Peachland News
Opposition to 5 storeys
A new downtown Peachland development, set for fourth and final reading by council next month, is not wanted by some in the community. The Peachland Residents...
Mopping up a wildfire
A 15-member forestry crew will be mopping up Sunday at the site of a small wildfire south of Peachland. The Munro Lake fire began Friday afternoon and was blown...
Fire fully contained
UPDATE: 1:40 p.m. The wildfire burning south of Peachland is now fully contained, and fire crews don't expect it to grow any larger. Rachel Witt, fire...
Wildfire near Peachland
UPDATE: 8 p.m. The air tankers that spent Friday afternoon dropping retardant on the wildfire just south of Peachland have turned in for the evening, but two...
Crash on Drought Hill
A crash involving a motorcycle backed up highway traffic Monday afternoon in Peachland. The crash happened not long after 2 p.m., near the bottom of Drought...
Young boys rescued on lake
Strong gusting winds pushed two young boys who were fishing on Okanagan Lake Sunday almost a half a kilometre from the shore, before they were rescued by...
Crash with tree claims life
RCMP and the coroners office are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed one person on Brenda Mines Forest Service Road near Peachland Monday...
Van T-boned on highway
A T-bone collision slowed traffic on Highway 97 in Peachland Friday afternoon. A van was hit by a pickup at Highway 97 and Princeton Road about 2 p.m. A...
Moviemaker returns home
Peachland moviemaker Andrew Huculiak has returned home to film his second dramatic feature. I'm Not A Bad Person is set to begin filming Aug. 15. The movie...
Camper up in flames
Traffic was stopped along Highway 97 near Antlers Beach Friday evening after a truck and camper caught on fire. Smoke and flames were visible hundreds of metres...
Garnet fire smouldering
A small wildfire in Garnet Valley, between Peachland and Summerland, is in the mop-up phase. The fire remains the same size as Sunday, at .53 of a hectare, fire...
Peachland water now safe
A long-standing boil-water notice in Peachland has finally been lifted. Residents using water drawn from Deep Creek and Trepanier Creek, affecting the entire...
Double collision on Hwy 97
UPDATE: 1:28 p.m. The highway has reopened southbound and the crash has been cleared, drivers at the scene report. Traffic had backed up to the Glenrosa...
Boil advisory lifted
The Regional District of Central Okanagan has lifted a boil-water advisory for users of the Star Place water system. The community water system services eight...
Zip line with floaties?
ZipZone is taking flood protection one step further. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the Peachland zip lining company says it's testing floatation...
Huge delays on highway
Numerous motorists are reporting long backups heading south from Peachland on Highway 97. DriveBC reports maintenance work is being done in the area near...
Peachland needs water plan
Peachland needs a comprehensive watershed protection plan, residents were told at a meeting last week. Nearly 100 people turned out to a town hall meeting held...
Antlers Beach closed
The Regional District has closed Antlers Beach Regional Park near the south end of Peachland. The waterfront park, beach, picnic and parking areas sustained...
All hands on deck: mayor
Peachland was hit hard by the storm Thursday, tearing up Highway 97 by Antlers Beach and pulling a large section of bladder dam into the lake. A retaining wall...
Amazing storm images
Mother Nature unleashed its fury on Antlers Beach in Peachland Thursday afternoon. And, as always, Castanet readers came through with some amazing images of the...