By David F. Rooney Proposed changes to the City’s schedule of fees and charges mean yu may end up paying more for the privilege of playing Bingo or renting a ball field. You’ll also pay 2% interest — up from 1.5% on overdue accounts — and a whopping $35 on any NSF cheques — up [...]

Adelheid Bender, acting director of the Chamber of Commerce, has resigned from her post. I n an e-mail sent to Chamber members she said: To Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce Members, “It has been a privilege working for you, the members of the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce, for the last 4 months filling as the Chamber Executive [...]

Editor’s note: Notalwaysright.com always has a slightly different take on the retail and service industry. It’s vignettes are true tales and anecdotes from the commercial trenches as told by the shop clerks, bag boys, receptionists and technicians of the world who daily shake their heads at the odd ducks they sometimes have to deal with. [...]

 By David F. Rooney While he admits that he should have better advertised Greyhound Bus Depot’s move from its old spot at 1899 Fraser by the Dennys Restaurant to the Ol’ Frontier at the intersection of Highway 23 North and the Trans Canada, Greyhound agent Matt Singh insists the surprise move could not be helped and, [...]

We have heard a lot about the transition to a tourism economy over the last several years but what do Revelstokians really think about it? That’s a question Tim Palmer, the city’s top civil servant, hopes to have answered through a survey he is conducting over the next couple of weeks. It’s an important and [...]

BC Hydro is warning its customers to be aware of a potential scam this winter season where telemarketers claim to be calling from BC Hydro to sell energy-saving devices called “Hydro Power Savers.” In some instances, telemarketers also incorrectly claim they are in possession of the customer’s power consumption information. BC Hydro does not endorse [...]

Jason Roe of Black Tie Properties has partnered with the Revelstoke Accommodation Association to promote the heck out Revelstoke! Jason and his brother Brydon attend the Vanier Cup, the Canadian univerisity football finals, and the traditional Sunday Grey Cup every year no matter what city they happen to be in. This year’s Vanier Cup was [...]

What does it take to have a family-friendly business or provide a family-friendly workplace?  The Revelstoke Early Childhood Development (ECD) Committee is asking local families what makes a difference for them. Families are invited to nominate the best family-friendly business as well as the best family-friendly workplace.  Click here to download a nomination form in [...]

CBT has announced its new School Works Program as part of a $3.5 million commitment to increase employment opportunities for students in the Basin over the next three years. This pilot program will provide an $8/hour wage subsidy to encourage small businesses, non-profit, First Nation and public sector organizations in the Columbia Basin to provide part-time [...]

The annual Moonlight Madness sales mark the unofficial beginning of the Christmas shopping season. This year saw moderately heavy crowds of shoppers from 7 pm until about 9 pm. While there was none of the madness and chaos that marks the Black Friday shopping in the U.S., Revelstoke’s premier shopping day was a good sign [...]

Revekstoke Chamber of Commerce members elected a new board of directors on Wednesday. The new board members are: Brydon roe of Revelstoke Connections, Mike Vopni of Sothebys, Michelle Nagy of Bear Canyon Cabinets, Chelsea Lamont of the Revelstoke Best Western, Nathan Weston of Little Caesar’s, and Randy Driediger of the Revelstoke Credit Union. They were [...]