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Peachland mayor may have deciding vote on controversial waterfront condo
Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin pressed on the brakes to slow down a precedent-setting four-storey waterfront…
Peachland could be headed for trouble if mayor says no to ‘elephant in a flower bed’
Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin is on the brink of doing something that’s rarely done anywhere…
Big development planned for Peachland waterfront is ruffling feathers
Looming 52 feet above Ted Cave’s Beach Avenue home is a crane that’s turning heads…
Peachland grass fire likely sparked by sky lantern
A Peachland grass fire that damaged a nearby home was likely caused by a sky…
Photographer finds mushroom-like ice figures on Okanagan Lake
After spotting mushroom-shaped figures made of ice and snow on what looks like old dock…
Flock of swans spotted on Okanagan Lake
A group of Peachland residents were happy to see a flock of swans on Okanagan…
This small Okanagan town ready to light up Christmas Eve with firetruck parade
For the last 45 years, Peachland firefighters have decorated their firetrucks and driven around the…
No prayer? Some Okanagan councils chastised for violating ‘duty of religious neutrality’
Several municipalities in the Okanagan have broken religious neutrality laws by holding prayers during their…
Community petition leads to new park acquisition in Peachland
The District of Peachland purchased a significant parcel of land to build a park after…
Bat-friendly street lighting suggested for Peachland
An ecological society is recommending bat-friendly street lights for Peachland to protect the district's estimated…
Backyard cannabis gardener in Peachland surprised to find police at her front door
Viola Gabanowicz has lived a quiet life in Peachland for 20 years. So one day…
Okanagan firefighting communities struggling to find paid on-call recruits
At one time, Peachland’s Fire Department had a waitlist for on-call firefighters but over the…
Peachland woman finds severed bear paw in driveway
Tracie Gordon was away from her Peachland home for a few days, only to make…
Man’s wheelchair and camera stolen while fishing in Okanagan
RCMP are on the lookout for a $7,000 wheelchair stolen near Peachland. West Kelowna RCMP…
Petition started by Central Okanagan residents to keep public park
Some Central Okanagan residents want to preserve green space in their community by keeping a…
Protestors plan to march in effort to protect B.C.’s old growth forests
Several protest marches are planned in B.C. tomorrow, including ones in Peachland and Vernon, in…
Film company working on romance movie in Peachland supports food bank
A film company shooting a movie in Peachland for the upcoming Hallmark movie Romance at…
Temporary drive-in movie theatre coming to Peachland
A pop-up drive-in movie theatre is coming to Peachland. Peachland residents will be able to…
Mayor calls out residents upset American flags flying in Peachland for Hallmark movie shoot
The stars and stripes can be seen flying in Peachland, and the mayor is asking…
Hiker rescued from Peachland’s Pincushion Mountain
Penticton Search and Rescue were called to rescue a woman hiking on Pincushion Mountain near…
Driver seriously injured after rolling stolen pickup truck in Peachland
A pickup truck reported stolen out of Vernon hit a power pole and rolled several…
‘Small town with a massive heart’ in focus for Peachland campaign
Matthew Abrey likes to tell a good story. So, when the recent graduate of BCIT’s…
Diesel the dog’s owner Dave Smith died suddenly in motorhome
Dave Smith, the Peachland man who engaged the Central Okanagan Regional District in a long,…
Peachland A&W employee injured when senior drives car into building
Driver error is what police say caused a car to crash into the side of…