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The week of February 14, 2025
TOWN TREES Protecting urban forests for air,water, life, Judy Wyper says P.6
ON THE PITCH Old ball diamond becomes soccer, baseball field of dreams P.8
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ABOUT TOWN Find out what’s going on and where it’s happening P.11
RAISING FUNDS Peachland councillor planning trip as memorial for his father P.3
VALENTINE’S DAY
Love in Peachland Three local couples share how they met and how they’ve stayed together for the long run
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alentine’s Day is a time to talk about love. The Peachland Post sat down with three Peachland couples to ask how they met, fell in love and what advice they offer on how to stay happily married for decades. CHRIS AND GABRIELLE BYRD by Teresa Harris Triggiano Hanging on the wall in the home of Chris and Gabrielle Byrd is a gift from their three daughters. It is a visual story of two lives spent together spanning an extraordinary 65 years. On it are tiny black and white photographs of a beaming couple on their wedding day as well as multiple family photos created to commemorate their 60th wedding anniversary, four years prior.
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Sitting across from the 88- and 89-yearold, one can’t help but notice mannerisms demonstrating the familiarity of having spent a lifetime together. They smile while listening intently as the other speaks. Occasionally, Gabrielle laughs and playfully nudges Chris insisting he “not elaborate on that particular story”. When asked how they met, they share a story that begins with Chris’s love of acting. In fact, if it wasn’t for his passion for theatre, he may never have met Gabrielle. Having received a scholarship, Chris moved from Montreal to England to study drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. (Remarkably, Donald Sutherland was in his class, and after graduating, the SEE LOVE PAGE 7
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