It’s getting a little tiresome having to constantly try to keep our community from becoming a high-density congested town! I’m referring to the developer that now has the land behind the IGA, and the Todd’s tent town site. Seeing the ...
Friend fondly remembers fun filled times with “Mrs. Claus”
In response to “Fall Fair Section Head was an inspiration” (Peachland View, Dec. 10) Thank you for the beautiful expression of love and joy. The eight-plus years that I had the pleasure of working with Elizabeth AKA #PeachlandsMrandMrsClaus were fun ...
Two very different responses to a letter to the editor
My letter from Dec. 3 prompted two replies; a letter from Keith Fielding and a blast from the mayor. I will reply to Councillor Fielding’s letter first as that was quite polite. My letter was based on the staff report ...
Treasured Christmas decorations stolen
Sometime between midnight and dawn of Dec. 14 our Christmas decorations were stolen. A 40-year-old three foot light up snowman with a broom and two wall coloured kaleidoscope lights were taken from us. If you know anything about this please ...
Ambassadors thankful for bottle drive donations
The Peachland Ambassador program would like to give a huge thank you to all the people of Peachland who have donated to our ongoing bottle drive. The support for our program is overwhelming and we really appreciate it. We are ...
Resident grateful for community support
Thank you everyone! My name is Dave Warren. I am a long time Peachland resident. I am always surprised by the “community” of this town and West Kelowna. On Oct. 24 of this year I was assaulted by a shoplifter, ...
Eric Hall letter deemed inflammatory and innaccurate
Given the many inaccuracies in the letter from Mr. Hall published in The View last week, the Peachland Seniors Support Society would like readers to know that: Successive councils, including the one on which Mr. Hall served as a councillor, ...
Letter to the editor in response to Eric Hall’s letter
It is always disappointing when someone makes a grand, erroneous and ill-informed comments. (Letter to the editor; Eric Hall; Dec. 3, 2021: “Who should be responsible to provide seniors housing?) Words matter. We do have the freedom of expression, but ...
Fall Fair Section Head was an inspiration
Peachland has recently lost one of their wonderful residents. Elizabeth Varjassy was very involved in the community, volunteering in many different ways. She was the Section Head in the Handicrafts section of the Peachland Fall Fair. She was a very ...
Who should be responsible to provide seniors housing?
About 15 years ago, Peachland mayor and council decided that there was a problem for seniors within limited income trying to find a reasonable place to live. So, the concept of a seniors housing project was initiated. The idea was ...
Consequences of clear cutting our first line of defence
I have to ask B.C.’s Premier and all MLAs why we continue to clear cut our proven first line of defense against mudslides, floods and climate change? Will the already subsidized forestry industry pitch in for the collateral damages? Will ...
Rights and freedoms come with responsibilities
I was deeply saddened by the disrespectful disruption of the Kelowna Remembrance Day service by anti-vaxxers. Are they really saying that their objection to wearing a mask in public and being asked to be vaccinated against COVID equates to our ...
Princeton Avenue traffic issues
Peachland has a long-standing policy of restricting access to the main collector roads, such as Princeton Ave. They are too narrow for the volume of traffic and do not have proper sidewalks. So it surprising that the planning department supported ...
Trepanier Bench traffic concerns
As Peachland continues to grow, traffic volumes increase and public safety becomes compromised. The citizens of Trepanier Bench area have seen an increase in traffic volume, speeding and close calls whether commuting by car, riding a bike or walking with ...
Composting, mining, and water protection
On Tuesday October 26 members of the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance (PWPA) were the guests of Glencore Canada Corp. and Brenda Renewables Inc. (BRI) for a tour of the former mine site and proposed location of a composting facility near ...