Peachland News
Hwy 97 reopened in Peachland after serious crash
UPDATE: 5:50 a.m. DriveBC reports Highway 97 was reopened at the scene of last night's crash in Peachland at 12:30 a.m. UPDATE 11:15 p.m. Highway 97...
RCMP rescue canine from ledge after running down embankment
West Kelowna RCMP save the day, as officers reunite a dog and its owner after the canine got stuck on a ledge after running down an embankment in Peachland. ...
Peachland resident calls on public to help bring back the peaches
A Peachland resident is calling on the public to help bring back the fuzzy fruit the town is named after. Local Connor Smith has started a Change.org petition...
Vehicle ended up on its roof in Peachland Saturday
A vehicle has ended up on its roof in Peachland Saturday afternoon, but it's unclear how. The single-vehicle crash occurred on Minto Street near Somerset...
Possible vehicle thief caught on camera in Peachland
A potential thief was caught on video surveillance trying to break into several vehicles in Peachland early Thursday. Nick Kramer, who lives on Inglis Place,...
Peachland couple's wheel falls off after lug nuts were loosened
A Peachland couple is warning neighbours to be vigilant after a wheel came flying off their vehicle on Drought Hill – the result of an apparent act of...
Large police presence around Lipsett Avenue in Peachland
UPDATE: 9:15 a.m. A police incident in the area of Lipsett Avenue in Peachland ended peacefully Tuesday afternoon. According to RCMP, officers from the West...
Vigilant Antler's Beach neighbours help collar B&E suspect
A group of residents who live close to the lake south of Antler's Beach near Peachland say they managed to foil a thief who had been breaking into homes...
Habitat for Humanity gives keys to home to single mom
Habitat for Humanity handed over keys to an extensively renovated townhome to a single mother of six in Peachland on Monday. Lisa is a mother of nine-year old...
WildSafeBC hosted bear spray workshop in Peachland on Sunday
As part of the Peachland Trails Awareness Day, WildSafeBC hosted a bear spray workshop on Sunday afternoon at Heritage Park. Participants were taught about...
Hostage taking part of Eddy Haymour's quirky story
Eddy Haymour is a somewhat misguided visionary whose story is forever tied to Rattlesnake Island on Okanagan Lake. In the 1970s, Haymour decided he wanted to...
Home destroyed by blaze
A fire outside of Peachland completely destroyed a home Tuesday morning. The fire sparked about 10 a.m. on Brent Road, just off Highway 97, south of town. While...
Local story hits big screen
Two very Okanagan stories clash in a new film that premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival this week. Ash, the second film from Peachland-born...
Peachland home ablaze
Fire crews from Peachland are on the scene of a structure fire on Brent Road, just off Highway 97. Witnesses say they began seeing smoke shortly after 10 a.m....
Debating rainbow crosswalk
The District of Peachland is considering installing a rainbow crosswalk. Council debated a request this week to install the multi-coloured crosswalk at the...
Grass fire snuffed
UPDATE 2:18 p.m. The Peachland Fire Department responded to the scene of a fire that broke out along the side of Highway 97 and Drought Rd and that fire is now...
Wildfire now under control
The Kathleen Mountain Wildfire 26 kilometres west of Peachland is now under control, according to the BC Wildfire Service. As reported on Friday, the wildfire...
Logging no impact on water
Forestry activities within the Peachland and Trepanier watersheds did not play a major role in the number of boil water advisories in Peachland. That's the...
Lightning strikes house
UPDATE 11:46 a.m. Peachland Fire Chief, Dennis Craig tells Castanet, "it's incredibly rare for us to have a house fire as a result of a lightning...
Neighbours chip in after fire
Peachland's Trepanier Bench is a tight-knit community, and that's on full display after one of their own lost everything in a fire last weekend. In the...