New plaque presented to Legion
Why we wear a poppy
Dave Reichert President, Royal Canadian Legion #69 Madame Anna Guerin (christened the” Poppy Lady” from France) conceived an idea when she read John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields”. Her idea was to adopt the distribution of the poppy to raise money ...
First poppy pinned at the Cenotaph
$2,235 raised at Legion bottle drive event
On behalf of the Legion, thank you to all the residents of Peachland for once again supporting our recent bottle drive. On Saturday, Sept 25, the fine folks of this town delivered recyclable containers that were redeemed to the amount ...
Legion’s breakfast buffet proceeds to help blind children
Joanne Layh The Military Police National Motorcycle Relay (MPNMR) will be rolling through Peachland on Tuesday to raise funds to assist blind children. The event, now in its thirteenth year, is a national ride that begins in Victoria and makes ...
Holiday cheer card for veterans
The holidays will be different for all of us this year. The flights home will be empty; the tables will be set for far fewer. While this time of year is usually about coming together with family and friends, Canadians ...
Peachland Remembrance Day ceremony cancelled
Joanne Layh The Remembrance Day ceremony in Peachland, which was planned to take place with a maximum of 50 people, has been cancelled entirely, the local branch announced today. “[Legion British Columbia/]Yukon Command have cancelled Remembrance Day,” Peachland Legion president ...
Peachland’s First World War and Second World War fallen honoured at Field of Crosses ceremony
Rotarians Steve Gardner and Peggy Southin, Councillor Terry Condon, Rotarian Chris Southin, MLA Dan Ashton, Legion vice president Gordon Fix, Legion president Jean Saul and Mayor Cindy Fortin (shown left to right) attended a brief Field of Crosses ceremony at ...
Gals and guys with sticks? Snooker returns to the Legion
It’s September, and that can only mean a handful of things in Peachland: students are back in school, the 97th Fall Fair is coming, and the 23rd season of tournament snooker is about to break at RCL #69. Registrations are ...
Peachlanders raise the roof at Legion do
Dear Editor: On behalf of the members of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 69 Peachland I would like to thank the Westbank Opry Band for the donation of their time this past Saturday. The entertainers including special guest Marty Edwards played ...
Westbank Legion Fishing Derby brings 70+ anglers to Peachland
Ambassadors help “raise the roof” for Peachland legion
Members of the Peachland Ambassadors Society spent their holiday pitching in at the local legion in support of the branch’s Raise the Roof campaign. The event, which attracted a full house, brought in approximately $318.65, which will go toward the ...
Play Ball!
Peachland baseball action continued Tuesday morning as the Peachland Legion 69ers took on the Osoyoos Owl Pub’s team in Cousins Field. The 69ers are currently looking for new players. Anyone interested in joining is asked to call the Peachland legion ...
LEGION NEWS: Branch #69 is in financial trouble, and we need your help
The thought of the day in the last Legion News was “Where would Peachland be without Branch #69?” Well, Peachland is about to discover this fact. No doubt, you and fellow Peachlanders have heard that Branch #69 is in financial ...
Edgewater, legion and Beach Avenue Café team up to start Peachland’s first hospitality association
It’s early Friday evening and the Peachland branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, branch #69, is unexpectedly lively. Groups of friends are cozied up to the bar, kicking off their weekend with a post-work drink. Others sit around tables chatting ...