GREAT GOLF & FINE WINE

Monday, July 04, 2011
Wine Tour with NormanIn early June, Greg Norman and members of Great White Shark Enterprises, visited Ponderosa with daughter Morgan-Leigh Norman to check out the latest golf course construction and to gather information about the Okanagan Wineindustry with the thought of possibly dabbling into the area themselves. Ice wine has yet been added to their portfolio of wines and the Okanagan Valley is recognized as the world leader in Ice Wine production.




Hillside Wine TastingGreg Norman’s own passion for fine wine was the catalyst behind the Greg Norman Estate Wines - a collection of wine from some of the best wine growing regions in Australia and California. An avid wine collector and strong believer in the positive role of wine in a healthy, active lifestyle, Norman’s goal was to produce approachable wines that would compete worldwide.





Golf Course TourAnother highlight of the Norman visit included the 4x4 golf course tour of the progress of golf course construction and taking in the amazing valley and Lake Okanagan views from every hole. Derek Chichak C.O.O. for Treegroup checked in with Norman to ensure that Treegroup is staying on track with Greg’s vision for Ponderosa and Treegroup’s vision, to be a top- ranked golf course from the get-go. As the 7200 yard signature course at Ponderosa progresses, it is more apparent than ever that this course will rival the best courses in North America, if not in the world!

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SHARK SIGHTING IN PEACHLAND!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Legendary golfer, Greg Norman, aka The Shark, was on-site in Peachland last Friday to survey his new design and construction progress of the Ponderosa Golf Course. Management executives from Treegroup Developments and members of the Greg Norman Golf Course Design team walked the course in the brisk autumn air. It was a clear day and easy to see some of the spectacular views that the new design will feature, overlooking Lake Okanagan and the waterfront town of Peachland. The site promises terrific views for both golfers and homeowners alike at what many are saying will be the finest Okanagan golf course community.


The golf course construction has been moving along briskly, with completion expected in 2012. Along with the new golf course, road infrastructure for the new home community has been progressing as the Ponderosa village centre and new golf club facility sit adjacent to the new course. Pre-selling of initial real estate including single family and multi-family new homes is expected to begin in 2011. The new homes at Ponderosa in Peachland will be a welcome addition to the Kelowna real estate market as they are expected to provide great value, sustainable features and offer a variety of housing options for different markets including young family buyers, retired empty-nesters and vacation home buyers.


Rising up from the waterfront to Pincushion Mountain, historic Peachland is one of the most desirable locations to live in and purchase Okanagan real estate, graced by amazing views and a close-knit community atmosphere. As part of the town of Peachland, the Ponderosa new home community will capture the style and character of the region in its architecture as well as its culture, embracing a healthy lifestyle and offering year round recreational amenities.


When Greg Norman first visited the Ponderosa site in 2008, he described it as a gem. His team referred to the Peachland region as a combination of Lake Tahoe and Napa. By all recent accounts, Ponderosa promises to be one of the finest golf courses in Canada, and offer the best new home opportunities in Kelowna and Okanagan real estate.
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Ponderosa Discovery Centre Opens in Peachland mall

Friday, September 24, 2010

Anticipation has been building all summer in Peachland regarding the progress of the Ponderosa new home community and Greg Norman golf course construction. In order to provide easier access to community information as it progresses, and take expressions of new home interest, Treegroup Developments has opened a new community information centre in the Peachland IGA mall on Highway 97.

To date, over 500 registrations have been received indicating an overwhelming number of people interested in purchasing a new home at Ponderosa. The excellent response is not unexpected as Ponderosa will deliver a wide range of product types for every budget and lifestyle including townhomes, condominiums, single-family homes and more. The new Greg Norman signature golf course that will wind through the community has also been positioned as one of the best in the country. As Okanagan real estate communities go, Ponderosa is one-of-a-kind, with it’s fantastic views, easy access to the Peachland waterfront and the existing town services of Peachland.

The Discovery Centre is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10AM – 4PM daily.

For more information check out the attached link to a recent newspaper article in the Peachland View.


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Newspaper Articles April 2010

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Peachland View April 23 2010 - New Ponderosa Map / Score Card Revealed
Billion Dollar Tee Time Coming Soon
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Then and Now: A brief history of Peachland

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Did you know Peachland celebrated 100 years as a municipality on January 1, 2009? For the next 365 days, residents, tourists and Peachland alumni celebrated the town’s centennial. The town’s history can be traced back a further 100 years to the arrival of the first European settlers to the Okanagan Valley.


Europeans first traveled through the Okanagan in the early 1800s on their way from the Pacific Northwest to the north and its bountiful supply of animal furs. For decades, the valley was a transportation route for trappers and traders. Soon enough, the riches of furs destined for Europe gave way to the lure of gold. Thousands of prospectors flooded into the Southern Interior.

Gold, it turned out, was a fleeting fantasy and the real riches turned out to be fruit. By 1900, orchards cropped up on the mountainside at the elbow of Okanagan Lake between Kelowna and Penticton. Saw mills worked at feverish speeds to handle trees cut on newly cleared land and new homesteaders arrived.

Today, Peachland is the smallest municipality in the Central Okanagan, spread across 11 kilometres of Lake Okanagan lakeshore and up the side of Mount Coldham. Just 5,000 people call Peachland home and it has managed to keep its small town charm throughout 100 years of growth. It is today a quaint community of young families, retirees and a significant number of volunteers.

Peachland today is an involved community, where high voter turnout is the norm, community meetings can attract hundreds and events are well attended. History is being preserved, as evidenced by the saving of the town’s unique museum and first two school buildings.


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Ponderosa moves ahead with development plans

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Peachland, B.C. – Work on Peachland’s largest development and only golf course is moving ahead with crews concentrating on fire fuel mitigation and fairway clearing. The project is on schedule with a 2011 target for opening the new Ponderosa Golf Course.

The $1 billion Ponderosa development centers on a new 18-hole, 7,100-yard golf course laid out by Greg Norman Golf Course Design. New tee boxes, fairways and greens were surveyed and staked out in the fall and a professional forester was hired to inspect the thousands of trees on and surrounding the new golf course. 

Pine beetle has devastated the bench lands around Pincushion Mountain, according to Steve Brewer, an ISA certified arborist. The Ponderosa lands are populated by Ponderosa pine and mixed fir trees and Brewer said his inspection showed that 70 to 80 per cent of the trees are infected with pine beetle. 

Most of the infected trees are in green-attack stage, appearing healthy, but infected nonetheless, according to Brewer. They will all die, adding to the significant fire hazard in the area. Brewer noted that the infected trees must be removed to aid in the prevention of beetle spread. 

Many of the dead and dying trees have now been removed by forestry crews. Salvageable trees were sent to a saw mill and those too far gone were ground up and used as fuel by the saw mill. 

A stack of fir trees in the parking lot of the former club house will be used in the future by Treegroup in the building of a new club house for the golf course. As part of its commitment to the environment, Treegroup is working on a replanting plan to stabilize slopes and valleys with turf grass and a mix of deciduous and coniferous tree species that are adaptable to the local climate. 

As work continues, the existing trail network will be maintained and enhanced. While some new land will be cleared for golf fairways and housing, more than half of planned development will take place on land that was previously cleared in the early 1900s. 

Development engineers and designers from Greg Norman Golf Course Design worked together to ensure net-zero aggregate removal from the Ponderosa area. This means soil and rock that is removed to make room for new fairways will be used elsewhere on the property, reducing gravel truck trips up and down the mountainside. Treegroup continues to work with all levels of government on completing the transfer of 60 hectares (148 acres) of Crown land into the District of Peachland. 

When the Crown land transfer is finalized, beetle kill and hazard tree removal can begin in that area. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure continues to work with Treegroup on finalizing plans for a new access road to Ponderosa and intersection with Hwy. 97 – a key component of the Peachland-approved Area Structure Plan.


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gam commented on 24-Mar-2010 07:00 PM

Pleased to see that the investors in the golf course are looking after the safety of the community with the tree removal. It seems like they have found a non-biased individual to make the call on the trees.

I really hope that Peachland receives what we hope will be a world class development that we can all be proud of.

Ponderosa Press Event in Peachland, B.C.

Monday, August 17, 2009
Join legendary golfer, Greg Norman, Chief Robert Louie of the Westbank First Nation along with Norm Porter and Derek Chichak of Treegroup Developments Corp. for the official announcement of the new Greg Norman Championship Golf Course and new Ponderosa Community in Peachland, B.C. Community Open House is from 2 to 6 pm with the announcement taking place at 3 pm at which time Greg Norman will address the community. Taking place at The Gazebo at Heritage Park, Beach Ave. and 1st Street, Peachland, B.C.
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Welcome to the Ponderosa Blog

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Introducing Ponderosa. The Okanagan’s newest lifestyle community has been thoughtfully designed to integrate with the existing charm and character of Peachland. The 400-acre community will include myriad lifestyle amenities and new homes that will blend with the surrounding environment and enhance an already dynamic waterfront community.

We will be updating this section, so keep watching for the latest news on Ponderosa in Peachland!



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Dale Zimmerman commented on 28-Mar-2010 12:21 PM
Can't wait for the place to open, would like to volunteer to try out the coarse as it is being developed.
Kathy commented on 05-May-2010 09:03 PM
Where does one look for working opportunities in this new luxury village?

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