Peachland News

Million dollars is nice but stable funding would be better, Central Okanagan school board chair says
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – They’re happy not to have to cut so deep but the chair…
Open house to reveal early plans for Peachland highway
PEACHLAND – Residents of Peachland will have a chance to weigh in on the government’s…

Coroner identifies man killed in Peachland crash
PEACHLAND – The man who was killed when his Jeep Cherokee rolled on Highway 97…
Driver killed in Peachland rollover
PEACHLAND – A rollover in Peachland on Highway 97 and the Highway 97C off-ramp early…

One of four summer camps closed in Southern Interior finds new management
PEACHLAND – Good news summer campers. At least one of the four Interior summer camps…

Cigarette butts likely caused a small grass fire in Peachland
PEACHLAND – Discarded cigarette butts were found near the centre of brush that caught fire…

Man shot in the leg in Peachland, suspect still at large
PEACHLAND – A man was shot in the leg on a rural property in Peachland…

Trial for Peachland man facing child sex charges still months away
KELOWNA – A Peachland man facing numerous charges of sexual assault and sexually touching minors…

Fire destroys trailer near Peachland
PEACHLAND – No fire departments responded to a trailer fire near Peachland yesterday morning. The…

Peachland three-car crash turns fatal
PEACHLAND – One of the people injured in a car crash caught on dash cam…
UPDATE: Highway 97 reopens near Peachland
PEACHLAND – Highway 97 has reopened south of the Highway 97C junction. A head on…

Owner of euthanized dangerous dog claims regional district threatened him with impound fees
PEACHLAND – The Peachland man whose appeal failed to save the life of his dog…

Judge clarifies order for dangerous dog that mauled Okanagan Lhasa apso cross
KELOWNA - A provincial court judge has issued a clarification of an order for one of two dogs that fatally mauled a 12-year-old Lhasa apso cross in Peachland on New Years Day 2015. The small dog named Charlie was walking with owner Jeff Clark on Jan. 1 when they were approached by two off-leash dogs...

RCMP on the hunt for suspects in Peachland abduction attempt
PEACHLAND – The search is on for a pair of suspects wanted in connection with a possible attempted abduction of a teenaged girl in Peachland Saturday night. RCMP were called to the tunnel between Beach Avenue and Princeton Avenue near Okanagan Lake around 7:45 pm., Aug. 8. Cpl. Joe Duncan says two men walked up...

One of two Peachland dogs involved in New Years Day attack ordered euthanized
KELOWNA – A judge has ordered one of two dogs that attacked a 12-year-old lhasa apso cross on New Years Day be euthanized. The Central Okanagan Regional District alleged that Jake, a presa canario and Buddy, an American bulldog cross, were loose in a Peachland neighbourhood when they attacked and critically injured a much smaller...