Managers at the District of Peachland aren’t exactly mystified by a letter circulated by the proponent of a commercial building proposed for Beach Avenue. They aren’t surprised he made the political move of rallying local businesses to his cause. They’re ...
Archaic zoning bylaw has project on pause: proponent
“Highly unusual” requirements attached to a commercial building proposed for Peachland’s waterfront downtown have set it up for failure, the proponent warns. Peachland Chamber of Commerce president Dave Collins circulated a letter to member businesses Tuesday calling attention to a ...
Peachland at a loss!
It is with sadness and surprise I read about the closure of our local compost and yard waste site; sad for me and many others in this town who are frequent users of the site and very sad for Peachland ...
Development need not be a dirty word
As noted by a Ministry of Transportation spokesman, it is a lot easier to make an economic case for a Peachland highway bypass today than it was ten years ago. As announced recently by Premier Clark and the highways minister, ...
Peachland is starving from lack of growth and imagination
Even after we lost a curling rink, the insurance company jumped ship and we lost our only financial institution, we even lost a simple, straightforward redevelopment of a single ugly downtown block. Look around, people. How many boarded-up, unsaleable buildings ...
New Monaco begins rezoning process with public consultation
Just over 60 people attended a public information meeting held by New Monaco at the Historic Primary School building last Monday to find out more about the proposed development that will come to council for rezoning approval in the weeks ...