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IT’S PATIO TIME! Faye Biron, Kendra Matias, Luis Matias and Mike Boron (shown left to right) enjoy some cold drinks on the patio at the Gasthaus, which expanded its hours this week to be open throughout the day.

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Hydro says animals and birds the cause of most recent power outages JOANNE LAYH If you’ve experienced a couple power fluctuations recently, you’re not alone.

In the last week, BC Hydro says they’ve had two instances of short outages and flickering lights in Peachland.

The cause - “Animals getting into our equipment in Peachland,” Mary Anne Coules, a BC Hydro stakeholder engagement advisor said.

The first incident occurred on Friday, June 19 and the second incident occurred Tuesday morning.

The outage on June 19 was just over an hour long.

“In order to restore power, our crews patrolled the circuit and then reenergized the line,” Coules said. “The outage today was approximately two-and-a-half hours long and was caused by a crow. Our crews had to remove the crow from our equipment before patrolling the line, and then had several switching steps to safely reenergize the line.”

Coules said small animals and birds interfering with their electrical equipment is actually one of the leading causes of outages – responsible for around 10 per cent of outages in 2019.

“To address this issue, we have implemented a variety of measures to help prevent bird and animals form contacting our equipment. This includes building nesting platforms for osprey nests to deter them from nesting on our power poles and installing wildlife protection measures at our substations, such as ‘bird guards’ that protects birds and wildlife from contacting energized equipment in substations,” said Coules.

Prior to these incidents, there was an outage on June 17 at 11:16 a.m. in the 5800 block of Arthur St that impacted less than five customers. The cause was logged as “other”.

A day earlier, on June 16, an outage caused by an equipment failure lasted from 6:08 a.m. to 9 a.m., affecting five customers north of Dryden Rd, west of Trepanier Bench Rd, east of Smith Way and south of Cousins Rd.

Committee of the Whole to remain cancelled through phase three JOANNE LAYH Last Tuesday Peachland council unanimously supported a staff recommendation to cancel Committee of the Whole meetings through phase three of the province’s restart plan.

Prior to the pandemic, Committee of the Whole meetings were held at 9 a.m. on council days in council chambers, were attended by all members of council, and historically were the place where most public discussion and debate took place.

In recent months, discussion and debate has moved to council meetings, making for longer evenings, but less repetition.

“As council knows, COVID-19 has changed how we operate in the municipality and it is recommended by our municipal insurance association that we have policies established to identify what we are prepared to do and what we’re not prepared to do in using our resources to control and manage this pandemic to the best of our ability,” Cheryl Wiebe, director of community services, said at last Tuesday’s council meeting.

Wiebe said while we remain in phases one to three of the government’s restart plan it is recommended that committee of the whole remain cancelled and at the conclusion of the pandemic or “new normal” council can determine if they would like to reestablish this committee.

Overall, virtual and electronic meetings have been going well, said Wiebe.

SINCE MARCH, COMMITTEE of the whole meetings have been cancelled and council meetings have been held virtually instead of in council chambers at the community centre. The first virtual council meeting was held via teleconference and since then meetings have been held over Zoom. Council meetings are still webcast live at peachland.ca and archived copies are posted later in the week.

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Virtual Beach Run (2K, 5K, 10K)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 All week

Various Locations/Online Visit www.peachland.ca/beach-run

Canada Day Blood Donation Event Presented by Canadian Blood Services

10:00 am-4:45 pm By appointment only

Canadian Craft Corner

All Day

Peachland Community Centre 4450 6th St Book an appointment at www.blood.ca, on the GiveBlood App or call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283) Online Visit www.peachland.ca/canada-day for suggested crafts and activities

The Great Outdoors Scavenger Hunt

All Day

Swim Bay Chill-Out

12:00-2:00 pm

Bianca Berkland Online Concert

7:30 pm

Online Visit http://www.peachlandarts.ca/

Neighbourhood Parade and Pop-up Concerts

3:30-9:00 pm

Various Locations – See Schedule

Presented By Epic Canadian; free to enter; donations to the Peachland Foodbank encouraged

Email a photo of your creations to rec-clerk@peachland.ca for a chance to win great prizes Hunt for natural items along your favourite hiking trail

Various Locations/Online Visit www.peachland.ca/canada-day for scavenger hunt lists and suggested trails Swim Bay

Beat the heat with the Swim Bay lifeguards for free freezies

Presented by Peachland Arts Council

Presented by the Peachland Chamber of Commerce

Mini concerts by the Blues Brothers Too, Peachland Fire and Rescue, prizes for costumes and for decorated homes or yards

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Neighbourhood Mini-Parade & Pop-Up Concerts Enjoy a pop-up concert and Canada day parade from the comfort of your own home.

Our local businesses have provided prizes for Canada themed costumes and home decorations.

Please watch from your property, keep roadways clear, and respect and adhere to COVID-19 protocols.

The parade will not stop where large gatherings are present.

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6th Avenue Cul-De-Sac

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Ponderosa - Hwy 97 N Buchanan - Beach Avenue S

Lakeshore Gardens

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Beach Avenue S - 13th Street - Hwy 97 N Trepanier Bench Rd - Desert Pines - Inglis Place

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OPINION

ONLINE POLL If you’re on the road, where do you prefer to stop?

(Tim’s or Starbucks) Visit our Facebook page to cast you vote. __________ LAST QUESTION RESULTS Are you decorating your house for Canada Day? 9 YES / 35 NO

Retired doctor advocates for use of cloth masks As a retired physician at 78 years of age, I look back to my early years in practice before the days of PPE, N95 masks and disposable everything.

Those were the days when all healthcare workers wore cloth gowns and cloth surgical masks that could be washed in a flash and ready for the next user.

Those were the days when PPE was never in short supply.

Those were also the days when endemic infectious diseases were more prevalent in Canada.

Cloth surgical masks were worn in operating theatres and obstetrical suites to protect patients.

They were worn in infectious disease units to protect the health care worker and to prevent the spread of disease.

Cloth surgical masks worked then and for more than a century beforehand.

The cloth surgical mask is among the most cost-effective medical interventions in the history of medicine. It’s a simple thing. It costs very little to make and can be recycled many times at minimal cost. It is “environmentally friendly” and capable of saving millions of lives. And as we have just witnessed could have saved our healthcare system and our economy billions of dollars.

But, like many older things in our world, it lost respect from the people who should have cared about it most. In this pandemic, it was labelled ineffective or potentially dangerous to the wearer. It was no longer even acceptable to mention its name “cloth surgical mask”. It was labelled a “cloth face covering”. God forbid that it be recognized as a “mask”.

And so the cloth surgical mask was sidelined for the first three months of the pandemic in Canada. At the same time we had no PPE available for anyone other than front line health care professionals.

The general public were told to stay at home, practice social distancing and wash their hands.

There was no mention that a cloth surgical mask might be beneficial for those who were unable to stay home.

In the minds of our national health care seers, wearing nothing was far better than wearing a dangerous “cloth surgical mask”.

During this period, more than 8,000 Canadians lost their lives, many of them unnecessarily.

Had we just done the simple thing – recognized the value of the humble cloth surgical mask - how much different could things have been?

Going forward, we face the threat of resurgent infection.

When social distancing cannot be accomplished, our health care authorities must make the wearing of a cloth surgical mask compulsary.

Our failure to do so will result in many more deaths, billions more dollars added to our national debt and the destruction of many more Canadian jobs and businesses.

It’s a simple thing.

Murray Trusler, MD, MBA, FCFP, FRRMS, Peachland

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OPINION

Moose situation was mischaracterized, eyewitness to event contends With respect to the article [published on peachlandview.com on June 18] about the moose in the water, the article was not correct. I was there, as were five others including the fire chief. I did not see any RCMP, nor did the moose get close enough to the shore to put its legs down.

The moose was not harassed at all. I am not sure why the RCMP released a statement – we did not see them. Articles that are inaccurate stir up negative feelings and comments, that are just not needed during these already stressful times.

Barb Douglas, Peachland

Resident connects rising lake levels to fallen trees in the watersheds Dear editor, It doesn’t take a scientist: if you Google or wiki ‘trees’, it is all over the net.

We need trees.

Forests affect floods; mess with your forests and you mess with the flow and after a while, the forests can’t do their job and we pay for it.

Here are 10 proven ways that trees make a big difference.

• Trees improve air quality; • Trees improve water quality, and reduce flooding and erosion; • Trees temper climate; • Trees conserve energy; • Trees are good for the economy; • Trees create habitat for plants and animals; • Trees improve health; and

• Trees reduce crime.

Notice trees making good 2x4s and supplying pulp or pellets for your wood stove doesn’t make the top 10; flood reduction is number two.

Today New Zealand has banned clear cutting of old growth.

China has a moratorium on cutting any natural forests.

They only log from tree farms and import all their raw log old growth from…wait for it… B.C.!

Norway has become the first country to ban deforestation.

In 2019 the Norwegian Parliament pledged that the government’s public procurement policy will be deforestation-free.

Any product that contributes to deforestation will not be used in the Scandinavian country.

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The Billion Tree Tsunami is a provincial government program described as a true conservation success story. In northwestern Pakistan, hundreds of millions of trees have been planted to fight deforestation and floods.

Ethiopia is in the middle of a campaign to plant four billion trees before the fall to combat deforestation and climate change.

B.C. has the science and ability to save our forests and plant new trees, but it doesn’t have the appetite.

Look out your window at the lake and watch it rise while we continue to fall trees in our watersheds, our parks and our backyards.

Look at the costs related to this flooding and watch them rise.

Taryn Skalbania, Peachland

Canada Day jazz and soul Celebrate Canada Day by joining a Night of Jazz and Soul, Bianca Berkland’s live concert that will be streamed online from the Peachland Art Gallery from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on July 1.

The Peachland Community Arts Council regrets that the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented us from holding our usual in-gallery concerts and lectures. We hope you will all be able to take advantage of Berkland’s exceptional talent, which will be streamed on the Peachland Art Gallery’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/PeachlandArtGallery/.

Berkland is a modern pianist and guitarist from Oliver (with a winery in the vicinity, La Casa Bianca, named after her). She’s performed at the Rotary Centre for the Arts, Frank Venables Theatre, and many other regional venues.

Please stream into our Facebook page on the night and enjoy a fabulous concert. Happy Canada Day! Chris Byrd, Peachland

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A Message from the MBSS Class of 2020 Valedictorian

2020 has not been our best year by far.

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Peachland lifeguards to return to Swim Bay in time for Canada Day JOANNE LAYH Peachland’s lifeguards will make their return to Swim Bay on Canada Day, which is likely to be good news for parents along Lake Okanagan who are looking for a safe beach to take the kids.

Within the supervised area, there is a high diving board, two floating docks and a rope swing. Swim Bay also features a fully accessible aquatic wheelchair ramp and an aquatic wheelchair.

To reduce congestion and establish safe zones for staff, the zipline and the low diving board will not be available this summer, but the rest of Swim Bay is ready to welcome visitors.

“It is expected that people still practice proper hygiene and social distancing while at the beach,” said Cheryl Wiebe, director of community services. “If the beach is overcrowded,

they might want to choose another day to come and visit.”

The View recently met up with two generations of Peachland lifeguards to hear why Swim Bay remains such a popular summer destination and a great place to work.

Stacey Wiberg became a lifeguard in Peachland when she was only 17 and worked at Swim Bay for five or six summers while she was in high school and then university.

“This was my summer job to put myself through school,” said Wiberg, who became a teacher. “It’s one of those jobs where if you’re fortunate enough to get it, you like to stay because it’s a pretty good job.”

Stacey’s lifeguarding days ended when she started teaching but lifeguarding at Swim Bay has become a family tradition, with her son Garrick following in her footsteps, and

GARRICK AND STACIE Wiberg represent two generations of Peachland lifeguards.

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she hinted he may soon be followed by his younger brother, who has already

completed a couple of lifeguarding courses.

Both generations of

Wibergs remember coming down to Swim Bay regularly as a kid, so when they

had the chance to work at their favourite summer hangout place, it was something special.

“I always knew this is where I wanted to be a lifeguard,” Stacey said. “Even after all these years, it is still the best job I ever had.”

It seems her son Garrick felt the same way, having gotten involved at a very young age.

“I started at the Junior Lifeguarding Club when I was about ten,” Garrick said.

“They’ve been doing it down here ever since me and one of my friends from swimming lessons were helping out with his older brother’s waterfront course and then it became a whole thing of getting the young kids to help out.”

Garrick is now going into his second summer as a lifeguard at Swim Bay, where he might just be found on Canada Day handing out Freezies to some lucky kids.

Ray Kandola Heritage Pier wins BCRPA Parks Excellence Award PEACHLAND VIEW The District of Peachland was awarded the BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) Parks Excellence Award on Monday for the Ray Kandola Heritage Pier.

The award recognizes a unique example of excellence in the concept, design and development of parks and open spaces.

“We are proud to award the District of Peachland the BCRPA Parks Excellence Award for their work on the Ray Kandola Heritage Pier,” said Rebecca Tunnacliffe, CEO of the BC Recreation and Parks Association. “This important project has not only increased the vibrancy of Peachland’s downtown, but it has opened up access for all community members to experience the health and wellness benefits of its beautiful waterfront and recreation activities. Not being able to hold our annual awards ceremony in person this year, we have chosen instead to present them today as another way to celebrate June being recreation and parks month. Recreation and parks have never been more important to our lives than they are right now and our awards help further highlight the impactful work being done across B.C.” The Ray Kandola Heritage Pier is a 120 metre, wheelchair accessible, multi-use pier

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located next to Heritage Park that was completed last year as the result of a collaborative effort by the Peachland Sportsmen’s Association, Peachland Lions Club and Peachland Rotary Club.

“Accessibility is a vital ingredient for any liveable, enjoyable community. This pier gives everyone, including people in wheelchairs and walkers, a chance to better enjoy our beautiful lakeshore,” said Mayor Cindy Fortin.

“It was a fantastic partnership between the Rotary Club, the Lions Club, and the Sportsmen’s Association in Peachland. It was wonderful to work together,” Peachland Rotary Club incoming president Wendy Howard said.

“It was very exciting when it was finally opened up and the really important thing is it is accessible to everyone.”

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The Peachland Wellness Centre (PWC) provides a range of programs and services which focus on the well-being, independence, and engagement of Peachland residents.

SUMMARY 1 This position works closely and collaboratively with the PWC staff to provide PWC Programs and Services to the community. Post-secondary education, Bachelor’s degree and/or training related to social, human services, or health preferred. Experience in a similar not-for-profit organization an asset.

SUMMARY 2 This position works closely and collaboratively with PWC staff to provide Better at Home - light housekeeping services. Position requires, proven experience as a Cleaner or Housekeeper, have the ability to work with little supervision and maintain a high level of performance.

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District prepares for flooding with concrete no-posts Regional district reopens EEOC

JOANNE LAYH With more showers in the forecast, rising lake levels continue to be a concern for municipalities along Okanagan Lake.

District of Peachland staff were at Swim Bay last Friday to install concrete no-posts (highway barricades) that will act as a wave break to help the beach from eroding.

A few weeks ago the municipality undertook flood protection measures near Todd’s RV & Camping, another vulnerable location, where concrete no-posts and sandbags were put in place. Around the same time, docks were weighed down and the Princeton boat launch was closed.

Cheryl Wiebe, director of community services, told the View there are a

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LAST FRIDAY WORKERS installed concrete no-posts at Swim Bay to act as a break and help the beach from erroding.

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couple other sites they are monitoring. Depending on what rain may contribute to the lake levels, they may install more no-posts between 13th and 14th Streets.

Okanagan Lake is currently well beyond full pool.

“This is in excess of 2018. We’re not as high as 2017, when we got up to 343.26 [metres]. We’re not at 343 yet, I can say that confidently, but we’re at 342.8 something,” Wiebe said.

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in 2017, when Peachland experienced a major flood event that caused significant damage.

The municipality is asking boaters to go slow close to shore and imploring the public to stay off any submerged docks as well as the concrete no-posts.

“These aren’t climbing structures,” Wiebe said.

“They’re not playgrounds, and when they’re wet and slippery and when we’re in these conditions, these mitigation measures and our submerged docks are really hazardous so we just ask people to play safe.”

For the first time since mid-March when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of public facilities, the Environmental Education Centre of the Okanagan (EECO) has opened again.

The centre reopened June 23, albeit with some new restrictions in place in order to keep everyone safe.

As is to be expected, physical distancing is required.

Everyone must keep at least two metres between themselves and others and a maximum of five people will be allowed in the public portion of the facility at any time.

The EECO is open from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The centre is closed Mondays and all statutory holidays.

The centre, located in Mission Creek Regional Park, offers visitors the opportunity to learn more about what they can do in the regional park system. All regional parks are currently open for visitors using safe distancing practices.

At this time, no public meetings or rentals are being accepted for the facility.

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Family’s ALS walk tradition Legion to host bottle drive continues virtually this year JOHN MACNICHOL ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION #69

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CROZIER FAMILY MEMBERS Tahlia, Tamara, John, and Aidan

(shown left to right) participated in the virtual Walk To End ALS by hiking Gladstone Trail last weekend. With social distancing restrictions in place, the Walk To End ALS went virtual on June 20 this year. Funds raised go to research for a cure for ALS, and for support and equipment needed by people living with ALS. The Crozier’s participation in the walk is a family tradition in honour of Tamara’s father, Gary Grigg, who was diagnosed in 2010 and lived with ALS for five years. “People who live with ALS need a lot of equipment during the course of their life with ALS, so everything from canes all the way to power wheelchairs and lifts and all this special equipment that is needed for people with no mobility,” Aline Grigg told the View. After losing a spouse to ALS, Grigg has remained involved with the local ALS support group so she can give back to families currently living with ALS. To donate to ALS, go to alsbc.ca and click donate.

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The Peachland Legion will be holding our third annual bottle drive on Saturday, July 11 at the IGA parking lot from 8.30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

People are invited to drop off any of the following refundable containers: • Pop or beer cans; • Wine, liquor or beer bottles; and • Plastic water, pop and juice bottles.

The last two years’ events have been a tremendous success. The response from the citizens of Peachland has been overwhelming and awesome, and we are hoping for the same this year. Something new for this year: we are working with and supporting both Peachland Food Bank and Peachland Wellness Centre, and the Legion will be donating 15 per cent of net proceeds to each of these local and deserving organizations, so please come out and donate.

Refundable containers will be collected, sorted and delivered to Boucherie Bottle Depot at 2711 Kyle Road in West Kelowna on July 11. People can also take their refundable containers to the depot and donate to the Legion before the event. All they need to do before the refund process starts is mention the account number 152 and the Legion will receive the proceeds.

Also, from June 26 until July 10, if anyone wants to donate and cannot go to the depot, they can drop off refundable containers at either the Legion or Wellness Centre.

If you’d like to volunteer sorting, bagging or delivering the containers the day of the event, please sign up at the Legion.

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