2011 january 28 - online edition

Peachland, BC Volume 07 | Number 04

Local News... Pg 1-3Peachland Views...Pg 4-6

Community Events... Pg 6Classifi eds... Pg 12

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Real Estate... Pg 16

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By Cindy Fortin

Sunnyside Market owner, Sam Hong, got the surprise of his life when he was jolt-ed awake in the wee hours Saturday, January 22, by what he described as “a big sound!”

Hong was asleep in his apartment above his store at the 5800 block of Peachland when two thieves smashed their truck into the wall of the building at the area of the liquor counter. Hong bolted downstairs, but in

less than 20 seconds the cul-prits were gone.

“It was very quick. I ran downstairs and saw the truck was already down the street,” he said.

Th e thieves stole a com-puter and a small amount of liquor, and left behind a mess of broken bottles, a dislodged counter and stor-age unit, and a gaping hole.

Hong caught a glimpse of the vehicle, which he de-scribes as a dark green pick-up with a canopy.

According to RCMP

Constable Steve Holmes, the truck was later located at 10 am on Columbia Avenue in Peachland.

“Th e truck had rear end damage consistent with the damage caused to the busi-ness. Th e pickup was re-ported stolen by its owner at 7 am, but clearly it had been taken sometime prior to that, like overnight,” said Holmes.

Hong plans to make im-provements to his security system. While the alarms began blaring immediately,

which may have scared off the thieves, the surveillance video of their faces is not clear. Th e pair was wearing dark clothes and toques.

Sunnyside Market has al-ready reopened, and repairs to the damage are underway and expected to be complet-ed shortly.

Police are asking for any information regarding this investigation. To make a re-port, you can call the West Kelowna Policing offi ce at 250.768.2880 or Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.8477.

By Cindy Fortin

Dwindling membership and the passing of many older veterans over the last decade or so has given Roy-al Canadian Legions across the country cause to pause and reconsider their eligi-bility requirements.

“In the past, in order to be eligible to become a legion member you had to have served, or be serving, in Her Majesty’s Canadian Forces, or be the spouse, daughter, son, grandchild, sister or brother,” says Peachland Legion president Jean Saul, Branch 69. RCMP mem-bers are also eli-gible.

A few years ago a resolution was put forth to amend member-ship eligibility to encourage new members. The resolution eventually made its way to Dominion level and was passed by delegates.

Changes were necessary in order to save the life of the Legion, says Saul.

“Because it’s membership driven, membership eligi-bility was amended to being Canadian and the age of 19.”

Despite the changes, she adds that the legion’s num-ber one objective remains in providing care to veterans and their dependents.

Membership definitely has its benefits. When you pass through the doors of the legion, it immediately becomes apparent that ca-maraderie is an important part of being a legion mem-ber -- familiar faces and shared stories. You can tip a glass, join leagues such as pool and darts, enjoy af-fordable meals, and partake in regular events, such as the popular Saturday meat draws, entertainment and special event nights.

Members are required to at-tend a certain number of meet-ings each year to remain in good standing, as well as volun-teer their time on a committee or two, which include Mem-bership, Poppy, Publicity, Sports, Youth, Ways and

Means, and others. Membership application

forms can be picked up at your local legion branch. The annual membership fee is $46, which gives you all-premises privileges at legion branches across Canada.

If you’d like more in-formation on becoming a member, you can con-tact the RCL Branch 69 at 250.767.9100 or drop by the local branch on 2nd Street downtown.

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A crew works to clean up and seal the gaping hole in the wall of Sunnyside Market aft er a smash and grab theft early last Saturday.Photo Richard Smith

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By Lorraine Bromley

I, like many of my peers, found homeopathy through personal experi-ence. My daughter was two, and had been suff ering from chronic eczema since birth. My 11 month-old son also suff ered from the same affl iction, although it was quite diff erent in terms of his symptoms. Our doc-tor prescribed antibiotics as it kept getting infected, which cleared up the symp-toms, but only temporarily.

I saw a homeopath close to my home in England aft er a referral from my physiotherapist. Aft er a thorough consultation she gave me a diff erent rem-edy for each of them. Both of my children were com-pletely cured in less than two weeks and the eczema has not returned to this day. My husband and I were amazed, so I had a pro-found realization that this was something I wanted to do both for my career and my lifestyle. I began study-ing through the Caduceus Institute in California and have now begun practising homeopathy since moving to Peachland. Since then, my patients and I have al-ready seen some quite in-credible results.

Although homeopa-thy is the third most used medicine in the world (af-ter Chinese Medicine and 'Western' Medicine), it is oft en misunderstood. Th e father of western medicine, Hippocrates (c.370BC-c.460BC), discovered the principle that homeopathy is based on. He observed that substances that caused

sickness actually cured the same sickness based on the symptoms, and the prin-ciple of homeopathy, which is Greek for ‘like cures like’, was born. It was only in the mid 1700s that a Ger-man doctor, Dr. Samuel Hannemann, formalized it to create a whole medical system.

Th is fundamental princi-ple is understood and used in western medicine as well. An example of this is the use of amphetamines (Rit-alin) oft en given to children diagnosed with ADHD. In a non-ADHD child this would produce hyperactiv-ity; in a highly active child it reduces the hyperactivity. But unlike western medi-cine, which only alleviates or suppresses symptoms, homeopathy stimulates the life force’s innate response to heal itself.

Homeopathy uses very dilute quantities of sub-stances; there are around 4,000, known as remedies. For many years it has been unclear how the substances can have any eff ect as there are literally no molecules of the original substance left . It has recently been discov-ered that substances in very dilute form, with the care-ful preparation that rem-edies are created, form very stable and highly energized structures in water, or lac-tose if the substance is not water soluble.

Th e life force is the energy within, or ‘spirit’, that cre-ates the balance you require to reach your full health po-tential. Homeopathy works by stimulating the life force to heal itself and redresses the balance of the person’s

mental, physical and emo-tional spheres. So what does it mean to be healthy? Positive health is to be free to live your life as you wish, within your means and without limitations or re-strictions. Th e ultimate aim is to feel happy, positive and in balance. Disease or poor health occurs when there is a blockage of the life forc-es response. Some people spend their lives in a state of disease and never dis-cover what it is to be at ease.

An example of how ho-meopathy works is the use of homeopathic tobacco to cure symptoms that mimic the eff ect on the body of smoking cigarettes, such as pale face, clammy hands, nausea and dizziness. Th is simple and eff ective meth-od works by stimulating the body’s innate response to cure itself. Belladonna, which dilates the blood ves-sels and was used by wom-en in the early 20th century to dilate their pupils to in-crease their beauty, is given in cases of fever to contract blood vessels and reduce the fever. Many of the rem-edies are known through-out the world as substances that cure. For example, the remedy caulophyllum has been used for centuries by North American natives as a uterine tonic given be-fore labour, arnica applied to wounds to quicken the healing, and Cimicifuga to relieve the symptoms of menopause.

Have you ever wondered why you experience diff er-ent symptoms from some-

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Homeopathy: A Health Alternative in Peachland

one around you who had the same illness or disease? When your body becomes imbalanced, it reacts in a unique way. For example, in reaction to stress, you may experience headaches, menstrual problems, skin break-outs or depression. By spending time with you listening and observing, the homeopath gets a pic-ture of the sickness. Th is furnishes the trained ho-meopath with a picture of the disease, which is used to fi nd the correct remedy.

Sometimes western medicine is not the answer. Your imbalance may not fi t into a recognized disease or the medication is not

working. Or perhaps you would like to live a lifestyle of being more in tune with yourself and less reliant on medication. Homeopathy is a complete medicine, and can benefi t most people.

I am a classical homeo-path, which involves the use of a single and more accurately chosen remedy as opposed to modern ho-meopaths who use combi-nations. I am available for consultations on appoint-ment. If you require more information or even if you are not sure if homeopathy can help you, I provide a free 15 minute phone con-sultation. I look forward to helping you get and stay well!

Illnesses that can ben-efi t from homeopathy are many, but include: skin disorders (eczema, psoria-sis, rashes, warts, acne); de-pression, mental disorders, fatigue; childhood affl ic-tions (colic, bed-wetting, fevers, teething, growing pains, chronic ear infec-tions, sleep disorders); re-spiratory (dyspnoea, colds, sinusitis, hay fever, aller-gies); women's issues (PMS, painful periods, infertility, tendency to miscarriage, menopause symptoms, during pregnancy and la-bour); and others, such as haemorrhoids, headaches, urinary tract infections, arthritis, rheumatism and cold sores.

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Dress warm, bring your gloves and enthusiasm! Th e annual Schmockey tourna-ment is returning to Peach-land on February 12. Spon-sored by Peachland Fire and Rescue and the Peachland Chamber of Commerce, the fun family event will take place at Cousins Park, start-ing with the preschooler kickoff at 11 a.m. Regis-tration starts at 10 am, and the event is open to all age groups, from toddlers to se-niors.

Initially, Schmockey was created to encourage and share the spirit of commu-nity sports participation, and to rev up enthusi-asm for the u p c o m i n g 2010 Olym-pic Games. Th is year’s event will celebrate the one-year an-niversary of the Games.

Th e win-ners of the tournament receive their team name on the annual

Schmockey Championship Cup, and the opportunity to defend their title in the years to come.

Teams must have a mini-mum of six players on the fi eld, with as many substi-tutes as they would like, only entering onto the fi eld with the referee’s permis-sion and signal. Hockey

sticks will be provided.

Newcomers are welcome and invited to participate in the one-day family event. Th e Spirit of BC committee organizing the event encour-ages everyone to come out and play, and

for teams to show their creative team spirit. Teams

can be made up of family, friends, sports teams, busi-nesses or organizations.

If you call in to register your team prior to February 10, you will be entered in a free early bird free draw. Contact: 250.767.2723.

Past years Schmockey trophy winners: Peachland Chamber of Commerce (2005 and 2006), Peachland Elementary School Wild Bob Cats (2007), Westside Warriors (2008 and 2010), with Peachland Fire & Res-cue breaking the Warriors winning streak by taking the trophy in 2009.

Hot dogs and refresh-ments will be available at Cousin’s Park for a mini-mum donation. Awards and prizes will follow the games.

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A view of downtown Peachland in about 1914. Across the street, along the water’s edge, are the Eyre & Cutbill Feed Store, left, the cannery in centre with chimney, and the Fruit Union packing house. The big build-

ing in the foreground was the Orange Hall, which became the Canadian Legion. The Post Offi ce is at the corner of 1st Street and the alley.

Sunnyside Market was then called A. Town Store (owned by Alf Town). The little wall tent in the middle pro-vided summer accommodations for workers. There were many along the lakeshore.

Photo contributed by the Peachland Historical Society

By now we’ve all seen the video of Kelowna RCMP Constable Geoff Mantler applying a boot-stamp to the cranium of Buddy Tavares, while executing an ar-rest. (A kick, by the way, that would have KO’d the average person, my-self included.)

Th e former greens-keeper’s truck was stopped by the RCMP who was responding to reports of shots fi red at the Harvest Golf course in Kelowna. Fift y-one-year-old Tavares was getting down on all fours, clearly complying with instructions, when Mantler sud-denly went Rambo on him.

I haven’t felt quite so repulsed by a video since the Robert Dz-iekanski Vancouver airport Taser incident. By the way, why is it that police become involved in “incidents”, while members of the public are suspects of crime?

A public rally was held on January 15 in support of Buddy Tavares. Some 300 people at-tended, wearing shirts and carry-ing placards with such messages as “Please don’t kick me when I’m down” and “Kick me, I’m on my hands and knees.” One man’s sign displayed a photo-graph of his own bloodied and bruised face with the words “RCMP did this. October 2006.” He had experienced his own RCMP-related “incident.”

If you listen closely to the vid-eos of the rally on YouTube, you hear specifi c comments of disap-proval shouted from the crowd.

One such comment: “Th e cops are worse than the Hell’s Angels!”

Th e cops are worse than the Hell’s Angels? Well, let’s not get carried away. Th e Hell’s Angels of today are not stupid enough to boot-kick a man in the head

while being videotaped in broad daylight on a busy street.

But, I digress.Th e RCMP was quick to put

it out there that the incident was connected to some sort of do-

mestic abuse. Th ey never did expand on that comment, and now the B.C. Civil Liberties Association

(BCCLA) are trying to eat the two RCMP spokespersons up for breakfast.

Regardless of Tavares’s his-tory, whether or not a suspect is a wife-beater, bank robber or steals cookies from Girl Guides, should have no bearing on the ac-tions of a RCMP offi cer during a takedown. Tavares was obviously complying with police instruc-tions and was down in a vulner-able position.

Th ere is no doubt that receiv-ing a call of a man fi ring off a shotgun would start the brain racing and adrenaline pumping. But the RCMP is trained for just this type of scenario. Is Const. Mantler not aware of the dangers of headshots? Does he not listen to the National Hockey League fi ndings.

On the RCMP’s Mission, Vi-sion and Values page of their website their core values include “integrity, honesty, professional-ism, compassion and respect, and accountability.” (Good, good…accountability.) And the “un-biased and respectful treatment of all people.” (Hmmm. Got to think about that one for a mo-ment.)

Th ere is no doubt that citizens across the country are experi-encing a crisis of faith in our

When we moved to Peach-land, I wondered if the com-munity would be a little boring with not too much “going on”. We had lived on a busy street in Surrey and seen more ac-tion than we had wanted to see. But events here in the last week have, perhaps, confi rmed that Peachland is any-thing but boring. On the other hand, maybe boring is good.

Over the years, we have had two houses within a hundred yards of ours busted as ma-rijuana grow oper-ations. We had a double homicide a few years ago at a house on Vic-toria that we oft en walk by. Th is last weekend, we had the smash-and-grab at the Sunnyside Mar-ket, and on Princeton Avenue eight police vehicles descend on a house. Do we still think of Peachland as a low crime com-munity and is the RCMP doing a good job?

Th e RCMP has been in the news a lot with the Buddy Tav-ares incident in Kelowna. I fi nd it disappointing that criminals are considered innocent until proven guilty, but some people are very quick to condemn the RCMP. Certainly Constable Geoff Mantler’s actions were inappropriate, perhaps crim-inal, but you have to get all the facts before making judgement. If the RCMP was told that a man had been fi ring a shotgun and was driving away from the scene, it would be considered a very serious situation and vio-

lence would be expected. Th e police face many situa-

tions when their lives are at risk and they don’t have time to say please and thanks before taking action. How do they distinguish between a real threat of violence and something fairly innocent? Th at’s when experience and

good judgement are most import-ant. In a 100 inci-dents, the police are only going to get it right about 99 times. Th ey are human and sometimes they will make mis-takes.

With the Buddy Tavares incident it certainly looks as if that was the “one out of 100”. And if the RCMP

has one bad apple, it doesn’t mean all the fruit on the tree is bad. Let us judge the RCMP, not by what happened on that day, but by what action they take in investigating the incident and dealing with the results. But let us also remember that if you dealt with criminals every working day and were frequent-ly threatened with violence, you might be more aggressive in dealing with a problem situa-tion. We have the benefi t of hindsight, they don’t.

Call me naïve if you like, but I still have faith in our police force. And despite many prob-lems, an RCMP offi cer wearing the Red Serge is a international symbol that commands re-spect. Looking aft er British tour groups, it is one of those


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photo opportunities that aren’t as easy to fi nd as you would like. Many British tourists expect Red Serge Mounties on every street corner. I have to ex-plain that Red Serge is not worn as a working dress. It is reserved for ceremon-ies, parades and public re-lations and for weddings and funerals. Contrary to speculation, the brown leather pouch, which is a standard part of the uni-form, is not for carrying donuts. It is designed to hold handcuff s and am-munition.

A few years ago, I was looking aft er a group that had spent two weeks trav-elling across the country but hadn’t seen one RCMP offi cer in Red Serge. Our bus arrived in Hope on the way to Vancouver and we stumbled upon prep-arations for an annual pa-rade. Th ere were about 30 offi cers in Red Serge, and that tour group got the photographs they wanted. Although our photograph opportunity was cut short when the duty command-

er told me, rather sternly, “Excuse me sir, we are try-ing to put a parade togeth-er here.”

One of the problems that the RCMP face is the remoteness of the high command. In Ottawa, there may be a preoccupa-tion with national aff airs, rather than what’s import-ant out here in the west.

Th e other day I read that the BC RCMP was told that no communication could be issued unless it was in both of our offi cial languages. Personally my Canada includes Que-bec and I am prepared to make concessions to en-sure that continues. But how important is French in this province? Appar-ently, if an urgent crime communication has not been translated to French, it can’t be issued. Th at makes no sense. Issue the text in English and make the French available when convenient; that’s dealing with reality.

A much more important problem is making sure that members of our local police have a knowledge of local languages. In

this province, that means Mandarin, Korean and Punjabi, far more than it means French.

One of the problems with the Air India inves-tigation was the lack of representation within the Punjabi community. Be-cause of the national bi-lingual emphasis on hir-ing RCMP offi cers, the BC RCMP had many French-speaking offi cers but very few that spoke Punjabi.

When we lived in Surrey we saw that hiring practi-ces were changed to en-sure that the RCMP now has representation within the Punjabi commun-ity, a community of over 100,000. Th e lesson was learned.

Although I continue to support the RCMP, some people are calling for a provincial police force similar to the ones in On-tario and Quebec.

I don’t dislike the idea but perhaps we should fi rst establish a combined police force for Metro Vancouver. Th ere are several municipal police forces (such as Vancouver, Delta, New Westminster)

plus over a dozen separate RCMP detachments. One police force for the whole city would probably work better. Free to concentrate on local issues, a Metro Vancouver police force could work to solve the city’s growing crime prob-lems. It’s an idea whose time may have arrived.

Here in Peachland, we await a future census to declare that we have more than 5000 residents and we have to start paying a lot more for our police service.

I question whether po-lice services should be fi -nanced out of local taxa-tion. In my opinion, police costs should be fi nanced provincially with an ap-propriate level of service based on need, not based on what a community can aff ord. Th e future tax in-crease to pay for increased police costs may come as quite a shock. When the police arrive in eight vehicles, it doesn’t come cheap. But despite the drug problem, Peachland is a safe community to live in and we can be proud of that.


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ter Availability Analysis, the basis for water planning for Peachland, are surfacing again. Don Dobson is re-tracting his projections that Peachland has enough wa-ter for 30,000 people. Dob-son wrote the “water supply and demand” report that Urban Systems used to pre-pare the Water Master Plan. Dobson's recent update is making people wonder how much water we, the current residents of Peachland, can count on.

In his December 2010 update to Peachland Coun-cil Dobson explained how

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Originally, the analysis projected suffi cient supply for a population of 30,000 in 30 years. Th ese numbers were retracted by Mr. Dob-son at the December 14, 2010 Council of the Whole meeting when he said he regretted having made that projection. Th e supply

numbers have now been modifi ed to meet a 20-year projection for growth of 6000 new households.

I share the high level of concern amongst many Peachlanders about the fu-ture supply and the claim that we have plenty of wa-ter. Th e reports and assur-ances contradict each other, especially when we already face water restrictions. Th e data needs to be under-stood and confi rmed by the community.

Is anyone interested in determining how much is plenty? Or about the scale and 55 million dollar costs of the Water Master Plan?

We are pleased to invite interested people to a drop-in session at the Peachland branch of the Okanagan Regional Library on Tues-day, February 8, between 6 and 8 pm. We need to get engaged if we are concerned about the consequences of development projections that foresee tripling the population of our town.

I'm looking forward to hearing about your view-point on our town’s water planning then.

Dora Stewart,Peachland Residents

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Dear Editor: How ironic that, at a time when the American

public is becoming aware of their lax broadcasting standards and resultant deep political divisions, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is considering lowering the standard of its present false information law. They would alter the present law that the media “shall not broadcast any false or misleading news” to the less stringent lower level law of the US Federal Communi-cations Commission.

They would change the above law to “any news that the licensee knows is false or misleading and that en-dangers or is likely to endanger the lives, health or safety of the public.” This would make it perfectly legal for the media to broadcast false or misleading information as long as it doesn’t “endanger the lives, health or safety of the public.”

The amount of vitriolic mudslinging allowed on certain US channels is now largely being seen as cause for the corrosive divisions across the political and so-cial spectrum and perhaps even as stimulating the latest assassination attempt on one of its politicians.

A few months ago I had the opportunity to meet a significant number of Americans and every one of them was alarmed at the divisive state of their politics and the state of their media in particular. Every one of them lauded the Canadian media for its balanced approach to news and debate.

When I pointed out to them that it was the laws of our own CRTC that helped assure this stability they were impressed. Am I now to understand that Canada is going to follow the US belief in complete freedom of speech? How do you justify free speech that incites hate and discrimination through insinuation with the excuse that it causes no harm?

Clearly the pressure on the CRTC to change the law ref lects the Conservative party’s politically self-serv-ing approach to preserve and acquire power in the guise of “freedom of speech”. One has only to look at the negative advertising that is f looding the Canadian media at the moment aimed primarily at the lowest common denominator. False information? Perhaps, if manipulated to be interpreted incorrectly. Harmful? Yes, if it stirs up emotions and induces hate.

The Sun News lobbyists are out there straining at the leash to set up a Fox News North. Keep them at bay. I believe that Canadians for the most part don’t want sensationalist programming that stimulates the emotions rather than reason.

For the CRTC to give in to this kind of manipula-tion would be very, very wrong. It must stand firm! What works – works! No need to fix the false infor-mation law. We have freedom of speech already. We have freedom to criticise, to offer opinion, to laud and deplore but in a healthy, positive and construc-tive fashion. Let that be the Canadian way!

Christopher Byrd,Peachland

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Many Hats Theatre Company - Will be presen-ing “Opening Night” a comedy by Norm Foster at the Cannery Stage on 1475 Fairview Rd, Pent-iction. Jan. 27 - Feb. 19. Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 8 pm, Sun. matinee, 2 pm. Tickets available at Wine Country Visitors Centre, 553 Railway St., Pentic-ton. $19 adults, $17 seniors and students. Info. 250-493-4955.

Breakfast Speaker Series - Featuring Jim Straker fo BC Enduralite LED and Connie-gay Boyce of Valley First Credit Union at the Blind Angler Grill, Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 pm. To reserve call the Peachland Chamber of Commerce at 250-767-

2455 or email [email protected].

Peachland Visitor’s Centre - Wants your peach recipes to be included in the 2011 Peachland Visi-tors Guide. Whatever the recipe may be, make sure it highlights peaches. The top recipe(s) will be published in the guide with credit. The dead-line for submissions is Friday, Feb. 4. For more information call 250-767-2455.

Peachland Community Arts Council - Is sponsor-ing a short story contest for Peachland and West-side residents. There are two categories: Adult

and teen. Cash prizes will be awarded. Entry deadline is Satruday, Feb. 12. Drop-off your en-try at your local library. For more information call Joan at 250-767-2268 or visit www.pcartscouncil.com.

Parenting with Pizzazz - 8th annual conference for parents and care providers, Saturday, Feb. 19, 8:30 am at Martin Ave. Community Centre, 1434 Graham St., Kelowna. Come see what a differ-ence a day can make. Free onsite child minding provided. Register early, space is limited. Info. or to register, 250-762-3989.

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Chicken and the egg political campaigning

Dear Editor:

Mr. Barisoff , in his article in the View [January 21, 2011], makes a fair statement that people oft en ask government to undertake all sorts of programs but are unwill-ing to see their taxes increased to pay for the programs. California, through a num-ber of initiatives and propositions, has demanded the state government do more for them but have opposed any additional taxes. As a result California is near bankruptcy.I see this as a case of the chicken and the egg. Politicians campaign for election by promis-ing all sorts of things if they are elected. Th ey get elected on these promises and then are expected to deliver. What if a candidate campaigned on less government, less expenditures and leaving more money in the pockets of the people? He or she would probably not get elected. Weren’t a host of promises part of the Liberal’s platform in the last provincial elec-tion? I don’t recall the Liberals saying, if elected, we’re going to cut, cut, cut.

In British Columbia we need a new government that will do for the people only that which the people cannot do by themselves or do as part of a group acting together. Such a govern-ment could cut the size of the bureaucracy in absolute terms, eliminate many of the crown corporations, agencies, boards and commissions, of which there are about 88, and return the savings back to the people through tax reductions. Th ink of the cost saving to the BC taxpayer. Am I right we need a new government?

Ron Beer,Peachland

Local songbird gives farewell performance

Dear Editor:Peachland is losing one of its songbirds. Carly is moving away from the Okanagan. She

gave her farewell performance at the Dragon's Lair in West Kelowna on Saturday eve-ning. We have enjoyed her talent and song while she was here and wish her love and good fortune in her future.

Patricia and Bud Day,Peachland

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Remember the Chinese grocer in Toronto who got arrested and charged for doing a citizen's arrest? A thief had been regularly tar-geting his store, doing 'grab and run' hits. Th e grocer, Mr. Chen, tried calling the police on a number of occasions, but each time the robber was well on his way long before any help could arrive.

However, Mr. Chen had clear video of the culprit. Other merchants on the street also knew who the 'hit man' was, as a number of their stores had also been robbed by him.

Mr. Chen had been told that unless the law breaker was caught in the act it was go-ing to be pretty tough to get him arrested and convicted. So, the next time the off ender swooped down on the store Mr. Chen and his son were ready. Th ey gave chase, caught him, tied him up and called the police.

Imagine their surprise when the police arrived and, aft er the dust had settled, it was Mr. Chen who was eventually arrested, charged and faced the real possibility of jail time.

If you were watching the case at the time you will recall the public outrage that swept, not just the streets of Toronto, but went across from coast to coast. As legislators we obviously cannot directly intervene in any particular case that is before the courts. We have taken some steps though. Our govern-ment has brought forth legislation that gives citizens some protection when they take steps to defend themselves, their family or their property from criminal attacks.

Mr. Chen was eventually acquitted af-ter suff ering all kinds of personal stress and considerable expense. Th is week Prime Min-ister Harper personally visited Mr. Chen to encourage him and to give him his personal support.

In an ironic twist of timing another in-cident was in the news the day of the Prime Minister’s visit. If you haven't seen this one you can check it out on YouTube. An On-tario man had captured on video his home being attacked by three masked individuals who literally fi rebombed his dwelling and his property with multiple volleys of Molo-tov cocktails. While under attack, the owner emerged and is alleged to have fi red some shots in the air to ward off the assailants. Ap-parently, the owner is a fi rearms instructor and expert marksman who could have hit any target he had wanted to. Now he has been arrested and charged and could also possibly face jail time.

Again, we as MPs cannot directly inter-vene in court proceedings. We understand that. And again, public anger and conster-nation is everywhere on this matter. Th ere is a strong sense that the right of citizens to adequately defend themselves is in question.

For those of you here who have raised the issue with me I can assure you we are determined to get the necessary legislation

through parliament as soon as we can, which will protect citizens who are legitimately trying to protect themselves. We will be ap-pealing to the Liberals and the NDP to work with us on

this so it can move ahead without inordinate delay.

In other news, Prime Minister Harper has been honoured by the United Nations by being one of two world leaders who have been asked to give leadership and oversight to a $40 billion United Nations fund. Th is fund, provided by nations from around the world, is to be directed towards children's and maternal health in impoverished coun-tries. As Canadians we can take some pride in Canada being acknowledged in this way. Th is week the Prime Minister will be having meetings with the administrators of the fund to set guidelines and priorities.

Good news on the economic front for Ca-nadians this week. Retail spending numbers are always a measure of the level of consum-er confi dence in the economy. Economists make predictions on what the retail numbers will be over a given period of time. Th e num-bers, up to the end of November, were re-leased this week. It had been a matter of front page coverage in the national media, some time ago, that economists were predicting any gains would be weak at best.

However, the numbers just released this week showed Canadians had the discretion-ary funds and the confi dence to spend be-yond what the economists had predicted. In other words, the retail economy performed in a healthier manner than was predicted by the 'experts'. You may have missed seeing those positive growth reports this week. Th ey mostly did not appear on front pages. Th ey showed up in places in various newspapers like page D8 or C2. I never have fi gured out why positive news generally doesn't get the same profi le as negative.

I held a number of public pre-budget con-sultation round tables this week as did my colleague, MP Ron Cannan. I can tell you we are getting some good practical advice from constituents on how the government can be doing better when it comes to issues of fed-eral taxation, regulation and red tape reduc-tion.

Some of your advice will be showing up in the budget. In spite of a lot of cynicism these days regarding politics in general, indi-viduals can still come forward with ideas that make a diff erence.

Th is week I will be involved in more of these roundtables in British Columbia, Ed-monton, Alberta, and Quebec. At the risk of sounding like I favour the types of input I've been getting right here in the constitu-ency (okay, I do), I can tell you that the sug-gestions I'm getting here are as compelling as anywhere.

Th ank you for that. Keep in touch.


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Writers encouraged to enter short story contest

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By Cindy Fortin

Th e Peachland Spirit Fes-tival of Arts and Culture is fast approaching, with many events lined up for the week of February 14 to 20. A short story contest, sponsored by the Peachland Community Arts Council and New Mo-naco Enterprise Corpora-tion, is one of those events.

Th ere are two categories of adults (18+) and teens (12-17). Th e contest is open to Peachland and West Kelow-na residents. All submissions must be in by Saturday, Feb-ruary 12, a week prior to the festival. Winners will be an-nounced during the festival, on Saturday, February 19, at 4th Street Place. Th ere are cash prizes for fi rst and sec-ond place in each category, and there is no fee to enter.

Since its inception, the Peachland Community Arts Council (PCAC) has been well represented by a variety of arts, says PCAC member Sharon McPhee.

“We have sponsored arts shows, pottery workshops, theatrical productions of the Peachland Players, choral concerts of the Variety Sing-ers, and a series of festivals celebrating the broad range

of arts our community has to off er.”

Th e group hopes that by off ering this short story con-test they will encourage the community to develop an interest in the literary arts.

“Our discovery of a num-ber of published authors in the community gives us hope that their very presence along with this contest, will stimulate the forming of a Peachland literary group,” says McPhee.

In addition to the many events and displays taking place during the Spirit Arts Festival are workshops, such as with well-known local artist Robyn Lake, Lumi-naire and Learn to Paint with Wayne Powers, Quill-ing by Mary Walker, the Pin-cushion Quilters Guild, and

more. Displays will include pottery, fabric art, wall hang-ings, multi-media paintings, photography and glass.

A luminaire parade will follow the workshop, mak-ing its way from Centennial Way to 4th Street. Entertain-ers will include Dallas Ar-cand, a multi-talented world champion hoop dancer, mu-sician and fl ute player, and dancer Crystal Prince. Th e evening will be hosted by the Boys and Girls Club and will be a family event with refreshments and entertain-ment .

For more information on the writing contest, includ-ing submission guidelines, as well as other Spirit Fes-tival events, go to www.pcartscouncil.com/events.htm.

Peachland Spirit Arts Festival participants show off their large sign along Highway 97, announcing the event. Photo Frank Warburton


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At some point in the near future you may be hearing more about a proposed expan-sion to the Penticton Regional Hospital. More specifi cally this potential project is known as the Ambulatory Care Centre. As many of you are aware, advances in health care technology mean that many surgical procedures can now be in completed in a much shorter time frame then was possi-ble in the past. “Day surger-ies” as they are oft en called, along with the potential for a variety of diff erent clinics and treatments for wound care, casts, pediatrics, ma-ternity and pre-surgical screening are just a few ex-amples of the benefi ts of what can be accomplished in ambulatory care. Not only is it cost eff ective to minimize hospital stay time, many pa-tients prefer to recover in the comforts of their own home where there is also a minimum exposure to outbreaks and other viral infections that can be found in the hospital environment.

Currently in the Penticton Regional Hospital there is a lack of space for ambula-tory care as oft en the needs for the emer-gency room can overfl ow, literally, and disrupt ambulatory care. When this occurs day surgeries, and other elective surgeries can be canceled thus creating a cascading eff ect throughout the medical community and also potentially increasing the wait time for patients who may be in pain and in discomfort.

Clearly the need for an expanded Ambu-latory Care Center in Penticton is an im-portant one and I would like to recognize the eff orts of the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital District, in particu-

lar the Chair Walter Despot and interior health staff members for their diligent work on this matter.

Obviously this project would not be in-expensive and it should not be overlooked that the government monies collected from the Harmonized Sales Tax are indeed used

towards providing health care in British Columbia. In fact even with the HST collected and your monthly MSP Premiums collected there is still a healthcare re-lated funding shortfall that must be made up from other government revenue sourc-es. On the same theme of the HST there is a new web-site that has been introduced to help provide answers and information to many com-monly asked HST related questions. For further in-formation please visit the

new HST website at www.hstinbc.ca or contact my offi ce.

On a diff erent topic, riders of Penticton transit will note this week that new, elec-tronic fare boxes are now being used on city busses. Penticton will join Chilliwack, Vernon, Powell River, Cranbrook, Nelson and the Sunshine Coast in using this new Canadian manufactured system. Th e data collected from the new electronic system can be used to help streamline and improve future transit service changes. For more in-formation on this new system please visit the www.bctransit.com website.

And fi nally this week a thank you to all of the Penticton Vees fans who donated over 2,000 lbs of food in support of the Feed the Valley program. Th e next Feed the Valley event with the Penticton Vees is Friday, February 18th with the game time at 7pm.

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Th e parade ground is a little emptier at this writ-ing. Jahmes McNickle and Donald Rennie have marched off to join their Comrades in Arms who have passed away. Th ese two Legionnaires will in-deed be sadly missed by those who knew them and served with them. Th ey both served their commu-nity and country in their own unique style.

A new executive has been elected to serve Branch 69 for the next year. Each member of the executive now will chair one of the various committees which makes the Legion what it stands for in the commu-nity. If you ever wanted to help with the various activities which the Legion off ers, but wondered how to off er your expertise, contact the member of the

executive who is in charge of the committee that in-terests you. Some of these committees are: Bursary, Entertainment, House, Honours and Awards, Membership, Poppy, Pub-licity, Service, Sick and Visiting, Sports, Youth, and Ways and Means.

Attending the General Meetings is another way in which you support you Legion. Th e next meeting is at 1930 hours on Feb-ruary 28. Have you paid your membership for 2011? Don't forget! Th e 'magic card' will not work unless you have renewed your membership.

Karaoke with Anita is held on the fi rst and third Saturday for your enjoy-ment. So, put on your dancing shoes, practice your favourite song in the shower and come out to join us for a great evening of entertainment.

A big salute to Ruth and Trevor for once again tak-ing over the responsibility of running the meat draw on Saturdays. Th is exciting event begins at 1500 hours on Saturday aft ernoon.

Th e Super Bowl is just around the corner. Why not come to the Legion and watch the game on the big screen. It is much more fun to watch an exciting game in the company of friends who also enjoy the game.

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once almighty national po-lice force. It seems we are routinely hearing about the occurrence of such in-cidents. RCMP recently revealed that in 2010 there were 22 allegations made against Kelowna police of-fi cers, half of which were deemed unfounded. Four were considered legitimate and were investigated fur-ther, resulting in one as-sault charge being laid.

Wait a minute, either my math is bad, or that only adds up to 16. Perhaps we will fi nd out about the re-maining six at a later date.

And let’s not forget about Jeremy Packer, the other Kelowna resident who claims he was brutal-ized by the same offi cer as Tavares this past August over allegations of theft . Packer was thought to have stolen a boat he was legally repossessing. Packer stated that he was taken out of his truck at gunpoint and punched in the head twice by Const. Mantler, despite complying.

And it’s not just Kelowna. In 2007 Corporal Andre Turcotte of Summerland was off -duty when he beat up a man at the side of the highway aft er becoming enraged with his danger-ous driving. Turcotte was later found guilty of as-sault and was given a 60-day conditional sentence and two years probation. It seems that there was some justice in that case, weak as the punishment was.

Let’s just hope Buddy Ta-vares receives some justice as well.

Perhaps with the help of the BC Civil Liberties As-sociation, he will. Th e BC-CLA has stepped in, lodg-ing a formal complaint with the Commission of Public Complaints against Superintendent Bill Mackinnon for his claim that the arrest of Buddy Ta-vares was connected to do-mestic abuse. Const. Steve Holmes is also named in the complaint.

David Edy of BC Civil Liberties described their actions as “…a form of character smearing en-gaged in to improve pub-lic perceptions of the po-lice version of events.” He seems to be right on the mark to me.

Having said all that, what is fi rst on your speed dial? 911, of course. And why? Because despite all of the criticism and nega-tive publicity surrounding the RCMP we still rely on them to protect us. Th ey are oft en the fi rst ones we call in an emergency. We trust them to respond when we call, to be there when we need them to pro-tect us, to be waiting on the side of the street for us when we’ve only had one lousy glass of wine, at a staff Christmas party, aft er a year of hard work, raising our families and paying taxes, to make sure we are not over .05.

Sorry, I digress once again.

In all honesty, we really don’t want drunks on the roads. But we don’t want rogue Rambo cops either.

A good house cleaning would go a long way in re-storing our faith.

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Often at the beginning of a new year we are en-couraged to examine our lives, evaluate the previ-ous year and all that it brought, both good and challenging, as well as the new people we met and the new experiences we have sustained. Have we made progress with our last year’s goals? That is, if we had actually thought about some. Have we changed in any way that shows growth? For many of us the goals are sim-ple: I am going to be a more thoughtful, happy, thankful, compassionate, fill-in-the-blanks person.

But can we really set goals/resolutions if we have not first spent time thinking about who we really are? Our lives these days are full of urgencies, “Buy this...and you will be more happy, success-ful, beautiful. Just pick what you want to be and buy the commodity, sign up for the improvement course, buy that wonder-ful boat or latest elec-tronic device, sign up for the gym promo, etcetera. It is as if we can buy our way into being the person that underneath we yearn to be.

In the Gospels, Mat-

thew and Luke record what Jesus has to say about this deep yearning we have for some way of giving more meaning and joy to our lives -- joy that stays with us no matter what.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5), or “And He lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.” (Luke 6)

Now, the two versions do have different nuances or implications for our lives. The “poor in spirit”

has more to do with per-sonal humility, not put-ting self above other’s needs, working for the good of others. All these practices will bring great-er happiness, sense of purpose and the kingdom of heaven – God’s King-dom. Well, you are living it right now, as this is how we are meant to live.

Luke’s redition of Jesus’ teaching is more direct, “Blessed are the poor.” God’s blessing and grace is upon those who strug-gle to make ends meet, who struggle to keep their heads above water, for those are the people most

in need of God’s stead-fast love and compassion. Those of us who have struggled in the past, or who are struggling now, with insufficient income to cope with our basic needs of shelter, food, warmth, adequate cloth-ing and health services, know that we really don’t feel all that blessed by our struggles. The blessing comes from friends who reach out to listen to us, who offer some practical help, who make us feel valued, loved, that we matter. Now this, too, is living God’s Kingdom.

So how do we make those decisions around our goals for our lives? Decision-making is often helped by discussing our ideas and thoughts with our friends, and by us-ing our talents and skills to help us make a certain choice. But when Jesus called the first disciples (Matthew 4), Peter and Andrew, James and John, they had deeper decisions to make, for what they were being called to do was change their whole lives. Our term for this kind of life examination is called “spiritual dis-cernment” – when God is also involved in the pro-cess and choices made, and leaves room for mes-

sages or leadings from God’s holy spirit.

Now the choices we ul-timately make might be the same whatever the process, individual deci-sion-making or spiritual discernment. The dif-ference lies in how will-ing we are to be guided by divine purpose, for we undertake spiritual discernment in order to develop a richer relation-ship with God, as well as to make good decisions. For many people of faith this is an on-going pro-cess, discernment means we become open to divine guidance in our lives, as even our seemingly small decisions can have a rip-ple effect on the lives of others, that we had not ever imagined or con-sidered. And so we read scripture, we pray, and we leave ourselves open to the guiding of God’s spirit. This also allows for more thoughtful, more considered decision-making.

Did those early dis-ciples use discernment to know whether they should drop everything in their lives and follow this new teacher who called them into a new relation-ship with Him and with God, or was Jesus so com-pelling and charismatic that they couldn’t help themselves? The Gospels give idications that some disciples were impetuous, others took time to ask questions of Jesus, look-ing to know that their innermost yearnings were being addressed. So it is with us. May we all be more discerning about the decisions we make, as we never know how far the affect will be on our lives and the lives of others.

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CALL TO ARTISTS!The Peachland Arts Council is holding a SPIRIT FESTIVAL OF ARTS

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Please phone either Wayne 767-9549 or Deb 767-6796 if you would like to join our Festival.

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News From the ChamberBy Darlene Hartford

Th e Peachland Chamber

of Commerce is now off er-ing Traffi c Control Person Re-qualifi cation Exams through B.C. Construction Safety Alliance. Resource materials such as the traffi c control Manual for Work on Roadways is available prior to taking the online exam. Resource materials can be signed out at Peachland Chamber of Commerce, 5812 Beach Avenue.

Appointments are re-quired prior to taking the re-qualifi cation exam. For more information on up-grading Traffi c Control Person re-qualifi cations go to www.bccsa.ca or phone BC Construction Safety Al-liance, toll free 1-877-860-3675. For exam bookings

contact Peachland Chamber of Commerce at 250-767-2455.

Concerned about up-coming increases in util-ity fees? Jim Straker of BC Enduralite LED will speak on how to save up to 35 per cent on commercial and residential fees at the fi rst of four Breakfast Speaker Series. Th e breakfast meet-ing is open to residents and businesses concerned about projected increases of 10 per cent, each year for the next three years, by BC Hydro. Learn about opportunities to save on commercial or residential utility expenses, Tuesday, February 1 at Th e Blind Angler Grill, 7:30 to 8:30 am. Also, Connie-gay Boyce, Manager of Valley First Financial will speak on changes within Peachland’s

only banking institution. Reserve through Peachland Chamber of Commerce, $15.00 per person. Phone 250-767-2455 or stop by the Visitor Information Centre, 5812 Beach Avenue.

It’s time to bring out the Olympic red mittens in celebration of the one-year anniversary of 2010 Olym-pic Games. February 12th marks the day British Co-lumbia invited the world to the largest celebration in the history of Vancouver and the province. In celebra-tion of this historic event Peachland Fire & Rescue and Peachland Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a Schmockey Tournament at Cousins Park.

Initially, Schmockey was created to encourage com-munity participation in a

sporting event as well as cre-ate enthusiasm leading up to the Games. Th e Schmockey trophy has been won by Peachland Chamber 2005 and 2006; Peachland El-ementary School Wild Bob Cats 2007; Westside War-riors 2008 and 2010, with Peachland Fire & Rescue breaking the Warriors win-ning streak by taking the trophy in 2009.

Wear your Olympic attire and come out to the Tourna-ment on Saturday, February 12h at Cousins Park. Regis-tration is 10:00 am with the Preschooler Kickoff at 11:00 am. Referee for the tour-nament will once again be Councilor Terry Condon. Register as a player, sign up a team, or come out as a spec-tator and enjoy prizes, hot dogs and community spirit.

Th ere’s still space avail-able for Food Safe Level 1, a full day workshop on Wednesday, February 9, at Th e Gasthaus dining room, presented by Andrew Rus-sell, certifi ed food safe in-structor. Preregistration is required at Peachland Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Information Centre. Th is course qualifi es par-ticipants to work in the food industry or participate in events that involve serving food to the public. Th e cost is $79.00 per person.

Mills Basics, offi ce prod-uct suppliers throughout B.C., has created reusable notebook covers made from Vancouver 2010 Olympic Banners. Banners varied in colour and design there-fore each notebook cover is an original. All sales pro-

ceeds will be donated to H.A.V.E. Café, a culinary training school for people facing employment barri-ers in downtown eastside, Vancouver; H.A.V.E. stands for Hope, Action, Values, and Ethics. Mills Basics has been practicing “greener processes” for more than 20 years, with the recycled ban-ner notebook being only one of their “green practices”. Cost is $17.99. To order your Vancouver 2010 Olympic Banner Notebook, contact Doreen Bartrom 250-462-0290.

Property Manager, Debra Porter, is now located at MacDonald Realty 5842 Beach Avenue. Also new to the Peachland offi ce of Mac-Donald Realty is Manuella Farnsworth, Nicole Stevens, and Suzie Doratti.


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No need to panic as Valentine’s Day approaches. Cathy Mulvihill of Your Dollar Store with More is more than happy to help you with all your Valentine’s decorating needs.

Photo Constance Roth

Berkely Stuart, of the Pincushion Quilters Guild, displays the latest quilt she is working on. Th e guild meets every second and fourth Wednesday at the Peachland Recreation Centre to work on their projects and for socializing. Photo Constance Roth

Maria Dagis of Peachland pairs up with Roger Woods of West Kelowna for a fast game of pickleball at the Peachland Recre-

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Several Peachland Elementary School students took part in Crazy Hair Day on Wednesday. Th is group’s expressions seem to match their hair-

styles perfectly. In the photo are Garrick W, Kaylene E, Kennedy A, Coral W, Madison S, Tyler M, Macie D, Lindsay T, Emma P, Jenelle D, Kezia

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Peachland Librarian Tara Th ompson looks very serious as

she makes sure everything is done “by the book”.

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Th e RCMP was busy early Sunday morning at 4848 Princeton Avenue. Eight police

cars were at the residence located just past Turner Avenue. No word yet on what drew

such a response.

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4 Lake View Lots For SaleThe Owner says “SELL”. These lots have great lake & mountain views, water & sewer & all services. Great location that is only minutes to down town & beach. Call Shirley for maps & take advantage of this opportunity, buy 1 or All. Lot 2 - .37 of an acre $200,000 (MLS 9223963), Lot 4 -.25 of an acre $200,000 (MLS 9223945) , Lot 5 - .28 of an acre $200,000 (MLS 9223979) AND Lot

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3580 Gates Road S, West KelownaLOOK... at this great opportunity. Over 10 acres, NOT IN ALR. Lakeview holding property or start process for future sub-division. OCP shows R1 zoning. 1995, 4 bed, 3 bath with triple detached garage. Gently sloping 10 acres make this the ideal property to build walk-out ranchers with amazing lakeviews. Municipal water and sewer scheduled to be available mid 2011. Close to schools, golf courses, skiing, and just minutes to downtown West Kelowna$2,195,000 MLS®10020983

203-3996 Beach Avenue.Enjoy the lifestyle offered at Lakeshore Gardens. Just a stone’s throw to the lake, this complex offers a variety of amenities including an outdoor pool and the conve-nience of a central location within walk-ing distance to beach, parks, shopping, restaurants & pubs. This well-maintained 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit is move in ready and includes 6 appliances, window cover-ings and heated floors in bathroom. Ideal for year round living or vacation getaway!

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330-3996 Beach Ave, PeachlandBeautiful 3 bed/2 bath unit in Lakeshore Gardens! Covered balcony, kitchen with 4 s/s appliances, granite counters & tiled backsplash, gas fireplace, modern lighting & neutral colours, outdoor pool, gym and unbeatable beach access at your doorstep. Offered at $359,000 MLS ®10004987

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Pride of ownership in this bright 4 bed/3 bath lakeview rancher walkout. Enjoy the quiet lifestyle the Okanagan has to offer,

yet only minutes to downtown Peachland. Parklike setting including u/g irrigation, water feature, mature fruit trees and its own white picket fence! RV park, A/C, gleaming hardwood, new HWT, and so much more. MLS ®10021134

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208-4340B Beach Ave,

Peachland

Take time to view this SEMI-LAKE FRONT townhome. Use as a full time residence (55+) or a summer home. Superb updates

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