To: Dan Ashton MLA, Dan Albas MP, and Premier David Eby: Good morning gentlemen. The attached article appeared in this week’s Peachland View. It caught my attention as an emergency physician with past experience in major disaster planning because it describes an ...
Recounting the Christmas Eve bus crash
Editor, We are grateful to be here today and we give thanks to the many people who helped us. We were on the bus that crashed on the connector on Christmas Eve. Thank goodness, we were wearing our seatbelts! We were hanging ...
Is Peachland capable of solving the housing crisis?
Canada has a housing crisis. House prices in some areas (including Peachland) have increased by more than half in the last two years. The price of rental accommodation has gone crazy and the Okanagan valley has some of the highest ...
Trepanier intersection update requested
Welcome Mayer of Peachland, Patrick Van Minsel. It would be nice if we could get onto Highway 97 and not having to wait minutes. These are the entrances. At the north end of Huston Rd and Trepanier Bench see Huston ...
Best snow removal in the Okanagan
I would also like to thank all the guys and gals who clear our roads of snow. We live up Ponderosa and our hill is always clear and sanded perfectly. Thank you! I too brag to my friends who live ...
Seniors housing
Re: New council has cost concerns with seniors housing project I was quite perplexed to read about city council’s concerns over the proposed Peachland Seniors’ Support Society housing development on 6th. In particular, the comment from realtor and Councillor David ...
High praise for operations department
Mr. Mayor Patrick, You just gotta, on behalf of all us residents, thank the guys and gals who clear our roads of snow every winter. I live up Princeton on Ehlers and I love to brag to my friends who ...
Can Peachland reclaim its watershed?
Dear Editor, After an inspiring AGM of the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance, it became quite obvious to me that we need to bring our community closer in line with the reality of how essential our watershed is to our wellbeing. ...
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 ...
The end of an era
Dear Editor: On Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, the Central Okanagan Board of Education held its last public meeting of the 2018-2022 term. The new board will be sworn in on Nov. 9, at which time my tenure as the Peachland/Zone ...
Thanks to outgoing and incoming school trustees
Congratulations to Lisa Guderyan on being elected ’22 Zone II, School Trustee. I wish her the best as she represents the communities on Westside Road, Westbank First Nations and Peachland on the School District #23 Board. Thank you to all ...
Thank you, Peachland!
Thank you, Peachland! I promise you I will not let you down. We’ve got moms who need childcare, young families who need affordable housing, a town that needs common sense development to grow, families who want sewer for their homes, ...
Thank you for your service
Well, the election results are in and as in many communities across B.C. many incumbents were unsuccessful in maintaining their seat. In Peachland I want to extend my thanks for the many years of service to Cindy Fortin, Pam Cunningham, ...
Beach Ave resident has open arms for building occupants
Although I find the recent article about the building on Beach Ave interesting, I see no value in the comments. I live on Beach Ave and I welcome the tax dollars and revenue the building will bring here. In addition, ...
Murals beautiful, bins not so much
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 ...