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Meghan MacIsaac and Sammy Dellow show off their gold medal-winning entry into the zucchini car race during the Cornucopia festival on Saturday. Saturday brought the festival to Mackenzie Avenue for live music, games and beer and food tastings. For more photos from Cornucopia, see pages 16, 17 and 18.

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Highway, city tourist sign overhaul planned Aaron Orlando

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In numbers, the annual migration rivals the historic salmon run that once pulsated past Revelstoke in the Columbia River.

One figure puts the annual vehicle traffic passing through Revelstoke on the Trans-Canada at six million annually.

If we could only steer a small percentage more into town, the reasoning goes, we’d be set.

It’s about time we take another run at highway and city wayfinding signage, the members at a Sept. 26 City of Revelstoke planning committee heard.

City committees and tourism stakeholders are launching a drive to revamp wayfinding and tourist signage on both the Trans-Canada Highway and in downtown Revelstoke.

In addition, high-level discussions are taking place around the two vehicle entrances to Revel-

Jean-Marc LaFlamme hopes to bring Jump On Flyaways air service to the Revelstoke Airport.

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stoke – Victoria Road and the eastern access.

Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce executive director Judy Goodman said the consensus is clear: “We’ve got to drag them downtown.

Everybody says that. A big part of that is how do we get people in from the highway and how do we improve existing signage,” she said.

Goodman is launching a series of meetings and consultations in

nyone who’s spent some time networking online or in the flesh in Revelstoke business circles in the past few years will likely remember their first encounter with Jean-Marc LaFlamme.

The flamboyant dresser is a social media proselytizer who advocates for social media’s ability to provide transformative solutions to society’s problems. Society, in this case, is an isolated Revelstoke which has never enjoyed a successful passenger air service, and desperately desires one to compliment its growing tourism ambitions.

LaFlamme didn’t disappoint at an Oct. 2 Revelstoke Airport Committee meeting. The meetings usually discuss the slow, steady prog-

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Spirit of Revelstoke awards honour community volunteers Aaron Orlando

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The second annual Spirit of Revelstoke awards honoured volunteerism in the community, honouring 25 residents with two group and eight individual awards that were presented at an Oct. 5 ceremony held in conjunction with the Revelstoke Volunteer Fair. Here’s a listing of the award recipients: Ken Nelles got the nod for developing the St. Peter’s Good Will Shoppe into a successful charity that donates to a number of social programs.

Cindy Pearce spearheaded the Home for the Hunts project, which brought the Habitat for Humanity organization to Revelstoke and raised about $200,000 in donations for the charitable housing project.

Fellow volunteers cited her tireless enthusiasm, commitment and perseverance.

Teacher George Winingder was cited for his patient, reliable and dedicated help with the English as a Second Language Settlement Assistance Program at Okanagan College where he teaches English to newcomers.

Taryn Walker was recognized for her work creating the Stoke Youth Network and her participation

Mayor David Raven presented Spirit of Revelstoke awards to community volunteers at an Oct. 5 ceremony held in conjunction with the Revelstoke Volunteer Fair. Pictured here from left: Mayor David Raven, Fran Prunkle, Tuulikki Tennant, Taryn Walker, Cindy Pearce, Bill Shuttleworth (back), Sarah Newton, Melissa Hemphill (front), Joel Olsen (back), George Winingder, (back) Jennifer Greenwood, Jody Lownds, Geoff Battersby, BR Whalen, Dean Prunkle, Sydney White, and Ken Ellis. Not in attendance were Bob Fournier, Gregg Walker, Dana Clogesy, Pam Doyle, Mavis Cann, Erin Wilkins, Rowland Bell, Peter Zmaeff and Bridget Daughney.

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on the Columbia Basin Trust Youth Advisory Committee, as well as the RSS Student Leadership Council.

Peter Zmaeff volunteers at the thrift store, Royal Canadian Legion and with the CPR Pensioners, and

does it all with a smile.

BR Whalen’s leadership skills were honoured. She’s served as president of the Revelstoke Multicultural Society and helped create the Carousel of Nations event.

Bridget Daughney was awarded for her commitment to adult literacy, serving as a volunteer with Okanagan College’s Adult Literacy Volunteer Tutor program.

Sydney White was recognized

for her caring and dedicated work with several volunteer organizations, including the OPT Clinic, RMR ski patrol, first aid volunteering, the Parks Canada flower project, the Freeski World tour and as a foster parent for dogs.

The Home for the Hunts Team received a group award for their outstanding contribution to the pilot project that is creating a new Habitat for Humanity home in Revelstoke.

Recipients are Tuulikki Tennant, Joel Olson, Bob Fournier, Dean Prunkle, Gregg Walker, Bill Shuttleworth, Geoff Battersby, Dana Cloghesy, Fran Prunkle and Pam Doyle, as well as Cindy Pearce, who was honoured individually for bringing the project to Revelstoke.

Finally, the North Columbia Environmental Society board of directors was honoured for their operations and expanding role in the community, including directors’ work on individual portfolios.

Recipients are Erin Wilkins, Jennifer Greenwood, Rowland Bell, Sarah Newton and Melissa Hemphill.

The Oct. 5 volunteer fair featured dozens of booths and lots of volunteer opportunities available to future Spirit of Revelstoke award winners.

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Revelstoke man sentenced for violent assault in 2011

Dawson Lindsay was experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder – the result of witnessing a double-murder in October 2010 – when he randomly attacked a man, leaving the victim with a broken jaw Alex Cooper

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A Revelstoke man was sentenced last week, six months after pleading guilty to an unprovoked violent assault that left a man with a broken jaw in April 2011.

Dawson Allan Lindsay was given an 18-month conditional sentence, including nine months of house arrest, in Revelstoke court on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

The sentence imposes strict conditions on Lindsay, but he did avoid going to jail after the Judge Mayland McKimm sympathized with the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Lindsay experienced after witnessing the murder of two friends six months earlier.

Lindsay, who left Revelstoke after the attack and now lives and works in Estevan, Sask., was brought to court after police executed a warrant for his arrest in January. He pleaded guilty to the assault causing bodily harm in April. His sentencing was delayed in order to conduct a pre-sentence report and a psychological assessment.

Crown prosecutor Angela Ross laid out the facts of the incident in court. It occurred late on Apr. 24, 2011, when the victim was skateboarding home from a barbecue with a friend along Douglas Street.

They passed by Lindsay and another man, who yelled at them.

The victim turned back, at which point the two men approached them. Lindsay punched the victim several times in the face, knocking him to the ground. He then kicked the victim in the jaw.

At that point, Lindsay and his friend started to leave and the victim's friend called the police. When Lindsay turned and saw the friend was on the phone with the police, he turned back. The attackers chased the victims until the police showed up. The attackers then fled – one was arrested (charges against him were later stayed) while Lindsay escaped and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

The attack was described by Ross as "completely unprovoked" a sentiment that Judge McKimm agreed with.

The victim suffered a broken jaw and had to spend three days in

Kelowna hospital undergoing surgery. He had his jaw wired shut and it took months to recover. He may have to undergo additional surgeries to repair nerve damage to his teeth, he told the court.

Lindsay had been drinking and smoking marijuana that day, and had been involved in several incidents earlier on, the court heard.

Citing the need for denunciation and deterrence, Ross asked the court for a six- to nine-month jail sentence, followed by a period of probation.

The court also heard from presentence and psychological reports that Lindsay was experiencing PTSD, the result of a double-homicide he witnessed in Cold Lake, Alta, on Oct. 14, 2010.

Lindsay's lawyer Rod Gregory spoke of that incident. He said Lindsay had invited his girlfriend's brother to stay at his home, only to one day find the brother had shot two of his friends with a shotgun.

That account differs from the one that was told during the sentencing of the brother, who pleaded guilty to second degree murder.

During that court hearing, the pros-

ecutor said Lindsay was operating a marijuana grow-op and the brother was given a shotgun to protect the grow-op. The double-homicide resulted from a dispute between the brother and Lindsay, and Lindsay was the intended target of the shooting; the two victims were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

At the trial in the Revelstoke Courthouse on Oct. 2, there was also no mention of the fact Lindsay was charged with uttering death threats that night.

Gregory said his client was experiencing PTSD, and his actions that day – the drinking, drug use and violence – were a result of the trauma he received from seeing his two friend murdered.

"It's part of an ongoing manifestation of PTSD and really the victim is the peak or epicentre of that episode and suffered greatly because of it," said Gregory.

Lindsay apologized to the victim in court. "I can't do anything to change what happened. I can't offer him anything," he said. "All I can offer are words and I'm deeply sorry for that."

In that light, Judge McKimm expressed sympathy for Lindsay.

He recognized the unprovoked nature of the attack and the injuries suffered by the victim, but he said the case was unique because of Lindsay's mental health issues.

He said a prison sentence would serve to denounce the attack, but

given Lindsay's mental state at the time, it would not serve to deter a further attack. "I can't deter someone who doesn't know better. I can't deter someone who is suffering from an illness," said McKimm.

Reading from a pre-sentencing report, McKimm noted Lindsay is employed and letters of reference described him as highly pro-social, committed to his job and co-workers, and "an asset to his community."

"What is unique is he was witness to the murder of two his close friends," said McKimm. "The scars are often very deep and very broad.

They have profoundly affected Mr. Lindsay, which is why I say this is a unique case. Mr. Lindsay suffers, according to all reports, from PTSD, and did so during these events."

He handed Lindsay an 18-month conditional sentence, the first nine of which are to be spent under house arrest. Amongst his conditions, he is only allowed to leave his home for work or school, and is prohibited from drinking alcohol and doing drugs. He is also not allowed contact with the victim.

"I'm satisfied that this gentleman does not pose a risk to the community by serving his sentence in the community," he said, adding: "If you break any of these conditions, you'll serve the balance of your sentence in a real jail."

Sign revitalization process hopes to attract more random, passing motorists Signage, from page 1 the coming months, dovetailing with ongoing city efforts.

It’s not a new concept. The giant grizzly statues near the Tim Hortons are the result of a similar effort, as are many downtown revitalization amenities. And if you observe specifically for tourist signs, they’re everywhere – all along Victoria Road and on the highway.

But they’re also notably absent in other locations. The two big pull-outs west of the Columbia River Bridge don’t inform tourists that there’s a

downtown Revelstoke.

And other longstanding criticisms remain. The giant ‘welcome’ sign next to the train bridge on Victoria Road is barely perceptible with its black paint against a dark background. Revelstoke’s official colours – gold and burgundy – aren’t a good colour pairing for a sign if your objective is legibility from a passing vehicle.

At the Sept. 26 committee meeting, City of Revelstoke engineering director Mike Thomas explained the Victoria Road/Mutas Road entrance is a top priority on his list, calling it one of the worst-designed intersections

he’s seen. He’s hoping to get preliminary surveying and consulting work budgeted soon, although the physical work hasn’t yet been firmed up.

The committee also reviewed a proposal from the Chamber of Commerce for downtown wayfinding signage that would be affixed to the existing heritage light standards. The idea was kicked back for further consideration by Thomas and City of Revelstoke CAO Tim Palmer, who cited design issues with the proposal for 38 signs pointing out things like the museums, gardens, city hall, parks, bars and post office.

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Goodman told the Times Review that stakeholders can expect a consultation process closer towards winter.

“It’s time to do some updating,” she said of the existing signs.

The highway entrances are likely a longer process, involving the provincial transportation ministry, whose prime directive is keeping traffic moving.

The City of Revelstoke’s Resort Municipality Intitiative fund has earmarked funding for tourism-driven improvements to the eastern access.

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“The risk of marching ahead is there may be a proliferation of signs that is not actually ultimately meeting the objectives,” Palmer told the committee.

Others, like city councillor Chris Johnston, wanted to move forward more quickly. “I think it’s something we should be doing sooner rather than later,” he said of the downtown signs.

“They were unanimous; we’ve got to get more presence out on the highway,” Johnston added.

Mindful of past signage scuffles, the committee seemed keen to clarify communication issues and move for-

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RCMP bust crack shack on Wilson Street, vow to keep dealers out Police believe high-level dealers escaped dragnet, but vow to keep them from returning to Wilson Street cabin complex Aaron Orlando

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Revelstoke RCMP raided a residence in the 500-block of Wilson Street in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 2, seizing crack cocaine and arresting three men and one woman.

The police drug bust operation began the previous day, but police said they have been monitoring and investigating the location for “months.”

Using a Controlled Drugs and Substance Act search warrant, RCMP entered one residence at the troubled housing complex they described as a “known drug trafficking area.”

Inside, they seized crack cocaine, cocaine, marijuana and cash.

They also seized a machete and a baseball bat. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Thomas Blakney described them as weapons “commonly used by drug dealers for protection.”

Police also uncovered a stash of items they suspect may be stolen or linked to other crimes, including high-end flatscreen TVs, power tools and cell phones.

Police are continuing their investigation and are attempting to link them to other crimes.

Out of the three arrested, police alleged one man was a “drug dealer” who is new to

the Revelstoke area and is associated with other known drug dealers. He is charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking.

In addition, two males and one female have been charged with possession of crack cocaine.

The residence has been in the news lately. On Sept. 8, an area resident’s small dog was seriously mauled by a pit bullcross that charged at it from the small, residential cabin complex.

This led to complaints from neighbourhood residents of multiple dog attacks over several years, and further complaints about ongoing drug dealing in the cabin complex.

Cpl. Blakney said the bust may not be the end of police interdiction in the area, saying police suspect those arrested are

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low-level players in a larger, organized drug-dealing operation.

“I do believe that the dealers that are there are working for a bigger group,” Blakney said. “I don’t think we’ve put an end to it but I think we’re sending a message to the drug dealers that we’re going to be continuously on them and monitoring them. If they plan on setting up shop somewhere else, we’re going to be there. Our objective is to make arrests and put an end to it, because we don’t want this in our community.”

Blakney said police also intend to target the owners of the Wilson Street housing complex, which he said was owned by a holding company. Police are still seeking to determine the actual owners in order to request they take responsibility for the situation on their property.

“Who are they allowing to lease and rent their buildings? Blakney asked. “I don’t want to put a band aid on this situation, I want to put and end to it.”

As for the previous dog attacks, Blakney said the dog was not associated with the residence raided this week, and that the dog hasn’t been seen in about a week.

All four people arrested have been released from custody with conditions. The conditions include an order to stay away from the Wilson Street complex and other restrictions.

The RCMP investigation continues. Police have not yet forwarded the case to the Crown prosecutor, who ultimately decides whether to proceed with a prosecution.

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It was a uniquely Canadian solution. Last season, staffers with the Revelstoke Resort Shuttle jury-rigged hockey sticks onto utility poles to mark bus stop locations along the morning shuttle’s Victoria Road route.

Alas, it won’t do this season. In fact, the entire bus route is up for adjustment, a Sept. 26 City of Revelstoke development committee heard.

Ministry of Transportation officials have weighed in. In fact, stopping a bus at an unmarked bus stop is illegal, and needs to come to an end.

“The risk is too high in terms of an engineering perspective,” said City of Revelstoke CAO Tim Palmer.

City engineering director Mike Thomas concurred: “The risk to the city is, if there were an accident, we’ve probably got a number of issues that we could be facing.”

So, where to move the bus route if it’s not on Victoria Road? Also, factor in a new, third bus on the route this season to help out the popular service. (Too popular if you ask Southside skiers and boarders; the bus is often packed by the time it gets there on big powder mornings, though it’s hoped the new bus will help that out.)

Palmer explained the city plans to bring together stakeholders in the coming weeks to hammer out a new route.

They’ve already been lobbied by retailers benefitting from a nearby bus stop. The bus crowd is a boon to retailers catering to the morning coffee and sandwich crowd, and it doesn’t hurt if hungry skiers are dropped off by your front door in the afternoon.

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ress of the rural airport; a new fence here, improved fuel pumping capacity there, capital budget planning for improvements to the runway, a review of the bird management program – that kind of thing.

LaFlamme joined the halfdozen local and regional government officials and politicians for their quarterly get-together in the lounge at the Revelstoke Airport Terminal. A metal plaque on the cedar tongue-and-groove wall panelling commemorates the lounge’s 1982 dedication by then Minister of Transportation Alex V. Fraser.

The blue Naugahyde lounge chairs are complimented by wood-veneer furniture and accented with a plastic plant in a macrame hanging basket. The dated decor is actually in OK shape, a testament to fact the lounge has been under-utilized by passengers in the intervening 30-plus years since its dedication.

With his trademark muttonchop sideburns, wavy salt-andpepper bouffant, and quirky wardrobe choices (DayGlo motorcycle helmet, turquoise checkered socks, olive sneakers with Velcro straps), LaFlamme’s brings a spark to the otherwise moribund room.

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there to pitch a social mediadriven charter air service to Revelstoke Airport called Jump On Flyaways (gojumpon.com), and he believes the social-media enabled airline can succeed at bringing regular flights to the Revelstoke Airport.

LaFlamme, who has extensive experience in the travel industry, including working on big airline industry websites like WestJet, works on social media and business development for Jump On Flyaways. The company has integrated the social media technology into the core of their unconventional charter business.

Here’s how it works: It’s based on oil patch airplanes that sit around unused on the weekends.

Founder and CEO Roger Jewett has past experience in the airline field, where he served as chief financial officer for Enerjet, a Boeing 737 charter service. He developed the Jump On concept of utilizing the airplanes during their downtime, sending them to vacation spots over weekends.

Jump On schedules regular flights and posts them on their website. You can book a flight at a set price, then wait to see if the plane fills up. If it does, your payment is processed and you fly. If it doesn’t get a threshold number of people, the plane doesn’t fly.

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In addition, the website provides customers with social media tools that enable them to market the flight for the company. In the context of Revelstoke, that could mean filling up a 30-passenger plane with like-minded outdoor enthusiasts. A group of sledders from Fort Mac, or an expedition of backcountry skiers from Calgary.

LaFlamme explained to the committee: “We’re a marketing umbrella, we’re an air service, we’re starting something that’s certainly going to be profitable off the bat because we’re sending full planes of people.” They avoid one of the bottom-line pitfalls of a charter service by not taking losses on empty or half-full planes.

This, said LaFlamme, allows them to set cheaper fares. He said it was too early to put a dollar amount on a flight from Calgary, or Fort McMurray – two target markets. Their target price is much cheaper than past charter flights to Revelstoke, he told the committee.

LaFlamme said social media tools, “enable most of [Jump On’s] marketing to happen with people.

It’s not with me, it’s not with us; it’s everyone else spreading the word and incenting people.”

Currently, Jump On offers service from Alberta to destinations

greatly improves a pilot’s ability to land during cloudy conditions.

That new satellite system helps the pilot navigate down past the high clouds to about 1,200 metres.

The rest, however, is up to the pilot. Anyone who’s ridden the gondola up Mount Mackenzie in winter may experience the frequent combination of high and low clouds above the Columbia River in winter. The low cloud will remain an issue, and there’s not really a viable technology fix for that on the Revelstoke Airport’s horizon.

Wozniak said there are no stats on the number of days of cloudy conditions prohibiting landing at the Revelstoke Airport. Some years it’s better than others.

LaFlamme said Jump On would mitigate the low-cloud barrier. If it looks like the plane can’t land, it won’t take off, or perhaps divert to a nearby airport. They’ll have alternate ground transportation in place.

“We’ve got a wonderful airport here that can be used more effectively,” LaFlamme told the committee. He’s continuing his efforts to spread the word amongst tourism partners in Revelstoke and the region. He hopes arrangements can be made to get the service running by this winter, although it’s not for sure yet.

like Las Vegas and Vancouver.

LaFlamme emphasized the effort is collaborative, with the goal of creating a “community” service. In his presentation, LaFlamme underscored he’s working with local and regional tourism operators to learn more about the service they need.

LaFlamme expects to partner with regional and provincial organizations for funding help to bring the service here.

After the meeting, the committee voted, opting to support the idea in principle. When asked, committee members and the airport manager, Ed Wozniak, couldn’t think of any rules stopping Jump On from flying into Revelstoke tomorrow.

Chartered service is allowed at the Revelstoke Airport, but regularly-scheduled airline service is not. Regular airline service will require extensive upgrades. Airport manager Wozniak explained if a regular service is proposed, Transport Canada becomes involved, researches the plan, then lays out exactly what improvements and upgrades must be done before the service is allowed. As a charter, Jump On avoids that process.

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Letter: Revelstoke can support alternative film venue Editor, We are writing to clarify issues raised

by Carl Rankin in his recent letter (RPAC public subsidies, alcohol sales hurt Roxy Theatre, Letters, Sept. 25).

We dispute his argument that grants to the RPAC will undermine the Roxy Theatre, and counter that there is room in the growing Revelstoke cinematic community for more than one approach and more than one cinematic venue.

First, though, we wish to say that the Roxy is an excellent theatre, and that we congratulate Mr. Rankin for his efforts over the years to sustain a high quality cinema venue in Revelstoke, to make this commercially viable, and to provide the best popcorn in town. We do not underestimate the challenges of operating a small theatre in a small city.

Just as people have different tastes for bread and beer, however, there are different tastes in films.

International films, art films, documentaries, and independent films made by producers and directors operating outside of the major Hollywood distribution chains are seldom available in mainstream cinemas.

Canada has two major film festivals, one in Vancouver and one in Toronto. So that film buffs across Canada can also enjoy independent films shown at these festivals, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) several years ago established a distribution network for small cities throughout Canada, named Film Circuit; it provides films shown at TIFF to 160 communities where such films otherwise would not be seen.

To join the Film Circuit requires

L ET T E R S application by a registered non-profit society. The reason is that Film Circuit enjoys both the public and private sectors, with a major goals being to develop audiences for Canadian film.

In Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kamloops and Kelowna, non-profit film societies have been formed so that citizens can enjoy independent film.

Several attempts have been made in Revelstoke to form such a society.

Pacific Cinematheque operated for two years and made $3,000 for our Arts Council in the first year. The venue was free but that money would have paid for theatre use. The cost was $6 per film or $35 per subscriber. The group ceased to operate when the BC Arts Council pulled its support, as it did with many BC arts organizations. Another film showing series was Monday Night Movies at the United Church, where one hard-working film lover provided her own videos and popcorn, for a donation, to film lovers.

A film society as a non-profit organization requires volunteers who attend to all the details including film selection, distribution, marketing and organization. A society can rent a commercial venue such as the Roxy for its films.

However, for the president of such a society to own the for-profit theatre at which the society pays rent to show films represents a serious ethical challenge. (This was one of the reasons for the failure of one previous effort to start a film society in Revelstoke, the now-

defunct Mount Mackenzie Film Society.)

Movies in the Mountains, the film series now planned for the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre, is to show three TIFF films this fall that are not available commercially through mainstream distribution channels on which the Roxy relies. Existing non-profit societies have offered their services and modest fees to RPAC in order to make the TIFF circulation possible. If citizens are interested, as an outcome of these efforts, in forming a film society in Revelstoke through a new or an existing non-profit society, this is an option.

Arts and culture are the diamonds of our society: rough or cut, solitaire or many-facetted, glittering or unpolished, all have value. We need to treasure both high- and low-brow culture, and the many manifestations of creative endeavour, including film, that provide the imaginative expression of who we are.

We have no doubt that the Roxy will continue to show mainstream film, and to bring audiences the highbrow operatic events possible through digital streaming; also that the theatre will survive the efforts of alternative cinema buffs to find a way to see a few independent movies that may not appeal to wider audiences.

Further, we congratulate the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre, its manager and its supporters, including the City of Revelstoke, for their support of independent film.

Toni Johnston, Leslie Savage, Revelstoke

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Report: Revelstoke annual hotel revenues up by 33% since 2008 Resort Municipality Initiative report details tourism numbers since Revelstoke signed onto intiative starting in 2007 Aaron Orlando

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Revenues at Revelstoke hotels are up by 33 per cent since 2008, finds the 2012 Resort Municipality Initiative Annual Report (RMI). The number includes new hotels that have been completed since 2008.

(Editor’s note: In the report, the baseline year for the RMI varies between 2007–2009 depending on what was being measured.)

The report charts Revelstoke’s tourism progress since it became a provincially-designated ‘resort municipality’ in 2007. It is compiled by City of Revelstoke economic development director Alan Mason along with the assistance Revelstoke Tourism Infrastructure Advisory Committee.

It highlighted very strong numbers in 2012; funds received through the resort municipality initiative increased by 17 per cent. The figure correlates strongly to increased accommodation revenue.

Mason reports tourism infrastructure created through the resort municipality initiative is paying off in bigger tourist numbers: “We believe the increasing tourism numbers are due to excellent marketing on behalf of the local [direct marketing organization] and other community partners, and the development of enhanced tourism infrastructure in the community which has made Revelstoke more attractive as a tourism destination,” Mason reported. “For example,

we are seeing strong growth in the number of visitors coming to Revelstoke to mountain bike on the new trails that have been developed around the community and to enjoy two new lodge facilities developed on the snowmobile trails.”

He said both Revelstoke Mountain Resort and the Swatch Freeride World Tour generated tremendous advertising value through media coverage and publicity.

The report noted modest tourism in B.C. (1.2 per cent visitation increase, but still lower than 2010.) It forecasts very modest increases for the province that is still hampered by the effects of the 2008 recession.

The report notes progress on tourism infrastructure projects supported through RMI funding, such as snowmobile cabins, bike trails, ski resort shuttle busses, the new Visitor Information Centre, dirt biking facilities, museums upgrades, public art projects, the proposed improvement to the TransCanada Highway eastern access, and several more.

According to stats measured at the visitor info centre, the length of visitor stays has increased from 1.8 days in the baseline year of 2007 to 2.24 in 2012.

Revelstoke outperformed provincial averages in annual accommodation room revenue increase s by 17 per cent, increasing from $17.3 million annually in 2007 to $21 million in 2012.

However, visitor numbers were a con-

cerning trend. Visitor centre numbers were down from 14.9 visitors per hour in 2007 to 10.8 in 2012; the centre has moved to a different location, though, and a new permanent visitor centre is under construction.

The out-of-town vacation property boom has yet to materialize. The report finds only a one-per-cent increase since 2008 from 19 per cent to 20 per cent. By comparison, Sun Peaks has an 86 per cent outside ownership, with Whistler and Radium Hot Springs tied for second at 76 per cent.

Housing was more affordable in 2012; the price of an average home was 9.13 times the annual median income in 2009. That was a 10 per cent decrease from 2011, but a overall 40 per cent increase from the base year of 2007.

In his report, economic development director Alan Mason said visitor growth was “very strong” and better than anticipated.

Revelstoke has continued to see strong growth in tourism visitation and hotel room revenues since the initiation of the Resort Municipality Initiative in 2007,” he stated in the report. “Based on some early returns for the current year, we are projecting additional growth in room revenues during 2013. What is encouraging is that, although much of the growth is being seen in the winter months, we are also experiencing growth in other months of the year which is good for the local tourism sector and the local economy.”

The report presents many other details and comparisons of the RMI initiative.

Revelstoke City Council was scheduled to discuss the report at their Oct. 8 regular meeting. To read the report in its entirety, visit this story online at revelstoketimesreview.com.

Searchers looking for mushroom picker locate body Times Review staff

Police believe they have found the body of a mushroom picker who was reported missing on September 19.

Kyung Chun was mushroom picking with a friend in the Fostall Creek area on Saturday, Sept. 14, when he got lost on the remote logging roads. On Monday, Sept.

16, some hunters found his van down a remote logging road and when it was still there several days later, they reported the situation to police, who launched a search.

In a news release, Nakusp RCMP said that on Saturday, Oct. 5, a police dog handler who was involved in the search located

a hat in the Fostall area that was believed to belong to the missing man.

On Sunday, Oct. 6, Nakusp Search and Rescue, along with the RCMP Police Service Dog, located a male body in the bush.

The body was found about three kilometres along Spur P of the Fostall Creek Forest Service Road, and a further 40 metres into the bush.

Spur P is where Chun's van was found.

A positive identification of the body has yet to be made and the case is being investigated by the BC Coroners Service. There were no obvious signs of trauma and foul play is not suspected, RCMP said.

In an interview with the Burnaby

News Leader prior to the body’s discovery, Chun’s daughter Sandra raised many questions about what happened to her father. She said he didn’t usually leave the van while mushroom picking, and usually just kept watch on his partner. She also believed he would have stuck to the roads and not entered the bush.

“We’re just hoping we find something.

We don’t want (his disappearance) to be unanswered,” she said. “There’s obviously something that happened when he left the van, to make the choices he did. It’s horrific. It’s a nightmare.”

With files from Chris Bryan/Black Press

We need to stand together for rural healthcare o pi n i on

Mla Report

by Norm Macdonald

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ritish Columbians are fortunate to live in a country that believes in public healthcare. When we look to other countries where access to healthcare is dependent on one’s income, you realize just how valuable our system is.

But it is a system under tremendous pressure. I believe that we need to ensure that our province raises the revenue it needs to keep our system strong. People tell me that public healthcare is one of

things they most value, and they know that it costs money.

Provincial funding of healthcare increases every year as would be expected.

In 2012/13, Interior Health’s funding increased by 5.6%. And in 2012/13, we still felt cuts to healthcare.

In 2014/15, the projected increase to funding for Interior Health will be only 2.3%. This indicates even more significant cuts to services are ahead.

Over the last number of years, the cuts to healthcare have been felt most deeply in rural areas. And many of the decisions made by Interior Health as to where to cut have not been informed by local knowledge or understanding.

As a politician, I understand that healthcare decisions need to be made by professionals, but there also needs to be full awareness of the realities of the impacts

of those decisions, and there needs to be accountability to the communities affected.

We need healthcare in small rural communities not just for health reasons, but for economic reasons. For example, the closure of the dialysis unit in Invermere has resulted in real economic consequences for the area; something that was not even contemplated by decision-makers, and ignored when raised by local political representatives.

We need to stand together within our communities to make sure that those that need healthcare have access to it when they need it.

Take a moment to share your healthcare concerns with me by emailing norm.macdonald.mla@leg.bc.ca or by calling 1 866 870 4188. *** Norm Macdonald is the MLA for the provincial riding of Columbia River—Revelstoke

Sunday October 13 7:30 p.m.

Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre Tickets At Artfirst! and Chamber Of Commerce and online at www.musicnorthproductions.com

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Sam Weber, live

Presented by the North Columbia Environmental Society at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7 p.m. Suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for youth,

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16

BROWN BAG HISTORY This week’s talk is on artifact stories. Enjoy a talk on Revelstoke’s history by Cathy English, the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. At 12:15 p.m. $5.

OCTOBER 18–19

JUNIOR LAST SPIKE TOURNAMENT Revelstoke hosts this annual volleyball tournament, featuring teams from throughout the B.C. Interior.

At Revelstoke Secondary School.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18

Sam Weber is only 20-years-old, but despite his young years, the Victoria, B.C. singer-songwriter and guitarist has already drawn heaps of praise. He has gone from attending the prestigious Berklee College of Music to opening for the likes of Sam Roberts, the Tragically Hip, Said the Whale and Stars with his indie rock band Jets Overheard. At 19, he became one of the youngest people to be featured in Guitar Player magazine. As a solo performer he has drawn comparisons to Bruce Springsteen and Bon Iver. He recently released his debut album Shadows in the Road. Catch him at the Last Drop this Sunday, October 13, at 9 p.m.

Contributed

MCCONKEY Matchstick Productions presents it’s documentary on the life of revolutionary freeskier Shane McConkey. At the Roxy Theatre at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

THE MAHONES These Irish-punk pioneers formed on St. Patrick’s Day in 1990 and have been honing their craft ever since, with eight studio album to their name. On top of the classic guitar, drums and bass, the Mahones include accordion, mandolin and banjo to create a quintessential Irish-punk sound. Live at the River City Pub at 9 p.m.

JUNKYARD DOGS Live at the Last Drop at 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

DOC DRAGANI FALL FISH DERBY Come

REACH A READER The Columbia Basin

Alliance for Literacy and the Revelstoke Times Review are partnering to help promote literacy and lifelong learning in Revelstoke. Look for volunteers around town who will be giving out copies of the Times Review in exchange for a donation to to CBAL. To volunteer, contact Tracy Spannier at 250-805-2305.

MYSTERY AUTHOR VISITS THE LIBRARY Glynis Whiting reads from her mystery

novel, A Nose for Death, about a detective with superhero-like smell. The book won the Vancouver Mayor’s Award for Emerging Literary Artist. At the Revelstoke LIbrary from 6:30–7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10

JOHN ANTONIUK (aka Smokekiller) with the

Young Benjamins. Saskatoon Singer/ Songwriter whose origins fall into the indie rock scene and has evolved into smartly written indie pop via a folksy roots rock vibe. Live at the Last Drop. 9 p.m.

OCTOBER 11–12

CORNSTARR Local cover band plays rock n roll hits. At the River City Pub at 10 p.m.

OCTOBER 11 TO NOVEMBER 1

REVELSTOKE QUILTERS GUILD on display

in the main gallery. The side gallery features Print Making. Opens Friday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m. at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11

TD CANADA TRUST 50TH ANNIVERSARY The TD Canada Trust branch in Revelstoke

celebrates turning 50 with a cake cutting, giveaways and a raffle starting at 12 p.m.

INTO THE MIND Sherpas Cinema presents their latest ski film. As you experience the majesty of Alaska, Bolivia, the Himalaya and beyond, Into the Mind paints a philosophical portrait of human kind. How do we balance risk versus reward?

Why are we inspired to rise to the challenges in our lives and what do we learn on this journey to attain them? At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets are $14, available from Eagle Pass Heli-skiing. The 6:30 p.m. showing is free for kids under 14.

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. Sicamous Eagles at the Revelstoke Forum. 7 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13

UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK: THE SONGBOOK OF THE BAND A seven- member

edition of the Alberta-based Front Porch Roots

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Prisoners 2hr 33m wednesday oct 09 at 7:30 pm thursday oct 10 at 7:30 pm

For full movie info go to www.roxytheatre.info

Movie Line: 250-837-5540 115 Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, B.C.

Revue will take to the stage and rock the house with over two-dozen cherry picked selections from the amazing songbook of The Band including the timeless sounds of Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richare Manuel & Robbie Robertson. At the Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 available from the Chamber of Commerce, Art First and online at revelstokeartscouncil.com.

SAM WEBER Only 20, this Victoria-based singer-songwriter has garnered praise from Guitar Player magazine and has opened for the likes of Sam Roberts and the Tragically Hip. Live at the Last Drop at 9 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15

JON TURK PRESENTS CROCODILES AND ICE In storytelling fashion, backed by stunning imagery, Jon Turk will take you on a trans-global journey: sea kayaking in the Solomon Islands, the circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island in the polar Arctic, a bicycle ride across the Tibetan plateau to the birthplace of the Dalai Lama, and into our own backyards. These journeys constitute a quest for the “spiritual revolution” that must underlie humanity’s greater journey into the 21st century — with a reasonable hope of creating a peaceful, equitable, healthy, and sustainable world.

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Cloudy With A Chance G Of Meatballs 2 1hr 22m friday saturday sunday mon-thurs

oct oct oct oct

11 at 6:00 & 8:30 pm 12 at 6:00 & 8:30 pm 13 at 3:00 & 7:00 pm 14-17 at 7:00 pm

SPECIAL EVENT McConkey

friday october 18th 6:00 pm PG 9:00 pm 19+ Doors open at 5:00pm

OCTOBER 19–20

out for a weekend of fun and fishing and see if you can pull in the biggest catch. At Shelter Bay Provincial Park. Cost is $50 per boat; register at Rough Country Marine.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. Golden Rockets at the Revelstoke Forum. 7 p.m.

AL LUKAS Hailing from Ontario, this guitarist and singer incorporates bluegrass, rock, pop, swing, blues and soul into his songs. Live at the Last Drop at 9 p.m.

LONGING FOR MAGGIE Roots musicians Denis Severino and Jake Verburg perform live at the River City Pub at 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20

RCA DOWNHILL RACE SERIES Come test your downhill mettle with at the final race of the season down Ultimate Frisbee on Frisby Ridge.

Registration is in the Boulder Mountain parking lot from 9:30–10:30 a.m. and the race starts at 11:15 a.m.

OCTOBER 21–22

MATT KEIGAN AND PHILIP BASLEY Live

at the Last Drop at 9 p.m.

TIGHTWAD TUESDAYS ARE BACK! ON TUESDAYS ALL SEATS ARE JUST ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ $6.00 ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ Here are some future movies we are considering: • Rush • Gravity • Captain Phillips • The Fifth Estate

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Revelstoke-region bush camp a 'disgrace' Jeff Nagel Black Press

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal is hearing allegations that a Surrey silviculture company ran a racially divided camp in the B.C. Interior and subjected its tree planters to slave-like conditions.

The 50 workers – refugees from Congo – want unpaid wages and damages from Khaira Enterprises for being forced to live in what are described as cramped, subhuman conditions near the Golden-Revelstoke area in the summer of 2010.

On the first day of the hearing the lawyer representing the planters told the tribunal the workplace was split on racial lines, with blacks treated differently and forced to work on harder terrain than non-blacks.

B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair gave evidence Wednesday on how the labour organization aided the workers after learning they were underfed, unpaid and subjected to racial slurs."This camp was a complete disgrace – the conditions were from another age," Sinclair said in an interview.

He said other companies that run bush camps continue to treat workers poorly and he blames the provincial government for failing to do more to prevent abuse.

B.C.'s system of awarding silviculture work encourages low-ball bidding and corner cutting on camp conditions without adequate safeguards, Sinclair said. "The conditions that led to the racism, the extreme conditions, still exists today. The steps necessary to stop this haven't been taken by the government."

The province terminated its contract with Khaira after its workers were discovered in squalor, some of them saying they hadn't eaten in two days, and a series of investigations ensued.

Sinclair noted B.C.'s forest safety ombudsman probed the Khaira case, declared it intolerable and issued a dozen recommendations in 2011 that have largely been ignored, including a call for a more workable system of inspecting camps led by a single agency.

Khaira was ordered to repay more than $236,800 in unpaid wages but Sinclair said workers only got about half of that amount and only because the province withheld the money and redirected it to them.

The co-owners of the Surrey company, Khalid Bashwa and Hardilpreet Sidhu, have denied mistreating workers and questioned why they kept coming back for contract work if they were unhappy.

Sinclair dismissed that argument, adding what's remarkable is that the workers essentially went on strike and refused to work even though they were denied food until they were discovered and rescued.

"These are refugees trying to make a buck to survive in Canada, their new country. They don't speak the language that well. They don't know their rights and they're really vulnerable to being exploited. We have to be on guard, we owe it to these people to make sure it doesn't happen."

The tribunal is expected to continue for several weeks.

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ADMINISTRATION RCFC BOARD DIRECTOR The City of Revelstoke is seeking applicants for appointment as a Director on the RCFC Board to fill a vacant position. At this time, applicants with experience in the forest industry or a business background, are sought. Interested parties should provide a written application indicating their experience and reasons for their interest in serving on the Board. The role of the Board is to set policy and direction for the Corporation as well as monitor its ongoing performance. Board members attend approximately 6 meetings per year. Further information on RCFC is available on the website - www.rcfc.bc.ca, or contact Mike Copperthwaite, General Mgr., at the RCFC office - 250-837-5733.

Applications should be mailed or dropped off at City Hall and addressed to: The Selection Committee, RCFC Director, C/o City of Revelstoke, Box 170, 216 Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, BC, V0E 2S0 The application deadline is 4:00 PM on Friday, October 11th 2013.

FIRE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT Do you have the dedication and drive to do something great? Do you have what it takes to be a volunteer firefighter? To be the one running in when everyone else is running out?

Not only do you get the satisfaction of helping your community, you also get free training and other benefits. Join Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services. It may be the most rewarding thing you ever do.

For more information and to pick up an application, visit the fire station at 227 4th Street West.

FINANCE PUBLIC NOTICE OF PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS: BYLAW #2033

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With multiple liquor licenses on its premises, the owners of the Regent Inn have a strong interest in changes to provincial liquor laws.

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notification of project to protect airport outflow wetland BC Hydro would like to advise the public of a planned project to place rip-rap on a Columbia River erosion channel bank downstream of the mouth of the Illecillewaet River in an effort to protect the Airport Slough wetland on the Arrow Lakes Reservoir flats below Nichol Road. The work will start when reservoir levels are suitable, likely in late September or October 2013. The rip-rap placement is expected to take about three weeks.

We ask that recreational users of the area be mindful that heavy equipment will be working in the area. Machinery will access the site from the road on the south side of the Illecillewaet River past the Selkirk Saddle Club. Traffic control measures will be in place as needed to protect public safety.

Columbia River flows, snowmelt, and reservoir operations continue to enlarge a 115 metre long Y-shaped erosion channel into the flats adjacent to the old Arrowhead highway that runs from the south side of the Illecillewaet River mouth to Machete Island north of the Revelstoke airport. The intent of this project is to see whether the rip-rap can prevent the channel from continuing to move towards the existing Airport Slough wetland. The project was recommended by a consultative committee with local representation that evaluated a number of potential wildlife enhancement projects identified by the Columbia River Water Use Plan and is expected to benefit bird and wildlife habitat.

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One night a few years ago, when the Last Drop was still considered a restaurant, the management decided one night to stop allowing minors in late. While it made sense to the owners, the decision was in contravention to their food-primary liquor license.

Word got back to the Liquor Control Board and the Last Drop was shut down temporarily.

In the end, they chose to apply for a liquor primary license and go back to a bar where minors are never allowed – not even for lunch during the middle of the day.

For co-owner Brydon Roe, the laws that led to that situation are “so archaic, it’s ridiculous.”

“In normal places that are liberal in their thinking – in Europe you’re allowed to take a kid in while you’re having a glass of wine for lunch, or even if you’re not drinking,” he said.

“Whereas here tourists come here and they can’t figure out why you can’t have lunch in a pub.”

He said he will be bringing up those issues with the provincial government, which is currently conducting a review of B.C.’s liquor policy.

One of the proposals is to allow children into a pub for lunch with their parents during the day, like they can at a licensed restaurant. Roe is very much in favour of this proposal.

“A pub in Vancouver should be allowed to have kids for lunch and then revert to liquor primary at night if they wish,” he said.

His thoughts are echoed by Brady Beruschi, the general manager of the Regent Hotel and its accompanying pub, restaurant, lounge and liquor store, who would also like to see

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minors allowed into pubs before a certain time.

One issue they both brought up is the fact that while Revelstoke is designated a resort municipality by the province, it is not recognized as such by the LCB. Resorts with that designation do have more flexibility with their licensing, such as being allowed to let supervised minors into bars before 8 p.m. In Revelstoke, those exceptions don’t exist.

Both Roe and Beruschi would like to see the designation apply to the whole community. “If Revelstoke cannot operate with the same rules as other communities with the same designation, I would like to allow ‘supervised minors’ into a hotel liquor primary establishment (pub) until 8 p.m.,” said Beruschi in an e-mailed response to questions.

Another concern they both expressed was the myriad of licenses they are forced to operate under. At the Powder Springs, the Last Drop is under a different license than the patio. If they run out of beer inside the bar, they can’t sell beer from the patio, and vice versa.

“Logic, sensible thinking doesn’t matter,” said Roe. “You can order a pint on the patio and if it starts pouring rain, you can’t take that pint into the pub.”

It’s a similar situation at the Regent, which operates a restaurant, lounge and pub in close proximity.

“If a guest is sitting in our lounge and wants to move to the dining room (or vice versa), they cannot bring their drink; a server must bring it,” said Beruschi. “Keep in mind our lounge and dining room are directly beside each other, in fact most customers would not even know that these are separate rooms. So I would like to see flexibility in transporting liquor products on a hotel property.”

Roe said the current policies leave a “bad taste in the tourists’ mouth.”

Also being considered are licenses for spas and farmers markets, as well as allowing liquor sales in corner stores or grocery stores. Beruschi, who manages the Cheers Liquor Store, was opposed to the latter, saying it would hurt private liquor stores and lead to a loss of employment.

Jill Zacharias, the city’s social development co-ordinator, said she hopes the province consults with addiction centres when crafting new policies. She said one of the key findings of the substance use strategy conducted a few years ago was that increasing the availability of alcohol leads to an increase in consumption, “That goes with lengthening the hours that clubs are able to stay open,” she said. “Anything you do like that, increases consumption.”

The government has established a website for the Liquor Policy Review.

Visit engage.gov.bc.ca/liquorpolicyreview to find out more and provide your own input into the process.

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OPT Clinic offers same services under new name Aaron Orlando

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It’s an electronic social network you’d rather not be a part of. There’s an app that will anonymously message you to say one of your past sexual partners has been exposed to a sexually-transmitted infection (STI), and potentially you too.

“It’s the card you don’t want to get,” jokes Vivian Mitchell, the Revelstoke Options for Sexual Health Clinic president.

New technology aside, young Revelstoke residents still need reliable sexual health services.

Mitchell and three workers at the free, Wednesday evening clinic gathered to speak about what they do.

They wanted to deliver the message that they changed their name in late 2012, but are offering the same free, confidential sexual health services, such as counselling, contraceptives, STI testing and treatment, PAP testing and pregnancy testing.

They were previously known as

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the S.A.F.E.R. Clinic, but are now under a new provincial umbrella organization.

“There’s an obvious need for it in town and we’re fulfilling that,” Mitchell said. “[Some] young peo-

ple do not feel comfortable going to a clinic or a family doctor ... and it’s a small town.”

Clinic supervisor Jennifer Schott said they see a wide range of clients at the youth-focused clinic; counselling is the number one service accessed.

“We’re very open, non-judgemental and non-biased,” Schott said.

“We’re not just serving regular clients; we’re serving new ones too.”

In summer, they get 6–8 clients per weekly clinic. During the winter season, that jumps to 20. The service is popular with visitors who may not have their Canadian medical papers in order.

It’s also an economical service because they don’t charge dispensing fees. Typically, it’s staffed by two nurses, one physician, an administrator and a couple of volunteers.

Mitchell acknowledged the many funding groups and partners who support the clinic.

The OPT Options for Sexual Health Clinic is located in the Community Connections building at 314 East Second Street. They’re open Wednesdays from 7–9 p.m. Dropins welcome. Access them online through optionsforsexualhealth.org

Transportation Minister revs up B.C. speed limit reform debate Jeff Nagel Black Press

Transportation Minister Todd Stone wants B.C. residents to weigh in on a potential increase in highway speed limits now under consideration.

Stone announced the formal review of speed limits Friday, Oct. 4, in Kamloops although he had previously indicated it was coming and technical work is already underway.

The Coquihalla Highway already has a speed limit of 110 kilometres per hour but traffic there does an average speed of 118, while drivers routinely exceed the posted limit of 90 or 100 on many other provincial highways.

“There’s no question the Coquihalla is a prime candidate for an adjustment in the speed limit,” Stone said, also listing sections of Highway 1 in the Lower Mainland and around Kamloops as well as the Cariboo Connector towards Prince George.

It’s been a decade since B.C. last reviewed speed limits.

Stone said any increases would involve mainly rural provincial highways between communities, not highways in urban areas of the Lower Mainland, although which specific corridors to adjust will be subject to public input.

He said a higher

speed limit in some stretches of highway has been made possible by billions of dollars in major road upgrades since the last review in 2003, including 180 additional kilometres of fouror six-lane highway.

He also said vehicles are “much safer today than 10 years ago” as a result of traction stability control, antilock brakes and other improvements.

Stone cited a 28 per cent drop in injury-causing collisions since 2003.

And he said research increasingly suggests the greatest danger isn’t necessarily speeding itself, but driving at a much different speed than most other drivers.

A minority of 15 per cent of drivers who don't keep up with the flow or who speed excessively are at greater risk of a crash than the other 85 per cent of drivers who may be going somewhat over the posted speed limit,

he said.

Stone stressed decreases in the speed limit are also possible. "This review is not about increasing speed limits, it's about making sure we have the right speed limits."

And he said there will be "no Autobahn" in B.C. where speed limits are lifted altogether. "I am not interested in making any changes that are going to compromise the safety of motorists."

He said one option could be variable speed limits that are higher in the day and lower at night.

The review will pull in fresh research from around the world, and closely consider factors unique to B.C., like its geography and high mountain passes.

The risk of crashes with wildlife will also be a key consideration.

Bright signs that warn of wildlife

at night – potentially activated by sensors that detect animals near the highway – are among various options the ministry will consider to counter that risk, particularly on highways where posted limits might rise.

Stone said other technologies being tried elsewhere include automated sirens that scare wildlife off roads in areas where they pose a frequent hazard.

The speed limit review aims to generate recommendations by next spring, when the Legislature reconvenes.

Public forums on the issue will be held in Kamloops, Chilliwack, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Cranbrook and Kelowna starting in November, with potentially more sites still to be added.

One group advocating for higher speed limits is Sense BC, which was behind a recent viral video making the

case for change.

Sense BC's Ian Tootill said even a 10 kilometre an hour increase on the Coquihalla to 120 wouldn't be enough to match the prevailing speeds in summer. "I'm not suggesting the Coquihalla should be 150 or 160 but it shouldn't be 120," he said.

Tootill argues speed limits should be set at the upper end of what's safe – allowing those who can drive that speed to legally do so – while most motorists would go slower.

Others reacting on social media argued faster speeds would compromise safety and burn more fuel.

Some cities have also advocated for a lower default speed limit on urban streets of 40 kilometres per hour instead of 50, but that idea was defeated by a majority of delegates at last month's Union of B.C. Municipalities convention.

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Jon Turk’s adventures from the Amazon to the Arctic

of death is a very powerful experience. It reminds you over and over again, we have an incredible depth that goes beyond what we buy and if we can accept that depth then we can tone down our wants. I'm not at any time ever suggesting that we all go back to the stone age and eats roots and berries. If I break my leg I go to the doctor. I drive a car and run a computer. At the same time the lessons that nature has to teach have a vital role in showing us a path forward.

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Jon Turk has spent 40 years wandering through remote landscapes from the high arctic to remote jungles. Born in Connecticut, he earned a PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Colorado and then wrote the first environmental science textbook, which sold about 100,000 copies.

He then started traveling and going on adventures, kayaking across the North Pacific and around Cape Horn, mountain biking through the Gobi Desert, climbing on Baffin Island, and skiing off peaks in Kyrgyzstan.

He has written a number of books about his adventures and goes on regular speaking tours.

He is at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m., to give a talk called Crocodiles and Ice, about his recent trip to the South Pacific and his circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island with Erik Boomer in 2011 – a trip that earned him a number of accolades, included Expedition of the Year from Canoe & Kayak magazine and top 10 adventurer nod from National Geographic.

I spoke to Turk last week to learn more about him. Here are some snippets of that conversation.

Jon Turk hauls his kayak over Arctic sea ice during his 2011 circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island with Erik Boomer.

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in remote environments, in the jungles of the Salomon Islands and the polar regions of the Canadian Arctic. I've stopped giving the traditional adventure narrative slideshow 10 years ago. I don't do that anymore. The talk, it's about my new book and it's about finding that space between aboriginal wisdoms on the one hand the corporate industrial consumer culture on the other hand...

My last book, the Raven's Gift was about five years I spent in Siberia with a shaman named Moolynaut. My book was about Shamanic healing and about traveling to the other world to talk to Kutcha the raven god, and so on and so forth. It was about what she taught me...

I was talking with some people, going back into the shamanic spirit realm, I said, 'Let's not go there. Let's start with what we know. Let's start with facts.

Let's start with everybody.' The civil engineer included can agree that aboriginal people with very primitive stone tools built ocean going ships and sailed thousands of miles across the Pacific. This is the potential of our humanity.

This is who we were. This is fact.

Let's start from there and explore the wisdom of our ancestors from this perspective.

This talk is a talk about finding our meaning in aboriginal wisdoms and it's place in the modern world through the eyes of the high adventure that I go on.

How do your adventures fit into this theme?

When you're out in the wilderness for a long time, the wilderness will talk to you and it will help you find a place of peace that is not tied to how much money you spend.

I really believe that the way forward for us, for humanity in this crazy world, in this non-sustainable world we're living in now, we have to seek that contentment and that passion within ourselves that we don't buy by wandering down to Walmart. That is what these great adventures will teach you.

On nearly dying in after his trip around Ellesmere Island: That experience of going into your own headspace and having a will that's so strong that you can follow that route to the edge

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On his recent trip to Venezuela and the connection between the Amazon and the arctic: The high arctic and the equatorial jungles are the two most different types of eco-systems on the earth but they are very much connected by this movement and flow of heat and energy that goes from the equator to the poles and regulates these physical environments...

I think one of the important components of respecting nature is to feel its workings. It's what I call terra incognito between knowing and feeling. To feel it, to sense its movements inside you.

Part of the reason I went to the Amazon was just because there's this interplay between the amazon and the arctic and I'd been in the Arctic a lot and I had to go to the Amazon to just breathe.

On the advance of technology in the Venezuelan jungle: This guy, right at the beginning of our journey, he gave me this amulet that was supposed to ward off jaguars. It was a beaded, stone, hand-worked amulet.

When I looked at what he wearing around his neck, he was wearing a flash drive. I kept wanting to say, 'Is that a spell against memory loss?'

I talk about being this thatched hut and seeing a blow gun tucked into the thatch and asking them, 'What is this?' He says, 'It's a blow gun, dummy.' I said, 'Do you still use it?' He said, 'Yeah, of course.'

They're still using blow guns and

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Locals Rubens, Lynch featured in Sherpas’ Into the Mind Revy premiere at RPAC this Friday Aaron Orlando

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Revelstoke ski film audiences are no strangers to Sherpas Cinema productions. Revelstoke skiers packed in for their collaboration with the Canadian Avalanche Centre called A Fine Line and again for the 2012 hit All.I.Can, which earned the production company an armload of awards and a viral hit with JP Auclair’s transit-powered line through Trail, B.C. Their 2013/14 film Into the Mind elevates them to a whole new level, say Chris Rubens and Izzy Lynch, two local skiers who earned feature credits for their parts in the movie Look for some of Sherpas’ trademark digital techniques, including seasonal transition shots, advanced digital editing, amazing time-lapse captures and the advanced, creative narrative solutions needed to stand out in the extremely competitive snow film scene.

Big Eddy local Chris Rubens, who’s still on store shelves in a Powder Magazine cover shot by Bruno Long, didn’t have to travel far for his parts, working with Scott Newsome at Eagle Pass Heliskiing and Eriks Suchovs and Dave Sproule at Selkirk Tangiers, in addition to a camp expedition into the Carnes Creek area where the film crew endured two Pineapple Express weather systems.

Rubens has filmed with the Sherpas for years. He said the big differences this time start with the big budget. “They have a very direct idea of each segment. The storyboard was written, where All.I.Can was, but their was some interpretation. It’s not your average ski movie.

It’s not totally one of those movies that you go out and get super-stoked to shred powder in the coming season. You kind of come out of it like, ‘Holy-moley,’ like that was pretty crazy.’

“It’s very artistic and that’s what differentiated these guys from the very beginning. It’s an art piece for sure.”

With a bigger budget comes even

Above: Video premiere road warriors Izzy Lynch and Chris Rubens stopped in New Denver for a selfie en route to stoke a Nelson crowd as the visiting pros at a premiere there early this week. Contributed Right: Izzy Lynch shreds some Selkirk powder at Selkirk Wilderness Skiing during filming with Sherpas Cinema. Photo by Austin Ross

bigger expectations. Rubens felt the pressure to showcase the Revelstoke backcountry, and to step up himself. “You put a bit of weight on your shoulders to find the zone and hope the snow conditions are right,” he said.

Rubens was super-impressed with the final product, especially just the plain filming quality. which he said is a must-see on the big screen. “Way better than downloading it on your iTunes.”

Izzy Lynch earns a credit for her work as an athlete in the film, creating a groundbreaking group shot at Whistler and earning exposure in a powder segment, including filming around Revelstoke. Lynch is also involved with Sherpas on postproduction and as a tour manager, including managing the stop at Revelstoke.

“They’ re so talented and so creative and they have really ambitious goals,” Lynch said of the crew, including director/producer Eric Crosland, director Dave Mossop, producer Malcolm Sangster and codirector JP Auclair.

“In production, it’s really amazing working with them because they’re fantastic human beings to start, then they’re also these incredible creative geniuses and they set themselves up with really ambitious and lofty goals and they always fol-

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low through no matter how difficult and challenging it is,” Lynch said.

“It’s really neat being a part of their vision.”

The unique creative synthesis is more than the sum of its parts, Lynch said: “It’s impossible to pick one part. The way it’s all woven together. I think that’s the most notable part. You don’t just walk away and forget about the film – it’s something that you keep thinking about. It comes back to you.”

Expect creative angles and transitions, and a story line pushing boundaries, including unique narrative techniques and thematic organization that probes the mindscape of skiers and snowboarders as they enter into life-threatening situations. Neither Izzy nor Chris scored speaking parts (“I would be a terrible actor,” Rubens said.) but Izzy’s mom Sarah Lynch did get a role in the film.

The film features travel to Alaska, Bolivia, the Himilaya and beyond.

There are two screenings of Into the Mind at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre this Friday, Oct. 11. The 6:30 p.m. show is free for under-14s, and the second show is at 9 p.m. They feature the usual giveaways and tosses, and some other pro skiers may attend. Tickets are $14 at Eagle Pass Heliskiing.

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The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) is the Columbia Basin and Boundary region not-forprofit literacy organization. CBAL programs support seniors, adults, families, youth and children of all ages improve English, reading, writing, numeracy, computer and workplace skills.

Locally, family literacy programs aim to provide parents and caregivers with the skills needed to support their children’s literacy development. For example, the Parents as Literacy Supporters (PALS) program provides a parent/caregiver informa-

tion sessions during the kindergarten school day. Parents meet to discuss children’s age appropriate learning. Next parents and children explore hands-on learning activities together. Adults then meet to discuss their observations and ask questions about children’s literacy and learning development. At the end of each session, families receive a take home kit to extend the learning at home. The PALS program is offered through a partnership with CBAL, Kindergarten teachers, and School District 19. Each school has completed the Linking Literacy and Play session. Families will be participating in the ABCs and Learning session in November followed by Early Math and Learning to Read in the winter and spring.

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City of Revelstoke surveys customer service satisfaction Aaron Orlando Revelstoke Times Review

The City of Revelstoke is surveying residents to find their level of satisfaction with city services. They’re also seeking your input and opinions on a number of issues.

The Sept. 27–Oct. 18 online survey asks residents to rate various city departments.

It poses specific questions on particular services provided by each department.

The survey includes multiple-choice answers, and also provides space for written feedback.

Mayor David Raven said the survey is designed to enhance communications.

“It also signals a new era of engaging citizens from all sectors to provide guidance in effective community-based priorities,” he said.

A city media release said the survey would take about five minutes to complete, but that seems a bit short.

A Times Review staff member did the survey and tried to provide thoughtful, accurate answers. Our result: almost 13 minutes – and we didn’t fill in any of sections provided for written answers.

The bulk of the survey solicits feedback on services provided by city departments. However, one other section is noteworthy; it is a long list of city services you’re invited give the thumbs up or thumbs down to in the name of austerity. Would you cut pool hours? Reduce snow removal? You’re asked to agree or disagree.

Messaging about cutting city services has been central to budget debates over the past five years, with the mayor equating budget cuts with service reductions. Critics, including citizen budget review committee members, have pointed to more efficient city services as an alternative.

Another section floats the idea of banning dogs downtown or in the Revelstoke Farm & Craft Market.

The city intends to make the survey an annual event, and

promised to release the results near the end of the year.

The media release doesn’t say how detailed the report on the survey will be, such as if written comments

will be included. A staff member was not immediately available to answer questions on the survey.

The survey solicits your age and gender, but doesn’t provide

a space to include your name.

What about cheating? It seems the survey can be completed multiple times from the same computer.

A screenshot from the City of Revelstoke’s ongoing customer service survey. This survey page asks residents which services they’d reduce.

Screenshot from City of Revelstoke survey

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A message from our Fire Chief ‘Next time you see a firefighter wearing a blue Revelstoke Fire Rescue T-shirt with their number on it, remember that they are proud to wear it, proud to be part of a long rich history and most of all proud to serve you and our community.’

Hats Off To Our FireFighters Thank You

to those who Employ our Firefighters.

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n last year’s Fire Chief’s report, I spoke about the reasons why it was good to become a Revelstoke Fire Rescue firefighter. That report along with great participation of career and volunteer firefighters, we had 12 amazing people join our firefighter family. I can say that because I have worked and trained closely with each and every one of them. They are a welcome asset to our dedicated team.

This year’s fire prevention theme is kitchen fires. A very serious and important topic for all of us both young and old. Little mistakes and bad habits can change our lives forever when it comes to kitchen safety. So please be very careful when cooking or barbecuing in or outside our homes. Your family, friends and neighbours are depending on you to be careful and so are we at the fire department.

I also want to tell you about the great people that I depend on everyday that are here to serve our community. In fact, these men and woman are responding 24 hours, seven days a week to kitchen fires, vehicle crashes, structure fires, alarms and medical calls just to name a small few. They are the ones that dedicate themselves to leave work or get up at 3:30 in the morning and work tirelessly through the day or night to try and help a family in our community in a fire emergency. Thank you to their employers that support what they do and thanks to the firefighters families themselves for supporting your loved one in their service to our community.

Most of all my personal thanks to the 41 members of the Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services. Your support and dedication to our community really makes a difference in people’s lives every day. I see this from the praise, thank you letters and comments from those you have served – and served well. I am glad to work along side you and am very proud of our firefighter family.

So next time you see a firefighter wearing a blue Revelstoke Fire Rescue T-shirt with their number on it, remember that they are proud to wear it, proud to be part of a long rich history and most of all proud to serve you and our community. Please be safe in all aspects of your and your families lives when it comes to fire safety and remember to call 911 in an emergency. Remember that a working smoke alarm is a sound we all can live with!

Chief Rob Girard

✪ Natale Stagliano ✪ Steve Bafaro ✪ Riley Creighton ✪ Louie Fuscaldo ✪ Brad Faucett ✪ Steve Olsson ✪ Randy Driediger ✪ James MacDonald ✪ Geoff Wilson ✪ Blair Van Leur ✪ Wade Gillespie ✪ Jeff Acton ✪ James Shaw ✪ Lyle Knapp ✪ Glen Cherlet ✪ Dan Sculnick

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Kitchen safety the priority in 2013 Fire Prevention Week Educate youngsters about kitchen safety, check your fire alarms regularly ROB GIRARD OCCUPATION Fire Chief, City of Revelstoke DURATION OF SERVICE 5 Years

Contributed by Emergency Management B.C.

Fire officials and government are encouraging British Columbians to make sure every member of their family knows the recipe for preventing kitchen fires during National Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 6–12).

Each year, Fire Prevention Week highlights a key aspect of fire education. This year’s theme, Prevent Kitchen Fires, focuses on ensuring every member of the family – from parents and university/college students to the youngest toddler – knows about safety in the kitchen.

Cooking is the leading cause of determined home fires and fire related injuries in

to kitchen fire safety: “This year’s theme, Prevent Kitchen Fires, is a very important reminder to use caution when cooking and to be watchful around heat and open flame.

It’s also very important to ensure you have working smoke alarms in your home; test them regularly and remember: smoke alarms save lives, but don’t last forever.”

In addition to making sure everyone knows about kitchen safety, every household in B.C. should have working smoke alarms – particularly in sleeping areas – and an extinguisher. Families are encouraged to check smoke alarm batteries monthly and mark their calendars to ensure they clean the devices twice a year.

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British Columbia, with 33 per cent of fire injuries caused by cooking and equipment and 34 per cent of residential fires starting in the kitchen. There were 811 fires related to cooking equipment in 2012.

Emergency Management BC and the Office of the Fire Commissioner are supporting local fire officials during this year’s Fire Prevention Week with a fire safety activity booklet for children ages 5 to 8. It highlights fire and burn hazards, knowing what to do in case of a fire and home escape planning.

Tim Pley is the Port Alberni fire chief and Fire Chiefs’ Association of B.C. president. He emphasized smoke alarms are key

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Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services 2012/13 training images from left: A hose competition at the family barbecue; an auto extraction demonstration for the Revelstoke Hospital Auxiliary, who are big supporters of the fire service; new recruits go through ground ladder training.

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Fire Prevention Week – A recipe for kitchen safety Contributed by Emergency Management B.C.

Educating your family about safety in the kitchen is important, whether you have college students who will be cooking for themselves for the first time or young children who are just learning about cooking. Some good tips for adults: * Do you have working smoke alarms? * Always pay attention to things

that are cooking. If you have to leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove. * Never cook when you are sleepy or impaired. * Keep things that can burn – dish towels, curtains or paper – at least three feet away from the stove. * Keep a lid nearby when you are cooking to smother small grease fires. Smother the fire by sliding the lid over the pan and turn off the stove. Leave the pan covered until

completely cool. * If you are roasting, simmering or baking, use a timer to remind you that you are cooking. * Keep your stove top clean of spilled food, grease, paper and bags. * Open containers slowly after they are removed from the microwave as hot steam escaping a container can cause painful burns.

Children under five face a higher risk of non-fire burns associated

with cooking than being burned in a cooking fire. Tips to keep kids safe: * Turn pot handles in towards the back of the stove or in towards the centre of the table. * Keep a kid and pet free zone (three feet from the stove) when a grown up is cooking. * If your older children use the microwave, make sure it is at a safe height where they can see in to the microwave and that it is within easy reach for all users.

* Make sure your children know how to properly open microwave containers safely. * Food heats unevenly in microwave ovens. Stir and test before eating or giving to children. * If your child likes to help out, check out the tip sheet, Kids in the Kitchen, which provides guidelines for safe age specific activities for your little chef: http://ow.ly/oR9yz

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When Riley Creighton first walked into the Revelstoke fire hall less than two years ago, he was still in high school and wasn’t even old enough to vote.

“I’m easily the youngest guy there,” he told me. “I walk in the room and my friends, it’s their dads that are volunteers. I grew up with their kids.”

Creighton, now 19, is probably best known in the community as the Revelstoke Grizzlies pugilist.

He joined the team two years ago and quickly established a reputation as a fearless fighter and hard worker.

I met up with him right after the Grizzlies tilt against 100 Mile on Friday. He was bare chested and sweaty after the hard-fought win.

We talked about what it was like being a hockey player and being the youngest volunteer fire fighter in town.

“I’ve had to mature a bit there, they probably wondered why I was here,” he said. “I’ve grown a lot.

I’m trying to take on more responsibility there but everyone is a vet there.”

Fire chief Rob Girard recalled one of Creighton’s first training sessions. “When he spoke on the radio for the first time, he couldn’t stop giggling,” Girard said in an

Riley Creighton is in his third season with the Revelstoke Grizzlies, and his second year as a volunteer firefighter.

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e-mail. “We had not taught the recruits radio protocol yet and Riley had never talked on a radio before. Before long he had all of us with smiles on our faces as he grasped this new concept.”

Creighton followed his brother Sean, who is a career firefighter, into the force. Riley was still in grade 12 and trying to figure out a career path when he decided to sign up as a volunteer.

The atmosphere is similar to being on a hockey team he said.

“It’s a brotherhood. Everybody there’s got your back,” he said.

“It’s amazing. The people are all bros. It’s pretty similar to walking in a locker room. When you walk in everyone gives you a ‘What’s up?’”

Creighton goes out to all calls that come in – house fires, truck fires, a few malfunctioning water heaters. He was on the CP Rail bridge when it caught fire in May. “It’s pretty scary when you’re on the planks because you don’t know

how long they’ve been burning for,” he said. “You’re standing on wood that’s been on fire for three hours. I don’t know if that’s OK or not but it worked out.”

Part of the job entails dealing with tragedy, something he dealt with when a man died in a fire in Arrow Heights on January. Creighton said he knew the family and he knew the victim was still inside as the battled the blaze.

“At the time you’re just doing everything you can to put that fire out,” he said. “You don’t know if he’s locked up, trying to stay OK. That one got way out of control. It was literally spray as much water as we can to get it out. It wasn’t good at the time.

“That wasn’t a fun one at all.”

I asked Creighton if there were skills that transferred from hockey to firefighting. “I think work ethic,” he replied. “If somebody’s telling you to do something, you get that job done. If they need ventilation, they need ventilation done. You get the job done, that’s key.”

He also mentioned cardio.

“When you got that mask on you get half the air you should,” he said. “I’m asthmatic. I don’t think it’s in my medical record but that was definitely a challenge for me at first. Even after a fire you’re coughing up stuff for a few days after.”

Girard said Creighton has fit in well at the fire hall and said he is

dedicated to training and answering calls. “He has great drive and dedication which is a real asset in firefighting,” said Girard.

Finally, I asked Creighton about the Grizzlies, who are off to a 2-50-1 start this year. The team has undergone wholesale change since the first game of the season and Creighton has been put on defence lately as coach Darren Naylor firms up his roster. “We’re starting to pull it together,” he said. “Brandoli is keeping us in some games.”

He’s also had to make adjustments to his game due to new rules that offer much bigger punishments for fighting. It’s forced him to tone down his pugilist side; he was hoping to double his fight total this year.

“I’m a lot more experienced than I was when I first got onepunched by (current teammate Wade) Cliner,” he said. “I though now I can probably have a lot more fun doing it, so I would much rather have that rule change back.”

Creighton said this is likely his last year in the KIJHL, even though he has one year of eligibility left.

“I don’t think my mom’s going to let me live at home after this. I’m probably going to fire school next year, that’s my goal,” he said. “I want to get everything I can out of a program. Some of them are two months but I want to do the good one.”

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Volunteers, Hunt family, project team and housing society Directors on site: Back row, from left: Mas Masushita, Bill Shuttleworth, Dean Prunkle, Geoff Battersby, Peter Bernacki, Phil Welock. Middle row, from left: Mark McKee, Marty Scherpenzeel, Harry Henschler, Ed McLean, Jerry Heickel, Lee Collins, Jono Hunt. Front row, from left: Cindy Pearce, Pauine and Simon Hunt, Fran Prunkle, and Tuulikki Tennant.

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The Habitat for Humanity project to reconstruct a Home for the Hunts – a pilot project with the Revelstoke Community Housing Society – reached another milestone this week when the roof was shingled.

“Now we’re protected from the weather – thanks to the many volunteers who have come out weekend after weekend, and the generous donations of materials we continue to receive,” said Cindy Pearce from the project team.

The team now turns to the inside details to create a modest, wheelchair accessible home for the Hunt family to accommodate Pauline’s needs as the symptoms of ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease advance.

“It’s great to see the Habi-

tat project coming to fruition - I never doubted whether the community would come together to make this happen,’ says Mark McKee, Chair of the housing society board.

This phase of the project was completed through many hours of volunteer work from experienced local builders as well as generous donations from local and out of town suppliers – Downie Timber, Canoe Forest Products, TJ Roofing, Louisiana Pacific Engineered Wood Products, H&J Concrete, Black Tie Properties, Home Hardware, Glacier Building Supplies/Rona, SureHaul, Rebel Boom Truck, Vic Van Isle, and Boyd Distributors – and BA Sausage has kept the crew going.

This week several volunteers from Habitat for Humanity Kelowna, the housing society’s partner in the project, lent a hand.

Job Description: Electrical Inspector needed to perform inspections specifically related to the assembly of two 500MW Turbine/Generator Units and associated parts and components. The candidate must • Ensure adherence to contract specifications • Monitor and record progression of work • Ensure quality work practice and quality product Preferred Experience: • Red Seal Canadian Electrical Licence • Knowledge of the Canadian Electrical Code • Experience working in Substations and Hydro Generating facilities • Knowledge of grounding and bonding Skills/Abilities: • Ability to read, review and mark-up drawings.

• Competent in performing quantity calculations of cabling, cable tray and various electrical equipment • Strong computer skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills The successful applicant will be required to work under a collective union agreement and required to live in a camp located at Mica Creek BC, 140 kilometres north of Revelstoke. Shift duration will be 14 days on, 7 off.

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New community stage

Ed McLean, the chair of the Kelowna Habitat board was on hand. “Kelowna’s been privileged to be associated, even in a small way, in this project in Revelstoke," he said, "We hope to continue to work together on future projects."

Over the next month the build schedule includes installing windows/doors, electrical, plumbing, insulation, drywall and finishing the exterior. If volunteers continue to come out in good numbers, the team is confident they can have the family moved into their new home by the end of November.

Financial donations are still welcome for this project to ensure it can be fully completed this year. People can sign up to volunteer, or make a financial donation via the project website at homeforthehunts.com.

Revelstoke performers and audiences can look forward to a better view on the new, covered community stage, which was donated for public use in an official handover at Cornucopia on Saturday. Four organizations banded together to raise funds for the new stage. From left: Amy Flexman represents the Revelstoke Arts Council, Al Laidlaw represents the Glacier Challenge Softball Tournament committee, Linda Nixon Represents the City of Revelstoke Tourism Infrastructure initiative, Mayor David Raven represents the City of Revelstoke and Rotary and Graham Harper represents the Rotary Club of Revelstoke.

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Local food charter unveiled Alex Cooper

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Revelstoke’s community food charter was unveiled at the North Columbia Environmental Society’s Harvestpalooza event last Friday, and it sets out a path for local food security in the community.

“The food charter is looking at how Revelstoke can become and continue to work on the good things we’re already doing to be more food resilient,” explained Hailey Ross, who led the development of the charter.

Local food security and resiliency has been a major focus of the NCES over the past few years, most evident through it’s programs that encourage gardening in town.

The Revelstoke Community Food Resilience Charter, as it’s formally known, lays out a vision for food security: “Recognizing that Revelstoke is culturally diverse, we are committed to strengthening our food resilience to support the economic, ecological and social well-being of the community

with: — Access to nutritious, safe affordable food as a basic human right for all residents — Access to food that is sustainably and ethically produced — Recognize of the importance of quality food to our health and well-being — Increasing local and regional food production through personal, business and government actions — Appreciating the importance of eating together.”

“Essentially there’s a lot of things we’re doing in town with regards to food security but we’re not necessarily doing it in any strategized way,” said Ross.

“There’s lots of different ideas of what food security and food resiliency means to different people.”

The charter was put together by a team of 11, Ross, nutritionist Melissa Hemphill, Patti Larson from the food bank, councillors Linda Nixon and Chris Johnston, Alan Mason, the city’s director of economic development; Sam Olynyk, who represented the old farming commu-

nity; Elmer Rorstad, a trustee on the Revelstoke Board of Education; Kelsey Croxall, a public health nurse, Susan Knight from the Revelstoke Fair Trade Society; and Claire Sieber.

“The huge value I saw in it was the process of getting together a pretty diverse group of people who all had an interest in food for a variety of reasons and they all came to the table and stated what their interest was in it,” said Ross.

She said they hope to have the charter ratified by city council. Right now, they are soliciting feedback on it; there was a copy available at Harvestpalooza where people could place stickers indicating what they did and didn’t like.

The charter will be made available to read at the library, several restaurant in town and on the NCES website.

“If people want to have a look and see how we’ve written it up or if there’s words that don’t make sense, or statements that people don’t really like – if there’s anything we really missed, then we want to hear that,” said Ross.

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at the same time I meet a teenage girl in the same village who's at the community computer centre talking to her friends on Facebook.

I was born in 1945 so if I were still alive in the Venezuelan village, I would remember living in the stone age, walking around with nothing other than a penis strap around me and otherwise completely naked, hunting with blow guns and using stone tools.

And now my granddaughter is on Facebook.

I talk about this to emphasize how very, very rapid this transition is, and it's only a little less rapid for ourselves... We have this change that is so rapid and it's so wonderful, it brings so many wonderful things to us, so many magical things, that we're letting it get away from ourselves.

I think the important lesson is to say we can pick and choose what we're going to accept from this technology.

On age catching up to him (Turk is 67): The Ellesmere expedition very nearly killed me. Every day I pushed myself so hard that I would start seeing double. I never told my partner, but towards the end of the day I couldn't keep my skis in the ski track without feeling them because I couldn't see...

I could feel it but I couldn't see it because my vision was so blurry.

Every day I pushed myself to the point where my brain stopped functioning, I couldn't see.

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The end of it was I almost died.

When we were flying into Ottawa they were talking to the physician team in Ottawa and they were openly questioning whether they would get me to Ottawa in time before I died. So I'm not going to do that again. That was a really dumb idea...

I think you can go and stay out for long periods of time and do long trips, just don't push as hard.

Just kind of sit. It just involved not making the goal as strenuous, or not having any goal. In the Amazon we just went, we never knew where we were going. We never had a goal. That freed us from a lot of things. If we wanted to hang out for a few days in a village there was nothing to stop us.

What's next for you?

I'm working on this new book, which is called Crocodiles and Ice... It's not a done deal but it's moving along through the process. I have to velcro my butt to the chair a bit to get that done.

I do plan on going to the headwaters of the Tatshenshini with Bill Hanlon, to visit – there's this Tlingit man who made a journey to the coast in pre-contact times and Bill found his mummy – and we're going to go off into those mountains just south of the St. Elias.

We're going to go onto this glacier where this guy died and in my book I'm going to review his lifestyle and his life and the equipment and clothing that he had. This is a rare opportunity because he was found mummified intact with his original weap-

onry and clothing. In the book I want to go back and forth. I want people to absolutely respect and understand the physical power that our ancestors had. That it's not negating the shamanic power.

It's too easy to say, 'I don't believe in that,' but you can't say, 'I don't believe that these people survived,' because they survived.

Crocodiles or polar bears?

Crocodiles, as far as I know, don't have much of a personality. They're hunting and eating machines and they're very efficient at what they do. So efficient they survived the demise of the dinosaurs. A crocodile just thinks about one thing, and that's how it can eat you.

If polar bears hunted people with the efficiency that they hunt seals, no one could travel in the arctic. They could kill you. They don't kill you because there's some mammal-to-mammal relationship and I don't know understand exactly what the polar bear was thinking. We had a polar bear rip a hole in our tent and stick his head in while we were sleeping. If that polar bear had come at full charge he could have got us before we had a chance to grab the shotgun...

You have a chance through this mammal-to-mammal communication. You don't have this mammal to reptile communication. You either get away from the crocodile or you don't get away from the crocodile. I think my chances with polar bears are much greater than my chances with the crocodile.

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Grizzlies split weekend games against 100 Mile, Kamloops ALEX COOPER

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The Revelstoke Grizzlies split its weekend games, defeating the 100 Mile House Wranglers on Friday before falling to the Kamloops Storm on Saturday.

The Grizzlies week kicked off on Friday when they hosted the 100 Mile House Wranglers at the Revelstoke Forum.

Aaron Brandoli recorded the shutout, turning aside 40 Wranglers’ shots, including several game savers in the third period.

Revelstoke’s penalty killing was on the mark all game, turning aside 11 Wrangler power plays throughout the game, including an extended 5-on-3 and a five-minute major early in the third period.

The game was scoreless until the 8:30 mark of the third period when Devon Hascarl scored his sixth goal of the season on a feed from Kyler Wilkinson.

Wilkinson put home an emptynetter with 25 seconds left to cement the win.

On Saturday, the Grizzlies travelled to Kamloops to face the league-leading Storm. Kamloops showed why they have the most points in the league, racking up a 5-0 lead before the Grizzlies got on the board with 2.5 minutes left in the game with a goal from Chad Thomas, assisted by Wilkinson and Hascarl.

Kamloops outshot Revelstoke 49-20 in the game.

Hascarl now has points on 13 of Revelstoke’s 16 goals this season.

The weekend results mean Revelstoke remains in the last place in the Doug Birks division, two points back of 100 Mile and Sicamous, with a game in hand.

This weekend Revelstoke hosts the Sicamous Eagles on Friday and then heads to 100 Mile for a pair of games against the Wranglers.

Aaron Brandoli scrambles through traffic to make a save to preserve his shutout in the Revelstoke Grizzlies 2-0 win over the 100 Mile House Wranglers.

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FREEDOM Quest Regional Youth Services is looking for a dynamic and professional person to fill the combined position of facilitator for both the Youth Drug and Alcohol Intensive Day Treatment Program (RADD)and the Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program. 35 hrs fulltime with complete benefits. Posting Closes: Wednesday, October 7th,@ 4:00 p.m. Email Teresa Winter, Executive Director at teresafq@shaw.ca with cover letter and resume.

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EDMONTON BASED Company seeks qualified & experienced Buncher Operator and Processor Operator.

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AEL a Div of HMC Services Inc. is looking for an individual with a high degree of mechanical aptitude to complete small repairs and equipment servicing (snow plows/sanding trucks, loaders, graders for the upcoming winter season (November to March annually), candidate would also run equipment as and when required. The position is available at the Mica Dam site (point of hire), approx 135 km from Revelstoke.

Required qualifications include: • Both certified and uncertified Trades people can apply – high level of mechanical aptitude required • Valid BC Driver’s License - minimum Class 3 with air endorsement • Equipment Operation experience for snow removal is an asset Shift Schedule: Shift Cycle is 14 days worked, 7 days off – 10-hour shifts

Equipment Operators Required November to March Annually

AEL a Div of HMC Services Inc. is looking for professional equipment operators for the upcoming winter season (November to March annually), to operate snowplow, sanding truck, loader, grader, snow blower, etc. Positions are available at the Mica Dam site (point of hire), approx 135 km from Revelstoke.

Required qualifications include: • Valid BC Driver’s License - minimum Class 3 with air endorsement • Experience driving tandem axle vehicles and operating a variety of transmissions, including a 13 speed • Experience in operating loaders, graders is an asset • Snow removal experience is an asset Shift Schedule: Shift Cycle is 14 days worked, 7 days off – 10-hour shifts

Mica Camp is a prime recreation area, with both backcountry skiing and sledding during winter months.

Compensation: As Per CLAC Collective Agreement Hourly Base Rate $25.01 - (8.5 hrs straight time & 1.5 hours time & one half per 10 hour shift) Benefit Package (Life Insurance, Dental, Extended Health, etc) Camp: Mica Creek Operations Camp – Located approximately 135 km from Revelstoke. This is a modern camp facility, offering full cafeteria, recreational facilities (exercise room, curling rink), and a lounge. All meals and accommodation are provided at no charge to employees. Each individual room has a TV, Internet access and washroom Mica Camp is a prime recreation area, with both backcountry skiing and sledding during winter months.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit an application, along with a photocopy of their driver’s license, an up to date driver’s abstract and references to substantiate experience to: AEL a Division of HMC Services Inc. Attn: Personnel Manager #103 1121 McFarlane Way, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Email: micaposting@hmcservices.ca Fax: 250-378-4209 Visit www.hmcservices.ca for Employment Application Form.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit an application, along with a photocopy of their driver’s license, an up to date driver’s abstract and references to substantiate experience to: AEL a Division of HMC Services Inc. Attn: Personnel Manager #103 1121 McFarlane Way, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 Email: micaposting@hmcservices.ca Fax: 250-378-4209 Visit www.hmcservices.ca for Employment Application Form.

Please note applications will not be accepted without a current driver’s abstract and that only short listed applicants will be contacted. Pre-employment drug testing and criminal record check is part of hiring process.

Please note applications will not be accepted without a current driver’s abstract and that only short listed applicants will be contacted. Pre-employment drug testing and criminal record check is part of hiring process.

Compensation: As Per CLAC Collective Agreement Hourly Base Rate $30.90 Benefit Package (Life Insurance, Dental, Extended Health, etc) Camp: Mica Creek Operations Camp – Located approximately 135 km from Revelstoke. This is a modern camp facility, offering full cafeteria, recreational facilities (exercise room, curling rink), and a lounge. All meals and accommodation are provided at no charge to employees. Each individual room has a TV, Internet access and washroom

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Legal Notices

Land Act: Notification of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by Moses Creek Power Inc. of Revelstoke, BC, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for Licenses of Occupation for the purpose of Waterpower - General Area, Roadways and Quarries situated on Provincial Crown land near Moses Creek and containing 204.1 ha (General Area), 685m long (Roadways) and 2.6 ha (Quarry total) more or less.

The MFLNRO File Numbers that have been established for these application are 4405108 (Waterpower- General Area), 4405419 (Roadways) and 4405420 (Quarries). Written comments concerning this application should be directed to FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, CranbrookB.C., VIC 7Gl or email to: AuthorizingAgency.Cranbrook@gov.bc.ca. Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC until November 8, 2013. FrontCounter BC may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please refer to our website http:// www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ ApplicationPosting/index.jsp ¬ Search ¬ Search by File Number: insert Lands File Number for more information. These applications will be available for viewing at FrontCounter BC in Revelstoke.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations regional office in Cranbrook.

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by Mathew Yaki, (dba Wandering Wheels) of PO Box 1526, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, to amend their existing License of Occupation (Adventure Tourism/ Commercial Recreation) situated on Provincial Crown land within the Revelstoke, Golden, Nakusp, New Denver and Kaslo areas on unsurveyed Crown Land.

The MFLNRO File Number that has been established for this application is 4405387. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Natural Resource Officer at FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook B.C., VIC 7G I or email to: AuthorizingAgency.

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land FrontCounter BC Cranbrook has accepted an application made by Illecillewaet Development Limited Partnership of Revelstoke, BC, on behalf of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Kootenay Region, for a Temporary Permit to conduct research for an adventure park situated on Provincial Crown land near Revelstoke and containing 282.5 hectares each more or less.

The MFLNRO File Number that has been established for this application is 4405329. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to FrontCounter BC, 1902 Theatre Road, Cranbrook B.C., V1C 7G1 or email to: AuthorizingAgency.Cranbrook@gov.bc.ca Comments will be received by FrontCounter BC until November 9th , 2013. FrontCounter BC may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please refer to our website http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp ¬ Search ¬ Search by File Number: 4405329 for more information.

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Integration focus for developmentally disabled Tom Fletcher

Fight Back.

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VICTORIA – One of Christy Clark's first crises as premier was a 2011 revolt by parents and caregivers over money-saving changes to the B.C. government agency responsible for developmentally disabled people.

The CEO of Community Living B.C. was fired after reports of people being moved from group homes into contracted home-sharing arrangements without consent. Waiting lists swelled as 65 group homes were closed, with disabled people living longer than ever before. A government MLA, Randy Hawes, joined opposition critics calling for relief.

A work program at a Maple Ridge recycling facility had its operating funds cut, a decision hastily reversed as the government found an extra $40 million for CLBC's budget to assist 13,000 developmentally disabled clients. Clark promised a reorganization.

Two years later, Comox Valley MLA Don McRae is the new Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation. He is touring the province during October, looking for ways to deliver that innovation, with an emphasis on finding jobs and homes for as many developmentally disabled people as possible.

Money is still a big pressure, with the government beginning a "core review" to squeeze more savings from all ministries. McRae has already faced criticism from contracted service agencies after their budgets had to absorb a three per cent wage hike for unionized employees.

McRae said in an interview this week he has yet to meet a service agency that has been unable to work through the new budget with help from CLBC. And the agency continues to pursue home-sharing arrangements where practical.

"Society is evolving, and I've had the opportunity to visit individuals who want to live in an inclusive environment, in a neighbourhood," McRae said, adding there is "no push" to move people away from group homes.

McRae is reaching out to employer groups, to build on successful work placements in grocery stores and other workplaces.

"For a person with a disability or not, having a job, and it could be full time or part time, allows you to have a role in society that gives something back, and increases your self-worth," he said. "I think there's huge value in that."

McRae recalls segregated classes from his own childhood. As a high school teacher up until his election in 2009, he worked with integrated classrooms. Work and retirement are the next phases.

That step begins with new oversight. Effective in October, Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's mandate is extended to people moving from youth services to CLBC responsibility, continuing until age 24.

In a pilot project, the ministry has hired four "navigators" to guide developmentally disabled people leaving school, to make sure they don't fall through the cracks and have the welfare and health support they need.

Another pilot begins in Burnaby next year, with a navigator assigned to help developmentally disabled people adjust to their senior years.

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Salmon Arm runners sweep top spots at Revelstoke XC race the boys race was 1.7-kilometres longer. Seniors Emmy Sim and Megan Johnston finished second and third respectively.

Tayla Koerber and Maxine Opatril of RSS finished fourth and fifth amongst the senior girls and sixth and seventh overall.

The 5.7-kilometre boys race was won by John Connor, a senior from Salmon Arm, in a

time of 21:45. He edged out Joey Kuhut from Fulton Secondary by only two seconds. Liam McGrath from Seaton was third overall and the top junior.

Bryce Molder posted the top Revelstoke time, finished in 22:30 for fourth amongst the seniors and seventh overall. Gordon Mason was fifth amongst the seniors and 10th overall.

There are two more regional races scheduled for this year – Oct. 9 in Salmon Arm and Oct. 16 in Vernon. The Okanagan Valley championships are scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 22, and the provincials will take place in Langley on Saturday, Nov. 2.

For complete results, rssrunning.blogspot.ca.

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The boys head along the Illecillewaet Greenbelt during a cross-country running race in Revelstoke on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

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Alana Brittin finished fifth in a cross-country running race in Revelstoke last Wednesday, Oct. 2, despite being one of the youngest competitors in event.

Brittin finished the four-kilometre girls race in 16:49 to place fifth overall and first amongst the grade eight girls.

The race started from Kovach Park and followed a circuit around the Illecillewaet Greenbelt and over the Mark Kingsbury Bridge. The ever-present rain gave way to sunny skies in time for the race.

Glynnis Sim, a junior from Salmon Arm, ran away (pun intended) with the girls race, finishing in a time of 15:10. She was ahead of the boys when she finished her run, though

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RSS went 2–1 in round-robin play, falling in the opening game to Valleyview before rebounding to beat Shuswap Middle School and Golden Secondary School to make the finals.

Revelstoke’s junior boys and girls play their tournament on Oct. 18–19, while the senior girls host their tournament on Oct. 25–26.

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