Planning Director John Guenther pulls the plug at City Hall
After a little over four years with the City of Revelstoke as planning director, John Guenther has decided to seek other planning and development opportunities, says in a Friday afternoon news statement from City Hall. Chief Administrative Officer Tim Palmer said Guenther was hired to help lead the City of Revelstoke in planning for and facilitating...
News Without Borders
Welcome to News Without Borders, a feature of The Revelstoke Current intended to link you to timely and interesting stories. May 16, 2013 Orcas battle sperm whales in cetacean battle royal — In the coastal waters around Sri Lanka, the waters churn and froth as a pod of killer whales ambushes another of sperm whales – the first time such a battle...
NDP victory in Columbia River-Revelstoke tempered by the party’s overall disaster
By David F. Rooney After a grueling campaign spent crisscrossing our huge Columbia River-Revelstoke riding voters decided on Tuesday to send New Democrat Norm Macdonald back to the Legislature. However, his re-election was one of the few shining moments for local party supporters after an election campaign that was, overall, a disaster for the NDP. Macdonald...
BC Liberal Doug Clovechok campaigning in Revy
BC Liberal Candidate Doug Clovechok poses with his wife Susan, and — in the rumble seat — Peter Bernacki, vice-president of the party’s riding association on Saturday. Clovechok was in town Friday and Saturday to campaign for support. The provincial election is on Tuesday and he anticipates a large turnout. David F. Rooney photo BC Liberal...
TV interviews with the NDP and BC Liberal candidates on RCTV
Can’t get enough of provincial politics? Wanna hear the latest from Norm Macdonald or Doug Clovechok? Well you can catch the last TV interviews on RCTV that these candidates will give during the provincial election campaign. The periodic cable TV program, In Conversations, has a double header being shown Saturday through Monday. The program is...
Norm Macdonald campaigning in Revelstoke
By David F. Rooney Norm Macdonald looked tanned and remarkably relaxed as he popped into town for a few more days of campaigning. The incumbent MLA and Opposition Forestry Critic did some door knocking and toured Downie Sawmill with local campaign manager Bill MacFarlane before attending to Shuswap Columbia District Labour Council’s open house...
Campers find the remains of a White Rock man missing since October
David Anthony Klammer Two campers 10 kilometres south of Shelter Bay have stumbled across the remains of a man whose disappearance near 12 Mile last November left searchers baffled. The BC Coroners Service has determined that the remains found on Sunday, May 5, are those of David Anthony Klammer of White Rock. Klammer had left his parents’ Saskatchewan...
Candidates hunting for votes as the polls show a tighter campaign
By David F. Rooney With the provincial election campaign coming down to the wire on May 14, the leading candidates in this riding will be devoting more attention to voters in Revelstoke this week. Both BC Liberal Doug Clovechok and New Democrat Norm Macdonald will be attending events and door knocking throughout the city starting on Thursday. BC Liberal...
Labour Council to host an open house with the provincial candidates this Thursday
Need to meet the candidates in the provincial election one last time before you vote your conscience on May 14? Well you can do that this Thursday, May 9, when the Shuswap Columbia District Labour Council hosts an open house at the Railway Museum from 5 pm to 6:30 pm at the Revelstoke Railway Museum, 719 Track Street W, Gallery II. “Getting out to...
CP personnel work on the burned bridge
CPR personnel work on the bridge over the Columbia River on Sunday after the fire that burned out the bridge’s creosote-soaked decking on Saturday evening. There is as yet no word as to when the bridge will be reopened to normal rail traffic. Please click on this image to see a larger version of this photo. David F. Rooney photo Read More →
