Beware! Thieves targeting Southside
Police are urging all residents to lock their vehicles after a rash of thefts and vandalism occurred over the weekend. Cpl. Rod Wiebe of the Revelstoke RCMP detachment said the first report was received on April 25 at 2 a.m. from the 1200 block of Oscar Street. A witness observed three males going through vehicles in the area. The men fled when someone...
Relay for Life kicks off today at the Last Drop
The 2010 Relay for Life campaign kicks off today, April 28, with a party at the Last Drop and everyone is invited. Cancer survivors, teams and just plain enthusiasts for this community event, which will be held at Centennial Park on June 13 this year, are invited to mingle and remember the good times from past Relays at the Last Drop between 5 and 7...
Have throne will travel
Would you like to have some fun with your friends and help these deserving people raise the money they need to go to Victoria for a brief holiday? Every year the men and women in Community Connections' Individualized Community Inclusion Programs take a brief trip somewhere. Most of the trips have been to familiar places that are relatively nearby....
Revelstoke Minor Ball’s 2010 season gets underway
Revelstoke Minor Ball's 2010 season got underway on Monday as kids and parents gathered at centennial Park for some warmups and a brief ceremony to open the season. David F. Rooney photo Miss Revelstoke, Karina Foisy, and Miss Revelstoke Princess Saara Tapanainen attracted shy glances from some of the kids in the dugout as they awaited their summons...
Cops ready to nail bad bicyclists
Warm weather means more bikes on the road. That’s great in one respect but it also means cyclists must think twice when they hit the pavement and remember that they are on a vehicle and therefore must obey the rules of the road, says Revelstoke RCMP Cpl. Rod Wiebe. “In British Columbia a bicycle on the road is considered a vehicle and as such must...
City wants to work with downtown merchants
Small business owners who recently complained about their inability to attract customers won an opportunity last week to not only talk about their problems but perhaps even guide municipal policy in the years to come. Dinah Collette of Spice o' Life Emporium (left) and Paola Bolton of Emo's listen intently as City Planner John Guenther talks...
Victoria Road now a used car lot
Victoria Road seems to be in a state of transition to sometime used car lot from major thoroughfare offering shoulder parking to RVs and buses. First there was the one VW a week or so ago. Now there's a Land Rover, too. What's next? A bevy of rust buckets? David F. Rooney photo Read More →
In Pictures: the colours of spring
By David F. Rooney Spring has been here for weeks now and it’s hard to miss the colours bursting out around town. Lyle Grisedale, noted local mountaineer and naturalist, kindly sent The Current photos he recently took of the wildflowers that are blooming on the slopes above us, while I have added a few photos of trees and flower beds around town. Soon,...
Do you want Council to support — or reject — Benoit Doucet’s wine bar licence?
Editor’s Note: If you’ve been following current affairs in our exciting mountain town you are doubtless well aware of the controversy swirling around Benoit Doucet’s application for a liquor primary licence to operate a wine bar in the old Spice o’ Life space on Second Street East. This shouldn’t be controversial but it...
Sturgeons are cool and other lessons from Earth Day 2010
By Karen McColl With climate change and a plethora of other environmental issues looming at the forefront of our minds these days, it’s nice to have an occasion to have fun and celebrate the earth for all its goodness. What a better way to do this than to take part in annual Earth day festivities! Activities on Sunday organized by the North Columbia...
