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CP Rail workers serve strike notice for May 23 ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com
The union representing CP Rail engineers, conductors and rail traffic controllers issued a 72-hour strike notice Saturday, CP announced in a press release. The notice means the workers can go on strike starting just after midnight on Wednesday, May 23. The workers, which are represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, voted by a 95 per cent margin in favour of a strike in April. The current collective agreement expired at the start of 2012 and negotations have been ongoing since October. A strike could result in all train traffic shutting down throughout CP’s Canadian network. CP says it is looking to make changes to the penA CP Rail train belches exhaust as it starts moving after waiting just behind the crossing near the Revelstoke Railway Museum on May 19. The workers could be on strike starting May 23. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review
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‘Revelstoke Caribou Rearing in the Wild’ proposes local maternity pen Coalition of local stakeholders wants to build maternity pen to help threatened caribou survive gestation, vulnerable calves’ first weeks AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com
A coalition of Revelstoke stakeholders interested in establishing a caribou maternity pen project are scheduled to present their case to Revelstoke city council on May 22. The Revelstoke Caribou Rearing in the Wild (RCRW) group wants to build a maternity pen and place 10 female caribou from the Columbia North herd inside as they gestate, give birth and raise their calves through the critical first six weeks of their lives. The idea is to protect the vulnerable calves from predators such as wolves, bears and wolverines. Cory Legebokow is the Habitat Officer with the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations. He’s the project manager working alongside of a coalition of stakeholders on the maternity penning project. “There’s been a keen interest in caribou recovery for quite a long time by all of the stakeholders,”
Revelstoke stakeholders are seeking to create a mountain caribou maternity pen near Lake Revelstoke. Mark Bradley photo courtesy of Parks Canada
Legebokow said. “It’s really just a natural fit that we team together on this and try and make a difference.” RCRW, and the city’s environmental advisory committee are asking the city to be the applicant for project funding, which is expected to cost $250,000–$300,000 in 2013, and $200,000 each year for years two and three. A staff re-
port from City of Revelstoke economic development director Alan Mason said administrative costs to the city would “not be very large” – primarily staff time to apply for and manage funds. Legebokow said RCRW was seeking funding and in-kind donations from many organizations, such as the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Compensation Pro-
gram, the Columbia Basin Trust, Parks Canada and provincial caribou recovery programs. The approximately 10-acre pen would be located on the west side Lake Revelstoke, near existing caribou calving grounds. Pregnant females would spend about 3.5 months in the pens, which would be guarded by a full-time herdsman. The proposal is to build the pen in the fall of 2012 and introduce the first 10 females in April of 2013. The animals will be tracked with radio collars after release. RCRW describes the project as an experiment to test the benefits of the pens, as well as an attempt to increase the growth rate of the Columbia North caribou herd. Several projects aimed at reducing caribou predation rates are ongoing in B.C. In the Williams Lake area, wolves were culled and sterilized in an attempt to boost caribou numbers. Another two projects in the Revelstoke and Prince George areas took aim at moose. Hunting reduced their density with the
goal of reducing the number of wolves in the areas, leading in a reduction of caribou predation by wolves. “None of these studies have presented final results yet the decline of the Columbia North herd has been less severe and appears to have stabilized since this treatment began,” writes the RCRW in their proposal. “However, the population has not begun to recover.” The report says predation of very young calves by wolverines and bears may be a factor. They cite a maternal penning experiment in the Yukon that increased survival rates for penned calves. Three-months after release, 74 per cent had survived, compared to just 15 per cent of free range calves. The RCRW doesn’t see the maternity pens as a panacea for mountain caribou recovery. “Maternity penning alone cannot recover populations from critically low numbers,” the RCRW states Caribou, page 4
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Housing society seeking share of $10 million in CBT funds ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com
The Revelstoke Community Housing Society is going after a piece of $10 million in funding made available by the Columbia Basin Trust and BC Housing. The Affordable Rental Housing Initiative is being made available for five projects across the Columbia River Basin, and would see CBT contribute half the amount and BC Housing the rest. “We’re looking for as much as we can get,� said Glen O’Reilly, a member of the society’s Board of Directors. The proposal that goes forward is still being worked on. The housing society, working with the city’s planning department, has created a plan for a block of seven houses on Oscar Street, adjacent to the society’s existing rental duplex. That proposal calls for seven homes ranging in size from 878 to 1,900 square feet to be built along the north side of Oscar Street. The homes would be pre-fabricated buildings designed by Winton Global, a Prince George-based company. “It has a really good streetscape, it’s attractive,� said O’Reilly. “It’s individual homes so people have pride in ownership.� He did note there was some disappointment in the size of several of the homes put forward by the planning department.
This image shows the streetscape for a proposed development by the Revelstoke Community Housing Society along Oscar Street. The plan may not be the one put forward for a portion of $10 million in funding as part of the Affordable Rental Housing Initiative launched by BC Housing and the Columbia Basin Trust, but it is something the housing society and city planning department has worked on. Fraser Blyth/Selkirk Planning & Design
That plan is what the society was working on when the funding was announced, but it may not be what goes forward to the CBT in its proposal, said O’Reilly. “Whether those seven homes are what we’re going to put forward in the package for the funding depends on what’s more attractive to them,� he said, adding that based on the request for proposal,
a 10-unit apartment building could be a preferred option. “We have to look at our options on what’s going to work best to get the funding,� he said. “The one thing to keep in mind, from where I’m sitting, we actually have something in place. Where I’m not sure if any other communities have any proposals ready to go.� According to a report by Jill
Zacharias, the city’s social development co-ordinator, both housing and rental prices have increased substantially in the last five years. Citing statistics released in the October 2011 Rental Market Survey by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the average assessed value of single-family home has doubled since 2006, while its selling price has gone up
by a third. Rents have gone by even more, with increases since 2006 range from 52 per cent ($617 from $364) for a one bedroom apartment, to more than 80 per cent for a three bedroom home ($1,000 from $592). The report was presented to the housing society at its annual general meeting earlier this month.
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Are Revelstoke housing costs too high? That’s a constant debate amongst Revelstokians and with housing assessments declining, it seems to be the case. It’s also the opinion of the individual who turned down the position as the new principal of Revelstoke Secondary School. In her report to the Revelstoke school district superintendent Anne Cooper made a note of the fact that the principal’s
job had to be re-advertised “after our selected candidate was unable to accept our offer due to the cost of housing in Revelstoke.�
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City of Revelstoke financial position deteriorating, warns finance director City borrowing double the average of municipalities of similar size; lack of adequate reserve funds means more borrowing will be necessary AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com
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Performance Report for 2012. “The city’s net financial position continues to deteriorate,” writes Inglis in his conclusion. “Our borrowing levels, although well within provincial limits, are about double the average of municipalities with a population between 5,000 and 10,000 but about the same as the average of all municipalities in B.C. These are certainly causes of concern and need to be monitored.” Inglis notes the city’s accumulated surpluses – including reserve funds – are also low compared with the averages of other municipalities the same size as Revelstoke. “This has been a consistent element of these [annual Financial Performance] reports and the city needs to do more to build reserves so that it can fund future infrastructure expenditure commitments with less reliance on borrowing,” Inglis writes. “The city also needs to build surpluses as part of its ongoing financial planning process so that it is able to finance future road rebuilding and road rehabilitation programmes without resorting to borrowing,” he adds. In the annual Financial Performance Report, the finance director is required to give his conclusion on the state of the city’s finances. The report shows the city’s financial liabilities amounted to $24,319,890 at the end of 2010, up from $21,128,228 one year earlier. The report also pointed out Revelstoke’s anemic accumulated surplus, which was below the average of similar communities at less than $50 million. An exact figure was not provided. “Revelstoke was
substantially less than the average of all municipalities and about half the average of municipalities with populations between 5,000 and 10,000,” Inglis writes. The report also flags Revelstoke’s per capita spending on protective services, such as policing and bylaw enforcement. It notes only the City of Nelson, which has its own police force, spends more than Revelstoke on policing than other similar communities in a comparison group. Parks, Recreation and Culture services were also significantly above average, although the report notes Revelstoke doesn’t have the opportunity to pool recreation services with surrounding regional districts or municipalities due to our geographic isolation. The report also lists many other spending categories where the city is comparable or less than other similar municipalities. And what about your property tax bill? Once all charges are included – city tax, school tax, hospital tax, regional district tax, utility rates and other marginal taxes – Revelstoke came in middle of the pack when compared to a group of similar communities including Quesnel, Castlegar, Golden, Merritt, Salmon Arm, Kimberley and Nelson. Revelstoke finished fifth out of this group of eight. Revelstoke city council is scheduled to discuss the report at their May 22 regular meeting. The report comes just two weeks after council approved their 2012 budget. Inglis has made similar warnings in this report to council in past years.
Caribou stakeholders propose maternity pen from page 1 in their report. Caribou populations of 20 or fewer have few breeding cows, so it would take years to build numbers to a stable level. Legebokow said moose population control and the maternal penning project are just two of many local caribou recovery initiatives. “We’ve done many other things to date, including the protection of old growth areas, and closure of areas to snowmobiling and best management practices for the heli-ski industry and no more [recreation] tenures within caribou habitat,” Legebokow said. The RCRW consists of several local stakeholder groups. Include the Revelstoke Community Forestry Corporation, the Revelstoke Snowmobile Club, Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks, the North Columbia Environmental Society, Columbia Mountains Caribou Research Project and the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. There have been disagreements amongst these stakeholders in the past, most notably Revelstoke Snowmobile Club objections to further snowmobile area closures in 2011. But Legebokow said despite some disagreements, cooperation amongst stakeholders has been good. “We’ve always worked together effectively. This is just really a reflection of that,” he said. Will they pull it off by fall of this year? “It certainly is a tight timeline,” Legebokow said. “We’ll have to wait and see how things unfold as far as funding goes.” Maternal penning differs from captive breeding. In late 2011, Parks Canada and the B.C. Government partnered with the Calgary Zoo on a captive breeding program in Alberta. In that program, the caribou live and breed in captivity and their offspring are eventually reintroduced into the wild to augment existing herds.
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Housing starts up as Revelstoke construction boom slows down ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com
There are no major projects on the horizon but new housing starts are providing work for the Revelstoke construction industry. “We’ve got 6 or 7 new houses that have just come in at the end of April, beginning of May,” said Tim Luini, the senior building inspector for the City of Revelstoke. “We’re swamped trying to get everything done. Everybody’s waiting for us to get the plans examined.” According to Peter Bernacki of Nu-Trend Construction, this is one of the busiest years for new housing starts in years. “Housing is big for the economy because the more housing
starts the more everybody benefits,” he said. Revelstoke has undergone a construction boom over the past few years, with the construction of the phases two and three of the Sutton Place Hotel, the two new schools, and the Best Western Hotel. The value of building permits issued by the city in April 2012 was way down from last year, but Luini said the numbers in May are better. With the schools wrapping up by the end of summer and the hotels finished, the boom appears to be over, though construction on Units 5 and 6 at Mica Dam is ongoing. For Alan Mason, the city’s director of economic development, the numbers in the boom years
make the weak years look worse than they really are. “Sometimes I think the quieter years look really bad but when you look over a 10-year average, it looks normal,” he said. There are some potentially big projects on the horizon, notably the proposed Revelstoke Crossing development along the Trans-Canada Highway, and the Shelter Bay development south of town. Luini said the housing starts that have come through so far are “fairly large.” He was also encouraged by some vacant storefronts filling up. “Compared to other communities that I’ve talked to, they’re dead. The fact we’re still building is a good thing,” he said.
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The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure on May 15 announced highway maintenance projects in the Revelstoke area for Highway 1 and Highway 23. The highway resurfacing and other small projects total $3.7 million and will be completed this year between June and September. East of Revelstoke, about 17 kilometres of Highway 1 will be resurfaced. West of town, a one-kilometre stretch on the west side of the Columbia River Bridge will be resurfaced. North of Revelstoke, 13 kilometres of Highway 23 between Revelstoke and the Mica Dam will be resurfaced. The contract for the work has been awarded to Penticton-based Peters Bros. Construction Ltd. Other small projects include: - The construction of an avalanche catchment at the Panther slide path,
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anada would be a different place without our 80,000 registered charities dedicated to everything from health to economic policy to the environment. We’d be much poorer without the two-million employees and millions of volunteers who devote their time to causes that strengthen our nation. Recent efforts by the federal government and its backers in media and industry front groups like Ethical Oil to demonize and silence legitimate organizations ignore the important role charities play in Canada. That’s why environmental and other organizations are joining with Canadians from all walks of life for Black Out Speak Out (blackoutspeakout.ca or silenceonparle. ca en français), launched on May 7 with ads in the Globe and Mail, La Presse, and Ottawa’s Hill Times and culminating in a website blackout June 4. Canadians understand the value of charitable organizations. Close to 85 per cent of us over 15 years of age (22.2 million people) donate to charities every year. Often, it’s to help people in other parts of the world. According to Charity Village, Canadians gave $20 million to the Canadian Red Cross, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, UNICEF Canada, and World Vision within
four days of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. For supporting worthy causes, Canadians are entitled to a small tax break. Canadians also know that our spectacular natural environment is crucial to our national identity, health, and survival, and that we can’t always count on governments and industry to look out for its interests. And so they give their time, money, and voices to organizations working on a range of conservation issues from habitat and species protection to clean energy and global warming. The David Suzuki Foundation relies on Canadians for close to 94 per cent of its funding. Canadians also expect transparency and results, which is why our funding and spending information is public. With the help of many Canadians, and along with friends and allies, we’ve enjoyed many successes. We’ve increased demand and supply for sustainable seafood, fought for habitat protection for animals such as killer whales, and ensured that invaluable areas like the Great Bear Rainforest and the northern boreal forest get increased protection. Perhaps more importantly, we’ve facilitated opportunities for Canadians to engage in important discussions about conservation of the air, water, land, and biodiversity on which we all depend. It’s why we’re astounded by the increasing efforts to stifle so many people and organizations that devote countless hours to the often thankless and less-than-lucrative tasks of ensuring that Canada remains a stellar example of an open and democratic country with strong social values and a clean and healthy environment. If we are committed to these ideals then it follows we should also value freedom of speech and opportunities for a range of viewpoints on matters of national interest.
It’s fair to place limits on the extent and types of work organizations with charitable status can do. It’s fair to ask questions about donations and what, if any, influence they may have on activities. But it is unacceptable to try to silence people with smear tactics designed to discredit them and deny their funding. If our leaders want to pin all their hopes and our future on a twinned pipeline through Alberta and B.C. to ship raw tar sands bitumen to China, then Canadians at least deserve a proper conversation about it. We’ve seen recent signs of hope, with the Alberta government calling for a national energy strategy, for example, and with people in the media and elsewhere questioning the wisdom of employing an omnibus budget act to gut environmental laws and attack charitable organizations. With continued suppression of those who speak out about the environment and women’s and human rights, along with muzzling of government scientists and cuts to government scientific and environmental programs and departments, it’s clear we’re facing a growing campaign, in part backed by industrial interests, to silence opposition. We expect and deserve better. That’s why we’re speaking out. Silence is not an option. We’re asking all Canadians to join us to help preserve two core national values: nature and democracy. Let’s keep Canada strong and free. Please visit the websites of your favourite environmental organizations on June 4 to add your voice. *** Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Editorial and Communications Specialist Ian Hanington. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.
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The secret to being a good BTWW team leader Cyclepaths, which cycled 736 kilometres. The MegaWatts are lead by Bruce Granstrom, who is now in his fourth year as Team Leader. I called him last week to find out how he managed to motivate his co-workers to make the ride to the dam during Bike to Work Week – a distance of about eight kilometres from Mackenzie Avenue. “I find it really inspirational to see the streets so crowded with bikes during Bike to Work Week. It’s really cool,” he said. “It’s like being in Amsterdam or something. It’s a really great thing for the community.” How does he get people to make the commute? First, is communication and letting people know Bike
BIKE TO WORK WEEK BY ALEX COOPER When it comes to Bike to Work Week teams in Revelstoke, no one comes close to BC Hydro. Last year, the MegaWatts’ 28 cyclists pedaled a total of 2,627 kilometres over the course of the week. The closest team to them in the standings was the Parks Canada
to Work Week is coming up. He also helps plan out bike routes and updates the statistics throughout the week. He also cited consistency. “This is the fourth year I’m team leader so everyone knows what to expect,” Granstrom said. “Some people are really enthusiastic about it and are organizing their own co-workers.” The Bike to Work Week team leader package provides some tips for motivating your co-workers to bike to work. First, it says to focus on the benefits of cycling, rather than the consequences of not biking. It also recommends to keep it fun and simple, but also to make it a competition and even try to have prizes for your co-workers.
For Granstrom, the big key is to focus on the health benefits of cycling rather than the environmental benefits. This is also a tactic recommended by the Bike to Work Week organizers. “People are mostly motivated by personal fitness as opposed to one less car so I think that’s the best tact to take as a bike to work leader,” said Granstrom. For me to drive to work it’s 15 to 20 minutes and for me to bike to work it’s 30 minutes. It only costs me 10 minutes to get a half hour of exercise.” Last year’s MegaWatts team had 28 participants out of 51 employees. Septuagenerian Jerry Livesey led the way, biking 255 kilometres over the course of the week and even adding on to his already
long commute to the dam from Upper Arrow Heights. The team also had one cancer survivor, who started her day by getting a ride to the Frontier and starting her commute from there. Once someone gets over the hurdle of biking, they realize it’s not that hard, he said. Still he also noted the importance of good weather. Last year’ s sunny week was a key reason his team’s numbers doubled over the drizzly, dreary week in 2010. Revelstoke Bike to Work Week takes place from May 28 to June 3. It’s still not too late to register your team. To do so, visit www. biketowork.ca/revelstoke and sign up your workplace.
Attorney General says MLA Macdonald wrong on DriveABLE LE T T E R S Editor, Re: Seniors not fooled by changes to DriveABLE, Opinion, May 16. I would like to address the blatant inaccuracies written by MLA Norm MacDonald about DriveABLE. DriveABLE is not a test for all seniors. It is only for a small number of drivers who have been identified by their physician as having a cognitive impairment. Of 3.1 million B.C. drivers – 84,000 of whom are over 80 – only about two per cent take a DriveABLE assessment each year. The vast majority of seniors will continue to drive for a long time. Our government clearly heard concerns from the public about DriveABLE, especially the challenge that travelling long distances creates for seniors. We are taking steps to expand DriveABLE service centres to better serve rural communities, including a recent expansion of services in Cran-
brook. Another point that must be clarified is that government funding of DriveABLE services is done under a fee for service arrangement. Independent service providers who are licensed to deliver DriveABLE assessments are reimbursed for their assessments. These service providers, such as Holy Family Hospital, are certified and licensed to deliver DriveABLE assessments, based upon the same standards that are used across Canada and North America. This government is committed to ensuring an accessible and fair process to assess driver safety. It is my goal to keep our roads safe and to help seniors drive as long as safely possible. Shirley Bond Minister of Justice and Attorney General
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tion that will return British Columbia to the PST in April 2013. As committed, the PST is being re-implemented with all the permanent exemptions. What is really exciting is the new common sense improvements that will make administration of the sales tax easier for business. These changes will simplify business compliance and reduce costs for small and large business alike. The improvements reflect the recommendations that were made by the business community and an expert panel on business taxations that was struck in January. In addition the government has updated the Taxpayer Fairness and Service Code which Minister Falcon stated “demonstrates that this government is committed to tax-
payer rights, fair dispute resoultion and timely appeals” with the reintroducation of the PST, we are refreshing the code and affirming our continuing committment to fairness and service to tax payers. The process back to the PST has taken time but it has been time well worth it and has been done with British Columbians in mind. Contrary to Macdonald’s notion that there was no end in sight, your government has not only listened but made sure that we got it right; for all of our families. In the end, at least on the BC Liberal side of the House, patience does end up being the champion of wisdom. Doug Clovechok BC Liberal Candidate Nominee, Columbia River–Revelstoke
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MAY 25 TO 27 CHICKADEE NATURE FESTIVAL Activities for children and adults to learn about local flora and fauna. At various locations around Revelstoke.
SATURDAY, MAY 26 PROTEIN FOR PEOPLE PROJECT A community outreach project funded by BC labour in partnership with food banks. Get information on housing, advocacy, literacy and other services. With children’s activities, live music and a free BBQ. Organized by the Community Connections Food Bank, Shuswap Columbia Labour Council and Protein for People. At the United Church. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. REVELSTOKE ROUGHNECKS Come out and enjoy Revelstoke Roughnecks lacrosse home games at the Revelstoke forum for free. First game at 3 p.m., second game at 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, MAY 27 REVELSTOKE ROUGHNECKS Come The Chickadee Nature Festival returns to downtown Revelstoke this Saturday, May 26. Hosted by the Friends of Mt. Revelstoke & Glacier, this year’s festival will feature displays by Parks Canada, BC Wildfire crews, mountain caribou experts, the City of Revelstoke, Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation and the Friends. Check it out on the 100 block of First Street East, outside the Regent Hotel. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review file photo
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ONGOING TO MAY 31 DRAGON BOAT SIGN-UP The Lake Revelstoke Dragon Boat Society is recruiting paddlers for the 2012 season. It’s great exercise and runs from May to September. For ages 16+. Register at the community centre. The cost is $125 for the season. Contact Ginger Shoji at 250-8374129 for more information.
ONGOING TO JUNE 1 LIGHT & BEAUTY OF LANDSCAPES Art show by Bryn Stevenson. The side galleries featured Sandra Flood’s Fragments and the Golden Girls Watercolour Group Recent Works. At the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre.
SATURDAY, MAY 19 LIVE PIANO WITH RON Listen to Ron Sahlstron play the piano live. Requests can be made. At Benoit’s Wine Bar. 9 p.m.
MONDAY, MAY 21 DOMINIQUE FRICOT Vancouver songwriter who fuses rock, soul, folk and jazz. Live at the Last Drop. 9 p.m. NO wood attached. NO auto parts. NO auto bodies. NO commercial wastes and NO prohibited wastes.
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THURSDAY, MAY 24 DOG OFF-LEASH AREA OPEN HOUSE hosted by the City of Revelstoke. Learn about proposed changes to the off leash areas in Revelstoke and provide your feedback. At the community centre. 7 p.m.
MAY 25 & 26 REVELSTOKE FARM AND CRAFT MARKET Fresh food, arts, crafts, plants and socializing at Revelstoke’s extremely popular weekly market in Grizzly Plaza. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. JON BOS One-man-show playing rocking, danceable rock and roll. Live at the Last Drop. 9 p.m.
MALIBU KNIGHTS W/ DEVON COYOTE Malibu Knights are a threepiece rock trio that has opened for the like
out and enjoy Revelstoke Roughnecks lacrosse home games at the Revelstoke forum for free. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
MONDAY, MAY 28 BIKE TO WORK WEEK CELEBRATION STATION Come out on your cycle commute to work and enjoy some healthy snacks, a free bike tune-up and enter a draw for prizes. At Grizzly Plaza and Queen Victoria Hospital. 6:45 to 9 a.m.
MAY 28 TO JUNE 3 BIKE TO WORK WEEK Celebrate cycling as a mode of transportation by biking to work and encouraging your co-workers to do the same. Lots of great prizes available to those who take part. Register your workplace online at www. biketowork.ca/revelstoke.
TUESDAY, MAY 29 SCOTT WOODS Canadian fiddle champion and his band pay tribute to fiddle legends. A fun-filled variety show featuring old time fiddling, traditional country, sensational step dancing and gospel music. At the United Church. 7 p.m. $20 for adults, $10 for children. Tickets available at Talisman Fibre & Trading Co. or call 250-837-3198 or 250-200-0398.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 BROWN BAG LUNCH HISTORY TALK This week’s topic is Forest Industry. Hosted by Cathy English, curator at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. 12:1512:45 p.m. Coffee and cookies provided. $5.
RCA XC MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE Come out and give cross country mountain bike racing a try in the RCA/Arrow Helicopters Wed. Night XC Mt. Bike Race Series. This series is for all racers young and old, beginner to competitive. 6:30 p.m. Visit www.bikerevelstoke.org for details.
SATURDAY, JUNE 2 REVELSTOKE SHOW AND SHINE The Revelstoke Vintage Car Club hosts its annual vintage car show downtown, featuring classic vehicles from all periods. Starts Saturday morning.
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Cyclists bike across a boardwalk on the Hemlock Groove trail during the Revelstoke Cycling Association’s first Twoonie bike race of the year. Portions of the trail are slated for winter logging by Stella Jones. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review file photo
The B.C. government will be hosting a workshop in Revelstoke on June 20 as part of a public consultation process regarding the future of the Columbia River Treaty. The workshop is part of a process launched by the provincial government that will see it consult with Columbia River Basin residents and First Nations, the Ministry of Energy and Mines announced last week. The Columbia River Treaty 2014 Review will conduct economic, environmental, social, financial, legal and hydrological analyses to see if the treaty between Canada and the United States should be continued, amended or terminated. The Columbia River Treaty, signed in 1964, governs the management of the river by providing for flood control and optimizing power genera-
tion. Either country can terminate the treaty in 2024 but 10 years advance notice must be given. The review process will include information sessions and workshops in Jaffray, Creston, Nakusp, Castlegar, Valemount, Golden and Revelstoke. “We want to hear from people who live in the Columbia Basin,” stated Rich Coleman, the B.C. Minister of Energy and Mines. “Residents can help shape the future of the treaty by providing input in person at our spring and fall community meetings, through a website or by mail.” The information sessions will include an open house, a chance to talk to experts and a free dinner. A website has been set up at blog. gov.bc.ca/columbiarivertreaty with information about the treaty, the review process, and a public engagement section that includes a discussion forum.
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Revelstokians have an opportunity to comment on logging planned for the Begbie Creek area that will impact two mountain biking trails. Stella-Jones, the forestry company that holds the timber license for the area, is planning on logging two cut blocks near Begbie Creek. One will impact the Quarry Trail and the other the Hemlock Groove trail. However, the company does not plan on logging until the winter and will help re-build the trails afterwards, as set out in a Memorandum of Understanding
signed between Stella-Jones and the Revelstoke Cycling Association, said Ashley Ladyman, the woodlands manager for Stella Jones. “We would be living up to everything and more that we signed on to. I look at that thing and that was bare minimum,” he said. The MOU recognizes StellaJones’ right to log in the area but it also provides that any trails impacted will be repaired. “The RCA, Stella-Jones and Recreation Sites and Trails Branch B.C. will work cooperatively to reinstate any impacted trail to as close to pre-harvest conditions as possible within a timely manner,” the memorandum states.
Keith McNab, the president of the RCA, said he recognizes the areas will be logged. “This isn’t a surprise. It’s an active forest,” he said. “One of the important things to keep in mind is if we only built trails in areas where there was no impact there would be much fewer trails. “We have no intention of being at loggerheads with the logging companies,” he added, noting that Stella-Jones helped rebuild the bike trails on Boulder Mountain after they were destroyed by logging in 2010. Comments about the proposed logging operations can be sent to Ladyman at begbiefsfeedback@ gmail.com.
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VICTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The B.C. government has tabled its longawaited legislation to kill the harmonized sales tax and return to the old provincial sales tax, with some modernization to make it easier for small businesses to administer and pay the tax. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon said Monday the PST will return as scheduled in April 2013, with exemptions for haircuts, restaurant meals, bicycles, movie tickets, gym memberships and all the other rules it had before. Falcon said the only sales tax breaks that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return are temporary exemptions that would have expired by now, including energy-conserving windows and appliances, and fuel-efficient cars. Tax changes that were made along with the HST will be maintained. That includes a 12-per-
cent provincial tax on privately sold used cars, making the tax equal to that paid at a car dealership. Provincial tobacco taxes were increased seven per cent when the HST came in, and that tax will continue. Liquor taxes will also be adjusted to keep retail prices the same as they are now. NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston said the legislation tabled Monday is a relatively simple, with regulations listing the many rules and exemptions still to come this fall so businesses can prepare for next spring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think they could have done it faster and they should have done it faster,â&#x20AC;? Ralston said. The government expects to save about $9 million a year in administration costs by using a new online registration and payment system for business, which B.C. expects to administer with about 100 fewer staff. Businesses will have to set up their computers to comply, with
software expected to cost them about $1,000. Low-income families will give up a $230-per-person rebate that was introduced to offset the higher costs of HST to consumers, including children. As of April 2013, the PST rebate will resume, paying $75 per single adult with an income of $15,000 or less, and $75 per parent for families with an income of $18,000 or less. Falcon noted an independent panel found the end of the HST will mean $520 million less revenue the the B.C. treasury next year, $645 million less the following year and increasing lost revenue after that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Clearly, any government in the future is going to have less revenue available to it, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt about that,â&#x20AC;? Falcon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And obviously, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have to manage the challenge of bringing back a tax that is less efficient and conducive to economic development.â&#x20AC;?
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Hospital memories Julie Lowes and Evelyn Ens hold up a painting of the old Queen Victoria Hospital by artist Judy Vigue. Vigue, who worked at the old hospital, donated the prints as part of the hospital’s 100th anniversary celebration. The cornerstone of the original hospital was laid on Aug. 21, 1912, and a celebration is being planned to mark the moment, said Lowes, the site administrator. The old hospital was located where the Alpine Village Mall currently stands. The current hospital opened in 1970. Of the two paintings, one will go up in Queen Victoria Hospital and the other in neighbouring Mt. Cartier Court. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review
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The Revelstoke Theatre Company took home five awards, including Best Production, at the Kootenay Zone Theatre Festival in Revelstoke last week. The festival, which featured plays by groups from Revelstoke, Nakusp and Salmo, was held at McGregorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the Powder Springs last week. Revelstoke, which presented its performance of Norm Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mending Fences, was named the festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Production. As well, Lyn Kaulback was named best actress and John Devitt best supporting actor. Revelstoke also won for best lighting and best set design. The theatre company will now travel to the provincial Mainstage Festival in Kamloops from June 30 to July 7, where it will go up against other top productions from around B.C. The company is planning to re-stage the play sometime in June in preparation for the Mainstage. For a complete list of winners visit www.revelstoketimesreview.com.
When Scott Woods was four years old, he started learning classical violin. The son of a fiddle player, he practised scales, exercises and other studies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the boring stuff they teach you,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad would reward us for practising that technique by teaching us a fiddle tune, the fun stuff.â&#x20AC;? That practices paid off and have led to a lengthy career in music for Woods, including winning several Canadian fiddle championships and fronting his own band, the Scott Woods Band, which is playing at the United Church on Tuesday, May 29. Woods father Merv was the leader of the Woods Family band, which he started in 1944 at the age of 12. In 1956, when Merv was in need of a new piano player, he recruited a woman named Carolyn Dyer. Not long after, the two got married and had four children. They all studied classical piano or violin and all joined the band by the time they were eight. Scott Woods was the youngest sibling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We played everything from old time dances to big concerts to classic theatres and everything in between,â&#x20AC;? he said. Over the years the band would travel across the country, going to fiddle competitions throughout Ontario, the Maritimes and the Prairies. Woods proved quite adept at the instrument and he would go on to become a two-time winner of both the Canadian Open Fiddle Contest and the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championships. Those summer weekends playing in contests helped keep him going as a fiddler. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although we were fierce competi-
Scott Woods will perform his fiddle tricks when he comes to the United Church on May 29. Scott Woods photo
tors on the stage, we were best buddies when we came off,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We pushed each other along, taught each other tunes, jammed and had a good time. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I keep playing now, because that was so much fun.â&#x20AC;? In the 1980s Woods took over as band-
leader from his father and changed the name to the Scott Woods Band. I spoke to Woods when he was in Saskatchewan, on his way to a show in Lashburn. He estimated to have toured out west 25 to 30 times in the past 20 years. His current tour is being billed as the Fiddle Legends tour. Woods said the songs being played will honour the pioneers in Canadian fiddling, â&#x20AC;&#x153;who set the standard and in whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s footsteps Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m following.â&#x20AC;? He mentioned Canadian fiddlers Don Messer, Al Cherny and Graham Townsend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those names may not mean anything to you and they may not mean anything to a lot of the general audience but any fiddlers or any country artist would recognize those names from the past,â&#x20AC;? Woods said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those are big names for a lot of the people we play for. The seniors we play for will recognize those names.â&#x20AC;? He described his music as â&#x20AC;&#x153;very melodic, very lyrical.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very fun music. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to be depressed when you hear those tunes.â&#x20AC;? Joining Woods on the tour are his mother Carolyn on piano, nephew Ben Norris on drums and step-dancer Kyle Weymouth on bass. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dancing, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fiddling, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s singing. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be a fiddle fan or country fan to enjoy our shows.â&#x20AC;? He added that one can expect him to pull out his regular tricks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; playing behind his back, under the legs, and a front funning somersault. The Scott Woods Band plays at the United Church on Tuesday, May 29. The show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at Talisman Fibre and Trading Co. or by calling 250-837-3198 or 250-200-0398.
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Tourism open house marks opening of new visitor centre ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com
The new Revelstoke visitor centre was opened to the public and Revelstoke Tourism showed off its various marketing initiatives at an open house last week. The event at the Regent Hotel was a chance for various groups to showcase their tourism marketing initiatives. The Revelstoke Snowmobile Club, the cycling association, museums, Parks Canada, Friends of Mt. Revelstoke & Glacier were all represented at the event, showcasing what they have to offer and what promotions they are undertaking. The Revelstoke Accommodation Association had a large display as well, with a number of booklets, flyers and posters displayed featuring its marketing efforts. “We’re pushing our marketing towards Calgary and the Okanagan,” Thom Tischik, the executive director of RAA, told me. He pointed out several initiatives – a partnership with Revelstoke’s museums, ads in the hot springs, spas and wellness map book; a pamphlet on top 10 motorcycle rides in the area, a partnership with Kootenay-Rockies tourism, and more. He also showed me a media travel trade kit that featured a USB key that can be loaded with high-
Manager Michelle Gabriele (left) and one of her employees Heather Bishop at the new visitor centre on Victoria Road. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review
resolution images, story ideas and other information for media to use. “We can customize it for people like yourself who might be a freelance writer,” Tischik said. Judy Goodman, the Chamber of Commerce’s new executive director, said she wanted to look at tourism opportunities in markets beyond sports and adventure, like history tourism. “They say people are travelling
just to see history and they want to actually experience the destination, so I think we need to brainstorm around that,” she said. She also brought up the ageold question of how to get people off the highway. One strategy she mentioned was an improved eastern access and creating a Revelstoke loop of the Trans-Canada, so people would drive through town on their trip. “They’re still continuing down
the Number 1, but they’re coming down the Revelstoke loop. It’s pushing that experience,” Goodman said. I joined Sonia Cinelli for a tour of the new visitor centre, which is located at the corner of Victoria Road and Orton Avenue, where Clearview Computers used to be. The new centre is more spacious than the old one, with large windows on both sides of the building. A cut out of a mountain
range looks out, with space for advertisements on it. Cinelli said all the spots were sold. Inside we were greeted by visitor centre manager Michelle Gabriele and her co-worker Heather Bishop. The middle of the centre is dominated by the front desk. To the right, along one window, are three new computers, purchased in part with Columbia Basin Trust funding. This summer, the Chamber will be selling its own retail items, with the aim of not duplicating what other businesses are selling. There was a fridge full of water bottles from Revelstoke’s Own Water & Ice Company, Buggz Off spray from Revelessence, little bottles of maple syrup, disposable ponchos and more. Racks full of pamphlets, magazines and booklets lined the far wall. The new visitor centre is only temporary right now, but the goal remains to find a permanent home for the space. “We’d really like something more like the visitor centre we are opening tomorrow,” said Goodman. As well, new websites for both Revelstoke Tourism and the Chamber of Commerce are in the works. The sites will have a similar look to the Revelstoke Accommodation Association’s new website, creating a similar look and feel for all three organizations.
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Kootenays (and beyond) summer music festivals guide Black Press
It seems many Revelstokians will have to travel a little further out of town for their summer 2012 music festival experience. For the past several years, the Nakusp Music Fest was a popular summer retreat into the Kootenays, but organizers pulled the plug earlier this year, citing financial difficulties. Although rumour has pronounced it dead, organizers say the Revelstoke Music Festival may be back this year, including some new faces getting involved. However, organizer John Bragg says the weekend festival is “up in the air” at this point. Some upcoming meetings will sort out if it goes ahead, likely much later in the season than the late-June 2011 affair that featured the Sheepdogs. So, to help you with your summer festival planning, here’s info on Kootenay (and beyond) music festivals on offer this summer season. ~Aaron Orlando
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KASLO JAZZ ETC. FESTIVAL This intimate, world-class, family-friendly festival has been host to big names and newly discovered gems of the entertainment business since 1991. Jazz may be in the festival’s name but it doesn’t end there. Many acts who have performed on the floating stage included blues, funk, soul, world, Latin and jazz bands. This year the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Fest will host talent like Bessie and the Back Eddies, Hornography and the Laura Landsberg Band. The Taj Mahal will also launch the weekend on Friday, August 3. The venue’s unique location provides festival patrons with natural amphitheatre surrounded by pristine wilderness to enjoy while watching the performances on the floating stage nestled on the shoreline of Kootenay Lake. Great music and an intimate See next page
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CHANCE OF MORE FREQUENT WATER WATER RELEASE FROM REVELSTOKE DAM SPILLWAY BC Hydro may periodically release small volumes of water more frequently from the Revelstoke Dam spillway (spill) during spring freshet (May-June 2012) to maintain minimum discharge flows from the facility during low electricity demand periods. BC Hydro will maintain spill volumes well below normal maximum facility discharge levels. The likelihood of a Revelstoke Dam spill depends on weather, snowmelt, and electricity market conditions and a spill is most likely to occur at night between
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beautiful setting is the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival. The event runs from August 3–5. In 2007, USA Today said, “Big mountains, small village, floating stage... the vibe of Kaslo is intimately amazing ... with pristine wilderness as a backdrop, the musicians are perched on the edge of Kootenay Lake while onlookers swim around the stage, dance in the sand or recline on blankets laid in a natural, green amphitheatre.” For more information on the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival and the full lineup visit their website at kaslojazzfest. com
SHAMBHALA MUSIC FESTIVAL Shambhala Music Festival began in the summer of 1998 when approximately 500 people gathered at the Salmo River Ranch. Over the years, the festival grew organically by word of mouth – friends bringing friends to create a community built upon Shambhalove. In 2010, for the first time, they reached their 10,000 guest capacity. In 2011 the festival saw its first sell-out in advance of gates opening. Online
tickets for Shambhala 2012 sold out in just 17 days, in November 2011. Shambhala is a family-owned business. Farm owners Rick and Sue Bundschuh’s three children produce the festival. Jimmy, the youngest, is the executive producer. Anna, the middle child, and Corrine, the eldest, are the producers. Shambhala is held annually in early August, and this year runs from August 8–13. The event boasts six uniquely themed stages, each managed by their own stage director. Each books their talent, dreams the scene and delivers a cutting edge experience unlike any other. Shambhala aims to bring the best in up and coming electronic music talent from around the globe. This year the festival will host Pretty Lights, Chali 2na, Delhi 2 Dublin, the Leisure Gang, Funkanomics, Adham Shaikh, Gisto and Yan Zombie. Above all, Shambhala is a celebration of music, art and life. To see a full line-up for all the stages and more on the history and people behind the festival visit their website shambhalamusicfestival.com.
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WHATSHAN LAKE MUSIC & FAMILY FESTIVAL
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Just across the Arrow Lake on the Needles ferry is the much warmer Whatshan Lake, home to the Whatshan Lake Retreat and the Whatshan Music & Family Festival, held on July 6–8 this year. This festival is known for its family atmosphere and, of course, its exceptional custom-designed outdoor sound stage. The permanent stage features prominently amongst the several cabins and buildings at the retreat. This year’s headliner is Juno award winner Barney Bentall. The Kimberlites will keep the outdoor venue abuzz, combining strong vocal harmonies and unique instrumentation into a party driving mix of rocking Celtic-Cajun-Zydeco. The festival also features blues and roots musician Darren Johnson, Victoria, B.C.-base alternative foot-stomping folk artists Good For Grapes, Trail, B.C. bluegrass, country and blues artist Jason Thomas, electric violinist Henry Small, the Fire Valley Band, Rough Pearl, Allan “Dr. Electric” Markin and Dave Scanlan.
WAPITI MUSIC FESTIVAL Fernie’s Wapiti Music Festival is back on the scene for their second year, promising a line-up of Canadian talent that could top last year. For their first year Wapiti featured acts like Fernie’s Shred Kelly, Elliott Brood, Said The Whale, Library Voices and Yukon Blond. This year The Boom Booms, The British Columbians, Cuff the Duke, The Zolas, The Belle Game and Michael Rault are among those to take the stage. The 2012 Wapiti Music Festival kicked off ticket sales with an unprecedented turn sell out of early bird tickets in just one day. Advance tickets are now on sale for $45. Advance tickets are only on sale until August First or while quantities last. Tickets can be purchased in Fernie and online via wapitimusicfestival. com Stay tuned to their website every month for more exciting band an-
nouncements. Wapiti runs two days, August 10 and 11.
SALMON ARM ROOTS AND BLUES FESTIVAL The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival has been the host to some of the world’s most amazing performers. From Buddy Guy to Feist and Johnny Winter, there is no doubt that Salmon Arm is able to draw music lovers to the shores of Shuswap Lake for this great showcase of talent. This year from August 17–19, festival goers will be able to see acts like Serena Ryder, Cuff the Duke, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, Alex Cuba, The Trews, and Shred Kelly. Now in its 20th year, the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival is the largest and most diverse festival in the Interior of British Columbia and has gained a solid reputation for its top quality presentations and organization. The festival began in 1992 as a small indoor festival, a result of the Shuswap Coffee House movement of Festival guide, page 16
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CHICKADEE NATURE FESTIVAL MAY 25–27 Activities for children & adults to learn about local flora and fauna. At various locations around Revelstoke. 1880 Trans-Canada Hwy. 250-837-6230
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PLANNED BURN OF REVELSTOKE DAM DEBRIS BC Hydro would like to notify Revelstoke residents that we plan to undertake a controlled burn of a woody debris pile located just above Revelstoke dam this spring to minimize wildfire risk. The Ministry of Forests will supervise the burn scheduled to start on a day with suitable weather between the period of May 24 to June 4, 2012. The controlled burn is expected to be complete within 24 hours. Smoke will be minimized to the extent possible through the use of air injection on site and by scheduling the burn when conditions are favourable. BC Hydro apologizes for any inconvenience and thanks area residents and businesses for their support. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
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Summer music fest guide from page the 1970s and ‘80s, which in 1991 had re-invented itself as the not-for-profit Salmon Arm Folk Music Society. For more information on the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival and their full line up visit rootsandblues. ca
SYNC MUSIC FESTIVAL
Back for its second year, Sync Festival is located 39 kilometres from Golden in the Columbia Valley. Sync showcases some of the best names in dance culture and electronic dance music. This summer at the Beaverfoot Lodge you can see favourites like Mochipet, Yan Zombie, Deeps, Wakcutt, Tommy Largo and more. Sync runs from June 1–4 and tickets are still available for this unique festival experience. In addition to music there is hiking, swimming and even two Swedish-style hot rock saunas. For more on Sync visit their website at syncfestival.com
STARBELLY JAM MUSIC FESTIVAL United we stand, divided we fall. Aesop, Greek author (620 - 560 BC)
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One day 13 years ago, some of Crawford Bay’s culturally creative citizenry were hanging out at Starbelly Beach, twiddling their toes in the water and basking in the sun, wondering what they could do to liven things up and celebrate how wonderful it all was. It must have been an idea whose time had come, because one thing led to another and before anyone realized what was happening, Starbelly Jam Music Festival was born! Starbelly Jam continues to be put on by a community-minded group of volunteers, from the tireless core committee to the many other local people who freely give their time and expertise to make this the cultural event of the year for the East Shore of Kootenay Lake. This year the Starbelly Jam Festival includes acts like Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Gaudi, The Barr This festival’s success is all about the celebration of life though music, friendship and having a fun time for all in a safe and secure environment. Not too big and not too small. Starbelly runs from July 20–22 in Crawford Bay. For more information on tickets and the full line-up visit the festival website at starbellyjam.org
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Loki Music Festival is located in the beautiful lush mountain area of Kaslo. Free camping and stunning scenery make this the ultimate July long weekend getaway. The festival runs from July 30 to July 2. Being Loki’s fifth year they have decided to do a 100 per cent Canadian line-up on the Canada Day weekend featuring headliners Longwalkshortdock, Subvert, Stickybuds, Neon Steve, Mark Instinct, Emotionz and Stylust with live band, Knight Riderz, Glitchy and Scratchy, Bryx vs Wakcutt, and about 30 more artists with a wide array of sounds and musical styles from across Canada, all powered up by a 50,000 watt PK sound system. The Loki stage invites you and sucks you in with amazing original artwork, stunning visuals, custom dancing platforms, state of the art lighting and effects, and dance performances by professional groups from coast to coast. Sunday afternoon will feature a live hip hop showcase with art and dance exhibits. Come see why Loki is talked about as one of B.C.’s best new electronic music festivals. Visit lokifest.com for more.
TINY MUSIC FESTIVAL Mark June 16 on your calendar and head out to Ymir for the Tiny Lights Festival. Tiny Lights highlights everything from music to visual arts to theatre and more. During the day there will be performances, workshops, a market and kids’ activities. The evening will bring musical experiences for a mature crowd. Ymir is a tiny town and space in the nighttime is limited, so plan early to avoid disappointment. This year’s musical showcase includes Maria in the Shower, the Steve Brockley Band, E.S.L. Hannah Epperson, James Lamb and more. Local funnyman Lucas Myers will take the stage as part of the theatre festivities. There will be art from Marla Thirsk, Julie St. John and Mia Sandner. Ymir has so much to offer on festival day. You will have access to five historic venues, amazing history tours, workshops for kids and adults and much more. For more information on the Tiny Lights
UNITY MUSIC FESTIVAL The Slocan Valley Cultural Alliance presents Unity Music Festival in Winlaw on August 24 and 25. This year’s line-up features music from Shred Kelly, Sweatshop Union, DJ Trippa T, Shades of Loud, Wolfpack, Lokal Motif and Vortex. Enjoy the last days of summer at the grounds of Sleep is for Sissies with great music, art and more. There is camping available near the festival grounds. For more information about Unity Festival visit unitymusicfestival.ca
SASQUATCH MUSIC FESTIVAL Since 2002, Music lovers from around North America have packed their bags and set off for the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, which hosts the Sasquatch Music Festival. Sasquatch has grown ever since then from a one-day festival featuring seven musical acts including the String Cheese Incident, Jack Johnson and Ben Harper to a four day music pilgrimage. The event is presented by the House of Blues with the intention of highlighting indie rock bands and singer/songwriters but now regularly includes hip hop, rock, alternative and even comedy. The Gorge Amphitheatre is located on the edge of the Columbia River as it winds its way through Washington, creating a one of a kind music venue. Festival-goers camp out near the Gorge and make a daily trek to the festival grounds to enjoy what has now become a four day music extravaganza. This year’s festival is May 25 to 28 and features music from Beck, Jack White, Metric, The Sheepdogs, Feist, Bon Iver, The Cave Singers, Pretty Lights and more.
LITTLEFEST Littlefest at Little Slocan Lodge is not returning for 2012.
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You don’t like to pitch a fit, but if you want to be heard, that’s what you’re going to have to do. Make your stance known, Capricorn. Only then will you get the action you seek.
Attention, Aquarius. Someone close to you has something to say, and they need you to listen. A home improvement project turns out better than expected.
It’s a tall order, Pisces, but it’s not impossible. Gather your supplies and the troops and get crackin’. A report receives glowing reviews just in time.
Clarify, Cancer. Make certain you are understood on all accounts this week. Leave nothing to chance. A friend drops by with an unusual request.
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Bickering rarely solves anything, so put a stop to the madness the first chance you get, Leo. You will get nothing done if you don’t.
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October 23– November 21 A loved one has a meltdown, and you’re left to pick up the pieces. You can do it, Virgo, and you will do it well. A new do lifts spirits in more ways than one.
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A long-weekend trip to the Shuswap ended in arrest for five teenagers when they were caught in a stolen vehicle at the Revelstoke Shell station on Sunday morning.
The incident happened on May 20 at about 8 a.m. when members of the Revelstoke RCMP and Trans-Canada East Traffic section located a 1996 Plymouth Neon that had been reported stolen in Calgary two days earlier. Const. Gary McLaughlin said the teenagers, aged 16-19, made
an improper left turn into the gas station. Police ran the plates and determined the vehicle was stolen. The youth were arrested without incident. Police seized alcohol, drugs and weapons from the vehicle. All five people were charged with various offences, including
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BC LIVESTOCK is holding a ranch equipment auction Saturday May 26th 10:30A.M. For Craig Ervin of Lone Butte. Tractors, haying equipment, backhoe, trucks, tools, saddles & tack, skidoo’s, quads, lots, lots more. View website at www.bclivestock.bc.ca F.M.I. Call 250-573-3939
Garage Sales Sat. May 26 - 313 Mackenzie Ave. (in alley). 8am to noon. Lots of car parts, antique furniture and lots more. Sat. May 26th - Seymour Place (above Sandman). 8 am to 1pm. Multi-family Yard Sale.
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Cherry Creek Estate Auction: Lazy Acres Saturday, June 23rd at 10:00am 23km West of Kamloops, 1km past Cherry Creek Store Total Household, Wine Cellar, Shop equip, D4 Cat, Massey Ferguson Hoe, 10 Vehicles, Scrap Steel + more.
Revelstoke Retirement Auction for Excel Van & Storage Ltd. Saturday, July 7th at 10:00am 2440 Boulder Road Shop Equip, Steel Tables, Truck parts, Shelving units, Hyster Forklift, Truck bunks, Fuel tanks, Tools, 1997 GMC PU - 1992 5th Wheel Travel Trailer + more (Retirement Day).
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24th ANNUAL ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SALE sponsored by the Vernon Collectors Club at Vernon Curling Rink on Fri. May 25th from 3pm-8pm & Sat. May 26th from 10am-4pm. Approx. 125 tables.$3 admission is good for both days. **HOME PHONE Reconnect** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Package Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348 STEEL BUILDING - Blowout sale! 20x26 $5,199. 25x28 $5,799. 30x42 $8,390. 32x56 $11,700. 40x50 $14,480. 47x76 $20,325. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422.
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Real Estate For Sale By Owner For Sale by Owner. 2.04 acres at 3648 Airport Way, Revelstoke BC. With two acres of both landscaped and forested land, this unique property is located on the sunniest side and in the best of spots the valley has to offer. With a sturdy three-bedroom home within meters of the Columbia River reservoir and directly below Revelstoke Mountain Resort, you will have an abundance of outdoor activities at your finger tips. This property has to be seen to be truly appreciated. Exceptionally priced @ $429,000. For more information call 403-561-2318 or visit: https://sites.google.com/site/ revelstokeproperty/home or visit: https://sites.google.com/site/revelstokeproperty/home
Houses For Sale FOR SALE 1987 Maddocks Road, Revelstoke: Beautifully renovated House inside and out. 3 B/R, 1.5 Bath, all new appliances (2.5 yrs old). Base board heating, new flooring throughout. Power has been upgraded. All new windows and doors. Enclosed sng car garage & plenty of parking! The back yard has been completely landscaped and boasts a beautiful large deck, hot tub and enclosure, privacy wall, bar and still has plenty of grass to play on! Lrg corner lot situated in the great family community of Columbia Park. Conveniently located near a school, golf course and public transit. Asking $339,900.00 Pls call 587-777-0553 for more info or to view.
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Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent 1 & 2 bdrm apts available. Reasonably priced. 250 8371134. 1 & 2-BDRM for rent. Senior’s discount. Col-River Manor. Phone or apply in person 250837-3354 or 250-837-1728. Affordable Apartments 1,2,3 bedroom units and townhouses. Furnished units available. Rivers Edge and Columbia Gardens. 250-837-3361 or 250-837-8850 Large 2 bedroom apartment. $900 plus hydro. 250-8378164.
Apartment Furnished Furnished Apartments Short or Long-term Fully equipped kitchens, A/C Linen & towels supplied Laundry & storage on site 1-bedroom apts. from $850.00p/m 2-bedroom apts. from $1200.00p/m Includes Wi-Fi & all utilities Housekeeping available Non-smoking - no pets We accept Visa and MasterCard 250 837-3405 or for pics riverview@rctvonline.net
1/2 duplex, 3 bedrooms, full basement, 2 full baths, F/S, W/D, inclosed garage, fenced backyard, pets negotiable, 336-A Pearkes Dr. Columbia Park area, $1100 per month. Call 250-837-6006 cell- 250837-1006
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1/2 Duplex in Columbia Park. Avail. June 1st. 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Rec room in basement, electric fireplace, 5 appliances, carport and fenced backyard. $1200/mth. Call 250-836-2854 2-bdrm, bright duplex. Laundry on site. NS,NP. Available May 1st. References. Utilities not included. After 5:30 call 250 837-9437.
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1949 Leidloff Road 1949 Leidloff Attractive Euro Road Style Attractive Euroa short Style 4BR/2B home 4BR/2B a short walk fromhome RMR on 1.85 walk from RMR onviews. 1.85 acres with gripping acres with gripping views $549,000 $599,000
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Homes for Rent 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Revelstoke house for rent. Big basement, great kitchen, great location, walk to downtown. NS, pets negotiable, huge lot. Available May 1, 1500.00 a month + utilities. Call 403-282-3734 or e-mail milesbbate@gmail.com 5 bdrm house in rural location on 12 acres. Avail. May 1st. 250 837-1134. Attractive 3-bdrm house for rent Jun 15th. Walking distance to town. 3-bdrm home with open concept kitchen/living room. 1-bath, 1-ensuite bath. Newly renovated. Private yard with storage shed. Includes new appliances w/d,dw and mw. Pets neg. No smoking. $1500/mth, plus damage deposit plus utilities. Call Tami 250 837-8070. Text cell 250 814-4324.
Charlie is looking for a place to call home. A 5-year old male, he's an energetic and very sociable kind of guy, but he does need a home with no small children, lots of attention and regular exercise. If you are interested in meeting Charlie or any of the animals in the Animal Shelter, please contact the Animal Control Officer at 250-837-4747. If you would like information through email please send it to revelstokehumanesociety@gmail.com To view the animals for adoption in Revelstoke check out our website; www.revpound.petfinder.com.
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Motorcycles Large scooter for sale for a large man. $4000 OBO. Call 250-837-2817
1520 Birch Drive 1508 A&B Front Street 3800+sq ft Ultimate LuxuBoth sides charming ry Home (Seeofour Website Duplex. separately for all fineSold Mackenzie Park or purchase together! Estates Properties) $295,000 + $289,000 $1,070,000
2255 Tum Tum Crescent 1930 Hay Exceptional 4/2 Road home with Sewer Ready Corner Lot attached garage, separate near RMR/Ski Hill. R1 storage building, private w/ Legal no thruSuite traffic,allowed. skihill view! $124,900 $334,000
#206, 800 Mackenzie Ave. 825 Ohlhausen Immaculate 719 sqRoad ft. one 5 Bedroom, 2½ Bath, 2 bedroom Downtown Condo Kitchen, Extra services Large ‘mother near shops, and in law’ suite. Stunning Back activities. Yard/.218 acre lot $179,000 $385,000
901 Oscar Street Cozy413 solidMoss 1370 Street sq ft. home Large.224 Spacious 2BR/2B on acres boasting 1198sfclass MH mountain on .17 views acres world of land + shop & near 4th St. near Downtown RMR Road to Ski Hill. Must See! $269,000 $189,900
825 Ohlhausen Road 1935 Lennard Road Five Bedroom, 2½ Bath, two Cozy 3 Bedroom on Kitchen, Extra LargeHome ‘mother magnifi cent Stunning 1 view/treed in law’ suite. Back acre near acre RMRloton quiet Yard/.218 south side $419,000 $385,000
1935 Lennard Road #8, BR 304 Townley St. Three Home w/Garage/ 2007 Centrally Located Outbuilding/Basement on Corner cent LuxuryfullCondo with magnifi acre with huge near RV/Sled/Boat/Storage view Resort. Garage $419,000 $319,000
413 Moss Street Large302Spacious 2BR/2B Ninth St. East 1198sf MH on .17 acres Pristine Heritage Character of land +corner shop near St. home, lot, 4th large Road to Skigarage, Hill. Mustacross See! separate $189,900 from Queen Elizabeth Park $379,000
1285 Nichol Road Large lot on 901building Oscar Street quiet side1370 of Nichol Rd. Cozy solid sq ft. home near Ski acres Resort and on .224 boasting Downtown, world class mountain views N0 $139,000 nearHST! Downtown & RMR $269,000
Silverton Lakeshore Inn 901 Oscar Street - Land Amazing! Renovated .77 Acres7400sf of flat development Historic Hotel/Pub/ land with surround mountain Restaurant & Penthouse Apt. views. Written preliminary overlooking Slocan LakeCity subdivision approval for 4 lots $499,000 $225,000
1508 A&B Front Street #206, sides 800 Mackenzie Ave. Both of charming Immaculate sq ft. one Duplex. Sold719 separately or dedroom Downtown purchase together! Condo near shops, services and activities. + $289,000 $295,000 $179,000
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House for Rent 3 bedrooms, 5 appliances,carport, recroom, hardwood floors, nice backyard $1500. available June 1 or earlier. Call 250 837-5465 House for Rent 505 3rd Street East. 3 bedroom, downtown. Garden space. Call 250-882-9244 Large 3-bdrm, 21/2-bath. 2100 sq. ft. Mature adult only. NS. NP. $1500 plus utilities. 250 837-3047. Legal Basement Suite 2 Bedroom 4 Appliances Convenient Downtown Location Pets Negotiable Fenced Backyard N/S $900.00 per month Call Tasha or Chris at 837-6171 or 837-7871
HUNTER’S SPECIAL 1978 Travelaire 20 ft trailer. Fair condition. No leaks. $1500. To view call 250 837-4767.
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to end strikes at Canada Post and Air Canada. Will Hayman, the president of the Revelstoke local of TCRC, said CP wasn’t bargaining in good faith in anticipation of the government legislating an end to any job action. “They’re hoping the government will send us back to work immediately,” he said. The strike notice comes on the heels of a takeover of the CP Rail Board of Directors by Bill Ackman, the owner of Pershing Square Capital Management, a U.S. hedge fund that owns 14.2 per cent of the company’s shares. The takeover saw the company’s President and CEO Fred Green step down, along with five other board members. They were replaced by a slate put forward by Ackman and his allies. Pershing has said it wants to reduce CP Rail’s operating ratio – the percentage of revenue spent on operation – to 65 per cent from 80.1 per cent by 2015. What this means for jobs is unclear. An article in the Globe and Mail earlier this month reported that Pershing seeks to eliminate 3,000 jobs at CP. “The employer says he’s going to slash 3,000 jobs, so people pay attention,” said Finnson. “I don’t know how they’re going to slash our jobs. They haven’t said anything about it so they must be talking about somebody else’s jobs.” Hayman said he didn’t think Revelstoke jobs would be impacted. “You still need people to drive the trains,” he said.
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