The commitment from BC Hydro is that no Smart Meter will be installed in a residence until the homeowner’s questions and concerns have been addressed satisfactorily.
May 052012
Feb 232012
Downtown revitalization has long been a council priority — not just because a healthy and vibrant downtown core serves to fuel our economic well-being, but just as importantly because the downtown area is a natural gathering place.
Feb 112012
The new council has spent many hours together with senior staff in a very successful consultant-led process designed to help us share ideas, establish goals, and set priorities.
Nov 242011
To all Peachland residents who braved the snow and ice to vote in the municipal election, I thank you for doing so. My thanks also go to those who supported my re-election; I am honoured to serve as your mayor for a further term, and I appreciate the confidence you have shown in me.
The greenhouse gas challenge
Mayor Keith Fielding
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Sep 292011
I have established the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change, made up of residents who responded to the invitation to help Peachland meet its goals under the Climate Action Charter.
Sep 142011
News that the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) is now planning for a September start on the installation of a traffic light at Clements Crescent will no doubt be welcomed by all residents, but particularly so by those who frequent the Peachland Mall, live on the crescent, or need to get to and from the elementary school.
Aug 302011
This document sets out plans for development of transit services in the Central Okanagan region over the next 25 years so as to improve service, enhance cost effectiveness, and increase ridership.
Aug 182011
The challenge for Peachland is to manage future growth responsibly and to ensure that growth occurs sustainably, taking into account economic, social, and environmental impacts.
Aug 022011
Following a request for expressions of interest, the District of Peachland has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with The Good Samaritan Society.
Jun 252011
After a recent public hearing, council has given final approval to a bylaw that updates and replaces the Ponderosa Pincushion Area Structure plan.
Apr 202011
We are totally committed to the economic prosperity of Peachland and to helping create a thriving, vibrant, downtown core, consistent with the vision set out in the council initiated “charrette” report.
Feb 242011
I want to assure readers that council’s decision to give first and second reading to the New Monaco Area Structure Plan (ASP) implies nothing more than a desire on council’s part to open-up the plan for public consultation before there is any move to an official public hearing or any decision on the acceptability of the plan.
On the buses once more
Mayor Keith Fielding
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Dec 202010
A common transit rider concern is that schedules don’t always connect, resulting in prolonged wait times.
Dec 052010
In 2010, 22.9 per cent of Central Okanagan children were vulnerable on at least one of these five scales of development (down from 27 per cent in the 2001-2004 period). The provincial goal is that by 2015 no more than 15 per cent of EDI-tested children in B.C. will be considered vulnerable on one or more of the scales.
Nov 212010
Those Peachland residents who use the public transit system (and those who don’t) have stories to tell: these are stories that I want to hear. What do you like about what we have? What do you dislike? What works? What doesn’t work? What ideas do you have for improvement?