Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola MP Dan Albas (below) was at the Peachland Wellness Centre’s annual community lunch June 22 to help community programs and service coordinator Christina MacMaster cut the cake. More than 30 people came out for beef sandwiches and a ...
Dear Editor: During the recent visit of the National Model Railway Association to our Peachland Museum I sought out the assistance of the staff of the Peachland Visitor Centre. What a real blessing they were. Despite very short notice, a ...
The Pincushion Quilt Guild held their annual Quilting on the Beach show and multi-category competition at the Peachland Community Centre last weekend. The results of the voting are as follows (category, first, second and third): Original art Sea Glass by ...
We still have many activities underway, leading into summer holiday time. In May a sold-out crowd of 180 people enjoyed the Greater Victoria Police Chorus. All of the 50+ Activity Centre proceeds from this event were sent via the Salvation ...
Standing in the kitchen at the Peachland Community Centre, with an onion in one hand and a bowl of what presumably will become tzatziki sauce, instructor Rachael Thom has a group of teenagers rapt. Though the small kitchen is becoming ...
When the province’s new public safety minister toured the Okanagan Correctional Centre last week, one thing came to mind: “A lot of concrete.” So said Mike Morris, one of several VIPs treated to a tour of the facility being constructed ...
Children of all ages anxiously awaited the arrival of Santa at the annual Breakfast with Santa event held at the Peachland Community Centre on Dec. 5. The event, organized by the district’s parks and rec department, was, according to recreation ...
Now that we have put away the garden furniture, as well as set our clocks back one hour, it is time to move forward and prepare to participate in this festive time of the year. I know it is only ...
If you live anywhere in the Okanagan and are considering a career as a police officer or correctional officer at the new Okanagan Correctional Centre, you will soon be able to earn a university degree in law enforcement not far ...
“I love this place” reads the memorial plaque on a charming bench in front of the Peachland Wellness Centre. The setting is inviting for everyone who comes by the little house on 5th Street. And for those who come into ...
I shuddered when I read the letter to the editor by Mr. Nicholls in the May 29 edition of The View; but not surprised. In his letter Mr. Nicholls mentions that some of us certainly do not think there is ...
A very informative and interesting morning COTW and council meeting on April 21st was a disappointment for many people when council decided to give the chamber of commerce a four-year lease with increased funding to continue to manage the VIC ...
It would appear, based on last week’s front page article, that Mayor Fortin needs to be reminded that Peachland’s major (if not our only) industry is tourism. Without a vibrant Peachland that is supported both by locals but primarily by ...
It was standing room only at the morning district council meeting last Tuesday. I would say it was the local media’s coverage of the renewal of the chamber’s contract to run the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) that spurred the interest ...
