All medium and large open fires to be prohibited within the Southeast Fire Centre zone starting July 5
Effective at noon July 5, all medium and large-sized open fires are prohibited within the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. Specifically this prohibits: Burning waste, slash or other material, whether piled or unpiled, that is larger than 0.5 metres in height or 0.5 metres in width. More...
Racing against the clock
Parks Canada trail crew members (left to right) Carolyn Schellenberg, Claire Sieber and Ehren Eddy set a heart-pumping pace along Mount Revelstoke National Park’s Meadows in the Sky Parkway on June 15 as part of their annual fire fitness test. With 22kg (45lb.) backpacks, they had to walk 4.83 km (3 miles) in 45 minutes. All completed the distance...
Obituary Notice — Doris M. Finn
Doris M. Finn 1914-2010 Doris Finn passed away at Mt. Cartier Court Extended Care, Revelstoke on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the age of 95 years. A Funeral Service will be held at the Revelstoke United Church on Friday afternoon, July 2 at 1:30 p.m. with Reverend Ken Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the family plot of Mountain View Cemetery,...
Ordinary citizens sign anti-pesticide letter to Council
Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to The Current on the evening of Wednesday, June 30. It was also sent to City Council and, according to signatory Susan Knight, constitutes a kind of petition in that it was independently signed by 69 of 74 ordinary citizens who were asked if they would support it. What makes this letter interesting...
Wow! 40 boxes of school supplies
Diane and Jill at Columbia Park School stand in front of the 40 boxes of school supplies that they gathered for Partners with Others. This is part of the School Supply drive organised by Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy. If you missed the drive at your school and have supplies that you would like to donate, please drop them off at the CBAL office...
Lifetime of hockey achievement recognized
Dennis Berarducci, long-known as Mr. Hockey here in Revelstoke, has gained some long-overdue recognition in British Columbia. At a recent dinner in Prince George he was presented with a lifetime membership by the BC Hockey League. Here, Dennis poses with Bill and Mary Olhausen of the KIJHL. Photo courtesy of Dennis Berarducci Read More →
Course record broken at Grizzly Bear Run
And they’re off! Competitors in the Grizzly Bear Run hit the pavement at the start of the annual half-marathon on Sunday. Race organizer and well-known local runner Jarrett Spannier said there were 94 runners in the 12 km race and 36 runners in the 4 km fun run. Of the 94 in the 12km, 36 were from Revelstoke and of the 36 in the fun run, 26 from Revelstoke....
Anti-HST petition ready to go to Elections BC with 705,643 signatures
On the eve of its delivery to Elections BC for verification and final tabulation, the Fight HST petition comes in at just over the 700,000-signature Please click on the image to a see larger version in PDF format. mark. It was signed by 705,643 individual registered voters representing 44 per cent of all voters in the last election. Under the rules...
A Savage kids’ cooking class
Food Editor Leslie Savage Easy Peazy Pizza: pepperoni, cheese, ham and pineapple Chocolate cake Iced Tea or Orange Fizz punch With summer here and lots of young people somewhat at loose ends between the last day of school and family vacations or camps, it’s a good time to think about kids’ cooking. Most children like to mess about in the kitchen,...
Hoping to sell for major money? Wait for the rebound
By David F. Rooney Realtor Uldis Bokis thinks the real estate market will eventually rebound. David F. Rooney photo Need to move? Think because you see a lot of “For Sale” signs that the market is white hot because of resort development and you should cash in and check out now? Dreaming that you’ll make a real bundle when you do? Well, the local...
