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Should the province declare a disaster due to the wildfires in the Okanagan this summer so that businesses not directly in the evacuation zone can access relief funding? It's one of the questions being asked by the owner of Bliss Bakery & Bistro in Peachland. The community has been hard hit a...
Peachland activities put on hiatus as the Bald Range Wildfire threatened the region are back. The District of Peachland issued an announcement Tuesday saying that while areas are still under evacuation alert, boat launches are open, Swim Bay lifeguards are back and the Summer Series concert is a ...
While the bulk of the Summerland evacuees from the Bald Range wildfire flowed into Penticton on Friday night, Peachland has absorbed its share while also having some of its residents forced from their homes. Peachland Mayor Patrick Van Minsel said residents have handled the challenge well so far....
Concerns about a new squatters' encampment in the backwoods above Peachland are being raised just months after a larger one in the Trepanier area was cleared out. MLA Macklin McCall said he's heard from a number of his constituents who are concerned about an encampment near Spring Lake, and its p...
UPDATE 3:15 p.m. West Kelowna RCMP say a 72-year-old man died after an ATV collision Wednesday in the hills above Peachland, providing new details on the fatal incident that prompted a search and rescue callout Wednesday. Police say the crash occurred in the area of the former Gladstone Mine, ...
Peachland Fire Rescue Department's FireSmart Rebate Program has been used up for 2026 after all available grant funding was allocated. The department says it saw a strong response from residents this year, with a significant number of property owners taking advantage of the program to complete Fi...
Hardy Falls Regional Park in Peachland will be closed from Aug. 4 to 14 while crews carry out a habitat restoration project in the creek, aimed at improving conditions for kokanee salmon spawning. Project preparation will take place on site from July 27 to 31. Construction crews will install new ...
Tourists mingled with dignitaries during the official reopening of the Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Inspiration Centre along the Okanagan Connector above Peachland on Tuesday afternoon. The building that dates back more than 30 years was jokingly known as 'the bunker.' It has gone through an extensi...
Emergency crews rescued a man on Okanagan Lake Friday evening after his small catamaran capsized near Peachland. In a press release, Const. Ginny Folster of the West Kelowna RCMP said a person reported the small, overturned catamaran had last been seen near Peachland's Greata Ranch, about 300 yar...
Peachland will establish a committee to look at council pay. A remuneration committee is established in the last year of every council term to set the pay for the next council, Corporate Officer Jennifer Sawatzky explained Tuesday. Council approved the adoption of the terms of reference. A com...
