Zip through the air with the greatest of ease at Skytrek
By David F. Rooney Looking for adventure? Preferably something unusual that lets you get your feet off the ground? You don’t have to go far to find that: Skytrek Adventure Park, just 35 kilometres west of Revelstoke. I recently had the pleasure of taking my nephews Nii Noi and Tettey Tetteh west along the highway to this addition to the much-loved...
Cranes over Revelstoke
Men working at the new schools' construction site line up for coffee and sundry food items from the Big O vending truck during a break on Friday morning. And, no — just in case you're wondering — that blue doodad thrusting above the vending truck is not an automatic coffee injector. It's actually being used to inject concrete into forms...
Revelstoke Glacier Challenge 2010 In Pictures: Friday
A gentle welcome to town from Revelstoke Current Cartoonist Don Filipchuk. By David F. Rooney It has been a year in the making and this year’s Glacier Challenge is shaping up to be a great one. The annual August long weekend softball tourney seemed a little lacklustre last year — but, judging the by the lively but good-natured crowd that...
BC Hydro extends a helping hand
BC Hydro employees and a Community Connections Food Bank volunteer (in the blue T-shirt) assist a young woman as she fills out a form that will result in her receiving a special box of energy-saving devices for her home. The utility has been offering the kits, which each contain $75 worth of energy-saving gizmos, to food bank clients across the province....
Ready to help
Andree Rioux, the new executive director of the Revelstoke Hospice Society, poses at her desk on Friday. Andree is no stranger to business and service organizations in town having worked previously for the Chamber of Commerce, Community Connections and Revelstoke Mountain Resort. While she has worked with families and children in the past helping people...
Ah! The pause that refreshes
Krista Cadieux (center) enjoys a morning coffee with patron Peter Waters at her brand-new coffee house, the Sangha Bean. Though small, her cafe is cozy, comfy and boasts a really home-like atmosphere. It also features images by local artists Tina Lindegaard and Krista Stovel as well paintings by Revelstoke children and jewellery and other fun items...
Obituary Notice — Allan Art Aho
Allan Aho 1938-2010 We wish to announce with great sadness the passing of our father, Allan Aho who passed away suddenly at 72 years of age on July 23, 2010, in Kamloops, BC. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the Revelstoke Senior’s Center on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 2 p.m. Cremation with interment in the family plot in Mountain...
Canadian Cancer Society to make presentation to Council
By David F. Rooney The Canadian Cancer Society has been granted a request that its representatives have an opportunity to speak to City Council when it considers a proposed cosmetic pesticides bylaw in September. Councillor Tony Scarcella made a motion on Tuesday that the society be granted the opportunity to address the issue. No date has yet been...
Revelocity’s first Mountain Bike Race was fun and successful
The inaugural Toonie Mountain Bike Race was a fun and successful event on the Mount Macpherson trails, with 13 racers attending, and six volunteers running the event. The racers were all smiles at the end of the race as the course was a blast, and over $400 in prizes were awarded. The men's podium consisted of Brendan Macintosh (winning a cycling...
CSRD zoning nothing to get hot and bothered about
Lonnie Parker, director of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District's Area B, talks about how the CSRD's zoning program is working out during an open house at the Community Centre on Wednesday. An open house was held in Trout Lake earlier in the day. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney Zoning is coming to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s...
