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Peachland, BC Volume 08 | Number 28

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The best way to beat the heat this summer? Make a splash at Swim Bay!Myles Pawlessa takes his turn at the diving board amidst soaring temperatures that are expected to last for days. The hazy skies are apparently caused by smoke drifting in from Russia and Colorado. Staff photo

A new skate park will be built in Lambley Park, Peachland council confi rmed this week. Earlier this year, Peachland council allocated $225,000 from the amenities fund to be spent on a skate park. This spring, Lambley Park was identifi ed as the preferred location but council was not prepared to decide abso-lutely until after a public consultation meet-ing, which was held last month.

While support for a skate park in general

was high, members of the public attending the open house were divided between the only two viable options – Lambley Park and Cousins Park. This week council weighed the various pros and cons and found Lambley Park to still be the better contender.

The majority of issues brought up at the open house were raised by San Clemente res-idents who were concerned primarily about vandalism, noise, and a lack of public toilets in the park.

“A lot of their concerns can be mitigated through a variety of things. One of their big-

gest concerns is vandalism and the district could come up with a good neighbour policy whereby we take care of vandalism on our side of the fence or on our side of the bushes. We can also have a vandalism policy where we try to get down and remove prolifi c lan-guage immediately and have a plan in place for other graffi ti,” director of community ser-vices Cheryl Wiebe said at Tuesday’s commit-tee of the whole meeting. A vandalism policy was not included in the location decision on Tuesday, but it could return to council for consideration at a later date.

Joanne LayhEditor, Peachland View

Skate park still destined for Lambley Park

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Grant for operating costsA $435,400 Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing

program (TFRS) and Small Community and Regional District Grant (SCG) was issued to district last week. The district’s director of finance Doug Pryde says the annually issued grants will assist in subsidizing the operating costs of the district, including policing, which will mitigate tax increases to the general taxpayer. Part of the revenue will go to the council approved RCMP school liaison officer program.

Regional district launches amateur photo contest

This summer the Regional District of the Central Okanagan (RDCO) is inviting amateur photog-raphers to hike into a Central Okanagan regional park, snap some photos, and enter the results in the regional district’s Picture Yourself in a Regional Park photo contest.

The contest is being hosted to attract people to use the parks this summer as well as to showcase the beauty of the region.

The winning photos will be displayed in an ex-hibit planned for the Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan (EECO) later this year.

The contest is open to amateur photographers aged six and up. To be eligible for the contest, all photo entries must be taken in any one of the Cen-tral Okanagan’s 28 regional parks. There is no limit to the number of entries a person can make, how-ever, only one winning photo will be selected for exhibition per person or household.

The contest is open from now until September 30. Entries will be accepted in both digital and print format.

“We’ve got a lot of beautiful scenery around us in our Regional Park system, which preserves and pro-tects our unique ecosystems for present and future generations,” communications officer Bruce Smith says. “From water to grasslands to forests, from the smallest of creatures to large species, we’ve got it all. We know people are snapping photos in our parks and we want to show off some of the best and creative pictures in an exhibit planned for the EECO later this year.”

Smith says the contest is a great opportunity for amateur photographers to get out and explore the wide variety of scenery and settings in the Central Okanagan’s regional parks.

For a complete list of regional parks, their lo-cations and amenities visit regionaldistrict.com/parks or pick up a copy of the 2012 Regional Parks Guide at the EECO, local government offices or visitor centres in the Central Okanagan.

Full contest rules, entry information, and waivers for photos that include people can be accessed on the regional district website above. Entry packages can also be found at the EECO, which is located in Mission Creek Regional Park at Springfield and Durnin Roads in Kelowna.

IN BRIEFJoanne Layh Editor, Peachland View

NEWS

As for noise, Wiebe also said the sound of skateboard wheels creates about 70 decibels of sound where-as highway traffic creates about 85 decibels. “However there definitely will be more noise in the park be-cause we are inviting people to play there,” said Wiebe.

Regarding toilets, the commu-nity services director said, “Most parks do not have washrooms right there,” and indicated it could be a future amenity.

Councillor Kerbes voted in fa-vour of the park location, but ques-tioned the relatively small budget assigned to the project and whether the skate park would be big enough and challenging enough for kids.

Councillor Schiebeck offered his full support for the Lambley Park location. “It was mentioned at the open house that there was already vandalism in Lambley Park. I have no problem with a good neighbour policy, but would be interested to find out what is going to be the dif-ference. I personally feel the more people using the facility, there would be less vandalism. I feel that the kids utilizing a skate park are not going to be your vandals be-cause they’re going to be proud of their facility.”

The decision to locate the skate park at Lambley Park did not have unanimous support, however. Councillor Fortin declared herself to be in favour of a skate park in general, but opposed to locating it at Lambley Park and cast her vote against the location.

Councillor Hall also opposed the Lambley Park skate park location, citing that the amenity fund dollars would be better spent elsewhere.

“The amenities fund is very limit-ed. I would support this money go-ing to a fire hall or the community centre,” Coun. Hall said.

Peachland’s mayor offered his full support, stating, “Young peo-ple have been to talk to us over the years and this is a priority for them. That’s why I support it…it was exactly the right thing to do. I’m cheered to hear the park can be expanded in the future if we want to do that.”

In addition to confirming the Lambley Park location, council also decided to forward the naming of the park to the design committee for consideration. Those who ex-pressed an interest and left their names at the open house will be contacted to join the design com-mittee.

Wiebe says the design committee will be gathered to meet after she consults with New Line Skateparks to coordinate a time when they can return to Peachland.

“It was fairly unanimous through the process that the majority of people want a streetscape, which actually is the best choice for us for Lambley Park,” Wiebe told The View after the council decision. “It will be linear and it will resemble a street so it will meander through the trees and through the park. So with that concept, what we want to know [from the design commit-tee] is what do they want? Do they want rails? Do they want step-ups? Do they want some simulated cor-ners that have a bowl-like effect? Based on what our budget param-eters are, the kids will work with New Line to develop the best plan for that park.”

Wiebe says the goal is to begin construction late this fall, however the timing is somewhat weather de-pendent. At the very latest the park will be installed by the early spring of 2013.

The final skate park design is scheduled to be presented to the public at a second open house ear-ly this fall.

Skate park could be built by fallContinued from page 1

What up with the parking covenant? Parking by the numbers

Number of spaces required for TNI: 57 (under previous re-quirements it would have been 75 but requirements have been reduced by 25 per cent in the downtown core as per the char-rette report recommendation)

Number of spaces left for the public: 22

Term of the agreement: A max-imum of 10 years, cancellable at any time by the district with six months notice

Current cost to park in down-town Peachland, including the district’s car park: free

Cost to TNI to improve the car park to residential standard: approximately $200,000

Cost to TNI per space: $3,500 ($200,000 divided by 57 spaces) for 10 years

Cost to TNI if the district took cash in lieu instead at current rates: $342,000 ($6,000 per stall x 57 stalls) for an indefinite amount of time

Cost in previous agreements with other developers for cash in lieu of parking: $3,000 per space for an indefinite amount of time

Much has been said lately about the parking covenant between TNI and the District of Peachland. With all sorts of numbers and ideas be-ing tossed around, The View decid-ed it was time to check in with the mayor and get the facts.

As part of the requirements for their proposed three-storey rede-velopment of the Edgewater and adjacent building properties, TNI must provide a certain amount of parking for the occupants of the building, which in this case would be mostly their employees.

Peachland council have agreed to allow TNI use of some of the district owned parking lot behind the Edgewater, provided TNI pay all the costs to bring the parking lot up to residential standards and pay for their percentage of mainte-nance costs while the agreement is in place.

“It is wrong to suggest the TNI parking agreement gives TNI some kind of sweet deal at the expense of taxpayers,” Mayor Fielding said. “It is an agreement that facilitates downtown redevelopment, re-quires TNI to invest approximately $200,000 in improvements to the municipal car park [formal esti-mates range from $170,000 to $226,000] and one that results in substantial benefits to the town.”

Currently, there are about 50 spaces available on the lot, al-though that figure varies depending on the sizes of the vehicles parking and in what fashion people decide

to park, since there are no lines on the gravel.

The parking covenant would re-quire TNI to pay for improvements to the parking lot that would en-hance the appearance through lighting, landscaping, and paving, and also increase the available amount of spaces to 79. At the end of the agreement, it would remain district property.

Mayor Fielding argues that since TNI employees already park down-town, there will be a significant net gain of parking spaces.

Some people have suggested the district take cash in lieu instead, as has been done with some devel-opers in the past. However, TNI also owns other properties in the downtown area and in the long-term plans to build a parkade. If TNI were to pay cash in lieu of parking the exemption would last indefinitely, which would reduce their incentive to build a parkade that would benefit the community in the future.

“Whenever the municipality ex-ercises its option to terminate the parking or after a period of 10 years, the replacement parking that TNI must then provide will be des-ignated to fit with future develop-ment plans, including construction of the parkade as envisaged in the charrette report,” Fielding said.

Currently there are no developers clamouring to construct a building where the parking lot lies today, but if that should happen, the dis-trict reserves the right to give TNI 6-months notice to end the agree-ment.

Joanne Layh Editor, Peachland View

JULY 13, 2012 The Peachland View - 3

NEWS

While the hot sunny weather the Okanagan has been experiencing over the last week or so may have some people wishing for a bit of rain to cool things down, it has been a very welcome change for Okana-gan cherry growers after a long period of dampness.

Over the past few weeks heavy rains in the south Okanagan have impacted the cherry crops by causing some of the early season varieties to split. Once cher-ries have split, they can’t be marketed because no one wants to buy split cherries.

Local cherry grower Clive Sutherland says the pos-sibility of rain returning is a big concern for cherry growers in the area right now.

“The damage that has happened to cherries has just been in the south part of the valley and it’s only been on their earliest varieties,” Sutherland told The View. “Most of the cherries are still fi ne down there and up here all the cherries are still good because they’re not mature enough to be affected by the rain. There’s not been any damage up here. Not yet. In another week if the bad weather comes back then of course it will affect the cherries starting fairly soon. Next week if we get rain again, it would start doing damage.”

Sutherland grows late season varieties such as Skee-na, Sweetheart, Lapin, and Staccato, which are less susceptible to splitting than early season varieties, but even those cherries are not immune to damage.

“Rain is never welcome in the cherry season by growers,” B.C. Fruit Growers Association (BCFGA) general manager Glen Lucas told The View. “Certainly rain at this time still in what I would call early season is not a good thing for growers. You don’t see that as a consumer because we want to remove all those splits and defects before it gets to market.”

Sutherland says if a crop is damaged by rain it can have a signifi cant negative fi nancial impact on the grower.

“It means we have to spend more money and more time sorting the cherries to pick out the bad ones. It costs you more money because you

have to sort through them and it costs you money be-cause you have to throw cherries away that you would normally be selling. And if it rains too much you don’t pick anything.”

“It is a double-hit for a lot of growers when rain hap-pens,” Lucas said.

Despite the threat of rain, producers are feeling op-timistic about this year’s cherry crop throughout the valley.

“Overall the crop is larger,” Lucas said on Tuesday. “There’s been some impact on that early season crop. After this afternoon the forecast looks very good, hot, so we’ll hope that there is not rain or if there is rain that there is not very much of it. From there on if it is clear sailing it will shape up to be a good year,” Lucas said. “We’d like to see some sun and chase away those clouds in the sky. I think growers will be happy with that if they can wrap up the season on an up note here.”

Though he won’t be picking anything for a couple of weeks, Sutherland says he expects his crop will be big-ger than last year if all goes well. However, the grower is still keeping an eye on what is happening in the rest of the valley.

“It’s better if everyone has good cherries because when people go to the store and buy cherries if they have a bad product that they’re seeing in the stores, it might turn them off of buying cherries in the future. So if they go there and there are good cherries to buy then they’re more likely to come back and buy more when our’s are ready. It’s better to see everyone have a good clean crop,” Sutherland says.

Consumers in the Okanagan can expect to fi nd cherries until the end of August, although many of the large size very high quality varieties will be destined for export if growers produce a premium crop.

Wet weather threatens cherry crops


Local cherry grower says any more rain in the weeks ahead could cause crop damage

Phone: 250-767-2647 Fax: 250-767-3433 Web: www.peachland.ca5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC, V0H 1X7

Notice of temporary property disposition (Section 26 of the Community Charter)

Public Notice is hereby given that the District of Peachland intends to proceed with the temporary disposition of land to 0855150 BC Ltd.

The lands are legally described as:

In the District of Peachland and more commonly known as the District parking lot behind the former Edgewater Inn.

The District has approved entering into an Agreement for a maximum of ten (10) years with 0855150 BC Ltd., for use of 57 parking stalls. This Agreement will meet the parking obligations of Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2025, 2012, that amends the zoning classifications of the former Edgewater Inn and the Aegean Grill Restaurant properties, in order to permit construction of a mixed-use development.

The Agreement will provide for construction of a fully developed parking lot for both the proposed development (57 stalls) and the public (22 stalls) for 10 years (5 years, plus one 5-year renewal option), after which time the parking lot will be fully public. All parking lot improvements will be fully paid for by the developer.

For information contact Planning and Development Services at 250-767-2647 or go to www.peachland.ca

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Phone: 250-767-2647 Fax: 250-767-3433 Web: www.peachland.ca5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC, V0H 1X7

Proposed TNI Building Request for Public Input to a Peer Review Panel

Members of the public are invited to provide input to a “Peer Review Panel” by setting out in writing their opinion on the form and character of the proposed TNI building. The Peer Review Panel will comprise three professionals: one from the UBC Design Centre for Sustainability; a Professional Architect (AIBC); and a Registered Professional Planner (MCIP, RPP). The Terms of Reference for the review process can be viewed at www.peachland.ca and a hard copy will be made available at the District Office for viewing.

Having regard for the Sustainable Downtown Peachland Plan (Charrette Report: 2010) and relevant components of the Beach Avenue Neighbourhood Plan, both part of the Official Community Plan (OCP), the Peer Review Panel will:

1. Review functional and physical design components of the concept plans for the proposed TNI building in downtown Peachland;

2. Review written comments solicited from the public on form and character design issues; and,

3. In light of such review, assist the municipality in Development Permit consideration by offering comment on form and character issues and charrette design and Beach Avenue Neighbourhood Plan interpretation.

Members of the public wishing to make a submission to the Peer Review Panel are asked to note that the panel is tasked with offering an independent professional view of the matters at hand, but will consider and reflect on all relevant material submitted by the public.

Submissions must be in the form of written comment and/or illustration and be received at the municipal offices, by 4.00 pm on July 27th 2012, and be addressed to:

Polly Palmer, Corporate Officer, District of Peachland Director of Corporate Services 5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC, V0H 1X7 [email protected]

Any requests for information should be directed to:Planning and Development Services Department Phone 250-767-2647 or email; [email protected]

Regular council highlights: July 10

Skate Park – Location confi rmation

Council considered community feedback from a public information and consultation open house that was held on June 20, 2012 in regards to the proposed skate park in Peachland.

Public comments received regarding the location identifi ed there is support for both district owned locations that are suitable for a skate park – Cousins and Lambley Park.

Council passed a resolution confi rming that Lambley Park will be the location of the skate park. The question of the parks name has been referred to a design committee for recommendation to council.

Street naming policy amendment

Council adopted a revised street naming policy that will ensure developers appropriately refl ect Peachland history and community when proposing new street names.

Asset management Council passed a

resolution to build a fi nancial model to assist with reserve management, borrowing and phased increases to rates, taxes and fees. The asset management model will also develop a level of service and risk model for roads and pipe to determine where costs can be saved which will include a condition assessment for road and pipe.

There will also be public outreach sessions to demonstrate stewardship of assets to present options and capture community feedback.

Council meeting schedule

Please note that there will be one council meeting in August. The next regularly scheduled council meeting will take place on Tuesday, August 14th.

A special committee of the whole (COTW) meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 24 at 7 p.m. where BC Hydro will be making a presentation to COTW regarding Smart Meter installation.

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OPINION

The economy has been fragile for years and jobs can be hard to fi nd, but you wouldn’t know it walking into the average restaurant or store these days.

One might reason that in tough economic times, businesses should be working harder than ever to provide good service but from my experience that just isn’t the case. If anything, service seems to deteriorat-ing almost universally.

A couple months ago I went on a road trip through the Kootenays with a friend. After a long day of driv-ing, we decided to splurge on a restaurant that markets itself as upscale casual.

We walked through the doors of the restaurant and waited to be seated. And waited. And waited. There were two people at the reception desk but neither of them seemed to notice us. More staff came and went while we stood there waiting to be greeted. After several minutes someone else came out and explained to us that they were training new staff as she walked us to a table, but she offered no apology for the inconve-nience.

After my friend and I had decided what to order, we closed our menus and waited again. Our server walked by us several times before eventually returning to our table to take our order.

What happened next had both my friend and I wondering what happened to the service at this place. The server bent her knees, crouched down at the end of the table as if she were about to take a crunch, propped her elbows on the table, then proceeded to ask where “us guys” were from and what we were doing in Nelson. We were tired and starving and just wanted to order something to eat but this woman was more interested in hanging out and killing time with chit chat than doing what she was supposedly hired to do – serve us.

When a restaurant markets itself as “casual” I under-stand this to mean that the service and atmosphere are relaxed, not completely absent. Servers – and the people who hire them – seem to have a different idea. It seems to me that many people in the service and hospitality industry fi nd actual service to be somehow degrading and believe casual friendliness to be a suit-able substitute.

Those assumptions couldn’t be more wrong. Offering good service should be something to be

proud of, not ashamed of. I’ve been serving other people in one way or another throughout my career and I don’t expect to ever stop serving other people. In fact, my university’s motto was “as one who serves,” suggesting that serving others is something we should aspire to, not run the other way from.

I wish more people would share that idea.

Spirit duplicatorHere is a spirit duplicator. It used black ink on a pad under a fi nely cut stencil attached over it and when it was rotated with a blank paper attached to a rotating drum the design on the stencil was transferred to the blank page. Some very small town newsletters were made this way.

Photo courtesy Peachland Historic Society

Canada’s 145th birthday cel-ebrations are over, but let us never forget what a beautiful country we have.

Due to my age and my health, I was unable to come to town for

the many festivities but rather sat on my deck in the dark high hills holding my medals from World War Two, thinking how lucky we are. And then at 10 p.m. the sky lit up with the most beautiful fi re-

works display I can ever remember seeing.

My heart goes out to our fi re chief Grant Topham and his boys for a marvelous job. Thank you.

Bill Tanner, Peachland

Fire chief deserves thanks for job

The three new councillors (Fortin, Hall and Kerbes) fought valiantly at the special council meeting (July 4) to reconsider the terms of the parking covenant worked out by the developer and town staff.

These councillors offered various alternative propos-als and challenged the indecent haste of the process that has cut out any meaningful taxpayer awareness or input. (This meeting was not announced, and public

participation in the discussion was prohibited.) The fi nal vote was 4 - 3 to push ahead.What is it about another public hearing that holds

such terror in the minds of the four members of coun-cil?

Dora Stewart, Peachland Residents Association

Save public parking for the public

I agree with you, Richard [Smith]. The private for-profi t developer interests in this town

are promoted by municipal staff and council while the quality of life of existing residents is being harmed.

The myth of growth benefi ts is constantly given as the reason why current residents should accept higher taxes, higher population, more demand for water and sewage treatment, less quiet enjoyment of our neigh-bourhoods, less natural terrain, and now less parking in the downtown area.

My dusting housework has doubled from all this dirt that construction is putting into the air.

Does anyone care about the increased incidence of asthma in Peachland?

The loss of public land and the rising costs of munic-ipal services that benefi t private large scale developers and municipal staff who are empire building is always couched by the growth is good rhetoric. I don’t buy it!

Nancy Merrill, Peachland

Empire building folk will increase dust



OPINION

On June 26, 2012 I became aware of some of the repercussions of the parking agreement struck between the District of Peachland and TNI in conjunction with the rebuilding of the Edgewater Inn. The agreement gives TNI exclusive use of 57 parking spaces for a period of up to 10 years for the sum of $2 paid by the developer to the taxpayer. For the $2, the taxpayer will receive an upgrade to the already existing parking lot, including paving and spacing. The District of Peachland, read “taxpayer,” would be responsible for maintenance and repair of the parking lot, including snow and ice removal, for the duration of the agreement or 10 years.

The upgrade would create 10 park-ing spaces. The general public would have access to the remaining 22 spaces if they were available. The remaining spaces would be available to the public on a first come, first served basis. If TNI building occupants arrived to the lot first the whole lot could be used by TNI.

In the project data accompanying the CD-8 comprehensive development Edgewater Inn document, it is indicated that the TNI building needs 75 parking stalls. A superseded project data docu-ment indicates TNI needs 57 stalls. This is a reduction of 18 stalls. I believe the planned fully occupied 40,000 square foot building will need the first predict-ed 75 stalls and will occupy them.

The agreement removes the whole of this District of Peachland property from its control for 10 years. If a change of use or sale is made at the end of the

10-year agreement, the taxpayer would have to bear the cost to remove all im-provements, such as blacktop, concrete barriers, lighting, and landscaping.

It appears a business in downtown Peachland that does not provide park-ing on site is required to pay into the District of Peachland parking reserve fund. A communication with the district may provide information as to which businesses have complied with that re-quirement.

It is understood a major Peachland business paid $50,000 into the fund ap-proximately 14 years ago in lieu of on-site parking. A recent downtown devel-opment request to the district required on-site parking of 15 spaces that made the development impossible..

A visual inspection of the TNI parking diagram indicates 19 unreserved spaces, not 22, and 59 stalls within the TNI zone, not 57.

With the increasing amount of de-velopment in Peachland, the limited parking spaces in the downtown core will increasingly be at a premium. It is foolhardy for the district to give away so much space for this extended length of time.

Let TNI be treated as any other busi-ness and pay the required amount into the parking reserve fund or build their own parking requirement on the mul-tiple lots they own within 200 metres of the new TNI building.

Please leave this taxpayer property for the use of all.

M.R. Henderson, Peachland

Reserve fund much better

Thieves take more potsIt seems that someone is furnishing their patio with stolen flower pots. Trepanier

Manor was the victim of thievery in the same week as the bistro. I am sure that it is no coincidence, given that they were identical to the pots taken from the bistro.

More Stolen Pots

I fear that I will never seeThe flower pots you stole from meThose pots that I attended, so gladlyAre those that now I miss, so sadlyFor their return I have high hopeBut I fear like an optimistic dopeFor pots stolen from people like me Are never returned by jerks like thee Barrie Hewer, Peachland

It has been another stroke of luck for residents of Peachland. By watching the terrible way that Hall Constructors have handled the new intersection at Ponder-osa we now know who not to use for municipal contracts. We are fortunate that Treegroup is paying for this up-grade and that we don’t have to sit back and watch a job that should take 100 days move towards it’s 150th day. Some

people are upset with the flagging com-pany but it is not their fault as they are directed by the site super for Hall. The same person who brought in the wrong equipment for the job, blew the schedul-ing of sub-trades and had to redo work more than once because of mistakes. Aren’t we the lucky ones. All we really want to know is when will it end.

Jeff McDougall, Peachland

When will the work end?

Harper’s snooping bill

B.C.’s job numbers for the month of June continue to show improvement as the unemployment rate continues to drop and British Columbia now trails only Alberta in job creation among all Canadian provinces. This record stands in stark contrast to the doom and gloom of those who claimed the HST would create the loss of thousands of jobs, and more so in tourist regions like the Okana-gan. In reality, the Thompson-Okanagan region has actually witnessed the second fastest job growth in B.C. behind only the Lower Mainland. From a tourism perspective British Columbia’s overnight visits are forecast to increase by over 2 per cent, which is an important indicator as total tourism spending is forecast to exceed $8 billion this year and hit close to $10 billion by 2016. With most tour-ism spending subject to HST (at least until April 1, 2013) money from outside of B.C. spent on entertainment activities, fine dining and other previously PST

exempt businesses means that tourism will be further supporting our provincial government programs in a way that also directly benefits B.C. taxpayers.

I mention this as revenue sources for the provincial government, in fact all lev-els of government, is a topic that is a very important one. Over the past few weeks requests for more doctors, increased funding for education, more bike lanes on roadways, major hospital capital ex-pansion projects and increased pay raises for many public sector workers are just a sample of some of the spending requests that have come forward as of late. It must not be forgotten that it was not long ago the majority of B.C. residents were clear that increased taxation and paying more money to government was something many citizens were clear in not support-ing.

Over the course of the summer I am hopeful many local residents take the time to enjoy friends and family and hopefully experience different parts of British Columbia.

BC now trails only AlbertaMLA Bill Barisoff

Nice of Dan Albas to take a break from his victory dance over the wine bill to remind us that he and his buddy, the ham-fisted Public Safety Minister Vic Toews, haven’t given up on their inter-net snooping bill (C-30). Dan used his last column to tell us that the snooping bill will be back and there’s nothing you can do about it. But that’s probably fine with the people who handed Dan his landslide last May.

Let’s see now. These masters of small government

want to read our emails. They also pro-pose to eavesdrop on us in our cars as

we wait at border crossings. And now we see them triumphantly announcing an “information sharing” agreement with the U.S. Homeland Security slug-gos.

That’s the American group led by Ja-net Napolitano who famously thought the 9/11 terrorists came in from Can-ada. I’m thrilled to think those “stand your ground” lawmakers are taking such an interest in our comings and goings.

Is this the price of inclusion in the murky TransPacific Free Trade deal? Is this what you voted for?

Bob Nicholson, Penticton

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The Peachland Triath-lon will take place on July 22, and the Rat-tlesnake Island Swim will take place on Aug 11. The recreation department is looking for volunteers for both events. The Rattle-snake Island swim is also looking for those with boats that can transport swimmers, and also those who would like to paddle a kayak or canoe for the swimmers.

Jerry Dober Breakfast, 8am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Peachland United Service, 10am, United Church

Crystal Waters Service, 10am, Little Schoolhouse

St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Worship, 10am, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

Emmanuel Church Workship Service, 10am, Peachland Elementary School

Peachland Baptist Service, 11am, 4204 Lake Ave.

Meat Draw, 2pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

Aerobics, 9:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Chess, 1:15pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Yoga, 1:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre

CentralOkanagan Model Railway Company Group, 7pm, Peachland Museum

Carpet Bowling, 10am, 50+ Activity Centre

Peachland Toastmas-ters, 12pm, Peachland Community Centre

AA, 12pm, 50+ Activ-ity Centre (2nd & 4th week of the month only)

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Tai Chi (Wellness Centre), 6pm, Heritage Park.

Bridge, 7pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Line Dancing, 9am, 50+ Activity Centre

Tai Chi (Wellness Centre), 10am contin-ued level, Heritage Park for June - August.

Bereavement, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Iron and Silk Exercise, 11am, 50+ Activity Centre

Peachland Rotary Club Meeting, 12pm, Gasthaus Pub

AA, 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre


Peachland Brownies (girls 7-8), 5:30pm, Anglican Church

Bingo, 6:45pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Yoga, 10:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Art Class, 1pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Ladies Snooker, 5pm, Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69

Papa Thom LIVE, 6-9pm, Waterfront Grill.

Potluck, Meeting, or Entertainment, 6pm, 50+ Activity Centre (4th week of the month only)

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Needle Arts, 1:15pm, 50+ Activity Centre

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS Tween Scene, 3-5pm, 4th Street Place

Peachland Guides5:15pm, Peachland Rec Centre.

Peachland Sparks (girls 5-6), 5:30pm, Peachland Recreation Centre

Wood Carvers, 7pm, 50+ Activity Centre

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Summer Storytime in the Park, 10am, lawn near playground at Mission Creek Re-gional Park.Nature stories, songs, mini nature walk for 3-5 year olds and their caregivers. Every Wed. in July & Aug.

Camping Fun, 10-11am, Peachland Library.Barb Wilson will be back with her tent and lots of fun facts, songs and activities (class size limit 30).

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS Beach Party!1-4pm, Swim Bay. Hang out for the after-noon. Free snacks and activities Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Bat Chat, 3pm, Peach-land Primary School. Information sessions will vary pending construction in the Pri-mary School, but look forward to viewing the 103-year-old school, live footage of the roost, updates on the bat pups, and more.

Summer Art Program, 11am-4pm, Peachland Little Schoolhouse. This week features artists Ann Gidluck and Audrey Peat.

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS Beach Party!1-4pm, Swim Bay. Hang out for the after-noon. Free snacks and activities Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Summer Art Program, 11am-4pm, Peachland Little Schoolhouse. This week features art-ists Val Thompson and Dian Tompkin (“Dad Art” workshops).

JULY 15 JULY 17 JULY 18 JULY 19 JULY 13 JULY 14Summer Art Program, 11am-4pm, Peachland Little Schoolhouse. This week features art-ists Val Thompson and Dian Tompkin (“Dad Art” workshops).

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If you have visited Peachland’s Little Schoolhouse, you may have noticed the three bronze remembrance plaques that are on the wall near the kitchen. Look again - now there are four. When a new plaque is added, it is with a mixture of sadness and happiness. It is sad the person is no longer with us; but we are happy to remember their efforts on behalf of the Little Schoolhouse.

For the many in our community who helped to save and restore the building, the name of Don Houghtal-ing will be very familiar. Don passed away late last year and recently, members of the Little Schoolhouse and members of Don Houghtaling’s family got togeth-er to remember Don.

The new plaque was unveiled and many of those present added a personal recollection of working with him. Chris Byrd was unable to attend, but he sent a letter which was read out. Amongst his memories of

Don was a story concerning a large wooden ladder. Colin Chiswell and Burt Put were also able to add their recollection of the shaking ladders. Several others added personal memories.

Because Don and Delores lived so close, Don was the original guardian of the building; not much hap-pened at the Little Schoolhouse that Don didn’t know. He helped establish the garden and he put in the ir-rigation system.

If you want to look around the Little Schoolhouse, it will be open each week during the summer, with art shows every Thursday through Saturday. Also check the Peachland View for information about upcoming Sunday afternoon teas.

If you stop by, then look up to the wall by the kitch-en. Look up and admire four people who helped to preserve something very special in our heritage. The directors of the Little Schoolhouse are very proud, to have added Don’s plaque and photograph. We also thank local metal artist, Louis Fenyvesi, for making the plaque.

Memories of Don HoughtalingOriginal guardian receives recognition on new plaque at Peachalnd Little Schoolhouse

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RememberedDon Houghtaling was instrumental in helping to save and restore the Peachland Little Schoolhouse. Contributed photo

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It’s back! Th e signs are all there. It hit home for me this past week while I was doing an announcement at one of Western Canada’s largest technical institutes. Th is post secondary training college graduates about 25 per cent of all of the completed apprentices going into a wide range of professions and occupations right across the country.

What they were telling me was good news, but not without its challenges. Th e administration and faculty reps said it was starting to look like déjà-vu all over again. Th e demand for all types of trades is unmistakeably surging upwards again. Th ey said it reminded them of the pressure they felt at the time of major employee shortages a few years ago.

It wasn’t that long ago. You remember. Demands for qualifi ed help or for those willing to be trained was so high that many fast food outlets couldn’t keep open their usual hours because they simply couldn’t fi nd the people.

I’m not saying we’re there yet. Th ere are still many people looking for work. But the strength of the economy is evident everywhere. All I have to do is refl ect on some of the events I was involved in this week.

Just last week I attended the opening of a huge new production facility in Okanagan Falls. Structurlam makes value added wood products that are used here and around the world. If you’re wondering what kind of projects they do, think Richmond Olympic skating oval…that breathtaking magnifi cent roof superstructure. Th ey did that.

Sometimes we aren’t aware of the amazing workers and technicians that we have right here in our own backyard. (Th ey also have a plant in Penticton.)

I was there this week to announce that they were the successful recipients of research dollars in the ongoing development of the next generation of laminated wood beams. Some of you fi nd that exciting. Others of you are about to nod off thinking about it. Well, hold on. Before I lose you, think about earthquake proof high-rise buildings, an apartment or offi ce tower up to 25 stories

high that is held up by resilient, shockabsorbing laminated beams and girders. Th edemand for the people and the product isstrong. And we have what it takes right hereto supply that demand.

Another sign of our growing economy wasevident at the annual Hong Kong businessdinner in Vancouver this week. As minister

for the Asia Pacifi c it was anhonour to bring remarks to thesold-out event. Th e mood in theroom was clearly optimistic.And it was optimism based on

hard facts, not simply hope.Agriculture and energy producers were

there, talking about what appears to be long-term growth and demand numbers. Aft erall, as the middle class continues to grow atan amazing rate and people move annuallyout of poverty by the tens of millions peryear in China, India and other previouslyimpoverished nations the demand fromthem for every type of product imaginablewill only increase. We are very well placedto meet those demands and see our ownlevels of standard of living and prosperityrise in the process.

Westbank First Nations continue to seeeconomic growth. Th is week I was withChief Robert Louie for the announcementof a construction project that will upgradea number of homes on WFN lands. Th atmeans there will be a need for trades andbuilding supply products. More jobs, moresales, more economic growth.

An international meeting of private andpublic sector transportation companies withtop people from around the world also tookplace here (Vancouver) to look at the growthneeds in transportation arising from ourgrowing economy. As I said, the signs of jobcreation and investment are everywhere. Wewill continue to work on the types of policythat will keep this momentum going.

On another note we can be proud of whatCanada is able to off er the world on twodiff erent counts this week. Th is week I hadthe honour of meeting with some of our fi nemembers of our Armed Forces. Canada hasbeen asked to provide soldiers, sailors, andfi ghter pilots to assist with other UnitedNations countries in subduing the Libyan

dictator in his ongoing assault on his own people.

Once again, as we have done throughout history, our Armed Forces will step up to protect those who are being slaughtered by the forces of dictators. As usual, I expect we will hear good reports from others in foreign countries that will have the honour of serving with our Armed Forces.

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What has been your crowning achievement?Marrying Nancy, and raising three great kids.

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Do you have a goal in life?To keep my wife’s petunias alive!

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With a highly apprecia-tive audience of over 200, the first of Peachland Ro-tary Club’s free summer series, “Music at the Ro-tary Pavilion”, opened to rave reviews last Sunday afternoon. With Heritage Park as the perfect set-ting, although it was a trifle warm, Robert Fine and the Dream Band proved, without doubt, that they are a hugely tal-ented group of musicians who could perform any-where at any time. The orchestra was the perfect vehicle to accompany Robert Fine’s trademark Sinatra-era songs that connected with everyone in the tree-shaded audi-ence. Along with Mack the Knife and New York New York ol’ blue eyes de-livered an excellent series debut.

Next in the series will be a classical Violin Trio on Sunday July 15; Man-fred’s Spanish and other guitar favourites on July 22; The Trappers, Mt. Boucherie’s 2012 award winning jazz band, on July 29; The KV Brake-men who perform Okan-agan railroading history in song and stories on August 12; and the last performance will be on August 19 when Bobby Bovenzi makes a return visit to Peachland bring-ing with him his West Af-rican Drummers.

Traditional Rotary fare including bratwurst, smokies, drinks and ice cream will be available each Sunday beginning at 3 p.m. with the per-formances, which last an hour, starting at 4 p.m. Come early, bring your chairs, and prepare to be thoroughly entertained.

One last word about the August 19 drummers: Make sure you bring the children and your own drums – this is an inter-active fun event not to be missed.

The club is very appre-ciative indeed for the sup-port given for this series by TNI, New Monaco and the Regency Retire-ment Resorts.

Peachland Rotary Club has dedicated this year’s six-event program to sup-port the many peace re-lated activities currently taking place under the Rotary International um-brella.

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The Westside Outlaws U12 girls softball team won the gold medal in the B division at the regional jam-boree held in Sicamous last weekend. On top of the gold medal, the team won the overall skills competi-tion beating out the seven other girls teams and three boys teams to take the skills first place trophy. The girls team, comprised of a split of six Peachland girls and five girls from the Westside, went four wins and two losses over the weekend to capture the gold medal.

The team played a round robin comprised of four games starting on Friday night where the girls opened up against Summerland with a win. The next game was against a strong team from Barriere where the girls suffered their first loss. We went on to play the host team Sicamous and suffered our second loss in a tough battle. The fourth game was against the Ka-mloops representative where the Westside team won by one run in a well played game. After going 2-2 through the round robin the Westside team went into a single game elimination on the final day of the tour-nament. The local girls started off the playoff round against Vernon where they went to work and took it to the Vernon team, beating them quite handily. This put our team into the gold medal game, a goal the girls set at the beginning of the season. The gold medal match was against the team from Kam-loops, a team that we had beat the day before by one run. The game was played at a great level by both teams going back and forth. The Westside Outlaws made some of the most incredible plays by a team of U12 kids that you had to be there to believe. The defense and hustle by the Westside team could not be matched by Kamloops and the game was ended under the mercy rule, giving the Westside team the gold medal. The team was led by incredible pitching by Sydney, Kayla and Naomi. Kersty led the team with her solid defense behind

the plate. The infielders were led by Dakota and Teaghan playing outstanding defense all weekend long at shortstop and second base. Coral and Mackenzie were the leaders in the hitting department all weekend and playing solid defense at the first and third base. The outfield was led by Paige and Cassidy combining for what was one of the plays of the tournament, preventing a home run on a well hit ball that was perfectly relayed to home plate to prevent the run. The team was led all weekend by coaches Doug and Nicole Lawrence who were there every day all year long. I had the privilege of assisting with coaching the girls with Doug and Nicole and can say this was a truly a Cinderella story. The kids should be extremely proud.

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Upcoming eventsThe Peachland chamber is looking

forward to the 4th annual Peachland Chamber of Commerce Golf Tourna-ment at Two Eagles Golf Course on Monday, August 20. As this is typically a sold-out event, preregistration is rec-ommended. Call the chamber office at 250-767-2455 or email [email protected] for more infor-mation.

Also approaching soon is the Dancin’ Barefoot Music Festival featuring Kenny Sheilds and Streetheart. For tickets con-tact the chamber office/visitor informa-tion centre. According to our weather forecast, this weekend will be perfect for Dancin’ Barefoot in the park!Call for photos

The Peachland Visitor Centre and Destination Peachland invite residents to submit their action shot of beautiful Peachland. The photos will be used for inclusion in the 2013 Peachland Visi-tor Guide and contributors will receive photo credits. A special remuneration will be paid if we choose your shot for the cover page.

We are not looking for personal pho-tos, but do want people in the action shots. The people should be secondary to the overall impression of the photo. The main purpose is to highlight the beauty of Peachland and all we have to offer! Remember, if people are recogniz-able, we need their written permission to publish the photo.

Send your photos (in a high resolu-tion format) along with your contact information to [email protected]. Happy snapping!

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Prior to settling into beach chairs for the Canada Day fireworks display, ap-proximately 150 people gathered to view the bats exiting Peachland Primary School at dusk. An increase in activity may have made the bats timid initially, but the unofficial July 1 count was more than 1,000 bats leaving the attic within a one-hour time frame. The two remain-ing official bat counts will be held on Tuesday, July 24 and Tuesday, August 7. It is predicted the newborn pups will be flying by these dates, therefore an increase in numbers is anticipated. Anyone interested in volunteering as a counter can register at the Peachland Visitor Information Centre.

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a series of weekly tours offered during July and August. Meet at Peachland Pri-mary School each Tuesday at 3 p.m. to participate.

There will be bat viewings via the video camera in the roost, updates on bat activity, and the opportunity to peek into the primary school and check on the renovation. Visitors will hear our story of the Peachland bats and residents are welcome to share their experiences. Tours may vary due to construction ac-tivity within the school. Meet in front of the school and bring your friends and summer guests. This is a free event but donations are graciously accepted for ongoing costs of Peachland Bats Educa-tional and Tourism Program.

Also check out the new Go Batty in Peachland t-shirts at the visitor centre. They make a great souvenir.

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Canada Day Bat ChatAbove: These young people were busy with activities at the first Bat Chat held at the Peachland Pri-mary School on Canada Day. The Bat Chats will take place every Tuesday at 3 p.m. throughout July and August. Left: Bat tattoos? Anything can happen at the Bat Chats! Contributed photos

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Shown here is artist Dian Thomkins’ acrylic work, Ciao Bella. You can view this and oth-er works by Tomkins and other artists at the Little Schoolhouse Summer Art Program, which takes place from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. every Thursday through Sat-urday.


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Pincushion Quilting Guild looks back on a year of community, fun workshops and volunteer activity

Taste of Wine Country: The sounds of wine country

One afternoon the gathered-at-the-saloon-bar wine afi cionados lifted their tumblers to check out the dark, richly plum-reds when they experienced a rumble, crackle and kaboom! A bolt of lightening hit the mountainside some 100 yards above Rustico’s Lonesome Quail tasting saloon.

The resulting fallout from breaking the sound barrier so close by was some-thing to see and even more interesting to experience.

In seconds, 25 birdhouses and all the feeding stations were simultaneously evacuated, feeding, critters roaming the vineyard high-tailed it, and Scout and Ranger, our two vineyard horses stomped, reared, and surely fertilized an extra load. The dogs dug deeper un-der the chuckwagon and those Western Diamond Backs denning in the rocky couloirs nearby shared a hissy fi t.

Not a Black Widow could be seen in any shady corner and pandemonium prevailed in the Lonesome Quail Saloon tasting bar. About 20 or so right hands

shot a couple of feet higher, showering visibly shaken sippers with our Three-some, a meritage style Cab-Franc, Cab-Sauv, Merlot big red.

Golf shirts, sexy white tank tops and tee shirts caught the brunt of it, while in per-fect unison most joined the what-the-hell-was-that battle cry.

Then the cash register whined, the bank ma-chine winked and folks started speed dialing emergency numbers.

Filing outside, we spot-ted smoke on the moun-tain just beside us and a very fi t neigh-bour hightailing towards the action with his trusty rake held high.

Sirens followed shortly after when two Oliver fi re trucks bounced up the exit road. Adrenalin pumped fully boot-ed and suited chomping-at-the-bit vol-unteer fi refi ghters got out, axe handles in hand and extinguisher canisters at the ready.

This fi re department exercise is very important when you reside in an 1895,

sod-roof heritage log house. Good to know they can get here quick as a wink.

All that action got me thinking about the other sounds of wine country. If you think for a moment that all is serenely

quiet and snooze-worthy in the valley, you’d better think again.

Like dam busting, World War Two Flying Fortresses and B-52’s heading down the Okan-agan Valley, other propel-lers you’re likely to hear are those massive blades scattered throughout vineyards when frosty

mornings are likely. Intended to move the colder air up, up and away to be re-placed with warmer temperatures, if the sounds bug you, remind yourself you’re in the heart of wine country and the same happens if you buy a place bor-dering the approach at Penticton Inter-national.

Joining the valley’s cacophony sym-phony of sounds are those propane-powered air cannons cunningly created to scare the bejeezus out of marauding

fl ocks of anything with berry-snatching beaks. Or the sound of banger-blanks fi red from hips of quick-draw farmers. After a while don’t you think the Ka-mikaze dive-bombing fl yers get it and pass the word along to other birds on the wire?

Then there are the ambulances, police cars and fi re trucks with their comfort-ing wails all heading to a fro and look-ing after us - and the bad guys.

The other sounds of wine country in-clude tractors towing mowers, munchers, and sprayers. Then there are the quiet sounds of grape totes dumping into hop-pers, the sounds of a good squeeze and the gurgle of juice heading in tank-ward.

In tasting rooms one of the best sounds is the hollow pop as a cork pulls free. Or perhaps the little crackle of a screw top breaking loose.

And what better sound is there than that of a guest proclaiming to all within earshot, “Wow, terrifi c! A couple of bot-tles, please!”

Bruce Fuller is the founder and proprietor of Rustico Farm & Cel-lars in Oliver, B.C. For more infor-mation visit rusticowinery.com

Bruce FullerSpecial to the Peachland View

From lightning bolts to popped corks, the Okanagan’s wineries are anything but silent, a crowd of people quickly learn

The Pincushion Quilt Guild is a group of 30 women that meet at the Peachland Community Centre on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from September to June. Our mission statement is to promote and encourage interest in the art of quilting to the ben-efi t of our members and the general public and to provide a venue for our members to work together and provide opportunities for education in the art of quilting.

We started planning our charity work in September. In No-vember we presented the Peachland Ambulance Service group with a quilt for their staff to use while waiting for the call to service. We also donated nu-merous quilted Christmas stockings to the Kelowna General Hospital for sale in the gift shop to help them raise funds for the Hospital Foundation.

Our latest endeavour this spring was

completing 17 quilts that were donated to the Kelowna Women’s Shelter. These quilts will go home with their clients. What fun we had with our production line type workshop!

In addition to our charity work, we also brought in several instructors dur-

ing the year. We have learned new techniques, one of which took

place at an open house work-shop held during Peach-land’s HeArt Festival in February. Painting on fabric with big, fat Shiva paint sticks…well, what can I say? There is some

amazing stuff out there!Members of our guild have

also hosted several mini work-shops. We are an amazing group

of ladies, with all levels of expertise, willing to share knowledge with each other and anyone else that would like to listen!

We are grateful that we can accom-plish worthwhile community projects, enjoy new and lasting friendships, and have fun while learning. Happy stitch-ing!

Susan DriussiSpecial to the Peachland View

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Swirl, sip and savor Rustico’s boutique winery portfolio from old-fashioned tumblers while sharing the ambience of our antique-filled

Lonesome Quail tasting saloon." FOLKS SAY WE’RE CANADA’S MOST ROMANTIC WINERY! "

Between Oliver & Osoyoos Hwy. 97 to Rd. 16 to 123rd St. to the covered wagon.

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Thank YouTo our great friends at tennis and pickleball

for all the fun and fellowship we shared. We will miss each of you and we

look forward to next year.

- Gloria & Troy

NOTICES

Nancy M. Gordon

Nancy M. Gordon died on July 4, 2012 at the age of 86 years.

Beloved mother of Robert of Vancouver, Stephen of Surrey and Eileen (David Saint) of Ottawa. Sadly predeceased by William Carleton Gordon (husband), infant son David Swann Gordon and brother J. Gordon McLaws. A� er

focusing on raising a family, Nancy returned to work as a

legal secretary and then senior court reporter for the Family

Courts in Calgary, Nan retired with her husband to Peachland in 1983 and was very involved in the seniors community. Actively working with the health in action, serving on the seniors centre board, participating in tap dancing and bowling activities as well as supporting the local arts and social groups. Celebration of life was held on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Summerland Funeral Home, Rosedale Chapel, 13205 Rosedale Avenue, Summerland, BC with reception to follow.

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Food for the Soul: Summer camp with Jesus and other ways to connect with God this season

Hot day perfect for barbecueAtendees of the St. Margaret’s Anglican Church annual barbecue line up for hamburgers, hot dogs, and ice cream. The barbecue was held after the morning service on July 8. Frank Warburton photo

I remember my first summer camp. I was 11 years old. My parents drove my friend and I 30 minutes from home for a week-long Bible camp. Once we arrived, Kelly and I found our camp coun-selor and cabin and unloaded our things. Let the fun begin! Or maybe not. Before camp was an hour old, Kelly had ditched me and started hanging out with his other friends. I didn’t know anyone else and I was too shy to start from scratch. By 11p.m. I was a mess of tears. Thirty minutes after an emotional phone call from the camp office to my parents, dad’s yellow Mazda pulled into the gravel parking lot and I was on my way back home for a week of being coddled. Yes.

So much for a camp-sure-made-an-impact-in-my life story. In my favour, at the end of Grade 8, I at-tended an Athletes in Action bas-ketball camp and actually made it through the whole week.

I’m sure we all have stories about camp. Can I count the number of stories I’ve heard about someone meeting Mr. Right at camp? Or perhaps more accurately, Mr. Right for the week? What about pillow fights and giggle fits late into the night that no threat from any camp counselor could ever stop? What about the team competitions, cheesy cheers, and dorky prizes? And the hot chocolate around the campfire? You know what I’m talk-ing about. Now how do I know about these things? Well, truth be told, I’ve actually been to more camps as an adult than a pre-teen

or teen because I was a youth pastor for nine years and we ran a camp every year. (My wife went with me and so I wasn’t lonely. She nev-er ditched me). I would even chuckle secretly at teens that wouldn’t come to camp be-cause they got homesick. What wimps! And the parents…they should make their kids go so their kids would learn to live in the real world!

Ah, long-term memory loss leads to such hypocrisy sometimes.

I do remember fondly though that teens that spent the week had some profound experiences with God. There’s something special about stepping out of our regular day-to-day schedule that helps us refocus on the deeper things in life. I also discovered that because teens were focusing on God for a longer period of time than usual, God was able to communicate with them simply because they were listening. A lot of adults I know today point back to their camp experiences as the reason they have a strong spiri-tual foundation.

Jesus Himself gathered 12 dis-ciples around Him and spent extra time with them. Once He had dis-missed Himself from the throngs of people vying for His attention, He often spent time alone with His 12 closest friends.

What strikes me is that Jesus doesn’t consider us part of the crowd. He wants us to become part of His inner circle. He has much to share with us through the Bible and the voice of His Holy Spirit. We just have to place ourselves in a position to hear from Him. For some of you, camp might be that option. For others, a walk in na-ture serves the purpose. Whatever you do, I encourage you to take the summer months – a time when we often change our pace – to deal with the deeper issues of life. Get some rest, get rejuvenated, and get refocused. This is the time and God wants to meet you there. And don’t worry about getting homesick. Don’t be a wimp.

Just stick it out. It’s worth it in the end.

Derek Koch, Emmanuel Church Special to the Peachland View

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Bylaw Beat: Keep the noise down

Peachland Royalty visit West Kelowna for paradeThe Peachland Ambassadors’ float won second place in the Best Visiting Community category at the recent Westside Daze parade. Shown here (from left to right) are congeniality Shelagh Sarsons, ambassador Raphaela Russo, and vice ambassador Allison Wardle. Contributed photo

This week we will talk about Noise Bylaw #1330. Please try to keep noise levels down,

as some people are far more sensitive to noise then others. If you are having a party in the yard, let your neighbours know about it in advance and keep the stereo equipment and karaoke machines in the house, as noise can carry for great distances under certain circumstances. We can all have fun and still show re-spect for other people around us.

1. Section 3.2No person shall cause, make, permit,

or allow noise of a continuous nature at a private residence that can easily be heard by an individual at another residence. Please note that this is very subjective as some people have very sensitive hearing. The noise must be above normal for the area to be

offensive. 2. Construction HoursFollowing are the hours that construction noise is

allowed:• Monday to Friday – between the

hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.; • Saturday - between the hours of 10

a.m. and 9 p.m.;• Sunday and Holidays - between the

hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.Permits may be given to extend these

hours if required.Many of the bylaws of Peachland

are posted on our website and can be viewed by anyone free of charge. Visit peachland.ca or purchase a copy of a bylaw at City Hall.

Please have a safe and enjoyable sum-mer.

If you require any assistance please contact the office at 250-767-2647 or call me on my cell phone at 250-212-2331.

Dale Zimmerman, Bylaw Officer Special to the Peachland View

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Solutions on page 13ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, the week may begin a lit-tle off-kilter, but you’ll find that by Wednesday or Thursday, things turn around significantly. A couple of op-portunities for socialization arise.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Take inventory of your life this

week, Taurus, and make the neces-sary tweaks to align you with your primary goals. Take a cue from some-one organized.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, you’re inspired to do

something creative. Narrow down the possibilities. Maybe you want to paint indoors or take on a new craft hobby. Either way you’ll find success.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Even the most organized people

can get tripped up once in a while, Cancer. This week you may be un-able to keep track of things. Keep your cool, and you will get it under control.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Take control of a situation that

arises, Leo, because right now it seems no one else is capable of han-dling the situation. You may prove to be an excellent leader.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Influential people will be moving

in your social circles, Virgo. Failure to introduce yourself and network could lead to setbacks in your em-ployment goals.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Once the excitement of an event

wears off, Libra, you may be left floundering for a little while. Don’t wallow in boredom. Get started on a new project.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Sometimes much more can be

said by remaining quiet that actually speaking, Scorpio. Keep this in mind when you are socializing with new people.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21It can sometimes feel lonely at the

top, Sagittarius. Now that you’ve ac-quired many of the things you want-ed, the resulting feelings may not be what you thought.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20Now may be the time to get seri-

ous about your efforts to find a new job, Capricorn. Start doing the leg-work and get your name out to new people as much as you can.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Although you’re a do-it-yourself

person by nature, Aquarius, some-times letting someone get the job done frees you up for more impor-tant projects. You also get a needed break.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Pisces, you can’t seem to keep your

mind on the thing at hand. Your wandering thoughts may put you in tune with a better idea.

Dale Zimmerman


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3996 Beach Avenue # 218 - Fantastic 3 bdrm in beautiful Peachland. Steps to the shores of Okanagan Lake from this 1465 sq ft residential resort style home. No age limit and rentals allowed. Great price! MLS®10046413 • $384,900

4244 Beach Avenue, Peachland - Fabulous views from every room in this renovated home situated in downtown Peachland, directly across from the beach. You choose: investment property, B & B or a great family home. MLS®10036887 • $1,449,000

6078 Jackson Crescent, Peachland - This 4 bedroom, 4 bath open concept home has been relocated and renovated. New fl ooring, Granite countertops, ceramic tile, carpets, new stainless steel appliances. MLS®10040868 • $425,000

6142 Lipsettt Avenue, Peachland - fabulous view of lake & mountains great 3 lot subdivision services to lot line fl at gentle slope corner lot no time restrictions for building your dream home close to town and paradise. MLS®10050572 • $248,800

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Live in one Side/Rent out the other Or rent out both sides! Good tenants currently reside at this income producing property. Rare opportunity to own legal side by side duplex as an investor or live in landlord. Each side rents for approx $1750 per month. Total of 8 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, approx 2380 square feet each side. Nice single family neighbourhood with terrifi c lake views! Call Dave to inquire.

See pictures on my website MLS®10042058

$499,900

Derek Martin 250-878-1555Personal Real Estate Corporation

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Trepanier Creek MHP - #9 5432 Childley RoadPeachland’s fi nest 55+ MHP - Trepanier Creek - short walk to everything. This rare off ering is situated directly across from Trepanier Creek & private and majestically maintained yard

boasting 16x16 wired/insulated shed & u/g irr.

$63,000

MLS®10049591

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boasting 16x16 wired/insulated shed & u/g irr.MLS®10049591

boasting 16x16 wired/insulated shed & u/g irr.MLS®10049591

Larry Guilbault

250-826-20475878E Beach AvenuePeachland, BC VOH 1X7

MLS®10049660$495,000

5305 Bradbury Street, Peachland - 3 bedroom custom built West Coast Architecture home, beautifully decorated with big Okanagan lake views, a must see, a great family home.

Website: www.peachlandhomeforsale.com

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DON’T DALLY! Great starter family home, priced to sell, in excellent condition with mortgage helper - separate entrance. Bedrooms x 3+, 2 full baths and den offi ce. Also in-basement workshop. Huge yard, tons of parking, room for RVs. MLS®10048963

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Peter Wannop 250-768-2161

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$334,9005 ACRES WITH LAKEVIEW and 3 bedroom rancher in Peachland. Plenty of privacy! Fully irrigated, pesticide-free. Relatively fl at parcel. Rural setting, great for horses. Minutes to downtown Peachland MLS®10042807 • $699,900!

$788,000 NOW $699,900!!

RE/MAX Kelowna 250-717-5000

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Jerry Geen250-870-3888

5 ACRES + HOME

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3832 Glen Canyon DriveTastefully appointed 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home in popu-lar Glen Canyon neighbourhood. Updated kitchen cabine-try, stone fi replace, modern paint enhance the interior’s appeal. Private back yard with stone patio and water feature. Move in ready.feature. Move in ready.

$374,000MLS®10046229

LAKEVIEWS, LUXURY & PRIVACY!

$1,275,000

3854 Beach Ave, Peachland – This is a house to get excited about! Gorgeous updated one-of-a-kind Paul Nesbitt custom designed 3 bed+den/3 bath home on semi-lakeshore location boasting breathtaking views & miles of beach at your doorstep. Elegant open fl oor plan, fl oor to ceiling windows, beautiful hardwood & lovely granite throughout. Call Tracey for a FREE Market Evaluation!

MLS®10048422

4042 Pritchard Drive # 2305, Kelowna - Top fl oor end unit with 2 beds, 2 baths, large deck with peek-a-boo lake views. Fully furnished unit includes stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops through out, hardwood fl oors & cabinets, fl at screen tv’s, washer, dryer, BBQ, bedding, dishes, dinning suite, everything but you! MLS®10050697

www.KelownaRealEstateGroup.ca

Troy Fischer 250.878.0626

Darcy Elder 250.869.2345

KelownaWestside

$249,900

Integrity without compromise

bedding, dishes, dinning suite, everything but you! MLS®10050697

www.KelownaRealEstateGroup.ca

$535,000 • 6544 Bulyea AveComplete privacy with a huge lakeview, main house grade level entry and 2nd 1 bdrm home level entry, .56 acre, 4 bdrms total 3 full baths, many updates, gas stoves, SS appliances, bamboo & distressed pine flrs newer roofs on both, 2 full sets of appliances. MLS®10050563

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