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Peachland Community Water Symposium
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By Judy Wyper
eachland Watershed Protection Alliance, Interior Watershed Task Force, Peachland Citizens Engagement Group, and Peachland Ambassadors sponsored the Peachland Community Water Symposium. Among citizens of all stripes were mayoral candidates Gail Mansell and Patrick Van Minsel, Councillors Ingram, Brody and Collins, George Morgan who is running for the NDP in the provincial election, Dan Albas our MP, and councillor candidates Ashley Rodenbush and Marissa Baecker. Soil scientist Eveline Wolterson of IWTF gave the welcome and land acknowledgment. Taryn Skalbania of PWPA followed with her usual lively wit and inimitable depth of forest knowledge. “Our aim is to start and then expand a water conversation, without finger pointing, but being informed, armed and educated. We all want to protect source water. We need to help come up with a source water protection plan.” Chris Eneas, syilx knowledge keeper, followed in his usual quiet and wise manner. “Our way is to respect the environment. Everything is interconnected. We have wildfires now, such a risk to the communities. We need to be proactive; it is more cost effective to prevent the big wildfires. We need to work together to protect our water
Water was on the minds of everyone who filled the 50 Plus Centre last Saturday night, eager to hear and question five panelists about our water situation.
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A protection plan is needed to protect from the risks to community water supplies, public health, and local ecosystems, suggest experts.
and environment. We protect the water by protecting trees.” James Littley of the Okanagan Basin Water Board gave a jaw dropping PowerPoint presentation. You can find some of the water and temperature graphs on their website and sign up for emailed newsletters. “We are at a historically low supply of snow. It melted earlier, and Okanagan Lake started the year in a deficit which only got worse.” He said, “About 25-30% of the water supply entering Okanagan Lake comes from Mission Creek. The lake is at an 80-year low for this
time of year. The whole valley is in a serious deficit. Kalamalka Lake reached dead pool in August.” That means water could not flow out of it. We saw a photo showing the outlet pipe was about four to five feet higher than the lake level. High water temperatures in Okanagan, Kalamalka and Osoyoos Lakes threaten salmon survival. “Precipitation amounts this far in the year are well below normal. Vernon is at 59%, Kelowna is at 47%, and Penticton is at 42% of normal. By the end of June creek water flows into Lake Okanagan were losing net inflow. From then
on, lake level dropped.” The aquifers are extremely low. This is the water that exists underground, to supply wells and feed roots. Littley said, “There is no replenishing water in the hills, creeks, streams, and upland lakes. The ecosystems are thirsty. It will take a great deal of rain over a long period of time to help make a difference. Wetlands are drying up.” “This Super El Nino is not good news. We have a 78% chance of greater than average temperatures next year. There’ll be an earlier melt, less snow held in the hills, with reservoirs not being recharged. It is a dire situation. We need to work together throughout the valley to have a plan for water management.” Doug Holmes, Mayor of Summerland, presented via video link. Thanks go to Alex Morrison who took care of all the evening’s technological aspects. “The wildfires this summer caused slope instability, landslides, and sedimentation into our water treatment plant. We have a lot of uncertainty right now. Agriculture is 80% of our water consumption.” (Residential use, with lawn and garden watering, are the major water uses in Peachland.) Holmes stated, “We have a license to draw from Okanagan Lake, and it’s in our water master plan, but we’d need to build a lot of expensive infrastructure. And that SEE WATER WOES PAGE 7
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Staff Sergeant Brendan Dolan promoted to inspector The West Kelowna RCMP detachment, home base for the four police officer positions that serve Peachland, has strengthened its management structure by creating an Officer in Charge (OIC) position. Staff Sergeant Brendan Dolan has been promoted and commissioned to the rank of Inspector and selected as the first person to occupy the position. “The appointment of the first OIC for West Kelowna marks an important milestone in the detachment’s history,” said Chief Superintendent Shawna Baher, Southeast District Officer. “We are excited to welcome Inspector Dolan into this role. His extensive experience, proven leadership and deep understanding of the communities served by the detachment make him exceptionally well suited to lead this organization as
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FAMILY GEMS
A gathering of the clan
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By Keith Fielding
he Harrington-Spackman-Smith family has a deep multi-generational history and legacy in Peachland such that the District of Peachland has officially recognized the family lineage within its municipal street-naming criteria to honor their presence and contributions to the local community. While artist and historian Richard Smith and his late mother Mary Smith (after whom the Mary Smith Art Gallery is named) are likely familiar names to most Peachlanders, some of us may have to delve into Peachland’s history books to learn about the notable and often colourful achievements of the Spackman and Harrington side of the family.
But, had it been possible, instead of searching the history records, we might have learned about the family by eavesdropping on a 58-person, multi-generational, gathering of the clan that assembled in Peachland two weeks ago for a pig roast! The event was staged to celebrate the recent birthdays of 11 family members. At least three generations of the family were present with ages ranging from three to eighty-three -- most having travelled to the event from B.C. locations outside the Okanagan or from Alberta. And what might we have heard if we had been able to eavesdrop on the occasion? Someone recounting the time that Peter Spackman purchased the old Peachland Hotel
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At least three generations of family were on hand for the celebrations.
and famously altered the building’s landmark appearance by carving a non-native totem pole out of a pine tree and transforming it into the Totem Inn? Or, perhaps, the time in 1971 he sold his stake in Rattle-
snake Island to a private buyer? Who knows what gems of information we might have overheard? By all accounts the event was a great success but unlikely to be repeated for some time to come.••
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Roughly 60 people gathered to take part in the special event.
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2026 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION MAIL BALLOT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Mail Ballot Voting is available to all eligible electors for the District of Peachland 2026 General Local Election. Applications are now available at the District of Peachland office located at 5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC V0H 1X7 and on our website at www.peachland/elections.ca
I support lower taxes but rapid development is not the answer. We need to review what we pay managers and consultants.
We have a water problem that is expensive to fix. No new development should be approved before we have a plan.
I am cautious about development but a strong supporter of business. We need to do more to support Peachland businesses.
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ELECTION 2026
BRIEFS Summerland council approves recovery support measures In order to assist homeowners and businesses needing to rebuild or repair damage from the Bald Range Wildfire, Summerland District Council has approved relief measures to ease financial and regulatory burdens. The approved measures include: • A 50% reduction in Development Permit and Development Variance Permit fees. • A 50% reduction in Building Permit, Demolition Permit and Plumbing Permit fees. • A 100% waiver of Property Information Request fees. • A 100% waiver of Demolition Permit security deposits. • Prioritization of permit applications for affected buildings. Other amendments include deferring enforcement action to allow use of recreational vehicles for accommodation while rebuilding, and deferring shipping container restrictions to allow additional storage during recovery. These temporary measures will remain in effect until December 31, 2028.
Future of Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission in doubt
The decision by Kelowna City Council to proceed with withdrawal from the Central Okanagan Economic Development Commissions, leaves a huge funding gap that would have to be shared by the remaining member municipalities if the service is to survive. In Peachland’s case that would mean an increase in cost from
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$36,102 to $117,113. For West Kelowna the cost increase would be more than $400,000. At its meeting on October 8, 2026 (yet to occur as we go to press) the Regional District Board will consider its options for dealing with the withdrawal request. With municipal elections about to occur, the option to defer consideration would appear to be the most practical.
Fire Prevention Week: Oct. 4-10 Peachland Fire & Rescue Service firefighters spend countless hours planning, preparing, training, and teaching to help keep our community safe. This year’s theme was: Safe Charging Is a Superpower, focusing on the everyday charging habits that can help reduce the risk of lithium-ion battery fires. As the end of Fire Prevention Week nears, Peachland Fire & Rescue is asking residents to continue taking a few simple steps all year around to protect themselves and their families: • Test your smoke alarms and replace batteries if needed. • Practice your home escape plan. • Charge devices safely and avoid overloading outlets or power bars. • Recycle old and damaged batteries properly. • Take a few minutes to learn some new, and not-so-new, fire safety tips. Fire prevention starts with awareness and preparation. Together, we can reduce the risk of fires and make Peachland a safer community for everyone. Visit the Fire Prevention Week website for safety information, tips, and resources. Post Staff
Rick Ingram
Serving on Peachland Council for the past four years has shown me what can be accomplished when Council works together. We haven’t always agreed, but we have listened, done the work and found ways to move important projects forward. I’m proud of our record: securing $12.2 million for Peachland’s new childcare centre, completing Turner Park and the Peachland–West Kelowna trail connection, advancing a longawaited new firehall, and putting stronger plans in place for our
downtown and future growth. I’m also proud of my own contribution. I advocated for development that respects the scale and character of Beach Avenue and, as Chair of the Climate Action Task Force, coauthored a practical Climate Action Plan addressing distinctly Peachland challenges, including water security and wildfire resilience. There is more to do. We must drought-proof our longterm water supply, ensure infrastructure keeps pace with growth, and require development to pay its fair share while protecting what makes Peachland special. Experience has reinforced my belief that good local government requires preparation, respectful debate, collaboration and followthrough. That is what I would continue to bring to Council.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Torch of noteworthy achievements passed to Terry Condon Dear Editor, On several occasions in my writings I have noted that Don Wilson is, “Peachland’s longest serving councillor, its longest serving fire chief, and its longest serving museum curator.” One of those statements is no longer true. Don served as a councillor continuously from 1978 until 1996, a total of 18 years. He would have been happy to continue for longer, but, for reasons still a mystery to him, it was deemed that being both a councillor and the fire chief was a conflict of interest. He stayed being fire chief and so his councillor role came to an end.
Now, however, Terry Condon has broken that record. As soon as he won election in 2022 for the sixth time, at which time he had already served 17 years, I realized that Don’s record was doomed and that the torch would be passed. However, at the time I did not have a good idea as to how this milestone could be celebrated. But now we have Peachland Post. I am wondering if (when the election is over) a future edition could feature Terry and allow readers a glimpse into the highlights of his amazing, record breaking, 21 years of service. For your consideration. Don Wigfield, Peachland Editors Note: Great idea. We will follow up on that suggestion.
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AMUSINGS My wife gave me an ultimatum: Her or my addiction to sweets. The decision was a piece of cake. ••• Why didn’t the astronaut come home to her husband? She needed her space. ••• Why do cows wear bells? Because their horns don’t work.
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What would we do without Facebook: Perish or flourish?
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nless I have been advised there is some compelling reason to check out a post or a comment on Facebook, I refuse to visit -- it is bad for my blood pressure. I know many people find it helpful for staying in touch with family, engaging in discussion, getting informed, and maybe even getting entertained. I understand that appeal, but none of those reasons resonate with me as being better than other options for doing the same thing -- and with a much greater degree of satisfaction. Take staying in touch with family, for example. What is wrong with a telephone call,
a zoom meeting or an email with pictures of two-year old Harry’s birthday celebration? If I want to engage in discussion and debate, what better way to do it than in-person with someone, or a group I know, like, and can rely on to be civil as we discuss how to solve local and world problems? What passes for discussion on Facebook turns out to be mostly a random collection of comments that may or may not relate to the topic, are assertions that leave no room for disagreement, and, worst of all, are often couched in angry hate-mongering language that cause one to wonder however it was that Peachland came to be Canada’s Kindest Community.
POLICY MATTERS Keith Fielding
I don’t know who wrote the following note that a friend sent to me recently, but it sums up things perfectly: “For those of my generation who do not and cannot comprehend why Facebook exists, I am trying to make friends outside of the platform while applying the same principles. So, every day I walk down the street
and tell passers by what I have eaten, how I feel at the moment, what I did the night before, what I will do later, and with whom. I give them pictures of my family, my dog, and me gardening, taking things apart in the garage, watering the lawn, standing in front of landmarks, driving around town, having lunch and doing what everybody does every day. I also listen to their conversations, give them thumbs up and tell them I like them. And it works just like Facebook. I already have four people following me, two police officers, a private detective and a psychiatrist.” Keith Fielding is President of the Peachland Community Newspaper Society and editor of Peachland Post. He is also a former Peachland mayor and councillor.
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BATTERY HEALTH
Cell phone battery tips you need to know
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y iPhone battery was dying by 1 p.m. every day. I’d watch that percentage plummet, carry a charger everywhere, and plan my life around outlet locations. The “Service” warning had been glaring at me for months.
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Rebecca Garland I finally booked a repair appointment. Then I didn’t show up. Well, technically I did show up -- just at the wrong repair centre because there are no Apple stores in the Okanagan, and I’d mixed the West Kelowna service centre with the Kelowna one. By the time I rescheduled, another few months had slipped by. When I finally got it repaired, the difference was immediate. My phone now cruises past 1 p.m. with battery to spare. It’s glorious. It’s also exactly what would have happened seven
months ago if I’d just done it then. So here are my hard-earned iPhone battery lessons: Tip 1: Delaying the repair doesn’t make it cheaper. Same cost seven months ago as today. I didn’t save money by waiting -- I just donated seven months of frustration to the universe. Tip 2: You’re already paying the price. Every day of poor battery life was the cost. I was living with the problem without getting the solution. The payment was being extracted either way. Tip 3: The notification tax is real. Every time I saw that battery health warning, every time I hit 20% at noon, every time I planned around charging stations -- that was mental overhead. A small cognitive load, sure, but constant. Your prefrontal cortex doesn’t love carrying around unfinished business. Tip 4: “It’ll last longer if I wait” is terrible math. Yes, my repaired battery will technically last eight months less than if I’d fixed it immediately. But given an iPhone’s realistic lifespan and when I’ll actually upgrade? Those eight months fall off the back end anyway. I optimized for nothing. But I’m not really talking about your iPhone. (Yes, I was, but it’s
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also something else). I’m talking about that difficult conversation you’ve been avoiding. The professional certification you keep putting off. The process at work that everyone knows is broken but feels like too much effort to fix. The health issue you’re monitoring instead of addressing. We tell ourselves we’re being strategic with delay. We’re waiting for the right time, budget, headspace. But we’re carrying the weight of the undone thing, feeling it drain our energy like a dying battery, while the task remains as difficult and necessary as it was months ago. The load of unfinished business sits in your working memory, that part of your brain that’s trying to juggle everything you need to remember and act on. You’re living with the consequences of not doing it, slowing your team down, limiting your options, affecting your day-to-day affairs. You’re paying the cost without getting the benefit of resolution. My battery repair cost the same now as it would have in April, and I paid extra in dead phones, charger anxiety, and mental overhead. I delayed something that wasn’t going to get easier,
Action should be taken soon. Status will not improve or disappear on its own.
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Low energy alert applies to both the electronic and the real world.
cheaper, or less necessary. I just got less value from finally doing it. So what’s your battery repair? What’s the thing you’re putting off that won’t be easier later -- that’s just quietly draining you? Maybe it’s time to book that appointment. At the right location. And actually show up. After a 35-year career in the corporate world, Rebecca explains that writing has always been part of her life, but now it carries a greater purpose: to think and reflect.
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THIRSTY FOR SOLUTIONS
Valley-wide action plan identified as a topic of concern WATER WOES FROM PAGE 1
would require grants.” “There’s a lot of activity in our watershed, and competing interests. Local government is required to provide clean water, but bringing all those interests together is challenging. The Penticton Indian Band wants to lead a plan to find a way forward, working together with all the interest groups.” Next, Alex Morrison showed a clip from a PWPA event at UBCO, where Mike Morris talked about his efforts to address biodiversity loss. He was Minister of State for Forestry under the Christy Clark government, and then Solicitor General, and an RCMP criminal investigations officer. When Morris looked at the Forest & Range Practices Act, it looked like it had been written by industry, with biased regulations. “This made it impossible to change the way logging in B.C. was done. I warned the B.C. Council of Forests that at the rate and type of logging they were doing, they’ll soon be out of trees. And here we are now. The government is still telling the logging companies to cut more trees. And this has resulted in lost lives, flooding, lost homes, ruined infrastructure, damaged land, loss of economic activity, all caused by loss of forest canopy. The undergrowth dries out, the land dries up. We are seeing 50% biodiversity loss of wildlife, wildfires, drought.” Younes Alila presented last. He’s a research scientist working at UBC Vancouver, an engineer, and forest hydrologist. With an excitable and lively manner, he shouts at times to make a point. He mentioned the Fraser River, Cache Creek, and Grand Forks flood events. “B.C. is flooding, drying up, landsliding. Every cause produces more than one effect. 97% of primary forest (that which hasn’t been logged) is gone as a result of indus-
trial machines. Clearcut logging, indiscriminate across large and small sizes, was mostly done without cumulative effects studies and little watershed assessments for the past 70 years. B.C. in the last 20-30 years has been a hotbed of flooding, caused by clearcut logging in the lands above. Snow melts early in a clearcut. If it is sitting under trees in a forest, it melts slower and recharges the ground water.” Three points he stressed were: 1. H arvesting affects events of all sizes. 2. E ffects increase with flood event size. 3. I n most cases, there is no apparent threshold of flood size beyond which harvesting has no effect. (Harvesting brings negative consequences.) It became clear that the Okanagan Valley would benefit from a valley-wide action plan for water. So where do we go next? Local governments have no control over logging in their watersheds. They can lobby the government for a say. Citizens can write letters to voice concerns. The conversation must continue, with citizen engagement from all interest groups. There is talk about establishing local water governance boards to make watershed decisions. Local and provincial governments have to legislate for meaningful change and water protection. PWPA is concerned about proposed logging in the last recognized old growth area in our watershed, around the Glen Lake area. They invite people to visit their website, read about the issue, and write letters to stop logging this area. The relationship between water security and population size is another piece of the water puzzle, not discussed at the symposium. The 2024 Urban Systems Peachland Creek Water Supply Under Future Climate Assessment report states
that “…the main threat to the reservoir is municipal growth…” (p 1 of Summary) Given that, why are we continuing to look at Downtown Revitalization, and continuing to approve housing developments? There were five recommendations are the end of the report. We have not received information on how they have been addressed. It is the same for the Post-Wildfire Natural Hazard Risk Analysis for the Munro Lake FSR Fire. We need information. Are we considering drawing water from Lake Okanagan, and if so, what would the cost be? If we did that, would it cause increased population growth, since the water problem was “solved?” Have there been in-camera discussions about private sector investment in P3 or other water mon-
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SAVING SEEDS
An easy, inexpensive way to include your favourites in next year’s garden
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aving seeds from your plants is a great way to save money, preserve varieties, and produce seeds that are adapted to your specific garden -- including zone, soil, sunlight exposure, and more. It is a simple process and can supply years of seeds. By selecting your strongest and best producing plants, you can protect biodiversity and have plants for generations to come. To start, make sure your seeds are open pollinated or heirloom varieties (the package will sometimes only say OP). Open pollinated seeds are not genetically identical to their parent plant but will have the same general desired characteristics. Heirlooms are traditional, at least 50 years old, open pollinated varieties. Some heritage seeds have centuries old lineage, with the oldest known
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Megan Gooder being Chapalote corn that is estimated to be 4000 years old. Seeds from hybrid plants, listed as F1 varieties, are usually not worth saving, because they produce unpredictable and unreliable traits. F1 plants are the result of cross pollinating 2 different selected parent plants. They are often bred together to improve things like more uniform fruit, higher yield, and improved disease resistance. Once you save these seeds,
to produce the F2 generation, these desired traits are not always present, and could be presenting the negative traits that were bred out of one of the original parent plants. Harvesting seeds from dry pods and flower heads is very straightforward. Allow the plant to dry out -- it may be peas on the vine, or letting a bolted herb’s flower dry out. Dried flower heads such as zinnias or echinacea will lose most of their colour on their petals. For anything in a pod (peas, snapdragons, poppies) you can gently shake the pod. Once you hear the seeds rattling around, this signifies that they are dry enough to harvest. Break open the pod or separate the flower head, (sometimes directly into a paper bag is easiest) and pack and label your seeds for spring! Wet seeds, such as those from tomatoes or cucumbers, have a bit of a lengthier process. Allow the fruit to overripen on the vine -- for cucumbers this means they will be turning yellow, for tomatoes they will be starting to get soft. Pick and cut open the fruit, and scoop out the seeds. Rinse off any flesh, place seeds in a jar and cover with water. There is a gel coating that needs to ferment in order for the seeds to dry out for proper storage. Leave the jar out of sunlight for about 3-4 days, shaking gently once or twice per day. When you start to see a clear or white film of mold on top of the water, you know the seeds are ready. Throw out the film, along with any floating seeds. Seeds that have sunk to
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Gathering and harvesting seeds, like pumpkin, (top), and echinacea (above) are the ticket to a garden of your favourites next year.
the bottom of the water are viable, and the ones you want to keep for next year. Rinse the seeds well, then spread on a pan to air dry for around a week. Then these seeds are ready to label and share! Seed saving is a great way to share with your community -- donate to the seed library, share with neighbours, or add some more blooms to your garden. It ensures heirloom varieties can be enjoyed for generations to come and provides food security in an economical way. Megan Gooder lives in Peachland and is a Production Horticulturalist with a background in Permaculture and Landscape Design.
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Lake perspectives Local readers captured the stunning transformation of the lake under different skies and contrasting times of day last week. Photos: Right: Leo Mitrunen Below Left: Joel Freedman Below Right: Mary Jane Ruddy
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(PART 1) A short road running off Whinton Crescent, the name honours three unrelated people or families all with the same surname. This entry covers just one of these three. Alexander Miller, a carpenter, his wife Annie and their five children were among the first of those who came to Peachland from the prairies in 1898. When Miller Road was created, it was essentially named for Bill, one of their sons. Credited as being “the most famous of all the Peachland Loggers,” he has been described as, “a big redheaded and red-moustached man, who strode through the woods, becoming a legend in his own time.” One of his favourite tools was the log chute, one of which, near Greata Ranch, was over a mile long. Smoke from the heat generated by the logs as they hurtled down was apparently visible from Peachland. Bill married Annie Seaton, herself from one of the earliest families, in 1915, and for Extracted from The Road Names of Peachland: many years they owned and operated a fruit farm known as Miller’s Ranch; this was The Origins of Their Names 2nd Edition south of Greata Ranch and is now the Okanagan Lake Provincial Park. Bill died in 1952 but Annie lived a long life, passing away in 1970.
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PEACHLAND LIBRARY P reschool Story Time 11 am PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE Adult Day Service 9 am
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