Actions speak louder than words when the Beta Sigma Phi sorority is involved
Two of the women of Beta Sigma Phi, Donna Lecompte (second from the left) and Bonnie Teed (second from the right), pose with representatives from three local organizations they have assisted this fall through timely cash infusions: Anne Corrie, co-ordinator of the Community Connections Youth program (left), Brenda Kessler, executive director of the...
Riding’s BC Liberals urge people to speak out on the budget
If you have something you’d like to say to government about the budget, here is your chance, says David Pacey, president of the BC Liberal Constituency Association for Columbia River-Revelstoke . “We all have issues with government actions both good and bad, but if we don’t talk to the poo-bahs directly, our views and feelings cannot be...
Hermit Trail closed for explosive recovery
Glacier National Park’s Hermit Trail, and a portion of the surrounding area, will be temporarily closed effective 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, until further notice (please see below for a map of the closure area), says a statement issued by Parks Canada today. The statement said the closure is to ensure the safe removal, by detonation, of...
Roots of Empathy allowed to continue without provincial funding
By David F. Rooney The Roots of Empathy program, which re-inforces the ability of schoolchildren to empathize with weaker children by introducing them to infants in the classroom, has received a reprieve of sorts after the provincial government cut its funding. “We’re thrilled that we’ve been given permission by the (Roots of Empathy...
Mount Revelstoke steamed in 2009
Editor’s Note: The 2009 Steamer was held two weeks ago and I am only now getting around to posting the results and Michael Welch’s terrific photos of the event. As some readers may know I had to go to Ottawa for a family medical emergency so I missed the event itself, though Mike was kind enough to shoot it and send me the photos. Naturally,...
Just installed, this bin already needs to be emptied…
This new green bin, which replaces the old blue ones, was installed at the recycling area by the Forum on Sept. 24 and it already needs either a companion bin, to be emptied or both. Revelstokians filled it to capacity in just four days and some people who discovered it was full heaved their junk on top anyway — perhaps thinking that it had an open...
Fall fun on the fly
By David F. Rooney Members of the Revelstoke R/C Club, who operate radio-controlled aircraft, held a marvelous demonstration of their machines at their 500-foot airstrip near Montana Slough last Sunday. Dozens of people turned out to watch the aircraft perform aerobatics and, for lunch, chow down on cheeseburgers and hot dogs. All in all it was a pretty...
Five years after the Filmon report, Forest Minister still unable to provide a list of BC communities that are considered ‘at risk’ for wildfire
In Thursday’s estimates debate for the Ministry of Forest and Range, Minister Bell admitted that he couldn’t list the British Columbia communities that were considered at-risk for wildfire, nor could he provide a ministry definition of what factors would be considered in determining a community’s risk. The Ministry of Forest and Range is responsible...
STALLED: Is Revelstoke’s affordable housing project ever going to get off the drawing board?
This is an artist's conception of a triplex that could be built at the Revelstoke Housing Society's Bridge Creek Properties... if and when it gets off the ground. Illustration courtesy of the Revelstoke Housing Society By David F. Rooney Two years ago when the local housing market was white hot, Revelstoke’s affordable housing project...
And in this pot you put…
Yvonne Moore (center) talks about the different pots you can use when canning during a Food Guru session on food preservation on Sunday evening. According to the North Columbia Environmental Society's Sarah Newton (left), "She gave lots of information and helpful tips on canning, dehydrating, pickling, and storage of root vegetables. Yvonne...
