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HOTROD HEAVEN – Beach Avenue was jam-packed all day Sunday during the World of Wheels car show, and the gorgeous weather didn’t go unnoticed. See the photospread on Pages 8 & 9.

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What an incredible day it was!

The girls from Johnston Meier were happy to present to Rob Oltmanns of Peachland — the Johnston Meier “chicks pick” award for his 1958 Corvette.

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RCMP seek witnesses to multiple incidents Redeyelid opens at YLW VIEW STAFF

Brandishing a knife at a gas station clerk and demanding money got a 43-year-old man from West Kelowna taken out by a Police Service Dog in the early hours of Monday morning.

POLICE DOG DEX Police determined the suspect entered the Shell Gas Station on Dobbin Road in West Kelowna, produced a knife, demanded cash and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. The

clerk, who was working alone, was not injured during the incident.

After the report came in at 1:19 a.m., Dez the dog was brought to the scene. He started sniffing out the suspect’s trail and led police to their man.

“That suspect was taken into police custody without incident,” said Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey.

The man appeared in court on Tuesday. *** An RCMP officer’s patch job may very well have saved the life of a man who was struck my a motorcycle on the highway.

It was 1:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon when emergency crews rushed to the scene where a pedestrian was struck by a Harley Davidson on Highway 97 in West Kelowna, just south of the Butt Road intersection.

Leading up to the collision, the pedestrian was attempting to cross the busy multi-lane highway, and he was about

100 meters away from a controlled intersection when he was struck by a northbound motorbike.

The pedestrian is a 68-year-old man visiting from Germany. He sustained serious bodily injuries and was suffering from serious blood loss. Bystanders initially provided first aid treatment until emergency crews arrived on scene.

“One of our officers applied a tourniquet to the man’s severe leg wound,” O’Donaghey said. “It is believed that the officer’s prompt assessment of the situation and decisive actions taken may have saved the man’s life and likely contributed to the victim’s ongoing medical recovery.”

The motorcyclist is a 29-year-old man from Kelowna. He was assessed at the scene and treated for minor injuries by emergency paramedics.

RCMP are currently working with the German Consulate in Toronto and the Ger-

man National Police to locate the man’s next of kin in Germany. *** Police are looking for witnesses to shed more light on a collision in downtown West Kelowna on Monday night.

West Kelowna RCMP were alerted to a pedestrian-involved collision at the intersection of Dobbin Road and Brown Road around 10:30 p.m. on May 22. The pedestrian was struck by a blue Dodge Durango while he attempted to cross Dobbin Road, police believe. He suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by ambulance.

The driver of the Dodge is a North Okanagan man who remained at the scene and cooperated with police.

Anybody who witnessed any of these ruckuses and hasn’t yet spoken to police is asked to contact the West Kelowna RCMP at 250768-2880.

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The first-ever redeye flight took off from Kelowna’s airport on May 18 and the service will be offered regularly until at least Oct. 8.

The flight was a WestJet redeye that took off from the Kelowna International Airport (YLW) at 12:05 a.m. and landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) at 7:15. There are now two daily flights to Toronto from Kelowna.

“This service greatly increases connectivity options for travellers,” said Sam Samaddar, airport director.

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for our passengers to easily explore a number of destinations around the globe.”

A director at Westjet, Lee Lipton, said the additional flight to Toronto demonstrates his company’s commitment to offer more flights.

“We thank our Okanagan Valley guests for their loyalty and support over the past 21 years and look forward to welcoming them on board this new service this summer,” he said.

Redeyes to Toronto can be booked out of Kelowna through westjet.com. To find out where else to can fly to from YLW, visit ylw. kelowna.ca.

Teneycke dangerous?

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Prosecutors are trying to throw away the key on Ronald Teneycke.

A hearing was underway this week to determine whether or not the prolific offender should be labelled a dangerous offender, which would allow for him to remain locked up indefinitely. In order for that to happen, the Crown counsel

will have to prove Teneycke is a danger to the public.

His most recent crime spree happened in July 2015. After failing to show up for his weekend jail sentences, he robbed a convenience store and then hijacked a pickup truck, shot the driver and crashed the vehicle.

The hearing in Penticton ran Tuesday to Thursday and will reconvene for a week in July.

Library upgrades underway; cause of accident to be determined DAN WALTON EDITOR

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The Peachland Library is undergoing a facelift.

A renovation wasn’t planned, but given the circumstances involving an SUV that plowed through the building on April 5, the library had to be closed to the for repairs anyway.

“The building sustained a significant amount of external and internal damage and therefore required structural evaluation, relocation of materials and replacement of damaged furniture and items,” said Michal Utko, communications manager for Okanagan Regional Library.

Utko said the library is working with the owner of the building to have the library running again as soon as possible.

“ORL is taking this unexpected incident as an opportunity to update the Peachland Library with a much-needed refresh,” he said.

“Patrons will find this updated space to be more catered to the needs of the community, programs and individuals.”

Peachland readers have had to go to the ORL branches in Summerland or Westbank to book out their books, and many taxpayers have been inquiring as to when the Peachland branch will be reopened. New windows will be installed early in the month of June, which will be followed by drywalling, painting and carpet. They expect the library will be fully open again by the end of June. Staffers were initially much more optimistic about the expected timeline.

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“We understand that this has been an inconvenience for individuals & the community,” Utko said. “Everyone at the ORL is getting excited about having the Peachland Library back to serving its community and for us to see your familiar faces again.”

There will be a grand re-opening party once everything’s patched up.

Many people are curious as to whether to accident was caused by a human or mechanical error, but the RCMP still won’t say what caused an SUV to smash into the library, except that the investigation is continuing.

Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey from Kelowna RCMP said, “Investigators are awaiting the finalized report to be completed by the RCMP Southeast District Collision Analyst and Reconstructionist Services (SECARS) prior to making a determination of whether evidence exists to indicate the suitability of charges against the driver.

A full mechanical inspection has since been conducted on the BMW SUV, the results of which are being reviewed by investigators.”

O’Donaghey said conclusions from the two detailed reports as well as evidence gathered from witnesses at the scene will determine whether charges should be recommended against the driver. Five people inside the library at the time were injured by the crash.

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I wouldn’t normally respond to an article such as the one that you addressed to the mayor in last week’s edition; however, in a few short paragraphs you managed to single handedly devalue this town, cheapen the position of an extremely hard-working Visitor Centre Manager (& its

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volunteers), insult local and talented Okanagan artists & entrepreneurs and present false information.

Impressive.

So, Jackie Saunders, I’m here to tell you exactly why you are wrong.

Let’s start with the “$70,000+ a year tourist information centre” comment. It’s public record that the VIC receives a $65,000 fee for service from the district. The opera-

tion budget for the VIC alone is $123,000 dollars a year.

The Peachland Chamber of Commerce pays the shortfall in the Fee for Services by accessing other streams of revenue (sponsorship, sales gift store, applying for student grants & more). This represents $58,000 or almost 50 cents on the dollar, a 2 for 1 deal.

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Dear editor: Wibit Water Park. What does Wibit mean? It’s going be run by frogs with a speech problem?

The corner of 13th and Beach is a wonderful oasis for all kinds of people. Bliss Bakery has become a major feature of Peachland and draws a lot of customers. The upscale stores along Beach Avenue next to Bliss are renowned and also attract similar customers with money to spend on unique clothing and home accessories.

This location is obviously not

a place for the kind of attraction proposed.

Why not put this water park and it’s allied malodorous problems next to Todd’s Campground or next to Swim Beach where there are already washrooms available?

Why not Antlers Beach?

I’m not against new ideas for expanding Peachland’s appeal to all ages, but I do think that the proposed location of Wibit Water Park is beyond the pale.

Margaret Wells Peachland

Here ‘n’ there: Dealing with Canada’s skilled labour shortage JON NETELENBOS

PEACHLAND COLUMNIST A crisis is looming in Canada and if it fully materializes, our nation’s economy will suffer for decades.

Canada has reached a critical shortage of skilled workers. These jobs include, but are not limited to information technology specialists, system automation technicians, robotics specialists, software and mobile app developers, industrial, electrical and construction trades workers, service technicians and mechanics, and an endless list of healthcare support specialists.

We ask ourselves, “How did it come to this?” when more importantly, we should be asking, “How do we get out of this?” It’s an oversimplification to lay all the blame on a rapidly declining baby boomer workforce. Still, this demographic can’t be ignored, especially when the boomer generation (age 50 to 69) makes up 27 per cent of Canada’s current population.

What about immigration? Can it remedy the skilled labour shortage problem? A more robust and expeditious immigration system may alleviate some of the skilled labour shortages but federal government policies need to be changed demonstrably so that prospective new Canadians with skilled trades experience are

fast-tracked and given top priority. The current Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades programs do not adequately achieve this goal.

Canada needs to rethink its workforce development strategies. It must prepare for systems automation and robotics jobs. It must become proactive and futuristic with the ability to lead Canadian workers at a moment’s notice into new jobs that don’t yet exist. The task is formidable and cannot be unilaterally undertaken by the federal government. It must be done in concert with the provincial, territorial and First Nation governments.

So, here’s the plan: I recommend that the federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour appoints a federal Director of Workforce Development and Education whose task is to oversee the creation of a Micro-Skill Centre (MSC), a program that is educationally aligned with every primary and secondary school in Canada. (Ordinarily, Here ‘n’ there rebukes excessive government bureaucracy such as the creation of yet another senior level position but in this case an exception must be made. After all, somebody has to manage the program and coordinate activities with the provincial and territorial education ministers.)

The director’s job description is principally

to ‘build’ and promote a nation-wide micro-technical education curricula model for all students—academic or vocational—and to prepare them for new and emerging technologies and global competitiveness, irrespective of their career choices. So, while two students enrolled in the same robotics studies program may have entirely different career outcomes, they can each apply their newly acquired skills to their chosen occupation.

The MSC program will need some new thinking among educators and politicians.

First, the program is not intended to replace technical college or university. There are no degrees or certificates to be awarded. The program basically complements mainstream curricula and empowers the student to make his or her own MSC course selections.

Second, our politicians can be assured that the sanctity of s. 93 the Constitution Act will not be jeopardized by the MSC program.

Provinces will retain full jurisdiction over education.

For the MSC program to succeed, the federal and provincial governments must work together and seek meaningful input from key stakeholders, including industry, unions, the Council of Ministers of Education, and the federal government’s foresight and knowledge organization, Policy Horizons Canada

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More like the Geezer Misinformation Centre Visitor Info Centre is invaluable Dear editor: Finished watching the Committee of the Whole (COTW) webcast re: the Chamber and Visitor Info Centre contract, and have re-read the letters to the editor and the guest columns in the past couple of issues; what a commotion over something so easily avoided.

There is no doubt that the normally very calm and affable Dave Collins, (who I have been an acquaintance of for as long as I have been an acquaintance of the normally, equally affable Mayor Cindy Fortin) started to lose his cool after the seemingly endless harangue from the Mayor. There was an air of accusation going on that is hard to fathom when there should be a level of trust that is tempered with normal business practices. The Mayor states that she can never reach anyone at the Chamber, even though, after all this time, she knows their names and where they work, (they were all at their real jobs, not sitting in the Chamber Office 24/7 waiting for someone to show up) The Mayor had in fact, just hobnobbed with some of those Chamber volunteers at their own meeting which she was invited to and had yet another opportunity right there to draw them aside to arrange for this information and actually have some time to review it so that her questions were more relevant. I listened to Mr. Collins remind the Mayor several times during the COTW meeting, that the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) books were and have been open to be perused at any time, line by line, invoice by invoice by either the Mayor herself or any staff member within the District that she so chooses, so why she continued on this tack is baffling to me too. Some of the recent letter writers “applauded” the Mayor’s fortitude to review the COC’s finances (they meant the VIC’s finances, but there you go, more confusion about where the bulk of the money goes). But, you cannot ask the “tough questions” without knowing what your asking about, so if you cannot read a financial statement, then the invoices are what might generate those so-called tough questions, like whether the VIC staff and volunteers get to buy real cream for their coffee. And, when you have a recorded meeting available to the public where the bulk of the information you require could have been obtained and reviewed prior to a meeting, with summaries provided to all inter-

ested parties, but then to go over the same topic ad nauseum, it does seem like grandstanding or showboating and is excruciating to the listeners.

It is unfortunate that the Mayor ignored the point of order by her colleague – why have experienced people with you on council and not pay attention to them or the rules of conduct? Walking away is the preferred and mature method when facing someone who will not stop listening to their own voice. An “immature or amateurish” person would yell or throw something, so they did what many people might do and left the scene.

By the way, if you re-read the previous View of May 12th, you will see that although two councillors did walk out, no doubt frustrated, the remaining two were also sympathetic to Mr. Collins and the Chamber and how the meeting was conducted and in fact, Councillor Mike Kent is the Liaison to the Chamber, so he could have been enlisted to provide the Mayor with what she thought was lacking. Let’s lampoon them all, shall we?

So, do we need a VIC??? Well, who knows best?

Letter writers? NIMBY’s? Or the District, who commissioned the Chamber to take this on? The way I see it is, that given the prickly nature of the Mayor towards the Chamber and directors and their capabilities, there are two options at this point. There is sweet tweet here in Peachland, right? There is no tourism, right? Why bother with a VIC, we don’t want anyone else to know about this place, right? No history, no museum to see, no B&B’s, no bakery or grocery or gas stores, no wonderful restaurants and pubs, no clubs, churches, service clubs, no kid friendly areas or annual events, no boat launches or doggie beaches or an RV place, no doctors or dentists, no artists, no local businesses to make our lives a bit easier, no Farmers Market, no local paper to sound off in, nothing, nada, nyet, nay! So option one is, we can round up all the old geezers around here and throw up a sign at one of our local coffee shops (oops, do we have one? Better ask the VIC) where the nosier locals can handle it all.

As an old geezerette, I volunteer for the second Monday once a month, from 9 to10 a.m., as long as I get a coffee, but beware, I am not certain how to get to the zip line! We can call it the G.M.C., the Geezer Misinformation Centre.

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Agreed, bylaw officer is a bully Dear editor: We also were victimized by this individual! My husband (on his walker) and I were walking our two little dogs (five and eight lbs) and used a bench on Beach Avenue as I was experiencing some angina pain! This bylaw man appeared and instructed us to leave as “dogs are not allowed on the beach.”

Both dogs were sitting on the bench between us, leashed, they weren’t on the beach!

I informed him I was having chest pain and waiting for it to pass, he completely ignored my situation and insisted we leave after lecturing us on that particular bylaw! He then sat in his vehicle until we eventually left. Perhaps his

time would be better served ticketing the numerous loud motorcycles roaring down Beach Avenue?

We have observed this guy chasing an elderly lady with a

tiny dog off a bench previously. Seems to me our tax dollars are being wasted on too much upper management in planning and development services!

Why not cultivate

some common sense and change the bylaw without studying it to death?

Audrey Mc Ewen Peachland

Dear Ms. Saunders: Before you put your thoughts on paper you should check your facts. YES! A residential bedroom community does NEED a Visitor Information Center. Yes! We have the lake, the Gasthaus and Bliss Bakery but without the Visitor Information Center and their published Guide, who would know about all the other fantastic restaurants, pubs and Legion that draws many locals and tourists to Peachland. Our Centennial Walkway is a catalyst for many visitors, no matter what season and many drop into the Visitor Center to get information or to shop at the incredibly successful Artisan Market held Saturday during the tourist off season.

Many of those who willingly spend money at the market are from other communities in the Okanagan. How do they hear about it? Well the Visitor Information Center has Facebook and Website pages to entice visitors to our community. There IS more to Peachland than just the Parrot Sanctuary and the Zipline, we have Hardy Falls which is highly popular during the salmon spawning, you don’t have to go far to hike, Pin Cushion Mountain and others are easily accessible but I bet YOU would have to check

the Peachalnd Guide to find them.

Not to mention the kayaking, the ATV tours and our own Hainle Winery Have you “Gone Batty”, the Visitor Center hosts BEEPS Interpretive Center, where Bat Chats and other educational programmes are offered to not only to school children but tourists as well. The bat count always intrigues tourists and it is held at the Visitor Center. Are you sure you LIVE here.

In the off- tourist season, the Visitor Center is closed on Sunday and Monday, but once the high tourist season starts it is open 7 days a week. But I guess you didn’t know that and let me tell you that many a tourist is directed ”down the hall to visit our excellent Art Gallery”. A great network of dedicated Volunteers, ( they can always use more) and “grant paid” students have a foundation of information second to none. They are trained to the high standards of Tourism British Columbia and governed by TOTA (Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association) So Ms. Sanders, I would like to challenge you to become a volunteer at the Visitor Center so you will understand how important it is to Peachland.

Heather Johannson Peachland BC

Visitor guide not local enough; bypass will ruin local economy To the Visitor Information Center: I received the new “official“ Visitor Guide for Peachland last week in the View, what surprised me and other town residents, was that a full six of the first 13 pages were devoted entirely to promoting Summerland and West Kelowna activities. Further inside the Peachland Resource Guide, the index highlighted more Summerland and West Kelowna venues than Peachland attractions. Perhaps those two communities should contribute to our brochure and we can appropriately re-name to the

“Official CENTRAL Okanagan Visitor Guide”?

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Do we really need the tourist information booth in Peachland?

Dear Condon:

Councillor

I appreciate your clarification on the position you took at May 9 COTW and am encouraged by your willingness to support a full examination of Chamber of Commerce finances as they pertain to the District.

To begin with, a full disclosure on how public funds are spent now is a start, and then, from the onset, where did our Million dollar renovation go? To my knowledge, there was never any public posting for contract work put out to tender bid in the “View”

during the entire Schoolhouse renovation process.

I also want our elected council to disengage from the Chamber of Commerce.

I want district staff to manage the building; it is a public resource.

The Visitor Centre is, as far as I am concerned, of no value to residents. It is a service for tourists that the business community can pay for, if they find value in it.

Which brings us to that question, are we getting our $65,000 annual tourism bang for our tax dollar buck?

For starters, the

Tourist Information Center is in the wrong location, if it is indeed needed at all.

There are 3 other major tourist info sites all within 10 kms, one on the Connector 1 km away, ( and they are savvy enough to know it is not necessary to be open 12 months of the year for tourists), one on busy Highway 97, 3 kms away in West Kelowna, and one less than 10 kms away again on busy Highway 97 in Summerland.

Why on earth would we pay $65,000 a year to keep our tiny struggling tourist info centre open when certainly these

3 above mentioned booths could more than serve our minuscule tourist needs.

If we are going to continue to struggle and keep a tourist info center, put it out to tender as it should have been done, years ago before the Chamber tried to manage it. And take a page from the residents of Kelowna; leave the high priced lake front real-estate for the taxpaying residents, not the tourists.

If we are going to try and keep a tourist info centre open, move it.

Lease a space in the empty IGA mall and move the info booth to that busy loca-

tion on Highway 97.

Leave the delightful Schoolhouse building for a paying tenant, for a bistro, for a market gallery, for weddings and special event rentals, for a wine shoppe and Bar, for Community use (7 days a week, evenings and weekends), for a communal Artist Gallery or reinvent its original purpose, what about classrooms for adult learning courses and workshops, arts and crafts, or overflow of historical displays from the crowded Museum, make use year round and make money!

Quit allowing the Chamber to sidle up to

Keeping the canine ‘peace’ on the promenade CATHERINE ADAMS

PEACHLAND COLUMNIST We have great spaces to walk dogs here in the Okanagan. The Peachland Okanagan Lake promenade is a privilege to experience and on the sunniest of days you can find cyclists, walkers, runners, strollers, roller bladers’, wheel chairs, families and dogs taking advantage of it.

Everyone shares the space in different ways and gets along by showing respect for each other. The same should be extended to our dogs however, it’s not always the case. The problems happen when dogs are not respected and given enough space and a dog’s limitations for socializing are not recognized.

Bad interactions can be avoided when you are aware of the causes and get proactive to prevent them.

Before I go further its important to understand that leashes are not normal for the canine species. They restrict their natural behavior of freely going forward to sniff and explore, the purpose of which is to assess whether a situation is safe or not safe.

If a dog that feels unsafe, a leash prevents them from escape. When fearful dogs are not given enough distance or cannot get away from a dog-to-dog in-

teraction, they will avoid (turn away), growl, lung or ‘air snap’ to create distance. It’s a natural coping behavior when dogs are in situations that cause them to feel uncomfortable, be it a dog or human. And even a confident dog can quickly become fearful when they feel trapped and unable to escape For a leashed, ‘social’ dog, they can feel frustration because they are constrained and can’t greet. They wiggle, jump up, whine and bark to cope with their frustration and in the dog world, this is not a dog in control of itself and therefore can be viewed as unpredictable and a threat by other dogs.

Prevention includes taking control of your dog and his interactions by walking your dog on a proper leash 5’-6’ leash so you can keep control of your dog and keep your dog close to you. All to often people are walking their dogs on a retractable leash which doesn’t really give them much control in the event there is an altercation and gives the dog far too much length in a space shared by many.

Secondly, people need to be aware that some dogs do not want to meet other dogs. Dogs can have emotional ‘baggage’ just like people and some would rather not greet dogs unknown to them.For those guardians of dog friendly dogs, when you don’t’ know the

dog coming towards you would be wise to ask before you make any attempts to interact. That is just good practice anytime. Forced interactions can produce unwanted results.

If you have a ‘frustrated’ greeter, teach your dog to walk past dogs or people calmly. They too need impulse control when they are in the presence of something they want to get close to.

If you have a dog that is nervous or insecure around other dogs, create space for your dog. This does not mean you pull your dog back using the leash but to actually move away from the oncoming dog. Walk on the street or off the path until the other dog passes. If you pull your dog back, the tension on the leash can upset your dog further and make them feel more vulnerable.

Think of how it feels to have someone stop you from going forward or prevent you from getting out of a situation or environment of which you feel uncomfortable. It may elevate your need for escape.

The promenade is a beautiful space to enjoy and there is no need for ugly encounters when there ways to prevent them. Friendly and non-social dogs can share the space when guardians acknowledge their dog’s social limitations and the space of others on the walk.

Proportional representation is the better way Dear editor: On May 31st, our MPs will be voting on whether or not to adopt the ERRE/all-party committee’s report that overwhelmingly recommended Proportional Representation.

The Liberals campaigned and won the election on the commitment to ensure that 2015 would be the last time a federal election was conducted under the first-past-thepost voting system, a clear and unequivocal commitment to change the way we elect our MPs. Some time later Prime Minister Trudeau arbitrarily abandoned his commitment, insisting “a clear preference for a new electoral system, let alone a consensus, has not emerged,” That was nothing less than a blatant lie, and when Liberals vote on this issue May 31st, their loyalty to the voters will be tested.

Will they deliver on their commitment to the people who elected them in good faith to change the way we elect our

MPs - or – will they allow Trudeau to control their vote.

The consensus among MPs from ALL federal parties is that our parliament no longer functions: Our MPs are being controlled and manipulated like a bunch of useless pawns, and Question Period has become a perpetual disaster.

It has been reduced to an uncivilised, disrespectful barking dog contest.

Party discipline has crushed meaningful debate on all major issues, and destroyed the opportunity to function as a productive, consensus driven legislature.

A Proportional ballot will end Party Discipline.

There will be no more ‘fake’ majority governments representing only one-third of the people, and our MPs will finally be liberated to represent the people.

Andy Thomsen Peachland BC

the municipal trough, and ask yourselves, are we truly getting our $65,000+ bang for our tourism buck!

On a similar inconsistent note, it is of concern that this council thought it prudent to spend $675,000.00 taxpayer money on the tiny down town Duck and Pug lot to convert it into more green space when for about

the same amount of dollars some of the same Councillors abandoned almost 10 acres of existing park, ball diamonds, playground and sports box in the Turner Ball park neighbourhood.

Was it too far from your tourist info centre?

Sincerely, Benjamin Yamamoto Peachland

That $675,000 could have been spent better Dear Council: I chuckled when I read in last week’s View that you chose to spend $675,000 of taxpayer funds on the beach front Duck and Pug marina property. I know the residence well; it was my first home in Peachland when I moved here in the early 90’s. In fact, I had the opportunity to purchase the property back then for about $240,000 but due to strict rezoning and development laws, decided against investing in what was then a tear down home.

I read that the town council was advised to purchased the property for more green space, yet another park for the down town core. Don’t get me wrong, I am in favour of more green space but this is overkill, is it really necessary to spend that money on a few more feet for a park downtown? In a year of belt tightening and budget cutbacks this purchase continues the frivolous downtown centric, Beach Avenue tourism-dominated embellishment of Peachland.

The 13 blocks along Beach Avenue already boasts painted street lines and parking stalls, bike stalls, bike stands, classy garbage cans, pavement (the road behind us is still gravel).

It is getting water parks, porta-potties, Food trucks, sidewalk sales, markets and street vendors. Beach Avenue has curbs, sidewalks and a paved walkway; it is also the only place in town with street lights, solar lighting, hanging baskets, ornamental banners, Christmas lighting, park benches, landscaped medians and a bioswale adding to its multiple parks and docks.

We see municipal staff daily focusing their gardening, cleaning and snow shovelling duties along this strip; I never see them on my street.

This tourism focused augmentation continues with all special events held downtown, the only abundant signage is for downtown, and one other small point, this area also has sewer, something my neighbourhood was promised over 25 years ago and is now apparently off the books. I still pay for that sewer yearly, mind you. Of course Beach Avenue has public transportation, something the town has not fought for in other areas. It has a clock, gazebo, ornamental iron gateway and now a fishing pier too... endless the attention to Beach Avenue.

I would have liked to see some of the $675,000 slush find its way into other neglected neighbourhoods in town or used to finish other projects. $675,000 could have gone a long way to secure the land for a yard waste transfer and compost station, $675,000 could have connected my entire street to sewer, and $675,000 could have bought a lot of clean drinking water.

In the 90’s I did not think I could recoup my investment, silly me, should have bought it and held out until someone like the municipality was eager with my tax dollars in hand.

Robert Taylor Neglected in Peachland

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Raising watershed awareness WATERSHED PROTECTION ALLIANCE

RICHARD SMITH

WATER WATCHERS – More than two dozen people attended the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance Walk and Talk on May 18.

Trouble trusting Watershed Alliance Dear editor: I had the pleasure of joining a group of people including a few from the Peachland Watershed Alliance on a hike into the slide area of Deep Creek on Thursday May 18th.

It was heartening to see over a dozen concerned residents come out and look at the situation for themselves.

I am a firm believer in having an informed opinion.

What I heard on this hike disturbed me. The diversion channel that was built during this emergency was called illegal. This is not true. During an emergency the government can authorise a similar channel through my front lawn or your back yard. One member of the group called the diversion channel “expletive deleted”. When I questioned this person as to what else could have been done under the circumstances, especially on such short notice, they could not provide an answer.

The group was also told that the slide was caused by the logging road directly above.

This is not true. In fact, the opposite is true. When the old Monro Lake Forest Service road was upgraded recently, it was done to the highest standards. Well designed by a professional in the field with many many years of experience. The slope of the road was corrected so any runoff would go to the side

of the road instead of running straight down it, proper drainage was installed, runoff diverters were installed, and silt barriers were installed.

The way the road was before it was rebuilt would have made the damage far worse. Bad angles, bad drainage patterns, and runoff running straight down the road. Gorman Bros. should actually be thanked for inadvertantly mitigating the damage caused by the slide before it happened.

The actual cause of the slide was a very wet spring (record setting) causing excessive ground water which saturated the soil way below the road. Anybody notice how high the lake is?

I should point out that no logging has been done within about 5km of this area, so it was in no way caused by logging or the reconstruction of log-

ging roads. Chicken Little, the sky is not falling. Slides have been happening in the steep terrain around here since the glaciers melted 7000 years ago.

I would like to see a reasonable plan in place to protect our watershed based on facts, not extremism such as shutting down all logging for a year.

Selective logging is not a reasonable alternative in this area either. Anybody that believes that is the way to go needs to be much better informed about even aged stands of timber.

Forest fires are a huge concern around here too. Due to our firefighting activities over the last 70 or more years, the forest is overloaded with fuel.

Logging blocks actually create a barrier to forest fires. One merely has to look across the lake to Okanagan Mtn. to see how stop-

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I am not pro-logging, nor am I a granola munching, clog wearing tree hugger. I want what is best for everybody concerned. This includes the people of Peachland who drink the water, all the people that depend on the woods for their livelyhood, and the people that use the woods recreationally.

Balance!

I was glad that the majority of people on this hike were out to gather facts, not rushing into a judgement based on emotion.

Special interest groups are fine, but make sure you form your opinion and make your decisions based on verifiable facts, while maintaining realistic expectations.

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On Thursday, May 18th, 26 active Peachland residents and 5 eager dogs joined the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance Walk and Talk, with Chairman, Joe Klein and environmentalist, Cory Sutton on a two hour tour of Deep Creek and the Peachland Water Reservoir Intake area.

They were joined by retired forester, Chris King, he offered some answers to the numerous questions that arose as they traversed the destruction of the Deep Creek Mud slide off Munroe Forestry Road and the subsequent dam clearing excavation along Deep Creek’s ravaged shoreline. Chris’s insight into the logging

activities in the watershed that perhaps contributed to the increased run off, and his knowledge of the roadworks along Munroe forestry road balanced some the emotional concerns created by the sights experienced by the hikers, however, he was most valuable in ferrying our eldest participant, 89-yearyoung Dora Stewart through the muskiest washouts along the four-kilometre trail.

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Embarrassed to live in Peachland because of civic turmoil Dear editor: After reading the Mayor’s Letter to the Editor in last week’s View I feel compelled to voice my opinion on a matter: While Mayor Fortin at length tries to present her case, her letter never touches on the real issues: Firstly, I am appalled that the Mayor as an elected official stoops to using inappropiate (unethical?) tactics to find information about the Chamber of Commerce’s accounting practices. As the President of the Chamber of Commerce outlined, all she had to do was ask for a

meeting with one of the District’s financial staff with the Chamber’s accountant and manager. If the District wishes a formal audit, I understand that this was offered at the District’s cost. I may also add that if the Mayor has the taxpayers of Peachland in mind, a meeting between accountants is the most cost effective way!

Secondly – the Mayor blatantly ignoring Counselor Condon’s call “Order of the Day” at the said CotW meeting.

In both instances disrespect towards a valued community partner and towards a member of the District Council. A mayor needs to be inclusive and act on behalf of

‘The Visitor Centre is a great deal’ . . . from Page 4 Second, Peachland is nestled quaintly on the shores of Lake Okanagan and is home to a lovely retirement community and a community of budding young families. And you know what, Jackie? You’re right. We are so lucky to have local businesses and organizations in Peachland like the Gasthaus, Bliss Bakery and the museum.

This town is so rich with history and great food.

But you know what else we have?

• 7+ hiking trails all ranging from easy to difficult. They cater quite nicely to year-round adventure tourism enthusiasts.

• An additional 10+ restaurants in Peachland that offer diverse menus. Those hiking tourists are going to be hungry, along with the other 18,500 visitors that came through the VIC last year (don’t worry, Jackie, we’ll get to those numbers later). Lucky for us at the VIC, part of our job means getting out in the community and dining in those restaurants. It really works out well when we have foodie tourists & visitors coming in looking for restaurant recommendations.

• Shopping boutiques • Canada’s highest freestyle zip line at Zip Zone • Okanagan ATV Tours • Hainle Vineyards Estate Winery that recently opened • Beach Ride rentals • Skate park • Tennis courts • Soon to be Pickle Ball courts • Swim Bay and our incredible uninterrupted beach front • An outdoor fitness trail • Parrot sanctuary • Self guided historical walking tour • Bat House Interpretive Trail And you must know that we have, in the attic of our beautiful VIC, our beloved bats.

I don’t know if you are aware, but the building that houses the VIC, the Chamber of Commerce, the Boys & Girls Club and the Art Gallery has one of the largest Yuma bat colonies in BC (and some Little Brown bats, too!) Not only do we have countless locals bring their guests (family and friends) down to visit us to share with them the awesomeness of our bats, we have visitors come in from across the world who are not only intrigued by our bats, but they leave with a smile on their face after learning about something so unique and fun.

You know what we DON’T do, Jackie? We don’t just “shuffle them a stack of brochures and send them south to Summerland to wine tour”.

We engage in conversation with our visitors, we laugh with our visitors, we provide our visitors with relevant and important information, and you know what else we do? We anticipate and pinpoint our visitor’s needs so that we can best serve them while they are visiting our community. Are ALL visitors coming into the VIC going to spend a week in Peachland? No. Are we going to do our absolute best to represent Peachland as a desirable destination? You’re darn right we are.

And we are darn good at what we do.

Okay, let’s make another point clear. The VIC is open Tuesday – Saturday from 9am – 4pm year round (except in July and August when we’re open 7 days a week). So your statement

all town’s citizens. I am deeply disappointed that the office of the Mayor is damaged by such partisan behaviour. The election happened nearly three years ago and it is time to unite all stakeholders of Peachland in taking on the numerous challenges our small community faces.

I respected the outcome of the last District election in 2014 and was supportive of Council – but I – and a good number of my friends and associates are embarrassed to say we live in Peachland. The video tapes of the CotW meeting show the rest of the valley what is going on in our little town.

I concur totally with CoC President’s

that the VIC “sits empty, yet heated, all Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb & March” is very wrong. I am so glad that the VIC was heated, because it was open all winter and I was volunteering full time. It’s unfortunate that you missed us on the Sunday that you must have been in, but I’m so happy that the volunteers at the Art Gallery were able to assist you. They are amazing and very knowledgeable too.

And you know that “trinket shop” that you described us as? It showcases and highlights many local Okanagan ARTISTS and ENTREPRENUERS. We PROUDLY display everything from photography to glassware, soapstone sculptures to handmade jewelry and so much more. Maybe you should drop in for a visit and we would happily tell you about our AMAZING artists.

Finally, those 18,500 visitors (the 18,000 that you stated was a little low). I don’t know if you know this, but the Peachland VIC is a designated Destination BC Tourist Information Centre.

We adhere to strict paperwork in which we must track the statistics of each visitor including where they are from, what they are looking for and how long they are staying. The 18,500 head count is accurate. 75 visitors may not have come in every single day, but did we attract thousands of visitors into Peachland throughout the winter with our Indoor Artisan Markets? Yep. (4,029 people for the 2016/2017 season if we’re going to be talking numbers). And that’s just on Saturday!

That Indoor Artisan Market of ours? It also won a Peachland Civic Award for Excellence in Art and Agro Tourism. You know who else won a Civic Award for their service to this community?

Joey Byatt, our Manager of Tourism Services, who has worked tirelessly in building up tourism in this incredible community. We see thousands of people throughout the summer and yes, we even have visitors in the winter time too! We’re expecting to serve over $20,000 visitors this year in the VIC! I’m from Ontario. I graduated with honours in Tourism Management and I know the value of tourism in a community, both socially and economically. When my husband and I chose to make the move to BC, we could have chosen any town in this province, but we chose here.

Because Peachland has the most welcoming community I have ever come by and because I see what potential Peachland has to grow as a tourism destination.

Provincially the numbers are impressive with British Columbia realizing approximately 19.7 million visitors annually, contributing $15.7 billion in revenue to the provincial economy and providing nearly 19,000 tourism-related businesses that employ more than 127,500 people.

The Thompson Okanagan is a significant contributor to those provincial numbers with over 3.5 million visitors travelling annual to the region, generating nearly $2 billion in direct economic impact and providing 15,000 full time equivalent positions.

We may be tiny, but we are mighty and without a doubt, we believe that #BCTourismMatters!

Jennifer Clute Peachland

frustration over the years of mistrust and disrespect shown by this mayor.

Remember, readers and citizens: Board members at the CoC volunteer their time to look after many of the town’s affairs, such as events like the Business Awards Night, Golf Tournament, July 1 Event, Christmas Light-up, assisting in Scarecrow Festival, Rubber Ducky Race and any many other events, and of course dealing with the Visitor Centre’s operation and finances.

Doris Muhs Peachland

World of Wheels volunteers were outstanding last week Dear Editor: I should like to commend all the volunteers responsible for the traffic control of the World of Wheels event on Sunday, May 21.

I had to get to church through the mayhem and I was directed with courtesy to Waldo Way and my destination. After church I was Geezer Misinformation Centre . . from Page 5 Or, option two, the volunteers at the Chamber, all of whom are local business owners or managers, running businesses that MOST Peachlanders appreciate having, should agree at their next meeting, to GIVE UP the management of the VIC and hand it back to the District. Although many VIC’s are

politely redirected as I was going the wrong way.

Some past experiences have not been so positive for those attending church. So well done! It was not an easy job to keep things running efficiently.

Phyllis Papineau Peachland . run by Chambers across North America, many are still run by their town; I can guarantee after this ruckus that no other organization wants to deal with it. Oh, third option, no VIC and no GMC! Lorraine Bergman Peachland

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Local Events and Activities Send the information for your Peachland event to admin@peachlandview.com

Stilling the Mind Workshop - Friday May 26, 2017, 7:00-9:00 pm, Peachland Little Schoolhouse. Guest teacher, Swami Satyananda from Yasodhara Ashram. Cost: $30. Registration: Kymandalu 250-826-0230 kymandalu.b@ yasodharayoga.org.

Peachland Art Group 57th Annual Art Show and Sale “Canadiana” Sat May 27, 6-9 pm and Sun May 28, 10-4 pm at the Peachland Community Centre.

Beach Ave & 6th. Affordable Masterpieces.

The Peachland Wellness Centre, Baby Friendly Café presents May the Force Be With You, sharing MONDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8 pm, Community Centre

MID-WEEK STUDY AND CONVERSATION COFFEE 9:30 am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

YOGA (RESTORATIVE) 8 am, 50+ Activity Centre

CARPET BOWLING 10 am, 50+ Activity Ctre

INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, Comm. Ctre

COMPUTER LITERACY 10 am-12, Peachland Wellness Centre by appt. 250-767-0141

PICKLEBALL (3.0-3.5) 9:05-11:05 am, Community Centre TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY 9:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre

BABY FRIENDLY CAFÉ 1112:30 pm, every 2nd and last Tuesday, Peachland Wellness Centre

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

CHAIR FITNESS 11-11:45 am, 4th Street Place

LADIES MONDAY MORNING COFFEE 10-11 Peachland Wellness Centre

AA 12-1 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

MEDITATION GROUP 11:30 am-12:30 pm.

Peachland Wellness Ctre

TAI CHI noon, 50+ Activity Centre NEEDLE ARTS/QUILTING 1pm, 50+ Activity Centre PICKLEBALL 1-3 pm (1.0-2.75), Community Centre AFTERNOON BRIDGE 1:30 pm 50+ Activity Centre PICKLEBALL (3.0-3.5+) 3-5 pm, Community Ctre SPIN, CORE & STRETCH 5:15-6:15 pm, Community Centre KARATE CLASS 6-7 pm, at the Little Schoolhouse.

VINYASA YOGA FLOW 6-7 pm, Community Centre

PICKLEBALL (3.75+) 1-3pm, Community Centre MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 1-2:45 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre MAHJONG 1-4 pm, 50+ Activity Centre YOUTH DROP-IN 3:30-8 pm, Peachland Youth Centre, Grades 7+ PEACHLAND SPARKS AND BROWNIES 5:45-7 pm, Community Centre ZUMBA 5:15-6:15 pm, 4th St Place BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS TWEEN DROP-IN & OPEN GYM (ages 9-12) 3-8 pm, Pick up available at Peachland Elementary School

YOUTH BOXING CLUB 6-8 pm, 4th St Place

WEDNESDAYS

WOODCARVING 7 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8 pm, Community Centre

LATIN GROOVE DANCE 7:30pm -8:30 pm, Community Centre TUESDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8am-8pm, Community Centre FLOW YOGA 9-10 am, 4th Street Place CAPC CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs) 9:30-11:30 am Community centre

GENTLE STRETCH 11:00 -11:45 am 4th Street Place INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, Comm. Centre PICKLEBALL (1.02.75+) 9:05-11:05 am, Community Centre YOGA (BASIC BEGINNERS) 8 am, 50+ Activity Centre 50+ FITNESS 9:15 am, 50+ Activity Centre

how we can increase the healing forces within you and your baby! May 30, 11:00 am to 12:30 pm at 4426 5th Street.

Giant “Paint by Number” Historic Peachland entry for the Guinness World Book of Records in the Peachland Art Gallery. Visitors to the gallery will be asked to paint a 1” square in the giant painting. 6048 squares! Take away a post card of the photo identifying your square.

Food Bank Fundraiser at Peachland Comm.

Ctre. Thrusday Jun 1, 5-7pm. All proceeds from door slaes will support our local food bank.

FUNCTIONAL FITNESS 9:3010:30 am, 4th Street Place

PEACHLAND UNITED CHURCH 10 am-3 pm Bargain Bin.

ENERGY WELLNESS 3rd Wed of the month 10-11 am - Peachland Wellness Centre

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT 10 am-12 pm, Peachland Wellness Centre. Wkly.

WELLNESS CIRCLE 10 am-12 2nd & 4th Wed - Peachland Wellness Centre DEMENTIA CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP 10-noon every 3rd Wednesday Peachland Wellness Centre SUNSHINE SINGERS 1:15 to 2:15 pm Peachland Wellness Centre

IRON & SILK 10:45 am, 50+ Activity Centre CHAIR FITNESS 11-11:45 am, 4th Street Place ROTARY CLUB OF PEACHLAND 12-1:30 pm, Gasthaus Restaurant.

Everyone welcome.

AA 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre UKULELE (BEGINNER) 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Cost $4. Tickets on sale at Peachland Pharmacy, Peachland Food Bank and World of Wheels Epicure Tent, Cousins Park. for more info contact Jacqueline McGrath 403-991-3663.

Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance hosts a community meeting for information and discussion on cleaning up our watersheds.

Everyone welcome -- 55+ Centre on Tuesday June 6 at 7 pm.

Gallery 97 officially opened for business on Friday May 19. Highway 97, south of Peachland.

PICKLEBALL (ALL PLAY) 5:45-7:45 pm Comm Ctre

MAHJONG 1-4 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

BINGO 6:45 pm (doors open 5:30 pm), 50+ Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL (3.0-3.5) 1-3 pm, Community Centre

FRIDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am-6 pm, Community Centre

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS TWEEN DROP IN (ages 9-12) 4-8 pm,

INDOOR WALKING 8-9 am, Comm Ctre

SATURDAYS

50+ FITNESS 9 am, 50+ Activity Centre

CARPET BOWLING 10 am, 50+ Activity Ctre

FLOW YOGA 9-10 am, 4th Street Place

PEACHLAND UNITED CHURCH 10 am-3 pm Bargain Bin.

CAPC CREATIVE PLAYTIME (0-6 yrs) 10 am-noon, Community Centre

PICKLEBALL (3.75+) 1-3 pm, Community Centre

PEACHLAND UNITED CHURCH 10 am-3 pm Bargain Bin.

CHESS 1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre

MEAT DRAW 4-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

MEN’S COFFEE & CRIB 10 - noon, Peachland Wellness Centre

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

TOTAL BODY BLAST 5:306:30 pm, Community Centre

THERAPEUTIC YOGA 10:3011:30 am, 4th Street Pl.

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

VINYASA YOGA FLOW 5:306:30 pm, Community Centre

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

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HEALTHY TEENS (ages 13+) 4 -7 pm

PICKLEBALL (3.0-3.5) 1-3 pm, Community Centre

WRITERS UNBLOCKED Second Wednesday of the Month, 6:30 pm, Peachland Wellness Ctre

THURSDAYS FITNESS ROOM 8 am-8 pm, Community Centre YOGA (FOUNDATIONS) 8am, 50+ Activity Ctre TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS 10 am, United Church Hall Hosted. No Beginners.

ART CLUB 12 pm, 50+ Activity Centre LADIES CRIB 1-2:45 pm, Peachland Wellness Ctre

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS Drop In (6-12 yrs) 1-4 pm; Youth Zone (ages 13+) 4 - 8 pm

PEACHLAND UNITED SERVICE 10 am, United Church ST. MARGARET’S ANGLICAN CHURCH WORSHIP 10 am, St. Margaret’s Church EMMANUEL CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 10 am, Emmanuel Church, Westbank PEACHLAND BAPTIST SERVICE 10:30 am service fellowship 11:30 am, 4204 Lake Ave. UKULELE 1 pm, 50+ Activity Centre MEAT DRAW 2-4 pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

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KARATE CLASS 6-7 pm, at the Little Schoolhouse.

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PEACHLAND COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL The SS Sicamous ferry parked at the Peachland dock in 1914 is pretty well completed on the Canada 150 - Guinness - Paint by Number giant mosaic canvas hanging in the Peachland Art Gallery.

Over 1440 people have added their squares to the project and so we’re about half way to breaking the standing Guinness Book of Records.

Of course we’re aiming for the total of 6048 squares and an official record by December 23; so let’s keep on keeping on, and if you’ve not added yours yet, well, we’re keeping a square there for you. How about painting a square on one of the window panes of the old Baptist church - huh?

Let’s complete the church next!

Coming up the weekend after next is one of Peachland’s favourite marquee events, the Peachland Art Group’s 57th Annual Art Show & Sale - Canadiana – Celebrating Canada 150 - on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28. This year the event which is held in Peachland’s Community Centre focuses on a Canadiana theme and offers two days exposure to the affordable artwork and talent of our local Westside artists. Please take time to admire, to encourage, and, if impressed and enchanted enough, to purchase – otherwise simply enjoy!

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Council highlights from May 23 meeting Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program Report (CARIP – 2016) Council received the 2016 Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) report. The report shows what the District of Peachland has done during the 2016 calendar year to become more carbon neutral through the BC Climate Action Charter Plan. A copy of the report can be viewed at Municipal Hall, 5806 Beach Avenue, or on the website http://www.peachland.ca/carip.

Strategic Priorities Fund - Capital Infrastructure Projects Stream, Grant Opportunity For Water Interconnect Funding Council directed staff to apply for the Strategic Priorities Fund – Capital Infrastructure Projects Stream grant opportunity in the amount of $4,900,000 to facilitate the design and construction of the Trepanier Creek Interconnect. In an effort to extend treated water from the future Water Treatment Facility to the entire District water users, an interconnect between the Deep Creak Water System and the Trepanier Creek Water System is required.

Peachland Pier Group Accessible Pier Project Council authorized the submission of an application by the Peachland Pier Group to the BC Rural Dividend Program for the purpose of building an accessible pier adjacent to Heritage Park.

The Pier Project is projected to built and completed in late 2017.

DAN WALTON

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION – Gallery 97 is inviting the public to stop by on

June 4 between 1 and 4 p.m. for the 2017 grand opening party. The gallery is run by partners Sharon Fitch, Pat and John Huber, George and Jaine Buse. In the May 12 issue of the View, it was incorrectly reported that Pat and John Huber are the owners, when in fact they are leasing the building.

CPAC . . . from Page 11 Artists, you know how easy it is to sketch the hands, the feet, even the head too small in relation to the torso of a subject! Well, time to straighten that out and enrol for Anna Coghlan’s Figure Drawing Workshop. You could find a way to rid yourself of the problem once and for all.

Good to see on Friday night the Peachland Players entertaining a sold out house at 4th Street Place with the crowd pleasing farce, Drinking Habits. The players had a good feel for

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the exaggerating characteristics of farce. Director, Chad Coutts, has done a fine job of moving the play along at a good pace.

I was honoured with the award Citizen of the Year from the Mayor and Council of the District of Peachland. To the Peachland Community Arts Council in particular and to all who played a role in my receiving this honour, my sincere thanks. I’m deeply appreciative.

Bye now! Keep your fingers crossed that at some point the sun will stay out a little longer!

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State of local emergency Painters and volunteers needed VIEW STAFF High water levels have led Mayor Cindy Fortin to declare a state of local emergency in Peachland.

She said the action was taken as a result of a slide that occurred

close to Brenda Mines last night.

“We had to declare a state of emergency in order to have the ability to do whatever it takes to preserve life, property and the whole of Peachland,” she said.

West Kelowna vocalist readying for recital CRAIG CILBERT

SPECIAL TO THE VIEW West Kelowna’s Jennifer Turner, an up-and-coming soprano performer and Mount Boucherie Secondary School graduate in 2004 will be giving a free recital of classical arias and songs in Kelowna on Sunday, May 28.

Turner, who turns 31 on May 26, has been actively pursuing a professional career in classical voice performance. She has just completed a diploma in vocal performance with the Victoria Conservatory of Music where she studies with Nancy Argenta and Ingrid Attrot.

Turner spent a year in training with Alexandra Babbel, Artistic Director of Opera Kelowna before moving to Victoria in 2015 to pursue her music career. While here, she performed in a soloist role in a number of Opera Kelowna productions including the 2014 and 2015 Christmas concerts, and several “Opera in The Park” performances in Kelowna and Peachland.

She has recently been accepted for an exciting opportunity to sing in Germany with the Weimar Lyr-

ic Opera Studio where she will be singing the role of Donna Elvira in Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni. Her upcoming recital is free admission and donations will be gratefully received in support of the German opportunity.

Turner completed a B.A. in French at University of Victoria in 2010 and a Master of Cultural Studies at Queen’s University in 2014 and was formerly an avid participant in athletics, swimming with the Liquid Lightning Swim Club and completing several Swim Across The Lake events and various Okanagan Valley road races before she began devoting her time to her passion, singing.

She also appeared in a number of productions in Kelowna including “Big brother, Little Sister” with Bumbershoot Theatre in 2015 and “The Pig n’ Whistle” with Theatre Kelowna Society in 2014.

Turner’s recital will be held at the Kelowna Bible Chapel, which is on Bernard Avenue across the street from the Apple Bowl, on Sunday, May 28 at 7 p.m. and will include works by Mozard, Haydn, Puccini, Schubert and Britten.

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND: THE PEACHLAND WATERSHED PROTECTION ALLIANCE

COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING

Tuesday June 6th 7-8pm for presentations & questions, 8-9pm for conversations, coffee & cake 50+ Centre - 5672 Beach Ave, Peachland BC

A panel of concerned knowledgeable residents and invited specialists including Water Quality Specialists, First Nations representatives, Interior Health Officials, Environmentalists, and Forestry Representatives are invited to participate in this town meeting. The objective is to amplify awareness of the precarious position of our watershed, address the leading factors threatening it including: logging, mining,road construction, pine beetle kill and cattle grazing in order to ensure the quantity and quality of our drinking water.

Everyone is welcome!

Contact: email

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phone

250 767 6456

HEATHER YEATS

SPECIAL TO THE VIEW We had 150 people paint a square at the Peachland Art Gallery on Sunday, May 21st.

That is more than 21 people every hour!

The process involves selecting a square and marking it with a sticker. Name and square location is identified in the register and witnessed. The painter gets a picture postcard of the scene, recording their square , the date etc.

Finally the 1 inch by 1 inch square is painted.

There are 6,048 squares to be painted by the end of December. The aim is to break the record for the most people painting one piece of artwork.

It is really a fun family project and people from all over the world are getting great pleasure choosing their particular square to paint.

They get to leave their mark in Peachland specifically whilst on their world travels! Our youngest artist, so far, was only 18 months old.

The Gallery is always looking for volunteers to assist between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Just taking the occasional shift would be of great help. Select either morning or afternoon shifts, when it suits you. It does not have to be a regular weekly commitment. The Gallery are quite happy to fit into your schedule! Contact Chris Letourneau on 250-767-6764 for more details or to volunteer.

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Happy 85th Marie Lise Pitcher ~ May 29, 2017 ~

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