Firstly, the three newly painted murals are beautiful. I love them all, and applaud the people who brought in the artists to paint them. It is a great idea, and I hope to see more murals adorn our town in ...
Murals beautiful, bins not so much
Four-storey “tower” on Beach not moderate
I have a few things to share with fellow Peachlanders. First and foremost I just love Peachland! Second how do we keep Peachland Peachland? My family and I moved from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Thunder Bay, Ontario and then to Kelowna ...
Nicholas knew how everything worked
Dear Editor, How wonderful to read, in last week’s edition, Linda Nicholas’ recollections of her 28 years working for the District of Peachland, but sad to know that she will be leaving. I was a member of the six-person Centennial ...
Long-time ops clerk bids farewell
Dear Peachland residents and friends: I AM RETIRING! I feel so very lucky to have been able to stay as the District of Peachland’s operations clerk for almost three decades, Aug 15, 1994 – Aug 26, 2022. During my time ...
Findlater to be missed
Thank You Doug Findlater. Thank you for your dedicated service as Mayor and Councillor for West Kelowna (former known as Westbank, but that’s another story). Doug wisely and patiently steered our community through rapid growth and rapid change. Part of ...
Welcome boating visitors
Hello. So, I read the article in the July 29, 2022 Peachland View, and I feel compelled to comment: Absolutely no boats of any size should be “hogging” the day wharf, and yes, this is something that certain individuals have ...
Not pleased with the state of our democracy
Canada has changed radically during the last 15 years. The party system is self-destructing, and we have an unelected Senate with absolutely no democratic mandate to write and endorse legislation. We are told daily we are a democracy, when in ...
Good gov’t must prevail over rights and wishes
Kudos are deserved by Graham Smith for his recent letter (July 15) which was, in effect, an excellent rebuttal of the self-pitying letter by the Kleins submitted the week before regarding being fined for not conforming to government COVID health ...
With rights come responsibilities
I have heard and read a lot over the last couple of years concerning “individual’s Constitutional Rights”, especially in relation to the various COVID-19 health orders put in place by the federal or provincial governments. However, I have seen very ...
Clements Crescent dev’t not welcome
At the June 14 public hearing, it was clear that many people were against the 84-unit building proposed by Porchlight Developments on Clements Cres. This project is not welcomed in the neighbourhood. It doesn’t meet the needs of the population ...
Living in a two-tiered society
Dear Mr. Albas, On June 10 of this year, my husband and I, who are both Canadian citizens, returned to B.C. after a trip to Washington State. We have property and family there and were unable to visit or take ...
Porchlight Clements project raises safety concern
A public hearing has been scheduled for June 14 at 5:30 p.m. to hear concerns about moving from low density to medium density. In our small neighborhood with one entrance/exit to the highway, this gives the residents a lot ...
Trepanier Bench traffic woes
It would be so nice if Peachland council could advise us owners living west of Huston Rd and Trepanier Bench a plan for a better way to access Hwy 97 to the north and south. Sometimes we wait 10 minutes. ...
Purification straws for Ukraine fighters
West Kelowna resident Greg Bertrim is a man on a mission. Greg is doing all he can to help Ukrainian fighters in the war against Russia. On Saturday he was at the Peachland car boot sale raising funds for water ...
Resident equates high density housing with greed
We have real estate people on our town council. It is well known that realtors and developers work hand-in-hand to make as much money as possible on every new development. It should be obvious, that these realtors on council will vote ...