Do you remember Sports Day 1968?
Tom Parkin It was a fine day at Revelstoke in June, 44 years ago. The student body of the secondary school was released onto the field and track for the annual sports competition. I had taken up photography about that time, and owned my first 35mm camera. Here are two shots from Sports Day which show lots of familiar faces. Anguish on his face, the...
Francophone families finally get their own school!
After three years of efforts and advocacy, parents in the Revelstoke region will be able to send their children to their own francophone school next September. At its regular meeting at the end of last week, the Board of Trustees of the Conseil scolaire francophone unanimously approved the motion to authorise the opening of the new school. The new...
Thanks to everyone for their prayers and well-wishes over the last three weeks
Thank you everyone who said a prayer, made a phone call or sent me an e-mail over the last three weeks. I deeply appreciate it. Fresh from the operating suite at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver where Dr. John Yeung-Lai-Wah installed a defibrillator in my chest on Thursday morning. The device will shock my heart the next time it goes wonky. Chris...
It doesn’t take much to burn a structure to the ground
Firefighters suppress a fire small fire in Arrow Heights on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services In the afternoon of May30 at 4:52 pm, Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services responded to a 911 call of a structure fire in the 1500 block of Melnyk Road in the Arrow Heights area. “As our engines were approaching the area of Arrow Heights,...
In memoriam — Melvin Terrance Gilbert
In loving memory of Melvin Terrance (Terry) Gilbert who was taken from us after a lengthy illness and long struggle May 28, 2011 We thought of you today But that is nothing new We thought of you yesterday And will tomorrow too We think of you in silence And make no outward show For what it meant to lose you Only those who love you know Remembering you...
Invest Kootenay Partnership gets $100,000 boost
The Invest Kootenay Partnership recently received a boost thanks to $100,000 in support from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). Invest Kootenay is a joint initiative of local governments, economic development organizations and chambers of commerce with the aim of attracting and retaining investment to and in the Kootenay region. The partnership plans to use...
Garage sales support Relay for Life
Saturday June 2, 2012 The Rob Squad Team is having a garage sale at the Water Store at the corner of 2nd street and Victoria Rd from 9:00am – all proceeds will go to their team for the Relay for life. Saturday June 2, 2012 Cheryl Fry is having a garage sale at #17 1856 Big Eddy Rd from 9:00 am-1:00pm with partial proceeds to the Relay...
New bracelets protect “life lines” for dialysis patients
RIH dialysis patient Helen Bertrand sports one of the new "save the veins" bracelets. The purple bracelets are the brainchild of IH's Vascular Access Assistant Teresa Rankin, pictured here with Renal Vascular Coordinator Angela Romyn. Photo courtesy of Interior Health For a dialysis patient, healthy veins are a life line. But sometimes...
MLA Report: the choice to invest in our public lands
MLA Norm Macdonald The mission of the British Columbia Forestry Service, which just celebrated its 100th anniversary, is to protect, manage and conserve our forests. And from its very beginnings in 1912, with the first Chief Forester, it was understood that our forests must be managed sustainably, for the long-term. Forestry has been one of the most...
Community Connections Food Event on Sunday
By Leslie Savage Come on out on Sunday, May 26, from 11 am to 2 pm, for a BBQ in support of the Food Bank. Community Connections is one of three organizations sponsoring this awareness event. The Protein for People Project (http://www.proteinproject.ca) along with the Shuswap Columbia District Labour Council are partnering with Revelstoke’s Community...
