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Did you get Google Street Viewed on Sept. 21?
What were you doing on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012? If you were outside in Revelstoke that day, there’s a chance the Google Street View vehicle got a picture of you. Google Street View recently uploaded Revelstoke. They visited here several years ago, driving through the McDonald’s drive-through before getting back onto the Trans-Canada. This time they drove around most of Revelstoke, except for the Arrow Heights neighbourhood and a few streets here and there. We took a spin around parts of town for interesting sights. Clockwise from top left: Two youths obey the new no-skateboarding signs on the sidewalk by longboarding on the street; this proud Scotsman chose a kilt bearing the Scottish flag to go with his red leggings when he headed out for a cup of coffee; Revelstoke Times Review distribution manager Greg Brownlee is a model cyclist. He rides on the right, wears a helmet and obeys stop signs. Note: the blurred faces are Google’s doing. — Aaron Orlando Google Maps images
Visitor centre controversy at development review committee
This design for the new Revelstoke Visitor Info Centre on Victoria Road was reluctantly okayed by the city’s development review committee. Currently, the building will sit right next to Pharmasave, but the city’s planning department wanted to move it to the front of the lot, amongst other options they felt would fit better with the Official Community Plan and other zoning documents.
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They say you can’t fight city hall and win. But what happens when city hall clashes with city hall? The answer, as it appeared at a Nov. 27 City of Revelstoke development review committee meeting, appeared to be whoever held rank. The question at hand was the design of the new Visitor Information Centre complex on Victoria Road. The proponents are a partnership including the City of Revelstoke, the Revelstoke Chamber of Com-
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merce and Community Futures Revelstoke. They proposed the building, pictured left, to be located right next to Pharmasave. Importantly, they want to put the parking lot out front, just like Pharmasave, and would also create another parking lot on an adjacent lot next to the BC Liquor Store. However, this proposal was panned by the city’s planning department, who said the proposal went against the city’s Official Community Plan and other zoning rules. Specifically, a parking lot out front created walkability issues for the department.
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Celebrating seniors’ housing ALEX COOPER
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A much-delayed official opening for the Moberly Apartments and Mt. Begbie Villa was held last Tuesday morning. The two seniors buildings brought 24 new living spaces to Rev-
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elstoke for seniors and people with disabilities. The two developments were built for a total cost of about $4 million, which came from the federal and provincial governments, and the Columbia Basin Trust. Mayor David Raven, Vernon-
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From left: Tim Payne, the executive director of the Halcyon Assisted Living Society; Cecil Bennett, a resident of the Moberly Apartments; David Raven, the Mayor of Revelstoke; and Eric Foster, the MLA for Vernon-Monashee, cut the ceremonial ribbon at the official opening of the Moberly Apartments and Mount Begbie Villas, Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review
Monashee MLA Eric Foster and Tim Payne, the executive director of the Halcyon Assisted Living Society, were on hand to give speeches touting the benefits of the new residences and cut the ribbon at the opening. They were joined by Cecil Bennett, a resident of the Moberly Apartments, who delivered the most entertaining speech of the short ceremony, cracking
several jokes. “As some of us like to say, it’s another day in paradise,” he said. “It’s warm, it’s dry and there’s quite a few young ladies who keep us in mind. “Moberly Manor and its residents are very happy to have a residence like this available and I’m sure the City of Revelstoke feels the same way. You should be proud of it.”
Stella-Jones proceeding with Begbie Bench logging ALEX COOPER
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Stella-Jones will be proceeding with its logging plans in the Begbie Bench area, despite a last-minute outcry from people opposed to the operations. “We hope to be going ahead in a couple of weeks with some operations,” said Ashley Ladyman, a forester with Stella-Jones. “We’ve come up with some hopefully more sensitive operational solutions.” The logging plans were first reported by the Times Review in May but the opposition didn’t emerge until November when Area B director Loni Parker raised the issue at an economic
development meeting and asked for an open house to be held. Stella-Jones hosted an open house at the community centre where the logging plans were laid bare. There were to be four cut blocks – two south of Begbie Creek and two to the north. The northern ones faced the most criticism due to their proximity to people’s homes on Mt. Begbie Road and their intersection with several mountain bike trails. During the hour the Times Review attended the meeting most of the feedback criticized the plans, particularly for the lack of consultation and the fact they ignored a 20-year-old plan for the area. However, Ladyman sad they also received positive feedback.
“We got some feedback on all sides,” he said. “The majority asked us to change this or that but there was a bunch of support there as well that I wasn’t expecting.” He said Stella-Jones has made some small changes to the way operations will be carried out, but the scope of the logging will remain unchanged. He also said Stella-Jones has no plans to craft new plan for the area. “Most of the things the Begbie plan address are in government regulations,” said Ladyman. “There’s nothing specific that we’re planning with opening up or re-invigorating the plan. Every thing we do is to some component of a higher level plan or regulation.”
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Proponents, planning clash over visitor centre design
Province denies all claims in response to Northland lawsuit
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City planning director John Guenther said they wanted to “soften the strip mall feel” and proposed options including placing the building at the front of the lot, with parking out back. Those options were laid out in design drawings the city’s planning department commissioned a third-party consultant to do. The planning department also suggested cutting the parking lot in half and putting angle parking on Victoria Road. The idea is to create a safer pedestrian sidewalk along Victoria Road which would be buffered by the angle parking. Several proponents for the new Visitor Information Centre were at the 90-minute meeting. They expressed numerous objections to the planning department’s recommendations. They said the proposed design fixes didn’t make practical sense, and that they came far too late considering the site had been approved by council many months ago. “I think it’s extremely unsafe to have angle parking backing onto Victoria Road,” said City of Revelstoke Director of Community Economic Development Alan Mason. He said one of the purposes of the building is to attract tourists in vehicles. “One of the goals of the Visitor Information Centre was to make it easy for tourists to come and access the services,” he said. “We continually hear complaints from tourists in the summer – and even in the winter now – that they had to drive around for hours to find a parking spot before they can come to the visitor information centre.” Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce executive director Judy
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Goodman opposed the planning department’s alternative proposal. “It’s crazy,” she said. “It seems way out there to me.” She said objections like these late in the game would scare away other private investors. City of Revelstoke Chief Administrative Officer Tim Palmer spoke as a representative of the proponents: “The partnership is at risk if it’s forced by the city,” he said, adding the proposed changes were “not doable, certainly not business friendly.” He continued: “Planning has taken a strong, independent position from administration and council on this … I think that’s very clear.” City planning director Guenther explained the department was following the rules as they are laid out in the Official Community Plan (OCP) “We’re not here to overturn that; we’re just here to provide as much guidance as we can through the OCP, and I say that the language has been there for some time,” he said. Assistant planner Chris Selvig said the drawings and rec-
ommendations were meant to “create a dialogue.” “Ideally we have that dialogue before too much work has gone into it,” Selvig said. “If you wanted to shut down a dialogue, you would have sent those pictures,” Mason replied. Pharmasave Revelstoke owner Stephen Hui also attended the meeting, supporting the proposal. “I’ve always liked pretty buildings, but when it comes down to form and function, they have to work. Basically, at the end of the day it has to pay the rent, it has to pay the mortgage, it has to pay the taxes.” Hui said. In the end, the committee opted to approve the proposal as it stood, with few very minor alterations, such as a review of garden materials. There was some question of the timing of the application. The proponents noted they had been working on it for many months. The formal development permit was filed with the city on Nov. 8, although the planning department did receive an informal submission in early October.
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The Province of British Columbia is denying any responsibility for the delay in the opening of Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s beginner area last year, and it says it wasn’t satisfied with the resort’s response to the contamination of a local water source. The Province issued its response last week to a lawsuit filed by Northland Properties in October. The events of the lawsuit stem from August 2011, when a contractor working for the resort contaminated Thomas Brook, which is used as a water source for about a dozen residences in the area. They were left without clean water for about a month while clean up was done. The incident took place on Aug. 25, 2011. The province gave Northland until Sept. 9 to hire a contractor to oversee the cleanup. The deadline was extended to Sept. 14 when Northland was unable to secure a contractor right away. It was not until Sept. 15 that the province ordered in a contractor to conduct the work. The contractor’s fee was taken from the developer’s security deposit. Northland claims another contractor could have done the work cheaper and that it wasn’t given the opportunity for a competitive bid on the job. According to Northland, the province delayed an application for snowmaking until the security deposit was topped up, which Northland claims caused the delay in the opening of the Turtle Creek beginner area and tube park. The company asked for at least $266,517 in damages – $250,000 from lost revenue due to the delay in openening and the rest due to increased contractor costs. In its response, the province denied most of Northland’s claims. It stated that it gave Northland “a reasonable amount of time” to hire a contractor to oversee clean-up of the creek and that one contractor couldn’t have done it for less than another. “If so, the province denies it had an obligation to prioritize saving a few thousand dollars over timely restoration of water supply for downstream users in a timely fashion,” the Province stated in its response. “It would have been completely unreasonable to delay mitigation measures in the circumstance to permit competitive bidding.” The province’s response says the developer is required to minimize any environmental impacts of the development, that it is allowed to use the security deposit for environmental remedies and it is the developer’s responsibility to top it back up. The province also denied causing any delay in the opening of the beginner area and tube park. The resort was fined $460 for contaminating Thomas Brook. It is contesting the ticket and the hearing is scheduled for Revestoke court on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
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Welcome Week aims to bridge gap between newcomers and locals Alex Cooper
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REVELSTOKE Welcome Week Welcome Week forSeasonal Seasonal Workers & Visitors for Workers & Visitors
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• Rev Curling Club Drop-in 7-10 pm $5 • • Youth Coco CocoaHouse Houseatatthe theUnited UnitedChurch ChurchHall Hall(3rd (3rd&&Mackenzie) Mackenzie)––Open Openmic mic––Performers Performerssign signup upatat66pm, pm, • doors open at 7 pm, music starts at 7:30 pm. • Benoit’s Wine Bar – Jam Night starts at 9 pm •
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• Downtown Revy – Santa Claus parade – 4 pm to 5 pm • • Revelstoke Forum – Grizzlies Hockey Game 7 pm - $10/adult & $8/student •
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• Revelstoke Railway Museum – Coffee in the dining car – 2 pm – stories with retired railroaders • • Welcome Week “Kick Off” meet & greet reception – Community Centre – 5pm -7pm – Chili dinner only $5 •
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Revelstoke Forum – Puck Shooters Drop-in Hockey – 11:30am - 1pm Revelstoke Museum Forum – Puck Shooters Drop-in 11:30am - 1pmOpen House –11:00am - 6:00pm – Revelstoke & Archives invites you Hockey to attend– our Ski History Revelstoke Museum & Archives invites younew to attend History Open –11:00am – View our new exhibit, and check out our book. our FreeSki admission to the House museum (315 First- 6:00pm Street West) View our new exhibit, and check out our new book. Free admission to the museum (315 First Street West) Performing Arts Centre – “Christmas Seasonal Sounds” – 7 pm $10 (featuring the Community Band, Performing Arts Centre – “Christmas Swing Monkeys, and Cadet Band) Seasonal Sounds” – 7 pm $10 (featuring the Community Band, Swingnight Monkeys, Darts at theand Last Cadet Drop Band) Darts night at the Last Drop
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You’ve seen them wandering in and out of business handing out resumes, stumbling through Coopers looking for groceries and poking their way around the ski hill. With another winter upon us, another influx of skiers has arrived, here to enjoy the snow, the resort and, hopefully, the town. Taking a page from Whistler, Revelstoke is hosting Welcome Week for all these new residents starting this Friday, Dec. 7. The goal is to help introduce these visitors to the community and help bridge the gap between newcomers and year-round residents. “When you think of Revelstoke you don’t think we have racism or discrimination in our community but something that is emerging is the tension between existing residents and the newcomers to the community,” said Jill Zacharias, the city’s social development coordinator and one of the organizers of Welcome Week. “The whole goal is to build bridges, to connect newcomers with what’s already going on in the community. To offer opportunities, to be a welcoming community.” Part of her inspiration was a feature article on Revelstoke in Powder Magazine that said, “There’s something about a ski town where a large portion of the residents don’t ski. Until 2004, Revelstoke was mainly a railroad and forestry town. Meaning, the population of 8,000 worked hard. Not to say that skiers don’t work. It’s just that a lot of the workers don’t ski – and don’t get all the hullabaloo about the high-speed lift thingies going up on Mackenzie. “The end result in 2012 is that about half the town looks like it wants to beat the crap out of the other side.” “I was just like, ‘We so do not need that,;” said Zacharias upon reading that. For Welcome Week, what organizers have done is gather all the existing events that happen around Revelstoke – Tighwad Tuesdays at the Roxy, dropin curling, the Grizzlies, open mic night at the Last Drop, jam night at Benoit’s, and more –added a few special events and thrown in some deals at some local businesses. The special events are the Welcome Week kickoff reception and chili dinner at the community centre on Sunday and a pancake breakfast hosted by the Revelstoke Rotary Club next Saturday, Dec. 15. There will also be free yoga classes, discounts on lane rentals at the Cabin and free entry to the Revelstoke Museum & Archives for the opening of its new exhibit on the history of skiing next Thursday, Dec. 13. Zacharias hopes to get locals to realize the positives newcomers bring to the community – they work, they spend money, they volunteer, they start businesses – rather than the negatives. And, of course, there’s the matter of getting newcomers to accept Revelstoke as more than just a place to ski and party. “It’s definitely two sides of the coin. Its getting to that mutual acceptance and engagement,” she said. “If the newcomers feel welcome and a sense of belonging, then they might feel more part of the community, and vice versa.” WE’VE GOT THE REGION COVERED
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Kids forestry art rewarded
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There are now two speed board signs at each end of the school zone on Nichol Rd. The second board went up last week in time for the start of ski season. According to Arrow HeightsElementary Principal Todd Hicks, over the past two winters there have been
three incidents where vehicles have slid out of control and into the snowbanks on the side of the road, where kids walk to and from school. There have also been numerous occasions where he can tell from the tire tracks that cars have slid through the stop sign at Nichol and Park, or slid off the road turning onto Park from Nichol.
Revelstoke students Nick Sakiyama, 11, and Ayla Roche, 12, finished runners-up to Evan Smith of Salmon Arm in age 9-12 group of the National Forest Week art contest. They each received a $50 gift certificate for their efforts. The contest was put on by the Association of BC Forest Professionals and the Truck Loggers Association. Sakiyama and Roche’s drawings were selected by the Revelstoke Forest Workers Society, who held a contest at each elementary school in Revelstoke. “This contest gets students thinking about our forests and how important they are to our life in Revelstoke,” said Mike Copperthwaite, the chairman of the Revelstoke Forest Workers Society and general manager of Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation. Nick Sakiyama (drawing left) and Ayla Roche
New beer tax policy to have no impact on Mt. Begbie Brewery Alex Cooper & Tom Fletcher Black Press
New tax breaks for smaller breweries will have no impact on Mt. Begbie Brewery, which is far too small to qualify for the changes. The tax changes were made to stave off a potential pre-Christmas shutdown of Pacific Western Brewery in Prince George, B.C., and promote growth by smaller breweries. As the rules stood, breweries were taxed $1.16 per litre for packaged beer and $0.81 for draft beer for the first 160,000 hectolitres brewed. At 160,001 hl, the numbers jumped to $1.75 and $1.120 respectively for the entire production run. The reason for the difference is because larger breweries were said to benefit from economies of scale that smaller breweries couldn't compete with. The new mark-up policy will see the a graduated scale introduced that will increase taxes for every 5,000 hl between 160,000 and 300,000, at
which point breweries will pay the full rate. For Mt. Begbie Brewery, which brews only about 5,000 hectoliters per year, the changes don't mean a thing. "We're so far from that volume that it doesn't really affect us too much," said business manager Tracy Larson. "We as a small brewery get a better tax break than a larger brewery just because our economies scale are poor but we still provide jobs and money to the community." For Pacific Western, reaching the 160,000 hl threshold would have seen their bill jump by millions of dollars. They were the only small brewer close to the mark and threatened a December shutdown is the tax policy didn't change. Deputy premier Rich Coleman said Monday the new system creates a sliding scale of tax rates for smaller brewers that takes them up to the commercial tax rate of big breweries when they reach 300,000 hl of annual production. Retroactive taxa-
tion no longer applies to amounts up to the limit for qualifying breweries. Coleman said he supports the general policy of giving tax relief to smaller brewers, brought in by the Social Credit government in 1988. But the production ceiling and retroactive tax have created problems for brewers since then, and he hopes the new policy will allow them to plan their business and grow. Larson said the new rates will probably hit the big breweries like Molson and Labatt the most because it will give mid-size brew-
eries a tax advantage. She doesn't think the changes will affect Mt. Begbie's sales. "I think people know the difference between a big Pacific Western and a little craft brewery so hopefully it won't affect us too much," she said. An earlier version of the policy was withdrawn last week, amid reports that the president of Pacific Western Brewing had recently donated an auction prize of accommodation in the Caribbean to a party fundraiser in Coleman's Fort Langley-Aldergrove constituency.
Coleman said he has returned that donation, and he should have checked to see that party donations were not solicited from people who have current business with his ministry. Both smaller brewers and large multinationals donate to the B.C. Liberals. He said the policy includes a chart that shows what brewers pay at each production level, to reduce confusion about how it applies to each business. The preferential rates apply to seven breweries currently operating in B.C.
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Take the Ten Percent Shift for health & wellness course, the golden rule is if it works for you, it works for the community. Treating yourself to a massage may also be included in your benefits plan so it could really work for you. Is there someone on your holiday list that has everything they need? Maybe a personal spa day is in order. As the snow sets in, winter sports enthusiasts gear up for another awesome season. A great way to prepare your body is through yoga. Balu Yoga & Wellness offers Nordic yoga, in addition to the wide variety of classes offered throughout the week. A pre-registered class designed for Nordic skiers, yoga for Nordic skiers is designed to help build strength and balance, with a focus on stretching. As well, Red Cedar Therapy offers pilates training tailored to fit individual needs. Pilates allows you to develop muscle tone and improve alignment throughout your body. There are wonderful benefits of living in Revelstoke. However, there are times when it can be frustrating especially when we
need to travel to medical appointments or try to track down specialized health care products. Add the challenges of winter travel – we all cringe at making those long drives in snowy or icy road conditions. In the spring of 2012 Pharmasave opened up its 950-squarefoot home health care department. The demographic shift to an older population and more physically active community translates to an increased need for specialty mobility, braces and rehabilitation products. A consulting/treatment room is also available. To date they have hosted a sports clinic, diabetes education, foot care treatment and, in the near future, a consultant to perform home oxygen/ sleep apnea assessments. There is also a vast array of specialty sports braces that cover a range of injuries. A cryo cuff (special cooling jacket for ankles, knees and shoulders) helps reduce the acute swelling after injury or surgery. Only needing short term? Rentals are available for crutches, wheelchairs, walkers, TENS machines, breast pumps, SAD (seasonal affective disor-
der) lamps, etc. As with most businesses in town, if they do not carry the item you require they can usually source from one of their suppliers quickly. I grew up in a small rural town in Alberta. I recall my mom buying all our groceries at the local store and reminding those who did not that we were lucky to have a full service food store in our community. I also remember the excitement of waiting for special order packages to arrive; it was like Christmas in July. Most Revelstoke businesses can special order what you need. Mountain Goodness does more than half of its business in special orders. I have ordered several items through Christy’s team and can attest that it is easy and, in the case of my favorite organic soup, less expensive than anywhere else. If you can’t find what you want, just ask. Chances are a locally owned store can order it in for you. Judy Goodman is the executive director of the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce.
EDI T O R I A L Time for a business friendly approach
be in opposition to sound planning principles. In the past four years since the economy tanked, there simply hasn’t been a culture of proactive, business- or development-friendly initiatives starting at the council table and moving through city hall. There is no politically-initiated culture of development performance targets, turnaround time monitoring or competitively comparing Revelstoke’s performance against other communities. Maybe it’s time to make it a focus; the big developments (resort, schools, hotels) that were spurred on by resort development and started before the economy tanked are winding down. This reduction in workload will ease the pressure on relevant city departments. Hopefully we’ll get to the end of planning processes like the transportation
plan and the Unified Development Bylaw soon and can renew focus on working with investors and developers (from hoteliers all the way down to basement suite renovators) with their plans. If communications can go so badly wrong amongst insiders who all work within three blocks of each other, what about outsiders? The question has to be asked: What if the proposal for the lot next to Pharmasave was for a snowmobile dealership by an investor from Fort McMurray? Or a women’s retail clothing store by an investor from Kelowna? Would they have been able to twist the process’s arm at the Nov. 27 meeting, or would they now be sitting back at the drawing board, second-guessing their investment plans? — Aaron Orlando, Revelstoke Times Review editor
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Did you catch the Shift last week? Maybe you jumped in and took the pledge. Spending within the community, buying locally made products, and supporting local services all count towards the Shift. The Shift doesn’t ask you to spend more – it just says if you change your current spending by 10 per cent, you can make a real difference in your community. Let’s look at the $100 spending model when applied to local services, for example a therapeutic massage. Spend $100 locally on an independent professional’s services and $100 stays within the community and starts to bounce around at an increased pace. Of
The City of Revelstoke’s Nov. 27 design review committee meeting was enlightening, and disheartening. Although a solution was found, it was highly imperfect. Basically, the city’s Official Community Plan was kicked off the table to expedite the construction of the new Visitor Information Centre complex. This solution must have been hard for the development committee members to resist because the planning department’s counterproposals lacked common sense. Angle parking backing onto Victoria Road? Hiding parking out back or forcing on-street parking for a facility designed to attract motoring tourists?
Mayor David Raven (who is not on the committee and wasn’t present at the meeting) often likes to point out annual building permit running totals at council meetings. They can be a sign of a town going places and increasing its municipal tax base. But the question needs to be asked: Are building permit totals increasing because of or in spite of city hall? Don’t take it from me. If you listened to the city CAO Tim Palmer or the city economic development director Alan Mason at that meeting, you would have resoundingly heard it was the latter. A business-friendly, development-friendly approach need not
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Sustainability planning session Aaron Orlando
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Revelstoke residents got a chance to give feedback on the ongoing Integrated Community Sustainability Plan on Nov. 26 & 27. Workshops at the Revelstoke Community Centre saw a modest turnout of residents, who reviewed draft panels along the walls and posted their comments on subjects like diversifying the economy, waste reduction, housing and fostering global connections. Consultant Cindy Pearce explained the plan is an update of past Community Development Action Plans, and is designed to look 20 years into the future. In the final evening session on Nov. 27, just under 40 participants broke into working groups and brainstormed about problems and
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solutions. They tackled issues such as how to improve housing, how to reduce waste and how to deal with workforce challenges. If you’d like to review documents and add your feedback, visit
the ICSP page on the City of Revelstoke website, then email your comments to ICSP@revelstoke. ca. The process is ongoing and is scheduled to be completed in February of 2013.
Caribou campaign a chance to unite Aaron Orlando
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I really don’t like social media voting schemes. I had a few people implore me vote on Powder Magazine’s Ski Town Throwdown contest, which ostensibly picks the best ski town in North America based on how many people click a vote button. Last week Salt Lake City beat Revelstoke. Congratulations Salt Lake City for having the most vote button clickers, though I have no confidence this method will let me know who’s got the best ski town. The average voter has been to two, maybe three of these resorts? How can they compare? Last week, Columbia Mountain Caribou Research Project lead researcher Rob Serrouya called me to drum up interest in Shell Canada’s Fuelling Change online voting scheme. The Revelstoke Caribou Rearing in the Wild Society needs to win an online voting contest to get a $100,000 grant for their Maternity Penning project. As reported in the Times Review in May, a broad coaliton of local stakeholders – many of
O p i ni on whom have been at odds over caribou issues in the past – have come together to support the concept. They’re going to build a 10-acre maternity pen on the west side of Lake Revelstoke for 10 pregnant caribou in the spring of 2013 and hopefully have it stocked by March. A shepherd will oversee the pen, guarding it from predators like wolves, cougars and eagles. Caribou researchers have identified high calf mortality in the first year as a key issue. They hope by decreasing calf mortality the project can help stabilize or reverse mortality trends. This will in turn help with overall declining mountain caribou populations. If they are successful with their online voting campaign, the funding will cover a small portion of this ambitious project. I’m happy to vote for this campaign and encourage you to do so too. Why? The mountain caribou are in serious trouble, as everyone should know by now. Local exterpation is a possibility. Issues surrounding mountain
caribou have always been divisive, pitting local stakeholders against local stakeholders. This initiative has broad support from groups traditionally at odds with each other. The Times Review is happy to support the Revelstoke Caribou Rearing in the Wild’s (RCRW) intiative to win the Shell Fuelling Change voting campaign. We’ve committed to working with RCRW to produce several stories and columns in the coming months about the initiative. Our goal is to engage the community and get even more community members behind the project. Even if we don’t win the competition, hopefully everyone will have come together to learn more about the issues so they can be part of the mountain caribou solution. Of course, success depends on votes – and the best way to get everyone involved is through your social media contacts. I encourage you to go online, sign up and get others involved. Googling ‘Shell fuelling change caribou’ will get you to their homepage. The sign up is relatively painless.
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Safe at Home: Rotary’s Role at Mount Begbie Manor
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The attractive new self-contained units, known as the Villas, are actually modular units built by Northern Trailer. The sixteen villas sit on the By Chris Bostock opposite corner of the property, and Public Relations Co-chair they welcomed residents for the first parkscanada.gc.ca Since the announcement of Revelstoke time in June 2011. They are owned Mountain Resort in 2007,parcscanada.gc.ca real estate by BC Housing, but they are operated and rental costs here in town have been without subsidies on a cost-recovery on what we might call a bit of a roller basis, which means residents there will coaster ride. And while property prices generally pay a higher rent. have relaxed dramatically over the past four years from their peak, rents I sat down with Pat Weatherby, the generally have not. For many seniors Operations Manager of the Manor and parcscanada.gc.ca on a fixed income, affordable housing Villas.. In her position, she screens parkscanada. gc.ca and applications, helps can be the difference between moving tenants residents with their moves, keeps the in with family, or even leaving town to books, and looks after the hiring of where housing is more affordable. contractors as needed on the property. PARC NATIONAL DES GLACIERS LE SYSTÈME I have a number of questions jotted There’sDEa DÉLIVRANCE group of ten DE Rotarian PERMIS D’ACCÈS volunteers that quietly work to HIVERNAL EST MAINTENANT EN VIGUEUR ensure that affordable housing remains a reality for 43 individuals Le système de délivrance de permis living at Mount Begbie Manor and d’accès hivernal est maintenant en vigueur dans le parc national the newly-constructed Mountdes Glaciers pour la saison 20122013. L’accès à Edward toutes les pentes du parc qui bordent la Begbie Villas atdu thepublic end of Transcanadienne la voie ferrée du Canadien Pacifique est interdit Street. Many in et our community ou restreint. are not aware that the Revelstoke Rotary Club owns – and is Ce système permet aux randonneurs de l’arrièrepays de pénétrer responsible for a mortgage on dans lesBegbie zones d’accès Mount Manor. hivernal restreint visées par le programme de
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for the Manor, Pat chimes in, “I’d be living with my kids,” she says, only half-joking. The tenants give high marks to “the landlady” Pat W., and her work here. “She’s really involved in her tenants’ lives. In a good way,” Karen says. One rule that Pat sets out for her residents is that ladders are off limits; if a tenant needs to get something from storage, Pat W. will get it for them. Safety is the priority, because, in her words, “if you fall and break a hip, it’s not good.” Vicki sums up the overall atmosphere that’s created for residents here: “It’s a safe, secure feeling - really, it is,” she says. Karen nods in agreement. “There’s so much camaraderie, and there’s no judgement. It’s a community – all the residents interact in a very healthy way. We wouldn’t see that if we were just living in an apartment.” The three go on to describe their monthly potlucks, bingo games, and their morning coffee rituals at the manor and on their patios, keeping watch over Willow Street.
And there will be a lot to watch over the next two years. The Mt. Begbie Manor building is slated for major upgrades. At the top of Begbie Manor, and the Revelstoke Residents Vicki and Karen, and Operations Manager the wishlist are things like the roof, fixing some persistent drainage Pour la Citizens saison 2012-2013: • Annual Winter Permits are available through an online Winter Senior Housing Society. Pat W. at Mount Begbie Manor. issues, installing a handicap• Il est possible se other procurer un permis d’accès hivernal d’un an • Permit System quiz; parkscanada.gc.ca/skirogerspass - Parks She works with de nine current accessible unit in the Villas, and • en subissant un test-éclair en ligne sur le système de délivrance, and past Rotarians who volunteer • Canada will not be holding Orientation Sessions this year down that I wanted • au parcscanada.gc.ca/skicolrogers. Parcs Canada ne tient pas de to ask her. The improving energy efficiency by making their time, and work closely with their • Daily individual winter permits continue to be available at the first one: how many people are waiting modifications like lowering the ceilings • séancesatd’orientation cette année. partners BC Housing. Contributions • Rogers Pass Discovery Centre ford’accès a spothivernal here? “I’ve currently got 20 in the Manor building. • Les BC particuliers leurthe permis from Housingpeuvent help toobtenir pay for • A Waiver of Liability and Indemnity Agreement and specific people on waitlist,” she replies. With SYSTÈME DE DÉLIVRANCE DES PERMIS D’ACCÈS HIVERNAL PRÉSENTEMENT EN Vthe IGUEUR WINTER PERMIT SYSTEM NOW IN EFFECT • d’une journée au Centre de la découverte du ColRogers. regular operational costs and upkeep • terms and conditions must still be accepted as in previous years. numbers like that in line for a home at After speaking with Pat W. and Vicki, Le s ystème d e d élivrance d es p ermis d ’accès h ivernal p our 2 010/11 e st p résentement e n v igueur a u P arc N aQ onal du • Comme par le passé, il faut cette année encore accepter les ofCanada thedes property, which, on a facility that The 2010/11 Winter Permit System is now in effect in Glacier NaQonal Park. Access to all slopes in the park that face the Glaciers. L’accès en hiver aux pentes qui font face à la voie transcanadienne et à la voie ferrée one du Canadien Mt. Begbie, wonders how other Pat and Karen, it’s clear how much Trans Canada Highway and Canadian Pacifi c Rail is either prohibited or restricted to the public. • modalités d’une entente d’exonération de responsabilité et was built in 1984, can be significant. Winter recreationists are reminded that entering a closed area in Pacifique est soit restreint ou interdit au public. Ces restricQons sont en vigueur low-income afin de protéger le public contre le seniors are coping with this place means to the people who • d’indemnisation. These restricQons a re i n e ffect t o p rotect t he p ublic f rom a valanche c ontrol a cQ ons, t he e xtreme d anger r esulQ ng f rom déclenchement p révenQ f d ’avalanches, y c ompris l e d anger e xtrême q ui r ésulte d es Q rs d ’arQllerie d irects e t l es r isques the current mortgage will the parkRotary without aMember permit is dangerous and an offence under the Although housing costs Many, she live there, and to their families. Various arQllery fire, and the potenQal for sympatheQc avalanche releases. The Winter Permit System allows backcountry users de déclenchement d’avalanches par résonance. Le système de délivrance des permis d’accès hivernal permet in aux Revelstoke. be paid off in 2019, large capital costs Canada National With anprogram increase in gviolations last amateurs de sports d’hiver de pénétrer dans les zones à accès restreint qui sont tsays, to eMember nter Winter Restricted Areas tParks hat are part oAct. f the highway avalanche when arQ llery unfire is not ouchées par le programme de leave town. Or worse. will simply levels of government, as well as the Name: Nous tenons àdans rappeler aux amateurs den’y loisirs qu’il in not-too-distant future. anQcipated. prévenQon des the avalanches le couloir rouQer lorsqu’aucun Q r dThe ’arQllerie est prévu. Le d’hiver déclenchement prévenQ est f year, it is important to note that one hundred percent compliance loom “Believe it or not, there are issues with Columbia Basin Trust have committed a d’avalanches Parcs Canada e rvertu end pas les pentes pour les amateurs de sports d’hiver et Laura Stovel dangereux etpar illégal lasécuritaires Loi les parcs nationaux du roof, foreffectué instance, isennlikely tode cost ansur Parks Canada’s avalanche control acQ ons do System not render slopes afe for winter recreaQ onists in Glacier NaQonal Park. with the Winter Permit is srequired. Violation of restricted uQlisateurs de l’arrière pays en hiver. homeless seniors in town. There are lot of funding to improving the buildings Canada de pénétrer sans permis dans une zone fermée au public. estimated $600,000. For “rainy day” and prohibited areas punishable ofto Smart a fiane oftude up Important changes to the Winter Permit is System this year include aon new dconviction esignated access route nd ForQ some will simply at the Manor and the Villas. But it’s the Les changements qui ode nt éla té au système dthe e délivrance des permis d’accès hwho ivernal comprennent l’an sleep in their car, Occupation: Compte hausse duofnombre d’infractions enregistrées items liketenu this, a apportés portion rents Restricted Areas and Flat Creek Winter Unrestricted Apermanent rea; designated parking at Bostock Parking Winter Winter toWinter $200,000, and could result in changes to the notamment : une nouvelle voie d’accès pour les secteurs à accès restreint or du manywhere ont Smart et du they can find shelter.” people who make it a home. “The Researcher & Writer, Restricted Area; and no parking at Rockgarden. Trailhead parking that requires a Winter Parking Permit now includes dernier, il est important de noter que Parcs Canada exige désormais collected go into a reserve for capital mont ForQtude, ainsi que pour le secteur à accès non restreint du ruisseau Flat; du staQonnement désigné Permit System. Don’t take theArch last thing I like about being under Rotary,” Bostock, Hermit, Loop Brook, Mortar (NRC) and Stone Gun run! PosiQ ons. Revelstoke Museum and dans ltaux e secteur de à accès conformité restreint du ruisseaude Bostock; e t a ucun s taQonnement a u s enQer d u J ardin-‐ d e-‐ Top repairs. bun anner 100 % aux modalités du système Rocailles. Les staQonnements qui exigent un permis de staQ onnement hivernal comprennent ceux des senQ ers Pat’s alsoqui brought along three friendly Pat W. explains, “is the trust that Rotary Archives If you plan on recreaQng frequently in Winter Restricted Areas, it i s possible to obtain an Annual Winter Permit to enter de délivrance de permis d’accès hivernal. Ceux pénètrent du Ruisseau-‐Bostock, du Mont-‐Hermit, du Ruisseau-‐Loop, du Couloir-‐NRC, et de l’Arche-‐de-‐Pierre. For the Winter System, visit these acomplete reas by aRending adetails Winter Permit on OrientaQ on Session. A permit Permit is not required for accessing Wplease inter Unrestricted and ou outgoing members of this has. We have a very committed Board illégalement dans des in zones d’accès isrestreint interdit sont Rent for an apartment the Manor parkscanada.gc.ca Areas, with the excepQon of Winter Unrestricted Areas adjacent the Bostock Parking Winter Restricted Area. Daily parkscanada.gc.ca/skirogerspass orto call 250-837-7500. community: Vicki, Si vous prévoyez passer beaucoup de temps dans les secteurs à accès restreint, il est possible d’obtenir un Karen, and Pat, to over Mt. Begbie, and the relationship Rotary Member for: parcscanada.gc.ca Permits will sQll be issued in Rogers Pass dependent on anQ cipated avalanche control acQ viQes; however, each passibles d’une amende pouvant aller jusqu’à 200 000 $. De plus, subsidized by BC Housing, and capped permis d’accès hivernal annuel afi n de pénétrer dans ces secteurs. Pour ce faire, vous devez assister à une Top bWinter anner share theirpermanents stories about living here. with BC Housing is very cooperative 1 Year individual will have to obtain their own Daily Winter Permit, as permits will no longer be issued solely to group leaders. séance d’informaQon sur pourraient les permis d’accès hentraîner ivernal. Un permis d’accès hivernal n’est pas exigé pour pouvoir les infractions des changements at 30% of a tenant’s income. When the Entering a Pnote rohibited othat r Restricted Area in the pPark ark without a valid permit angerous and for illegal. the winter of Please Glacier Lodge isis dclosed there arefaites because of the Board’s teamwork. It’s a sont adjacents au secteur àtwo accès Pats – one that lives pénétrer dans un secteur à accès non restreint, sauf pour les secteurs qui Note au système de délivrance de permis N’en pas original manor was built almostd’accès 30 hivernal. restreint du staQonnement du ruisseau Bostock. Les permis d’accès hivernal d’une jand ournée one seront dthat élivrés works au parkscanada.gc.ca 2012/13 there issigns no fuel or accommodation indue Rogers For What’s your own sand afety, please obey all along the highway, ncluding the designated “NO STOPPING” areas to here, here. To avoid good balance of skills.” been the highlight of ihotel votre dernière descente. col R ogers, m ais l ’émission d e c es d erniers d épend d es a cQ vités l iées a u p rogramme d e d éclenchement years ago, the units were intended for parcscanada.gc.ca avalanche hazard. Pass. Travellers should plan their trips250-837-3067 accordingly and check prévenQf your Rotary experience? I’ll journée; referlesto the latter as Pat des avalanches. Il e.st à noter que chaque personne doit obtenir confusion, propre permis d’une parcscanada.gc.ca those of age 65-plus. Now, tenants can son dans exclusivement aux chefs de groupe. Pénétrer une zone here à accès interdit ou Pat’s family is here; permis parkscanada. ne seront plus délivrés OrientaQon sessions for will be current held in Revelstoke, December 8, 7 pm at the United Church and in Golden, December 15, 7 gc.ca My Rotary experience started W. from onà in. DriveBC.ca road conditions. Despite the responsibilities that Pour obtenir des détails complets sur le système de délivrance de restreint e n h iver s ans a voir u n p ermis v alide e st i llégal e t d angereux. P our v otre s écurité, v euillez o btempérer be as young as 55, if no others are on pm at the Seniors Centre. Sessions will also be delivered through the winter at Rogers Pass. more than 30 years ago when I was been a Revelstoke resident for 50 Pat needs to juggle in her role as l’affichage le long de la transcanadienne, incluant les signaux qui indiquent : « Ashe’s rrêt Interdit ». permis hivernal,has consultez le site Web parcscanada.gc.ca/ the list; d’accès if an applicant a disability, For a more informaQon Exchange on the Winter Permit System and OrientaQon Sessions, please call 250-‐837-‐7500, or visit Rotary student in Finland years. 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Opening day joy
The man of Movember
Left: Skiers cheer as they get on the Stoke Chair for the first time this winter. The lineup for opening daystarted the afternoon before, with dozens camping out overnight. Ian Houghton/Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Right: Glen Cherlet was voted Man of Movember at the Last Drop on Friday. The bar raised $1,500 for men’s health during the month-long fundraiser. Alex Cooper/ Revelstoke Times Review
City of Revelstoke
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Community Economic Development 204 Campbell Ave. (250) 837-5345
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ADMINISTRATION City of Revelstoke Intention to Enter into a 15 year Lease Agreement with BC Hydro and Sublease Agreement with the Selkirk Saddle Club
PUBLIC NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS THE PUBLIC IS REQUESTED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 175 of the Community Charter, Council of the City of Revelstoke intends to enter into a fifteen year lease agreement with BC Hydro and a concurrent sub-lease agreement with the Selkirk Saddle Club with the right to extend the Term for a further period of 5 years. If an agreement is for a period that could exceed 5 years by including rights of renewal or extension, the City can only incure such a liability with the approval of the electors. The general description of the area to which the approval process applies will be the boundary of the City of Revelstoke. The nature of the agreements is to provide a location for a public stable, equestrian facility and for general recreational purposes only. The lease amount for the initial term of 15 years is $500 per year plus applicable taxes. The City of Revelstoke pays this amount to BC Hydro and then invoices the Selkirk Saddle Club the same amount. The file is available at City Hall for your review and consideration. This file includes a copy of the proposed sub-lease agreement between the City of Revelstoke and the Selkirk Saddle Club and the Head Lease Agreement with BC Hydro. These agreements have been in effect with the City of Revelstoke since 1982. The agreements were transferred to the City of Revelstoke from the Columbia Shuswap Regional District due to the City's boundary extension taking in this land in 1981. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the provisions of Section 86 of the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Revelstoke may enter into the head lease agreement with BC Hydro and a sub-lease agreement with the Selkirk Saddle Club, unless within 30 days of the publication of the second notice in the Revelstoke Times Review, that deadline being 4:00 pm, Monday, January 14, 2013, at least 10% of the electors of the City of Revelstoke indicate on an elector Response Form their opposition to City Council authorizing approval to enter into the proposed head lease agreement with BC Hydro and a sub-lease agreement with the Selkirk Saddle Club. In that event, the Council of the City of Revelstoke must obtain the assent of the electors (referendum) on the sublease agreement before proceeding. The Community Charter of the Province of British Columbia requires that in order for the elector opposition to be valid: 1. The person signing the form must be an eligible elector of the City of Revelstoke. 2. The form must include the full name, signature and residential address of the elector and must be in the form established by the Council of the City of Revelstoke. Forms are available at City Hall. 3. The number of elector responses required to prevent the Council of the City of Revelstoke from proceeding without the assent of the electors is 375 for incurring a liability. The Elector Response Form will be available for signing in the Finance Department at the main entrance to City Hall, 216 Mackenzie Ave., Revelstoke, B.C. between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., December 5, 2012 to January 14, 2013, Monday to Friday inclusive except for statutory holidays until the deadline. The deadline for signatures to be received will be no later than 4:00 pm, Monday, January 14, 2013. AND FURTHER, this is the first publication of this notice. Teresa LeRose, Deputy Director Corporate Administration
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Explanation of the Alternative Approval Process: As described in this notice, if an elector opposes the City entering into a fifteen year head lease agreement with BC Hydro and a sub-lease agreement with the Selkirk Saddle Club and incurring such a liability, the elector may sign an elector response form indicating this opposition. If at least 10% of the electors of Revelstoke indicate their opposition in this way, then the City of Revelstoke cannot proceed with incurring the liability without obtaining the assent of the majority of the electors voting on a referendum on this question. Further Information: The City of Revelstoke is requesting the longer term lease agreement with BC Hydro because the Selkirk Saddle Club is working towards a large capital investment on the grounds that has been approved by BC Hydro and the Club would like a longer lease to secure this investment. BC Hydro has already approved the request from the Selkirk Saddle Club for a fifteen year lease renewal, commencing February 15, 2013 and ending on February 14, 2028 with the option to extend the term for a further period of five years. For more details, please contact the Administration Department at 250-837-2911.
PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE NEW ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY CENTRE! The City of Revelstoke in conjunction with the Revelstoke Senior’s Association is proposing to install a bus stop outside the Senior’s Centre. The intent is to install the bus shelter where the two spruce trees are currently located. While the trees are not an immediate hazard, there are some concerns with the trees based on their location and size. The intent is to re-landscape around the bus shelter area. Comments or concerns regarding this proposal can be submitted in writing to the Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture, P.O. Box 170, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 or by email to ldonato@cityofrevelstoke.com. Comments will be accepted until December 14th, 2012.
PUBLIC WORKS SALE OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT The Public Works Department will be accepting sealed bids for the following:
2000 Ford Windstar Unit #27 1992 Chev Cube Van Unit #24 Craftsman II 32” Snowblower 6 speed 12 HSP The above are available for viewing upon request. Sealed Bids must be marked with description of the vehicle and unit number “Attention: Darren Komonoski, Operations Manager, Public Works Department” and received by 2:00 pm on Friday December 7, 2012 at the Public Works Yard located at 1200 East Victoria Road. Please note that HST will be added to the accepted bid. For more information, please contact the Public Works Office at 250-837-2001.
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Ongoing to December 22
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS CHRISTMAS HAMPER PROGRAM The Community Connections Food Bank will be accepting donations to its Christmas hamper program throughout
the month of December. There are several ways to donate: with cash and food, new unwrapped toys and books, sponsor an individual or family, small gifts such as calendars, gloves, socks, towels, notepads, pens and personal care products;
National Day of Remembrance and Action to End Violence Against Women
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL December 6, 2012 at 3:30pm in the MacPherson Room at Revelstoke Community Centre Please join the Revelstoke Women's Shelter to commemorate the 14 women who were tragically killed on December 6, 1989 in the Montreal Massacre and all women who have been affected by violence. It is a day to stand in support of a woman's right to be a fully participating Canadian citizen; her right to equality and equity; her right to life, liberty and security.
YEE-HAW! The Santa Claus parade is this weekend and this year’s theme is a country Christmas. The floats leave from the Revelstoke Courthouse at 4 p.m. and make their way down First Street West to Mackenzie Avenue, where they turn and make their way to Queen Elizabeth Park. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review file photo
Everyone is welcome! Sponsored by Revelstoke Women's Shelter Forsythe House - A Safe Place
or support a child – pick an angel from the tree at CIBC. The food bank is open daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the basement of the Royal Canadian Legion Hall at 600 First St. West.
Wednesday, December 5
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FREE FLU CLINIC Wednesday, December 12 Come get your free flu shot. Queen Victoria Hospital. 1880 Trans-Canada Hwy. 250-837-6230
12-5 p.m.
Attention service groups, community and non-profit organizations, Kevin & Cathy Blakely of the Revelstoke McDonald's are pleased to sponsor this spot to present your message. Please call Mavis Cann at the Times Review with your information at 250-837-4667.
FIRST TRACKS BOOK LAUNCH Come celebrate the
launch of the Revelstoke Museum & Archive’s new book, First Tracks: the History of Skiing in Revelstoke. The book will be launched at a gala dinner at the Hillcrest Hotel. $50 includes a three course buffet and two drinks. $40 for just the dinner. Tickets must be bought from the museum by Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. YOUTH COCOA HOUSE Come watch Revelstoke’s talented youth perform in this special version of the coffeehouse. At the United Church from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Performers can sign up starting at 6 p.m. SKRATCH BASTID Renowned DJ spins a mix of hip hop, funk, disco, club, rock and any other genre that will make you dance. He’s played for crowds across Canada, the U.S., Brazil, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Japan and Europe. At the River City Pub. 9 p.m.
GIFTS FROM THE GALLERY Annual holiday show at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. Come find a gift for a friend or family. Opens Friday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m.
December 7-15
WELCOME WEEK A week of activities for newcomers
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to become acquainted with Revelstoke and Revelstokians to meet all the newcomers. See page four for the complete schedule of events.
The Hillcrest Resort Hotel Friday, December 7 6 pm
For ticket and shuttle information, contact the Museum at 250.837.3067 or office@ revelstokemuseum.ca
Friday, December 7
December 7-11
JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF OUR NEW BOOK
$50 three course buffet & two drinks or $40 three course buffet only
BROWN BAG HISTORY on the history of skiing in Revelstoke. Enjoy a talk on Revelstoke’s history by Cathy English, the curator of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. 12 p.m. $5. SENIORS’ CHRISTMAS BANQUET Enjoy a filling Christmas dinner with your fellow seniors. At the community centre. $18. Call 250-837-9456 to buy a ticket.
Monday, December 10
REVELSTOKE CHRISTMAS FARM & CRAFT MARKET This annual event is a great place to search
for gifts and goodies, with dozens of vendors from Revelstoke and beyond. At the community centre. 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, December 12
FREE FLU CLINIC Come get your free flu shot. At Queen Victoria Hospital. 12-5 p.m. DJ JON H A member of the funk and break DJ crew Fort Knox Five, Jon H has established himself as one of the leading breakbeat, electronica and funk DJs. At the River City Pub. 9 p.m.
Thursday, December 13
SKI HISTORY OPEN HOUSE Come check out the
opening of the exhibit on the history of skiing in Revelstoke, the companion to the new book First Tracks. At the Revelstoke Museum & Archives from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. LIKE CHRISTMAS FOR YOUR EARS The Revelstoke Community Band, Rocky Mountain Rangers Cadet Band and the Swing Monkeys are teaming up for a Christmas concert at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre. The music will range from to traditional Christmas music to classic marches, from Benny Goodman to upbeat holiday swing. Doors are at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 each, available at Talisman Fibre & Trading Co., at the door, or from one of the band members.
Friday, December 14
REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. Spokane Braves. At the
Saturday, December 8
Revelstoke Forum. 7 p.m. $10.
Claus Parade makes its way down First Street West, from the Courthouse to Mackenzie Avenue, where it turns and heads to Queen Elizabeth Park. The theme this year is ‘Country Christmas’. The parade starts at 4 p.m.
piece, with horns, lap steel, didjeridoo, banjo, and three lead vocalists. Live at the Last Drop. 9 p.m. KYTAMI A former member of Delhi 2 Dublin, violinist Kytami has been dubbed a ‘music revolutionary’ and ‘violin extremist’ by music media as she mixes classical and fiddle styles fused with heavy bass elements of dubstep and hip hop. Live at the River City Pub. 9 p.m. SHRED KELLY A footstopping five-piece that takes alt-country and shreds it at high speed. At the Big Eddy Pub. 9 p.m.
SANTA CLAUS PARADE Revelstoke’s annual Santa
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Hall at 201 Third St. West, at 5:30 p.m. Find out more at www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=GKBR2596 REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. Castlegar Rebels. At the Revelstoke Forum. 7 p.m. $10. REVELSTOKE WINTER MASQUERADE Pull out your best mask and dance to the tuns of three great DJs – The Librarian, Just Sheila and Gypsy Phantom. The theme is neon electric. Tickets are sold out, but you might get lucky, 9 p.m.
SOUPER ‘POTLUCK’ FRANCOPHONE DE NOEL
Come celebrate Christmas with Revelstoke’s Francophone community. There will be dancing, singing and good food available. Bring a dish, plate and some utensils. Tea, coffee and juice will be provided for free. This is open for everyone – Francophone or not. At the Knights of Pythias
BALLGAG N CHAIN GANG Victoria “Ho-tonk” five-
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A first look at First Tracks Revelstoke Museum’s newest book chronicles more than 12 decades of ski history in the area Aaron Orlando
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Late last week the Times Review got a first look at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives’ newest publication First Tracks: The History of Skiing In Revelstoke. We’ve barely had a chance to read through the 208-page book, let alone follow up with its volunteer committee, but can offer an early first look. We hope to follow up with a more extensive review next week. Starting with the early pioneers of the late 1800s, First Tracks takes a chronological journey through the history of skiing by dividing the sport into its disciplines. After the early history, the book jumps into the ski jumping era, which was arguably the most popular form of the sport in Revelstoke for the first 50 years Subsequent chapters explore the history of alpine skiing, the evolution of plain-old skiing into the cross country and backcountry genres, as well as the roots of heli-skiing, ski touring, lodge operations, alpine skiing and cat skiing. The early pioneers such as Bob Lymburne, Nels Nelsen, Isabel Coursier are well represented. But the lesser-known pioneers of more recent history also take their place in history of the development of skiing in the region, including ski hill pioneers like Paul Mair and Don Sinclair, and modern era ski racers like Larry Nelles and Kendra Kobelka, to name just a few. The chapters follow right through to the present, exploring recent developments at Mount Macpherson, and the saga that led to the creation of Revelstoke Mountain Resort.
Mount Mackenzie and Mount Macpherson now host the main alpine and Nordic facilities, but for much of Revelstoke’s history Mount Revelstoke was the focus of skiing in town. This included the Nels Nelsen and the Bigh Hill ski jumps at its base and alpine runs like Haner’s Hill and The Hickory Run. The history of these developments spanning the past century have been organized in an orderly fashion. Likewise, the development of lodges on the mountain, and the reasons why skiing shifted elsewhere are laid out. First Tracks follows on a people-first narrative, focusing on the personalities that drove skiing, including leading competitors and the organizers behind clubs, tournaments and businesses. The book’s strengths are balanced between an organized approach to the subject and great photo editing with an eye that balances historical value with visual impact. The writing is clear and accessible. First Tracks is a great introduction for newcomers to Revelstoke’s ski history, but also has lots of new information for history buffs. You get a great sense of how much things have stayed the same while everything changes – like an excerpt from the Feb. 3, 1921, issue of the Revelstoke Review, noting folks were struggling with unleashed dogs on the jump in the park. “Don’t bring your dog – it will be shot if found on the course,” they wrote. First Tracks: The History of Skiing in Revelstoke is available at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives for $45.
Revelstoke Museum & Archives Curator Cathy English takes one of the new First Tracks books out of the box. The book is now available for sale at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives bookshop. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review
Smell propane? Get out. Then call. If you suddenly smell sulphur or rotten eggs, or hear a hissing sound, leave the area right away and call FortisBC’s 24-hour Emergency Line at 1-800-663-9911, 911 or your local fire department. Regular maintenance of your propane appliances help to keep them operating safely and their best. To learn more, visit fortisbc.com/propanesafety.
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Return to Depot Many new items are accepted for recycling through Extended Producer Responsibility Programs. For a complete list of items that may be recycled, go to the Recycling Council of BC Hotline at www.rcbc.bc.ca. Items that can be recycled at the Revelstoke Bottle Depot include: • Paints with labels
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Construction of community composting facilities will begin in Spring 2013 at the Revelstoke and Golden landfills. “The money for these projects is coming from gas tax rebates from the Federal Government,” says Columbia Shuswap Regional District Waste Management Coordinator Ben Van Nostrand. “There are strict guidelines as to the use of these funds and this fits into the criteria.” The composting facilities will bring environmental and financial benefits to the communities as it has to the Salmon Arm area, which now has an operational composting facility onsite.
“This is already diverting an enormous amount of yard and garden waste from our actual landfill,” says Van Nostrand. In early October over 5,000 cubic meters was delivered to the composting area. First and foremost, it extends the life of a landfill which means more money gets to stay in the pockets of taxpayers. From an environmental point, it reduces greenhouse gas
emissions (methane gas) and it produces an end product, compost, which can be used by the community to put nutrients back into the soil. This compost material will be comprised only of yard and garden material, not house-hold organic material. “Once this composted material meets the Ministry of Environment standards under the Organic Matter Recycling Regula-
tions, it will be available to the public to buy.” With construction of the Revelstoke and Golden composting facility slated to start next spring the public can expect to buy composted material by the spring of 2014.
Don’t Suffer from ‘Affluenza’ This Season
• Small appliances (kitchen countertop items as well as power tools, vacuums, sewing machines, and small items such as hair dryers )
The week following Christmas is one of the busiest for the local garbage-hauling contractors and landfill operators. “Affluenza is a newly coined word that reflects the rampant consumerism and commercialism that is seen at its best during the Christmas season,” says CSRD Waste Reduction Facilitator Carmen Fennell. “At the landfills
and recycling depots it means there will be thousands of extra bags, boxes and piles of packaging, wrapping paper and discarded items that have been replaced by newer versions.”
or a gift card to a restaurant.
There are several ways to fight ‘affluenza’ this season while keeping the tradition of giving:
• Use gift bags in-stead of wrapping paper. These can be reused several times.
• Buy ‘experience’ gifts like a ski, skate, swim or movie pass
• Go online to www. CSRD.reuses.com to find household items
that are inexpensive or free. • Buy something that will help reduce the environmental impact, such as a travel mug for some-one who regularly buys coffee at local coffee shops.
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Composting Coming to Local Landfills
• Residential lights (including fluorescent and incandescent bulbs and tubes)
• Electronics ( including tv’s, dvd’s, stereos, computers, desktop printers and fax machines, scanners, audio visual systems)
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There’s nothing more cheery than a string of coloured Christmas lights and then there’s the inevitable Hydro bill, which isn’t so cheery. This year why not switch to LED bulbs which help decrease your energy consumption? LED lights last seven times longer and use one-tenth of the energy of the standard incandescent seasonal lights. LED lights are
available for indoor and outdoor use. “This this the first time the CSRD has arranged for free disposal of old Christmas lights,” says CSRD Waste Reduction Facilitator Carmen Fennell. “You can bring in old strings of bulbs and leave them with the attendant. We are accepting them at every landfill.” Lights can be dropped off from December 1st to January 15th. As well, the
CSRD will be offering free Christmas tree disposal from December
27th to January 15th at all landfills and transfer stations
CSRD and FortisBC Partnership Beginning in 2013, Salmon Arm will be heating homes and businesses with bio-methane gas from the local landfill.
convert our landfill gas (bio-methane) to pipeline quality natural gas which we sell to FortisBC, who in turn, use it to for local customers.”
“The Regional District and FortisBC have partnered on this exciting project,” says CSRD Waste Management Coordinator Ben Van Nostrand. “With a cleaning and filtering system, we
Natural gas produced from the Salmon Arm landfill has the potential to total 25,000 GJs annually, the estimated equivalent of heating almost 300 homes per year. “The CSRD chose to be innovative and
show environmental leadership. This is the smallest landfill in North America and the first in British Columbia to attempt a gas-conversion program with a reusable and saleable product.” Besides winning provincial and national awards, the landfill has gained attention from scientists, environmental groups and politicians around
the country. “This project is positive on an environmental and fiscal level,” says Van Nostrand. “The CSRD continues to look for innovative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.” For more information on this and other projects, please check out the website at: www.csrd.bc.ca.
CSRD Landfill Receives Recognition Columbia Shuswap Regional District Waste Management Coordinator Ben Van Nostrand and Deputy Manager of Environment and Engineering Darcy Mooney with the Union of BC Municipalities award for Leadership & Innovation, Climate Action for the Salmon Arm Landfill.
Recycling Collection
MFLNRO Helps Clean Illegal Dumpsite The Columbia Shuswap Regional District partnered with the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to clean up an abandoned work camp, pulling out 80 tonnes of material.
Since introducing a more convenient curbside collection of recycling in the beginning of 2012, recycling amounts have seen an increase. 2012 isn’t over yet, and we’ve already seen a 13% increase in the amount of recyclables from 2011 to 2012.
“This is one of the largest cleanups of an illegal dump site we’ve ever dealt with,” says CSRD Facilities Superintendant Isaac Walker.
CSRD. The Regional District now has an illegal dumping bylaw with enforcement capabilities.
“We’re very grateful to have help from the Ministry. This clean up required a lot of work and equipment.” Illegal dumping is an issue throughout the
“People don’t realize it is often possible to figure out who dropped off the garbage and now we’re in a position to charge fines.” Walker says when
people dump garbage illegally it not only damages the environment and causes fire hazards, it also costs taxpayers money. “Maybe people do this in an effort to save a few dollars at the landfill, however there are still costs to have this cleaned
up.” Walker says the Regional District will be issuing fines to people who try to get away with saving landfill fees. “In the end, it won’t be saving anyone any money. “
Please remember to keep your recycling contaminant free by leaving the following materials out of your bag: •
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Return to Depot Many new items are accepted for recycling through Extended Producer Responsibility Programs. For a complete list of items that may be recycled, go to the Recycling Council of BC Hotline at www.rcbc.bc.ca. Items that can be recycled at the Revelstoke Bottle Depot include: • Paints with labels
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Construction of community composting facilities will begin in Spring 2013 at the Revelstoke and Golden landfills. “The money for these projects is coming from gas tax rebates from the Federal Government,” says Columbia Shuswap Regional District Waste Management Coordinator Ben Van Nostrand. “There are strict guidelines as to the use of these funds and this fits into the criteria.” The composting facilities will bring environmental and financial benefits to the communities as it has to the Salmon Arm area, which now has an operational composting facility onsite.
“This is already diverting an enormous amount of yard and garden waste from our actual landfill,” says Van Nostrand. In early October over 5,000 cubic meters was delivered to the composting area. First and foremost, it extends the life of a landfill which means more money gets to stay in the pockets of taxpayers. From an environmental point, it reduces greenhouse gas
emissions (methane gas) and it produces an end product, compost, which can be used by the community to put nutrients back into the soil. This compost material will be comprised only of yard and garden material, not house-hold organic material. “Once this composted material meets the Ministry of Environment standards under the Organic Matter Recycling Regula-
tions, it will be available to the public to buy.” With construction of the Revelstoke and Golden composting facility slated to start next spring the public can expect to buy composted material by the spring of 2014.
Don’t Suffer from ‘Affluenza’ This Season
• Small appliances (kitchen countertop items as well as power tools, vacuums, sewing machines, and small items such as hair dryers )
The week following Christmas is one of the busiest for the local garbage-hauling contractors and landfill operators. “Affluenza is a newly coined word that reflects the rampant consumerism and commercialism that is seen at its best during the Christmas season,” says CSRD Waste Reduction Facilitator Carmen Fennell. “At the landfills
and recycling depots it means there will be thousands of extra bags, boxes and piles of packaging, wrapping paper and discarded items that have been replaced by newer versions.”
or a gift card to a restaurant.
There are several ways to fight ‘affluenza’ this season while keeping the tradition of giving:
• Use gift bags in-stead of wrapping paper. These can be reused several times.
• Buy ‘experience’ gifts like a ski, skate, swim or movie pass
• Go online to www. CSRD.reuses.com to find household items
that are inexpensive or free. • Buy something that will help reduce the environmental impact, such as a travel mug for some-one who regularly buys coffee at local coffee shops.
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• Residential lights (including fluorescent and incandescent bulbs and tubes)
• Electronics ( including tv’s, dvd’s, stereos, computers, desktop printers and fax machines, scanners, audio visual systems)
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There’s nothing more cheery than a string of coloured Christmas lights and then there’s the inevitable Hydro bill, which isn’t so cheery. This year why not switch to LED bulbs which help decrease your energy consumption? LED lights last seven times longer and use one-tenth of the energy of the standard incandescent seasonal lights. LED lights are
available for indoor and outdoor use. “This this the first time the CSRD has arranged for free disposal of old Christmas lights,” says CSRD Waste Reduction Facilitator Carmen Fennell. “You can bring in old strings of bulbs and leave them with the attendant. We are accepting them at every landfill.” Lights can be dropped off from December 1st to January 15th. As well, the
CSRD will be offering free Christmas tree disposal from December
27th to January 15th at all landfills and transfer stations
CSRD and FortisBC Partnership Beginning in 2013, Salmon Arm will be heating homes and businesses with bio-methane gas from the local landfill.
convert our landfill gas (bio-methane) to pipeline quality natural gas which we sell to FortisBC, who in turn, use it to for local customers.”
“The Regional District and FortisBC have partnered on this exciting project,” says CSRD Waste Management Coordinator Ben Van Nostrand. “With a cleaning and filtering system, we
Natural gas produced from the Salmon Arm landfill has the potential to total 25,000 GJs annually, the estimated equivalent of heating almost 300 homes per year. “The CSRD chose to be innovative and
show environmental leadership. This is the smallest landfill in North America and the first in British Columbia to attempt a gas-conversion program with a reusable and saleable product.” Besides winning provincial and national awards, the landfill has gained attention from scientists, environmental groups and politicians around
the country. “This project is positive on an environmental and fiscal level,” says Van Nostrand. “The CSRD continues to look for innovative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle waste.” For more information on this and other projects, please check out the website at: www.csrd.bc.ca.
CSRD Landfill Receives Recognition Columbia Shuswap Regional District Waste Management Coordinator Ben Van Nostrand and Deputy Manager of Environment and Engineering Darcy Mooney with the Union of BC Municipalities award for Leadership & Innovation, Climate Action for the Salmon Arm Landfill.
Recycling Collection
MFLNRO Helps Clean Illegal Dumpsite The Columbia Shuswap Regional District partnered with the Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to clean up an abandoned work camp, pulling out 80 tonnes of material.
Since introducing a more convenient curbside collection of recycling in the beginning of 2012, recycling amounts have seen an increase. 2012 isn’t over yet, and we’ve already seen a 13% increase in the amount of recyclables from 2011 to 2012.
“This is one of the largest cleanups of an illegal dump site we’ve ever dealt with,” says CSRD Facilities Superintendant Isaac Walker.
CSRD. The Regional District now has an illegal dumping bylaw with enforcement capabilities.
“We’re very grateful to have help from the Ministry. This clean up required a lot of work and equipment.” Illegal dumping is an issue throughout the
“People don’t realize it is often possible to figure out who dropped off the garbage and now we’re in a position to charge fines.” Walker says when
people dump garbage illegally it not only damages the environment and causes fire hazards, it also costs taxpayers money. “Maybe people do this in an effort to save a few dollars at the landfill, however there are still costs to have this cleaned
up.” Walker says the Regional District will be issuing fines to people who try to get away with saving landfill fees. “In the end, it won’t be saving anyone any money. “
Please remember to keep your recycling contaminant free by leaving the following materials out of your bag: •
Glass
•
Styrofoam ( even if it has a recycling symbol)
•
Medical Waste
•
Wax containers ( including milk cartons )
•
Empty oil and antifreeze containers
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Batteries
Moonlight Madness brings out the crowds to shop local
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If you discount it, they will come. That seems to be the message from Moonlight Madness, which saw hundreds of people flock downtown looking for deals Friday night. Pretty much every store was packed with locals getting a start on their Christmas shopping Shop local is an age-old slogan. The Revelstoke newspaper promoted local shopping 100 years ago. Back then, Revelstoke was a major Interior community, as isolated as it was. The main competition for local stores was likely the Eaton’s catalogue. Over time, shopping options for locals have increased. The opening of the Trans-Canada Highway in 1962 made trips to the Okanagan, Calgary and Vancouver much easier. The advent of shopping malls and big box stores meant more options and more deals. And then came the Internet, which transformed everything, everywhere. After all, its cheaper to operate a warehouse than a storefront. All that puts stress on local stores, which need to compete with a vastly larger market, despite having higher operating costs, the result of being small stores in small towns that can’t benefit as much from buying in bulk. “’Shop local’, that’s a tough word. It’s almost like its been over done a little bit,” said Mike Gravelle at Skookum Cycle & Ski. “The one thing that changed my view on thinking about it was that Ten Percent Shift video.” The Ten Percent Shift is the latest shop local gambit. It was started Barry O’Neill, the president of the B.C. chapter of the Canadian Union of Public Employees. The basic idea is that if you shift 10 per cent of your out-of-town spending to local purchases, you’ll provide great support to local business owners and the local economy. The Shift has been picked up by various towns across B.C. and is being promoted by the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce. “That video wasn’t in your face and it was telling you you can
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Scenes from Moonlight Madnesss, clockwise from top: Shoppers look for deals at Wearabouts.; Work n Play had 20 per cent off everything in the store.; At Grizzly Book & Serendipity Shop, shoppers could draw a card for their discount.; Stacey Thur looks at the jewellery inside Garnish.
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The challenge of selling an enourmous hill
Mt. Mackenzie faced numerous financial challenges before it was finally transformed into Revelstoke Mountain Resort This is the final part of an eight-part series of excerpts from First Tracks: A History of Skiing in Revelstoke, the latest book from the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. While Mount Mackenzie offered great skiing opportunities, it was struggling to pay its debts. For most of the late 1970s and the first half of the 1980s, interest rates in Canada were in the double digits. “The interest rates were killing us,” recalled Blake Franklin. In 1979-80 the Federal Business Development Bank recalled its loan and put the company into receivership. In 1980, Darryl Andrews of Albert Canyon Recreation Ltd bought and ran the ski hill and cat skiing operations but the timing could not have been worse. By 1982 the economy was in a downturn. The new ski hill owner had to be affected by the poor economy and by mid-1983 the company was in serious trouble. In August, local business people formed the Mount Mackenzie Alpine Sport Society to work with the company to keep the ski hill running, but it was too late. The company went bankrupt. In September, society vice-president Fred Beruschi announced, “Unless $250,000 is raised before October 15, Mount Mackenzie Ski Hill will not open for the coming season.” The society would qualify for government grants but community members and businesses would have to contribute about $60,000 and $75,000 respectively. The society organized a massive fundraising campaign. Beruschi recalled, “We had every kid in town go house to house with (the slogan) SOS, ‘Save our Skiing.’ Bumming five bucks” – the cost of a society membership. By May 1984, the society raised almost $75,000 through public and business donations, issued $68,000 in debentures and sold 219 memberships. The City committed a $100,000 grant-in-aid toward the purchase and development of the hill. By November 9, 1983 the society had a verbal agreement with the Federal Business Development Bank to buy two parcels of ski hill land, totalling 69 acres, including buildings, lifts and equipment, for almost $354,000. The agreement was on the condition that a second chair lift would be installed above the first one to ensure a longer skiing season. The society bought the ski hill and re-opened it on February 5, 1984. The promised second chair lift – the Monashee chair or the Powder Slug Express – opened almost a year later, on January 27,
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1985. The chair extended up from the top of the lower chair (the Selkirk or Cut Chair). Despite these efforts, by the end of the 1985-86 ski season, the Alpine Sports Society was struggling financially, operating at a deficit of more than $500,000. That year, the society sold “substantially all” its assets, including land, to the City for $322,000. The society could lease these assets back for $5 a year for five years, with the possibility of renewal. The City of Revelstoke had a strong interest in seeing the ski hill succeed. In the early 1980s, mining was struggling, Downie Sawmills closed temporarily and the CPR was reducing its Revelstoke operations. By 1986, when the City purchased the ski hill, it was seeking to diversify the economy and support tourism, along with the more traditional resource and rail industries. In 1987 the City created Grizzly Plaza. Cafés were beginning to appear on Mackenzie Avenue and the tone of the town began to change from a resource-based community to one that also accommodated tourists from around the world. The City “held on to the ownership because we wanted the continuity” of skiing, recalled former mayor Mark McKee. Ownership came at a great cost to taxpayers: the City was responsible for capital costs and the general costs of operating and maintaining the hill. “It cost us about $150,000 a year on average to subsidize the hill.”
Successive mayors and councils actively sought appropriate investors, a very difficult process because of the size of the development. The ski hill could boast 10,000 skiable acres and the enormous vertical drop, McKee explained, but that was also the drawback. It was so huge that it required a huge investment. “It was really difficult to find someone with deep enough pockets” to be able to develop and run the hill properly. Another drawback was Revelstoke’s distance from transportation centres. “We have air, rail and the Trans-Canada Highway” but none of these are sufficient for a major resort. Around 1990, Carl Rankin, then a real estate developer in Toronto, introduced two brothers, Russell and Robert Powadiuk, who were also in the real estate business, to David and Paul Hughes, who had been interested in developing the Mount Mackenzie ski hill. The Powadiuk brothers made a trip to Revelstoke and saw the potential of the mountain. While they bought up land at the base of the mountain, they sought other investors who could make the development a reality and worked with professionals such as the U.S.-based SnowE Engineering (now SE group) to develop the lift design. It would take just over 15 years from that first trip before the right investors were found and licensing attained to make the resort a reality. First Tracks is available for sale at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives for $45, including tax.
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Questionable calls mar Grizzlies weekend ALEX COOPER
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With a crowd hurling a steady stream of vitriol at referee Lyle Hinds and an angry Grizzlies owner, Lew Hendrickson, saying he was going to report Hinds to the league, coach Kevin Kraus could have made excuses. Instead he took the blame for Sunday’s 6-4 loss to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in a game decided by two late power-play goals on questionable penalties. “I was proud of the way my boys battled through adversity,” he said. “It snowballed from me losing my emotions to my team losing their emotions.” Before Sunday’s game, the Grizzlies earned a hard-fought victory over the Kamloops Storm on Saturday. Spencer Samuel had a goal and an assist and Aaron Brandoli made 45 saves in the win. On Sunday, the Nitehawks
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questionable calls put Revelstoke down by two men again. First, Samuel got called for interference when he collided with an opponent when trying to hold the blue line to prevent an offside. Brayden Beckley then got called for slashing 46 seconds later, giving Beaver Valley their third 5-on-3 advantage of the game. That broke the bears’ back, and Dallas Calvin and Russell Mortlock put home power play goals to seal the Nitehawks victory. “We had a good weekend and I think there’s some positives we can take from it,” said Kraus. “I’m happy with my team right now. Once we get everything settled down and get guys back off injuries than we have a competitive team in this division and this league.” This weekend the Grizzlies face the North Okanagan Knights in Armstrong on Friday before hosting the second-overall Castlegar Rebels on Saturday.
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With 22 goals and 35 points in 27 games, Samuel has been leading the way offensively for the Grizzlies this year and leads the league in goals. “He’s been a leader on and off the ice and he’s scored some big goals,” said Kraus. “He’s been our gamebreaking player throughout the years.”
St. Pierre’s physical play and puck moving ability means he is used in every situation. His offensive production has slipped this year but the Grizzlies captain is still a stable force on the back end. “He’s got the letter on his chest because he leads by example,” said Kraus. “He never gives up on anybody, he’s never negative and he wants to win.”
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Ossman (bottom left) has provided badly-needed scoring from the second line. He had 10 goals in his first 11 games before being slowed by injuries. Meanwhile, Anderson (bottom right) and Furlane have developed into a very solid second pairing. They stepped it up big when the Grizzlies defence was decimated by injuries in late-October.
The 6’3” Christensen is a major physical presence and is one of the Grizzlies top penalty killers. His offense has improved as well. He has 11 points in 23 games this year, nearly matching the 12 he got in 51 games last season. “He quietly goes about and he doesn’t ask for more than what he’s given. He’s a quiet contributor to our team,” said Kraus. “He’s a feared player in this league... without him we would struggle.”
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REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES Next Home Games Saturday December 8th vs. Castlegar Puck Drops at 7:00 p.m. Friday December 14th vs. Spokane Puck Drops at 7:00 p.m. All fixtures played at the Revelstoke Forum Come out and Support your local team!
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The Revelstoke Snowmobile Club has completed a “very ambitious” four-year, $400,000 infrastructure construction phase with the renovation of the Frisby Ridge cabin this year, and the Boulder cabin before that. “It’s fantastic,” said club president Greg Byman of the 750-square foot cabin that sports a new 16-foot deck. “The club is a really proactive club as far as taking things on and getting things done.” The Frisby cabin was in pretty rough shape. It now has a new generator and solar panels and a refurbished main room. The cabins were built by club members through in-kind donations and with significant funding from the Tourism Infrastructure Fund. That fund channels part of the resort municipality hotel tax, and is voted on by accommodation industry stakeholders.
“They obviously see very good value in what we’re doing,” Byman said of the contribution. Visiting riders have similar impressions. “This looks like a ski chalet,” is a reaction Byman has heard of the 1,500-square-foot Boulder cabin.
Snowmobile Club numbers The Times Review spoke with club members for a season preview and to look at local sled trends in the club. The club had a total of 760 paid members last year; about 200 of them were local. They’ve signed up about 325 members so far this season, ahead of their mark of 275 at this time last year. Annual membership is $130. Membership accounts for a small percentage of trail users, estimated to be in the many thousands.
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An abundance of snow in the mountains has made for great early season conditions up high, but high freezing levels have made it a challenge for the Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club. With a paucity of snow in town and the Mt. Macpherson trails only opening for good this past weekend (it did open the weekend of Nov 13-15, but closed after due to rain), the club’s Track Attack race team has found it difficult to get ready for the first BC Cup race of the season at the Sovereign Lakes Nordic Centre near Vernon this weekend. They have been forced to travel to Sovereign Lakes for on-snow training and have been roller skiing around town as much as they can to get ready. Para-Nordic skier Emily Suchy has been using a newly-con-
structed sit-roller-ski to train on. “We’ve been dropping everything to get an opportunity to get on snow,” said new head coach Matter Smider. Smider replaces Andrei Pascu, who had to return to his native Romania for personal reasons. Smider was a volunteer coach with the club last year and has experience coaching youth of all ages, including Jackrabbit groups, Track Attack, Junior Race teams and para-nordic skiers. “There’s a lot of excitement and and a lot of skiers have been training hard all season with their past coach Andrei and over the last month with myself,” said Smider. Sisters Brittany and Megan Evans will both be racing with the BC Ski Team this year, with Brittany training at the Alberta World Cup Academy in Canmore, Alta., one of four
The Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club race team had some fun on its opening day on Saturday. Debbie Koerber/Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club
national development centres run by Cross Country Canada. Their brother Rhys is on the BC Development squad, along with Bronte
Viznaugh and Hanna Thomson. At the Mt. Macpherson trails, several volunteer work parties went out to brush some of the trails. Two
bridges were replaced too – one on Creek Crawl, near the Ole Sandberg Hut and the other on the BCIT trail. Sally Thomson said it helped make it possible for the club to open the Mickey Olson Loop and Main Loop last weekend. The big news for the club this year is that it will be hosting the BC Midget Championships on March 2 and 3. This is the first major race to be held by the club and is made possible by the new Nordic Lodge, recent trail development and new race timing equipment. 225 children with birth years from 2000 to 2003, and 75 parents and coaches are expected to attend the race. The races will include a classic, free technique springs and four-person relay races. For more information on the Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club, visit www. revelstokenordic.org.
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Vincenzo Crisanti passed away peacefully in Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke at the age of 85 on November 25, 2012. He was born on March 4, 1927 in Casacalenda, Italy. He travelled to Canada at the age of 25, with little money in his pocket and not speaking any English. Eventually, he settled in Revelstoke where he was a dedicated and hard working employee, retiring from CP Rail. His dream was to create a better life for himself and his family and he achieved that. He married his devoted wife Antoinette in1954. He leaves his sons Don, and his wife Mary, and Gino and his wife, Robyn. He will be very fondly remembered by his six grandchildren, Michael, Devin, Kaitlin, Kenna, Mitchell and Taryn. Family was most important to Vince and he lit up whenever his sons and their families came to visit. Poppa understood the value of education and attended every graduation ceremony of which his grandchildren were a part. He also loved his friends and his garden, growing lovely vegetables for as long as he was able. The family wishes to thank all those who provided such loving and dedicated care and assistance to Vince and Antoinette in recent weeks. Thank you to Dr. MacDonald and the wonderful nurses as well as friends Vince, Jack, Dominic and Richard whose visits meant so much.
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Obituaries Frank Marquis Christian It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Frank on November 25 at Queen Victoria Hospital in Revelstoke.
Frank’s early childhood was spent in Vancouver, then in Nelson, B.C. After graduating from high school in Nelson, he began his thirty-five years with the C.P.R. Working for this company was a family tradition; his uncles were noted pioneers of the C.P.R. in the Kootenays. As a locomotive engineer Frank enjoyed an adventurous and satisfying career. A passionate tennis player (with many broken racquets to prove it!), Frank played superbly and daily (weather permitting) until a year ago. He also loved hockey and played enthusiastically on Nelson and Revelstoke teams. When he “retired” as a player, Frank became a referee for the sport. As referee-in-chief for the Revelstoke Minor Hockey League he skated flawlessly through hundreds of games until he was seventy, quitting only because he wanted to spend more time at his “home away from home” in Palm Springs. In his later years Frank took up carving as a hobby and his children became very grateful recipients of his beautiful creations. Frank is survived by his devoted wife Joyce and his three children: Gail (Gerry) Cretelli of Vancouver, Noel Christian of Kamloops and Wayne (Maureen) Christian of Revelstoke; six grandchildren: Toni (Paul), Trisha, Marquis (Lindsay), Tyler (Kate), Evan and Aaron; and six great grandchildren: Tyson, Taylor, Seth, Kayson, Kaleb and Isabella. Frank held his family above all else and treasured his times with them. Frank will be missed greatly by his family and friends. His dear friend John Misuraca summed up this sentiment so aptly: “We have lost a great man and father.”
Prayers were offered on Friday, November 30, 2012 and a Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 510 MacKenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, B.C.
A family gathering was held at St. Francis of Assisi Church on November 30 to bless his ashes. A celebration of Frank’s life will be held in the spring of 2013. In lieu of flowers, donations to the charity of your choice can be made in Frank’s memory.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Queen Victoria Hospital Auxiliary are most appreciated.
Messages of condolence may be sent to Frank’s family by visiting his obituary at www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com
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THANK YOU The family of Sheila Bafaro would like to thank their family, friends and neighbours for the calls, cards, flowers, food and their support. Thank you to the family of St. Peter's Anglican Church for the beautiful service and the tea, it was exactly what Mom would have wanted. Thanks to the doctors and nurses for all you did and Gary, Chrissie and Dave for all your support. Thanks to the Spataro family and Emo's for the delicious Italian family dinner. Our Mom was the best Mom, Grandma and Great Grandma. We will love you forever. Maureen, Wayne, Karen, Brian & Donna and families.
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TO ALL WHO MADE MY 107th BIRTHDAY SO SPECIAL To the Mayor & Council, Senior Citizens Association, CP Pensioners, Revelstoke Hospital Auxiliary and Revelstoke Florist for the beautiful bouquets, all my friends and family for the visits, cards and gifts. Special thanks to Angela, Joanne, Philomena and Susan for the lovely tea and to Pauline, Beatrice, Andrew, Julie and all the Mount Cartier Court staff for the special care I always receive. Bless your dear hearts, Thelma Nilsen
THANK YOU We would like to say thank you to our relatives, friends and neighbours for your support at the sudden passing of Hilda; our Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, Sister and Aunt. Your thoughtful gifts of flowers, food, cards and messages of condolence are truly appreciated. From the bottom of our hearts; Our gratitude to the entire staff at Mt. Cartier Court Extended Care. It is because of your loving care and kindness given to Hilda during her time with you that she was happy and at 'home'. You are all angels. Thank you to Dr. Sara Brown and the nursing staff at QVH. To Brandon Bowers Funeral Home; Gary and Chrissie Sulz of Revelstoke; Jack Bowers and Dave Wallensteen of Salmon Arm - how do we thank you enough? You exceeded our expectations. The service was beautiful and touched everyone who attended. Your warmth, compassion and guidance will always be remembered. A very special thanks to Pat Douglas for the beautiful eulogy and to Kenny Douglas, we will remember your tribute always. To the United Church Ladies, thank you for the lovely luncheon.
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Snowmobile Club 2012 from page 14 They’re seeing an uptick in two categories of members. Riders from Alberta continue to increase, and now they’re seeing more visitors from Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The other category is younger local riders in their 20s to mid-30s, including lots of sled skiers and sled snowboarders who use the machines to go riding. These new users are primarily locals. The two user groups access different terrains. Traditional sled riders are looking for wide open spaces, often venturing out long distances. Sled skiers spend more time in the trees, working in pairs to ferry each other up and down slopes. Watching a sledding video at the bar probably doesn’t give you a realistic picture of what’s going on in the mountains around Revelstoke. Extreme riders dropping off big cornices or climbing up nearvertical slopes are a small percentage of the ridership; the vast majority are out to travel around in search of good snow.
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Club members feel they’re making inroads with the business community who recognize the contributions sledding makes to the community. Frontline businesses like motels, hotels, gas stations and restaurants have always recognized the benefit. A lifted pickup with a sled deck and Alberta plates outside a restaurant is a sure sign snowmobilers have arrived, but more businesses are realizing riders travel with their families, and are finding ways to cater to a spouse and kids who have travelled here for the weekend. The club travels to snow and ATV trade shows in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Lower Mainland and are seeing lots of interest, including enquiries about relocating to Revelstoke. People ask about the schools, real estate and job prospects in addition to tourism and sled-related questions. “It’s a real revolving wheel of economics,” said Byman, noting that many businesses are better realizing the potential in the market as it develops.
A warm welcome The club gets consistent feedback that, aside from the world-class snowmobiling terrain, one of the key things that brings visitors back is a warm reception in town. Many businesses – especially accommodations and restaurants – go out of their way to welcome sledders. A few businesses offer limousine shuttles. Some hotels have parking lot security cameras connected directly to TVs in their rooms. It could be as little as putting up a sign welcoming sledders, or putting snowmobiling videos into the mix on a restaurant’s TVs. Revelstoke’s key competitors are Golden, Fernie, Kimberley, Valemount and Blue River. Club members heard Revelstoke has a much warmer reception than some of its competitors, which is key to improving repeat business.
Club challenges Byman said that like other longstanding clubs in town, a small group of volunteers make up the core of the club. In the past, when snowmobiles were far less powerful, trail rides and other charity jamborees were more the norm. He notes it used to take a whole team of riders two days to reach the Boulder cabin in bad conditions. They’d crash through the snow until the sled got stuck, then pull it out and do it again. Getting together with many club members for larger rallies was part of the culture. These days, sleds are much more powerful; riders take off in small groups to explore instead of getting together to rally.
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Avalanche have disappointing results at provincials Revelstoke’s Lachian Hicks, right, finds a gap between two Gulf Island blockers during boys high school provincial volleyball in Kelowna over the weekend. Revelstoke lost their match against the Gulf Island team three sets to one. It was a dissappointing tournament for the Avalanche, who went in ranked 5th in the province but wound up 11th overall. They started the tournament last Wednesday with a two-set loss to College Heights. They followed that up with a win over Okanagan Mission before ending pool play with a loss to Langley Fundamental. In the playoffs on Thursday they lost to Gulf Island, sending them to the consolation round where they quickly bowed out with losses to Cambie and Vernon Secondary. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review
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Combined with new socialization patterns centred around online communities, the club’s presence in the community has waned somewhat, although they’re still getting things done. On the other hand, the club has benefitted extensively from their online presence, using social media and online forums to communicate with their far flung membership. They’re able to communicate things like area closures with club members through Facebook. The completion of the cabins project will help improve socialization on the hills by making the warming huts a more desirable meet up point. “It’s a very social sport,” Byman said, adding the camaraderie has allowed him to make friends from across western Canada. One event they’re possibly bringing back this year is the charity Snowarama event to support the Lions Club of Canada. That’s not been confirmed yet. If you’re interested in getting involved, the club meets on the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Their clubhouse is located at the end of Powerhouse Road, or find them online at www.revelstokesnowmobileclub. com
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WISE BUYERS READ THE LEGAL COPY: Vehicle(s) may be shown with optional equipment. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offers. Offers may be cancelled at any time without notice. Dealer order or transfer may be required as inventory may vary by dealer. See your Ford Dealer for complete details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. †Until December 13, 2012, receive 0% APR purchase financing on new 2013 Ford [Fusion Hybrid]/ [Fusion (excluding Hybrid), Explorer (excluding Base), Expedition, F-250 to F-450 (excluding Chassis Cabs)]/[Mustang V6 Premium and GT (excluding GT500 and BOSS302), Edge (excluding SE), Escape (excluding S)]/[Focus (excluding S, ST and BEV), Fiesta (excluding S), Taurus (excluding SE), F-150 Regular Cab (excluding XL 4x2 value leader), F-150 Super Cab and Super Crew (excluding Raptor)], models for a maximum of [36]/ [48]/ [60]/ [72] months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest interest rate. Example: $30,000 purchase financed at 0% APR for 36/ 48/ 60/ 72 months, monthly payment is $833.33/ $625.00/ $500.00/ $416.67, cost of borrowing is $0 or APR of 0% and total to be repaid is $30,000. Down payment on purchase financing offers may be required based on approved credit from Ford Credit. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price. *Purchase a new 2013 Focus SE Sedan/2013 Escape SE FWD with EcoBoost/2013 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4x4 with 5.0L engine/2013 F-150 XLT Super Crew 4X4 with 5.0L engine for $18,999/$27,999/$36,499/$38,499. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate of $750/$0/$2,500/$2,500 has been deducted. Offers include freight and air tax of $1,650/$1,650/$1,700/$1,700 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Manufacturer Rebates can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford of Canada at either the time of factory order or delivery, but not both. Manufacturer Rebates are not combinable with any fleet consumer incentives. **Until December 13, 2012, receive 0%/1.49%/0%/0% annual percentage rate (APR) purchase financing on a new 2013 Focus SE Sedan/2013 Escape SE FWD EcoBoost/2013 F-150 XLT Super Cab 4x4 with 5.0L engine/2013 F-150 XLT Super Crew 4X4 with 5.0L engine for a maximum of 72 months to qualified retail customers, on approved credit (OAC) from Ford Credit. Not all buyers will qualify for the lowest APR payment. Purchase financing monthly payment is $264/$407/$507/$535 (the sum of twelve (12) monthly payments divided by 26 periods gives payee a bi-weekly payment of $122/$188/$234/$247 with a down payment of $0 or equivalent trade-in. Cost of borrowing is $0/$1,287.57/$0/$0 or APR of 0%/1.49%/0%/0% and total to be repaid is $18,999/$29,286.57/$36,499/$38,499. Offers include a Manufacturer Rebate of $750/$0/$2,500/$2,500 and freight and air tax of $1,650/$1,650/$1,700/$1,700 but exclude variable charges of license, fuel fill charge, insurance, dealer PDI (if applicable), registration, PPSA, administration fees and charges, any environmental charges or fees, and all applicable taxes. Taxes payable on full amount of purchase price after Manufacturer Rebate deducted. Bi-Weekly payments are only available using a customer initiated PC (Internet Banking) or Phone Pay system through the customer’s own bank (if offered by that financial institution). The customer is required to sign a monthly payment contract with a first payment date one month from the contract date and to ensure that the total monthly payment occurs by the payment due date. Bi-weekly payments can be made by making payments equivalent to the sum of 12 monthly payments divided by 26 bi-weekly periods every two weeks commencing on the contract date. Dealer may sell for less. Offers vary by model and not all combinations will apply. ▲Offer only valid from December 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013 (the “Offer Period”) to resident Canadians with a Costco membership on or before November 30, 2012. Use this $1,000CDN Costco member offer towards the purchase or lease of a new 2012/2013 Ford vehicle (excluding Fiesta, Focus, Fusion HEV & Energi, C-Max, Raptor, GT500, Mustang Boss 302, Transit Connect EV & Medium Truck) (each an “Eligible Vehicle”). The Eligible Vehicle must be delivered and/or factory-ordered from your participating Ford/Lincoln dealer within the Offer Period. Offer is only valid at participating dealers, is subject to vehicle availability, and may be cancelled or changed at any time without notice. Only one (1) offer may be applied towards the purchase or lease of one (1) Eligible Vehicle, up to a maximum of two (2) separate Eligible Vehicle sales per Costco Membership Number. Offer is transferable to persons domiciled with an eligible Costco member. This offer can be used in conjunction with most retail consumer offers made available by Ford Motor Company of Canada at either the time of factory order (if ordered within the Offer Period) or delivery, but not both. Offer is not combinable with any CPA/GPC or Daily Rental incentives, the Commercial Upfit Program or the Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (CFIP). Applicable taxes calculated before $1,000CDN offer is deducted. Dealer may sell or lease for less. Limited time offer, see dealer for details or call the Ford Customer Relationship Centre at 1-800-565-3673. ††When properly equipped. Max. towing of 11,300 lbs with 3.5L EcoBoost 4x2 and 4x4 and 6.2L 2 valve V8 4x2 engines. Max. payload of 3,120 lbs with 5.0L Ti-VCT V8 engine. Class is Full-Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR vs. 2012/2013 competitors. †††Max. horsepower of 411 and max. torque of 434 on F-150 6.2L V8 engine. Class is Full–Size Pickups under 8,500 lbs GVWR vs. 2012/2013 comparable competitor engines. ©2012 Sirius Canada Inc. “SiriusXM”, the SiriusXM logo, channel names and logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc. and are used under licence. ©2012 Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. All rights reserved. Available in most new Ford vehicles with 6-month pre-paid subscription