It’s encouraging that there seems to be strong interest in Peachland’s water, as evidenced by three letters to the editor on this subject in last week’s View. Whether discussion is about water conservation, water rates, or the new water treatment ...
Mayor Cindy Fortin Hello fellow Peachlanders, I’d like to share information on the Brenda Renewables project – an anaerobic digestion facility proposed for the former Brenda Mines site, as part of the reclamation of that site. A recent Castanet story ...
Did you know that you could not plant deciduous shrubs and trees on public land in B.C.? A Peachland non-profit watershed preservation group found this out when they organized a community tree-planting event on crown land, to replant a portion ...
Peachlanders are paying a huge bill. An economic negative externality is occurring in our community because the production of goods has caused a harmful effect to a third party. That third party is us. In Peachland, this negative externality is ...
Joanne Layh The Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance (PWPA) is planning a rally next week to oppose clear-cut logging and other industrial activity in Peachland’s watershed. The event is scheduled to take place at noon on March 19 in between the ...
Joanne Layh A group of demonstrators gathered peacefully in downtown Peachland last Friday afternoon as part of a larger Forest March BC event taking place across the province to rally for better provincial forest management. The event was co-organized by ...
Once branded as, “Peachland–on-the-Lake”, today this central Okanagan town’s hashtag is “Peachland–in the-Lake.” If you live in the Okanagan, you have experienced three major floods in four years. If you live next to the lake, selling your home or buying ...
In the mayor’s commentary from February 28, Mayor Fortin spoke of “encouraging young families to choose Peachland for its beauty and livability” while attempting to normalize boil water advisories and undrinkable Peachland water. The commentary demonstrates antiquated thinking and reeks ...
If one were to consider moose populations as reflective of all wildlife species in our area, Ron Barkwill may have a point. Moose do indeed appreciate logged areas and we have a lot of that in and around us. But ...
BC’s Forest Practices Board says it has conducted an investigation into the impacts of forestry activities on drinking water from the Peachland and Trepanier watersheds and has found that forest licensees did a good job of minimizing the impacts of ...
The B.C. provincial government is at war with its own citizens. These days, when it comes to environmental protection, protests, blockades and civil disobedience comprise the last remaining communication tools available. Since the B.C. government dumbed-down environmental protection laws several ...
