“Tiny to Teens” Toy Drive
Mark these dates
Peachland View At their last regular meeting, Peachland council adopted a regular council meeting schedule for 2023. Regular council meetings will take place in council chambers on the following dates: Jan 10; Jan 24; Feb 7; Feb 21; Mar 14; ...
WFN invites Peachland to a Council to Council meeting
Joanne Layh A council to council meeting between Westbank First Nation and Peachland will be set up for sometime early spring, Peachland council decided at their last regular meeting. Westbank First Nation’s Chief and Council wrote to Peachland’s Mayor and ...
5th St road closure won’t be supported
Joanne Layh A proposal from the Peachland Seniors Housing Society (PSSS) to close off 5th Street from Waldo Way to Hwy 97 will not be supported by district staff, council heard at their last regular meeting. The proposal for Phase ...
PWPA excited about new avenues to pursue
Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance It’s a wrap-PWPA’s 2022 AGM finds unity in our community commitment to conserve and secure our watershed! The end of the calendar year is a time for reflection. Last week the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance (PWPA) ...
Thorne Road proposal gets first and second readings from council
Joanne Layh A proposal to amend the Official Community Plan (OCP) and rezone a Thorne Rd property received first and second readings from Peachland council last week. Local developer Steve Penich is proposing to subdivide his Thorne Rd property into ...
30-year-old air conditioning needs 100K replacement
Joanne Layh The community centre’s 30-year-old air conditioning and heating units are past their serviceable life and in need of replacement, director of community services Cory Labrecque said in a report delivered to council on Tuesday. Replacing key components of ...
Your Hub needs support
The Peachland Hub is an ambitious project that promises to have a positive impact on Peachland for years to come. It will be a landmark building on our prized Beach Ave., providing the much needed new and permanent home for ...
Local organizations donate to Kelowna Stands with Ukraine
This afternoon Peachland Legion vice president Jean Saul and Peachland Community Connects members Alex Morrison, Madeleine Nixon, Shelley Sweeney, and Lynne Herrin (shown left to right) gathered in front of the Legion mural to present Kelowna Stands with Ukraine president ...
Microplastics are an Okanagan problem too
Don Urquhart You’ve probably heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch – a 1.6 million square kilometre patch of plastic and floating trash in the Pacific Ocean – but here in the waterways of the Okanagan we have our own ...
Peachland Remembers
Promises promises
Dan Albas MP Late last week the Trudeau Liberal government released a Fall Economic Statement, promoted as a “mini-budget”. Why? One can assume that it was a clever play on words suggesting this fiscal announcement was small when in reality it proposes ...
Support local on Christmas Market Day
Joanne Layh Multiple Peachland non-profit groups are gearing up for this year’s Christmas Market Day, which is set to take place on Nov. 26 at various downtown locations. Peachland Wellness Centre events coordinator Sherry Kendrick, who is spearheading the market ...
Gold medal winning Peachland softball athlete Kamryn Allin to compete in US
Joanne Layh Peachland youth athlete Kamryn Allin is making a name for herself in the game of softball. Next Thursday Allin will be heading out of province for the second time in just a matter of months, this time to ...
Peachland Liquor Store break and enter
Joanne Layh A suspect who allegedly broke into the Peachland Liquor Store Monday morning left empty handed only seconds after making their way through the walls to get inside. The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. on Monday morning and was ...