A grieving mother in B.C.'s Okanagan Valley has been told it's against the law to place flowers on the memorial bench for her murdered daughter.

Peachland resident Charrie Fichter lost her daughter, Ashlee Hyatt, when the 16-year-old was stabbed to death outside a party in June 2010.

Six years after the senseless tragedy, Fichter still visits the waterfront memorial for Ashlee every day to remember her, often bringing flowers.

"If I'm having an 'Ashlee day,' I call it, or a really bad day I'll just come and bring a little more, put a butterfly onto the flowers," Fichter said.

But it was recently pointed out to the grieving mom that placing flowers in public spaces is against the district municipality of Peachland's bylaws. Half of Peachland councilors believe there shouldn't be any exceptions.

"Personally, I just have shadows of how our walkways may look if we allow it on every single bench in town," Coun. Keith Thom said.

Council has already voted on the issue once, and is expected to vote again in November. Fichter's local supporters hope things go in her favour this time.

"There just shouldn't be a fight over flowers," Kym Readman said.

With a report from CTV Vancouver's Kent Molgat