House for rent in downtown Revelstoke
Immaculate four-bedroom, two-bathroom heritage home available for rent. Located across from a park, this desireable property has a washer, dryer, refrigerator, stove and a dishwasher. It also has a storage shed and a carport. Partially furnished it is available on June 1 for a rent of $1,395/month. Please: NS/NP. Call 250-837-6472 for more information. Read More →
FWCP seeks Vaux’s swift reports
A Vaux's swift in flight. Dusty Veideman photo courtesy of the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program Spring is the prime season for migratory birds and just before nightfall small acrobatic birds may be plummeting into a brick chimney near you. If you witness such a sight the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) wants to hear about it....
Alan Chell receives his Community Achievement Award
Proud parents Dick and Betty Lou Chell, Alan, Linda and grandson David Kline. "David wanted to travel to Victoria to see Pa get his Gold Medal!" Linda said in an e-mail to The Current. Alan, a long-time volunteer besides being a long-serving director of parks and recreation, was named a recipient of the this important provincial award earlier...
New lights for Big Eddy Road railway crossing
Jim Abbott, Member of Parliament for Kootenay Columbia today announced $752,017 to upgrade rail grade crossings in Kootenay Columbia riding, including $12,731 to replace incandescent lights at the Big Eddy Road crossing with LEDs. “Improving rail crossing safety is an important measure that our government announced as part of Canada’s Economic Action...
BC Liberals ignoring the will of the electorate to ram the HST through
Local anti-HST petition organizer Jim Daniel (left) watches as people line up to sign the petition at last weekend's Home & Leisure Show. David F. Rooney photo David F. Rooney The BC Liberals plan to ignore the soaring number of registered voters signing the anti-HST petition by ramming their odious Harmonized Sales Tax legislation through the...
Hey! Where’d it go?
Hey! Where'd it go? People who normally pass by the School District 19 building were doubtless asking themselves that when, today, all they could see where machines scooping up debris where the office building once stood. David F. Rooney photo Of course, it wasn't really gone. The building was placed on a trailer and, for now anyway, sits off...
Chamber comes out strongly in support of Benoit Doucet’s wine bar proposal
By David F. Rooney The Chamber of Commerce has come out strongly in favour of Benoit Doucet’s proposed wine bar, calling it a “new and distinctive business… that would cater to a specific market segment which is currently underserviced in Revelstoke.” “This market segment has been aggressively marketed to for several years...
Come on… give a little to help a LOT!
It's always a treat to work with EZ Rock Host Steve Smith, especially when it's a worthy cause like the Radiothon that is raising money to help Queen Victoria Hospital purchase some badly needed items. Here, Smith prepares to interview (from left to right) Mount Begbie Elementary students Lauren Channell, Anna Kampman and Averie Mcdonald who...
Relay for Life kicks off! Are you on a team, yet?
The 2010 Relay for Life kicked off Wednesday with a party at the Last Drop and its organizers are hoping to at least match last year's earnings of $70,000. Can you help them do that? These are the highly motivated ladies who are once again making the 2010 Relay for Life a dynamic community event. From left to right are Kelly Gillespie, Emma Kirkland,...
Workers march to mark National Day of Mourning
Local workers and unionists marched from RSS along Mackenzie past City Hall and then down to the stone memorial by Centennial Park on Wednesday to commemorate workers who have been killed or seriously injured on the job. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney Local workers and unionists marched from RSS along Mackenzie past City Hall and then down...
