Paula McLaughlin We are a few weeks past the excitement of the holiday season, and the local merchants have exchanged red and green decorations for red and pink – that means Valentine’s Day and February are the next celebration on ...
Paula McLaughlin If you are involved in growing your own garden, raising your own bees, or tending chickens, the fall fair is for you! This category is at the heart of an agricultural fair, an opportunity to exhibit your bounty ...
Paula McLaughlin The Peachland Community Arts Council has begun a new local event to celebrate the performing arts, in the form of an open mic evening. These have been held in the Peachland Art Gallery since last July, and we ...
The Peachland Community Arts Council has succeeded in hosting a second virtual HeARTS festival this year, as COVID restrictions limited our indoor capacity again. But the response from the community has been very heart-warming. We were happy to connect again ...
Paula McLaughlin Peachland Community Arts Council Many will recognize this last name, as Ann’s husband was George Waldo, the former mayor of Peachland, and a colourful, well-known character. Ann taught at the historic schoolhouse, as well as the present Peachland ...
Paula McLaughlin Peachland Community Arts Council We are family. The definition of “family” is very broad, with labels such as relatives, kinfolk, ancestors, households, broods, and many more. But the common thread in every “family” is connection, that which unites ...
Paula McLaughlin The Peachland Art Gallery was a beautiful venue for the first open mic musical evening, sponsored by the Peachland Community Arts Council (PCAC), and hosted by myself, a local musician and teacher and also a member of the ...
Paula McLaughlin Peachland Community Arts Council A family legacy The Topham family has a long history and legacy in Peachland, beginning with Fred Topham Sr., Gary’s grandfather, who immigrated here from England. He had an orchard on Renfrew Road, and ...
Paula McLaughlin Peachland Community Arts Council Margaret came to Peachland in 1947, when she was three years old. Her parents were from Nova Scotia, and her mother had visited here and wanted to come back. They moved into the house ...
Paula McLaughlin Peachland Community Arts Council Minajean Smith’s parents came to Peachland from Jasper in 1957, when she was 18 and had just finished high school. Her dad had moved the family to Jasper from Saskatchewan because of the beautiful ...
Joanne Layh April 1 may mark the kick-off to Community Clean-Up Month in the region, but there’s one Peachlander who is already ahead of the game when it comes to neighbourhood spring cleaning. Peachland resident Paula McLaughlin made it her ...
On behalf of the Peachland Community Arts Council and HeARTS committee, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all those who participated in our 2021 HeARTS festival this past week. We were unable to host an in-person ...
Peachland View It’s almost February and in Peachland that means the HeARTS Festival is around the corner. The Peachland Community Arts Council (PCAC) has been celebrating local artists with this week-long multi-disciplinary event since 2002. The theme of the inaugural ...
Paula McLaughlin Peachland Community Arts Council The Peachland Community Arts Council is pleased to present our annual HeARTS festival again this year, from Feb. 8 – 13. Due to restrictions, the location will be limited to the visitor centre, with ...
