City plans increases — some of them major — to user fees and charges
Some of the highest fee increases are those for development services. Please click on the image to see a larger version of it. Revelstoke Current scan 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%...
Adelheid Bender resigns as acting director of the Chamber of Commerce
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 Director. I came...
Not Always Right
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. Log...
The Whys and Wherefores of the Greyhound Bus Depot move
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, in the long run, change...
We hear a LOT about the transition to a tourism economy but what do YOU really think about it?
David F. Rooney 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 valid question....
BC Hydro warns against “Power Saver” scam
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...
New digs for the Friends
After 24 years in the their cramped little office on the ground floor of the Parks Canada building on Third Street, the Friends of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier have moved to new digs at 103 – 1st Street East, Suite 102, in the Arlington Building on First Street East, right across the street from the Regent. Friends Executive Director Neills Kristensen...
Revelstoke was all over the Vanier Cup
If you watched the Vanier Cup on TV on November 25 you might have noticed these signs promoting Revelstoke. Photo courtesy of Brydon Roe 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...
What is the most family-friendly business in town?
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...
CBT’s School Works Program aims to create 900 new jobs
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...
