by a | May 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Member Activities & Meetings, Newsletter
Here are the highlights from this presentation that was held on April 22, 2022. About 30 people attended this public presentation of a new UBCO study that is exploring governance options for the Peachland Watershed. Attendees were welcomed on to the traditional...
by a | Apr 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Events, In the news, Letters to the Editor, Outreach, Peachland, Watershed Watch
Published in the Peachland View, April 1, 2022 Do you know who owns Peachland’s water? Who is responsible for Peachland’s water, who should be? What authority do local indigenous people have over this ecosystem? Do you know who makes the decisions governing our water...
by a | Mar 4, 2022 | Advocacy, In the news, Letters to the Editor, News Releases, Newsletter
by Taryn Skalbania Peachland residents, Syilx people and water leaders are encouraged the provincial government has acknowledged many communities in B.C. face a water crisis, made worse by a changing climate and increased land uses. Budget 2022 dedicates $30 million...
by a | Feb 27, 2022 | Advocacy, Newsletter, Outreach
PWPA is a signatory on a letter to George Heyman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, regarding the delayed timeline for public engagement on the Watershed Security Strategy and Fund. You can read the letter here
by a | Jan 24, 2022 | Advocacy, DoP Heathly Watersheds Committee, Newsletter
The District of Peachland formed a Healthy Watershed Committee (HWC) under the direction of Mayor and Council in 2018. The HWC is a working committee to Council. Its purpose is to provide support to Council, Corporate Operations and the community on matters affecting...
by a | Dec 10, 2021 | Advocacy, Did You Know, Floods, Newsletter
Come Hell and High Water The catastrophic floods in BC these past weeks raised all sorts of questions about the causes, and how to prevent these disasters in the future. Combine the floods with the almost unprecedented wildfires of this past summer, are we looking at...
