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Peachland, BC Volume 06 | Number 39

Local News ... Pg 1-3Peachland Views ... Pg 4-5Community Events... Pg 6

Peachland Byelection...Pg 8-9Classifi eds... Pg 12

Real Estate... Pg 16

PeachlandOctober 1, 2010

RCMP members search the municipal offi ce with a specially trained bomb dog following a false bomb threat on Tuesday. Photo Joanne Layh

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False bomb threat forces municipal offi ce area evacuation By Joanne Layh

A bomb threat called in from a pay phone brought nearly the en-tire RCMP detachment as well as Westbank First Nation police to downtown Peachland on Tuesday afternoon. Rocket, a dog specially trained to detect ex-plosives at the G20, was also brought to the scene.

“Right now, the en-tire detachment is here,” Constable Kincaid told the View as the police

response was unfold-ing. “We even called in the First Nations Police to help us out. They’re here, too.”

The overwhelming RCMP response began with a phone call that came in at 4:06 p.m., only minutes after the municipal hall closed for the day.

Corporal Podmoroff, who attended the bomb threat, says they re-ceived information from Telus that they had re-ceived a bomb threat that was called in from

a pay phone. The Telus operator was unable to distinguish whether the caller was male or fe-male but the caller ap-parently directed their threat towards “the gov-ernment offi ce in Peach-land”. As the municipal hall is Peachland’s only government offi ce, that’s where RCMP focused their search.

“We made our way over here, set up a pe-rimeter and cleared the building,” Podmoroff said.

RCMP members used

at least eight cars to cor-don off the area. The nearby Gasthaus, dental offi ce and fi re hall were cleared of all people while police searched the municipal hall. No one was in the munici-pal offi ce at the time of the bomb threat as the call came in just outside of business hours.

Inside the municipal offi ce a dog handler, the specially trained bomb dog and an RCMP su-pervisor investigated the municipal offi ce while the remainder of the de-

tachment contained the area.

“The dog went through the building and it was negative so the explosive disposal unit was ad-vised and nothing was located,” RCMP commu-nications offi cer Steve Holmes later told the View. By 5:15 p.m. the building was given the all clear and the RCMP began to leave town.

As the View was going to press, it was still un-known who called in the bomb threat or why.

“There was nothing

that Ident [the forensic identifi cation section] could do with the pay phone because it was too far out of the con-tainment area,” Holmes said, adding that RCMP were able to locate where the call came from, but when they arrived, no one was around. Ac-cess to the phone by too many pedestrians and a lack of video surveil-lance around the phone will also make any fur-ther investigation into the threat diffi cult to pursue.

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� IN BRIEF by Joanne Layh

ESS volunteers neededThe Central Okanagan Regional Emer-

gency Social Services is calling for Emer-gency Social Services (ESS) volunteers who are interested in helping out in times of local emergency or disaster.

• The qualities necessary in an ESS vol-unteer include:

• Concern for people affected by disas-ter;

• Good communication skills; and• The ability to work well in a team.ESS volunteers will be trained to pro-

vide for the immediate needs of evacuees and emergency responders affected by any emergency or disaster. Services pro-vided by ESS volunteers include food, clothing, lodging and family reunifi ca-tion. ESS volunteers also gain valuable personal emergency preparedness skills.

Interested parties are invited to attend an information session on Tuesday, Oc-tober 5 at 7 p.m. in the Kelowna Fire Hall Meeting Room at 2255 Enterprise Way in Kelowna. For more information call 250.215.1789 or email [email protected].

Working Horse Winery wins best BC winery portfolio and best icewineGeorgia Straight wine columnist Jurgen

Gothe recently named Peachland’s Work-ing Horse Winery a winner in two cat-egories of the annual Best of Vancouver feature. In the category of best BC winery portfolio for a really small winery, Work-ing Horse tied with Sperling Vineyards.

Gothe described Working Horse as “worth seeking out” and gives the wine-maker top honours for his place in Cana-dian winemaking history.

“Canada continues to (a) defi ne what icewine is all about, and (b) produce more of the stuff than any other country. And despite what our friends in Ontario like to tell the world, BC did it fi rst with Til-man Hainle’s original back in the ’70s,” Gothe wrote. “So he’s in this lineup, of course, with his tiny, über-eco Working Horse Winery and fi nally gets one named after himself, Tilman Ice Riesling.”

To purchase the local award-winning wine or even some organic eggs, call Working Horse Winery at 250.448.5007 or visit www.WorkingHorseWinery.com.

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Frequent daytime sightings of two moth-er bears and their cubs have prompted the Re-gional District of Cen-tral Okanagan (RDCO) to close Hardy Falls Re-gional Park to the public until further notice.

“Even though bears are often sighted at this time of year in several of our regional parks, two mother bears and their cubs have taken up resi-dence in Hardy Falls Re-gional Park, located at the south end of Peach-land. In recent days, there have been more frequent daytime sight-ings, which are very un-usual. As a result, in or-der to keep people safe, we’ve decided to close the formal trail access to

the park,” RDCO com-munications coordina-tor Bruce Smith said.

“Because the main creekside trail meanders along the valley bot-tom, there are no alter-nate routes available for people to avoid possible contact with the bears,” Smith says, “So to en-sure there are no con-fl icts, we’ve decided to close the main trail in the park.”

Smith says the bears are attracted to the area by Kokanee salmon spawning in Peachland Creek, which fl ows through Hardy Falls Re-gional Park.

The park will continue to offer Kokanee inter-pretive tours and week-end interpretive pro-gramming, however the public will be restricted

to the area along the creek, adjacent to the washroom area of the park, between Renfrew Road and Highway 97.

Smith says signs advis-ing of the closure are in place and anyone found inside the park while it is closed could face a $500 fi ne.

Provincial conserva-tion offi cers and region-al parks staff continue to monitor the situa-tion, though Smith says the park will likely not reopen until the food source has disappeared.

The last signifi cant bear-related closure of a park in the regional district was on Septem-ber 23, 2005, when the Mission Creek Green-way remained off limits to the public until mid-October.

Hardy Falls closes due to bears

October 1, 2010 The Peachland View 3

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the electors of the Corporation of the District of Peachland that a byelection by voting is necessary to elect one Councillor for the remaining term commencing October 2010 and terminating December 2011, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

Councillors – One (1) to be elected Surname Usual Names Jurisdiction of Residence Eldridge Patricia District of Peachland Broadoway Charlette District of Peachland

*****************************************************************************************GENERAL VOTING DAY will be open to qualified electors of the Corporation of the District of Peachland on Saturday, October 16th, 2010 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the following location:

Peachland Community Centre: 4450 – 6th Street, Peachland, B.C.ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be open at the Peachland Community Centre in Council Chambers, 4450 – 6th Street, Peachland, B.C., on Wednesday, October 6th, 2010 and on Wednesday, October 13th, 2010, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. each day.MAIL BALLOT VOTING: will be permitted for those qualified electors who are unable to vote in the advance voting opportunities or on general voting day due to:

• physical disability, illness, or injury that affects your ability to vote at another voting opportunity; and/or• you expect to be absent from the District of Peachland on General Voting Day and all advance voting opportunities

Those electors wishing to vote by mail ballot may apply to the Chief Election Officer or Deputy Chief Election Officer up until October 15th, 2010. Applications for mail ballot voting will be available at the District’s office, 5806 Beach Avenue Mon-Fri 8:00 am – 4:00 pm (excluding statutory holidays). APPLYING FOR MAIL BALLOT VOTING1. Complete application and submit to Chief Election Officer2. A package including a ballot and instructions will either be mailed out or ready for pick up on October 6th3. Mark the ballot and follow instructions on how to return the marked ballotIn order to be counted for an election, a mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer before the close of voting on general voting day and it is the obligation of the person applying to vote by mail ballot to ensure that the mail ballot is received by the Chief Election Officer within this time limit. VOTER REGISTRATION There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this By-Election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements:

Resident Electors Non-Resident Electors

18 years of age or older on voting day 18 years of age or older on voting day

Canadian Citizen Canadian Citizen

Resident of BC for at least 6 monts immediately pre-ceeding voting day (April 16th, 2010 or prior)

Resident of BC for at least 6 monts immediately preceeding voting day (April 16th, 2010 or prior)

Resident of OR registered owner of real property in the District of Peachland for at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day (September 16th, 2010 or prior)

Registered owner of real property in the District of Peach-land at least 30 days immediately preceding voting day (September 16th, 2010 or prior)

Must not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or to be otherwise disqualified by law

Must not be disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or to be otherwise disqualified by law

Not be entitled to register as a Resident Elector of the District of Peachland

If there is more than one registered owner on title, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector

*Please Note: Corporations are not permitted to vote in Local Elections pursuant to the Local Government Act Section 49(3)RESIDENT ELECTORS will be required to provide 2 pieces of identification confirming your identity and place of residence (one of which must contain your signature); or 2 pieces of identification confirming your identity (one of which must contain your signature) and you will be required to make a solemn declaration as to your place of residence.NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS will be required to fill out an application for registration by providing proof of ownership of the property (title certificate, current title search or tax notice); 2 pieces of identification confirming your identity (one of which must contain your signature); and a non-resident property elector consent form of a majority of the registered owners, if there is more than one owner. The consent form states that you are the one owner of the property who is designated as the Non-Resident (Property) Elector for that property. Non-Resident Property Electors are encouraged to fill out the application and produce the required documentation at the Peachland District Main Office, 5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. prior to Friday, October 15th , 2010. However, applications will be available on general voting day and advance voting at the respectful voting locations.Acceptable Forms of Identification includes: BC Drivers License Citizenship Card ICBC Vehicle Insurance Documents District of Peachland Tax Notice BC Identification Card Credit Card BC CareCard or Gold CareCard Social Insurance Card Utility Bill PassportPolly Palmer, Chief Election OfficerDistrict of Peachland, September 20, 2010

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NOTICE OF BY-ELECTION BY VOTING AND NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIESBy Joanne Layh

ZipZone Adventures president Kevin Bennett remains optimistic that a zip line could still open on Crown land near Peachland as early as May 1, despite environmental concerns raised by the District of Peachland and the Re-gional District of the Central Okanagan (RDCO).

Bennett is proposing to construct a series of four recre-ational zip lines that span across Peachland Creek, just 8 km up from Peachland off of Brenda Mines Forest Service Road.

Back in August, Peachland council responded to a refer-ral application to the RDCO and Front Counter BC, not-ing that further development in the fringe areas should require a formal planning study and impact report.

When the referral application came before the regional board a month later, they delivered a similar response, requesting that an environmental impact assessment be done and that any development ensures the protection of drinking water sources.

Bennett says the Interior Land Management Bureau (ILMB) will grant him tenure with the proviso that he complete an environmental impact assessment before be-ginning construction. “That is fi ne. I’m happy to do that,” Bennett told the View.

Despite expressing certain concerns, neither the dis-trict nor the RDCO outright rejected the proposal.

“It is actually not true to say that the zip line proposal has been turned down. Both the District of Peachland and the Regional District adopted recommendations say-ing (to ILMB who are responsible for the fi nal decision) that the proposal not be supported without appropriate studies having been completed,” Mayor Keith Fielding told the View. “The reason that the staff recommenda-tions were modifi ed in this way was to avoid an outright rejection because the idea is thought to merit serious con-sideration. The problem though is that the zip line set up is in our water shed, and we cannot have 8,000 people per year with their vehicles arriving at the proposed loca-tion without a clear understanding of the environmental impacts.”

Bennett says an environmental impact study is defi nite-ly a component of his plan.

“Stage one is I have to get my tenure. The next step after tenure is get an engineer in,” Bennett says. He expects that an engineer could begin work in the next few weeks to turn his concept into engineering drawings. “Once the drawings are compete, they’ll be able to bring them be-fore an environmental consultant and say, ‘give me an impact assessment based on these drawings.’ You can’t do that until you have engineering drawings. Otherwise, what is the impact assessment going to say?”

The zip line proposal would not involve a terrible amount of infrastructure. The only structures would be a reception offi ce (which would make use of portable toilets rather than indoor plumbing) and a replica First Nations teepee that would be used as a training area.

Besides installing the zip lines in the canyon area, the only other development to speak of would be a parking area and an access road to one of the landing areas.

Bennett says in all the actual construction should only take about six weeks.

Bennett anticipates the operation will create 15 guide jobs locally. “Our operating costs, in terms of pumping money back into the local economy, we’re budgeting about $300,000 per year to operate the park. All of that is going to be spent locally. Plus it will be about $350,000 to build the park and again, the majority of that is going to be spent on local companies and local contractors to work for us.”

Bennett plans to pair up with Okanagan ATV Tours to provide tourism packages that will help stimulate the local economy. “We can have a Peachland outdoor rec-reation activity that encompasses a whole day. Imagine you’ve got a coach load of people and they do a half-day tour with Okanagan ATV Tours, spend half a day with us and then maybe they go to the Gasthaus or the Blind An-gler to have an evening meal – it makes for a perfect day in Peachland. That’s what we’re hoping,” Bennett says.

ZipZone Adventures intends to operate seasonally from May 1 to September 31, beginning in spring 2011.

Zip line president still aiming for May 1 opening day

By Eric Hall

We are fortunate to live in a small town with a real sense of pride. There are many differ-ent opinions about the future of our community, but people do care. The people of Peachland have a track record of learn-ing about the issues and taking time to vote. It is important that we con-tinue that tradition on October 16. The curling club referendum and the resignation of Councillor Hurd have caused some negative feelings. A good turnout on October 16 will make a strong and positive statement.

Certainly there is dis-appointment that we only have two candi-dates. I have met both of these candidates and I feel confi dent that they are running for the right reasons. In my opinion, what they lack in experi-ence is easily compensat-ed for by their honesty and sincerity. If the ref-erendum vote indicated a lack of support for the decisions of the current council, either of these candidates will be a fresh new voice. It is perhaps the nature of our democ-racy that we eventually loose faith in all of our politicians. If you are in offi ce long enough, you will make mistakes and mistakes are remem-bered long after the good decisions are forgotten. It was Mark Twain that said, “If I was an idiot and if I was a politician, but I repeat myself”.

Yet our democratic system is something that should make us very proud. Today we don’t even think about the fact that both candidates are women; it wouldn’t have happened 100 years ago. The women of Af-ghanistan have no such options. As Winston Churchill said, “the only

thing worse than democ-racy is everything else”.

Some people wanted a referendum on the old Primary School at the same time as the byelec-tion. They would say that council didn’t agree to that because the re-sult would be a cancelled restoration project - and they may be right. But we elected our mayor and council to make deci-sions for us. The only rea-son we had a referendum on the curling club was because it was a legal re-quirement based on the fi nancing. Democracy gives us a right to elect politicians, it doesn’t give us a right to make decisions. If you don’t like that, the answer is to run for offi ce. In many places, local government is the training ground for the next level of govern-ment. In those places, you represent the prov-incial or federal party at the local government level. We are perhaps for-tunate that in most parts of British Columbia, you can run for your town council just because you are interested in helping to plan the future of your community.

There are people in Peachland who are op-posed to the Primary School restoration and voted against the curl-ing club because they don’t want our council to spend any more money than they have to. Cer-tainly it is a legitimate point of view and many people have to watch their own expenses very carefully. I am surprised that we don’t have one or two candidates that refl ect that viewpoint. If the platform is reduce taxes and cut services then defi ne the issue and run for offi ce. Otherwise one wonders if people just like to complain about taxes.

I have spent my whole

life working in private enterprise and have never worked for the government, so I believe very strongly in smaller government and lower taxes. And yet, at the lo-cal government level, by far the biggest expense is monthly payroll. It would be quite a strug-gle to consider cutting staff, although I would not have voted in favour of the new position of parks and recreation dir-ector. We are lucky to have been able to hire someone who is very ca-pable and has the right background, but it is a signifi cant extra expense for Peachland. We have some excellent staff and some wonderful oper-ational workers, and in the future, the direction will be to increase staff, not layoffs.

So therein lies the di-lemma; cutting taxes means reduced services. The budget process in-volves some of the most diffi cult decisions that councillors have to make. To help you make a deci-sion on who to vote for, the View is providing a lot of information about the two candidates. I en-courage everyone to read the material and make sure they vote on Octo-ber 16. I congratulate the candidates on having the time and interest to put their names forward.

We are indeed lucky to live in a great town in a great country. We can have a point of view and speak our mind without fear of prosecution. It is a real privilege not shared by everyone in the world. Despite what Mark Twain said, we have many good and honest people involved in pol-itics. Let us demonstrate our community pride by marking our calendars and making the effort to get out and vote on Oc-tober 16.

This past week I lost my former colleague and friend, Sindi Hawkins to cancer. I know that there are many of you who in some way have also had your lives affected by this disease. The loss of a loved one, a survi-vor, gives us pause for a moment to give thanks to the precious gift of life and what it means to share our memories and our lives with those who bring us comfort and joy, our family and friends.

The privilege of work-ing in the Legislature is one that is diffi cult to put into words; it is much more than just a building, albeit a very beautiful one. The Leg-islature is where people from all walks of life come together to serve and to help build a bet-ter province for all of us. We may at times differ

in our direction, but in all my years I have never doubted the sincerity, the commitment and the dedication of those present and former who have passed through our province’s capital. Sindi Hawkins greeted you with a warm smile, of-ten a hug, and served as a reminder of the impor-tance to fi ght for those things that mattered most to us and to never take life for granted. Sin-di bravely fought cancer for many years, and in the process raised mil-lions for cancer research and recruited hundreds of blood donors. More importantly, she created a special place in our hearts for her memory and her enduring spir-it. I am proud to have called Sindi my friend.

I am writing this week’s column earlier than usual in part be-cause I will be attend-ing the services for for-mer MLA and Deputy Speaker Sindi Hawkins and afterwards will be immediately departing for the 2010 Union of British Columbia Mu-nicipalities (UBCM) convention. This year there are over 20 meet-ings occurring with your local government raising issues of con-cern within the com-munities of Naramata,

Penticton, Summerland, Peachland and the sur-rounding area. Thispast week, a project was completed that arose from last year’s UBCM and served as a timely reminder that indeed when governments work together on behalf of their citizens, problems and challenges can and will be overcome.

Some of the topics that will be raised at this year’s UBCM in-clude challenges with remediating contami-nated properties, ex-pansion of development cost charges, further hi-speed internet expan-sion in rural areas, fur-ther highway improve-ments and other issues that cross over a range of different Ministries. I

will have further infor-

mation in next week’s

column.

On a closing note,

I would like to thank

those residents who

took the time to make a

presentation to the Se-

lect Standing Commit-

tee on Finance and Gov-

ernment Services, who

were in Penticton last

week. I look forward to

reading the committee’s

fi nal report and will

have additional copies

on hand in my offi ce

once they are available.

Peachland Views4 The Peachland View October 1, 2010

� WEEKLY COMMENTARY BILL BARISOFF, MLA

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Madam Editor,Councillor Condon must be remembered for his objection to electronic devices

being installed on the garbage bins. He was only trying to protect the public rights and freedoms that we believe we enjoy.

I guess it was [initiated by] some offi cial on a power trip, something that is too common today in many walks of life. What are we to do with the garbage that we are not allowed to dispose of? Is the truck driver going to separate the vari-ous loads picked up? Okay district, instead of using gimmicks, put your brains to good use and formulate a method of disposing the of garbage permanently, i.e.: burning the refuse in smoke-free incinerators and at the same time generate elec-tricity as is done in many countries. This would create revenue, therefore keeping costs down as the Regional District and councils are supposed to do.

Freedom is being raped almost every day by organizations under various meth-ods and the public does not think about it until it becomes personal. At least we have one person on council that is prepared to stand up for your rights.

Mick Read

Kudos to Condon

Governments working togetherWhy it is important to cast your vote on October 16

This week’s constit re-port to you goes to the stars and back.

Space, the last frontier was the focus at a great ceremony this week up in the hills of our beautiful White Lake region. Here sits one of the most sophisticated and active observator-ies in the world.

The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observa-tory celebrated its 50th year of operation with all the fanfare it rightly deserves.

Through intergalactic mapping they explore the infinite array of far f lung planets, solar sys-tems, black holes, qua-sars and every other type of existential real-ity in the great beyond.

NASA and others around the world are constantly down-loading the info-laden data, which emanates from the array of sat-ellite dishes and other technologies at this space age facility.

Congratulations to the renowned scientists and technologists who study the heavens from right here on earth.

Down to earth with sadness is how we all felt when we heard the news of Sindi Hawkins’ passing.

This young, remark-able woman has left us with a legacy of courage and real life examples of how to thrive in the face of the toughest challenges imaginable.

Thank you Sindi, you have changed our world forever.

In a seemingly mun-dane but actuarially invigorating report, fig-ures were released this week which updated us on our progress through the world eco-nomic downturn and its fragile recovery.

With the words of the International Monetary Fund still ringing in our ears (“Canada is an eco-nomic miracle”) or the OECD’s similar declar-ation (“Canada’s econ-omy shines”) the figures were a somewhat com-forting confirmation.

Underlining the cau-tions and caveats which are necessary in a ten-tative global market place, the numbers were noteworthy for us.

The report shows that even though we are keeping federal taxes down, the revenues to the treasury are slightly up and our deficit re-

duction plan is basic-ally on track.

We recognize there are many variables be-yond our control which can change the eco-nomic landscape. We also continue to be fo-cused on the fact there are still people who are unemployed through no fault of their own.

It is, however, some-what reassuring to know that 439,000 new jobs were created from July 2009 to July 2010. I’ll keep you posted on these economic de-velopments.

This week Prime Min-ister Harper again took centre stage on an inter-national platform - the United Nations. In his presentation he high-lighted the need for countries to be united in their provision of resources to help the world’s poorest.

It is true that poverty on a global scale is being reduced as hundreds of

millions of Asians and millions of South Amer-icans continue to move beyond subsistence liv-ing as their economies modernize.

However, this is still not the case for untold numbers in politic-ally and economically deficient nations. The Prime Minister was able to show some of the things Canada is doing to alleviate that suffering and chal-lenged others to do the same.

Talking about polit-ical deficiency, Iran’s President Ahmadinejad also showed up in New York.

Unsurprisingly and depressingly, from his well known positions of denying the Holo-caust and wanting all Jews exterminated, he launched into his usual rant against evil West-ern democracies.

I never cease to be amazed at his bold-

faced denunciations of our cherished freedoms while back home he presides over a fright-ening array of horrific suffocations of his own citizens’ attempts at personal liberty. He labels as criminals and punishes with death those who are involved in anything from same sex relations to criti-cisms of the govern-ment. Being caught in adultery or converting to a religion other than his is worthy of death by stoning.

These are just a few of the reasons that our PM instructs our UN delegates to not even sit and listen to the rav-ings of this degrader of human rights and hu-man dignity.

A closing thought: The UN this week also named somebody to advise the world about talking to creatures from outer space when they arrive here.

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Your Guide To Local Events & ActivitiesYour Guide To Local Events & ActivitiesOCTOBER 01

Royal Canadian Legion: Fish & Chip Dinner with MaryEm 1730 hrs.

Waterfront Grill and Pizzeria - Live entertainment. Call 250-767-3255 for a reservation.

Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) at 50+ Activity Centre:9 am

Royal Canadian Legion Karaoke with Anita, 2000 hrs.

OCTOBER 02Royal Canadian Legion: Meat Draw 1500 - 1700 hrs.

Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10 am

Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan- Parks Services interpreters will be on hand each weekend from noon to 4 pm to provide information on nature at work. Call 250-469-6339 for info.

Would you like to feature your event in the Peachland View’s weekly Calendar of Events? Please call 250.767.7771 or email [email protected].

FRIDAY SATURDAY

OCTOBER 08Royal Canadian Legion: Fish & Chip Dinner with MaryEm 1730 hrs.



Friday Art Club at 50+ Activity Centre, 1-4 pm




OCTOBER 06Chess at 50+ Activity Centre: 1 pm. Experienced & beginners.

Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 am

Yoga at 50+ Activity Centre: 1:30 pm

Central Okanagan Model Railway Company: Group meets at 7 pm at the Peachland Museum. Contact Dave at 250-767-2409 or visit http://www.corc-bc.com

Peachland Baptist Church Gym night: for children grades 2-6 at Peachland Community Center from 7-8:15 pm. No charge. More info. 250-767-9232

Wellness Circle: at Peachland Wellness Centre, 10-11:30 am, Everyone welcome.

OCTOBER 07 Line Dancing at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 - 10:30 am

Bereavement Support Group at the Wellness Centre: 10 – 11:30 am

AA at Noon at 50+ Activity Centre: noon

Bingo at 50+ Centre: 6:45 pm

Iron & Silk Exercise at 50+ Activity Centre: 11 am


Reiki Relaxation Peachland Wellness Centre 1 & 2:30 pm

OCTOBER 04Take Off Pounds Sensibly at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:30 am. For info. 1-800-932-8677 or Doreen at 250-767-2132

Variety Singers at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:45 am

Tai Chi at 50+ Activity Centre: at noon

Quilting at 50+ Activity Centre: 1 pm

Wood Carving at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 pm

Monday Morning Coffee: at the Peachland Wellness Centre, 10-11 am

OCTOBER 05 Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10 am


Tai Chi for Wellness: 6 pm. Continuing students at United Church Hall.

Computer Literacy: No exp. needed, Wellness Centre 10 am - noon

Peachland Bridge Club at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 pm. Info. 250-767-6407

Sunshine Singers: 1:30-2:30pm at the Wellness Centre. All are welcome.

Big Slick Poker: at the Peachland Castle. 7 pm start. Free Texas Holden Tournament, 10 weeks. Finals Nov. 23 at Lake Okanagan Resort. Info. 250-767-6605

Royal Canadian Legion: Celebrate Alexander Keith’s 215th Birthday.

Pete’s Photography: Wellness Centre 10 am - noon

OCTOBER 03Jerry Dober Sunday Breakfast: 8 -11am at Wellness Centre: $5.75 for a full breakfast. Info. 250-767-0141.

4th Annual Blessing of the Animals St. George’s Anglican Church, 3690 Brown Rd. Westbank. 2 pm.

OCTOBER 11Take Off Pounds Sensibly at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:30 am. For information call 1-800-9328677 or Doreen at 250-767-2132

Variety Singers at 50+ Activity Centre: 9:45 am

Tai Chi at 50+ Activity Centre: noon

Quilting at 50+ Activity Centre: 1 pm

Wood Carving at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 pm

Monday AM Coffee Wellness Centre: 10-11 am

Royal Canadian Legion General Meeting: 1900 hrs.

Monday Morning Coffee: at the Peachland Wellness Centre, 10-11 am

OCTOBER 12Carpet Bowling at 50+ Activity Centre: 10 am

AA at Noon at 50+ Activity Centre : noon

Tai Chi for Wellness: 6 pm. Continuing students at United Church Hall.

Computer Literacy: No exp. needed, Wellness Centre 10 am - noon

Peachland Bridge Club at 50+ Activity Centre: 7 pm. Call Eva at 250-767-6407

Sunshine Singers: 1:30-2:30 pm at the Wellness Centre. All are welcome

Big Slick Poker: at the Peachland Castle. 7 pm start. Free Texas Holden Tournament, 10 weeks. Finals Nov. 23 at Lake Okanagan Resort. For info. 250-767-6605

Pete’s Photography: Wellness Centre 10 am - noon

Reiki Relaxation Peachland Wellness Centre 9 & 10:30 am

OCTOBER 13Chess at 50+ Activity Centre: 1 pm. Experienced & beginners.

Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 am

Yoga at 50+ Activity Centre: 1:30 pm

Central Okanagan Model Railway Company: Group meets at 7 pm at the Peachland Museum. Contact Dave at 250-767-2409 or visit http://www.corc-bc.com

Peachland Baptist Church Gym night: for children grades 2-6 at Peachland Community Center from 7-8:15 pm. No charge. More info. 250-767-9232

Wellness Circle: at Peachland Wellness Centre, 10-11:30 am, Everyone welcome.

OCTOBER 14 Line Dancing at 50+ Activity Centre: 9 - 10:30 am Tai Chi for Wellness: 9:30 am for beginners. Continuing students 10 am at the United Church Hall

Bereavement Support Group at the Wellness Centre: 10 – 11:30 am


Bingo at at 50+ Activity Centre: 6:45 pm

Iron & Silk Exercise at 50+ Activity Centre: 11 am


Reiki Relaxation Peachland Wellness Centre 1 & 2:30 pm

OCTOBER 15Royal Canadian Legion: Fish & Chip Dinner with MaryEm 1730 hrs.



Men’s Coffee Club Wellness Centre: 10-11 am

Friday Art Club at 50+ Activity Centre, 1-4 pm

Royal Canadian Legion Karaoke with Anita, 2000 hrs.

4th Annual Blessing of the Animals, Sun., Oct. 3 at St. George’s Anglican Church, 3690 Brown Rd., Westbank at 2 pm. All are welcome. Free will offer-ing with the proceeds going to Kelowna SPCA. Please have pets under control. Info. 250-768-5818.

Meditation Circle, Tues., Oct. 5, 6:30-8:30 pm for eight weeks. $88 at Awak-ening Divinity Healing Studio, upper Peachland. Enjoy the synergy, healing & camaraderie of healing circle? Sheli at 250-826-6333.

Pete’s Photography at the Wellness Centre Tuesday’s beginning Oct. 5 for six weeks. 10 am - noon. Learn to use your digital camera. More info. 250-767-3002.

Peachland Fall Fair Annual General Meeting Wed., Oct. 6, 7 pm in the Com-munity Centre. Interested in helping produce the Fair, call Wilma at 250-767-2218. We need new volunteers to assist

those who yearly support the commu-nity event.

Reiki Relaxation, at the Peachland Wellness Centre beginning Thurs., Oct. 7, 1 & 2:30 pm and Tues., at 9 & 10:30 am.

Friday Art Club will hold a six week watercolour workshop with local artist Heather Hill at the 50+ Activity Cen-tre beginning Fri., Oct. 8, 1-4 pm. Call Heather for info. 250-707-3686.

Peachland Little Snooker League season begins in Oct. & concludes in April. Dues include a banquet, prizes, awards and an opportunity to network with Peachland’s high rollers. Contact Barrie at 250-767-6277 for more info.

10th Annual Peachland Model & Hobby Show: Trains, boats, cars, air-planes, doll houses and more, Sat., Oct. 9 from 10 am - 3 pm at Peachland Com-munity Center. Admission $2. Drop by

and bring the kids of all ages. Call Don for more info. 250-767-3441.

Friendship Tuesday, at 50+ Activity Centre. Feature movie “Entrapment” Tues., Oct. 13 at 1:30 pm. Blood pres-sure readings & massage at 1 pm. Cof-fee & popcorn supplied. All welcome.

District of Peachland Multi Sport Action, for ages 6 - 12. Kids will have fun learning and playing four different sports - soccer, fl oor hockey, volleyball and basketball. Thursdays, Sept. 23 - Oct. 14, 4 - 5 pm. $15 for four sessions. For more info. on all programs the Dis-trict offers call 250-767-2133 or visit www.peachland.ca.

Peachland Charity Pickleball Tour-nament In Memory of Fay Cain Sat., Oct. 23 9 am - 5 pm. $30 includes lunch, non-competitors lunch only $10. Reg-istration deadline Oct. 16. Register at 250-767-2133 or email [email protected]. Spectators welcome.

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OCTOBER 10Remember tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day! Have a great long weekend from the staff at The View!


Royal Canadian Legion: Lobster Feast, call for more Info.



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� RECREATION REPORTBy Cheryl Wiebe

Lego robotics launched in Peachland

Finding engaging leisure activities for kids can be challenging – especially if they are not interested in mainstream activities such as minor sport. Lego Ro-botics is a solution to that challenge. In this program, kids will learn how to build and program a Lego Mindstorm NXT robot.

Instructor Jennifer Vozenilek recent-ly moved from Naramata to Kelowna. While in Naramata, she facilitated a group of elementary school kids who participated in Okanagan College’s Ro-bocup. At the Robocup, teams use their robots to compete in categories such as dance, soccer and rescue challenges. In 2009, Jennifer’s team won second place in the Robot Dance Competition. The 5th annual Western Canada Robocup Jr. will take place at Okanagan College on December 3, 2010.

Participating in the Robocup was the inspiration behind Jennifer starting

Lego Robotics programs in the com-munity making this unique, affordable and stimulating opportunity available for children ages 9-12. Jennifer has taught many community programs through the Penticton recreation de-partment and is now offering the pro-gram throughout the Central Okana-gan.

Lego Robotics helps kids to learn cooperation, collaboration, prob-lem solving, engineering and science skills among many other life, so-cial and academic skills. During the course of the program, children will work in teams to invent a robot with various sensors and program it to de-tect obstacles, sounds and motion. The teams will present their robot to family and friends at the last class.Although the program started on Sep-tember 28, you can still take part in this amazing opportunity. The program runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Peachland Community Centre until October 14. For more information or to register in the program, please call 250.767.2133.CCGUILBAULT

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Th irteen children received a summer reading club medal and certifi cate of appreciation at the recent summer reading club ceremony held at Peachland Library. Th e children completed reading logs throughout the summer as part of the ‘reading rocks’ program. Shown in the back row (from left to right): assistant community librarian Diane Green, Hannah Price, Skyler Briggs, Devin Smith, Emily-Ann Spaeth, Isabella Spaeth, now former Peachland vice ambassador Portia Connor, now former Peachland ambassador Zoe Moshansky and Zane McFarlane. Shown in the front row (from left to right): Caitlyn Caputo, Jessica Briggs, Haley Kyjanka, Adriana Kyjanka, Zander McFarlane, Livia Smith and Benjamin Abrey. Photo contributed

Please join us at the Peachland Community Centre

4450 6th Street, Monday, October 4th, 2010From 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Teacher helper Lukas Vozenilek, Lucas Chan and Bobby Lawrence (shown left to right) create robots with Lego. Photo Joanne Layh

8 The Peachland View October 1, 2010 October 1, 2010 The Peachland View 9

2010 byelection -Peachland votes October 16, 2010

What do you think about making Peachland more accessible to

boaters?Last week I attended

the Sustainable Down-town Peachland Plan open house. One of the items that the UBC charrette team touched on was the addition of a small day dock at 13th Street and Beach Av-enue. While this is an excellent idea for vari-ous retail outlets there, it is a small addition leaving boaters with a 15 – 20 minute walk to the heart of downtown. The current day dock is completely insufficient for the needs of our tourists that drive the downtown economy in the summer months and for the residents that enjoy supporting our local business.

While working in a restaurant downtown this summer, there were various custom-ers that would have enjoyed coming in and supporting the busi-ness, but couldn’t find boat parking to stay and enjoy Peachland’s uniquely beautiful lake view restaurants and businesses. They visit the various businesses and spend thousands of dollars in the area, only to receive either a ticket or a warning that they must move their boats.

Further, the waiting list to get a spot at our Yacht Club could take years and the club can-not handle the larger boats that frequent our area. So they park in the day dock, with no alternative.

If elected, I will work hard to achieve a solu-tion that will promote tourism and support our local businesses.

How should Peachland proceed with the water master plan?

Having read the 73-page water master plan, I have learned so much about why the district has implemented water metering. All systems have a life expectancy. Peachland’s life expect-ancy of our current watering systems has near-ly run its course and now it’s time to plan for the future. Nobody likes to pay for something we used to get for free, but the reality of it is, we use it and we have to pay for it.

Interior Health Authority has played a large part in the need for our system upgrade with the Safe Drinking Water Regulation of the Health Act and the new Drinking Water Protection Regulation of the Drinking Water Protection Act. The costs of the upgrades are inevitably passed on to the taxpayer and hopefully the district can receive the maximum amounts of grants that the senior government has avail-able. I encourage everyone concerned about this issue to read the water master plan, paying particular attention to pages 40-57. You can view this document on the district’s website.

In proceeding with the water master plan, I believe the district should keep the residents well informed of the decisions that are made and why, explain all increases in water billing rates prior to the increase and keep those rates as economical as possible for the residents. The municipality should make sure that the public understands what and why these changes or up-grades are needed and ensure that all informa-tion is communicated in a way that you don’t have to be an engineer to figure it out. Finally, the municipality must listen to the questions and concerns of the citizens, providing timely and accurate feedback.

Patricia EldridgePatricia EldridgeCharlette BroadowayCharlette BroadowayCharlette Broado-

way was born and raised in Enderby, BC. She moved to Peachland four years ago, spending a brief time in West Kelow-na. Her background is in administration and management and she is currently work-ing towards a hospi-tality management diploma.

Broadoway was the 2010 season presi-dent of the Peach-land mixed slo-pitch league, where she received the Mary Manuel Award for outstanding service. Broadoway got her foot into municipal politics in Calgary, where she assisted Mayor Dave Bron-connier’s campaign manager with various campaign events.

Patricia Eldridge is originally from Win-nipeg but has called Peachland home for the last four and a half years. She worked for the City of Winnipeg in the engi-neering department for nine years before hav-ing two daughters and becoming a child care worker.

Last year, Eldridge worked at the Peachland Recreation Centre and at Peachland Elementary as a preschool teacher and manager of the af-terschool and Kinder-Care programs. Eldridge was a member of the for-mer Peachland Curling Club and was involved in fundraising for the club.

Eldridge is currently an on call assistant li-brarian at the Peachland Library.

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What do you think about making Peachland more accessible to boaters?

Yes, of course we should try to make Peach-

land more accessible to boaters. Without hav-

ing the facts and figures before me, I would

venture to guess they provide a significant

boost to Peachland’s economy in the summer

months. However, with more boats comes the

prospect of more accidents, as with the recent

kayak mishap.

A program called Lakewatch has been in

effect on Kalamalka Lake for two years and

statistics have shown that it has made a sig-

nificant impact on boater attitudes, resulting

in fewer accidents. The program puts the onus

on other boaters to report behaviours on the

lake that may not be conducive to everyone’s

safety. Apparently very few people have ac-

tually been charged, but warnings have been

issued, having a big impact on alcohol con-

sumption, excessive speed and noise.

The Lakewatch program is something that

boaters and lakeshore homeowners are look-

ing into the cost of adopting and seeing put

into place on the Okanagan Lake, from Lake

Country to Peachland.

As far as boat launches and respective park-

ing go in Peachland, well, it’s a relatively tiny

town and it seems to get way tinier in the sum-

mertime.

There is only room for so much before it be-

comes claustrophobic. Another boat launch

around the Gateway at 13th Street wouldn’t

be bad, as that area has become somewhat of a

landmark in our town, however, another pub-

lic washroom in that general area wouldn’t

hurt either! Right, mothers with small chil-

dren?

How should Peachland proceed with the water master plan?

As stated in the Final Report of the District

of Peachland’s Water Master Plan compiled by

Urban Systems in April of 2007, the overall

vision is to support the ongoing provision of a

safe, reliable and affordable water supply for

the ratepayers who rely on the water system.

Sources assessed include Peachland Creek,

Trepanier Creek and Okanagan Lake.

Dobson Engineering presented a report on

water availability and Golder Associates pre-

sented a report on groundwater extraction po-

tential in Nov. of 2006.

The report concludes that all totaled the es-

timated replacement cost of the existing water

system is $41 million.

The report suggests communicating with

the community to provide information on fu-

ture water capital investments. It also states

that the district has received an infrastruc-

ture capital grant from the province to install

a SCADA System (Supervisory Control and

Data Acquisition) that can be defined as a sys-

tem that utilizes automation and instrumen-

tation technologies to streamline operations

and improve overall service delivery.

The report also suggests the district estab-

lish a reserve fund to collect money in ad-

vance for the water treatment plant, with an

annual rate set at about $135 per unit for the

charge. This should generate enough money

for the district to avoid borrowing when the

plant is constructed.

The report is available for anyone to peruse

through at the district office.

I am not an engineer by any means but from

what I can see, all aspects of the water mas-

ter plan, including the priority projects cost

breakdown, have been well researched and I

would think proceeding with the recommen-

dations in the report is prudent.

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Tuesday, October 5th 6:30 – 7:30 P.m.

In the Community Centre, Council ChambersPlease join Aaron Reid for a special bat

education presentation. For additional information contact Erin Boyes

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Please email us at [email protected] or call 250.767.7771

By Patricia Day

“Down and give me 50 push ups,” bellows the offi cer to the recruit trembling in her ‘writer boots’. “You owe the readers of the View an apology!” Yes, readers, the Royal Canadian Le-gion (RCL) Branch 69 second annual Lobster-fest is on October 16, not the October 9, as fi rst reported. So make your way down to Veteran’s Way today to get your tickets for this event. Tickets are $25 each and seating is limited. If you do not wish to partake of lobster, you may enjoy MaryEm’s famous Cor-don Bleu in its place.

The RCL monthly gen-eral meeting was held on Monday, September 27. Were you there? In case you missed the meeting, a good deal of business was brought forth. Dona-tions included monies to the Peachland Art Group for a mural at the base-ball diamond, a Poppy Bursary for Brooke John-ston, a scooter for a local vet and a donation to a national track team.

Shannon Vass was initiated as the new-est member of Branch 69. Vass served with the Canadian Troops in Yugoslavia for two tours and in Afghanistan for one tour. Welcome to our Branch, Shannon. You may see her soon as part of our Colour Party Platoon.

Speaking of the Col-our Party, yes, it is poppy time again. When each member is initiated, part of the oath they take is “to promote the work of the organization in-cluding active participa-tion in the poppy cam-paign”. What do you, as a member plan to do for your part in this upcoming campaign? Call the Legion offi ce at 250.767.9100 to volun-teer.

A nomination com-mittee to be headed by Mark Saul and Henry Leaman was struck at the meeting. The up-coming elections for the executive to serve in the year 2011 will soon be upon us. If you are inter-ested or know someone who might be, let these members know. Nomin-ations will be presented at the October General Meeting. Voting will be held at the Novem-ber meeting and the new executive will be

installed in December. The executive election is very important as it determines the path our Legion will take in the new year.

This week, the dart team begins a new sea-son, as well as the snook-er team. The baseball and volleyball teams also meet on a regular basis. You must be a member of the Legion in order to participate on these teams. It is disappoint-ing, however, not to see the teams represented at the general meetings, as it is an opportunity for them to voice their con-cerns and to participate in the affairs of the Le-gion.

If you have walked by the Legion building dur-ing the past week, you may have noticed that some changes have taken place. Many thanks to the hard working volun-teers who gave their time and skills to complete this project.

The kitchen at RCL 69 is operating Wednesday through Saturday. Mary-Em is delighted to titil-late your appetite with her daily specials. Why not give the soups a try?

Did you know that Alexander Keith will be 215 years old on Octo-ber 5? Okay, you may be asking, “who is Alexan-der Keith?” Keith found-ed a famous maritime brewery. To celebrate, stop in on his birthday and enjoy one of his cold ones for the special price of only $4. Other events to look forward to this month are Karaoke with Anita and the Halloween dance with Tom Miller. There is always some-thing special happening at your Legion.

Stand Easy10 The Peachland View October 1, 2010

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� SNOOKER UPDATE By Barrie Hewer

A rose is a rosePeachland’s oldest and longest continually running snooker league will very soon

begin its 15th season of play. After years of controversy and whimsy, the PLSL presses on and begins another season of exciting snooker that promises to be as en-joyable and successful as past years. The Peachland Legion Snooker League (PLSL), also more affectionately known as the Peachland Little Snooker League (PLSL), will soon publish a schedule of play and the season will begin during the second week of October. Match results will be published in the View and posted at the Peachland Legion. Contact Barrie at 767.6277 for more information.

Peachlander Bud Day (left ) shown here with Daphne Zondag, captain of the 1985 John McGregor girls basketball team, was recently inducted into the Chatham Sports Hall of Fame. Day coached the team (also Chatham Sports Hall of Fame inductees) in 1985 when they became the fi rst in Chatham to win the all-Ontario high school girls championship. Photo contributed


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News From the Chamber

DISTRICT OF PEACHLAND – PUBLIC NOTICEFLUSHING OF WATER MAINS

The Water Department will commence its annual program of flushing water mains within the District on September 27, 2010.This may result in the water supply showing sediment and discoloration in various areas. This sediment is bacterially harmless, however, may cause some discoloration to laundry if not detected. To avoid any inconvenience check water color prior to using.If you do experience dirty water, simply run a cold water tap until water clears up.We thank you for your cooperation and apologize for any inconvenience you experience.For more information, contact the Public Works office at (250) 767-2108.

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NOTICE OF PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONSThe Council of the Corporation of the District of Peachland intends to adopt ‘2011 Tax Exemption Bylaw Number 1964, 2010’ at a meeting of Council to be held October 12, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Peachland Community Centre, 4450 – 6th Street, Peachland, B.C.

Pursuant to Section 227 (1) & (2) of the Community Charter, the following information is provided with regard to the Bylaw:

2011 Tax Exempted Properties

# Occupied by Legal Description Description Term Estimated of Use (years) Property Taxes______________________________________________________________________

1 Peachland United Parcel A, Block 4, Public Worship n/a $3,144 Church Plan 44, ODYD, DL490

2 St. Margaret’s Lot 1, Plan KAP62699, Public Worship n/a $1,503 Anglican Church ODYD, DL 490

3 Peachland Lots 12 & 13, DL 220, Public Worship n/a $1,656 Baptist Church ODYD, Plan 9704

4 Peachland Lot H, Plan 22267, A centre to facilitate 1 $992 Wellness Centre ODYD, DL 490 the quality of life for groups & individuals residing in Peachland

5 Peachland Riding Lot 17, Plan 410, Not-for-profit horse 1 $737 Club ODYD, DL2538 riding facility

6 Peachland Lot B, Plan 22267, Community crime 1 $1,801 Community Police ODYD, DL 490 prevention Office

7 Peachland Chamber Parcel B, Block 3. A centre to promote 1 $1,520 of Commerce Plan 44, ODYD, tourism within DL 490 Peachland

8 Peachland District Lot A, Plan 38807, A centre to promote 1 $5,141 Retirement ODYD, DL 490 activities for seniors Society

9 Maple Springs Lots 5 & 6, Plan 410, Bible camp 1 $2,527 Bible Camp ODYD, DL 2538

10.The Nature Trust Lot A, Plan KAP85621, Protection of land to 1 $3,936 of BC DL 2690 conserve biodiversity _______ $22,957 Doug Pryde, CGADirector of Finance

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A sell-out crowd at the 50+ Activity Centre was thrilled to watch the dancers of Sadok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble lead by Andrea Malysh last Friday evening following a traditional Ukrainian dinner prepared by the ladies of Kelowna’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. Beautiful costumes and amazing leaps and movements marked the performance by this well known dance group from Vernon. Photo contributed

By Darlene Hartford

At the age of 17, Canadian author Kenneth Oppel was inspired by bats and wrote a series of novels including Darkwing, Silverwing, Sunwing and Firewing. Although these novels are part of the grade 6 curriculum, it is ob-vious after a few pages that the Silver-wing Saga promises to be entertaining and informative for readers of varying ages. In the novel Silverwing, Oppel quickly provides readers a physical de-scription of the main character, a silver-haired bat appropriately named Shade. Details on echo vision, habitat, food source and hunting techniques are also creatively presented within the fi rst two pages of the novel. Oppel says that he researched bats and uses factual infor-mation to make the fantasy of his nov-els more believable. Other characters in Oppel’s novels include the Eastern Red Bat, named after its wing colour and the tropical Vampyrum Spectrum bat common to Central and South America. Oppel uses Canada as the set-

ting for much of the Silverwing novel, including the small island of Grand Manan near New Brunswick and the Lions, twin peaks in the coastal range of Vancouver.

Fiction and non-fi ction works relating to bats may prove to be a good read dur-ing October, Canadian library month at the Okanagan Regional Library. But if you have bat related questions and are searching for answers, whether they be health and safety issues or relating to the life of bats, attend the Bat Educa-tion Evening with Ministry of Environ-ment biologist Aaron Reid. Reid will be at the Peachland Community Centre on Tuesday, October 5 between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. to make a presentation about bat basics and lifecycle and habi-tat, with particular focus on the Peach-land Primary School bat colony. Reid will visit some classrooms at Peachland Elementary prior to the information evening.

The 30th Annual Okanagan Fall Wine Festival runs from September 30 to October 10 and typically draws

up to 10,000 visitors to the Okanagan Valley. Wine festival event guides, in-cluding a complete schedule of events and location of wineries from Salmon Arm to Osoyoos, are available at the Visitor Information Centre. Alt-weekly Vancouver newspaper, the Georgia Straight recently named Peachland’s Working Horse Winery a Best of Van-couver 2010 winner in two catego-ries, Best Small Winery Portfolio and Best Icewine. “This is a great win for Peachland and Working Horse,” Sara Norman says. Thanks to those who have supported their events, purchased their wines, and visited the farm this year. Peachland is fortunate to have two award winning wineries, Working Horse and Deep Creek, establishing Peachland as a destination for tourism.

The District of Peachland will host a Solar Announcement and Learning Event at the Peachland Community Centre between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. on October 4. The event will offer infor-mation about the new solar hot water ready policy, which will become part of

the BC Building Code later this fall.New to the Peachland

Chamber are:• Lake Breeze Painting. Owner Carl

Berardo will take on any paint task, which includes colour consultation. Carl also specializes in deck coating us-ing the most current products available. Phone 250.767.2737;

• Mario’s Towing, located at 3015 Sexsmith Road in Kelowna, servicing Peachland and area. Visit them at www.marios-towing.com or contact them by phone at 250.765.6009; and

• Remax Kelowna Westside, servicing residential and commercial real estate sales on the Westside and Peachland. Contact Roger W. Cyr at 250.707.4663 or visit www.rwc.cc.

Membership renewals include Peach-land Rotary Club. Membership in the Peachland Chamber of Commerce is available for all clubs and organiza-tions, as well as individuals. Contact the Peachland Chamber for informa-tion on membership benefi ts by calling 250.767.2455.


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Recently, while I was visiting my son in Cali-fornia he asked what I might like for lunch. Naively, I said, “I won-der what restaurants are within walking distance of here?” Well, within seconds, my son whipped out his cell phone, down-loaded a map showing the location of restau-rants, and with a click of another button, up popped a menu - includ-ing the heart healthy op-tions. Impressing his 50

year-old mother was not too hard.

This experience got me thinking about how accessing information has been made simpler. For instance, a new pro-ject being undertaken in Kamloops is mapping the businesses that offer a breastfeeding-friendly location as part of a lar-ger initiative on promot-ing family-friendly busi-nesses. This partnership between Success by Six, Make Children First and Interior Health will be a boon for young fam-ilies. It does not take rocket science to see the

advantages. Children in-fl uence family decisions on what to buy, and this trend is growing. Look at changes by travel com-panies that now cater to family travel or store layouts that have prod-ucts for children at their eye level. When I go into IKEA and see the line-up of parents for their kids to go into the ball room, well it says to me that those parents are going to do a lot of shopping while child minding is available.

Thompson Rivers Uni-versity has also under-taken a mapping project

- theirs locates business-es that sell food. The businesses that sell food range from gas stations to big box stores. When I looked at the map, what struck me was that the larger food stores, which usually have more afford-able food prices, are not necessarily located in lower income neighbour-hoods. Stores in lower income neighbourhoods often offer less variety and at a premium price. Many lower income fam-ilies do not have a car and it can be tiring to get to more reasonably priced stores on the bus

with a family in tow. Supporting and provid-ing incentives for food stores to be located in these areas improves the health of the people liv-ing in that community.

In the United States, they have taken the in-formation garnered from these mapping projects to another level. Rising obesity is a major con-cern, and some jurisdic-tions have limited zon-ing so that fast food out-lets are not near schools, which might infl uence children’s food choices. In other areas, the num-ber of drive-through

businesses has been curtailed to encourage people to park and walk.

Getting back to the ability to access health-related information, I travel a lot in my job and it is not always easy to fi nd walking paths, fi t-ness centres, restaurants that offer healthy options or local food stores in the communities I visit, but it certainly is getting easier. Now the next step is for someone to make the buttons on my cell phone a tad bigger and the screen a little larger, which would make me really happy.

Locating your food sources

We just fi nished our fall community event on Sunday called, “Friends in the Park.” It was a delight to be able to share food and fellow-ship together with the community and to meet so many new people. It is always good to see the children with their smiles and enthusiasm. And I am so thankful for all of the volunteers and the generosity of the local businesses in the community. Everyone has been so friendly! But being a true friend even goes beyond that. It is not only doing good and helping others, but

also sticking with that person through thick and thin and sharing the truth with them.

Proverbs 18:24 says that a true friend “sticks closer than a brother.” When I fi rst moved out of the house, a buddy of mine sug-gested that I move in with him and share the rent. That sounded good. Not only would I be saving money, but also we would be able to share in the cooking and cleaning and other household duties - or so I thought. It turned out that my friend was allergic to cleaning or

something and he want-ed to eat out far more than he ever wanted to cook, even though he said he was a chef. But that was okay, because I didn’t mind clean-ing or cooking and I just asked my friend to keep his door closed, so I didn’t have to look at the mess. Everything seemed to be turning out well, until one day I got home and sensed something was wrong. I looked in my friend’s room and it was clean! Cleaned right out, that is. He was gone and so were all of his things - and so were some of my

things. He did however leave one thing: a huge set of broken exhaust pipes laying in his room that I would have to dispose of. This whole thing was very sad to me. I thought we were friends and yet without any warning or notice, he was gone.

Would you believe that years later, I re-connected with him and moved in with him again? I knew that we aren’t to hold a grudge, but to forgive and for-get. But he did the same thing, twice more, until he moved in with my brother and did the

same thing to him.Over the years I

have found very few that could be called a true friend and I have found only one that I can count on 100 per cent all of the time: His name is Jesus.

He is a true friend to all believers and sticks closer than a brother. He will never leave us or turn His back on us. That certainly is a com-fort for those of us who have had many people turn their backs on us. In Hebrews 13:5 God said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” This is the prom-ise to all believers, that they will have the gra-cious presence of God with them in life and in death and forever. What a promise! No matter what happens around us, no matter who would leave us in life or in death, He never will. Now that is a friend indeed. There is no question about that, but the real question is, would we be considered His friend? Or who does Jesus consider His friend? He Himself an-swers that question in the Bible.

Jesus said in John 15:14, “You are my friends if you do what I command.” Those whose hearts have been touched with the love

of Christ, love Him and as an expression of their love for Him, fol-low Him and listen to His voice and therefore Jesus considers them as friends. Of course, they are always friendly be-cause they are still sin-ners saved by His grace, though He is a friend that loves at all times. Jesus does not call His disciples servants, though they call Him Master and Lord, but He calls them friends, for He will not only love them, but also let them know how much He loves them. He will not keep them in the dark, as a servant would be, only knowing the busi-ness at hand, but they would know God and His will, especially in the area of salvation. A true friend, if he had a cure to a malignant dis-ease, would not with-hold it from another. And Jesus being a true friend has the remedy for our most serious ill-ness, the spiritual dis-ease of sin, and He of-fers us the gift of eternal life.

Joseph Scriven wrote a poem to his mother to bring her comfort in a diffi cult time, and to direct her to our true Friend. It was made into a hymn that goes like this:

What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and grief’s to bear,

What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer.

O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,

All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.

Is Jesus your friend? And are you His? I hope and pray that you could say yes to both!

Shepherd’s Pie

Food For the SoulA Friend Indeed


Rev. Elaine Diggle, Minister

Peachland United Church

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Market Place IGA, A&W (Peachland), Extra Foods, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Dairy Queen, Tim Hortons (West Kelowna) and all of the volunteers for making “Friends in the park” Such a success!Pastor John, Peachland Baptist Church


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3860 DRYDEN ROAD - A PROPERTY WITH IT ALL!Large 4 bed family home on 1 acre lot w/large heated workshop & quaint 2 bed/2 bath legal Carriage House w/Studio below. Flat property w/large garden, privacy, fruit trees & plenty of space for parking!$819,900 MLS®10012126

5219 PINERIDGE ROAD - BEAUTIFUL LAKE VIEW RANCHER!Enjoy peace & privacy in this spacious 4 bed/3 bath rancher walkout. Gorgeous yard. Lovely & bright, large windows allow you to bring the outside in. Quiet neigh-bourhood, yet just minutes from downtown Peachland.$459,900 MLS®10007219

5836 VICARY ROAD - LAKE VIEWS - HOME STYLE!Nestled in the heart of Peahland, this lovely 3 bed + den sits on a quiet no-thru street. Beautiful landscaping, A/C, gas F/P, B/I vic & more. Space for both indoor & outdoor living w/2 decks overlooking panoramic lakeviews.$459,900 NEW PRICE MLS®10015625

4350 PONDEROSA DRIVE # 121 - STUNNING LAKEVIEWS - CONDO STYLE!

Wake up to panoramic lake views in this 2 bed/2 bath townhome in popular Eagles View. the Quail plan fea-tures soaring ceiling & an open concept living & kitchen area. Gleaming hardwood, granite counters & eating bar & cute patio w/breathtaking views. Don’t miss out!$349,900 MLS®10014289

3996 BEACH AVENUE # 217 - LUXURY LIVING!Lakeshore Gardens 3 bed/2 bath - 1748 sq. ft. Large newer unit w/all the upgrades including beautiful granite countertops, crown moulding, hardwood flooring, 7 ap-pls. (including wine fridge), overlooking pool/hot tub area & a stunning lakeviews! Steps to miles of beachfront. Fruniture pkg avail. REDUCED!!$539,900 MLS®10007915

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4340A BEACH AVENUE # 101 - SEMI-LAKESHORE CONDORetirement living on the lake in popular 55+ Beach Ave-nue complex. Exceptionally kept 2 bed/2 bath main floor corner unit w/3 patios allowing for spectacular views & plenty of natural light. Miles of beach front right at your front door. Now priced at $389,900 MLS®10009615

7168 Brent Road - 2 Bedroom home sits on .42 acre view lot on Prestigious Brent Rd near Peach-land. Lake & Mountain views sweep from Kelowna to Penticton.

$499,000 MLS# 10011475

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