Castanet Peachland

08/06/2023

The highway was closed for several hours early Sunday morning.

UPDATE 8:10 a.m. The Okanagan Connector has reopened.

07/27/2023

A bird coming in contact with a power line is being blamed for causing the outage.

UPDATE 9:25 p.m. Electricity has now been restored to the 28 affected properties in the Trepanier Bench Road area.

07/12/2023

A rezoning application that would allow up to 14 townhouses to be built at the corner of Hardy Street and Highway 97 in Peachland, and causing municipal planners some grief, has been deferred.

07/12/2023

A development plan for part of the old Ponderosa golf course property on Pincushion Mountain is ready to go to a public hearing.

07/11/2023

Thorny issues that have threatened to derail a seniors housing building proposed in Peachland may be on the verge of being resolved, a public hearing heard on Monday.

07/03/2023

Peachland residents will get a chance to weigh in on a contentious seniors housing project July 10.

06/29/2023

A comprehensive rezoning bylaw doesn’t address the issue of view corridors, Peachland council heard at a public hearing on Tuesday.

06/29/2023

The lifeguards are back at Peachland's Swim Bay, the Okanagan's only lifeguarded public beach.

06/28/2023

A housing development proposed on a narrow rural road has been pared down, but not by much.

06/28/2023

A 22-unit subdivision proposed more than two years ago will proceed to a public hearing, possibly next month.

06/23/2023

Bylaw enforcement officers in Peachland are gearing up for the summer season, taking aim at recreation vehicles illegally parked in Beach Avenue and municipal parking lots overnight.

06/23/2023

Peachland is gearing up for Canada Day celebrations.

06/18/2023

Environment Canada warned that snowfall was possible over some mountain passes in the Southern Interior.

A white dusting of snow was clearly visible on the DriveBC webcams on part of the Okanagan Connector Sunday morning.

06/15/2023

A new remuneration policy was no big deal for Peachland council.

06/15/2023

There’s not much time for Peachland to submit a complex application to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation for a potentially lucrative grant to support housing construction.

06/15/2023

A code of conduct to apply to Peachland’s mayor and councillors was approved after coming in for a fair bit of minor criticism in a lengthy council discussion Tuesday.

06/14/2023

An upcoming open house on June 20 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Peachland Community Centre will focus on evacuation preparedness and what residents can do to make sure they are ready if a wildfire forces them from their homes.

As wildfires continue to burn across much of the country, the Peachland Fire Department is doing its part to the community safe.

06/14/2023

A new community garden in Peachland will be a project for youth and seniors, council heard on Tuesday.

06/14/2023

Buildings will be limited to three storeys in height in a new zone approved by Peachland council on Tuesday for Beach Avenue.

06/09/2023

Kamloops Fire Centre fire information officer Melanie Bibeau says investigators discovered the tree struck by lightning.

Lightning has been deemed the cause of the Pigeon Creek wildfire.

06/09/2023

Learning about plans for a new fire hall, city hall and other infrastructure projects goes down better with free burgers and hotdogs.

06/08/2023

Another case of dangerous driving in the Okanagan has been caught on dashcam video.

06/07/2023

The Pigeon Creek wildfire west of Peachland did not see any growth overnight and is still estimated at 33 hectares.

UPDATE 11:10 a.m. The Pigeon Creek wildfire west of Peachland did not see any growth overnight and is still estimated at 33 hectares.

06/07/2023

Scorching heat will be a challenge for crews fighting the Pigeon Creek wildfire west of Peachland today.

06/05/2023

Crews are currently en route to the wildfire above Highway 97C, about five kilometres west of Peachland.

UPDATE 8:08 p.m. Crews are currently en route to the wildfire above Highway 97C.

06/01/2023

A Peachland resident is suing the District of Peachland, along with a development company and others, after a large boulder came tumbling into her backyard in January.

05/31/2023

BC Hydro says it will be cutting electricity to all areas of West Kelowna and Peachland early Wednesday morning to repair vandalism.

BC Hydro says it will be cutting electricity to the entire Greater Westside early Wednesday morning to repair vandalism.

05/31/2023

The occupants of a boat abandoned on the shore of Okanagan Lake in Peachland paddled themselves to safety on Monday night.

05/25/2023

A proposal to offer financial help to a non-profit building project in Peachland is having trouble getting off the ground.

05/24/2023

Peachland will try to convince a developer to reduce the size of a subdivision planned for a narrow, rural road.