Community acknowledges Peachland volunteers
Peachland Warriors visit elementary school
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Peachland’s Mayor and Council election is on October 15th
All local governments in British Columbia will have a general election on October 15th this year. The previous election took place on October 20th 2018. Starting in 2014 the term for local Councils was changed from three years to four ...
Letter: Water rates do not encourage conservation
Dear Editor, While I understand Greg Nicholls recent letter concerning Peachland water charges not encouraging gardeners, I respectfully suggest that this is not the biggest problem with water charges in Peachland. The new water treatment plant is considerably more expensive ...
Peachland Chamber launches local campaign
The Peachland Chamber is a member of the Regional Chamber Coalition “OKanaganWeGoThis” consisting of the Kelowna, Vernon, Armstrong, West-Kelowna, Penticton, South Okanagan, and Peachland Chamber managers. This coalition was formed 2 years ago to cope with the Covid-19 situation. This ...
Peachland Trekkers walking club gathers
Members of the Peachland Trekkers walking club enjoyed the sunshine on Sunday. The walk started from Pritchard Drive in West Kelowna and went past the Frind Winery. The Winery is located on the 13-acre West Kelowna lakeside estate once owned ...
Wishing Tree at Visitor Centre
Vicki Molloy and Mayor Cindy Fortin hang their wishing hearts on the Wishing Tree outside of the Visitors Centre. The Wishing Tree was an idea from Vicki Molloy and is part of the annual Hearts festival which runs until Feb ...
Peachland Variety Singers practice for April concert
The Peachland Variety Singers were practicing for their spring concert on February 14th, so they celebrated by wearing red. The concert will be on April 10th at 2pm in the 50 Plus Activity Centre .
Peachland’s February 8th Council meeting
Electronic meetings Peachland continues to have online Council meetings, although I would expect a return to in-person meetings soon. Online meetings can be a problem for public hearings about rezoning, when residents want to show up and be heard. If ...
Italian Night a big success
On Saturday evening, the Peachland and District Retirement Society hosted an Italian evening at the Fifty Plus Center. Everyone agreed that the food was great; it was a meal of spaghetti, salad and cake, In the Peachland tradition, there was ...
A beautiful sunrise highlights the Rotary clock
A beautiful sunrise photograph, taken by Kayla Scott, highlights the Peachland Rotary clock. It was put there during the Peachland Centennial in 2009. The Rotary Club in Peachland has a long history of working on projects for the benefit of ...
New wheels for Community Policing
This afternoon Mayor Cindy Fortin (left) handed over the keys to a new Ford Escape SUV to Peachland Community Policing president Gary Hedge (right). The new all-wheel drive SUV replaces the 17-year-old two-wheel drive van that over the years has ...
PEEK AT THE PAST – A Portrait of Peachland’s Pioneers: Ann Waldo
Paula McLaughlin Peachland Community Arts Council Many will recognize this last name, as Ann’s husband was George Waldo, the former mayor of Peachland, and a colourful, well-known character. Ann taught at the historic schoolhouse, as well as the present Peachland ...