A letter carrier, a bar bouncer, and now, a bylaw officer: Blake Pfannenschmidt has done all three. The latter position is what he’s landed here in Peachland, and you’ve probably seen him by now, walking up and down Beach Ave., ...
Editorial: It’s a mystery..
Something stinks at the Peachland View. As you clear whatever assumptions come your way because of that statement, I’ll clarify: On Sunday, when I opened the front door to our little house/office, I was greeted with an alarm and a ...
Editorial: Death Cafés offer an informal life perspective
Death. It happens to all of us sooner or later, whether we want to face it or not. And while it seems we can summon helpers for any stage of life – from doulas and midwives at birth, to counsellors ...
Editorial: Here’s to all kinds of moms
She’s the one who carried you, cried for you (maybe she still does), and really, no one else will ever care for you quite like a mom. We don’t all have one right now – some moms are no longer ...
Editorial: We need more wilderness watchdogs
We hear about it on local Facebook groups, events are planned around cleaning it up, and for pretty much all of us, nothing ruins a beautiful day in in the backcountry like encountering a big pile of garbage. And it’s ...
Editorial: Trains, tea and taking time to enjoy Easter
It was a rainy, dreary Saturday morning, and the Peachland Museum was my first stop on this busy weekend work day. I packed up my camera and notebook, locked the View’s front door, and left on foot, using my hood ...
Editorial: These kids need us to be more water wise
Water, water everywhere, and right now, some of it is not nice — and even unsafe to drink. If you’re up Trepanier, you know what I mean. In the past week or so, our water has taken on its traditional ...
Letters to the Editor: March 22
Dear Editor, As the owner of 1st & Beach Bar & Grill, I’ve had the pleasure to have my business in this community for the past two years. I’ve been through the cycle of the seasons and am learning to ...
Editorial: She sells sweet treats
There’s a cat, a dog, a bunch of fish, a bearded dragon, a budgie and a snake. And Chevy Matthews takes care of them all. “It’s not that hard,” says the ten year-old student at Peachland Elementary. “They all eat ...
Editorial: Big price tag for small town policing
$726,141. That’s what we’re paying for policing here in Peachland. The cost represents about 9% of the district’s total general operating costs, and this year, we’re paying $24,770 more for the RCMP to protect our town. We taxpayers are on ...
Editorial: Farewell to the face of our visitor centre
When you visit a place four times in a year, you kind of get the clue that it’s where you want to be. For Joey Byatt, Peachland has always been a special place. But it was still a jump, moving ...
Editorial: Why our firefighters are the best
It seems like a bad dream now, but all Robyn Kenefick needs to do is look out the window of her Robinson Pl. home, and she remembers one of the scariest moments of her life. A quiet Friday night watching ...
Editorial: The man who helped save the Legion is moving on
For six years, Barrie Hewer was one of the first to open the front door of the Peachland Legion in the morning, and sometimes, the last to turn out the lights. He was there on Saturdays and Sundays, but on ...
Editorial: Planning for Peachland’s 100th Fall Fair
None of us were there, but it must have been exciting. It was the ninth of October, and Peachland’s reeve was about to honour a special guest. It was also the first time the town hosted a fall fair, and ...
Editorial: Do we have a problem, Peachland?
Peachland, do we have a problem? Coincidentally, I just typed that sentence when Peachland mall manager Norm Caplette dropped by the View office – to tell me Bosley’s pet store was broken into early Wednesday. It’s the latest in a ...