A hike up Mount Begbie will never be forgotten
Mount Begbie still offers spectacular hiking at this time of the year. Ken Jones and Robyn Abear poise against a spectacular view of Revelstoke from the base of the Begbie glacier. Laura Stovel photo By Laura Stovel Mount Begbie still offers spectacular hiking at this time of the year. The lupins, Indian paintbrushes and valerian are still out and a...
Nel Lord to bare it all for cancer research
Nel Lord Avid golfer Nel Lord plans to bare it all by shaving her head if she raises $2,000 for cancer research during the Canadian Cancer Society’s First Golf Fore The Cure on Sept. 14. “I am doing this because I have friends and friends of friends with this disease, some who have died,” the vivacious owner of Mountain Deva Landscapes...
What’s On This Week
September 10: Revy Rocks! Everyone knows that… but it has talent too! Come out to the Revy Rocks Talent Show to see who wins the $500 Grand Prize! — Community Centre — 6 pm September 12: Join the Drum Circle for Peace — United Church — 4 pm — Questions? Contact Rev. Ken Jones at 250-837-3198 or e-mail him at revnek@hotmail.com September...
Atilla, a much loved and respected SAR dog passes away
Atilla, a much loved and respected rescue dog recently passed away in Banff. This was the dog who responded to the Mount Cheops avalanche in 2003 that claimed the lives of seven teens from Calgary's Strathcona-Tweedsmuir school. He was also frequently called up to help find avalanche survivors and victims in incidents across British Columbia. Here...
Revelstoke’s Iron Babes push it to the limit
Rvelstoke's very own Ironwomen — Atsuko Knight, Courtney Rennie, Liz Kozek, Mardi Syrnyk, Sarah Newton and Ann-Marie Gill pose just above the waterline before the start of the Ironman Canada competition in Penticton last weekend. By David F. Rooney They may have called it Ironman Canada, but for six Revelstoke women last weekend’s tough...
Toonie Race won by Macintosh and Bernier
Brendan Macintosh and Melanie Bernier were the big winners in Revelocity’s Toonie Race No. 3 while Kellen Viznaugh received a special mention for racing in the under-18 cateory. Men: 1st ($117) Brendan Macintosh, 2nd ($70) Don Robertson, and 3rd ($47) Rich Hamilton. Women: 1st ($80) Melanie Bernier, 2nd ($50) Sally Carmichael Macintosh and Bernier...
Nordic clubhouse edging towards completion
Wow! What a difference a couple of months make. The concrete foundation for the garage/workshop and the clubhouse at the Nordic Ski Club's Mount Macpherson building project were poured at the end of May and the walls started going up in June. Now it's August and they look as though they are almost finished. Club members and visitors who bring...
In Pictures: a remarkable 21st birthday adventure
By David F. Rooney It’s a good thing that Ben Parsons lives in Revelstoke. Sue Leach’s youngest son is an athletic and adventurous young man who enjoys being outdoors more than almost anything — especially if he is accompanied by his well-trained husky, Bransen. So what better gift could he give himself when he turned 21 on July 28 than...
City staff recommend a pesticide-free future
By David F. Rooney Revelstoke City staff are recommending that Council enact a bylaw that will make the community free of almost all cosmetic pesticides on public and private lands. In a memo to Council that will be dealt with in its Committee of the Whole meeting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Public Works Director Brian Mallett said that “if the City decides...
Dragonboating — it’s a Zen thing
Cancer Support Group member Christina Hartley (left) accepts a cheque for $500 from Barb Little, president of the Lake Revelstoke Dragonboat Society, late Thursday afternoon as members Greg Doizi (back left), his wife Jannica Hoskins (back, center) and Jennifer Wolney look on. The society raised the money through fundraising events such as its upcoming...
