by alex morrison | Jun 21, 2020 | Advocacy, Mines in the Watershed
The Peachland Water Protection Alliance has created a petition calling upon the Provincial Government to refuse to approve any and all mining exploration in our Watershed. Please join our petition on Change.org by clicking on the link below and forwarding this link to...
by alex morrison | Jun 7, 2020 | Newsletter, Watershed Wisdom
If you’re wondering why some of PWPA’s articles and interests are not just about water, this short five-minute video will help explain how these other issues are connections that all come back to water. (Depending your email software, the video may appear...
by alex morrison | Jun 7, 2020 | Advocacy, Mines in the Watershed, Newsletter, Watershed Watch
At the April 21, 2020 District of Peachland Regular Council meeting, Director of Operations, Shawn Grundy presented a referral received by the District for yet another mining exploration work within the Peachland Creek Community Watershed. Read all the details and...
by alex morrison | Jun 7, 2020 | Grants, Newsletter
PWPA applied for a grant from the District of Peachland to help bolster our community outreach and communication activities. We were successful is obtaining a $1000 grant to support these efforts. Specifically, this grant will help to raise community awareness of the...
by alex morrison | Jun 7, 2020 | Did You Know...?, Newsletter
The Aspen tree (Populus tremuloides), found in abundance in our watershed, is a unique tree species because it’s the only tree whose bark photosynthesizes – normally in plants the leaves perform this function. Bark photosynthesis in aspen takes place all year round....
by alex morrison | Jun 7, 2020 | In the news, Newsletter
New Board of Directors PWPA is a young organization, but we’re growing fast as stresses on our watershed continue and accumulate. To facilitate the different aspects of our mission and goals, PWPA re-organized this year, and with our new more effective...
by alex morrison | Jun 7, 2020 | COVID-19, Newsletter
May 15, 2020 The Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance (PWPA) is a community organization dedicated to protecting the source of Peachland’s drinking water. We take protecting our water and our community seriously and with the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, we...
by alex morrison | Jun 2, 2020 | Newsletter
Each year, outstanding Peachland residents are recognized for their service through the “Spirit of Peachland Civic Awards”. PWPA volunteer extrodinaire, Val McGillivray has been nominated and PWPA was delighted to write a letter of support to endorse her tireless and...
by PWPA | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Narwhal recently featured Peachland’s request to the province to pause logging in our watershed. A PWPA presentation prompted Mayor Fortin’s letter to Minister Donaldson to halt the issuance of new logging permits in this area, citing concerns about...
by PWPA | Feb 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
Attached are the highlights of PWPA’s work and accomplishments in 2019 that were presented at our Annual General Meeting. We were busy!! Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new...
