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ELECTION 2026

COUNCIL CONTENDERS AWAIT OFFICIAL APPROVAL Some rule themselves out from consideration

CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR: MANSELL, GAIL Peachland, BC VAN MINSEL, PATRICK Peachland, BC

CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR: BAECKER, MARISSA Peachland, BC BANI-SADR, ALI Peachland, BC BROPHY, RANDEY Peachland, BC GLASMAN, ALENA Peachland, BC HALL, ERIC Peachland, BC

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By Keith Fielding

fter serving on Council for 21 consecutive years Councillor Terry Condon has decided not seek re-election. “I love Peachland and It’s been an honour for me to have served for as long as I have, but all good things come to an end. It is time for me to ease into retirement.” And one other currently serving councillor will not be returning. Councillor Dave Collins, has decided not to seek a second term in office. choosing instead to focus on his ongoing

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business commitments. With two candidates for mayor, Gail Mansell and Patrick Van Minsel, that leaves nine candidates seeking six council seats: four incumbents Ali Bani-Sadr, Randey Brophey, Alena Glasman, and Rick Ingram; one former councillor, Eric Hall; and four others, Marissa Baecker, Chris Richardson, Ashley Rodenbush, and Shayne Therault. Thank you candidates. Contact us: editor@peachlandpost. net with a head and shoulders picture and 180 words for a free of charge opportunity to explain why you are running.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Peachland Library Summer Reading Program On Saturday, September 5th there was a medal presentation with Mayor Van Minsel and Counsellor Condon. Children received their reading medal, certificate, a prize and a book. Ruth Wilson came up with the winning name for the Reading Club’s mascot orangutan – Old Stan. Congratulations to everyone!

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ELECTION 2026

Meet Peachland Council candidate Ashley Rodenbush

Hello Peachland! I’m Ashley Rodenbush, a wife, mom of three, local business owner and proud Peachland resident. I’m excited to put my name forward for Peachland Council. Peachland isn’t just where my family and I live; it’s our home. Like many people, I’ve spent years focused on raising my family, working and building a life here. I genuinely care about what happens and where our community is headed.

I have a bachelor’s degree in Ecotourism and a background in logistics and small business. I’m curious by nature and love to learn. Since deciding to run, I’ve been reading everything I can, asking questions and talking with people throughout our community. My priorities are simple: Public Safety. Smart Spending. Strong Community. That means protecting our water, being prepared for fire, respecting taxpayers’ dollars and keeping Peachland a safe, connected community. I’m not running because I believe I have all the answers. I’m running because I’m willing to ask the questions, listen, do my homework and stand behind practical decisions with the whole community in mind. I would be honoured to earn your vote on October 17th.

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GEORGE PRINGLE

The legacy lives on with new school George Pringle’s name once again graces new high school

By Jeff McDonald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

t’s close to a hundred years since George Pringle, one of Peachland’s favourite sons, walked the town’s streets and preached to his flock of believers. When school’s back in a year from now in the Central Okanagan School District, some Peachland kids will be attending the brandnew George Pringle Senior Secondary School in West Kelowna. The new school at 3370 Elliot Road in West Kelowna, due to open in 2027, will carry

on Pringle’s legacy. It will sit on the site of the first high school to bear his name, built in 1949. George Robert Pringle was a United Church minister in Peachland and Westbank in the late 1930s before going overseas to fight in World War II, where he was killed. Pringle was born and raised in Vancouver and attended the University of British Columbia, where he excelled academically and in athletics, said Peachland historian Richard Smith. “He was a champion basketball player with UBC, and they won the Canadian championship in basketball, and he shared his skills with the kids in Westbank and Peachland,” said Smith. Pringle was a well-known

figure in Peachland and Westbank, popular and admired for the emotional depth of his sermons and how much he cared about his parishioners. He didn’t have family but had many friends in town, Smith said. Pringle’s family had a long history of military service, which may have driven him to go overseas himself in the Second World War. Pringle’s father had been gassed and wounded in the First World War. When the war broke out in 1939, Pringle joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and trained as a flying officer. Smith said he has a photo of Pringle standing in front of a totem pole in Jasper, Alberta, taken a few days before he left to go overseas.

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GEORGE PRINGLE

New school connects students to an important time in history FROM PAGE 3

crashed in England in 1943. He had already survived one crash, said Smith. “He was a navigator on bombers protecting the convoys coming into England from across the Atlantic. He crashed once in an airplane before he was killed and he was rescued from the sea and he went on to a different aircraft, a Halifax bomber, and he didn’t crash in the sea the second time, he crashed on land.” Pringle was buried in a churchyard in the village of Branscore in the English county of Hampshire. “He had a girlfriend in at UBC that he’d met when he was at Union College, the theological college there, and they were great pals. And she was absolutely devastated when he was killed

in the war and she couldn’t wait to go over to England and lay flowers at his grave,” said Smith, who has a photograph of her visiting and laying a wreath on his grave after the war ended. Pringle’s grave was marked only by a wooden cross in the years after the war but has since been replaced by a granite tombstone, Smith said, and it continues to be maintained by local churchgoers in Branscore to this day. When it came time to dedicate a newly built high school in what was then Westbank in 1949, Smith said there many candidates for whom it could have been named, including early pioneers who had settled on the west side of Okanagan Lake, but George Pringle’s name stood out. That high school was con-

the site to renew and refresh it verted to an elementary school and we didn’t want to lose any in 2003, and decommissioned of that history and legacy.” and closed in 2022. When the The characteristics that denew George Pringle Secondary fined George Pringle in his work School opens next year, Smith said as a minister and as a flying Peachland students will be able officer – commitment to serving to feel the connection to a time community and country – are ones when so many young people in that the school board has been Peachland and West Kelowna lost promoting since 1949 when the their lives in a global conflict. first high school opened, and will “It’s an extremely important continue to promote when the new connection, particularly with the George Pringle Senior Secondary all the turmoil in the political opens next fall, Derosiers said. situations with Canada and the “A lot of the work done at that United States and world events,” school since 1949 also exemplifies he said. “It was a tragic loss that those characteristics. And those these young men are gone from are the characteristics we want our society and could no longer to instill in our community and contribute, and I think we should in our children,” she said. “We never, ever forget what they did. always hope in the moment we It was the ultimate sacrifice.” live in that it will be a continuing Smith said Pringle’s RCAF legacy of education and purpose friends used to come to Reand community, well, forever.”•• membrance Day services in Peachland. One year Pringle’s sister attended the ceremony > edwardjones.ca and gave his war medals to the school named after her brother. > edwardjones.ca Chantelle Derosiers, vice-chair of the board of Central Okanagan > edwardjones.ca Public Schools, said the school board’s decision to name the new high school in honour of George Pringle came quickly. “It was pretty much taken from > edwardjones.ca the moment we decided that we were repurposing that school site, and I think it was a direct recogniA more personal approach tion of what this means to the comto your financial goals is munity in Peachland and in West right around the corner. Kelowna and Westbank as well.” A •more personal approach to your Estate planning financial goals is right around the corner. Derosiers said the high school • Estate planning • Retirement planning that first bore Pringle’s name • Investing: RRSP, TFSA, RESP planning has its own legacy after so many • Retirement planning •• Estate Estate planning Retirement CALL US planning TODAY people attended the school over • Investing - RRSP, TFSA, RESP • Investing - RRSP, TFSA, RESP Retirement planning more than 70 years. “For many • Estate planning Call us Shayn today Shayn Moritz people that have young children • Investing RRSP, TFSA, RESP Shayn Moritz, CFP® • Retirement planning now, they graduated there. And Moritz, Advisor Financial Advi Call us today Financial 5860 B Beach Avenue ® often their parents did as well Peachland, BC V0H 1X7 CFP • Investing - RRSP, TFSA, RESP 250-767-3358 Call us today and there’s a lot of heritage, Financial Advisor Shayn Moritz, CFP® 5860 B Beach emotion, community engagement 5860 B Financial Advisor Peachland, BC Beach • Avenue Call Shaynand Moritz, CFP® with the school whatAvenue that us today 5860 B Beach Peachland, BC Financial Advisor 250-767-3358 means to them,” she said. “So 1X7 Peachland, BC V0H V0H 1X7 Shayn Moritz, CFP® 5860 Avenue we saw it 250-767-3358 more B asBeach repurposing 250-767-3358 •

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The brain and body both benefit from a good night’s sleep

ow are you sleeping? When someone asks this, we’re more inclined to think about the hours per night that we sleep, and not “how” we are actually sleeping. Many of us toss and turn to get comfortable and shift from our back, to the side and then our front, continuing this nocturnal roll. Not only is our body trying to rest and recover while we sleep, but our brain is trying to detox in the night. We do this through the lymphatic system. In case you hadn’t heard, we have a network of lymphatic vessels in the membranes surrounding the brain, the glymphatic system, as well as those that run adjacent to our vascular system in the rest of our body. In 2015, neuroscientist at the University of Virginia’s school of medicine discovered that the

research study on brain is surrounded the brain’s lymphatic by lymph. Knowing system out of Stony that this system has Brook University in a significant role to New York. The study play in our immune showed that toxins response, we also now in our brain, known know that it is affected as beta-amyloid by our sleep habits. plaque, drain when Taking care of yourwe’re sleeping and self and avoiding situWELLNESS that lateral sleeping ations where you could Dawn Boys took precedence be exposed to catching over stomach or back sleeping. a virus are sure ways to stay safe Dr. Benveniste and his colfrom seasonal illnesses, but what about your sleep? We’ve all heard leagues used MRIs (magnetic that 6-8 hours of sleep is good for resonance imaging) and stated that us but until just a few years ago, “analysis showed us consistently we had no idea how much it’s that glymphatic transport was most needed. We weren’t aware that effective in lateral position when how we position ourselves during compared to supine or prone.” sleep would affect detoxification The importance of these glymand immune boosting potential. phatic (brain lymph) pathways reIn August of 2015, the Journal moving the neurotoxins is that they of Neuroscience published a have the capacity to remove plaque

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which increases the chances of developing Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases. Many types of dementia are linked to poor sleeping habits and disturbances which can accelerate memory loss. Even in nature, animals are more likely to sleep on their sides and as it turns out, the majority of people do prefer to sleep on their side. Another important point to note is that the times that we sleep should coincide with the rhythms of nature or Circadian Rhythm’s. Sleeping on your side is shown to help with glymphatic detoxification but going to bed at 1 a.m. and getting up at 10 is not congruent with a healthy sleep hygiene. We should try to go to bed before 10 p.m. and try to wake with the sunrise to align with these detoxification processes as the dark and light are when our bodies get the signals to do the cleaning. And so, this impressive lymphatic system has quite an investment in our wellbeing. Our bodies have the wisdom to heal us if we just help them out a bit. I’ll bid you a good night, and don’t forget to sleep on the left or the right!

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TRAVEL PART TWO

Americans love our gardens (and us)

By Eric Hall

y Road Scholar tour group really enjoyed their time in Victoria. And after visiting the Butchart Gardens, a local guide led us on a walking tour of downtown. The two significant buildings there are the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and the Empress Hotel; both were designed by Francis Rattenbury. As a successful architect, Rattenbury was a young man from England but he became one of the most famous citizens of Victoria. But after the scandal of his divorce, he moved back to England with his new wife, Alma. They hired a young chauffer and after Rattenbury started to drink heavily, Alma started a relationship with the chauffer. He became jealous of Rattenbury and

one night he killed Rattenbury by hitting him on the head with a wooden mallet. A book by Terry Reksten just titled “Rattenbury” gives you all the details. We visited several gardens in Victoria starting with Government House. This is the official home of B.C.’s Lieutenant Governor and has some beautiful gardens, which are maintained by volunteers. It is free to visit and has some great Redwood trees. Although not native to BC, the Redwoods grow well in the Victoria area. No trip to Victoria would be complete without a walk around Beacon Hill Park, which is close to downtown. The park includes bridges, lakes and ponds with a variety of ducks and birds. We were told about the many interesting trees and shrubs, and enjoyed seeing peacocks roaming around the lawns.

We had afternoon tea at the Abkhazi garden; both the garden and the tea house were well-received. The name Abkhazi comes from an ethnic group that lives in Georgia on the Black Sea. Prince Nicholas Abkhazi left the area after the Bolshevik Revolution. After a complicated and interesting life, he and his wife settled in Victoria. It is another fascinating life history, worth reading about. The next day we visited the Horticultural Centre of the Pacific in Saanich just outside of Victoria. Victoria’s mild Pacific winters allow for year round gardening, making this a great place to visit anytime. They have a Winter Garden, a Japanese Garden, a Zen Garden, a Rhododendron Garden, and a Heather Garden; all maintained by volunteers. The members of my group

were from many different parts of the United States and they were quite surprised to learn about the winter weather in the Vancouver/Victoria area. There is a tendency to think of the 49th parallel as a climatic boundary, which it definitely is not. But it was the cool summer temperatures that attracted the visitors from Florida and Arizona in my group. As a tour leader, there are two subjects that we are told to avoid: religion and politics. But because of the trade war, it was hard to avoid conversations about Canada/US relations. The message I got from the group was universally positive. These Americans expressed their love of Canada and their embarrassment about recent events. There was one name that was not spoken about with any affection; guess who!

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POST ELECTION

THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF PEACHLAND AND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 - ZONE II 2026 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING PUBLIC NOTICE IS GIVEN AS FOLLOWS: ADVANCE VOTING DATES AND LOCATION

TWO ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES will be HELD between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., OCTOBER 7, 2026 PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE 4450 6TH STREET, PEACHLAND, BC V0H 1X6 - and – OCTOBER 14, 2026 PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE 4450 6TH STREET, PEACHLAND, BC V0H 1X6 ELECTOR REGISTRATION You may register at the time of voting by completing the application form available at the voting place and making a declaration that you meet the requirements to be registered as set out below: RESIDENT ELECTORS: To register as a resident elector you must: • be 18 years of age or older on general voting day October 17, 2026; • be a Canadian citizen; • be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting); • be a resident of the District of Peachland on the day of registration (at time of voting); and • not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law. NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: To register as a non-resident property elector you must: • be 18 years of age or older on general voting day October 17, 2026; • be a Canadian citizen; • be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting); • be a registered owner of real property in the District of Peachland for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting); • not be entitled to register as a resident elector; and • not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law. In addition, for non-resident property electors: • The only persons who are registered owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust.

• If more than one individual is registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the individual owners, register as a non-resident property elector. In addition, in order to register at time of voting: Resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners.

TYPES OF DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE ACCEPTED AS IDENTIFICATION You must produce at least two (2) documents that provide evidence of your identity and place of residence, at least one (1) of which must contain your signature. The following classes of documents will be accepted: a) a Driver’s Licence; b) an Identification Card such as i. a photo BC services card; ii. a non-photo BC services card; c) an Owner’s Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle Licence issued by ICBC d) a BC CareCard or BC Gold CareCard; e) a Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security Request for Continued Assistance Form SDES8, (now “Monthly Form EA181”); f) a Social Insurance Number card; g) a Citizenship Card; h) a real property tax notice; i) a credit card or debit card; or j) a utility bill (such as electricity, natural gas, water, telephone or cable services). The above-mentioned identification documents MUST be accepted by election officials. An election official may also accept other forms of documents that provide evidence satisfactory to the election official (e.g., a valid, current passport). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THESE MATTERS, please contact the Election Office: Phone: 250-767-3704 Email: elections@peachland.ca Web: www.peachland.ca/elections

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PLAYBOOK LESSONS

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Randey Brophy has coached youth soccer and baseball for 32 years. He spearheaded the drive for Turner Park to be redeveloped as a multiuse field in 2022 and formed the Peachland Youth Soccer club in 2023. He also manages and plays on a Peachland seniors slo-pitch team.

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Allie and I recently visited my daughter Erin and husband Anders in Gibsons and their adorable daughters, aged 5 and 2. The oldest is already playing soccer. Both have a spare Tykes PEACHLAND SOCCER jersey from their granddad. Having coached both Erin and Sean in soccer and baseball when they were growing up, here’s a bit of advice from Dad on teaching their young children sports. 1. Keep it fun Enthusiasm is contagious. For example, teach the mechanics of how to dribble a ball, keeping the ball close, using the inside and outside of your foot to change direction. But then have a game of Keep Away where the coach is yelling “Gimme that Ball” and the kids are dribbling around him/her. And if you yell “Stop calling me a pylon!!” when the kids dribble around you, I guarantee every kid will keep trying to dribble around you, simply to call you a pylon. 2. Let the kids win We’ve had parents vs children soccer games for 34 years now, and the parents have never won once. Make the kids work for the win but always encourage them and give them the opportunity to win. People come back to positive experiences. 3. Get the parents involved in teaching their children Once you’ve taught young children

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how to pass a soccer ball, get the parents involved by asking the kids to teach their parents how to pass. The kids enjoy the role reversal and remember what to do themselves and the parents are encouraged to practice passing later with their children at home. 4. Keep it in perspective When your son or daughter’s team loses a game, it is not the end of the world. And it is not your child’s fault, another child’s fault, nor the referee’s fault. Keep it positive, dwell on a good play your child/team made and say if we work on this or that you’ll do better next time. Then move on. 5. Enjoy the moment Your son or daughter is growing up with their friends playing on a team together and learning team play, responsibility and a positive work ethic. How to win and how to lose. Many studies show a relationship between playing team sports as a child and the child having greater social, academic and career success later in life. 6. Take lots and lots of pictures Chances are some of your children’s fondest memories and closest friends will both result from playing youth sports. Capture the moments to cherish them forever. A friend captured a picture of my son, now in his 30’s, scoring his first goal in soccer at the age of 5. That picture is framed in our living room. Hope some of this helps. The greatest reward a parent and a coach can receive is when the children they have coached choose to coach their own children in that same sport later in life.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The food waste question Contributed Article

Most of British Columbia now collects food scraps separately and composts them. The Central Okanagan buries its food waste in a landfill that turns it into renewable natural gas. Which approach is right — and who gets to decide?

very week, tens of thousands of Central Okanagan households put out a garbage cart. Mixed into it is the single largest recoverable material left in the residential waste stream: food. Those scraps are hauled to the Glenmore Landfill, where they decompose and produce methane — a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide over the short term. At Glenmore, much of that methane is captured, upgraded into Renewable Natural Gas and injected into FortisBC’s system rather than vented. That is a real environmental benefit, and it is what makes this region’s version of the food waste debate different from everyone else’s. In most communities the question is whether to bother composting. Here the question is sharper:

Is food waste worth more buried beneath a landfill as renewable natural gas, or above ground as compost? The Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) has been working through that question for more than a decade. Today, despite repeated studies and steady public interest, the region remains one of the few major urban areas in British Columbia without universal curbside residential food-waste collection. A different path than the rest of B.C. Across the province, residential organics diversion has become the norm rather than the exception. Metro Vancouver municipalities, Victoria, Nanaimo, Kamloops, and Summerland all collect residential food waste separately from garbage. The Province encourages diversion because it reduces landfill disposal, lowers greenhouse-gas emissions and produces compost and other beneficial products. But the Province stops short of requiring every regional district to run curbside collection. That decision sits with local government — which means it sits with the RDCO Board, not with Victoria.

2026 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION MAIL BALLOT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE Mail Ballot Voting is available to all eligible electors for the District of Peachland 2026 General Local Election. Applications are now available at the District of Peachland office located at 5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC V0H 1X7 and on our website at www.peachland/elections.ca

The trade-off nobody is hiding The RDCO’s 2022 Food Waste Feasibility Study examined costs, greenhouse-gas impacts, collection systems and processing options. It states plainly that diverting residential food waste would reduce future landfill gas production available for RNG generation, while noting that landfill gas would continue to be produced from organic material already buried at the site. The regional district’s Solid Waste Management Plan is equally direct: residential organics would continue to be collected with garbage while the Regional District considered the need to maintain landfill gas recovery at Glenmore. That is unusual language in a waste plan, and it deserves attention rather than accusation. The trade-off is documented, not concealed. What has not happened is a public decision about how to weigh it. Should maximizing landfill gas production be an objective of waste management, or should keeping organics out of the landfill remain the primary goal? Reasonable people disagree. The point is that residents have never been shown the arithmetic. The study did not recommend doing nothing The feasibility study reached a second conclusion that has received far less attention. It found that if source-separated food waste were sent to an established private-sector processing facility, the RDCO could avoid the capital cost of building its own composting plant. On that basis, the report recommended the Regional District reconsider adding residential food waste to its existing yard waste collection program. Several years later, that recommendation has not been acted on.

Governance and representation A further dimension of the debate is structural. Kelowna is by far the largest municipality in the RDCO and holds substantial representation on the Regional Board. The City of Kelowna also owns and operates the Glenmore Landfill, including its landfill gas infrastructure. Both statements are simply facts. Supporters of the current approach argue that maximizing the value of existing public infrastructure is prudent financial management. Critics argue that burying recoverable food waste sits poorly with the circular-economy principles the region says it supports. Both positions are defensible, and neither is evidence of bad faith. But good governance asks that institutional incentives be named openly rather than left for residents to infer. What has changed since the study The processing question has also moved on since the earlier analyses were done. Brenda Renewables operates a permitted organics composting facility at the former Brenda Mine site west of Peachland, developed with Ntityix Development Corporation, the economic development arm of Westbank First Nation. According to the company, the facility is permitted for 25,000 tonnes a year, produces Class A compost, and has an application for a significantly larger capacity in review. Most of the compost it produces goes back into re-vegetating the mine site itself under a native-species restoration program. The company has said it also intends to add anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas production in a later phase; that stage is planned, not built. CONTINUED NEXT PAGE

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Where is organic waste the most valuable? Whether that facility is permitted for the specific residential feedstocks a curbside program would generate, and what capacity it could commit, are questions the RDCO can answer directly by asking. That is the point: the processing conversation has changed materially since the region last studied the issue, and the analysis has not been updated to reflect it. If regional processing capacity is available, the discussion shifts. It is no longer about whether the material can be handled locally. It is about whether the region chooses to collect it.

offsetting benefits — avoided disposal cost, extended landfill life, greenhouse-gas reductions and compost production? • How do the economics compare against current thirdparty processing options, rather than the options available when the study was commissioned? • What would a curbside organics program cost the average household per year? • How would bear-resistant collection requirements affect implementation and cost in this region? None of these require another multi-year study. They require the existing numbers to be brought into public view.

What residents deserve to know Before any further decision, the RDCO is in a position to publish answers to a short list of questions. Each of them can be answered with data the Regional District and the City of Kelowna already hold: • How much annual revenue is associated with Glenmore’s landfill-gas operations, directly and indirectly? • How much landfill gas production would actually be lost under a residential food-waste program, and over what timeframe? • What is the value of the

A decision, not another study The RDCO deserves credit for examining residential organics diversion carefully rather than committing to an expensive program it had not costed. Caution in public spending is not a failing. But studies do not divert waste. Programs do. Technology has improved, processing options have expanded, provincial policy has continued to push toward diversion, and neighbouring communities have shown curbside collection can work under a range of conditions. Whether the Regional

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It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of

JOANNE FORSYTH. October 18, 1950 - August 30, 2026

Joanne touched the lives of many throughout her years as an elementary-school teacher/music specialist. Generations will remember her enthusiasm of music, her love of song and the joy she brought to her community. A celebration of Joanne’s life will be held at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, Penticton on October 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Reception to follow.

Those who knew Joanne are invited to remember her with a smile, a dance, or perhaps a song she once taught them.

District ultimately keeps its current approach or introduces curbside organics, residents are entitled to a decision grounded in transparent evidence, updated financial analysis and a clear account of the trade-offs.

The question is no longer whether food waste has value. Everyone agrees it does. The question is where that value is best realized — and that debate belongs in public.••

♥ IN MEMORY OF

Jeffery Iverson

February 15, 1976 ~ August 29, 2026 It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our dear Jeffery Iverson. Jeff departed peacefully in his home in West Kelowna at the age of 50. Jeff is survived by his partner of 20 tinkering in his truck, his camper, or his years, Alicia Arason, and her two children garage, always working on a new project Kaylin and Kendrick Arason, his aunt with detailed blueprints that he drew by Eleatha Reniers and her husband Chris hand. He loved being outside: 4x4ing Reniers, and his uncle Don (Peggy) in his truck, scootering around town, or Mathieson. He was predeceased by his gliding on Okanagan Lake in his little beloved parents Ron and Marj Iverson, Boston Whaler boat. and his brother Scott (Scotty) Iverson. His loved ones will remember him Jeff was born in Regina but he as a gentle, kind, and quirky soul, who grew up, and spent most of his life, in extended his generosity to his loved ones Peachland. Most Peachlander’s knew his and strangers alike. His approach to life friendly face. In his early adult life, he was was admirable: Jeff ’s brave spirit and often dashing down Beach Avenue on spontaneous nature reminds us to take his rollerblades or jumping off the high on life’s challenges and adventures with dive at Swim Bay to find relief from the carefree ease. Okanagan sun. He found joy in the water: Jeff, our lives are forever changed swimming, fishing, and on his boat. without you. We miss and love you When Jeff wasn’t at the kitchen beyond words. Over. table doodling on his to-do lists, he was ♥ A celebration of life will be held on Saturday September 26 at 2pm at the Edgewater Pub in Peachland.

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LAND ACT: Notice of Application for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Peachland Sportsmen’s Association from Peachland BC, has applied to the Ministry of Water, Lands and Resource Stewardship (WLRS), Thompson Okanagan Region, for a Community – Gun Range on Provincial Crown land located at 4.5 KM up from the cattle guard on Lower Brenda Mine Road on the east side of the road ( the former Peachland Transfer Gravel Pit). WLRS invites comments on this application, the Land’s file is 3413765, Written comments concerning this application should be directed to Crown.Lands.Thompson.Okanagan@gov.bc.ca or 441 Columbia Street, Kamloops, V2C 2T3. Comments will be received by WLRS up to October 29, 2026. WLRS may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the Applications, Comments and Reasons for Decision Database at http://comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/ for more information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. Access to these records requires the submission of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. Visit http://www.gov.bc.ca/freedomofinformation to learn more about FOI submissions.

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FAIR HIGHLIGHTS

Fun at the fair!

he Peachland Fall Fair held last weekend at the community centre was a celebration of the harvest season. The theme of the 107th annual fair was Hands That Harvest, Hearts That Craft. Showcase categories included baking and preserves, flowers, needlework, fruit and nuts, vegetables, eggs & honey, handicrafts, flower arranging, and photography, including junior photography. The zucchini car races were extremely popular with lots of entries, and organizers are considering making them a permanent part of the fair.

The Fuzzy Peach Cafe sold out of peach, strawberry rhubarb, and Saskatoon berry pies. In the scarecrow competition, the funniest scarecrow went to Peachland Dental Centre while Public Favourite number one was Peachland Pete from the Peachland Wellness Centre, seen below. Second went to Luigi from Cibo & Vines, while third place to the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber also won the Most Creative Scarecrow. Organizers wish to thank all the sponsors and volunteers and all who attended the fair and made it a huge success.

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FIRESMART TIPS

Small steps to reduce fire hazards around your home

ildfires are regularly threatening our Peachland community. With some key changes and upgrades in your yard, you can create a more resilient zone. The 1.5 metres around your home is a vital buffer space to keep free of flammable materials, to prevent the spread of embers or flames. Although you most likely

Photo: FireSmart BC website

Mock Orange is a great selection for a FireSmart plant.

GOOD GARDENING Megan Gooder

aren’t designing your landscaping from scratch, there are many small changes that can be done to mitigate flammability. Trees can be transplanted to be more spaced out to reduce the ‘ladder fuel’ and continuity. Use inorganic mulches, such as rock or gravel, near your home, instead of wood chips or even dried leaves. Add compost instead of a wood mulch to retain moisture in your garden beds. Distance can be created by adding a rock pathway or a dry creek bed. Firesmart plants can be slowly added to your garden. The best plants for wildfires

have high moisture content, open branching to reduce flammability and promote leaf drop, and don’t contain ignitable oils. Succulents are valuable because their leaves retain large amounts of water. Sedum species, or ice plants (Delosperma species) are great options with a variety of bloom colours. Mock orange (Philadelphus lewisii) is a native shrub with high moisture content in its leaves. It can handle a serious prune, so it is easily accessible to remove any dead leaf buildup and maintain open spacing. High risk plants have twigs, needles, or other dead material within the plant. Plants for suggested removal include ev-

ergreens, such as cedars (Thuja species), junipers, and pines. Although they are highly flammable, removal can be difficult, expensive, and not realistic. An alternative to removal would be to prune up lower branches to 2 metres high, and rake pine needles, cones, and dead material regularly to prevent embers from igniting. Remove any dead materials from accumulating near the centre, which is very common in cedars. Grass should be kept shorter than 10 cm and kept as moist as possible. Of course a moist lawn is difficult with our water restrictions and shortages, but providing long, deep waterings will encourage root growth, which

will eventually increase moisture. Instead of bagging your cut grass, leave it behind on your lawn to conserve moisture, as well as provide nutrients. White Dutch clover (Trifolium repens) is a great drought tolerant, fire-resistant choice for replacing lawns. It keeps soil moist and will not dry out with lack of water. These strategic choices can alleviate the extra stress of fire season. By prioritizing fire-resistant plants, regular cleanup and removal of dead materials, you can give your home the best chance in a wildfire. Nurseries have FireSmart tags, as well as information booths to help guide you through your choices. Free property visits from a certified expert are available for home assessments for wildfire risks through the FireSmart BC Wildfire Mitigation Program. Join the Sowers and Growers Garden Club on Friday, September 25th to hear me speak about Putting the Garden to Bed -- including fall maintenance, seed saving, and more! Presentation is at 1pm at the Little Schoolhouse.

Megan Gooder lives in Peachland and is a Production Horticulturalist with a background in Permaculture and Landscape Design.

ROAD NAME

The Law family, the Coldham family and the Morsh family were among the first settlers in the upper Trepanier area and together they built a dam at a lake above them to help irrigate their land in the dry summers. They named it Lacomo Lake, creating a word with the first two letters of their respective surnames. Lacomo subsequently morphed into Lacoma and the lake is still accessible only by a substantial hike from the end of Trepanier Road. Law Street, in the upper Princeton area, is named for this Law family, whose arrival in Peachland began when Roscoe E. Law came from Qu’Appelle in 1901. He and his wife Eva had four children, one of whom was Ivy, who became Ivy Bradbury. Some of her writings about early days in Peachland are contained in the book, The Pioneer Families of Peachland, available at the Peachland Museum. They include a poignant account of life following the Extracted from The Road Names of Peachland: early death of her mother in 1913. When Ivy died in 1998, she was the person who had The Origins of Their Names 2nd Edition lived the longest in Peachland. Sadly, the names of three of her cousins appear on the Peachland Cenotaph, as casualties in World War I.

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This lake is the main water source of Trepanier Creek along with some water from Silver Lake, named for pioneer John Silver. The origin of the name “Lacoma “ is most fascinating, being named for three of the pioneer families that homesteaded on the Trepanier ﬂats: the LA from the Law family; the “CO” from the Coldham family; and the “MA” corrupted from the Morsh family when MA was used instead of MO. Thus “Lacoma” It is a park area now and is a stunning beautiful lake at the end of the North fork of Trepanier Creek as well as a long walk to get to it. It is the only small mountain lake I have seen with an island, a sandy beach, a waterfall, a shale slide, a marsh, a bot of original log dam and amazing trout ﬁshing!

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SEPTEMBER 19-25 We invite you to post your group’s meeting times. Registration may be required. Please contact the organization for more details.

SATURDAY

50 PLUS ACTIVITY CENTRE Carpet Bowling 9:30-noon OKANAGAN FOLK SCHOOL Wire Pigs & Chickens 10 AM-2 PM Story Slam Ticketed Event PEACHLAND ART GALLERY Hours Wed. to Sun. 10 AM-4 PM “The Shape of Freedom: Whispers from the Edge” Banu Tulumen Kids’ Art Lab Register 10 AM PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE First Aid Level 2 8:30 AM-4:30 PM First Aid Level 1 8:30 AM-4:30 PM PEACHLAND LEGION Tues. to Sun. opens at noon Smash Burgers All Day Appy Hour Meat Draw 50/50 3 PM PEACHLAND LIBRARY Bear Aware 1 PM Drop-in PEACHLAND MUSEUM & VISITOR CENTRE 250-767-3441 Open Tues. to Sun. 10 AM-4 PM Train exhibit is operating

SUNDAY

50 PLUS ACTIVITY CENTRE Bluegrass Sun. 27th Foodbank Fundraiser Power of Music Marty Edwards OKANAGAN FOLK SCHOOL Beginner Stained Glass 10 AM-4 PM PEACHLAND ART GALLERY Banu Tulumen exhibition PEACHLAND COMMUNITYCENTRE First Aid Level 2 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Sunday Pickleball 3.0-3.5 9-11 AM Sunday Pickleball 2.0-2.5 11:15 AM-1:15 PM Hand Building: Adult Pottery 12:30-3 PM Sunday Pickleball 1:30-3:30 PM PEACHLAND LEGION Steak Sandwich & All Day Appy Hour

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MONDAY

50 PLUS ACTIVITY CENTRE 5 0+ Fitness 8-9 AM V ariety Singers 9:30-11:30 AM W e Art Here 12 PM B ridge 1-3:30 PM PEACHLAND ARTS P alette Knife Landscapes 9 AM-3 PM Register PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE I ndoor Walking 8-9AM P ilates for Bone Health 9-10 AM C ycle Fusion 9-10 AM M onday Pickleball 2.5-3.0 9:15-11:15 AM M onday Pickleball 3.0-3.5 11:30 AM-1:30 PM M onday Pickleball 1.5-2.0 1:45-3:45 PM P reserving Your Digital Photo Collection 2-4 PM F itness Blast 6:15-7 PM M onday Drop-in All Play Pickleball 6:15-8:15 PM S pin, Core & Stretch 6:30-7:30 PM PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE A dult Day Service 9 AM L adies’ Coffee Social 1 PM

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50 PLUS ACTIVITY CENTRE Y oga 8:30-9:30 AM A A 12-1 PM M ahjong 1-4 PM P assion 4 Art 1-4 PM L ine Dancing 4:30-5:30 PM C loggers 6-6:45 PM O kanagan Treasure Hunters 7-9 PM OKANAGAN FOLK SCHOOL C alligraphy Flow & Rhythm A kim Cursive 10 AM-noon Register PEACHLAND ARTS J im Elwood Portraits from Life 6 -8 PM Register PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE S unrise Cycle 6-7 AM S trength Lab 8:45-9:30 AM F low Yoga 9-10 AM R emedy Yoga 10:30-11:45 AM F itness Blast 12:30-1:15 PM

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50 PLUS ACTIVITY CENTRE 5 0+ Fitness 9 AM C hair Yoga 11-noon B ridge 1-3:30 PM PEACHLAND ART GALLERY D rawing with Terry Moore 1-3 PM $5 Y outh Choir Register 4-5:30 PM PEACHLAND COMMUNITYCENTRE I ndoor Walking 8-9 AM S pin & Sculpt 9-10:15 AM W ednesday Pickleball 1.5-2.0 9 :15-11:15 AM C hoose to Move 9:30-10:45 AM A ctive Always 11-noon W ednesday Drop-in All Play Pickleball 11:30 AM-1:30 PM W ednesday Pickleball 2.5-3.0 1:45-3:45 PM Y oga & Beyond 5:15-6:15 PM W ednesday Competitive Pickleball 4.0+ 6:15-8:15 PM Y oga Men’s League 6:30-7:30 PM PEACHLAND LEGION W ings Special K araoke 3-6 PM Dona-Lea PEACHLAND MODEL TRAIN GROUP 6:30 PM Museum PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE T ai Chi 9:30 AM S unshine Singers 1 PM

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PEACHLAND ARTS Talent Showcase 6 PM $5 PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE Sunrise Cycle 6-7 AM Early Rise & Flow Yoga 6:30-7:30 AM Thursday Pickleball 3.0-3.5 8:1510:15 AM Yoga for your Back Level 1 8:30-9:45 AM Strength Lab 8:45-9:30 AM Yoga Strength 10:30-11:45 AM Fitness Blast 12:30-1:15 PM Thursday Pickleball 3.75-4.0 1-3 PM Spanish Level 1 5-6:30 PM Thursday Drop-in All Play Pickleball 6:15-8:15 PM PEACHLAND LEGION Liver & Onions Meat Draw 50/50 3 PM PEACHLAND LIBRARY Preschool Story Time 11 AM Stay & Play Drop-In 11:30 AM PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE Adult Day Service 9 AM

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