Peachland News
Fireballs drop from sky
Trained pilots were tasked with intentionally setting fire to a 150-hectare space between two wildfires in Peachland. A planned ignition by the BC Wildfire...
Your photos: Peachland fires
On Sunday afternoon, wildfire-fighting crews made the decision to ignite a controlled burn in the area between the Mount Eneas and Munro Lake wildfires. Weather...
'Beloved' ex-mayor passes
Peachland's former mayor, George Waldo, passed away Friday. Waldo was sometimes controversial during his time as mayor in the 1980's and 90's. Waldo...
Hundreds more on alert
UPDATE: 12:15 a.m. Despite earlier reports the evacuations on Log Chute Road were due to the Mount Eneas wildfire, it appears now the evacuations were due to...
Hwy 97 reopens
UPDATE: 8:15 p.m. Highway 97 has once again been reopened to single-lane, alternating traffic between Summerland and Peachland, for now. The highway had been...
Hwy 97 single lane
UPDATE 5:11 a.m. Highway 97 is now open to single lane, alternating traffic with RCMP escort and up to 20 minutes delay. Alternate route via Highway 97C,...
Evacuations continue
UPDATE 1:10 a.m. The Mt. Eneas Wildfire has forced the evacuation of another 34 properties in the early hours of Thursday. An evacuation order was issued for...
Mt. Eneas fire at 200 ha
UPDATE 10:15 p.m. The B.C. Wildfire Service says the Mount Eneas wildfire has grown to 200 hectares. The fire has brought Highway 97 down to...
Lightning strikes island
Shortly before 6:30 Tuesday evening, a lightning storm began rolling through the Central and South Okanagan. While it hasn't been confirmed, the lightning...
Driver caught flicking butt
A Central Okanagan woman is furious after witnessing someone flick a cigarette butt out their car window. Laura Varney was driving towards Peachland on Highway...
Hwy bypass plan still far off
Two-and-a-half years into planning, and it will likely be another year-and-a-half before the province decides whether to build a bypass around Peachland....
Politics and Beach Ave.
Representatives of Friends of Beach Avenue are asking Peachlanders to ask tough questions of candidates in the run up to the Oct. 20 civic election. The...
Watch for falling trees
Heads up if you're planning on hiking in the hills above Peachland. Crews are removing hazardous trees along the Trepanier Creek Greenway this week. Park...
Dangerous trees removed
Four dangerous trees were removed from the Antlers Beach Mobile Home Park in Peachland, Thursday, and evacuated residents will now be heading home. John Wardley...
Precarious tree to be cut
A large tree hanging dangerously over Peachland homes is expected to be removed on Thursday. Five properties at Antlers Beach Mobile Home Park were evacuated...
Homes in harm's way
Emergency Social Services is providing hotel rooms and meals to six people forced to leave their homes in Peachland. Residents at Antlers Beach Mobile Home Park...
Drug lab, camp cleaned up
Volunteers gathered to clean up yet another illegal dump this past weekend. The large and messy site was left behind on Crown Land north of Peachland after two...
Can't go home
UPDATE: 2:45 p.m. Over 15 people have been evacuated at Antlers Beach Mobile Home Park after trees came crashing down during a storm Monday morning. Resident...
Peachland water 'good'
The District of Peachland has lifted the boil water advisory and given the water in the municipality the thumbs up. Turbidity on the west side of Okanagan Lake...
Flood threat decreasing
The State of Local Emergency for Peachland has been lifted due to a reduction in the threat of flooding. However states of local emergency remain in effect for...