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She's a rodeo princess

She's a rodeo princess

Peachland Jun 8, 2018 / 10:52 am

Miss U.S.A. may no longer be wearing a bikini, but B.C.'s rodeo princess still proudly wears her Stetson. Peachland resident Shenelle Neyedli, a Grade 10 at...

Deer crash slows traffic

Deer crash slows traffic

Peachland Jun 5, 2018 / 10:11 am

A deer collision slowed traffic on Highway 97 in Peachland this morning. No one was injured in the collision, which happened in the northbound lanes near the...

Cool rides, classic cars

Cool rides, classic cars

Peachland May 21, 2018 / 5:00 am

Peachland doubled in population Sunday, for the annual World of Wheels show and shine. Thousands of people packed Beach Avenue to check out the Central...

World of Wheels in photos

World of Wheels in photos

Peachland May 20, 2018 / 7:45 pm

Paint was waxed to a high sheen and chrome glistened in the sunlight as hundreds of collector cars and trucks lined the Peachland waterfront, Sunday. Thousands...

Pipe down, loud bikes told

Pipe down, loud bikes told

Peachland May 19, 2018 / 5:00 am

Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin showed up at a Friday morning news conference on the back of a motorcycle. Fortin was making a point for motorcycle riders....

Shhh, tone down the pipes

Shhh, tone down the pipes

Peachland May 16, 2018 / 3:46 pm

The District of Peachland hopes to get the message out to bikers. Turn down the volume. The municipality is joining other cities across the country in asking...

Massive dump site cleaned

Massive dump site cleaned

Peachland May 8, 2018 / 6:00 pm

More than 20 tonnes of trash was removed from the woods in Peachland Saturday, thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers. The cleanup, organized by the Regional...

Star Place boil advisory

Star Place boil advisory

Peachland May 7, 2018 / 4:14 pm

The Regional District of Central Okanagan has upgraded a water quality advisory for users of the Star Place Water System to a boil-water notice. The notice...

Local state of emergency

Local state of emergency

Peachland May 6, 2018 / 12:42 pm

A local state of emergency has been declared for Peachland on Sunday. The District of Peachland declared the state of emergency to deal with a landslide on...

Highway still flowing

Highway still flowing

Peachland May 4, 2018 / 10:50 am

UPDATE 10:50 a.m. Peachland Mayor Cindy Fortin says the situation around Princeton Avenue and Highway 97 is not as bad as was initially reported. A steady flow...

Princeton Ave washout

Princeton Ave washout

Peachland May 3, 2018 / 2:46 pm

A washout has closed Princeton Avenue in Peachland. The landslide, which happened about noon, brought down earth, rocks and bushes, covering about half the...

Fire out, not suspicious

Fire out, not suspicious

Peachland Apr 25, 2018 / 7:27 pm

UPDATE: 7:25 p.m. Fire investigators are deeming Wednesday evening's grass fire beside Highway 97 between West Kelowna and Peachland not suspicious, and its...

Boil water notice

Boil water notice

Peachland Apr 22, 2018 / 8:34 am

The District of Peachland is under a boil water notice. Turbidity levels in Peachland Creek increased over the 5 NTU threshold overnight forcing the boil water...

Local history hits big screen

Local history hits big screen

Peachland Apr 21, 2018 / 12:40 pm

One of the Okanagan's most interesting stories is hitting the big screen. If Eddy Haymour had gotten his way, Rattlesnake Island, located across Okanagan...

Duckies set to race

Duckies set to race

Peachland Apr 12, 2018 / 5:00 am

Ladies and gentlemen, start your duckies. The annual Rubber Ducky Race will be coming to Peachland this Saturday, where hundreds of rubber ducks will be...

Boil water in Peachland

Boil water in Peachland

Peachland Apr 9, 2018 / 12:23 pm

A water-quality advisory has been issued in Peachland. With the turbidity of source waters in Trepanier Creek increasing above 1 NTU, the District of Peachland...

Consular role for local

Consular role for local

Peachland Mar 28, 2018 / 12:01 pm

A Central Okanagan business owner is taking on an associate role as a consular warden in the Philippines. ZipZone president Kevin Bennett, who winters in...

Rollover in Peachland

Rollover in Peachland

Peachland Mar 22, 2018 / 5:44 am

Emergency crews were kept busy early this morning with a single vehicle rollover in the northbound lane of Highway 97 between Princeton Avenue and Trepanier...

$4.9M for water system

$4.9M for water system

Peachland Mar 9, 2018 / 12:09 pm

The federal government has stepped up for a second time to help the District of Peachland with a new water treatment plant. At a news conference Friday morning,...

Rockslide on Hwy 97

Rockslide on Hwy 97

Peachland Mar 2, 2018 / 4:40 pm

UPDATE: 4:40 p.m. RCMP are conducting traffic control on Highway 97 south of Antler's Beach in Peachland following a rockslide Friday afternoon. Motorists...