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Survey work for the Peachland Skate Park began this week at Lambly Park, which means if the project stays on schedule and weather allows, this year Peachland youth could spend their Christmas holidays playing at a new park.

Director of community services Cheryl Wiebe says New Line Skateparks Inc. arrived on site to begin site survey work on Monday. “If you drive by Lambly Park you will see that the footprint for the park has been laid out,” Wiebe told The View. “Their operations staff are also actively looking at contractors to sup-port them in the build process, so that process

is underway. They’re hoping to have some work on site started by next week provided that the contractors on the project have the availability to do so.”

Wiebe says New Line will continue to survey the site to determine how the project will go forward. “They need to be in the area to work with the various local contractors who will be supporting them in the process,” Wiebe says.

At the skate park design open house held in late September, New Line president and lead designer Kyle Dion revealed the fi nal design, which was infl uenced by the public consulta-tion process conducted over the summer.

“Most of these different features were things that were requested in the fi rst meeting from the local kids,” Dion said. “We took their feed-

back and came back at the last meeting and said, ‘Here’s what you guys asked for’ and they were really excited. Then we just made a bunch of little tweaks.” Dion said. “We made the bowl a little bit bigger. We pushed and pulled and made a few features taller. We made a wedge to wedge feature a bit taller and a bit wider and added a feature at the back so they can come up, then turn around and go back so they don’t have to stop, turn around, and go back the other way. Those were all comments from the kids.”

Dion says many of the features will repli-cate street and plaza style features and are the type of things kids might be skating on in a

Joanne LayhEditor, Peachland View

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NEWS

Open burning delayed until November

Central Okanagan fire chiefs have agreed to delay the start of open burning until November 1 this year due to continued dry conditions and a high risk of fires.

Under regional district and local fire bylaws, open burning can start as early as October 1 and extend as late as April 30, though fire chiefs may prohibit open burning at any time based on the risk level in their area.

People with properties larger than one hectare typically qualify to burn yard waste outdoors, though eligible property owners must first ap-ply for a permit from their local fire authority, call the Outdoor Burning Hotline (1-855-262-2876) to confirm burning will be allowed on that particular day, and comply with any other associated regulations.

RDCO communications officer Bruce Smith says all Central Okanagan property owners re-gardless of property size are encouraged to take advantage of other options to dispose of their yard waste, such as the bi-weekly curbside yard waste collection program.

Don’t tempt the bearsAuthorities are asking residents to help pre-

vent conflicts between bears and humans this fall by removing any unnatural food source at-tractants from their yards.

As bears begin to prepare for hibernation, they become more proactive about seeking out food sources, which means they are more likely to be conditioned to non-natural food sources than at other times of the year.

To help reduce conflicts, residents should re-move exposed pet food, ripe fruit, improperly stored garbage, dirty barbecues and easily acces-sible composts as bears who find these attrac-tants will easily become conditioned to return.

Authorities say making sure non-natural food sources are unavailable to bears is the best way to keep bears and people safe. Once a bear be-comes conditioned to non-natural food sources, often the only way to solve the problem to kill the bear.

IN BRIEFJoanne Layh Editor, Peachland View

JUDY BEDFORD OF THE PEACHLAND FOOD BANK holds up two of 60 bags of food donated last week in the Thanksgiving Food Drive. Bedford says donations are much needed at this time of year as residents face extra costs such as winter tire replacement, higher utility bills, and school fees. Joanne Layh photo

SHAUN WRIGHT, of Tony Wright Fire Prevention and Tree Service, rakes up debris after this Lambly Park tree was removed to make way for the skate park pathway. The spruce, which was already close to its end of life, was also targeted for removal due to an extensive root structure that was threatening to damage the nearby tennis court surface. Two new replacement trees will be planted in accordance with the district’s tree removal policy. Joanne Layh photo

Peachland Skate Park almost underway

natural urban environment, such as railings, benches and stairs.

“At one end there is a set of stairs, a railing, some benches, and ledges and railings where they can skate,” Dion said. “We’ve created these unique kind of wave features so if you just want to ride through the park and kind of carve your way through you can do that or if you’re more of a technical skateboarder

that can ollie and jump off the ground and do tricks like that, you can work your way through that way as well.”

The final design for the park is very long and linear. “It’s almost 300 feet long from one end to the other. It’s quite unique in that sense,” Dion says.

The budget for the Peachland Skate Park project is $225,000. The project is expected to be completed by Christmas, though a grand opening will likely not take place until spring.

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Trial for Ashee Hyatt murder case to begin October 15

A MEMORIAL FOR ASHLEE HYATT appeared on this Beach Avenue Walkway bench on Hyatt’s birthday. Richard Smith photo

District bids fond farewell to director of operations Doug Allin

Fifth break-in this year at Tabletop Mountain Resort

This week the showhome at Tabletop Mountain Resort (formerly known as Trepanier Manor) was broken into for the fi fth time in less than a year, part-owner Scott Wilshaw says.

“The locks were changed and what the person does is he or she steals Trepanier Manor renderings off the walls and art, moves the furniture around and puts furniture outside,” Wilshaw told The View. Wilshaw says prior to this incident the last break-in happened on the Saturday before the Trepanier forest fi re.

“It was the day of the fi re that we found out,” Wilshaw says. “They took $8,000 worth of stuff. They pulled the security cameras from the front of the building. Two or three security cameras went. They took two or three renderings worth $900 each, a statue got broken and smashed on the fl oor and we can’t fi nd the laptop.”

Since then Wilshaw says someone gained access again last Sunday, moved the furniture around and left the door open.

“They’re not real proper break-ins. They are break-ins but the RCMP know it’s harassment,” Wilshaw says. “The week of the fi re the property pins got moved between us and the neighbour’s property. We were trying to mark the property for the tree and insurance people and the pins were pulled again and thrown out. What the people are doing is moving the property pins, which is illegal in Canada, so you can’t defi ne where the property is. They’re just trying to screw with us. They’re not going to win. The hotel is going to get built.”

Wilshaw says he believes the break-ins are related to what he calls a “harass-




Tourism Advisory Committee – Volunteers WantedThe District of Peachland is looking for two volunteers to fill vacancies on the Tourism Advisory Committee.

The Tourism Advisory Committee identifies and provides recommendations on opportunities that will improve tourism services, increase the number of tourism related visits to Peachland and serve as support for the Tourism Services Coordinator. Volunteers are needed from the following tourism sectors: Restaurant/ Food Services, Retail, Attractions, Golf, Arts, Culture and Events, Accommodation, Outdoor Recreation, and Real Estate.

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The trial for a teenage girl charged with second-degree murder for the killing of Ashlee Hyatt will begin on October 15 at the Kelowna Courthouse. The trial is scheduled to last three weeks.

On June 2, 2010 16-year-old Hyatt was fatally stabbed outside a house on San Clemente Avenue where she was attend-ing a house party. Both the victim and the accused were West Kelowna residents.

Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the identity of the accused cannot be pub-lished.

After almost eight years of service, Peachland’s well-respected director of operations, Doug Allin, has left the dis-trict to accept the top municipal job in Grand Forks, B.C. Allin resigned from the District of Peachland to accept the position of chief administrative offi cer (CAO) in the boundary area city.

Over the last eight years a number of significant projects were initiated or brought to fruition during Allin’s tenure at the district, including Beach Avenue Walkway phase one and two, Deep Creek Bridge, Glen Lake Dam, phase one of the water master plan, as well as pressure reducing valve (PRV) rebuilding, which was proved out to be a very important project during the Trepanier forest fire. While Allin was director of operations the district also undertook Peachland Lake improvements and brought a project that could see power genera-tion from Peachland Lake from its in-fancy along to a stage where it is now a realistic opportunity.

“The biggest thing more than any-thing has been the staff. I’ve had the opportunity to come into a staff that was ready to retire and have the ability to be part of rebuilding the organiza-tion from the public works side. We replaced around 10 people over that time to build a new team and the team is working really well,” Allin told The View. “We’ve seen the reorganization of the department into a new format that works really well.”

Allin was also part of the process of bringing the Ponderosa project and other developments forward.

Before Allin left Peachland, we asked him what project he felt best about be-ing a part of in his time here.

“One of the biggest things is noth-ing that I did personally but what I was a part of directing was the Beach Avenue Walkway construction during

the summer months and having it feel like a positive project. The walkway and the replacement of Beach Avenue during that whole season and all of the positive messaging that came from that – that was one of the things that at the end of the day our team was able to identify what our challenges were going to be and hit the mark on those challenges,” Allin said.

Peachland CAO Elsie Lemke says Allin has been an integral part of her management team and is leaving very big shoes to fi ll.

“In the four and a half years that Doug has been the director of opera-tions, a great deal of important proj-ects have been completed. Doug takes a great deal of pride in doing things the right way, and he has been in-strumental in raising the bar on our respectful workplace policies, extend-ing those expectations to many of our challenging projects, and that has brought excellent results,” Lemke told The View. “He has a great deal of en-ergy and enthusiasm for his work and public service in general, and he dem-onstrated that on a daily basis. The work day or work week never ended for Doug – he spent as much time as he needed to in order to keep things moving forward on a timely basis.”

Lemke says Allin and his contri-butions to Peachland will be sorely missed, but they wish him well in his new role as CAO for Grand Forks.

While Allin looks forward to a new career opportunity, he also looks back on his time in Peachland with fond memories.

“Peachland staff and council are defi nitely forward thinkers. We’re not a stagnant group. For a small munici-pality, we’re very progressive and it’s allowed us to continually move things forward,” Allin says. “There hasn’t been a dull moment. We’ve accom-plished a lot.”

Allin’s last day as director of opera-tions was October 2.

ment campaign” that began before the project even went public, though the phys-ical fi rst-break didn’t happen until just after Christmas last year.

“The second one was even bigger and we knew somebody was playing funny buggers,” Wilshaw says. “What they need to know is this project is going to go ahead...I’m not accusing anybody, but it’s part of the harassment campaign.”

The Tabletop Mountain Resort property, located in the Trepanier area, is zoned for 20 homes and a hotel that Wilshaw says is still slated to move forward soon.


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Why would Mr. Smith from Kelowna care about a development in Peachland? Me thinks this be the neighbour of the development whom rumour has it,

has been trying to sabotage the development from the get go. Come fess up neighbour - or more like give up!

Debra Hostyn, Peachland

Who is really complaining about it?

He said, she said, they said, I said: A summary of Mr. Allison version of what happened to his development project! It is over for now and whose fault is it? Well according to the three [avertorial] pages in The View it was the mayor, the council, the CAO, the planner, the municipal staff, the PRA and anyone who wanted some changes to the design. Together they were all branded as “anti-development”. But by the end of the rant one would realize that the real fault lies with the “developer”, Mr. Allison. Perhaps he failed to care-fully read the rezoning bylaw at third reading, where it was clearly stated that there would be an amenities charge of approximately $13,000. In the big picture, $13,000 is a pretty paltry amount, and much less than what it could have been. But our petulant “developer” is clearly angry and doesn’t want to pay.

The eight hour “open house” behind locked doors, which promised to reveal all, was just more council bashing. I only lasted about 20 minutes at the most. I tried to make a small comment about peer review pan-els, but was shouted at by Mr. Allison, who told me that he knew who I was and identified me by name! He then accused me of interrupting and heckling, and

told me that I could only remain at his meeting if I said nothing.

Is our dentist relocating because of lack of office space in Peachland? This is not what I heard. Did Mr. Worman withdraw from the project because of our planning department? I don’t know. But before you judge, why don’t you ask them? At the “open house” a big discussion, lead by former councillor Mr. Mori-tz, took place about missing special council meeting minutes for July 4: “They were never taken”, “I asked for them and never got anything,” etc. I went home, emailed director of corporate services Polly Palmer about them and the next day I received the minutes and was assured they would be posted on the munici-pal website. It was nothing sinister, nothing contrived, but rather a simple omission, but no one had bothered to ask Ms. Palmer.

At every meeting I have attended where Mr. Allison has been present he has stated, “I am not a developer”. I would like to correct him. He is a developer and the sooner he learns his job and starts to behave more professionally, the better it will be for Peachland.

Carol Smithson, Peachland

Nothing sinister or contrived about it

Quaint towns require quaint taxesI attended the information session with Steve Alli-

son as I attended the open houses put on to inform people about the curling rink. From the presentation put on by Steve Allison I also learned that a lot of mis-information has been given out and a lot of pertinent information was not given out to the public. I also heard the tape from the meeting where people acted like this was an entertainment session where people could clap and interrupt and behave like school chil-dren. I respect the fact that some are against proposed developments, but are they against them for the ben-efit of the taxpayers and the environment or for per-sonal reasons?

Peachland does not have a theme for buildings. If you are against a drawing it would be helpful if you paid an architect to present another alternative draw-ing on your behalf. Also you should have run the num-bers of cost of land, development, rental and any other costs to be born by a developer. Does a one or two-storey building cover the land costs, etc?

Legally I am not sure why after a third and fourth reading the municipality can ask for more changes to be made on the developers’ side. To me that is like changing a contract on the sale of a house or car or a trip after you have signed it. Why have the law if it can be modified without both parties agreement?

Who would benefit from a proposed building on the main street? It would help in the tax base for all of the taxpaying residents. If things like water, gas, electricity, and food keep increasing it is fair to say that out taxes

will increase. Also, people want their salaries and pen-sions increased to keep up. Where is this money to come from? Us.

Peachland does not even have a residence for people to retire when they cannot live on their own! Not ev-eryone here can afford a private care home for their final retirement.

I think some consideration should be given to the seniors who built this town and to families who want to live here. With no extra facilities for many sports, people shy away from this town because as their kids get to be teens they spend too much time driving to and from West Kelowna. Many seniors here have a hard time with the taxes now.

When I evaluate a development the first thing I look at are the environmental issues because our life de-pends upon water and the food chain. Then come the costs and benefits to the community. And if you do not know these you should get them before you listen to the negative arguments and make your decision.

Also, I believe in constructive criticism. That is to present an alternative to what you are opposed to. Anyone can give an argument against something but you should give an alternative that would work or just keep quiet instead of causing problems. But for them is that not the point? If you want to keep Peachland as a quaint little town you had better be prepared to pay the increase in the quaint little taxes that will follow along with the other increasing costs of life.

Marion Irving, Peachland

I realize that texting hasn’t been around as long as the handwritten letter, the telephone, or even email, but it isn’t that different from other

forms of communication, so one would think the same or similar rules of etiquette would apply. Ap-parently that is not the case, I have come to learn.

Last Saturday night I turned in early so I could get a decent night’s sleep. I had signed up for a spot to sell my unwanted stuff in the regional district’s annual trunk sale and all vendors were required to be at the Okanagan College parking lot to set up between 7 and 8 a.m. so I needed to be up early. By 10 p.m. I was fast asleep to help ensure I would have enough energy to haggle with vim and vigour the following morning. I was having a fine sleep until my iPhone started beeping.

Now after sleeping in one too many times after a power outage, I stopped using a plug-in alarm clock and now trust the alarm clock on my phone to wake me up, so it’s usually positioned beside my bed when I’m asleep so I’ll hear it. The problem is, when someone texts me when I’m sleeping, I hear that too.

I looked at my phone. It was almost midnight. There was a text on my phone from someone ad-vising me about the price of Canadian Club at a particular liquor store. I like my rye, but was this really the best time? I ignored the text and tried to go back to sleep. A few minutes later the phone beeped again.

I looked at the phone. “Are you awake?”I was tempted to text back, “I am now!” but if I

bothered to do that I might not easily fall asleep again so I ignored the message. I lay awake for an-other 45 minutes. Then just as I was about to doze off, the phone started beeping again.

“I suppose you are asleep. That makes sense as it is late. Sleep tight and sound,” the message said.

Argh!I’m pretty sure this person wouldn’t phone me

at an indecent hour and it’s also quite unlikely they would show up at my door unannounced, either. So why is okay to text?

Since most of us have a noise indicator to alert us to messages, my advice to people is think before you text, or as one of my cousins would say, ask yourself, “WWJT” - What Would Jesus Text? Or better yet, When Would Jesus Text?

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To the residents of the Ponderosa/Trepanier areas:Many thanks to all the residents who planned, participated and contributed to

the fantastic barbecue you arranged for Peachland Fire and Rescue Service mem-bers last Sunday.

What an incredible spread you put on for us. It’s events such as this that makes us realize how lucky we are to live in such a caring community.

Tony Chadwick Firefighter, Peachland Fire and Rescue Service

Barbecue appreciated

One aspect of the weekly Parliament Hill events cycle I have neglected to mention in my recent reports is Opposition day motions. Also known as “allotted day” or “supply day” this is a day reserved for the Opposition to introduce a motion on an issue that the Opposition believes is de-serving of greater attention. There are 22 of these days in the parliamentary calendar that are divided and shared amongst the opposition par-ties based on the share of seats each party holds in the House of Commons. Last week the Liberal Party held the opposition day motion and this week it will be the NDP. The topic and debate of this week’s Opposition motion will be Employment Insurance.

Aside from Opposition day, there will also be second reading votes on govern-ment Bills C-44 and C-21 including a number of votes on various private mem-bers bills. Bill C-44, the Helping Canadian Families in Need Act, proposes a number of changes to the Employment Insurance Act and to the Canada Labour Code. These changes will help protect the jobs of parents who take leave to care for critically ill children. There will also be new provi-sions for self-employed individuals to opt in to Employment Insurance for maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care benefits and also an expanded definition of family members eligible to qualify for benefits who are caring for someone who is gravely ill. Another new benefit is for par-ents of murdered or missing children that will provide a financial grant during this challenging time. These changes, if passed, will be implemented on various dates in 2013. Since this election commitment was formerly announced, I have been present-ed with a concern that this new program (and the expected 6,000 Canadian fami-lies that would benefit from this temporary help) would put too much of a burden on employees and employers. I should also add that we as elected officials must always be mindful that there is only one taxpayer and if we were to consider a standalone program, it would represent higher costs as new offices, managers and employees to

set up the office. That being said, I appre-ciate hearing what taxpayers back home might have to say on this matter.

Bill C-21, the Political Loans Account-ability Act, proposes to ensure that all political loans are treated equally. For ex-ample, under this act money loaned for a leadership contest would be treated no dif-

ferently then funds loaned to a candidate for an elec-tion. Further, the legisla-tion will apply to all con-testants, political parties and associations. Terms such as repayment infor-mation, the amount of funds borrowed and the interest rate charged must also be fully disclosed, including the identity of the lenders and guaran-tors. Under the proposed act private corporations and unions would also be

banned from loaning funds to political in-terests and restrictions will also be placed on the total amount of funds that can be borrowed from an individual who is acting as a lender. These proposed changes add transparency and increase accountability to electoral finance and also close some loopholes that exist today. My understand-ing is there is general consensus in support of these changes and this bill is expected to pass quickly.

There will also be five different private members bills either being debated or voted on at various stages throughout the week. I would also like to congratulate our very own Nicola Valley cattle rancher Judith Guichon who was named by our prime minister as British Columbia’s next lieutenant governor. The rural ranching community in B.C. is an often overlooked one and I am certain that Mrs. Guichon will serve as an excellent ambassador for the Nicola Valley region.

Next week the House of Commons will rise briefly for Thanksgiving festivities and I will be back in the riding from October 9 -13. If you would like to schedule an ap-pointment please give my office a call. Your input is both needed and necessary and I look forward to hearing your concerns, suggestions and criticisms.

Dan Albas is the Member of Parlia-ment for Okanagan-Coquihalla and can be reached at [email protected] or by phone at 1-800-665-8711.

Dan Albas, MP

A new lieutenant governor for British ColumbiaMP Dan Albas Commentary

I attended the recent skate park de-sign open house and came away con-vinced that Peachland council’s deci-sion to construct a skateboard park in Lambly Park was based on a number of questionable assumptions. These as-sumptions strike me as being a result of an analysis of the of facility’s loca-tion and of the behaviour of adolescent skateboarders, which is shallow and naively optimistic.

Building an attraction of this sort close to a major highway is, I fear, a mistake that could have tragic conse-quences. Teenagers, especially when in unsupervised groups, are notorious for crossing roads illegally. Kids raised in Peachland will have had little experi-ence crossing highways, especially ones like our 97, where speed limits are rare-ly enforced. The Peachland bylaw ban-ning skateboards on roads is likewise flouted with impunity. Geographically and socially isolated, Lambly Park is for the most part frequented by a relatively small number of elderly people walk-ing their little dogs. This will mean that there will be no significant moderating adult presence. When asked about this potential problem, the project design-er’s response astonished me: motorists using Highway 97 would provide that presence. Had he taken the trouble to consult the tennis regulars he would have learned that there was not a sin-gle recorded case of a passing motorist intervening to stop teenage vandalism or indeed any other form of improper behaviour.

The reaction of the project’s promot-ers to my concerns indicates they are out of touch with both the adolecents’ world and the geographic and social re-alities of Peachland. The most extraor-dinary example of the experts’ flawed thinking is their decision to discourage use of the pedestrian tunnel by skate-boarders, even during the day. Both the parents and the experts apparently view the tunnel as an ideal hiding place for assailants. While I share this con-cern, I am convinced that crossing the highway, at least in daylight, is consid-erably more dangerous than using the tunnel.

The planned 10 p.m. closing time reveals once again a lack of familiar-ity with the park, which is a dangerous place after nightfall. The lack of light-ing in the park’s hollow shaped bottom combined with the bright lights of the raised highway creates a blinding effect that makes walking or bike riding haz-ardous. I learned this the hard way: on two occasions I walked into trees and once I rode my bike into a big rock. An expensive lighting system will be neces-sary to reduce the risk of skateboarders running into the same problem.

Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the debates and information sessions dedicated to this matter. Hence the be-lated expression of my opposition to this dangerously flawed project. At the risk of appearing presumptuous, I wish to go on record publicly as a dismayed critic of this fiasco.

David Mulhall, Peachland

Kids inexperienced crossing hwy

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Thanksgiving Day, stat holiday

Cooking with Company, 10:30am, Peachland Community Centre

Committee of the Whole Meeting, 9am, Council Chambers at Peachland Community CentreOpen to the public.

Regular Council Meeting, 7pm, Council Chambers at Peachland Community CentreOpen to the public.

Fall Tracks Walking Club, 9am, Mission Creek Regional Park or Mission Creek Green-way, Kelowna.Free.

Peachland Fall Fair Annual Gen-eral Meeting, 7pm, Peachland Community Centre. New volunteers would be very welcome.

PAC Meeting, 7pm, Peachland Elementary School.

Storytime, 11:30am, Peachland Library

PEDC Meeting, 6:30pm, Council Chambers at Peachland Community CentreOpen to the public.

Secrets to Successful Travel Info Session presented by West-side Health Network Society, 10:45am-noon, Westside Seniors CentreFree.

Model Train Display, all afternoon, Peach-land Mall (in the for-mer Peachland Video Store). View model trains and support the Peachland Food Bank with a donation.

Jerry Dober Break-fast, 8am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Peachland Baptist Sunday School, 9:45am, 4204 Lake Ave.

Peachland United Service, 10am, United Church

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

Emmanuel Church Workship Service, 10am, Peachland Elementary School

Peachland Baptist Service, 10:30 fellow-ship, 11am, 4204 Lake Ave.

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

Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 9:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Peachland Variety Singers, 9:30am, 50+

Morning Coffee, 10-11am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Computer Literacy, 10am-noon, Peach-land Wellness Centre

Tai Chi, 12pm, 50+ Activity Centre

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

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS Tween Scene, 2:30-5pm, 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

Carpet Bowling, 10am, 50+ Activity Centre

Bodytalk, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Peachland Toastmas-ters, 12pm, Peachland Community Centre

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

Friendship Tuesday, blood pressure read-ings 1pm, House Sitter movie 1:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS High School Teens, 6:30-8pm, community centre

Tai Chi (Wellness Centre), 6pm, United Church Hall

Bridge, 7pm, 50+ Activity Centre Aerobics, 9:30am, 50+ Activity Centre

Wellness Circle, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Chess, 1:15pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Yoga, 1:30pm, 50+ Activity Centre

Sunshine Singers, 1:30pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

Teen Volunteers, 4-5:30pm, Peachland Wellness Centre

Central Okanagan Model Railway Company Group, 7pm, Peachland Museum

Peachland Baptist Church Gym Night, 7-8:15 pm, Peachland Community CentreFor children K-6.

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, Tweens 5-6:30pm, middle teens 6:30-8pm, 4th St. Anglican Church

Line Dancing, 9am, 50+ Activity Centre

Tai Chi (Wellness Centre), 9:30am beginners, 10am continued level, United Church Hall

Bereavement, 10am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Iron and Silk Exer-cise, 11am, 50+ Activ-ity Centre

Peachland Rotary Club Meeting, 12pm, Gasthaus Pub

AA, 12pm, 50+ Activ-ity Centre

Reiki, 1pm, Peachland Wellness 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

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

Men’s Coffee, 10am-11am, Peachland Wellness Centre

Carpet Bowling, 10am, 50+ Activity Centre

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CareerLaunch program coming to Peachland

The Peachland Boys and Girls Clubs Youth Centre is very excited to be the re-cipient of the GAP CareerLaunch program grant. This grant will be used to run pre-employment programs for youth. The pro-gram will help youth discover possible ar-eas of employment interest, how to write cover letters and resumes, and practice in-terview skills. Be sure to follow us on Face-book at the Peachland Youth Centre for up-dates on the start of this program.

Some youth choose not to work while in high school and to focus on their stud-ies to put them ahead when it comes time for university applications. However, the International Labour Organization argues that for every young person, a job offer-ing decent work is an important step in completing the transition into adulthood, and is a milestone towards independence and self-reliance. It is up to each family to decide what is best for them but here are some reasons why employment during high school can be a positive experience.

Youth learn new skills; there is so much in the world to learn that simply cannot be achieved in the classroom. At a part-time job, youth can learn how to handle cash, delegate tasks, care for customers, and work under a supervisor. Youth gain expe-rience; many recent college graduates com-plain that in order to get hired, they need to have work experience. Also, work expe-

rience is another thing to put on a college application. Youth can also begin network-ing. Though a youth’s availability is fairly limited, networking at a part-time job will enable them to potentially grow with the company or get job leads from co-workers, customers, or supervisors.

This program is also im-portant because many young people are not getting the work experience necessary to gain family supporting employment as they enter adulthood. The consequenc-es of not being connected to the workforce are becoming more damaging than ever be-fore. Research shows that the more individuals work dur-ing their teen years, the more they earn as an adult.

Even though youth may be attending school, they are still considered unemployed if they are ac-tively looking for work. Many youth have to start working and saving to attend uni-versity while they are in high school. Many families aren’t in the position to support their children while they are attending col-lege or university and yet society today stresses that after high school you will not be successful without some sort of further education.

Youth unemployment has a negative impact on social development. It gener-ates frustration and low self-esteem and

can lead to increased vulnerability among some young people to drugs, disease, and crime. There is evidence that unemploy-ment can expose youth to a greater risk of lower future wages, repeated periods of un-employment, longer unemployment spells as adults, and income poverty.

Youth employment pro-motes social integration, intergenerational dialogue, citizenship, and solidar-ity. Creating and fulfilling income generating job op-portunities for young peo-ple can have direct positive consequences for poverty alleviation. It benefits social development and economic development by facilitating the entry of young people into the productive sectors of an economy, and enabling the economy to sustain or in-

crease its productivity and competitiveness in the global market place.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce believes youth are the future of this coun-try. We must unleash and harness their full creative, productive and leadership poten-tial to build a foundation for lasting pros-perity. Opportunities for young people to contribute to their communities in positive ways, while also using community work as a context for helping youth develop and apply critical skills that are important in the workplace and in life generally.

Calleigh Ellis Special to the Peachland View

While the 2012 Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) conference in Victoria may be remembered by some as the occasion that delegates (mayors and councillors from across B.C.) voted 60 per cent to 40 per cent to support a motion calling on the federal government to decrimi-nalize the use of mari-juana, it was for me, far more memorable for the productive discussions we had with provincial ministers regarding two matters of particular im-portance to Peachland: firstly, the status of our seniors housing project; and secondly, the issue

of four-laning Highway 97 and future routing.

It was, in addition, noteworthy as an occa-sion when the Mayors’ Caucus (attended by 140 mayors from towns and cities across B.C.) renewed their resolve, and developed a plan, to lobby provincial MLA’s and federal MP’s to im-plement major revisions to the current infrastruc-ture grant system so that it results in more predictable and sustain-able sources of funding for municipalities, and more local control over infrastructure spending priorities.

Our meeting with the Hon. Rich Coleman, Minister for Housing (who is, in addition, the Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for Energy Mines and Nat-ural Gas) was also at-tended by our MLA, Bill Barisoff. The meeting focused on the status of our non-profit seniors housing project, and in-cluded a review of the work completed to date, work currently in prog-ress, and a very produc-tive discussion focused on how the project can best be financed and

moved forward to com-pletion. I will report further on these issues at a later date, but I can say now I am greatly en-couraged by the strong support from our MLA, Bill Barisoff, and by the common understand-ing established with the minister regarding the importance of this proj-ect to Peachland, and the conditions necessary to ensure an early and successful project start-up.

In our meeting with the Hon. Mary Polak, Minister of Transporta-tion and Infrastructure (MOTI), our focus was two-fold: firstly to re-inforce objections to the idea of four-laning Highway 97 through Peachland; and second-ly, to request that there be a full disclosure of what the existing MOTI-proposed four-lane plan would actually entail if, despite community ob-jections, the plan was actually implemented.

As we pointed out, the existence ‘on paper’ of a four-laning plan (now several years old) that lacks explicit design de-tail and has no official status in the ministry’s

five - 10 year budget horizon, hangs over our heads like the ‘Sword of Damocles’: it prevents effective planning; has a strong negative impact on development along the highway corridor; and according to our submission, needs to be updated, made explicit, and evaluated from so-cial, environmental, and economic perspectives.

Minister Polak and her senior staff present at the meeting clearly acknowledged their understanding of our concerns and made a number of constructive suggestions for address-ing them including fur-ther consultation with us on how to develop and share the informa-tion we need to resolve current uncertainties and assess the relative merits of the ‘through Peachland’ and ‘around Peachland’ routing op-tions. While we have not yet established an agreement on how that process will unfold, it is clear that the priority is understood, and that we have identified some important next steps for moving forward on those issues.

In a separate meet-ing with Minister Polak and BC Transit presi-dent, Manual Achad-inha, I joined with the other three regional dis-trict mayors - Kelowna mayor, Walter Gray, Lake Country mayor, James Baker, and West Kelowna mayor, Doug Findlater - to present our case for building on recommendations made in a recent report by the BC Transit review panel, our goal being to devolve some of the re-sources and some plan-ning and operational functions currently car-ried out by BC Transit to a proposed new region-al governance structure that would be subject to regional control.

The minister expressed interest, and has asked for additional detail on these matters, and in particular the specific responsibilities to be devolved and the form of governance structure envisioned. This infor-mation we will provide to her in the near future.

All in all, the confer-ence was valuable on many different fronts and at many different levels, not least of which

was the opportunity to meet with other elected officials and to share in-formation and ideas on dealing with issues and problems common to us all. I am very pleased to have had the oppor-tunity to attend this event as, I know, are the councillors also in atten-dance: councillors Terry Condon, Vern Moberg, Peter Schierbeck and El-don Kerbes.

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M is a wonderful little girl. She’s actually a brighter light amongst most of the kids I know, and quite a wise-to-the-ways-of-the-world conversationalist.

Address pretty much any subject and she’ll venture a well thought out reply. She’s an opinionated young lady and she wants a penknife for her birthday. “That’s all”, she told me. “And a small one is okay.”

“Why do you want a penknife?” I asked her. “Well, I always need to cut stuff and scrape things. I need to sharpen

sticks to make them pointy and you know, cut branches off.”“Don’t you think knives are dangerous for little kids?” I asked. “No!” she said. “Not if you’re careful. Besides I’ve never cut myself.

And you never know when you need to cut string or rope or open a bail of hay for a few flakes. You just never know.”

I carry a penknife in my jeans pocket for all of M’s reasons and to open wine boxes in our Lonesome Quail Tasting Saloon. It’s sharp, handy and works like a hot damn.

The penknife is one of a handful I found in a little drawer in my dad’s desk when he passed. Each of the knives were somewhat used, nicked, scratched and covered with maybe a couple of splatters of old paint and a bit of rust. Most are in need of a sharpening on the finger-length stone I found beside them.

I selected a Solingen made in Germany variety. It’s made of antler bone, brass riveted to the handle and has stained metal blades. It has just two blades, with no corkscrew, etc. like the Swiss Army toolbox type I lugged around the world until it

was confiscated at YVR. A friend of mine told me it was valuable. The tiny round steel logo with an em-

bossed tree imbedded in the handle indicated this knife was a keeper and worth a buck or two. It’s a constant companion.

One time I left it in my dirty work jeans with a wad of Canadian Tire funny money and tossed the whole works into the washer and dryer. I didn’t know and went quite mad searching every crevice for that knife. I hate to lose stuff and at my age I always seem to be searching for misplaced items, suspiciously thinking they were probably stolen.

With a lump in my throat I started looking at the other pocketknives to decide on a suitable replacement when I heard clanking deep inside the dryer. Opening the door to a cloud of Canadian Tire Scotsman faces I spotted dad’s very clean knife.

Over the past few months I’ve been working along with a fellow who also believes in having a small pocketknife at the ready. He too opens wine cartons to stock the shelves and a couple of weeks into his time with us I spotted him taking my knife from the top of one of the boxes, folding it and stuffing it into his pocket.

“What the hell are you doing?” I protested. “Gimme my knife back! That was my dad’s!”

“It’s mine! It was my dad’s!” he said.Believe it or not, the two identical pocketknives both originated from our respec-

tive dads.A couple of weeks later he lost that knife and we searched high and low in the

winery, driveways, etc. but no dice. His knife was history and every time I pulled mine out to slit a box I was sure I could see his eyes mist over.

I got to wondering how my young friend M would handle such a loss so asked her thoughts. “For sure he’ll find it one day,” she said.

A couple of months later, moving rocks in the Rustico corral, he lifted one at the gate and just beneath lay his dads; knife. Go figure.

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Taste of Wine Country: Losing dad’s knife in wine countryBruce Fuller Special to the Peachland View

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in honour of emergency workers and volunteers who helped keep Peachland safe

during the Trepanier forest fi re

Reg Lawrence, RCMP Const. Erin Fairhead, RCMP Cosnt. Steve Conlon, Peachland Fire and Rescue Service senior captain Dennis Mack, and Theresa Lawrence enjoyed the entertainment at last weekend’s community celebration.

Allister Stratton enjoys a hot dog at the celebration in Heritage Park.

The Peachland Ambassadors served

cake at last weekend’s event.

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Fire chief Grant Topham and Mayor Keith Fielding had words of gratitude to offer the many people who helped to keep Peachland safe

during the Trepanier forest fi re.Constance Roth photo

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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Peachy People: Ben NicholWhy did you choose to live in this town?The beauty, which is an obvious reason. Also the

small town feel, as it’s nice always running into fa-miliar faces.

What has been your crowning achievement?My beautiful growing family and successful lawn

and landscape business, Blade to Blade Lawn Care.

What would make Peachland a nicer commu-nity?

Peachland is already a beautiful community. The downtown and Beach Ave sidewalks were a great ad-dition.

Do you have a goal in life?To continue being successful, have no regrets, be a

wonderful husband to my wife and a great father to my daughter and son.

If you had one super power, what would it be?Mind reading (I’ll take the good with the bad).

If you won the $50 million max lottery, what would you do with the money?

I would set up my family, see the world, and hire someone to cut my lawn.

If you were the mayor of Peachland, what would you do?

To be honest, those are big shoes I would not want to fill. I think our current mayor is doing a fine job.

If you were a fly, which wall in town would you like to inhabit?

A wall downtown facing the beach in 35-degree weather out of the range of the fly swatter.

If you could fast forward the District of Peach-land by 50 years, what can you visualize?

I picture Peachland to be an even bigger tourist destination similar to Banff, Alberta, or Leavenworth, Washington.

What do you do in your spare time?With the little spare time I have, I enjoy working

in my yard with my wife and playing with my kids and dog.

What community issues need the most atten-tion?

More sidewalks, lighting, and speed control in resi-dential areas.

What would be your ideal job?I love what I do now - landscape and lawn care. I

love working outdoors, a little hard labour, and per-fecting my farmers’ tan.

Who inspires you the most?My wife, my family and my friends. I try to sur-

round myself with positive people.

What is your greatest extravagance?Travelling to some of the most beautiful places in

the world, although that is on hold at this time so I can raise my family. I look forward to more travelling in the future.

When and where were you happiest?When my daughter Savannah and son Slade were

born.

Which talent would you most like to have?I would like to learn how to play the guitar.

What is your favourite music?I listen to a little bit of everything - country, classic

rock, electronic, and jazz.

What is your favourite book?No Angel by Jay Dobyns.

What is your favourite meal?Steak, lobster, garlic bread, barbecue asparagus

and a chilled bottle of Grey Monk Gewürztraminer.

Social support networks

Happy Thanksgiving from the Peachland Well-ness Centre! We have a lot to be thankful for. It was heartwarming to hear sto-ries and see how the recent wildfire united people to-gether in our community. A wide range of supports were brought together at the provincial, municipal, and personal level. The World Health Organiza-tion lists social support networks among the de-terminants of health. We experienced how these networks kick in during a disaster. Now that we are seemingly back to normal, it is worth considering how we can maintain and foster social connectivity.

Social support networks mean greater support from families, friends and communities and this is linked to better health. So-cial exclusion is linked to

poorer health. Those who have a meaningful rela-tionship with one or two other people are happier and healthier than those who live in isolation.

The Peachland Wellness Centre is one of those places where people can meet others. Monday Morning Coffee, Bereave-ment, Men’s Coffee, The Wellness Circle, Tai Chi, and Sunshine Singers are examples of programs where casual friendships can be built into lasting ones.

I was recently speaking with one of the people who volunteer for our transportation service. He said driving his pas-senger to the doctor’s of-fice was more than just helping someone. Both shared hilarious stories of their youth and spent the ride laughing at the tricks they had played on oth-ers. Another driver told me she was amazed at the background of the person she was driving. During

the ride she heard stories that described a wonder-ful upbringing in Ireland, a way of life that is long gone, that sounded idyl-lic compared to the hustle and bustle of today.

For a while I drove a de-lightful woman to do her shopping. I discovered she grew up in Kenya. Out-side her bedroom window was the savannah, with all the wild animals that people nowadays go on costly safaris to see. She described a way of life I only read about in books. Here she is now, living in Peachland. I would look forward to those trips just to hear what she would tell me next.Harvest luncheon

The Kelowna Commu-nity Development Society will celebrate Community Living Month by holding a harvest luncheon at the PWC this Friday. Invited guests will have a chance to meet new friends, have a wonderful afternoon to-

gether, and of course leave with full tummies and happy smiles! Opportunities to volunteer

Want to reach out to others? Make a difference in the life of a person? Contribute to the wellness of your community? Join our family of friends, vol-unteer some time and get connected.

Our program coordina-tor and outreach worker, Wendy Howard, actively works with the office staff, Linda Tyreman and Ruth Baumer, to link people to services, programs, information, and other people. We have a team of volunteers who run the programs and give sup-port to others. If you need a friend, we would like to help. Call us at 250-767-0141, email [email protected], check us out on Facebook, or visit our website at www.peach-landwellnesscentre.ca

The importance of social supportsJudy Wyper Special to the Peachland View

PIANIST DAVID SWADLING entertains at the monthly dinner/meeting of the Peachland and District Retirement Society at the 50+ Activity Centre last Friday evening. A great selection of songs old and new provided a pleasant hour for the 50 people who attended. Potluck dinners are open to all. Contributed photo


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The Scott-Zvanitajs family on MacKinnon Road wish to express their heartfelt thanks to the Remax Group of

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Criteria for Youth Intern• Youth must be between the ages of 15 to 30 • Youth must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or legally entitled to work in Canada • Youth must not be collecting Employment Insurance benefits during their internship • Youth must be a student intending to return to school full-time after the internship or a high school graduate with some post-secondary education • Priority will be given to youth facing employment barriers - Aboriginal people, members of a visible minority group, persons with disabilities, and women • Priority will be given to first time applicants to the CAP Youth Initiative

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1 bedroom suite, newly renovated, 5 appliances, utilities included, small pets considered, available Nov. 1. $750/month. Call 250-767-6147

Enjoy spectacular views, stroll beautiful Beach Avenue, just min-utes from the lake. Older home with many upgrades, 5 newer ap-pliances, off-street parking, N/S, pets on approval. $1100 + 50% utilities. Call Kathy 250-878-2193 or email: [email protected]

Spacious 1 bedroom suite, fur-nished or unfurnished, lake view, close to town, utilities included $750/month. Call 250-767-2440

House on Organic Farm in Peach-land. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, with lake view. $1300/month, available now. Call 250-767-9231

Cozy, self contained bachelor cot-tage, downtown Peachland, $600 including utilities. Call 250-767-6348

3 bedroom plus den full house for rent with great lake views and large covered deck in Peachland. Open concept home with 2.5 baths. Small pets welcome. Car-port with additional parking for trailer, etc. $1,500 + utilities. Call 250-215-3521

For Sale by Owner: Peachland home, .89 acres with possible sub-division, with stunning panoramic views. Call 250-767-0310.

3902 Desert Pines AvenueSaturday, October 6th

7 am – NoonThere will be a bit of everything

Good Stuff

Moving Sale

Meets Monday at 7 p.m.

(closed meeting) and Friday at 8 p.m.

(open meeting).

Call 250-763-5555 for more info.

Alcoholics Anonymous Peachland Fellowship

Peachland United Church

BARGAIN BIN

• Good clean clothing• Household items

We accept donations on days that we are open.

OPEN THURS. - SAT. 9:30 - 3 PM

Roof RiteNew, re-roofs and repairs, moss removal & prevention, eaves-trough cleaning, shingles, shakes & concrete roof tiles. Todd Smith, 250-767-6603 or 250-718-0641. Worksafe BC Insured.

House SittingHouse sitter available for Winter of 2012/2013. Working, middle aged, non smoker, non drinker. Refer-ences available. Call 250-869-2421 and ask for Mike

Large set of keys with a black leather tag with a red button. Call 250-864-6800

Cozy, self contained bachelor cot-tage, downtown Peachland, $600 including utilities. Call 250-767-6348


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250-767-66155866A Beach Avenue, Peachland

Drop off and Pick-up service available within Peachland

Peachland’s own full service automotive facility at

“The Old Garage”

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• Water Filtration Systems

• Plumbing Renovations• Heating Systems

Call... LEE THE PLUMBERFor all your plumbing needs:

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SERVING PEACHLAND FOR 16+ YEARS

Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty5878 E. Beach Avenue

Peachland, BCp. 250-767-2744f. 250-767-6771

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CAN’T SELL IT? RENT IT! Property management services

Your agent Dave Collins“Local service, superior results”

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Suppliers and installers of Natural & Manufactured Stone

Free estimates · 1-866-766-0505#130-1135 Stevens Rd, West Kelowna

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FAITH

It was thirty years ago that I began my theological studies in Toronto. A small town boy from Ottawa, I was rather overwhelmed – and at times quite literally lost – as I moved to the big city. All that was famil-iar was left behind, and the experience of completing an undergraduate degree at Carleton University did little to prepare me for the days ahead.

While attending Carleton I had enjoyed the luxury of living at home, moving to a small studio apart-ment after graduation. Life as a theological student in a university residence, however, was a whole other reality. My room, as comfortable as it was, could not shield me from the exuberance and tumult of orien-tation week. Other divinity students shared in the experience of this alternate reality, living in rooms scattered throughout residence. Our presence, it was said, designed to offer a measure of calm, maturity and restraint to residence life.

So much for that! The parties carried on unabated, the 17 and 18-year-olds around us reveling in their first experience living away from home. I soon rec-ognized just how much I felt like a fish out of water, how much I missed friends and home. Days became

weeks, and as Thanksgiving approached I realized I was truly homesick – sad, if not morose, alone and certainly lonely.

And then the invitation – would I like to join a number of students and faculty living off-campus for Thanksgiving dinner? How long did I pause before saying “yes”? Not even a second. The meal was host-ed by a household whose members shared a common commitment to their studies and to an intentional life of faith. It was an opportunity to gather with friends and with ‘orphans’ – folks like myself, alone and with no place to share Thanksgiving. It was a moment that led to lifelong friendships. It was a gathering rooted in the practice of generous hospitality freely offered.

During my years at seminary I learned much that would be important for a life of ministry in the church. I was fortunate enough to study with noted scholars and leading thinkers in church history that taught scripture study, theology, worship, congrega-tional development and pastoral practice. My most important learning however, both then and now, was not about the church, its doctrines or teachings, but about the life of faith and our call to the practice of welcome and hospitality.

I was reminded of this in recent weeks as the mem-bers of St. Margaret’s Anglican Church have dealt

with the aftermath of a sewage pump failure – what a mess! Phone calls, insurance adjusters, clean-up crews, contractors – not to mention meetings rear-ranged, budgets revised and coffee hours cancelled – all that you might expect following such an unfore-seen mini-disaster.

And then the unexpected – the invitation – would members of St. Margaret’s like to join with folks from Peachland United Church for coffee after church for the next few weeks? How long did we pause before saying “yes”? Not even a second. As happened 30 years ago, I found myself gifted with an opportunity to sit at table with those I knew and with neighbours I had yet to meet, blessed again by the practice of generous hospitality freely offered.

I have come to believe it is a movement of the heart that opens us to such a practice. I have come to be-lieve as well it is such generosity of spirit that cap-tures both God’s imagination and attention. Yet, we tend sometimes to forget our most important lessons.

And then, just as we are about to forget, there is an unforeseen sewage backup, an unexpected phone call and an invitation to coffee hour and hospitality. And we are reminded again of the blessing we are called to share with friend, neighbour and stranger in our midst.

Robin Graves, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church Special to the Peachland View

Food for the Soul: On being a neighbour and the gift of hospitality

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4th Street & Brandon Ave

250-767-3131www.stmargaretspeachland.org

Sunday October 7th, 2012

Ancient Paths - SpiritualDisciplines that Vitalize our

Christian Faith

“The Discipline ofService”Andy Gabruch,

Next Generation Pastor

Peachland Campus10:00 am - Worship Service

at Peachland ElementarySchool

2600 Hebert Road, West Kelowna250.768.7638 - emmanuelnet.ca

Places of Faith Places of Faith Places of FaithPeachland

United Church4421 4th Street

250-767-2206“Let Us Worship Together”

Offi ce Hours - Tue, Wed, Thur10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Hall rental contact Doreen250-767-2132

Sunday Morning Service10 a.m.

Rev. Elaine Diggle

Sunday Worship10 a.m.

Morning PrayerTuesdays - 9:30 a.m.

Offi ce Hours 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Monday to Friday

Lyn Stewart250-767-6211or John Miller250-767-9270

St. Margaret’sAnglican Church

Grace Lutheran Church1162 Hudson RoadWest Kelowna, B.C.

250-769-5685

www.gracelutherankelowna.com

Sunday ServicesNew Contemporary Worship

Service 9 a.m.

Traditional WorshipService 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School10:30 a.m. Ages 2 thru to Grade 6

Places of Faith Places of Faith Places of Faith Places of Faith

Sunday school for all ages at 9:45 am

Fellowship time with coffee and cookies at 10:30 a.m.

Church service at 11:00 am (Children’s church during

service)

Pastor John RankinJoin us for: Good MusicBible Messages - Great

Fellowship

A Friendly Welcome Awaits You At...

PeachlandBaptist Church

www.peachlandbaptist.com4204 Lake Avenue

250-767-9232

The Bahá’í FaithIn Peachland

Local Contact:

250-767-0129

National Website:

Info.Bahai.org

P.O. Box 1065Peachland, BC

V0H 1X0

DentistsDr. Don MacRae

Dr. Phil KachanoskiDr. Karl OppenheimDr. Peter CormillotDr. Jeff Krawchuk

ChiropractorDr. Peter Stapleton

PharmacyWes Bedford, B.ScGeoff Davis, B.Sc

Garnet Lloyd, B.Sc

Massage Therapist

Elisa McCoy, RMTwww.functionmassage.

com

Peachland Dental Centre

Peachland Pharmacy

Function Massage Therapy

250-767-6411778-479-3232 250-767-2611 250-767-2999

Peachland’s Health Professionals

Beach AveMedical Clinic

FAMILY PRACTICE

Walk-InDr. John Brinkerhoff

Dr. Praven Chetty Dr. Alanna Leverrier

OPENMon-Fri

9am to 5pmSat 10am to 2pmClosed Sundays

Medical Services Directory

250-767-3432

Dr. Spencer Devenney

250-899-2153105-4200 Beach Ave.,

Peachland (Located in Serendipity Salon and Spa)

www.peachlandchiropractic.ca

Peachland Chiropractic

4403 2nd St, Peachland [email protected]


BUSINESS | DIVERSIONS

CLUES ACROSS 1. Long tailed rodents 5. Meets the Danube in Belgrade 9. Bohemian dance 10. Hancock star Will 12. Chapeaux carrier 13. A warning or caution 15. Bangladesh capital 16. One who hands 18. Rural delivery 19. Poke 20. Express pleasure 22. Wife of a maharajah 29. Irish kissing rock 32. Variant of Tai 33. Plural of os 35. She sang with the Pips 43. Setting out 44. Swiss river 45. Negative sports cheer 47. Liberal degree 48. Relating to the back 52. Muslim family of wives (alt. sp) 55. Was in charge of a project 57. Indehiscent legume 59. Ice or roller 60. A citizen of Iraq (alt. sp.) 61. Goidelic language 62. Indian poet CLUES DOWN 1. College army 2. Dark Angel actress Jessica 3. Boxing blow 4. Single-reed instrument 5. Secondary school cerificate 6. A wet nurse in India

7. Long live! (Spanish) 8. Egyptian Sun god 9. Political action committee 11. Tolstoy novel “___ Murat” 12. Regions of the ocean below 6000 m 14. Earl Grey or green 15. Bland in color 17. Atomic #37 21. Possessed 22. Of I 23. Poetic ever 24. High school 25. Indicates position 26. Road open 27. In a short time 28. Filippo __, Saint 30. Traditional Hindi music 31. Former NHL player Jim 34. Honorable title (Turkish) 36. Trumpeter Hirt 37. Atomic #66 38. Lolo 39. Tin 40. 1,000 grams 41. Latin varient of “to have” 42. An electric car that runs on rails 43. Skin lesions 45. Bahrain dinar 46. Express delight 49. Japanese beverage 50. 6th Jewish month 51. Leases 52. U.S. Poet Laureate 1995-97 53. Egyptian cross 54. Remote user interface 56. River in NE Scotland 57. Small seed of a fruit

CROSSWORD:

Here’s How It Works - Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

Intermediate

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Someone is not telling you the en-tire story, Aries. However, you will find a way to fill in the missing de-tails. What you learn will come as a big surprise.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21

Taurus, reach out to friends and family members for some support. A helping hand always can lift the spirits, and those closest to you will be happy to help.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, you are strong and de-termined, so the obstacles that arise this week will be no match for you. Just keep up the positive thinking and you will prevail.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22

Cancer, this week is not the time to harbour secrets. It’s a good policy to always be open and honest with the people with whom you interact on a regular basis.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23

Leo, allow a friend to be the cen-ter of attention so he or she can en-joy his or her moments in the sun at an upcoming social event. Your magnetism can be addicting.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22

Virgo, all that time and effort you put into past projects is certainly paying off now. It probably feels good to be back in the game and going along successfully.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23

Libra, you are ready to take a leap of faith, but make sure your para-chute is on before you do so. Some-times you tend to err on the side of risky.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, sometimes you take on too much. But you have a funny way of making it all work out. You will find this to be the case with a situ-ation that presents itself this week.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, if you keep pushing someone to their limits you may not be happy with the results. It might be a better plan to go with a softer method of inspiration.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, you are ready for a change, but haven’t zeroed in on just what to do as of yet. A deep conversation later this week just might reveal all of the answers.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

It’s best to act while your motiva-tion is high, Aquarius. Otherwise you are prone to extended periods of inactivity. Make the most of your productive moments.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, you serve as educator this week, and it suits you just fine. It boosts your spirits to help others in unique ways.

HOROSCOPES:

Best Breakfast/Brunch Award

Congratulations to The Blind An-gler Grill for receiving the BC Liv-ing People’s Choice Award for Best Breakfast/Brunch in the Interior Re-gion. The very popular eating estab-lishment is located at 5899 A Beach Avenue, and is open Monday to Sun-day for breakfast, lunch and dinner from 9:30 a.m. until they’re tired!Golf tournament a success

The 4th Annual Chamber Golf Tournament was a huge success with over 100 participants enjoying a fabu-lous day. The very entertaining Rose Sexsmith was our emcee and the tal-ented Wolfman, our live auctioneer. Members bid on ski and golf packag-es as well as weekend getaways. Two Eagles put on a fabulous barbecue dinner. Thank you to all of our spon-sors and the many volunteers that helped make our event memorable. Business after Hours

Over 40 people attended the Busi-ness After Hours (BAH) on Septem-

ber 19 hosted by The Homestead Or-ganic Farm. Plan to attend our next BAH hosted by Dunamis Projects at their showhome on October 17.Chamber membership packages

Our chamber is in the process of updating membership packages and is requesting our members contact the chamber office with any discounts or special offers specifically for cham-ber members. We will ensure all of our members receive a membership card and encourage everyone to take advantage of these savings. This infor-mation will be posted on our website.

Think chamber, shop chamber!Welcome new members

Lakeside Chiropractic Centre - New to the Peachland business community is Dr. Peter Stapleton, who in associa-tion with respected Kelowna practi-tioner Dr. Todd Penner has launched Lakeside Chiropractic Centre.

Dr. Stapleton and Dr. Penner be-lieve in an evidence-based model of practice and enjoy working with oth-er health care providers to ensure pa-tient needs are put before their own. Come by the 2nd Street location at #4403. To book an appointment call

778-479-3232 or email [email protected]

Blinds Plus is a local family busi-ness with some members residing right here in Peachland. Blinds Plus specializes in blinds, draperies, win-dow film, upholstery and has a spe-cial division just for motorization of blinds. They are Somfy Motor certi-fied “platinum” distributors, which means they can provide your home or business with motorized blinds or drapes and integrate them with any home automation system if you have one or provide you with any level of home automation. Find them at blindsplus.ca or call 250-868-0126.Renewing member

The Water Guy has been in busi-ness in Peachland and a chamber member for 12 years. He delivers 19.9 litre bottles of pure, fresh, deli-cious water to homes and businesses. Call Tony at 250-862-6970.Save the date

The Peachland Chamber of Com-merce Business Awards will take place on November 17 at the Peach-land Community Centre.

News from the Peachland chamberJanet Hornseth Special to the Peachland View

PEACHLAND HOSPITAL AUXILIARY DELIGATES Gloria Basham, Bobbi Baker, Sue Fisher, Gayle Wainwright, and Barbara Sut-ton (shown left to right) attended the regional conference in Penticton last weekend, where 135 delegates representing 1,429 members of 20 auxiliaries gathered. In 2011, $2,521,341 was donated in the Okanagan Mainline region. Contributed photo

16 OCTOBER 5, 2012PEACHLAND VIEW

cell: 250.470.2075 Offi ce: 250.717.5032Address: #100-1553 Harvey Ave, Kelowna

Stone SistersGroup

5257 Greata Road, Peachland, BC - FAMILY WANTED! This Large oversized fenced lot is ready for your ideas....room for pool, gardens etc. Beautiful 180 degree lake view.This 2,400sqft home has been professionally renovated by SHOWCASE INTERIORS top to bottom. 3 beds + Den, 2 bath. Large bright suite (could use as a summer kitchen) separate laundry (if wanted).

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5172 Morrison Crescent, Peachland - This beautiful home has great street appeal & everything you could ever want in retirement living, located in a very quiet neighbourhood! Fabulous fl oor plan with main fl oor living including master bedroom with 5 pce ensuite and laundry. Flat driveway with RV and additional parking plus bonus SEPARATE WORKSHOP! CALL TRACEY FOR A FREE MARKET EVALUATION!

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$427,000 • 6177 Wilson RoadMillion dollar lake and mountain views from this well maintained 3 bdrm, 2 bath rancher on quiet no through road; variety of fruit trees, grapes & hazelnut tree. New kitchen counters, pecan kitchen cabinets, and new torch-on roof in 2010; new humidifier added to furnace; red oak flooring in dining room with sliding glass door to covered deck, vaulted ceilings in living room, wood burning F/P in living room, workshop down with outside entrance. MLS®10054378

NEW LI

STING

Plenty of Parking

Bryon Knutsen(250) 863-1282“Our” Community “Your” Realtor

• Director’s Platinum Award• President’s Gold Award• Master Sales Award

[email protected]

7168 Brent Road, Peachland - .42 acre lot with great lake view. 2 bedroom home with lake and mountain view from Kelowna to Penticton. Is this your Okanagan get-a-way or your new home? Buy now, build later?

MLS®10052895$349,000

REDUCED

Derek Martin 250-878-1555Personal Real Estate Corporation

Charles Martin [email protected]

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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 irrigation.

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

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

Larry Guilbault

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

PRICE REDUCED

5305 Bradbury Street, Peachland - Stunning view ofOkanagan Lake from this 3 bedroom custom built WestCoast Architecture home, beautifully landscaped, garden,big luscious green back yard, a must see, a great familyhome. Flat lot, grade level entry, big garage-424 sq ft, lotsof room for rv parking.Website: www.kelownaokanaganrealestate.com

MLS®10049660$459,900

5305 Bradbury Street, Peachland -

REDUCED

!

Dave [email protected]

7196 Brent Road, Peachland, BC - Here Is Your Opportunity To Own 70 feet of Okanagan Lakeshore with Private & Licensed 90’ Dock on .48 Acre’s. Most Aff ordable Lakeshore on Lake Okanagan from Kelowna to Penticton !! 2 Bed 2 Bath Rancher with Walkout Basement, Massive Views Of Okanagan Lake, Okanagan Mountain Park, Mountains & Rattlesnake Island from Large View Deck.

$739,900

Dave [email protected]

MLS®10047882

The Cody Sisters!For all your mortgage needs...

Some conditions apply. Rates may change at any time.Let us negotiate for your best mortgage!

CURRENT RATE SPECIALS5 yr fi xed 2.99%

10 yr fi xed 3.89%5 yr variable (Prime – 0.20%) 2.80%

Lara Cody250-868-7114

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#106 3880 Brown Road, Westbank Centre

Move in ready! 2 bedroom condo in popular Monticello; a 55+ building with loads of amenities incl. club house. Great location near shopping hub. Includes 6 appl., fl at screen TV & window coverings. MLS 10053279

6148 Davies Crescent, Peachland

Lake views! Many updates to this 3 bed, 3 bath walk out Rancher including roof, furnace, hot water tank, paint, fl ooring, kitchen & bath fi xtures. All appl & window coverings. Sewer prepaid! MLS 10054111

5987 Meldrum Place, Peachland

West coast design-inspired boasting all the fi nishings you’d expect! Open concept living space & picture windows soak in the views of Lake Okanagan and Valley. Games & media room plus 1 bdrm nanny or in-law suite. Builder’s home. MLS 10054122

3366 Glencoe Road, Westbank Centre

Renovated into modern day gem! .90 acre lot w/pool now boasts top quality fi nishings throughout: hardwood, slate, granite, tile, new cabinetry. Media, family & rec rooms, large master bed w/5 pc ensuite, separate detached suite. MLS 10045195

5962 Victoria Street, Peachland

LAKE VIEWS! Stylishly renovated 4 bed, 3 bath w/exquisite fi nishings. Open fl oor plan on main; Master Suite to die for - fi tness studio, 5 pc bath, separate sitting area, f/p, custom closet. MLS 10052837

#102, 3825 Glen Canyon Drive, Westbank Centre

SO AFFORDABLE! 2 bedroom + den in fab location near to trails to park & waterfall at Glen Canyon. Low maintenance yard includes patio w/garden. No age restrictions, low strata! MLS 10052755

3827 Woodell Road, Glenrosa

Lake views! Loads of living space on main w/5 beds, 2 baths, family rm. Updated with kitchen, paint, fl ooring. Outdoor in-ground pool plus LEGAL 1 bed+den, 2 bath suite rented at $900/MO plus 1/3 utilities! MLS 10054659

John KilpatrickPeter WannopBradly Dillman

Call: 250.862-1350www.NextDoorTeam.com

440-2330 Butt Rd., WestbankLease Paid! Full Basement! Desirable Sun Village 45+ commu-nity. Updates include light fi xtures, water heater, high effi ciency furnace, dishwasher, countertops and more. 2 bed 3 bath, could be 2 extra bedrooms with small changes. Oversized double ga-rage. Loads of storage space. Priv. patio retractable awning and 2 gas BBQ hookups. Clubhouse w/ salt water pool.

$357,500 MLS®10054951

Open House Sat. 1-3pm

www.KelownaRealEstateGroup.ca

Troy Fischer 250.878.0626

Darcy Elder 250.869.2345

KelownaWestside

Integrity without compromise

www.KelownaRealEstateGroup.ca

5724 Beach Avenue N, Peachland, BC - REDUCED 40K. Don’t miss this house!! Semi-waterfront home in desirable Peachland. Just steps from the water and recently updated, this home shows a 10 out of 10! Hardwood fl oors, newer kitchen and fresh paint, new shed and roof PLUS a separate, stand alone 400sq ft in law suite behind the main house. MLS®10047276

$650,000

3820 Glen Canyon Drive - Pride of ownership is evident both inside and out of this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath duplex in Glen Canyon neighbourhood. Beautifully landscaped corner lot with wrap around yard. Enjoy views of neighbouring park lands while relaxing in private back yard with fi sh pond.

$365,000

MLS®10054809

Looking for the Perfect Home?

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