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PAINTING WITH PRIDE Local painting company takes service to new level P.8

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ABOUT TOWN Find out what’s going on and where it’s happening P.11

SUITE DREAMS Legalizing secondary suites too onerous for some P.3

REVITALIZATION

What to do about downtown Peachland?

What’s good for businesses in the downtown core is not necessarily what residents want to see

By John McDonald

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Staff Reporter

f you wanted to get a glimpse of what Peachland might look like should some of the downtown revitalization task force get its way, you would have to travel to the far end of Canada and the seaside village of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, population 2,400.

That’s the name that came up during some of the task force meetings over the last 18 months as a model of what some of the members would prefer to see should downtown revitalization actually come to pass.

Lunenburg dates to the mid18th century and after a turbulent

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Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has been held up as aspirational for downtown Peachland’s revitalization.

history has emerged as a quaint collection of low-rise clapboard buildings rising gently up a slope from its historic fishing port with nary a high-rise in sight.

If there is a similarity to Peachland’s current downtown, it is in the many small build-

ings and businesses that make up Lunenburg’s waterfront.

However, the final report presented to Peachland councillors last month by municipal consultant Urban Systems, while seemingly agreeing the small town charm of Peachland is desireable,

it also recommends changes to the current zoning to include building heights of as much as five stories along segments of Peachland’s main drag and seven stories along Waldo Way.

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Council moves to formalize change to meeting times from evening to afternoon

The District of Peachland is proposing to officially change the time of its bi-weekly council meetings to 3 p.m. from 6 p.m., the district announced in a media release.

At an earlier meeting, Mayor Patrick Van Minsel said the change would reduce overtime of staff required to attend the evening meetings as well as make it easier for councillors to attend meetings remotely when travelling.

The change was adopted on a trial basis but is now being formalized through a bylaw revision.

Corporate office Jennifer Sawatzky said the proposed

amendment to council procedure bylaw can be inspected at the District of Peachland municipal building between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or viewed online at peachland.ca.

Interior Health expands medical imaging with installation of new MRI machines

The Interior Health Authority has announced the addition of two new magnetic resonance imaging machines at Kelowna General Hospital inside an expanded medical imaging department.

A single-storey building was added to the existing medical imaging department to accommodate a 3T MRI scanner and 1.5T MRI replacement scanner, the health authority said, in a media

release this week.

MRI machines are used to diagnose medical conditions such as abnormalities of the brain, as well as tumours, cysts and soft-tissue injuries in other parts of the body, said the release.

The new units have the ability to diagnose complex conditions, such as neurological disease, certain heart diseases and some cancers, the release said.

KGH medical imaging services are available by referral seven days a week, from 7 a.m. to midnight.

The estimated project cost is $37.8 million with the Central Okanagan Regional Hospital District contributing $13.4 million and the KGH Foundation contributing $4.3 million.

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HOUSING

IN BRIEF

Action on secondary suite policy deferred

Grieving support group to begin registration for next program

By John McDonald staff reporter

Peachland district council has deferred amendments to its secondary dwelling policy that would allow the addition of so-called flex units to new and existing homes.

The deferral comes as the district is facing complaints about the cost and complexity of the process to legalize existing suites in single-family homes.

An exact number is not available but Coun. Dave Collins said he hears about it all the time.

“One of the most frustrating things as a councillor is to constantly get emails about how onerous or costly it is to legalize a suite,” he said during the April 22 council meeting.

Collins said he believes those obstacles are driving people who want to legalize their suites to continue underground or abandon the process all together.

“People who want to bring them online are getting stuck with fairly large bills and the result is the opposite effect,” he said. “The effect is that there is even less rental on the market for both long-term and short-term.”

Collins said Peachland did not have a secondary suite policy prior to 2017 and the net result is hundreds of illegal suites have been

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The District of Peachland is facing complaints about the cost and complexity of legalizing existing secondary suites.

constructed over decades amongst Peachland’s existing housing stock.

He said the district should consider adopting a non-conforming use policy to address the backlog, something he says is allowed under the Local Government Act. “We need to find a way to allow some non-conforming use,” he said.

In a statement to the Peachland Post, District of Peachland director of planning and development services Darin Schaal said the process of obtaining a suite license is not difficult but that the minimum safety requirements set out in the B.C. Building Code for such things as egress and fire separations can make upgrading an illegal suite expensive.

“As general health and safe-

ty standards are paramount and as the requirements established in the B.C. Building Code are minimum life and safety standards, it’s necessary to ensure the minimum requirements are addressed when licensing a suite,” Schaal said.

Coun. Collins also complained about adding flex units to the current secondary suite policy.

“By their very definition, flex units are supposed to be something flexible,” he said. “We are taking it and making it rigid.”

After further discussion, councillors voted to defer the consideration of flex units until a future meeting.

Updates to the regulations around decommissioning secondary suites and enforcement standards will also be considered. ••

A program designed to support individuals through grieving the death of a loved one is scheduled to begin a new eight-week session in early June.

The Love, Loss and Grieving support group is a confidential and inclusive program designed for up to eight people and delivered through the Peachland Wellness Centre at the Little School House, according to a media release from the centre.

The support group is facilitated to by two volunteers, Terri Cameron, a hospice volunteeer trained to faciliate bereavement groups through the Central Okanagan Hospice Association and Alison Moore, a end-of-life doula and life-cycle celebrant, the release said.

There is no charge for the program however donations are encouraged Registration for the program is on a first-come, first served basis but should the current program be full, it repeats every eight weeks.

The next program runs from June 2 to July 21 and repeats again August 4, October 6 and December 8.

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AGRICULTURE

Province moves ahead with new tree fruit resiliency program The B.C. provincial government says a new program is helping tree-fruit growers help protect their harvests from extreme weather.

The $5-million Tree Fruit Climate Resiliency program is supporting 67 projects in the Okanagan and the Kootenay regions, the government said in a media release.

Tree-fruit growers are using the funding to buy equipment such as wind machines, energy-efficient heaters and cooling systems to protect orchards from extreme cold and heat, the release said.

“Earlier this spring, I visited the Okanagan to meet with growers. Many of them spoke about the challenge of a changing climate that has impacted their livelihoods and affected local food security,” said Minister of

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Agriculture and Food Lana Popham “Extreme weather events are a major concern, and this investment will help farmers install much-needed equipment to protect their orchards.”

The $5-million Tree Fruit Climate Resiliency program is supporting 67 projects in the Okanagan and the Kootenay regions.

“Working together with the B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association and the B.C. Cherry Association has been crucial in developing a robust response to support our province’s dedicated treefruit growers. They have faced numerous challenges over the past few years,” said Harwinder Sandhu, parliamentary secretary for agriculture and MLA for Vernon-Lumby. “I know from my visits to orchards and meetings with growers how much

these projects can help, and I am excited to see growers using this technology to protect their crops and increase production of the renowned Okanagan fruit that B.C. takes pride in.”

These projects will protect nearly 360 hectares of orchards in B.C., helping mitigate extreme weather effects on the tree-fruit sector, the releases said. The projects will be complete by March 2027.

“The B.C. Cherry Association was very pleased to see the high uptake by industry in this program. After five consecutive years of extreme climate events, we needed to take a proactive approach,” said B.C. Cherry Association president Sukhpaul Bal. The Tree Fruit Climate Resiliency program was developed with input from the B.C.

Fruit Growers’ Association and the B.C. Cherry Association as part of government’s efforts to help tree-fruit growers through challenges, the release said.

“We are grateful to the government for their support through this program.

The funding covers 49 projects for cherry growers, nine projects for apple and pear growers, and nine projects for other stone-fruit growers, according to the release.

Projects include 52 wind machines, 10 energy-efficient heaters, two hail netting, one shade/heat protection netting, one evaporative-cooling system and one project that uses a freeze chamber to test bud hardiness.

Sixty-four projects are in the Okanagan and three projects are in the Kootenays.

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A body trapped in a car once sat at the bottom of Peachland Lake.

Body once sat in Peachland’s reservoir

For a long time there was a women’s body trapped in a car sitting at the bottom of Peachland Lake.

That is of course the source for Peachland’s drinking water.

The car was found by some

fishermen when the lake reached a very low level in the early 1980s.

She may have taken her own life by driving her Volkswagen, deliberately into the lake.

Needless to say the car and the body were promptly removed.

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May 2, 2025 • Page 5

60-SECOND RANT Love ‘em or hate ‘em we need the NDP as our national conscience While the big news in the federal election was the resurgence of the Liberal Party of Canada, it is painful to see the collapse in support for the New Democratic Party.

Those on the left and right should both bemoan the results of Monday’s election as it brings Canada closer to the dysfunctional two-party system of our neighbours to the south.

The NDP has long served to remind both of the dominant Canadian political parties that there is a viable third way and if either of them get too big for their political britches, Canadians could decamp en masse to the party of the people. Here’s hoping they can survive as a viable political entity.

FEDERAL ELECTION 2025

Incumbent MP Dan Albas had hills to climb for re-election

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espite being clear winner of the race to become Member of Parliament for the new riding of Central Okanagan Lake West – South Kelowna, this was never a contest that Dan Albas could take for granted.

Thanks to a post-Trudeau resurgence of Liberal party fortunes, newly drawn constituency boundaries, and, in many quarters, mistrust of his ideologically driven party leader, Pierre Poilievre, Albas had much to contend with to secure another term as our elected representative.

With new riding boundaries in place, Albas supporters in Summerland, Keremeos, Princeton, Merritt, and Logan Lake would no longer see his name on their ballot paper.

Voters in the South Kelowna

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portion of the new riding would see it for the first time, and only in Peachland and West Kelowna would name recognition and reputation be a factor.

Given the need to introduce himself to thousands of voters, some of whom had “Anyone but Poilievre,” as their guiding mantra, he was faced with a dilemma: how to balance selling himself

as a hard working representative of all the people, regardless of political affiliation, with selective touting of his party’s platform under Poilievre’s leadership.

Finding that balance meant emphasizing his accessibility and experience as an MP and highlighting those elements of his party’s platform least likely to draw criticism – tax cuts, improved health care, addressing affordability issues, more housing, debt reduction, efficient government and tackling crime.

This he did extremely well and despite the best efforts of Liberal party contender, Juliette Sicotte to characterize Poilievre’s philosophy as “Northern MAGA” and to ride the resurgent Liberal wave, a clear majority were not to be swayed.

At the local level, Dan Albas

has always been noted for his hard work and for “showing up.”

Whatever the event, he could be counted on to be there, asking how he could help the cause being advanced.

That kind of engagement endeared him to many of his constituents, regardless of party affiliation.

Whether or not they helped him to victory, Peachland residents can be assured that their MP will be as interested in their issues and as accessible to them in the future as he has always been in the past.

Congratulations to incumbent MP Dan Albas!

Keith Fielding is a former Peachland mayor and the president of the Peachland Community Newspaper Society

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GOING MOBILE

The benefits of simply walking are too numerous to count

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eachland is set up perfectly for all levels of walkers.

Whether you walk along the waterfront or on the many trails and parks that surround our community, you can always find the right place.

And when the weather’s not suitable, there’s the indoor gym at the Peachland Community Centre.

We have few reasons not to

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DAWN BOYS go out for a walk, at less we have a medical limitation, of course.

And we can all agree that exercise is beneficial, from improving heart rate variability, lowering blood pressure, improving your mood, flushing toxins from your body (via lymphatic stimulation), weight management and so the list goes on.

In addition, the Harvard Medical School added a few research studies that are motivators, to say the least.

Walking counteracts the effects

of 32 weight-promoting genes.

The study used over 12,000 people to determine how much these genes contributed to increased weight and found that when those in the study walked briskly for half an hour per day it cut the effects of those weight-promoting genes in half.

Women who walked seven or more hours per week had a 14 per cent reduced risk of breast cancer than those who walked just three hours per week.

Walking eases joint pain that is due to arthritis when walking five to six miles per week.

This is especially beneficial for the hips and knees that are more susceptible to osteoarthritis as walking tugs and lubricates connective tissue and strengthens the muscles supporting the joint.

Walking boosts your immune system.

Out of the 1,000 men and women who were studied and walked 20 minutes per day for five days a week, it was found that they had 43 per cent fewer sick days than those who only exercised one day per week.

In addition, the duration of the illness was cut in half.

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Easily the most accessible of fitness regimes, simply walking has been shown to have numerous benefits including reductions in blood pressure and hunger cravings, improvements in heart rate variability and weight management.

reduce the urge. (Or eat the darn cookie and walk anyway.

Let’s face it, life’s too short.)

Surprisingly our kidneys also move when we breath and especially when we’re walking because of our breathing pattern increasing.

An average kidney can move 4.3 cm with each breath.

But when we’re really breathing deeply our diaphragm initiates more movement and the left kidney has been known to move 6.6 cm, while the right can move 8.6 cm.

That can be a about half a kilometre or more a day that your kidney’s are doing their own walk Luckily for us, the weather’s getting better and the walking season is upon us.

You’ll find some challenging

dirt paths and smooth walkways to suit your needs.

The 2025 Peachland Tourism Guide has a selection of trails.

And if you’re looking for walking event, the Peachland Wellness Centre will be hosting their annual family friendly, all age and ability, fundraiser: “Walk for Wellness”.

So, get your walking shoes on and take advantage of our community hotspots for some of the many health benefits that a good walk can do for you.

And don’t forget to stretch afterward too.

Dawn Boys is a yoga therapist, personal trainer and counsellor in training. She works at the Peachland Wellness Centre and Peachland Parks and Recreation.

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REVITALIZATION

Council vote on development strategy is some months away DOWNTOWN FROM PAGE 1

And it’s that difference that is setting up a possible clash between the members of Peachland council that seem to want the strategy adopted as is against those that believe downtown revitalization could be achieved using the parameters set out in the 2010 Sustainable Plan.

Councillors have already begun sparring even as the strategy is to be opened up for public comment at a district open house to be held in early June.

But if the results of last year’s open house comments on height and density increases are an indication, the district will again find substantial opposition to building bigger buildings in downtown Peachland.

It’s an attitude that would appear to set many residents against Peachland’s business community, as represented by the Peachland Chamber of Commerce.

“In talking to our members, downtown does need more commercial space,” says chamber president Jonathan Wall in an interview. “Right now, I don’t know that there’s a single place to rent or it’s very limited.”

Wall says besides a lack of space, downtown development is currently paralyzed by the restrictions of the existing C2 zoning.

“It’s a chicken-and-egg thing. Businesses want to see more residents in place before they comfortable moving into downtown,” he says. “And residents are going to want to see more businesses before they move into downtown as well.”

Besides representing about 100 Peachland businesses as chamber president, Wall is also the real estate listing agent for a land assembly owned by local businessman Steve Allison which encompasses a substantial portion

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The Peachland Chamber of Commerce says a lack of commercial space in downtown Peachland is holding back new businesses.

of the area defined as downtown by the revitalization strategy.

Allison and his wife put their holdings up for sale last month as a block with a list price of $16 million.

Wall maintains Allison’s land assembly listing represents a huge opportunity for the District of Peachland, itself a substantial land-owner in the downtown core, to work with a prospective buyer on a shared vision.

“This is a chance to create a really unique master plan for a community that already exists, to work together to create a vibrant downtown and re-energize the downtown core,” he adds.

“This is an opportunity that doesn’t exist in many small towns.”

Wall is diplomatic when discussing the future potential for ever-larger property tax increases should Peachland’s commercial tax base fail to grow, a possibility hinted at in the draft revitalization strategy.

“I’m a residential taxpayer in Peachland and there’s

“We have to try and find a zoning and plan that makes sense economically for developers,” Wall says. “You have to create a situation where small business can move into downtown and afford rent, so entrepreneurs can hang out their shingles and establish a business downtown.”

Regardless of who wants what, a decision on the cumbersomely-named downtown revitalization initiation strategy is still months away.

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One local business said this:”Willie and her husband painted and helped renovate my store a couple of years ago. Their work was amazing and I have since used them for other projects. I highly recommend Willie’s Painting.”

That’s a typical customer referral.

with, who have become a significant source of new business.

Willie and Daryl are great fans of the Peachland Post their ads are a major source of new business.

Willie and Daryl have a strong partnership, with Daryl’s special skills as a finishing carpenter playing a key role – he’ll do those little extra things that make their work highly appreciated, like re-hang a door, or fix those minor irritants, often without charge.

Significant renovation jobs are part of the package of services they offer. Plus Willie has extra talents she can bring to bear– home staging, design and consultation.

Their passion for all that they do shines through our whole conversation. Willie’s Painting is a home-based business, with 30 years residency and 21 years in local businesses by Willie, speaks for their commitment to Peachland. Both of them have

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WINDY WALK

A woman walks with her dog into the wind along Beach Avenue. The weekly forecast is calling for a surging high of 27C on Friday but dropping down to 14C on Saturday along with increased chance of up to 3mm of rain. Sunday should see the high bounce back up to a more seasonal 21C, a pattern that should continue throughout the week.

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Peachland Community Centre For more info visit rdco.com/recycle or callor call the 4450 6th Street, For more info visit rdco.com/recycle theWaste Regional Waste Regional Reduction OfficeReduction at 250.469.6250 Peachland BC Office at 250.469.6250

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Okanagan Folk School okfolkschool.ca Sourdough 101 1-4 PM Our Space 250-767-7422 Dirt Road Opera in concert 7PM Peachland Art Gallery 250-767-7422 Fragment Narrow Works 50 Plus Centre 250-767-9133 Carpet Bowling 9:30-12 PM Peachland Legion 250-767-9404 Meat Draw & 50-50 Draw 3-5 PM Everyone Welcome Peachland Library 250-767-9111 Plant a seed 2PM Registration required Story time 2 PM

Sunday

Okanagan Folk School okfolkschool.ca Woven Coaster 10-2 PM Peachland Community Centre Pickleball 2.5-3.5 12-2-PM Pickleball 3.75+ 2-4 PM

Monday

Peachland Community Centre *NEW* Navigating Aging Workshop 10:30-11:30 AM *NEW* Pottery - Make Your Own Mug 3:30-5:00 PM Indoor Walking 8-9 AM Pickleball 3.0 - 3.5 9:05-11 AM Pickleball 1.0 - 2.5 11 AM-1 PM Pickleball 1.0 - 2.5 1-3 PM Zumba 6:30 - 7:30 PM Spin, Core & Stretch 6:30-7:30 PM Volleyball 7:00-8:15 PM ($5.25 Drop-in) 50 Plus Centre 250-767-9133 50 plus fitness 9-10 AM We Art Here 12 PM

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Submit by Friday, 3 p.m. for publication the following Friday at info@peachlandpost.org Bridge 1-3:30 PM Tae Kwon Doe 5:30-8:30 PM Peachland Wellness Centre 250-767-0141 Loss and Grief support group 1:30-3 PM Adult day service 9 AM

Tuesday

Peachland Community Centre Flow Yoga 9-10 AM Remedy Yoga (Level 2) 10:30-11:45 AM *NEW* Pickleball Know-It-All 10-10:45 AM *NEW* Pickleball Clinic - Learn to Play 10:45-11:45 AM Pickleball 3.75+ 1-3 PM *NEW* Total Body Sculpt 5:30-6:30 PM 50 Plus Centre Yoga 8:30-9:30 AM Carpet Bowling 9:30-12 PM Fellowship (AA) 12-1 PM Mahjong 1-4 PM Passion 4 Art 1-4 PM Line Dancing 4:30-5:30 PM Cloggers 6-6:45 PM Peachland Wellness Centre Ladies Coffee & Cards 10:30-12 PM Mens Coffee & Crib 1-3 PM

Story time 11 AM Stay and play 11:30 AM 50 Plus Centre Yoga 8:30-9:30 AM Iron & Silk 11 AM Ukulele 1-2:30 PM Bingo Start 6:30 Peachland Community Centre Art Group 8 AM-4 PM Pickleball 2.5 - 3.5 8:25-10:25 AM ($5.25 Drop-In) *NEW* Yoga for Your Back 9:30-10:45 AM Pickleball 3.5 10:30 AM-12:30 PM Pickleball 3.75+ 12:55-2:55 PM *NEW* Spanish for Adventurers 4-5:30 PM Volleyball 5:00-6:15 PM ($5.25 Drop-in) *NEW* Total Body Sculpt 5:30-6:30 PM Pickleball All Play 6:30-8:15 PM ($5.25 Drop-In)

Friday

Peachland Art Gallery Fragments Narrow Works Peachland Community Centre Indoor walking 8-9 AM Flow yoga 9-10 AM Remedy Yoga (Level 1) 10:30-11:45 AM Creative Playtime (FREE Kids 0-6) 10 AM-12 PM Pickleball 3.0 - 3.5 12:55 PM Pickleball All Play 3:00-4:45 PM ($5.25 Drop-In) Peachland Library Baby time 10:30 AM 50 Plus Centre 50+ Fitness 9-10 AM Coffee Bean 10:15-12 PM Chair yoga 10:30-11:30 AM Canasta 1-4 PM Knitting 1-3 PM

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Wednesday

Peachland Art Gallery Fragments Narrow Works Okanagan Folk School okfolkschool.ca Mother and Other Beginners bracelet 1-4 PM Peachland Community Centre Indoor Walking 8-9 AM Quilters Group 8 AM-4 PM Pickleball 1.0- 2.5 9:05-11 AM Pickleball 3.0 11:05 AM-1 PM ($5.25 Drop-In) Pickleball 3.0- 3.5 1:05-3 PM Yoga & Beyond 5:15-6:15 PM 6:30-7:30 PM

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Peachland Art Gallery Fragments Narrow Works Peachland Library 250-767-9111

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Must be 16 or under.

West Kelowna #103-2565 Main St. · 250.768.8870

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