Are you a busker?
By David F. Rooney Are you now — or have you ever been — a sword swallower, fire breather, street magician, acrobat, clown or some other form of busker? If you are and you know how to entertain families and kids on the street then Heather Duchman wants to hear from you. Duchman organizes a lot of public activities here in town from her desk at the...
Clean Energy Act should be withdrawn
MLA Norm Macdonald Last month, I wrote an MLA report that talked about the Clean Energy Act, a new piece of legislation that is being debated in the Legislature right now. I made the case that the Clean Energy Act was a betrayal of British Columbians. That report is posted at www.NormMacdonald.ca. I believe that most people who will read the Clean...
CBT and province team up for seniors’ housing
The Columbia Basin Trust is working with the province to contribute to the overall capital costs of nine sites and 114 units, including some in Revelstoke, under BC’s Seniors’ Rental Housing (SRH) initiative. Under the agreement, the CBT has committed $425,000 towards the 114 units, and the province, under the SRH initiative, will provide approximately...
Concrete now being placed at the Nordic Ski Club’s new day lodge
By David F. Rooney Trust me. Watching concrete being placed — “Concrete is never poured,” Dale Mogielka of Terus Construction told me — is a heck of a lot more interesting than watching paint dry… and I’ve seen a lot of paint dry. As I discovered Thursday the grey stuff being placed at the site of the Nordic Ski Club’s...
At last! A Theatre Sports performance!
By David F. Rooney Revelstoke’s Theatre Sports Club finally showed what it could do before an appreciative audience at the Visual Arts Centre on Wednesday evening. The club’s members used improv comedy in a series of 10 short but very amusing skits to entertain the audience. Theatre Sports, which began in Alberta about 30 years ago and has...
A helping hand on drums at the MKB’s last gig
The Maritime Kitchen Band invited drum enthusiast Craig McKee to help them out during the last night of their months-long gig at the Last Drop. Shannon Sternloff (left), Trevor Wallach (center, right) and Steve Smith entertained patrons throughout the winter and spring. David F. Rooney photo Read More →
Spectacular crash leaves two injured
This spot on the TCH 15 kilometres east of Revelstoke was the scene of a fairly spectacular accident when a truck carryng a massive bridge girder failed to negotiate a curve and flipped. Two people were slightly injured — but that's it. Photo courtesy of the Revelstoke RCMP A tractor trailer unit hauling a cement bridge beam crashed after losing...
A stranger’s cruelty — UPDATED
Shawn Filipchuk cradle a young raven that wandered onto Douglas Street where she says a young driver went out of his way to hit the injured animal. Her five-year-old daughter witnessed the brutal assault on the bird and was very upset by it. Click on the image to see larger version of it. David F. Rooney photo By Shawn Filipchuk The strangest thing...
A little discussion could go a long way at the Aquatic Centre
By David F. Rooney Concerns about the Aquatic Centre’s summer hours expressed by some athletes can be easily dealt with simply by talking with Parks, Rec and Culture Director Kerrie Dawson. “I’m accessible,” she said in an interview regarding complaints by athletes training for the Penticton ironman competitions in August. The...
Meet the newest Commissioners
Arrow Heights Elementary School students Kate Granstrom (left), Arianna Morrone and Ethan Sieban have been promoted to the Commissioner level in the RCMP Read with Me program. The students increase their rank — these kids have achieved the top rank — with their levels of reading. They were presented with their certificates at an assembly on Tuesday...
