Friends organize a benefit concert for the late Daniel Levesque’s family
Two of the late Daniel Levesque's friends and admirers, RSS music teacher Tessa Davis and musician and EZ Rock on-air personality Steve Smith, have organized a concert to benefit his family and endow a scholarship. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney Two friends and admirers of Daniel Levesque, the young man slain in Victoria last month have...
Professional development workshop offered to arts and heritage groups
The West Kootenay Regional Arts Council is offering a professional development workshop for people involved in arts and heritage organizations. The workshop, to be presented by Leslie Thompson at the Kootenay School of the Arts, will be held in Nelson from 10 am until 5 pm on September 24 and from 9 am until 1 pm on September 25. It will cover effective...
A Midsummer Night’s Green was dreamy
By David F. Rooney The North Columbia Environmental Society put on an excellent fundraiser for its Community Garden project drawing 110 people to the Village Idiot on Tuesday to enjoy sumptuous appetizers and taste new wines from the Okanagan. The event was very well organized by Laura Gallagher and, of course, the appetizers from the 112, Paramjiit’s,...
Vic Van Isle awarded Illecillewaet Pedestrian Bridge contract
Vic Van Isle Construction Ltd. has been awarded a $678,885 contract to build the long-awaited Illecillewaet Pedestrian Bridge. The contract was approved by City Council during a special meeting on Tuesday afternoon. This design was suggested earlier this year as an homage to the railway bridge that once spanned the Illecillewaet for the CPR line to...
New forestry minister, Steve Thomson, here to listen to local concerns
Forestry Minister Steve Thomson was in Revelstoke this week to discover which issues are most important to residents of this part of Columbia River-Revelstoke riding. Here he speaks to local members and friends of the BC Liberal Party at Zala's Restaurant on Monday evening. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney Forestry Minister Steve Thomson...
What price would you put on our community’s fire security?
By David F. Rooney What price would you place on our community’s fire security? Fire Rescue Services has asked Council for permission to borrow enough money to purchase a new aerial platform truck to replace the existing 34-year-old Scot Snorkel Apparatus it currently has in inventory. This truck is obsolete. It can’t reach higher than two storeys,...
Girl injured at Williamsons Lake
This is Williamsons Lake as of Monday morning. The Big Rock and Little Rock are directly above (and to the left and right) of the No Diving sign. The rope swing was hung was from a tree between the rocks until Scott Hulley and Dennis Kelly cut the ropes down. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney A young girl was injured at Williamsons Lake Sunday...
Credit Union staff show their compassion
For a decade now, staff from the Credit Union have been pooling their personal money to purchase backpacks filled with school supplies for disadvantaged kids. This year, these thoughtful and compassionate people purchased 47 good quality backpacks loaded with scissors, crayons, pencils, rulers and more for school kids. Here are Elissa Tennant, Tannis...
54.7% across the province — 66.19% here — vote to “extinguish” the hated tax
British Columbians have overwhelmingly rejected the Harmonized Sales Tax. Please click on this image to see a larger version in PDF format. Revelstoke Current illustration By David F. Rooney British Columbians overwhelmingly rejected the Harmonized Sales Tax during this summer’s referendum. The final vote, as revealed by Elections BC this morning,...
Bears — if you’re sighting them are you reporting them?
The interactive Bear Aware Sightings Map shows you not only how many sightings there have been but what kind of attractants are luring them into contact with people and how many have been destroyed this year. Cli ck on this image to go directly to Bear Aware's Interactive Map. Image snagged off the Revelstoke Bear Aware Website Recent reports of...
