final mail boxes were discovered lisoncommunity.

Avenue; 6100Ablock of Wilson Road;review 6200 and com process. damaged, insecure the hearing will be scheduled mencement of coun and typically 13211 N. Victoria Rd. P.O. Box 520, Summerland BC V0H 1Z0 empty. According to Canada Post block of Winton Crescent; 6300 block of Thompto third adoption process those customers affected have been notified, as prior son Drive; 7100reading. block of Brent Road. they continue to investigate. “RCMP ask Peachland residents to be timely with respect to the pick-up of their mail from RCL#69 their community mailboxes,� says Cpl.Peachland Jesse O’Donaghey. “Residents are encouraged to immePresents diately report to police if they observe suspicious activity or unknown persons around thoseBendera mailJayson boxes,� adds O’Donaghey.

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COMMUNITY REMEMBRANCE IN PEACHLAND – During the

eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, there were two ceremonies happening in Peachland – one at the cenotaph and another at the Peachland Community Centre. After the two events were over, attendees from both gathered at the Legion. Pictured on the right, Jean Saul, president of the Peachland Legion, is seen on the left leading the ceremony at the community centre while Mayor Cindy Fortin prepares to lay a wreath. On the bottom is a picture of the Legion nearly at capacity, with Kelly Stewart playing the piano. The event was attended both by MP Dan Albas and MLA Dan Ashton. And below is the Canadian flag at half mast, while wreaths and poppies had been left in commemoration at the cenotaph.

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Development Proposal at 6114 Turner Avenue, Peachland

NOTICE OF OPEN HOUSE

This NOTICE is to invite residents of Peachland to attend an information meeting regarding the development o f this property. In keeping with the requirements of the District of Peachland and to create a quality project, the owners are keen to engage the public as we move through the development approval process. The owners and Planning/Engineering Consultants will be on hand to provide an overview of all components of the project. Your input is appreciated.

DATE: TIME: LOCATION: CONTACT: OWNER: CURRENT USE: ZONING: PROPOSED USE: TOTAL AREA: LOCATION: ENQUIRIES:

Development Proposal at 6114 Turner Avenue, Peachland

This NOTICE is to invite residents of Peachland to attend an information meeting regardin development o f this property. In keeping with the requirements of the District of Peachland a create a quality project, the owners are keen to engage the public as we move throug development approval process. The owners and Planning/Engineering Consultants will be on ha provide an overview of all components of the project. Your input is appreciated.

December 8 (Thursday), 2016 4 to 7 PM (Drop-in; there is no formal presentation) Little School House – 1898 Brandon Lane Ed Grifone, CTQ Consultants Ltd (egrifone@ctqconsultants.ca) SSC Ventures (#109) Ltd. Playelds (temporary); Land is leased to the District on month to month basis P2 Institutional Single Family Residential; Townhouses (2 and 3 plexes); Park; Open Space 8.5 Acres (3.44 Hectares) 6114 Turner Avenue (SEE FIGURE BELOW) Any enquiries in advance of the Open House can be directed to Ed Grifone, Senior Consultant at CTQ.

DATE: TIME: LOCATION: CONTACT: OWNER: CURRENT USE: ZONING: PROPOSED USE: TOTAL AREA: LOCATION: ENQUIRIES:

December 8 (Thursday), 2016 4 to 7 PM (Drop-in; there is no formal presentation) Little School House – 1898 Brandon Lane Ed Grifone, CTQ Consultants Ltd (egrifone@ctqconsultants.ca) SSC Ventures (#109) Ltd. Playelds (temporary); Land is leased to the District on month to month basis P2 Institutional Single Family Residential; Townhouses (2 and 3 plexes); Park; Open Spa 8.5 Acres (3.44 Hectares) 6114 Turner Avenue (SEE FIGURE BELOW) Any enquiries in advance of the Open House can be directed to Ed Grifone, Senior Consultant at CTQ.

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SUMMERLAND’S CENOTAPH WAS attended by around 1,000 people –the largest attendance in recent memory.

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Dan Albas talks President Trump and the Trudeau’s budget DAN ALBAS

well open other opportunities for Canada to step into.

My final point is one of cautious optimism given that Prime Minister Trudeau repeatedly and wisely avoidLast week Canadians woke up to the generally unexed entering into commenting on the US election and as pected and surprising news that President elect Donald such I would expect should receive an open welcome to Trump will soon occupy the White House. On top of this, sit down with President elect Trump. The United States, the Republican Party also remains in control of both the like all nations, will need allies and there is no question United States Senate & the House of Representatives that the Canada-United States relationship has been one suggesting at first glance President elect Trump may well of the strongest and most successful in the world. I behave a clear path to implement much of his agenda. The lieve it is in the national interest of both of our nations to single largest question and concern I am hearing this ensure this relationship continues. week is “What does this all mean for Canada”?

This week in Ottawa I had a second opportunity to The answer to this question is of course unknown at speak in opposition to the Liberal Government’s budget this point, however some early speculation and concern implementation bill. Aside from the fact that thus far the does point to several possibilities. Possibly the most obLiberal plan has resulted in economic downgrades and vious is that President elect Trump, much like many of we’ve seen none of the 40,000 net new jobs that was the elected Republican leaders in the US Government, promised in Budget 2016, I also raised the uncomfortable have long stated support for approving the Keystone XL issue of debt. As it stands today looking at the 2013/2014 pipeline project. It should not be forgotten that Justin fiscal year the Federal Government spent just over $28 Trudeau has also been a strong supporter of this particuBillion a year servicing debt. lar pipeline and in fact has past travelled to Washington, To put that number into perspective, it was almost DC in support of this pipeline getting built. While some equal to the Canadian Health Transfers – just over $30 in Canada will see this is a positive economic developBillion in that same year. In other words the Federal Govment other Canadians will certainly be in opposition. ernment is currently spending almost as much money Related to the Keystone XL pipeline is environmental on servicing debt as it is spending on healthcare and this concerns, specifically that it is widely expected President Liberal budget increases debt by another $25 Billion this elect Trump will not implement a mandatory Carbon year alone and is on track to add $113 billion in new debt by the 2020-21 fiscal year.

There is also no longer any plan to return to a balanced budget. Given that debt is rising at the same time as health care funding increases are being reduced, the Federal Government will soon spend more on debt interest then healthcare, a fact NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING I believe many will find troubling.

Notice is hereby given that Council will hold a Public Hearing on: However as I have also pointed out in Ottawa, it is easy to be a critic. Part of my commitment to Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 6:30 pm citizens in our region as an opposition MP is to not Council Chambers in the Peachland Community Centre just oppose but also from time to time propose alth 4450 – 6 Street, Peachland, BC ternative ideas that can build a stronger and more prosperous Canada. What did I propose the LiberCouncil will hear from persons who deem their interest in property to be affected by the following proposed bylaw al budget should do instead? amendments: First I made it clear that I do not believe that MP’s and other citizens earning up to $199,000 per year need an income tax cut as the Liberals are proposing in this budget. Recently as many potential home owners have discovered, the Liberals are making changes to the mortgage rules that are so severe by the departments own internal projections our File No: Z16-03 Subject Site Canadian housing market may lose 10% of all sales this year. This will adversely impact many families not just in our region but all across Canada. What is more frustrating is that these mortgage changes, largely intended to combat the rising house prices File No: Z16-06 Subject Site in the Liberal strongholds of Toronto and Vancouver, will adversely impact the rest of Canada. This is why I frequently speak out against one-size fits all Ottawa imposed “solutions” So what is the answer? In my view the Federal Government should not be penalizing future homeowners as a means to try and lower housing prices. How about instead creating incentives to increase the supply of new housing?

Increasing the new housing supply would have several benefits for Canadians. Primarily increased housing supply will help to meet demand 2. Zoning Bylaw No. 1375, 1996 Amendment 1. Zoning Bylaw No. 1375, 1996 Amendment and in turn lower prices. Further, if more CanaBylaw 2151 to amend Schedule “A” District of Bylaw No. 2145 to amend Schedule “A” dians can move into home ownership and out of Peachland Official Zoning Map to change the District of Peachland Official Zoning Map to rentals that in turn will free up capacity for always map designation of the property located at change the map designation of the property in demand rental housing. An increased supply of 5876 Columbia Avenue, Peachland, BC and located at Coldham Road, Peachland, BC rental housing can also help lower rental rates and legally described as Lot A, D.L. 490, ODYD, legally described as Lot 2, DL 1174, ODYD hopefully increase affordability.

Plan KAP15577 from P-2 Community Plan KAP39089 from P-1 Parks and Open Another added benefit to increasing new home Institutional Zone to R-1 Single Family Space Zone to R-1 Single Family Residential supply is that it will create jobs and help support Residential Zone. many local economies across Canada given how Zone; and many sectors are involved in the construction industry. As an added benefit much of Canada’s The public may review copies of the proposed bylaws, Council reports and related material at the Municipal Office, home building industry is supplied almost exclu5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, B.C. during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Monday to Friday sively by Canadian value added wood products excluding Statutory Holidays from November 4, 2016 to November 22, 2016. who would benefit from the increased activity at a time when the Federal Government has made no In order to be considered by Council, concerns must either be expressed in writing or presented in person at the progress on the softwood lumber deal.

Public Hearing. Written submissions may be delivered to the District of Peachland Municipal Office or emailed to These are only a few of the many benefits of such the Corporate Officer, Polly Palmer at ppalmer@peachland.ca. All written and emailed submissions must be a policy that could be enhanced if Ottawa considreceived by 4:00pm on November 22, 2016 and will become part of the public record. ered raising the threshold for the GST rebate on new housing. In my view promoting instead of NO REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL penalizing new home owners is an important ecoAFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING nomic alternative proposal that could be explored in this Liberal budget.

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Tax in the United States much less ratify the Paris Accord as the Liberal Government is currently doing in Canada.

As a result this will make Canada less competitive as a manufacturing jurisdiction in some sectors and given President Trump’s often demonstrated protectionist views opposing trade this may be an area of concern.

Obviously given that the United States is Canada’s largest trading partner any changes that discourage or diminish trade relations may have serious economic consequences on our side of the border. As an example currently Canada has a critical need for a new softwood lumber deal with the United States and it remains unclear what, if any, progress our Liberal Government has made on this file.

Trade issues aside, President elect Trump has also indicated that the United States will have a greater expectation of increased contributions from NATO members such as Canada. While it is unclear what type of increase may be contemplated given Canada’s current fiscal state of significantly rising deficit budgets with no return to balance any increased financial pressure will not be welcome.

Having voiced several concerns I also believe that the United States cannot become completely isolationist meaning it is unlikely the strong trading relationship between Canada and the United States will not be fiscally severed.

Likewise if the United States is reluctant to enter into trade and investment agreements with other nations this may

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Rare medical challenge overcome by Oliver fundraising efforts DAN WALTON EDITOR

dwalton@aberdeenpublishing.com

Mathieu Hamel’s medical condition doesn’t bode well with the public healthcare system, which has presented him with stubborn obstacles and a costly wait.

The 36-year-old Oliver resident developed severe mobility issues which he believes to be the result of a procedural poison ivy treatment two years ago, leaving him unable to walk now without crutches.

“The doctor told me there was side effects,” Hamel said about prednisone, the medication he was prescribed to treat poison ivy. “But nowhere on the can did it say double hip surgery because if that was written on the thing I would not have taken it.”

Thanks to the community of Oliver, as well as friends and family and his workplace Transwest Helicopters – Hamel’s life will be getting back to normal much sooner. After a generous fundraiser and crowdfunding campaign, Hamel is now able to cover the cost of private treatment – which comes in at over $30,000.

His circumstances haven’t been treated with much urgency, so ironically, it may have been more costly for Hamel to pursue the cost-free treatment that’s available through public healthcare.

When Hamel first went to see a doctor in 2014, it was to deal with a poison ivy rash that he suspects came from landscaping around the new home he just purchased in Oliver. He was prescribed a steroid called prednisone.

“At the time I thought that was a good idea so I took the pills, I got rid of the poison ivy and it seemed all good,” he said.

“But then over the winter I got poison ivy two more times without even going into the bush.

Just from my dog or whatever.

So they gave me prednisone two more times – in total I took prednisone three times; ten pills at a time so 30 pills in total.”

A few months later, Hamel began to have trouble walking. He had no reason to correlate the pain in his hip to the medication for poison ivy.

“I thought I had a pinched nerve so I saw a chiropractor who made me feel good for a few days but the pain returned.”

When things didn’t get better after 12 treatments with a chiropractor, he was given an x-ray scan.

“That’s when I found out I had muscular necrosis.”

He said doctors can’t prove his muscular necrosis was a result of his prednisone use, but the only other major cause of the ailment is deep sea diving, which Hamel has never done.

“Prednisone and deep sea diving are the two major causes of muscular necrosis.”

In both of his hips, the necrosis reduced blood flow by damaging a vein that flows into the top of the hip-joint.

While attending a Christmas party at the end of 2015, Hamel walked into a party, and his pain became irreversibly worse.

“Then I couldn’t walk out, the whole rest of the night I couldn’t walk.”

And since then he’s been using crutches to get around.

“After six months, there were two specialists I was supposed to see.”

Hamel called them both specialists several times but never heard back. He saw a family doctor in hopes of getting help being referred to a specialist, but ended up waiting three weeks and never connected

MATHIEU HAMEL with a surgeon. Even if he got that referral, it would have still been a six month waiting list just to get an appointment, and Hamel would have had to go through the process twice to get both hips treated.

“So it would have been six months before I could even ask anything,” he said. “I would have to be away for two to three years. One year to do my right side and another six months before I can get the next one looked at. And I would have no income for much of that time.”

To see if it was possible to fast track his recovery, Hamel got on the phone the next day and began shopping around the globe for private options.

“I didn’t want to wait.

Walking with crutches in pain for up to three years is not an option for me,” he said. “I decided if I can get the money I’ll go pay for it because the way I’ve been living the last year, it’s not fun.”

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to India, where clinics are renowned for the treatment he was looking for, would have been in the ball park of $25,000 USD. But before he committed to surgery on the other side of the world, he found out about a hip transplant specialist in Montreal.

The cost was a little more in Montreal – around $31,000, but the timeline was much shorter. Just last week, after lining up the funds, Hamel called the clinic in Montreal to confirm his appointment for surgery on Dec. 3.

“I can stay at hospital for five days and the surgeon will operate on both. Maybe I’ll stay for three weeks to recover, make sure everything’s good. Then I can come back here and hope next year goes well.”

Right now, Hamel said he isn’t even able to put his socks on some days, and he is still goes to work full time as a painter at Transwest Helicopters.

“Those guys have been really nice to let me keep working with

them,” he said, adding that his coworkers often help him with mobility.

Transwest hosted a dinner and silent auction fundraiser for Hamel on Oct. 15 and raised $7,500.

“Everyone at work was really generous and chipped in what they could.”

The remainder of the money needed was generously donated by members of the Oliver Elks Lodge, as well as $10,845 from his crowdfunding page, gofundme.com/2jgk3nvc.

Hamel expects to complete his recovery by next summer, and hope to be able to take up one of his favourite hobbies again – mountain biking.

“The doctor said I can do anything I did before, just don’t crash.”

But he’s most happy that treatment won’t require him to sell the home he bought on River Road in 2014, where he first developed the poison ivy.

“It was my dream home but I didn’t know it would come with a hidden surprise.”

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DIVERSIONS

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CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1. Colour properties 5. Arabian greeting 10. Frozen spike 12. Levels 14. Tear down social stiffness 16. Rapper Hammer’s initials 18. Midway between E and SE 19. Shooting marble 20. Edward __, British composer 22. Largest English dictionary (abbr.)

23. Cygnus’ brightest star 25. Goidelic language of Ireland 26. Midway between N and NE 27. Auditory organ 28. Last month (abbr.)

30. Indicated horsepower (abbr.)

31. Mediation council 33. Aussie crocodile hunter 35. Sylvan deity 37. Clears or tidies 38. In a way, emerges 40. Whimper 41. G. Gershwin’s brother 42. Begetter 44. Seated 45. Old world, new 48. Girls 50. “Song of triumph” 52. A covering for the head 53. Attack 55. Norwegian krone 56. Coach Parseghian 57. No good 58. Task that is simple 63. A way to move on 65. In a way, advanced 66. Loses weight 67. Shift sails CLUES DOWN 1. Go quickly 2. Fiddler crabs

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, finding time to get everything done can be challenging. Fortunately, you have quite a few friends willing to spare some time and lend you a helping hand.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

Difficult decisions can take time to work through, Taurus.

Although you want to address all situations, this week isn’t a good one for making big decisions.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, something keeps nagging at you and you can’t get it out of your head. Trust your intuition and be on guard. With some careful thought, a solution will present itself.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

A hectic schedule may have you feeling some pressure, Cancer. Keep in mind that all of your deadlines are self-imposed, so just factor a little more time into your week.

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, sometimes you have to make a few mistakes before you get things right. Don’t let this worry you, as trial and error is all a part of the learning process.

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49. Outermost part of a flower 51. Supplement with difficulty 54. Plains Indian tent (alt. sp.)

59. Electronic warfare-support measures 60. Displaying a fairylike aspect 61. Taxi 62. They __ 64. Syrian pound

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Virgo, you may suspect what’s around the corner, but you are not ready to take the plunge just yet. Give it a little more time until you feel ready and secure.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

Work with your doctor to develop a plan for meeting some healthy resolutions, Libra. It is important to make your health a priority this week.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, it may prove impossible to escape all of your responsibilities right now, but you can let a few slide for the time being. Tackle the most daunting projects first.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

You cannot avoid a complex issue forever, Sagittarius. Come clean with the person you may have been hiding from, and work with this person to reach a resolution.

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, it may be frightening to reveal your true feelings about something, especially when the truth might change your life in a dramatic way. Muster your courage.

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Others appreciate all that you do for them, Aquarius. But sometimes they have to do for themselves to learn valuable lessons. This week is a time to step aside.

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, while you are busy helping other people, you may discover that it’s time to take a step back and tend to your own needs.

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Following Remembrance Day service, Peachland Legion now has its sight set on Christmas time JEAN SAUL, CD MSM

PRESIDENT, ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 69 First of all a big thank to the Community of Peachland for attending our Remembrance Day Services both at the Community Centre and Cenotaph Park.

We certainly appreciate the support it received.

Now that Remembrance Day is over, I would like to personally thank all the volunteers that make Remembrance Week and Remembrance Day so special.

It is because of the teamwork that this all comes together, and believe me we have already started on 2017.

We held a crib tournament on Monday November 7th and we had 14 teams playing crib. Congratulations to the winners and we look forward to the next tournament on Monday December 5th with registration at 12:30pm and play starting at 1pm.

Registration is $5.00. We have door prizes, prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places and calorie free goodies.

Come on down and enjoy some games of crib. We can accommodate a maximum of 16 teams. Hope to

see you there.

Peachland Christmas Light Up is Friday December 2nd and we invite you to visit us at the legion. Please, if you can bring a non-perishable item for the Foodbank.

Early Bird Membership Renewal deadline is fast approaching. Dues are $50 and if you renew before November 30th, 2016 you are automatically entered to win one of 3 prizes.

New York New Year’s Eve Tickets are now on sale.

Marty Edwards is the star of the show. Get your tickets early to avoid disappointment! Please phone the lounge at 250-767-9404. All sales final!

Our snooker and dart leagues are in full swing.

Drop in darts on Saturdays.

Don’t forget our meat draws on Thursdays 4pm – 5pm, Saturdays 3pm – 5pm and Sundays 2pm – 4pm.

Net proceeds from meat draw ticket sales are donated back to community groups and local charities in December each year. If you can volunteer to run a meat draw please let us know.

Inagural Christmas Craft Fair happening at PLE Holiday shopping is being made a little easier this year with Peachland Elementary School hosting its first Christmas Craft Fair.

Students will be making seasonal goods such as Christmas ornaments and hats.

The Grade 6 graduating class will be honouring the tradition of celebrating the end of

elementary school during a campout at Green Bay, and proceeds from the craft fair willchip away at the cost of their trip.

The market will be happening in the gymnasium or the multi-purpose room depending on how large of an inventory they get.

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November 5th to December 23rd. Tuesday to Saturday 9-4pm. Sunday’s 10-4pm.

ST.GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH BAZAAR Saturday November 19th

Thursday, 6:45 p.m.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

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THE PEACHLAND ART GALLERY PROUDLY PRESENTS ”ARTISTS OF THE OKANAGAN” EXHIBITION Artworks in various mediums on display.

SUMMERLAND LIGHT UP THE VINES FESTIVAL Saturday November 19th and Saturday Nov. 26th and Sunday Nov. 27th get aquainted with Summerland’s wine culture as Bottleneck Drive presents their annual Light up the Vines.

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9:00am -1:00pm. Fun for the whole family!

FREE WILLS AND ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR Tuesday November 22nd 1:00pm. Little Schoolhouse. To register call Shirley at 250-767-2716

Lotto License #103899 - 19 years or older Membership not required

POTLUCK, Friday November 25h 6:00pm. 50 + Activity Centre with

Grant Stone, Cowboy Poet and Storyteller at 7 pm. Everyone welcome.

Cost: by donation plus a dinner contribution.

COMING ACTIVITIES Potluck Fri, Nov 25, 6 pm Christmas potluck, Entertainment: Grant Fri,Dec 9, 6 pm Stone, Comboy story teller Entertainment: Melita Ree and poet.

PEACHLAND UNITED CHURCH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SALE Saturday

November 26th 9am-2:00pm

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR Saturday November 26th 9am-3:00pm Community Centre 4450 6th Street. Hosted by the Peachland Wellness Centre.

Find us on Facebook by searching Peachland 50 Plus Activity Centre. peachland50plusactivitycentre.ca

CHRISTMAS FAIR & ARTIST MARKET Saturday November 26th

Every Week: Art • Chess • Bowling • Bridge • Crafts • Exercise/Yoga • Ukulele

9am-1:30pm Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Parish Centre 2547 Hebert Road, West Kelowna.

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WEEKLY EVENTS MONDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am -8 pm, community centre

YOGA (RESTORATIVE)

VINYASA YOGA FLOW 6-7 pm, com-

ZUMBA 5:15-6:15 pm,

YOUTH BOXING CLUB

PEACHLAND SPARKS AND BROWNIES 5:45-

munity centre

6-8 pm, 4th St Place

8 am, 50+ Activity Centre

WOODCARVING 7 pm,

INDOOR WALKING 8-9

TUESDAYS

am, community centre

50+ Activity Centre

FITNESS ROOM 8 am

PICKLEBALL (3.03.5) 9:05-11:05 am,

-8 pm, community centre

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY 9:30 am,

4th St Place

community centre

50+ Activity Centre

FUNCTIONAL FITNESS 9:30-10:30 am, 4th Street Place

VARIETY SINGERS 9:30

am, 50+ Activity Centre

LADIES MONDAY MORNING COFFEE

10 - noon, Peachland Wellness Centre.

INTRO TO FUNCTIONAL FITNESS 11:30am

- 12:30 pm, 4th Street Place

TAI CHI noon, 50+ Activity Centre

NEEDLE ARTS/QUILTING 1 pm, 50+ Activity

Centre

PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm

(1.0-2.75), community centre

AFTERNOON BRIDGE 1:30 pm, 50+

Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL (3.03.5+) 3-5 pm, commu-

nity centre

SPIN, CORE & STRETCH 5:15-6:15 pm,

community centre

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am, MID-WEEK STUDY AND CONVERSATION COFFEE 9:30 am, St.

Margaret’s Anglican Church

CARPET BOWLING 10

am, 50+ Activity Centre

BABY FRIENDLY CAFÉ 11 - 12:30 pm,

every 2nd and last Tuesday, Peachland Wellness Centre.

CHAIR FITNESS 1111:45 am, 4th Street Place AA 12-1 pm, 50+ Ac-

tivity Centre

PICKLEBALL (3.75+)

community centre

7 pm, community centre

VOLLEYBALL 7-8 pm, community centre

WEDNESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am -8 pm, community centre

INDOOR WALKING 8-9

Activity Centre

AEROBICS AND MORE 9:15 am, 50+ Activity Centre

PINCUSHION HIKE AND YOGA 9:30 am. Call Dawn 250-878-6342

FUNCTIONAL FITNESS 9:30-10:30 am, 4th Street Place

WELLNESS CIRCLE 10

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 1 - 2:45 pm,

DEMENTIA CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP 10-

3:30-8 pm, Peachland Youth Centre. Grades 7+

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS TWEEN DROPIN & OPEN GYM (ages

9-12) 3-8 pm, Pick up available at Peachland Elementary School.

noon every 3rd Wednesday, Peachland Wellness Centre. sunshine singers 1:15 to 2:15 pm Peachland Wellness Centre

DUPLICATE BRIDGE

Lessons 12-1 pm, play 1-4 pm,50+ Activity centre

FITNESS ROOM 8 am

PEACHLAND UNITED CHURCH 10 am - 3 pm Bargain Bin.

VOLLEYBALL 10-11 am,

AFTERNOON BRIDGE

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 10 am-12 pm,

8-9 am, community centre

INDOOR WALKING

ARTISAN MARKET 10 am - 3 pm 14 artisans and Wineries at the Peachland Visitors Centre.

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am,

MEAT DRAW 3-5 pm,

Activity Centre

1:30-3:30 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS TWEEN DINNER NIGHT (ages 9-12) 4 -7:30 pm,

community centre

Peachland Wellness Centre. Runs every week

IRON & SILK 10:45 am, 50+ Activity Centre

SPIN, CORE & STRETCH 5:15-6:15 pm,

CHAIR FITNESS 1111:45 am, 4th Street Place

WRITERS UNBLOCKED

ROTARY CLUB OF PEACHLAND 12-1:30

PICKLEBALL (3.03.5+) 9:05-11:05 am, YOGA (BASIC BEGINNERS 8 am, 50+

Bargin Bin.

FRIDAYS

CHESS 1:15 pm, 50+

Second Wednesday of the Month, 6:30 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

community centre

PEACHLAND UNITED CHURCH 10 am - 3 pm

-6 pm, community centre

community centre

1-3pm, community centre

YOUTH DROP-IN

nity centre

am, community centre

am - 12 2nd & 4th Wednesday Peachland Wellness Centre.

Peachland Wellness Centre.

PICKLEBALL (3.03.5+) 1-3 pm, commu-

CLOG DANCING 6–7 pm 50+ Activity Centre LIONS DEN MEETING

pm, Gasthaus Restaurant. Be a part of your community and join us for lunch. Everyone welcome.

AA 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

7 pm. 2nd week: 6th Ave. Police Station.

4th week: community centre. Dan 250-7679034

UKULELE (BEGINNER) 1:15 pm, 50+

CENTRAL OKANAGAN MODEL RAILWAY COMPANY GROUP 7 pm,

munity centre

Peachland Museum

THURSDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am -8 pm, community centre

YOGA (FOUNDATIONS) 8am, 50+ Activity Centre

TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS 10 am, United

Church Hall Hosted By the Peachland Wellness Centre. No Beginners.

Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL (3.75+) 1-3 pm, comMEAT DRAW 4-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

4th St. Place

BRIDGE CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs) 10 am-noon, community centre

PEACHLAND UNITED CHURCH 10 am - 3 pm Bargain Bin.

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 10 - noon,

PEACHLAND UNITED SERVICE 10 am, Unit-

4th Street Place

ed Church

YOGA (BEGINNERS)

ST. MARGARET’S ANGLICAN CHURCH WORSHIP 10 am, St.

10:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre

ART CLUB 12 pm, 50+

Margaret’s Anglican Church

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Downhill mountain biker Anthony Evans spent most of 2016 roaring through rugged tracks that are mostly shaped by nature, but his season was topped off at a race through the steep city of Taxco, Mexico – a very dense urban centre.

“Like nothing else.

It’s definitely a one-off kind of event,” he said of Down Hill Taxco, the invitational urban downhill race. “The exposures there are pretty high risk. It’s not a place you wanna crash. Falling usually means landing on cobblestone, glass or rebar – opposed to trees and dirt which are hard enough.”

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“If you get injured down there it’s not like the rest of the season is affected.”

Un f o r t u n a t e l y, Evans was prone to those risks. He was unable to race in the event after getting injured during practice.

“I pushing my speed on a jump which was about 12 metres from lip to landing. It must have been my third time hitting this jump and I just pushed my speed too much.”

There was no hope in landing properly on the bike, so Evans bailed midair and landed hard, injuring his feet and ribs.

He then felt a sense

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Evan’s health lasted longer than many of his comrades, however.

“Quite a few athletes were injured during Red Bull Rampage,” he said of a major free ride event in Utah.

Nevertheless he was still able to experience the course in Taxco.

He spent three full days in the city and rode the track several times. In a full day of riding, athletes only have enough time to run through the giant course four to five times, he said.

“They have to take you up in trucks to get up to the top of city.”

The course takes riders right through the heart of Taxco, even directing traffic through a family home.

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Before Taxco, Evans competed in more than a dozen races across the continent this year. He took part in both the BC Cup and Canada Cup, which saw him competing in courses at Mont Tremblant in Quebec, Blue Mountain in Ontario, and British Columbia’s Panorama Mountain Resort, Sun Peaks Resort and Whistler Blackcomb.

“It was a good season – I finished second overall in the B.C. series and fourth overall in the national series,” he said. “A nice way to end the season.”

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But while organizers put massive efforts into perfecting the course, Evans said they didn’t put much effort into smoothing out the descent for riders traveling .

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“We’ve been getting some awesome weather in the Okanagan – as soon as I’m able to I’ll be on my bike until it starts snowing.”

The sport is the most psychically demanding activity he’s ever faced.

“To work up to the speed and skill you can handle and the go currying down a mountain, but not just a kamikaze run.”

He’s keeping his skills sharp by training five days a week.

“When things are going well I almost get tunnel vision riding down the mountain – it’s like I’m on autopilot. You know you’re having a good run when everything is happening almost effortlessly.

When everything starts working and clicking, it’s an addictive feeling to take a risk and have it pay off.”

Evans has been a member of the Peachland Fire Dept. since 2008, and he’s thankful for the other members who have helped him ease the financial burden of his endeavours.

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