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Peachland News

Given a second chance

Given a second chance

Peachland Sep 10, 2015 / 5:07 pm

Four weeks ago, Rod Steuart was unemployed, living on the streets of Kelowna. Today, he is completing one month of valuable training to help him get back in the...

Crash causes power outage

Crash causes power outage

Peachland Sep 4, 2015 / 7:20 am

UPDATE 8:20 a.m. BC Hydro estimates the power will be restored for 9 a.m. Power is out in Peachland along Maxwell road after a vehicle crashed into a power...

Compost program trashed

Compost program trashed

Peachland Sep 2, 2015 / 7:30 pm

Peachland’s compost site will be closing as of Oct. 1, due to a crackdown by the province on burning regulations. The District of Peachland has operated...

Crash now a fatal

Crash now a fatal

Peachland Sep 2, 2015 / 1:17 pm

UPDATE 1:15 p.m. Wednesday: The passenger of a grey vehicle involved in a collision on Highway 97, Tuesday, died in hospital this morning. Corp. Joe Duncan said...

Trashy beach 'disgusting'

Trashy beach 'disgusting'

Peachland Aug 31, 2015 / 5:00 am

Visitors to Hardy Falls in Peachland are making a mess where Deep Creek flows into Okanagan Lake – and at least one nature lover is furious about it....

Grass fire in Peachland

Grass fire in Peachland

Peachland Aug 24, 2015 / 6:40 pm

UPDATE 6:30 P.M. Firefighters with the Peachland Fire Department are mopping up a 0.1 hectare fire which hit in the Deep Creek area of the municipality late...

Water quality advisory

Water quality advisory

Peachland Aug 21, 2015 / 7:17 pm

The District of Peachland has instituted a Water Quality Advisory, effective immediately. While the associated health risks are minimal, Interior Health...

Rollover slows traffic

Rollover slows traffic

Peachland Aug 17, 2015 / 11:42 am

Traffic through Peachland on Highway 97 is at a near stand still Monday morning as a single vehicle rollover caused delays. RCMP say the accident near Hawkes...

Highway 97 reopens

Highway 97 reopens

Peachland Aug 12, 2015 / 10:05 am

UPDATE 10:15 A.M. Highway 97 in Peachland has now reopened following a truck fire. Peachland Fire Chief Dennis Craig says the department received a call about a...

Attempted teen abduction

Attempted teen abduction

Peachland Aug 10, 2015 / 3:42 pm

RCMP are trying to identify two men allegedly involved in the attempted abduction of a 15-year-old girl in Peachland. According to police, a call was received...

High-flying proposal

High-flying proposal

Peachland Aug 9, 2015 / 8:00 pm

A B.C. couple is on cloud nine after their high-flying Sunday zip line adventure ended with him on his knee and a ring on her left hand. Steve Venman and...

Dogs' fate sealed

Dogs' fate sealed

Peachland Aug 5, 2015 / 1:27 pm

One of two dogs involved in an unprovoked attack on New Year's Day has been ordered humanely euthanized. That decision was rendered Tuesday by Judge Anne...

Accident slows Highway 97

Accident slows Highway 97

Peachland Jul 19, 2015 / 3:56 pm

Traffic is backed up south and north of Peachland after a four vehicle accident took over Highway 97 at 13th Street. The accident took place just before 3 p.m....

1,100 dressed in white

1,100 dressed in white

Peachland Jul 9, 2015 / 8:48 pm

If you were wondering why more than 1,000 people clad in white were dining near the baseball diamonds across from Peachland Yacht Club Thursday night, it was...

Fire burns near Zip Zone

Fire burns near Zip Zone

Peachland Jun 27, 2015 / 2:01 pm

UPDATED: 6:21 p.m. The fire is now 100 per cent contained, according to fire information officer Kelsey Winter. Thought to be human caused, It burned three...

Bare in the air

Bare in the air

Peachland Jun 19, 2015 / 5:00 am

Women from around the Okanagan gathered in Peachland, Thursday, to strip down and zip down for breast cancer research. This year marked the fifth Bare in the...

Search scaled back

Search scaled back

Peachland Jun 17, 2015 / 2:15 pm

The search for a Winnipeg woman missing for more than a week in the woods above Peachland is winding down. Police say the ground search, involving provincial...

Crash blocks highway

Crash blocks highway

Peachland Jun 12, 2015 / 6:07 pm

Highway 97 is backed up for kilometres following a collision at the Princeton Avenue intersection in Peachland. Castanet readers say they're stuck in...

Drunk driver gets jail time

Drunk driver gets jail time

Peachland Jun 10, 2015 / 3:35 pm

An alleged drunk driver who caused a serious accident south of Peachland in 2013 will spend time behind bars. According to court documents, Tara Helena Hope...

Strip down to zip down

Strip down to zip down

Peachland Jun 9, 2015 / 3:19 pm

Zip-lining from unspeakable heights may be terrifying for some, but what about facing the diagnosis of breast cancer? According to the Canadian Breast Cancer...