An old council agenda can help us ask better questions about today’s water concerns—provided we distinguish what was known, what was proposed, and what was actually done. A June 2022 Peachland council agenda package is circulating on Facebook, with attention drawn to pages 165–167 and their discussion of water supply. Those pages deserve attention. But …
Technology is changing the balance of information between governments, institutions and ordinary citizens. The Peachland Gazette is built around a simple principle: public information should not merely be published. Citizens should be able to find it, understand it, examine the evidence behind it and reach their own conclusions. For most of modern civic history, citizens …
Meeting Summary Peachland Council dealt with a relatively broad municipal agenda at this meeting, including adoption of amendments arising from the Official Community Plan review, changes related to small-scale multi-unit housing, 2027 permissive tax exemptions, development-approval grant funding, wildfire prevention, water planning and several issues raised during public question period. Council adopted the OCP review …
The FOI records provide substantial detail about municipal travel, conferences and a stage purchase. They also show why disclosure alone cannot answer whether spending was reasonable or whether the public received value. By Nick Walsh A 393-page freedom-of-information disclosure can appear definitive. There are invoices, expense summaries, claim forms, hotel records, registrations and receipts. The …