January 14, 2011 - Online Edition

Peachland, BC Volume 07 | Number 02

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New Monaco holds roundtable talks with local artists

By Cindy Fortin

New Monaco development senior planner Mark Holland hosted a well-attended roundtable discussion with representatives of Peachland’s art community last week at the com-munity centre. Local artisans were invited to the first of several public meetings as part of New Monaco’s ongoing community consultation, with the goal of helping to shape the details of their Area Structure Plan (ASP) as it moves through the mu-nicipal approval process.

New Monaco plans to integrate the arts community into their design concept, which would include an artisan hub of local arts and crafts, retail and studio space, as well as fes-tival locations.

The local arts group was encour-aged to share their ideas and sug-gestions, and be involved in the pro-cess.

“We want to make sure that our plans for the New Monaco develop-ment include fresh ideas that on the one hand can help make our new neighbourhood special and differ-ent, but also deliver useful amenities to the current population. Listening to cultural and artistic ideas from the local community is an ideal way to start this process,” said Holland.

The New Monaco development – of approximately 2,600 to 2,800 units to be built on the old Drought Creek Farm near Drought Road over the next 12 to 15 years -- is being planned around themes of new tech-nology employment, especially in the health and wellness areas, and within a framework of sustainability.

Culture and the arts can play im-portant roles in all of these fields, said Holland.

“We are looking for opportunities to incorporate visual and perform-ing arts programming into the de-sign of our core village centre, with space, for example, for artisans to make and sell their creations. These

surroundings are attractive to the young creatives we visualize liv-ing, working and bringing up their families in the New Monaco of the future.”

The neighbourhood would be cen-tered on an integrated mixed use vil-lage, built around the principles of social, environmental and economic sustainability – a neighbourhood offering a high quality of life where residents live, work, shop, learn and play all within walking distance, among nature trails, inspirational parks, artist lands and gardens.

The roundtable meeting was at-tended by approximately 30 local residents, most of who were artists of various mediums. One suggestion was for a multi-use arts centre or school of fine arts, including small theatre, possibly in conjunction with UBC-Okanagan, to provide a venue for performing arts.

Local artist, Judy Hewlett, of Peachland, said she was over-whelmed to see that New Monaco was so receptive to public input.

“They are not coming in here with a preconceived idea. They are open to what’s going to work, and I think that is going to make it a success for them,” said Hewlett. “It will be a suc-cess for the development, a success for the town, and a success for the arts community. I think it will be a win-win situation the way they are going about it.”

More public roundtables are planned in the coming months. Ac-cording to their December news-letter, ‘New Monaco is strongly committed to an inclusive public consultation process and will contin-ue to meet with Peachland residents, seeking specific input which will be used to guide the development plan.’

“We are adding a big piece of fabric to your community,” said Holland. “We are at an early enough level that with your guidance, or requests, or direction, we can probably do a lot better than we could otherwise do.”

(Foreground) Senior development planner, Mark Holland, discusses the New Monaco artisan concept with local artist and Peachland resident, Judy Hewlett. In the background, Frank Warburton, of Peachland (right), shares ideas with project manager Gordon Easton. Photo Cindy Fortin

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Members of the Woodcarving Club meet regularly in Peachland, although few may know of their existence as they go quietly about their work.

Led by Len Teeple, the carvers produce everything from waterfowl and animals, such as bears, cougars, elk and moose, to comical characters, such as hobos and golfers.

Th e woodcarvers, made up of Peachland and West Kelowna residents, have been meeting since the late 1990s. Th ey moved their base to the Peachland seniors centre in 2000, now called the 50+ Activity Cen-tre. Teeple took over for Dennis Hudson, who originated the group. Hudson passed away in 2010.

A former salesman, Teeple says he fi rst started carving aft er retirement. “I just wanted something to do and saw a pic-ture. I started carving this picture into a fl at, and then went from there to carving rounds.”

It is a calming hobby, says Teeple. “It is very relaxing. Everyone comes in and qui-etly whittles away.”

Th eir choice of wood is bass, a semi-soft , straight grain wood, which is easy to carve. While there is no specifi c instruction given to carvers, members help one another with suggestions and demonstrations.

Woodcarver Club numbers have dwin-dled over the past years from 23 to 10, so they are always looking for new members. You require your own carving tools, but they are more than happy to let you know what you need, and can direct you to sup-pliers.

Teeple encourages newcomers, whether novice or more experienced.

“Come out and see what we’re doing and if you like it, come and join us.”

Th e Woodcarvers Club meets every Monday at the 50+ Activity Centre at 5672 Beach Avenue, from 7 to 9 p.m. Th ere is a $30 fee to join. ($15 to join the senior’s centre and $15 for supplies) To fi nd out more: Len at 250.768.6704.

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Before I start this week’s column with some good news, a sad note. Doreen Van Basten passed away. Many of you knew her. I, too, was one of the privileged. She was a mentor, an encourager and an an-gel, all-in-one. She’s with the other angels now. Rest in peace.

Th e year got off to a good start. Statis-tics Canada published the job stats for the last month of 2010. If you recall, and as Stats Can explained in their report, economists had predicted there would be an overall drop in full time jobs.

Th e predictions were wrong again. Stats Can recorded an increase of 38,000 full time jobs!

Given the fact that we are still looking at a fragile global recovery this was an encouraging report. It shows we have seen an increase of approximately 480,000 jobs since July 2009. Th at means there are more Canadians work-ing full time now than before the global downturn.

Th is does not mean we should back off on our economic plan. Th ere are still many Canadians looking for work. Th ere are still concerns about other inter-national pressures. However, be assured that we will continue our basic approach of keeping federal taxes down and staying on track to eliminate the federal defi cit.

As you know, I am always seeking your advice from all over the Okanagan, Nic-ola and Highland Valleys. Th roughout

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As you probably read in last week’s Peachland View, many people are calling for a traffi c light at Clements and Highway 97. It is tragic that we have to wait for fatalities before action is taken, but I don’t want to point a fi nger or lay blame. Last year, at a meeting organized by the High-way 97 Task Force, a highways consultant told the audience that the Ministry of Highways looks at the number of fatal accidents in order to determine highway improvement priorities. We have to wait for a series of serious ac-cidents before we get to the top of the list. It isn’t enough, ap-parently, to predict serious acci-dents, we have to wait for them to happen. Speculation about danger doesn’t come close to the infl uence of accident statistics.

For Peachland, every high-way intersection has an element of danger. We could have traffi c lights at eight places – Hardy, Princeton, Ponderosa, 13th Street, Clements, Trepanier, Huston/Buchanan and the new Ponderosa access. We know this won’t happen. Summerland, a community twice the size of Peachland, has only two high-way traffi c lights.

Highway 97 is a provin-cial highway, so the ministry has a responsibility to move a heavy-volume of traffi c through Peachland. Th e desire for lo-cal residents to have safe ac-cess is not the only criterion in decision-making. I know I echo the thoughts of many, when I sing the praises of our Highway 97 Task Force; these are smart people. Having attended some of their meetings, I know they have the wisdom to be looking years ahead. Th e issue is not just about Peachland doubling in size (or more), it’s also the growth in Highway 97 traffi c as the whole of the Okanagan area grows. Th e

bypass option might seem like an impossible dream to some, but with the right approach, I be-lieve that it can happen. Business owners worried about a bypass need look no further than Sum-merland. Th e town centre there is very successful and is located away from Highway 97.

We can make plans for the future and discuss how a bypass or four-lanes through Peachland would work. Some people are calling for an overpass to be built at the Clements intersection, but that would involve a very diff erent level of expense. I’m sure that the majority opinion would be to add the traffi c light at Clements right now and plan for the future some other time.

My particular concern is the fact that school buses have to use this intersection. If you have a problem making a turn out of Clements, think about the job of school bus drivers. Th ey have a slow vehicle, the responsibil-ity for 40 children (or more), and limited acceleration. Th ank goodness that we are lucky in Peachland to have wonderful school bus drivers.

It is a sad fact that, for most people, a car is almost a necessity in Peachland. Perhaps it is partly because the community is built on the side of a mountain. But we could do more to provide pedes-trian access. One can only hope that as new development takes place, a network of pedestrian paths can be developed. Th ere are some existing paths and some new ones, but we need an overall pedestrian access plan.

We also need a frequent bus

service that travels to Princeton Avenue, Ponderosa and Tre-panier and takes people to the Beach Avenue business area. All we need to make this hap-pen is money. Th at’s the same reason we don’t have the side-walks on Princeton Avenue that were promised years ago. But we do have a wonderful waterfront

walkway and we only had to pay one-third of the cost. And we are getting some new shelters to make it easier whilst wait-ing for the bus. Progress is be-ing made, when money is available.

If you have trav-elled on Highway 97 in Peachland at the speed limit of 70 km/h, you will

have been followed very closely by other vehicles. Th e pressure to drive above the limit is oft en tremendous; it can make you feel really guilty. I am convinced that some people, who travel on the highway, don’t even notice that the limit has changed from 90 km/h to 70 km/h.

In England, they have elec-tronic speed signs on most dangerous sections of roads (not freeways), with two types of display. If you are travelling within the speed limit, the sign displays the limit with a message “thank you”. If you are speeding, the sign displays your speed in a fl ashing mode with a message “slow down”. Th ese signs work very eff ectively and we could use them here in Peachland.

Th e other option is photo radar, which isn’t very popular. I believe that speed signs, such as they use in England, would be more acceptable. At the very least we should have a fl ashing

light attached to the top of any speed limit sign, when the max-imum speed is being reduced. You don’t have to be a police offi cer to know that speed kills. Oft en when young people get a speeding ticket, they consider it to be unjust. For a police offi cer, they must hope that the mes-sage gets through. As parents and grandparents, we hope that young people don’t have to learn everything the hard way.

It is quite depressing to look at Transport Canada statistics and with over 18 million cars on Canadian roads, it is inevit-able that accidents will happen. Based on the numbers from 2007, seven people die in car ac-cidents in Canada, on average, everyday. Th ere are 37 serious injuries and over 500 injuries of all types in Canada, on average, everyday. In total for 2007, there were 2,767 deaths from car ac-cidents in Canada. Th at’s more than the number of people killed at the World Trade Centre in New York with 9/11 (2,752).

In British Columbia alone, there were 417 deaths from vehicle accidents in 2007. On an average basis, someone dies in this province everyday as the re-sult of a motor vehicle accident. Th e numbers are even worse in the United States, although the number of fatalities in both Canada and the USA have been dropping in the last few years. In 2001, over 42,000 people died as a result of motor vehicle acci-dents in the United States, that’s more than 15 times the number killed at the Word Trade Centre with 9/11.

Th e reality is that it is danger-ous out there on any highway. But a four-lane Highway 97 through Peachland would have negative impact on our com-munity. Let’s do what we can to support the bypass campaign!


Eric HallMY VIEW

Peachland Views

Peek Into the Past

A snow-blanketed view of downtown Peachland in 1958. Three of the houses in the fore-ground were for married workers of Greata Ranch. Two of the houses still exist after being

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Dear Editor,I read Cindy Fortin’s article on the fatal crash at Clements on December 16, 2010 and

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As bad as this intersection is, it’s really not much diff erent than the left turns from Trepanier, Ponderosa or Huston onto Highway 97. At Trepanier, the traffi c from both directions can’t be readily seen because of the curve in the road and oft en times when you think it’s clear, and proceed to turn left onto Highway 97, inevitably a vehicle comes roaring around the corner and unless you get on the accelerator tout de suite, you have someone on your bumper honking the horn. At the Huston/Highway 97 intersection, left turns onto the highway are just as bad if not worse; the sight lines are better but the speed limit at that point is 90 km/h.

I’ve lived in the Okanagan for only fi ve years and love it here but as far as Highway 97 is concerned, it is, for the most part, just a series of traffi c lights anyway; another one or two won’t make a diff erence to traffi c fl ow, so why not?

Th e other issue about traffi c through town is that many drivers don’t obey the posted speed of 70 km/h, so maybe this should be lowered as well. By the way, a few years ago, the RCMP used to set up a radar trap at 13th and maybe they still do but I haven’t seen them there for a long time. How we do we get the police to pay more attention to our town...a Tim Horton’s?

I don’t know about the details of the crash on December 16, but had there been a traffi c light at that intersection the probability of an accident would have been reduced, maybe a life saved.

If you think we have problems now, think about 4,000 more people living in this area and a four lane highway where there are two lanes of traffi c to cross to make a left turn at these intersections. Seems to me that bypass is looking better everyday.

Terry MainsPeachland

Dear Editor,Two weeks ago I mentioned the new traffi c signage on Beach Avenue.Apparently council decided to change the traffi c pattern, giving cyclists the command

of Beach Avenue. Vehicles are secondary. Hence, no overtaking or passing. It states ‘Single File’. I guess council is hoping cars will disappear, improving their ‘carbon footprint’ ef-fort. Evidently cyclists are allowed to ride on the multi-million dollar walkway adjacent to the pedestrians.

Th is brings up the subject of cyclists being insured for damage and injury to pedestri-ans and vehicles. Certainly, a must. Th ere is no free ride.

Also, it is impossible in the summer months for locals, many retirees, to visit the local doctor’s offi ce, drug store or other stores as parking stalls are occupied all day. My sug-gestion is to install parking meters on every stall. Th is will help town coff ers and give the locals a chance to shop locally.

Furthermore, the recent old-timers driving course suggested that we drive around Peachland oft en, to enhance our driving skills. Fat chance. How long before we have [traf-fi c] carousels in the park?

As for the town carbon footprint eff ort, BC is one of the lowest provinces -- hydro gen-erated by water power, not many polluting industries at present. Vehicles are also more effi cient, but still victimize [the environment]. Council should consider in their latest ef-fort, to have all municipal vehicles return to the works yard at the end of day, eventually obtain smaller effi cient vehicles, such as hybrid and battery operated vehicles at time of replacement. And switch off the Christmas lights, anything unnecessary in order to save taxpayer increases.

Sure this will be viewed as controversial, but there are no halfway measures.Mick Read,Peachland


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JANUARY 14Royal Canadian Legion - Fish & Chip Dinner 1730 hrs.

Waterfront Grill and Pizzeria - Live entertainment, info. 250-767-3255

Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) at 50+ Activity Centre, 9 am

Men’s Coffee Club Wellness Centre - 10-11 am

Would you like to feature your event in the Peachland View’s weekly Calendar of Events? Please call 250.767.7771 or email [email protected].

SATURDAY

New Children’s Programs at the ORL - The Westbank Branch in Westridge Mall will begin its 2011 children’s programs the fi rst week of Jan. Baby Rhyme Time for infants up to 18 months with their caregivers will be held Tuesdays from 10:15 am - 10:45 am, starting Jan. 4. Preschool Story-time will be held every Thur. from 10 am - 10:30 am starting Jan. 6. Info.250-768-4369.

Peachland Visitor’s Centre - Will be offering digital camera lessons Mon-day and Thursday from 10 am to 2

pm beginning Jan. 17. Included will be: Copying fi les to your computer from your camera, creating folders to separate events/months, emailing your pictures, burning to cd/dvd and formatting your SD card. Info. 250-767-2455

Roberta Farrelly Acrylic Workshop - Beginning Friday, Feb. 4 from 1 - 4 pm at the 50+ Activity Centre. This is a six week course for beignners. More info. 250-767-2054.

Peachland Visitor’s Centre - Wants

your peach recipes to be included in the 2011 Peachland Visitors Guide. Whatever the recipe may be, make sure it highlights peaches. The top recipe(s) will be published in the guide with credit. Deadline for submissions is Friday, Feb. 4. Info. 250-767-2455.

Peachland Community Arts Council - Is sponsoring a short story contest in conjunciton with the February Arts-Festival. To submit a story contact Joan Dupuis at 250-767-2268. They are also looking for judges. The festi-val run Feb. 19 & 20.

FEATURED EVENTS

JANUARY 15Royal Canadian Legion - Eye Opener Steak N Eggs for $6.50, 10 am to 1 pm

Royal Canadian Legion - Meat Draw

Royal Canadian Legion - Karaoke with Anita, 7:30 pm

FRIDAY MONDAYJANUARY 17

Wood Carving - 50+ Activity Centre, 7 pm

Royal Canadian Legion - Snooker League play Mon. - Thurs., 1 - 8 pm

Royal Canadian Legion - Euchre, 7 pm

WEDNESDAYJANUARY 19

Yoga - 50+ Activity Centre 1:30 pm

Central Okanagan Model Railway Company Group - meets at 7 pm at the Peachland Museum. 250-767-2409 or visit http://www.corc-bc.com

Peachland Baptist Church Gym Night - Children from Kindergarten - Grade 6, Peachland Community Centrer, 7 - 8:15 pm, info., 250-767-9232

SUNDAY

MONDAY

JANUARY 16Jerry Dober Sunday Breakfast - Peachland Wellness Centre, 8 - 11 am, for $ 5.75, info. 250-767-0141

JANUARY 17Take Off Pounds Sensibly - 50+ Activity Centre, 9:30 am, info. 1-800-932-8677 or Doreen at 250-767-2132

Variety Singers - 50+ Activity Centre, 9:45 am

Peachland Quilters 50+ Activity Centre, 1 - 4 pm

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

JANUARY 18Carpet Bowling - 50+ Activity Centre, 10 am

Peachland Bridge Club - 50+ Activity Centre, 7 pm, info. 250-767-6407

AA at Noon - 50+ Activity Centre, noon

Royal Canadian Legion - Darts, 7 pm

JANUARY 19Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) - 50+ Activity Centre, 9 am

Wellness Circle, - Peachland Wellness Centre, 10 - 11:30 am

Royal Canadian Legion, Liver & Onions Dinner

Westside Toastmasters - Lakeview Heights Community Center, West Kelowna, 7 - 9 pm

Peachland Lions Club meeting, 7 pm, at the Lions Den, info. 250-767-9034

Chess - 50+ Activity Centre, 1 pm, experienced & beginners

THURSDAY

JANUARY 20Line Dancing - 50+ Activity Centre, 9 - 10:30 am

Bereavement Support Group - Wellness Centre, 10 - 11:30 am

Iron & Silk Exercise - 50+ Activity Centre, 11 am

Waterfront Grill and Pizzeria - Live entertainment, info. 250-767-3255

Bingo - 50+ Activity Centre, 6:45 pm

Royal Canadian Legion- Pasta Dinner

AA at Noon - 50+ Activity Centre, noon

FRIDAY

JANUARY 21Royal Canadian Legion - Fish & Chip Dinner, 1730 hrs.

Adult Daybreak (Int. Health) - 50+ Activity Centre, 9 am


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Dear Editor, Th e entire Sweet family of Peachland would like to send kudos to the staff of Peachland

Pharmacy. Th eir smiles and kind words are always welcome along with their knowledge that they are always willing to share. Too oft en we take these people for granted.

We would like to let you, the staff , know how much we appreciate your care and kind-ness.

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Dear Editor,I read, with mounting residual disdain, one clip from the summary of 2010 highlights

in the December 30 edition of the Peachland View.Under the heading “Water no longer free” (it obviously never was), I was reminded of

the original plan, objective and “carrot”. It has proven to be a revised plan, completely subjective and skunk cabbage.

Conservation with incentives and results with rewards obviously ring hollow when bu-reaucrats get involved. When I adopted B.C. Hydro’s incentives to reduce power, I was rewarded. When I turned down my thermostat for Terasen Gas, I was rewarded. When I organized and combined my errands, fewer trips to the gas pump was my reward. When Peachland promoted a program to conserve water, I believe most of us believed there would be a reward for buying it. Wrong!

I am in total agreement with the gentleman that wrote to the editor when the substan-tial rate increase was shamefully announced. We are all far, far too complacent by failing to raise hell when the buckets of rhetoric pouring from the lips of our leaders fail to hold water.

Wayne Evans,Peachlander since 1989

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Water conservation rewards never materialized

Th e memory of the Co-penhagen Environmental Summit is still fresh in my mind. Th e summit was held from December 6 to 18, 2009, and 8,000 people par-ticipated. In addition there was a very large contingent of support staff .

Unfortunately, virtually nothing of any substance was accomplished at this conference, as the opinions of the participating scien-tists and other delegates re-garding the cause of climate change varied widely and no consensus could be reached.

Th e carbon footprint of this conference of 12 days was enormous and is esti-mated at 41,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (C02). Th at is the amount of carbon dioxide that a village in the UK of approximately 8,000 inhabitants produces in an entire year.

Th is conference will be known for the detection and publication of the falsifi ca-tions of greenhouse gas and climate change research re-sults. Th ese so-called results were altered to support the greenhouse gas theory. Th e Intergovernmental Panel

on Climate Change (IPCC), located in Geneva, Swit-zerland, provides decision makers with a source of greenhouse gas information. Th e organization collects the results of worldwide green-house gas research. In many cases the decision makers were given falsifi ed informa-tion.

For many of the partici-pants the bright sides of this summit were the private jet fl ights, the fi ve star hotels, the limousines, gorgeous food, a marvelous city and a great culture. And now we just fi nished another en-vironmental summit, this time in Cancun.

Nearly the same delegates, lovely climate, great swim-ming and unlimited tequila. Th is summit too did not produce any notable results.

Professor Ian Rutherford Plimer of the University of Adelaide, Australia, does not believe in the greenhouse gas theory and he knows how to express himself well. (See Google: Professor Ian Rutherford Plimer.) Accord-ing to the professor, and I quote: “Th e recent volcanic eruption in Iceland negated

in just four days every single eff ort we’d all made during the past fi ve years to con-trol C02 emissions on our planet.” And there are about 200 active volcanoes on the planet spewing out ash and gas at any one time, every day. Th e professor points out that Mt. Pinatubo erupted in 1991 in the Philippines and discharged more greenhouse gas into the atmosphere than the entire human race had emitted in its 40 million years on earth. Th at volcano was active for a full year.

Th e forest fi res in North America and bush fi res in Australia this past year alone will negate all our eff orts to reduce carbon for the next three years and it happens every year. I did not know, and now I remember, that our government is going to try to impose a whopping carbon tax on the basis of the bogus, “human-caused” cli-mate change scenario. Th at tax will absolutely do noth-ing except make us poorer. It will not stop volcanic erup-tion or forest fi res.

Bert Put,Peachland

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If you ever fi nd yourself elected to public offi ce one of the things you will soon real-ize is that bad news oft en makes front page headlines, while good news tends to be bur-ied further back. Conversely, if you are in the media I have no doubt that you might notice how politicians tend to talk about good news far more oft en than we do bad news. Case in point, in last month’s Statistics Canada labour force survey British Columbia had some good news with one of the lowest unemployment rates in Canada (under seven per cent) and also set a record for the amount of people working in B.C.

Th e same report tells a diff erent story, as our provincial unemployment rate has in-creased from last month’s low of 6.9 per cent up to the Canadian average of 7.6 per cent for the month of December. On the surface an increase of .07 per cent may not seem like much to be concerned about, however in terms of jobs that translates to roughly 22,000 more people across B.C. currently being out of work. Th is is an important example of how volatile our economy still is and should also serve as a reminder of just how severe an un-employment rate over 10 per cent or greater would be to our B.C. economy.

Jobs are oft en taken for granted. Th is is no diff erent then turning on the tap and ex-pecting an abundant supply of safe drinking water to come out and meet our needs. Only when our supply is compromised do we real-ize just how fortunate we are to not be in an area where jobs and clean drinking water are in very short supply. While British Columbia and Canada have a vast social safety net for the unemployed, the reality is we need people working to fund that safety net and the other important services we all depend on.

How do we keep jobs and people work-

ing? Ultimately we must recognize that as much as the government relies on taxpayers to pay the bills of government expenses, so too must a business rely on its customers to pay its bills to stay in business. If a business fi nds that costs are increasing it must either raise revenues (the equivalent of government increasing taxes) or the business must reduce expenses, which oft en means layoff s and the

elimination of jobs. It is for this reason that governments at all levels must very carefully mon-itor what costs we impose upon business because these costs

will not only be downloaded onto consum-ers, they also could result in putting people out of work at a time when we can least af-ford it.

Th is is why so many employment sectors are supportive of greater effi ciencies, such as the harmonized sales tax. If a business can lower its costs this is less money that has to be passed down to consumers, and at the same time, results in less pressure to have to lay off workers or take other downsizing actions. Further, the B.C. government has also elimi-nated over 150,000 diff erent regulator red tape requirements since 2001, and still each day I am hearing of more effi ciencies we can introduce to make people’s lives easier when doing business in British Columbia.

I appreciate that eff orts to make B.C. an easier and more aff ordable place to do busi-ness is sometimes a controversial topic. How-ever I can also appreciate that since 2001 we now have over 400,000 more people working in British Columbia today than we did a de-cade ago. Th e importance and value of a job should never be taken for granted and we must also remember that ultimately it is the taxes derived from the private sector that pay for the public sector.


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By Pat Grieve

Hoot mon! It’s that time of year again when all Scots, and those who wish they were, celebrate the birth of Scotland’s bard, Robert Burns. At Burns suppers all over the world glasses will be raised in toasts, speeches will be made and haggis will be enjoyed. Peachland’s 50+ Centre will be among the towns holding an an-nual Burns night. Ours will be on Friday, January 28th. (Not quite January 25, but close enough.) Times are: open bar at 5:15 pm, dinner at 6:15 pm. Tickets are going quickly; members only, till January 15, then open to the public. If you haven’t got yours yet, call to get your name on the list. Th e cost to members is $16, non-members are $20. Th e offi ce is open weekday morn-ings from 9:30–11:30 am.

Everyday activities are back in full swing. Nearly every morning, aft ernoon and evening there is something going on at the corner of 8th Street and Beach Av-enue. One activity that goes quietly about its business is the Woodcarving Club which meets Mondays from 7–9 pm. Led by Len Teeple, this group of men and wom-en carve the most amazing things, such as clocks, animals, birds, nativity scenes and whatever strikes their fancy. Beginners are welcome; you should have your own tools but if you aren’t sure of what to buy, come and have a look and ask the experts fi rst. Th ere may even be some used ones you can buy.

Len says it is a relaxing and rewarding pastime enjoyed by folks who are fully ab-sorbed in their work. Call Len for more information at 250-768-6704. He will be happy to have you join this hard working group.

And how about bingo? Great prizes are being won and I hear they may even be in-creased in the new year. Leader Marie is

coming up with more ideas to make the evening even more fun. Bingo has resumed on Th ursdays at 6:45 pm.

Friendship Tuesdays are on again, the fi rst movie of the year, was “Prime” with Meryl Streep. Th e next one is on January 25, and will feature “Amelie”, a fi ve-time Academy Award nominee. Times: Blood pressure check at 1 pm and movie at 1:30 pm; refreshments supplied.

Don’t forget you can work off that Christmas turkey and pudding by join-ing our exercise classes. Th ese are not too strenuous. Th ey include Tai Chi Monday at noon, Iron & Silk Th ursdays at 11 am, and Yoga Wednesdays at 1:30 pm. Nothing to raise a sweat but they will keep you supple and mobile. Carpet bowling on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 9 am–noon is another pursuit to keep the old joints moving. Th e line dancing group keeps in step to great music on Th ursdays at 9 am. You should see those gals go! For a quieter pastime, we off er bridge for experienced and novice players on Tuesdays at 7 pm and chess for all levels on Wednesdays at 1 pm. A diff er-ent kind of exercise, this time for the vocal chords, can be had on Monday mornings at 10 am with the Variety Singers.

A big thank you goes to the members of the quilting group (Mondays at 1 pm) who put up the Christmas decorations and also had the not-so-much-fun job of taking them down. It was greatly appreciated.

Members are reminded that 2011 fees are due as of January 1. Your activity leader can collect these or you can come to the offi ce on weekday mornings. Dues are only $15 for the whole year; the only qualifi cation is that you must be 50 or over and young at heart. Th e annual general meeting is on February 25; we will be needing some new board members so be willing if you are asked or even better volunteer now!

See you at the Burns supper.

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As the door closes on 2010 and opens on 2011 there’s time to pause and refl ect. Th e time to pause leads to refl ecting on the past year of economic struggles for many businesses, as well as the oppor-tunities sought out and developed by others.

Curves for Women and Peachland Video are two businesses that vacated Peachland Centre Mall this past year. Treegroup’s Discovery Centre for Pon-derosa Golf Course moved into the va-cated corner-unit, and leasing oppor-tunities are still available in two remain-ing units. Peachland Centre Mall is an ideal location for a variety of businesses. Th ere is a good cross-section of service oriented anchor tenants: the post offi ce, gas station, fi nancial and insurance ser-vices, a hair salon, as well as Peachland’s largest grocer, Marketplace IGA. Th e four eating establishments at the mall, A&W, Big E’s, Canadian 2 For 1, and Th e Happy Cow Café provide a balance for many types of businesses to open their doors in this prime highway location.

Th ree established bed & breakfasts, which off ered Peachland accommoda-tion for up to 13 years, A Pointe of View, Ponderosa Pines, and Water’s Edge, all retired in 2010. But as the door closes on some it opens on new prospects and new opportunities. Recently opened B&Bs

fi lling the loss are Barbi’s Lakeview, Clarence View, Working Horse, and Cozy Cottage. With three large develop-ments on the horizon, New Monaco, Ponderosa Golf Course and Trepanier Manor, outside business is looking at Peachland optimistically and seeking locations within our limited number of leasehold properties.

British Invasion & Sweets was lured to Beach Avenue by the popular beach-front location that became available in Heritage Plaza. Th e Aegean Grill and Roundeye also moved into waterfront locations vying for patios and views that would enhance their locations. Other new owners who saw a bright future for Peachland include Th e Head Gard-ner, previously Carol’s Beauty Salon, Rocky J’s Beach Hut, previously Rocky Top Coff ee, and Coldwell Banker who purchased Peachland Realty. Retailers also made changes with On Beach Bou-tique and Treasure Chest amalgamating and Th e Lanai off ering new lines at Th e Gateway.

MacDonald Realty Beach Avenue of-fi ce now has four new faces along with anchor realtor, Brian Gregory, since the retirement of long time Peachland real-tor, Klaus Dreher. Klaus, however, is of-fering private owners the opportunity of advertising on his new website Happy-ForSaleByOwner.com.

Other new faces via retirements in-

clude Heron Plumbing replacing senior partner, Lee Th e Plumber, and Th e Ap-pliance Doctor being revived by Ken Mueller, brother of Randy Mueller.

Local tourist attractions are also evolving. An announcement by Zip Zone Adventure to open zip lines as soon as spring 2011 is good news for Peachland tourism. Th e approval of bat preservation and regulation at Peach-land Primary School provide opportun-ities for a unique educational experience through an interpretive centre including tours. Bat guano is currently being re-moved from the historic roost and will soon be available for sale. Also, Camp Okanagan added wilderness camping to Peachland’s accommodation guide fi ll-ing a void in tourism that is too quickly losing ground in the Okanagan.

Up to July 2010 the District of Peach-land had 240 registered business licens-es, and in 2010 the Peachland Chamber of Commerce realized a 20 per cent in-crease in membership over 2009. Th ese are all signs that the seeds of entrepre-neurship are well planted and grow-ing in Peachland despite an economic downswing in the provincial and world economies. Th is is another testament to the fact that Peachland is a great com-munity for homes and business. Peach-land Chamber of Commerce wishes all a healthy, happy and prosperous 2011.

New members to Peachland Chamber of Commerce in 2010:

Automotive: Mario’s Towing

Contractors: Dekka Design & Build, KG Flooring, Lake Breeze Painting,

Verreault Graphic Design

Business Support: Interior Savings; Upscale International; Business

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Health: Izanami HealingLandscaping: Canada Landscape, Little J’Z Gardening, Tony Wright

Contracting & Tree Removal

Organizations: Westside Warriors

Pet Services: Alpine Pet Hospital

Real Estate: Coldwell Banker, Larry Guilbault; New Monaco Project

Restaurants: Aegean Grill, Rocky J’s Beach Hut, Roundeye, Ships A Hoy

Retail: British Invasion Sweets & Gift s; IntelliBED Sleep & Spa, Mattress

Mattress, Th e Lanai

Tourism: Barbi’s Lakeview B&B; Camp Okanagan Resort; Clarence View B&B;

Danc’n Barefoot; Napa North Wine Tours

Refl ecting on the seeds of change and renewal for local businesses


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This bulletin has been prepared to inform Designers, Landscapers, Building Con-tractors, Architects, and Homeowners of the District of Peachland’s Building Bylaw requirements pertaining to the construction of new or replacement / alteration of existing retaining walls.

New definition in Building Bylaw No. 1574 which was adopted on November 9, 2010 by Peachland Council and is now in affect:

“Retaining Wall shall mean any structure other than a building wall which exceeds 1.5 meters in height from the ground level on one side to the ground level on the opposite side of the structure and which is intended to hold the ground in place against the forces of gravity. Multiple terraced retention structures at a ratio of less than 2 hori-zontal to 1 vertical shall be considered a single structure for calculating wall height.”

This means that; terraced retention structures with a clearance ratio of less than 2/1 (2 horizontal to 1 vertical) between structures will be considered one structure in determining retaining wall height.

All proposed retaining structures in excess of 1.5 meters in height (combined or singular) constructed within the District will require the supervision of a registered professional and a requirement to obtain a building permit prior to commencing any retaining wall work.

Please note: Failure to comply with the requirements of Building Bylaw No. 1574 will result in a Stop Work Notice being posted on the construction project. Please contact the District Planning and Development Services for more information.

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By Kelsey Chmilar,C.A.P. intern, PeachlandChamber of Commerce

As everyone is settling down aft er a hectic and busy December, we would like to invite you in for a lesson on saving your memories from your digi-tal camera. As technol-ogy improves, older forms become historic. Th e very last roll of Kodachrome was developed on December 30, 2010 in Parsons, Kansas, af-ter being the fi lm that took many of the world’s iconic photos for 75 years.

Th rough the CAP site at the Peachland Visitor Centre we will be off er-ing sessions on Mondays and Th ursdays between the hours of 10 am - 2 pm starting on January 17. (Extra times may be added depending on interest.) In-cluded in the lesson plans will be copying fi les to your computer from your camera, creating folders to keep your pictures separate from other events/months, emailing your pictures to family and friends, burn-ing your photos to a CD/DVD and formatting your SD card.

If you would like to book a session, please call Kelsey at the Peachland Visitor Centre (250) 767-2455, or stop in at 5812 Beach Ave.

Peach recipe contest! Th e Peachland Visitor Centre is challenging all children, adults, grandmothers, se-cret bakers and community members to create a tasty, exciting recipe highlight-ing peaches to include in the 2011 Peachland Visitor Guide. Th e recipe could be your grandmother’s fa-mous peach crisp, or even a fi zzy peach drink that you serve annually on New Year’s Day. Whatever it may be, make sure it highlights peaches. Th e top recipe(s) will be advertised in our 2011 Visitor Guide with credits.

Th is year we will be print-ing 20,000 copies of our 40-page guide in full colour that is distributed to visi-tors from around the world. If you believe you have an amazing peach recipe, or you would like more infor-mation, contact Loretta at the Peachland Visitor Cen-tre (250) 767-2455, or stop by at 5812 Beach Avenue. Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 4.

News from the visitor centre!

Nature’s Bridge, Hardy Falls Regional Park

Amateur photographer and Peachland resident, Tania Simpson, started photography in 2007 and immediately found a passion for it. She chronicles the seasons, the people, and the wildlife of Peachland in almost daily photos of the area. View more at fl ickr.com/photos/taniaseyes. Th e View will be publishing a weekly look at Peachland, through Tania's eyes.

Peachland through Tania’s Eyes


When I was a driving in-structor, I used to ask the students early on how they thought they were doing with their driving. Almost unanimously they said they were doing really well, even though many did not have good control of the car, missed stop signs, didn’t see people crossing and would have gone straight through red lights had it not been for the extra brake utilized by the instructor. Even when I asked them about these things, they minimized their errors as only a small slip up, or something that they did not usually do.

More oft en they said that they did it because it was a diff erent car or the instruc-tor made them nervous. When I off ered them my professional opinion, many

were not eager to hear it. Th e same thing can happen in our spiritual life when some hard things are addressed.

What will our response be when the Word of the Lord speaks to us? Most of us want to think that we are doing pretty good…like the rich ruler in Luke 18:18.

A certain young ruler, a religious leader went to Je-sus and asked Him what he should do to inherit eternal life, to get to heaven? He certainly went to the right person, because the only way to get there is through Christ. Jesus said to him, “You know the command-ments. Do not commit adul-tery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false tes-timony, honour your father and mother.”

Most of us would look at

that list with some confi -dence, but maybe waver a bit towards the last few state-ments. Who of us as a child has never stolen a cookie or candy from the forbid-den jar at home, or cheated a few minutes of time from our employer, or told a little lie, or ever exaggerated the truth, or fully respected and honoured our parents in all things?

Well, this rich young ruler said that he had. He thought that he was doing really well, but many of those who think they are innocent are usually very ignorant of the truth. Had he really looked at things honestly, and known the extent of God’s divine law, that it even searches the thoughts and hidden desires and passions of the heart, then he would

have answered, “I have bro-ken all of these things either in thought, word, or deed, beginning from my youth and upwards.” Jesus said that to hate someone is to murder them in our hearts.

Th is man had a high opinion of himself, as most people do I fi nd, contrary to public opinion. And if you don’t have high self-esteem, then for a fee you can go to a seminar and they will teach you how to get it. Unfortu-nately you don’t need to do that because you already have it and that is the prob-lem -- thinking so much about yourself and very little about others. If you want to know how well you are doing, ask yourself (or someone who may be more objective), how much aff ec-tion you have for Jesus and

for other people?Th is is the test that this

man will face when Jesus gives him further instruc-tions, for even if he had kept those external commands, (which he did not and could not do perfectly), it would not have been enough, for without love, no one can en-ter the kingdom of God.

To keep God’s com-mands is not simply refrain-ing from acts of evil, but it means to love our neigh-bour as our self.

Here is the real test, when Jesus said, “You lack one thing” One big, main thing. You may seem to be doing well in the eyes of others, yet inwardly you are living for self. So prove your love for others by selling all you have and giving it to the poor.

Recently some philan-thropists have vowed to give a large portion of their wealth to charity, whether during their life or upon death. Upon death? Is that any kind of test? Is that diffi -cult to do? Does it cost any-thing?

Jesus told this rich man to sell all that he had (while

he was alive) and give it to the poor. But would that guarantee him eternal life? No! It is only by God’s grace through our faith in Christ. But it would show his changed life and willingness to follow Christ and dem-onstrate his love for others. Th e problem was that, al-though he had been living a fairly moral life, it was a completely selfi sh one. He had not realized that God had entrusted him with this wealth so He could use it to the glory of God and benefi t of others.

When the man heard what Jesus had said, he was very sad, for he had a great deal of possessions that he would not part with. He refused to submit to Christ and to love others.

It is not wrong to be rich, but it is a terrible thing if these riches keep you out of heaven. God has given us so many things to enjoy, but it is a catastrophe if one becomes so occupied with earthly treasures that he misses the real treasures, which are in heaven.

Jesus said that all those who yield their lives to Him will be rewarded 100 fold (10,000 per cent) in heaven. Now that’s a good invest-ment!

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The District of Peachland invites applications for the position of Senior Accounting Clerk. Reporting to the Director of Finance, this position provides senior level accounting functions, responsible for administration and operation of the tax, utility, financial software administration, payroll and benefit functions and cemetery administration. A detailed job description is available at www.peachland.ca

Please submit application indicating “Senior Accounting Clerk” by 4:00 p.m. January 31, 2011, to: Polly Palmer, Director of Corporate Services District of Peachland 5806 Beach Avenue Peachland, B.C. V0H 1Z7 Email: [email protected] Fax: 250-767-3433

We thank applicants for their interest in the position; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Reporting to the Director of Community Services, recreation cashier provides reception, administrative and clerical func-tions for the Recreation Department. A detailed job descrip-tion is available at www.peachland.ca

Please submit application indicating “Recreation Cashier” by 4:00 p.m. January 20, 2011, to: Polly Palmer, Director of Corporate Services District of Peachland 5806 Beach Avenue Peachland, B.C. V0H 1Z7 Email: [email protected] Fax: 250-767-3433 We thank applicants for their interest in these positions; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

RECREATION CASHIER(Temporary Posting - Maternity Leave)

FANTASTIC BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY!!!!

Live and work in the beautiful Okanagan Valley. Established res-taurant/lounge/hotel available for

lease in Peachland, BC. This property provides a live-in opportunity, waterfront view, and busy street and beach traffic. The pub is turn-key and ready to operate with established liquor licenses.

The property boasts 9,690 sq ft on the main floor; hous-ing the restaurant, lounge, pub, kitchen and lobby areas as well as two additional floors of hotel rooms and suites at 4,500 sq ft each – a spacious 18,960 sq ft in total!

Restaurant and lounge furnishings are available includ-ing removable patio and patio furnishings. Business comes included with existing residents on month – to – month rentals of hotel rooms.

To request more information, please call 250-767-7625.

The Todd family wishes to announce the passing of their be-loved Aunt, Sarah May Todd “Sadie” on January 9th, 2011. Sadie was born in Pipestone, MB on August 25th, 1911 to parents William John Todd and Sarah May (Knox) Todd. She was predeceased by her brothers Jeffrey (2006) and Leonard (2009) and sister-in-law Jean Todd (2004). She is survived by her sister-in-law June Todd and by her nieces and nephews: Maureen (Richard) Mackenzie, Glenna (Rod) Messer, Raymond (Barb) Todd, Barry (Belinda) Todd, Kevin (Eve) Todd, Graham (Kelly) Todd, Murray (Shelley) Todd, Colleen (Marshall) Whattam, 21 great nieces and nephews, 6 great great nieces and nephews. Sadie, a Peachland Pio-neer, was an orchardist and farmed the family property at Beach Ave. and Todd Rd. in Peachland, and also worked at the packing house. She was active in the Peachland Unit-ed Church. She loved her Northern Ireland heritage, her church, her family, and the community of Peachland. She enjoyed family gatherings; the most recent celebration was her 99th birthday in August 2010. We would like to thank the staff at Brookhaven for their wonderful care. Sadie will be laid to rest on Friday, January 14th, 2011 at 1:00 pm at the Peachland Cemetery. Funeral Service will follow at 2:00 pm at the Peachland United Church, 4421~ 4th Street Peachland, BC. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Peachland United Church or Brookhaven Care Centre, 1775 Shannon Lake Rd., Westbank, BC V4T 2N7. Arrangements entrusted to Valleyview Funeral Home, Hon-oured Provider of Dignity Memorial. Condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.valleyviewfuneral-home.com

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Computer ClassesPreserve your holiday photos! Learn to copy fi les to your computer from your camera, create folders to keep your pictures separate from other events/months, email your pictures to family and friends, burn your photos to a cd/dvd and format your SD card. Sessions are Monday’s and Thursday’s between the hours of 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM starting on January 17th, 2011.Call Kelsey at the Peachland Visitor Centre CAP site (250) 767-2455, or stop in at 5812 Beach Ave.

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For RentFantastic retail/commercial space for rent! This outstanding property boasts 4750 sq.ft., and 2 levels. Features in-clude newly installed high-effi ciency lighting, heating, air conditioning, alarm system, phone system, front counter and display shelving. Located at 13209 North Victoria Road, in the heart of downtown Summerland, this place is ready for business! For more informa-tion contact Lara at 1-888-843-4441 tfn

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By Cheryl Wiebe, Director of community services

Looking for ways to keep your kids active during the cold of winter? The Peachland Recreation Depart-ment has a variety of offerings ranging from sport de-velopment to cooking, arts and more.

New this season, Peachland Recreation is offering two skill development programs to help kids learn new skills for spring! First, in Snag Golf, kids can swing their way into a new and exciting sport oppor-tunity. Snag Golf is an introduction to golf programs for children ages 6-11 years. Using an oversized club and ball, Snag combines fun exercise and games de-signed to give beginner golfers a first time experience.

Snag Golf will be running Jan 20-Feb 10 at 4-5:00 pm for 6-8 year olds and 5-6:00 pm for 9-11 years olds.

The second sport opportunity is Indoor Soccer led by Erika who has played U17/18 rep soccer and her team qualified for the Pacific Coastal U21 team in 2010. Focusing on soccer foundations and fun, Eri-ka will provide basic instruction in soccer as well as work on skill development. Soccer will be starting on Tuesday, January 11 (start date delayed by one week) at 4-5:00 pm for 5-7 year olds and 5-6:00 pm for 8-10 year olds.

Back by popular demand, Kids in the Kitchen will be cooking up some savoury and healthy delights in “Healthy Heart and Valentines” February 3-10 and “Serve it Up Suppers” March 3-10. Little chefs will

learn kitchen safety and food preparation while cook-ing up some cool snacks and meals. Kids in the Kitch-en is geared toward children 8-12 years old.

Also new this winter, Aleita will help budding art-ists explore and discover their creative edge while learning techniques in drawing, painting and print making. Art is for Everyone “Drawing and Painting” is offered on Tuesdays starting January 18 (start date delayed by one week) and “Print Making” is running on Tuesdays starting February 15. Art is for Everyone is designed for pre-teens 10-13 years of age.

There are a variety of leisure, health and wellness programs offered for all ages. For more program information visit www.peachland.ca or call 250-767-2133.

Recreation ReportDiff erent ways to keep kids busy during the winter months

By Darlene Hartford

2011 promises to be a busy and productive year for the Peachland Chamber of Commerce. We look for-ward to your participation and always appreciate your continuous support.

Our fi rst event for 2011 is the quarterly membership meeting at Rocky J's Beach Hut on Monday, January 17. Guest speaker will be Peter Rotheisler of the Central Okanagan Regional Waste Reduction Offi ce, speak-ing on upcoming regula-tions regarding Trash vs. Recycling, and how to sort the diff erences in Regional District bins.

Peter Rotheisler is the manager of the Central Okanagan Regional Waste Reduction Offi ce. Peter has a Masters of Science from the University of Western Ontario in Geology. Peter has worked with the Geo-logical Survey of Canada and Summit Environmen-tal Consultants as an En-vironmental Scientist and as a Professor in the Earth and Environmental Science Department for Okanagan College. Contact: [email protected] or phone 250-767-2455.

Other upcoming events include:

• Breakfast Speaker Se-ries, Tuesday, February 1 at Th e Blind Angler Grill, from 7:30 - 8:30 am. Guest speakers will be Jim Straker regarding potential savings using LED Lights for com-mercial and residential (save up to 35 per cent over the next three years) and Connie-gay Boyce of Valley First Financial discussing upcoming changes and in-formation.

• Food Safe Course, Level 1 will be off ered once again on Wednesday, February 9,

for those working in a food service industry, or those serving food to the pub-lic at events such as a bake sale, hot dog sale or farm-ers market. Regulations re-quire anyone preparing and serving food at events or a place of business be certi-fi ed. February 9 is a repeat Level 1 course previously off ered November 2010 by Andrew Russell, Certifi ed Food Safe Instructor with Okanagan College. Level 1 includes food handling, sanitation and work safety. Th e full day workshop will be held 8:30 am - 4:30 pm at Th e Gasthaus. Registra-tions are being accepted at Peachland Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Centre. Th e cost is $79 per person; preregistration requested up to two days prior. For more information on the Level 2 course, or to ex-press interest, please con-tact Peachland Chamber of Commerce at 250-767-2455 or [email protected].

• Reminder that book-ings are now due for the 2011 Peachland Visitor Guide. Please send to [email protected].

• Workshop on how to "Manage and Resolve Dif-fi cult Employee Behaviour" will take place January 14, from 8:30am - 4:30pm in Kelowna. "Learn how to identify the common characteristics of diffi cult employees and how to ef-fectively handle those em-ployees through clear com-munication, feedback, and discipline when and if nec-essary.” For more informa-tion: 866-471-8555 or web-site www.ctrcanada.com.

Wishing you a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2011, from Peachland Chamber of Commerce.....your Chamber

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Th e Peachland Variety Singers attended their fi rst concert practice on January 10 at the Peachland se-

niors centre. Choir leader Phyllis Papineau had the choir do some breathing exercises to help loosen them

up. Th eir spring concert will be held on Sunday, April 10, at the same location.

Photo Frank Warburton

Left to right: Jorja Davies, Makayla McDonald, Casey Saunders, with Peachland Okanagan Boys and

Girls Club, and Jalen Davies, playing a friendly game of Sorry, at the Aft er School Program at Peachland

Elementary.

Th e Boys and Girls Club holds the program, providing a safe, supportive place where children have

opportunities to develop new skills, make new friends and challenge themselves with new adventures.

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Marion Hall and Barbara Clowes make use of Peachland’s multi-use walkway, despite the frigid temperatures.

Photo Eric Hall

A small bird, possibly a woodpecker, enjoys some seed in the back garden of the home of Frank Warburton, on a snowy January day.

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Mother nature started off the year with an icy illustration, as seen on the branches of this willow tree along the lakeshore of Beach Avenue. Photo Eric Hall

A fi re hydrant at the side of the Gasthaus restaurant along Th ird Street is barely visible as snow cleared from the street piles up along the sidewalk. Th e snowfall that greeted Peachlanders Wednesday morning caused a few homeowners to have to shovel their cars out of the driveways before heading to work.

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5151 Morrison Crescent, PeachlandExceptional unobstructed lakeviews, custom executive walk-out rancher situated on 1 acre built to take in the spectacular lakeviews, fully landscaped, quiet cul-de-sac location, over 4300 sq ft finished with very generous room sizes through-out, formal living & dining rooms, 2 master bedrooms on the main floor with their own ensuites, billards room with wet bar, 2 gas fireplaces, beautiful hardwood floors, over sized double garage, RV or boat parking, low maintenance landscaping, MLS®#10011873 Call Cecile to view at 250-212-2654. www.cecileguilbault.com

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ONE OF THESE FINE ONE OF THESE FINE REALTORS® MIGHT HAVE REALTORS® MIGHT HAVE A SUGGESTION OR TWO!A SUGGESTION OR TWO!

Th e Central Zone of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) reported December 2010 sales activity of all MLS® property types slowed from last month and are down from sales reported at this time last year. Th ere is still plenty of choice available to buyers despite a decline in new listings and overall inventory.

“We expect to see a more

balanced market in 2011 – without the wild swings seen during the past two years – with fi rst quarter sales trending upward as overall demand improves with further employment and economic growth,” says Brenda Moshansky, OM-REB president and realtor in the central zone. “Opti-mum buyers market condi-tions will continue locally over the next few months

while a good selection of homes, secure and attrac-tive prices, and low mort-gage rates remain. Buyers who have been sitting on the fence would be wise to get into the market now as interest rates are forecast to go up later this year, and there is strong speculation that the Federal Govern-ment will be tightening mortgage fi nancing rules by raising down payments

and shortening amortiza-tion periods.”

OMREB’s new board-wide monthly buyers sur-vey – launched in Septem-ber 2010 to profi le who the buyers are and where they are from – indicates that serious buyers are taking advantage of the current market and leveraging their positive purchasing power while it lasts, Moshansky notes.

She adds, “Pricing con-tinues to be important when selling your home, so working with a real estate professional to understand current local market condi-tions and to provide com-parisons specifi c to your neighbourhood is essential as home values vary based on property type and loca-tion.”

Th e Central Zone of OM-REB covers an area from

Peachland to Lake Country and east along Highway 33 to Westbridge (including the Christian Valley). Th e Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) is comprised of 1,138 member REALTORS® and 86 real estate offi ces in the South-ern Interior of BC.

To fi nd out about the ad-vantages of using a realtor, visit www.howrealtorshelp.ca.

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