Rod & Gun Club about to say good-bye to Upper Arrow Heights
After five years of searching for a new home, the Revelstoke Rod & Gun Club is set to receive a 30-year Licence of Occupation Tenure for a new rifle range adjacent to the Frisby Forest Service Road. David F. Rooney photo By David F. Rooney After five years of searching for a new home, the Revelstoke Rod & Gun Club is set to receive a 30-year...
An indoor climbing wall for Revelstoke is an idea whose time has come
By David F. Rooney A handful of local climbing enthusiasts are imagining ways to climb high in low human spaces and their vision may be about to become reality. Incorporated just last year, the Revelstoke Climbers Coop is planning to build an indoor climbing facility in the warehouse and loading area in back of the old Wendy’s Plumbing at Second...
Dennis Berarducci wins $20,000 for Revelstoke Minor Hockey! How cool is that?
By David F. Rooney Dennis Berarducci won 20 grand for Revelstoke Minor Hockey in Kraft’s national Hockey Goes On Contest early Wednesday evening. “Golden won $100,000 and Revelstoke won $20,000 — two small Interior communities up against places like Kamloops, Kelowna, Surrey and Richmond,” said Renee Howe who helped organize and...
Shelter Bay Marina dream is not yet dead
Peter Bernacki, one of the local men who has long promoted building a marina at Shelter Bay, says the idea is not yet dead. Building a marina at Shelter Bay makes sense as it would be self-sustaining and could accommodate dozens of watercraft. Here, Peter examines the deteriorating boat ramp at Shelter Bay. The marina would be a sensible replacement...
U16 skiers “did a great job” at Red Mountain
By Mary Clayton The Revelstoke Ski Club sent six ski racers to the U16 Provincial Championships at Red Mountain in Rossland March 21 – 24, yielding one podium finish and a handful of top-15 results. The race format allowed each skier two Slalom races and two Giant Slalom races over the four days. “The courses were good and the snow conditions were...
Parasailing delight
A skier using a parasail comes in for a landing at RMR on Sunday. Skiing conditions were great and so was all that glorious sunshine. Peter Blackmore photo Read More →
Special Avalanche Warning issued for northwest BC
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for backcountry recreational users in BC’s Northwest Coast and Inland regions. The region affected includes the coastal areas of the northwest, with a special focus on Terrace, Stewart and north to Ningunsaw Pass, as well as inland to the Hazelton and Smithers area....
Bantam boys demolish Cranbrook
Revelstoke’s Bantam team mopped up Cranbrook by a score of 10-3 on Tuesday afternoon. They now have two wins, a loss and a tie to their record at the Provincial Tier 3 Championships in Dawson Creek. Read More →
Bantams powering their way through the Provincials
Revelstoke’s Bantam hockey team are powering their way through the Provincial Championships in Dawson Creek. According to Cindy Floyd “the buys beat Juan de Fuca (on Sunday night) 4-2 and tied Quesnel (Monday) morning 3-3.” Unfortunately, the Tier 3 team lost 6-2 to Castlegar at 6 pm Monday evening. They play Cranbrook at 1 pm on Tuesday. Their...
Dennis Berarducci is one of the finalists in Kraft’s Hockey Goes On contest!
By David F. Rooney Dennis Berarducci is one of the 100 finalists in Kraft’s Hockey Goes On Contest, which makes it truly possible — provided enough people vote for him next weekend — for the Revelstoke Minor Hockey Association to win one of the contest’s five $100,000 grand prizes or one of the lesser $20,000 prizes. It all depends...
