LOCAL GOVERNMENT Our Mayor on shaping the future of Peachland P.3
Peachland POST
The week of March 6, 2026
TEAM EFFORT Behind the scenes organization before sports seasons begin P.4
TEN-YEAR PLAN REVEALED
ABOUT TOWN Find out what’s going on and where it’s happening P.11
Supply will be more secure but the power line to Peachland won’t be twinned
By Jeff McDonalD local JournalisM initiative reporter
As most Peachlanders know, BC Hydro has for many years been promising to twin the power line that supplies electricity to the west side of Okanagan Lake. Peachland gets electricity from a BC Hydro substation in West Kelowna, which in turn is fed by a single transmission line from Nicola Substation near Merritt. That line passes over rugged, remote terrain that’s more prone than ever to wildfires, which are more frequent and intense in B.C. due to climate change. A redundant power supply is a backup system that ensures a continuous flow of electricity if one fails. Because the existing transmission line from Merritt
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to West Kelowna has no redundancy, Peachland is vulnerable.
The good news: BC Hydro is finally taking steps to eliminate the west side communities’ vulnerability. As part of its ten-year capital plan, the West Kelowna Transmission Project (WKTP) will connect its grid in West Kelowna with FortisBC’s Recreation Substation in Kelowna to create
a redundant power supply for the nearly 26,000 BC Hydro customers in Westbank First Nation, West Kelowna, Peachland, and surrounding communities.
The less-good news: the new transmission line won’t be finished until 2032 and it won’t be extended to the stretch from West Kelowna to Peachland.
WKTP manager Rachelle Trent said connecting the Westbank substation to Kelowna is about reliability. “It will provide a second transmission line to the Westbank Substation which provides power to Peachland, so it provides a reliable second
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BC Hydro is taking steps to provide a reliable second source of power should the existing line be interrupted.
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No more fall back
Finally, those of us in BC who have long advocated for an end to annual time changes can now relax and look forward to permanent daylight savings.
Premier Eby made the announcement this week noting that when clocks are changed twice a year, “all kinds of problems are created.”
The change means that on Sunday March 8, clocks will Spring forward for the last time, and stay there.
Until now, the Province has been reluctant to implement permanent daylight savings if it meant being out of step with Washington State. However, as Washington is not making the change, it would seem that public opinion has weighed more heavily in that decision than it did before.
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Those who believe that being in step with Washington is important may take some comfort in the fact that for six months of each year we will be.
Farewell Winter, hello Spring
The Regional District has announced the resumption of green bin yard waste collection—one sure sign that many homeowners will soon be mowing grass, pruning bushes and weeding flower beds. Service resumes in the week beginning March 1 and continues on a 2-weekly cycle.
RDCO reminds us that bins need to be curbside by 7.00 am on collection days.
Emergency Social Services: Be prepared
It’s not just boy scouts who are urged to live by this motto. Increasingly it’s a call we hear from emergency services staff as we approach the time when wild fire risks begin to peak.
But it’s not a message to be heeded only by potential evacuees, it applies equally to those whose role is to help those evacuees.
And that is why last weekend many of the 140 volunteers who make up the Central Okanagan Emergency Social Services (ESS) group assembled at Peachland’s community centre to learn through a simulated disaster exercise how to ensure they would be ready to serve when called upon.
There is as much to be learned from training exercises such as this as there is from actual events noted ESS Supervisor, Laura Wilson.
40 Peachland residents took part in the simulation.
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Our downtown’s future includes protecting its unique charm
Peachland’s downtown is the heart of our community, and we’re continuing to make steady, thoughtful progress in planning for its future. I’m pleased to share an update on where things stand and what it means for residents, businesses, and visitors alike.
On January 13, Council received a summary of public and stakeholder engagement for Phase I of the Downtown Revitalization Implementation Strategy (DRIS). After carefully reviewing the feedback, Council has directed staff to bring forward a final DRIS report that reflects both community input and Council’s additional direction.
This project began in Fall 2023 to identify clear, practical steps to encourage new development while strengthening the energy, vibrancy, and long-term vitality of Peachland’s downtown core.
Council reviewed the first draft of the report in April 2025 and requested broader public engagement. Since then, we’ve heard from the DRIS Task Force and many community members, and that input is now helping shape the path forward.
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Patrick Van Minsel
It’s important to understand that the DRIS is not a single development project. Rather, it is a guiding framework for downtown revitalization. We are currently in Phase II, where the Council’s direction is being refined into the policies and principles that will guide future decisions.
Council has identified several key priorities for our downtown.
We are committed to preserving Peachland’s unique character
while implementing clear design guidelines for all new development.
Plans include limiting buildings to a maximum of two storeys at the zero-lot line and establishing a minimum setback of six meters, revised from the earlier three-meter concept.
A maximum building height of 16.8 meters at the setback has also been identified and will return for further Council discussion.
Along the highway, building configurations under consideration include 1+6 and 2+6.
Council is also focused on ensuring parking meets the needs of downtown residents, businesses, and visitors, and paid parking is not envisioned
for the downtown core.
At the same time, we are working toward creating a more walkable, people-friendly downtown environment.
As these guidelines are finalized, every future downtown development proposal will be expected to align with them.
Our goal is balanced growth — encouraging new investment and renewed energy while protecting the small-town charm and lakeside character that make Peachland so special.
I sincerely thank everyone who has taken the time to share their ideas, concerns, and hopes for our downtown. Your voices matter. Together, we are shaping a downtown we can all be proud of for years to come.
In service, Patrick Van Minsel Mayor of Peachland
TEAM EFFORT
Background winter work needed to field teams
With less than 2 months to go before Slo-pitch and Spring Soccer season starts, there is a lot of behind the scenes work underway now to get players, fields and practice times organized.
Peachland obtained its first youth soccer fields and second softball field when Turner Park officially opened September 5, 2025. However, this upcoming Spring season will be the first time Turner Park is used in league play for both sports.
Research has shown most BC communities with 5-15K populations have five to six ballfields/soccer fields. Peachland now has two softball fields and one to two soccer fields.
The ten-team adult co-ed Peachland slo-pitch league, the two Peachland teams in the eleven-team Central Okanagan Senior coed slo-pitch league, the four to five Peachland youth soccer teams, the West Kelowna teens on the Peachland Girls fast pitch softball team and the planned fastpitch youth softball team will all be
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vying for Spring/Summer game and practice time on Peachland’s Cousins and Turner Parks. And so for adult and youth softball and youth soccer there is a mad dash underway in February and March to find out how many players we have, how many teams, when can they practice and to ensure each team has adequate practice and game time. Add to this the need to supply new Turner Park with adequate field lining equipment, bases for softball and goals for soccer and you can see it is necessary for a lot of organization between volunteer groups, Peachland Recreation for game and practice scheduling,
NO HISTORY? KNOW HISTORY!
by RICHARD SMITH
The days of sawdust burners
It was very common for homes in Peachland to use sawdust in kitchen stoves and even furnaces from the 1930’s to the 1959’s as there were many sawmills in the area. The fuel was free or almost and delivered too!
A hopper on the stove was filled from above. The drawbacks were the dust and chance of a blowback of sparks out the damper. Massive. Great piles of sawdust were symbols of early mills.
and Peachland Operations for Field preparation and equipment. We are a small town with growing demands on existing and new facilities. And so you have to be flexible. For example, you canvass your parents, and find Tuesdays and Thursdays are the best days for your girls and boys soccer teams to practice. But after getting these practice times approved and allocated, you find two players have Girl Guides and another player has Judo at the same time on the same night. What you try to do is accommodate the kids who can’t make the scheduled practice with an additional outside optional practice time. Otherwise it can become a lose/lose situation where the young player doesn’t get the chance to learn a team sport, over a practice time conflict, and you then in turn risk not having enough players to field a team. And then you find you can’t have access to the outside fields until later in the month when the weather warms up. So, in the case of youth soccer, you pivot and have the Spring outdoor soccer kids come to the indoor soccer sessions you already run in the community centre
gym, so they can practice. Same with carpooling to practices and games. Parents have different schedules and one of the great advantages of community sports is it forces parents, children and neighbours to interact and help each other out. Whether it’s getting a neighbour’s child to a game with your own children or taking your turn providing team snacks at half time, there are lots of opportunities to interact with the children and parents of the children that your children are growing up with. So there are a lot of moving parts and there is a lot of background work underway now, in February to March, to ensure we field Peachland soccer, slopitch and fastpitch teams in mid April both at Cousins Park and at our new Turner Park.
Randey Brophy has coached youth soccer and baseball for 32 years. He spearheaded the drive for Turner Park to be redeveloped as a multi-use 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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LETTERS
A pleased Peachlander
Dear Editor,
Mr. McDonald’s article in the week of February 20, 2026, was well written.
However, his opening sentence said: “Parishioners and leaders at Peachland’s Baptist Church have had had their prayers answered, but it wasn’t divine intervention.” That is his opinion, of course.
Proverbs 21:1, “The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He pleases.”
Psalm 115: 2-3, “Why should the (unbelievers) say ‘So where is their God?’ But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.”
Lynn
Greenwood A pleased Peachlander!
REMINDER
By-Election ID Requirements
When you arrive at the Community Centre on March 13th to vote in the by-election bring two pieces of identification. Acceptable pieces of ID include:
• Driver’s License
• BC Identification Card
• BC Care Card
• Social Insurance Card/Letter
• ICBC Insurance Documents
• Credit Card/ Debit Card
• Utility Bill
• Rent Receipt
However, make sure that of the two pieces you bring at least one is government issued; one has your address on it and one has your signature on it. A driver’s license and credit card will do the trick, but other combinations are possible.
FORGING ON
Tube production line full steam ahead
In our earlier days, Peachland Post was delivered to your mailbox by postal workers. Costly though it was, that arrangement worked well until August of last year. That was when contract negotiations between Canada Post and the postal workers union broke down, and unaddressed mail was no longer being delivered.
abandoned, are no longer the orphans we took them for. Sadly, their natural, or adoptive parents (we aren’t sure which) have shown up and are now in the process of regaining custody.
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From that time onwards, Peachland Post has been delivered by volunteers who place it adjacent to your mailbox pick-up point either in one of our elegant, Ted Cave manufactured, tube receptacles, or in an “abandoned” newspaper box.
Keith Fielding
We are grateful for the six months of foster care we have been able to provide, but loss of the boxes has led to a dilemma. Should we revert to mailbox delivery by postal workers or should we rapidly build more tube receptacle replacements and continue to rely on our volunteer delivery force?
-- check back later in the day, we are confident that it will be there. There is of course no point in telling you this, because if the tube wasn’t to be found on your first visit, it means you didn’t get a paper, and you can’t be reading this. However, we know that our readers are smart. If you are now reading this it means either that you checked back later in the day and found it waiting for you, or you went to IGA and picked up a copy there (after doing a bit of shopping of course), or you stopped by our office in the TNI building on Beach Avenue and found one there.
Whatever the means, the Post will go through!
Unfortunately, as you may have discovered this week, the boxes we thought to have been
The tube solution has won the day. The production timeline is tight, but if we hit a snag and a tube can’t be found when you look for it there is no need for panic
Keith Fielding is President of the Peachland Community Newspaper Society and editor of Peachland Post. He is also a former Peachland mayor and councillor.
TECH NECK
The “epidemic” of hyperkyphosis
Yoga therapists use research to address modern health issues, both physiological and psychological. Rather than approach yoga from the ancestral lineage alone, this modality of yoga also concerns itself with what is manifesting in our culture and cites studies to confirm and validate.
Most concerning across the board of all generations and demographic groups is an “epidemic of hyperkyphosis”. This is an excessive forward curvature that originates in the thoracic spine, or middle spine, behind the heart and between the shoulder blades. It then moves up into the cervical spine to the base of the skull. This area has frequently become pronounced in older adults, as aging naturally has a tendency to cause more rounding forward as we become more sedentary.
The concern that are showing up now, however, is the “hunchback” in children and into their teens. The cause is most often the screen time that they are exposed to and addicted to. Some research suggests that the base of the skull, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to grow tiny spurs called enthesophytes, particularly in youth, in order to adapt to the neck strain on the muscles and facia. These have been described
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as “horns” that are caused by repeated forward-leaning on devices and acts like a callus.
What are some of the symptoms and outcomes of prolonged forward leaning postures, or what we call “tech neck”, in the Yoga Therapy world? There are numerous. Muscle pain and stiffness in the neck and mid back are most common, as well as numbness, tingling that can radiate down arms. Decreased range of motion, various shoulder imbalances and weakness with range, headaches, jaw pain, blurred vision, difficulty looking up, breathing issues, and pressure on the heart. If prolonged and especially in seniors, osteoporosis and degenerative diseases of the muscular skeletal spine and possibly bulging discs, can be the result of this hunching.
Before I go any further with some potential remedies, if you are experiencing such pain that
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makes it so that you’re unable to manage living a normal life or have numbness or tingling, which is nerve related, please see your healthcare provider to rule out more serious issues.
If you are just noticing that you have become more rounded in your upper back, consider some yoga therapy to put a program together to suit your lifestyle.
Have an assessment of the situation. Activities and past trauma to the body can be associated with the postural changes. Gentle strength and mobility
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activities along with “healthy habits” can help limit progression of kyphosis and prevent more serious outcomes long term.
When you are sore in the mid back and neck after screen time (or painting, knitting, reading etc), you may want to stretch your arms forward and round your back. Although this may seem like a good idea, it aggravates the issue. Instead, imagine rowing a boat. Sit as straight as you can, reach your arms forward and row your arms back, drawing your shoulder blades towards each other. Keep your shoulders down and don’t hike them up to your ears. As well, exhale as you row to empty the lungs and you’ll move more freely. Try this 8-10 times. Your back wants to come into this contraction to counter the rounding forward. Give it a try and consider a private Yoga Therapy session.
Dawn Boys is a IAYT Yoga therapist, Ayurvedic counsellor, personal trainer, student counsellor and outdoor enthusiast.
Stock photo (Left): Healthy posture (Right): A spine showing hyperkyphosis
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Consistent, reliable power a necessity to Peachland district
source of power should the existing line that feeds from Nicola go out of service,” she said.
POWER PLAY FROM PAGE 1 like to see addressed for our businesses and the community in general,” he said. “We’re trying to build our industrial base and manufacturing base on our industrial lands in Peachland. Those businesses need to know that they’ve got consistent power to do their operations as well. Obviously as the Okanagan grows, whether it’s transportation infrastructure, electrical infrastructure, even cellular infrastructure, it needs to continue to grow along with the Okanagan.”
Historically, interruptions on the existing Nicola-Westbank Transmission Line have totalled only around half a dozen and been only hours long, said Trent. However, she also confirmed that the biggest risk to the line is fire, and if that made it go down there’s no telling how long it could take for it to be repaired, depending on where the fire occurred, time required to extinguish it, and extent of the damage to the line.
“It’s very difficult to say what the restoration time would be,” she said. “We’ve made sure that we have local materials that can be deployed very quickly to fix it, a very skilled team locally as well that can get out and access the line and repair as quickly as possible, but if it’s a big fire, you’d have to put the fire out first,” she said.
Mobile generation can be brought into the substation to provide power in the event of a failure, Trent added.
BC Hydro identified the need for a redundant transmission line as early as 2014. Peachland Chamber of Commerce president Jonathan Wall said he’s pleased that BC Hydro is finally taking steps to ensure the availability of a constant power supply in West Kelowna because of the potential effect on business operations in Peachland. Business growth in Peachland depends on reliable power infrastructure and other types of infrastructure, Wall said.
“I think it’s great that BC Hydro is trying to move forward because it’s certainly a concern for the Chamber. For Peachland businesses, losing days of operation due to intermittent power failures is a risk and something that we’d
Waiting six more years for BC Hydro to put the new line into place is just the reality these days, Wall said. Projects are more costly, are more complicated and require many layers of approval. “Unfortunately these projects are going to take longer than they maybe would have in the past but that’s just part of the new awareness we have about environmental and First Nations and a lot of the issues that need to be respected,” he said.
Trent confirmed that projects like this take time. “It’s a complicated, challenging project, a large infrastructure project with a lot of factors in terms of routing options, impacts to the communities and the environment and really just ensuring that we make the right choices and take the right steps with respect for those items,” she said.
So, does the new transmission line mean that Peachland will never again experience power outages? No, it does not mean that, Trent explained, because the distribution line from the Westbank substation down to Peachland is also vulnerable to fire, as well as other interruptions caused by, for example, a car hitting a power pole or a lightning strike on the line.
According to local lore, power went out for three full days some years ago, but that wasn’t due to the Nicola-Westbank trans-
mission line; it would have been a problem somewhere on the distribution line from Westbank to Peachland. The Peachland Post asked BC Hydro for statistics on power outages in Peachland and future plans for redundancy and capacity on the distribution line from West Kelowna but did not receive a response by press time.
Peachland councillor Dave Collins said redundancy and capacity of the distribution line from Westbank down to Peachland are related issues, which he said Peachland council has been bringing to BC Hydro’s attention for many years.
“Peachland had experienced several substantial power outages that affected the downtown and whatnot for several hours at a time. So that was the original genesis of asking for redundancy. What
they’re proposing partially solves redundancy, but it doesn’t bring it all the way down through Peachland towards Summerland. They think that they have enough resources to address our power outages on a case-by-case basis with their local crews. And if that’s the case, that’s great. It seems to have improved over the last few years compared to what it was say seven to ten years ago. But our concern is fire-smarting that infrastructure. We don’t want a wildfire that takes out the (distribution) line and then takes weeks to replace,” he said.
Collins asked BC Hydro presenters at last week’s council meeting about capacity of Peachland’s power supply. Hydro gave assurances that capacity was ample and promised to bring detailed information to a future meeting.•
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Taller buildings belong near the highway.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF PEACHLAND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BY-ELECTION 2026
NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Corporation of the District of Peachland that an Election by Voting is necessary to elect One (1) Councillor, and that the following persons are nominated as candidates for the office:
COUNCILLOR – One (1) to be elected
SURNAME USUAL NAME
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
BANI-SADR Ali Peachland, BC
HALL Eric Kelowna, BC
McFARLANE George Peachland, BC
RICHARDSON Chris Peachland, BC
WALSH Nick Peachland, BC
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS
GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the Corporation of the District of Peachland on:
Saturday, March 14, 2026 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following location: Location Address
Peachland Community Centre 4450 6th Street, Peachland, BC
ADVANCE VOTING will be available to qualified electors as follows: Date Voting Hours Location Address
Wednesday, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Peachland 4450 6th Street, March 4, 2026 Community Centre Peachland, BC
Wednesday, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Peachland 4450 6th Street, March 11, 2026 Community Centre Peachland, BC
ELECTOR REGISTRATION
There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. In order to register at the time of voting, you will be required to complete the application form available at the voting place and to make 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 March 14, 2026;
• be a Canadian citizen;
• be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;
• be a resident of the District of Peachland on the day of registration; 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 March 14, 2026;
• be a Canadian citizen;
• be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;
• be a registered owner of real property in the District of Peachland for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration;
• 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 person is registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.
IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to register at time of voting:
To register, 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.
To register, 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 other property owners.
MAIL BALLOT VOTING
In accordance with the Local Government Act, any elector meeting the qualifications as an elector in Peachland may obtain a mail ballot.
All eligible Electors can vote by mail by applying for a mail ballot package before 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Applications are available at the District of Peachland office located at 5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC V0H 1X7, by email to elections@peachland.ca, or by telephone at 250-767-3704
To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8:00 p.m. on General Voting Day Saturday, March 14, 2026 delivered by mail, courier or by hand to 5806 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC V0H 1X7
Jennifer Sawatzky, Chief Election Officer
With Lou and Martha
Simple, flavour-packed soup!
March in Peachland keeps us guessing — sunshine one day, a chill the next. That’s when we turn to a simple, flavour-packed soup that warms you up without feeling heavy.
This Spicy Sausage Soup with Spinach is a one-pot wonder. Italian sausage brings the heat, carrots and tomatoes add sweetness, and black beans and corn make it
Spicy sausage soup with spinach
Serves 6
Ready in about 40 mins.
YOUʼLL NEED:
hearty enough for supper.
A generous handful of fresh spinach stirred in at the end keeps it bright and fresh. It’s easy, comforting, and even better the next day — just add crusty bread and enjoy.
• 1 (14 oz) can black beans, drained
• 1 lb spicy Italian sausage, cut in ½-inch pieces
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups beef or chicken broth
• 2 large carrots, diced
HOW TO MAKE IT:
• 1 (14 oz) can corn, drained
• 1 (28 oz) can chopped tomatoes
• 4 cups chopped fresh spinach
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp oregano
• Pepper to taste
Brown sausage in a large pot. Add onion and cook until softened; stir in garlic. Add broth, carrots, tomatoes, beans, corn, and seasonings. Simmer 20–25 minutes until carrots are tender. Stir in spinach and cook just until wilted. Adjust seasoning and serve.
Martha and Lou are cooking and baking enthusiasts who met through pickleball. Both are from the Lower Mainland and now live in Peachland. Martha works part time at Peachland Elementary as a teacher aide and Lou is a retired nurse.
Photo: Teresa Harris Triggiano Mike Triggiano and friend Vicki enjoying the well-attended Captured Images opening at the Peachland Art Gallery last Saturday.
Photo: Martha McKenzie Cool cloud formations filling the sky above Pincushion Mountain.
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This road, running off Princeton Avenue, is named for the Gummow family, who were one of the earliest pioneer families to come to Peachland once J.M. Robinson had founded the community in 1898.
They purchased one of Robinson’s ten-acre lots and planted an orchard of peach and apple trees which was highly successful. John and his wife Minnie lived the rest of their lives in Peachland, both living until about 1920.
Their son, Benjamin Franklin Gummow, attended school in Peachland and became a teacher. He served in World War
I, was gassed and wounded, but survived and returned to Peachland where he married Stella Dynes in 1920. Ben Gummow served as a councillor in 1927 and 1928 and, from 1936 until his death in 1942, was Peachland’s tenth Reeve. Stella, his wife, was then acclaimed Reeve in his place, serving for 1943 and 1944, becoming the first female Reeve in B.C. and only the second in the whole of Canada.
Ben and Stella’s son John, born in 1922, died at the early age of 26, and this brought to an end the Gummow presence in Peachland.
POST EVENTS
We invite you to post your group’s meeting times. Registration may be required for the following activities or events. Please contact the organization for more details.
SATURDAY
50 PLUS CENTRE 250-767-9133
Carpet Bowling 9:30 AM-noon
PEACHLAND ART GALLERY
Wed.-Sun. 10 AM-4 PM
Annual Captured Images
Story Slam March 14 6-8 PM
PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Quesadillas & Masa Mastery 11:00AM-1:00PM
PEACHLAND LEGION 250-767-9404
Kitchen Opens Tuesday to Sunday at noon
Meat Draw 50/50 3 PM
PEACHLAND LIBRARY
March 7: Learn about racism speaker series 10 AM
Sourdough Presentation
Registration required 1 PM
PEACHLAND MUSEUM & VISITOR
CENTRE 250-767-3441
Open Daily 10 AM-6 PM
Train exhibit is operating
SUNDAY
50+ ACTIVITY CENTRE
Mahjong 1-4 PM
PEACHLAND ARTS COUNCIL
Vintage Glam Fashion Show/Tea Party 2-5 PM Tickets $35
PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Pickleball 3.0-3.5 9-11 AM
Pilates Fusion 11-noon
Pickleball 2.0-2.5 11:15AM-1:15 PM
Pickleball 3.75-4.0 1:30-3:30 PM
MONDAY
50 PLUS CENTRE 250-767-9133
50+ Fitness 8-9 AM
Variety Singers 9:30-11:30 AM
We Art Here 12 PM
Bridge 1 PM
Tae Kwon Do 5:30-7:30 PM
PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Indoor Walking 8-9 AM
Pickleball
2.5-3.0 9:15-11:15 AM
Spin, Weights, Core & More
9:30-10:45 AM
Choose to Move 9:30-10:45 AM
Always Active 11 AM-12 PM
Yin yoga 1-3 PM
Pickleball
3.0-3.5 11:30 AM-1:30 PM
Pickleball
1.5-2.0 1:45-3:45 PM
Events listings are free to non-profit and community groups. Submit by Friday, 3 PM for publication the following Friday at info@peachlandpost.org
Mini Kickers-Girls 4:30-5:15 PM
Soccer Fundamentals-Girls
5:15-6:15 PM
Zumba 5:30-6:30 PM
Spin, Core & Stretch 6:30-7:30 PM
Pickleball Basics 6:30-8:15 PM
Pickleball All Play Drop-In 6:30-8:15 PM
PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE
Adult Day Service 9 AM
Chair Yoga 10:30 AM
TUESDAY
50 PLUS CENTRE
Yoga 8:30-9:30 AM
Carpet Bowling 9:30-noon
AA 12-1 PM
Mahjong 1-4 PM
Passion 4 Art 1-4 PM
Line Dancing 4:30-5:30 PM
Cloggers 6-6:45 PM
PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Flow Yoga 9-10 AM
Remedy Yoga 10:30-11:45AM
Fitness Blast 12:30-1:15 PM
Pickleball 3.7-4.0 1-3PM
Senior Strength, Balance and Core 1:30-2:45 PM
Yoga for your Back 3:45-5:00 PM
Beginner Vinyasa Yoga 5:15-6:30 PM
Cycle Fusion 5:45-6:45 PM
PEACHLAND FALL FAIR COMMITTEE
7-8:30 PM at the Community Centre
PEACHLAND LEGION
Catch the King 5 PM
Darts 7 PM
PEACHLAND LIBRARY
STEM Bridge Building
Registration required 3 PM
PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE
Tax Program 9 AM
Parkinsons Support Group 10 AM
Ladies Cards 10:30 AM
Men’s Coffee 1 PM
Love, Loss, Grieving Group 1:30-3 PM
Register with PWC Meet at United Church Hall 4421 4th Street
PEACHLAND WHEEL NUTS A&W 4-6 PM
WEDNESDAY
50 PLUS CENTRE
50+ Fitness 9-10 AM
Chair Yoga 11-noon
Bridge 1-3:30 PM
Zumba Gold 1-2 PM
Tae Kwon Do 5:30-7:30 PM
OUR SPACE
Drawing with Terry Moore 1-3 PM $5
PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Indoor walking 8-9 AM
Pickleball Drop-in 1.5-2.0 9:15-11:15 AM
Functional Fitness 9:30-10:45 AM
Pickleball Drop-In 3.0+ 11:20AM-1:30PM
Pickleball 2.5-3.0 1:45-3:45 PM
Mini Kickers Boys 4:30-5:15 PM
Soccer Fundamentals Boys 5:15-6:15 PM
Yoga and Beyond 5:15-6:15 PM
Pickleball 4.0+ 6:30-8:30 PM
Yoga & Beyond 6:30-7:30 PM
PEACHLAND LEGION
Karaoke 3-6 PM Dona-Lea
PEACHLAND LIBRARY
Arty Kids registration required 3 PM
PEACHLAND MODEL TRAIN
GROUP 6:30 PM Museum
PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE
Tai Chi 10 AM
Sunshine Singers 1 PM
THURSDAY
50 PLUS CENTRE
Yoga 8:30-9:30 AM
Art In Peachland 10 AM-2 PM
Iron & Silk 11-12 AM
Ukelele 1-2:30 PM
PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Pickleball 3.0-3.5 8:15-10:15 AM
Yoga for your Back: 9:30-10:45AM
Pickleball 3.5-3.75 10:30AM-12:30 PM
Yoga Strength 11 AM-12:15 PM
Fitness Blast 12:30-1:15 PM
Pickleball 3.75-4.0 1-3 PM
Senior, Strength, Core and More 1:30-2:45 PM
Sport ball 4:30-6 PM
Volleyball & Badminton 5-6 PM
Spanish for Adventures 5-6:30 PM
Zumba Toning 5:30-6:30 PM
Pickleball All Play Drop-In 6:15-8:15 PM
PEACHLAND LEGION
Meat Draw 50/50 3 PM
PEACHLAND LIBRARY
Preschool Story Time 11 AM Drop In Stay & Play 11:30 Drop In
Death Doula 2 PM
PEACHLAND WELLNESS CENTRE
Adult Day Service 9 AM
FRIDAY
50 PLUS CENTRE
50+ Fitness 1-10 AM
Coffee Bean 10:15-noon
Chair Yoga 11-noon Canasta 1-4 PM
Country Dance Tickets $15 Call 204-537-2708
PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Indoor Walking 8-9 AM Flow Yoga 9-10 AM
Creative Play Time 10 AM-noon
Myofascial Yoga 10:30-11:45 AM
Pilates Fusion 11 AM-noon
Pickleball 2.5-3.0 12:30-2:30 PM
Pickleball Drop-In (All Play) 2:45-4:30 PM
PEACHLAND LEGION
Crib 1-3 PM
Diamond Forever 6-9 PM $35
PEACHLAND LIBRARY
Cozy Stitch Group 1 PM
Adults Drop In
For information on more programs at Peachland Community Centre search on-line at peachland.ca/recguide. For additional information re: Pickleball lessons and games, contact Zoe at 250-767-2133.
