The transit system in Peachland sucks miserably. Before telling us to do our part in reducing GHGs and contributing more to lessening the burden of traffic on area roads, fix the damn bus problem in Peachland.
Feb 102012
The story of the Osoyoos Times editor slamming a cop and the response from BC Mounties has, as it’s said in the news business, grown legs.
Feb 092012
The RCMP has had its share of black eyes in B.C. Today the B.C. media gets a black eye and rightfully so.
Tuesday morning will mark a milestone in Peachland politics. It will be the first time, at least in recent memory, where residents are given the opportunity to ask the mayor of Peachland a question… and pay to have the privilege to do so.
While the design of the new Ponderosa intersection and highway improvements were generally accepted positively at an open house Tuesday, there were a few rumors circulating about other matters.
Too often journalists these days are the parrots of those of who want to manipulate and deceive.
To say the Edgewater Inn had a dubious reputation would be stating the obvious. It was the butt of jokes. It was like ‘that’ hotel in every sleepy town in every place in Canada.
Before the rumors start, I want to set the record straight. Next week will be my last reporting for the Peachland View.
People in general have an affinity toward firefighters. It’s inherently heroic when firefighters run toward a burning building that the rest of us run away from.
Thoughts on the Peachland election forum
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Nov 032011
As election forums go, Tuesday night’s get together was as congenial, polite and downright boring as a forum can be.
Nov 012011
I feel comfortable in saying tonight will likely not mark the beginning of an Ernie Hurd love-fest.
District management staff won’t consider advertising on PeachlandNews.com until the website’s comment feature is disabled.
There is a perception in some Peachland quarters that some senior staff at the municipal office are actually running the show and council is little more these days than a rubber stamp committee.
Peachland news aficionados may notice something different in this week’s Peachland View newspaper. Me.
Are we any better than the rioters?
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Jun 202011
It may be incomprehensible to be part of a mob that commits crimes, but it’s seemingly okay to be a mob member hell bent on avenging.
Comment anonymity: The Black Press experiment
Sparking the latest debate was a declaration by Black Press that their websites will no longer allow anonymous posters.