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City hall staff have given a proposed Revelstoke revitalization tax exemption bylaw a very tepid response, sending city council a report on the proposed bylaw that states why it’s not a good idea. The proposed revitalization bylaw would give limited, temporary tax breaks to commercial property owners who improve their properties, or develop new ones. The idea is to offset the additional taxes property owners must pay because the improvements boost their property assessments, and therefore their taxes. The discussion was prompted by request to council by Mt. Begbie Brewing Co. president Bart Larson, who is planning to build a new brewery, but says taxation levels in Revelstoke are prohibitive. Larson asked council to take action to reduce commercial property tax rates. Council requested staff explore options, and the revitalization tax exemption bylaw was proposed. The bylaw is allowed for under provincial regulations. However, a Jan. 21 report signed by staff from the finance, development services and economic development offices lists downsides. First, they say the bylaw is typically geographically focused, designed

Members of B.C. dance troupe Aeriosa Dance Society perform their unique rope and harness-based dance on the Stawamus Chief near Squamish B.C. Aeriosa will put on a week-long dance residency based around the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre from Feb. 1–8. To learn more about the Spirit Fest 2014 feature event, see our story on page 9. For Spirit Fest 2014 event listings, see the Times Review Community Calendar on page 11. Jason Kruk photo

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City takes alternate route on transportation plan

Report dismisses transportation plan as costly adventure based on unrealistic population numbers. It recommends cherry-picking good parts, then shelving transportation plan in favour of asset management plan – the city’s new plan focusing on life-cycle costs. Aaron Orlando

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Ever been up for a job review? When they start out by listing positives through forced smiles, you know it’s going to be a bad one. The City of Revelstoke’s engineering and development services director Mike Thomas has delivered his analysis on the city’s draft Master Transportation Plan. Although Thomas’s wording is more polite, the report more-orless says the transportation plan is a costly, pie-in-the-sky plan based on unrealistic population increase forecasts, and that the plan had limited stakeholder input.

Thomas’s Jan. 20 report to council summarizes his review of the Boulevard Transportation Group plan, which was begun in 2009 and received by city council in September, 2012. It points out a few positives – like mapping work, alternative transportation planning, and some projects already in development stages – but the main thrust is criticism. It says the 25-year population projection of 19,250 is higher than the official community plan projection of 16,380. The 50-year projection was set at 27,250, or almost four times the current Revelstoke population. “As a result, many of the proj-

ects identified as priorities are considered ambitious in the current economic and growth situation,” Thomas writes. A transportation network for a town four times the size of Revelstoke is costly. Thomas points out the cost for projects listed as ‘high priority’ ranges between $15–$40 million, and would tag on hundreds of thousands in annual operating and maintenance costs. The cost for all the projects in the plan is much more: “The total costs including the low priority projects are estimated to be up to $100,000,000 in capital and $700,000 in annual operating and maintenance costs.”

The review said public input and engagement wasn’t sufficient: “Stakeholder/public input into the capital projects identified in the DRAFT Master Transportation Plan was limited, and only involved those in attendance at the stakeholder meeting second public open house who completed surveys.” Thomas makes two recommendations to council. He advises council update the Transportation Master Plan then shelve it as a reference document. He recommends “updating population projections, traffic data and project priorities for including in the consideration of the 2015–2019 Financial Plan.” His second recommendation is to fold the transportation plan into the city’s “asset management system.” This is an important new distinction. Since arriving at city hall, Thomas has several times discussed

the city’s need to develop a system for managing its existing assets, and for factoring in long-term, lifecycle costs into city decision making. Thomas is set to unveil his new asset management system at council’s Jan. 28 meeting. Thomas’s analysis of the draft transportation plan criticizes the transportation plan for not factoring in upkeep of the existing transportation network. “The projects identified in the plan and estimated costs in this report do not include repair and rehabilitation of the existing transportation assets necessary to address the infrastructure deficit within the city,” Thomas writes. “These infrastructure needs and associated costs will be addressed in the city’s asset management plan.” So, what transportation improvements are in the works right now?

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Electoral Area 'B' Ofﬁcial Community Plan Amendment (CSRD) Bylaw No. 850-1 What Is Electoral Area 'B' Ofﬁcial Community Plan Amendment (CSRD) Bylaw No. 850-1?

The primary purpose of Bylaw No. 850-1 is to incorporate Climate Change objectives and policies into the Electoral Area 'B' Ofﬁcial Community Plan Bylaw No. 850 as required by the Local Government Act and as a result of the CSRD Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Strategy.

Bylaw No. 850-1 also proposes some additional text amendments and updates to provide clariﬁcation and consistency with other documents. Map amendments are also proposed to replace the existing mapping with more accurate mapping which is in a format consistent with other CSRD Ofﬁcial Community Plans (OCPs). When/Where? Bylaw 850-1 will be presented on February 13th, 2014: 12:00 pm, at the Trout Lake Community Hall 544 Westside Rd. Trout Lake, BC; and

7:00 pm, at the Revelstoke Community Centre 600 Campbell Ave. Revelstoke, BC.

Who should attend? Anyone who believes that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw at the Public Hearing.

How do I submit a written submission? A copy of Bylaw No. 850-1, and all reports, plans and other documents that have been or will be considered by the Board of the Regional District will be available for inspection at the ofﬁces of: • Columbia Shuswap Regional District, 781 Marine Park Drive, NE, Salmon Arm, • BC (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM) • City of Revelstoke, 216 Mackenzie Ave., Revelstoke, BC (8:30 AM – 4:30 PM)

beginning January 29th, 2014 and ending February 12th, 2013 but excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays. Bylaw No. 850-1 is also available from the CSRD website: www.csrd.bc.ca. The Public Hearing for the Electoral Area 'B' Zoning Bylaw No. 851 will take place a later date. Look for future notices in the newspaper and watch for updates on the CSRD website. Who can I speak with about this bylaw? Jan Thingsted, Planner | Development Services Columbia Shuswap Regional District T: 250-833-5918 E: jthingsted@csrd.bc.ca

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Searchers look for Joshua Jeffs at 12 Mile Times Review staff

As of press time Jan. 27, Revelstoke Search & Rescue had been deployed to look for two skiers lost in the backcountry near Revelstoke Mountain Resort. The skiers were reported missing on Sunday, Jan. 26, and a search party was en route Monday morning. Revelstoke RCMP spokesperson Staff-Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky said the pair had become lost, then reported themselves missing using a cell phone. He said there was no cause for

heightened concern: “Last night as far as I understand they are doing OK. they are just lost,” Grabinsky said. Temperatures in Revelstoke were around the freezing mark on Monday.

Search resumes for Joshua Jeffs On Jan. 13 a team of five searchers from Revelstoke SAR scoured the 12 Mile area again using skis and snowmobiles in a one-day resumption of the search for Joshua Jeffs.

In late December, Jeffs fled from a stolen car into the bush there, and hasn’t been heard from since. Staff-Sgt. Grabinsky said the search turned up no further trace of Jeffs.

Injured skier airlifted to safety On Jan. 16, two Revelstoke SAR members airlifted an injured skier to an awaiting BCAS ambulance. The skier became injured while skiing in a backcountry area accessed from Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

B.C. economy report forecasts rebound TOM FLETCHER Black Press

A lower Canadian dollar and a slow recovery in the U.S. and around the world bode well for the B.C. economy in the next two years, a new report from the Business Council of B.C. says. “The U.S. economy is gaining ground, the Eurozone is out of recession, and Asia, particularly China, continues to expand at a robust clip,” said executive vice president Jock Finlayson as he released the BCBC economic outlook report Tuesday. “The weakening of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar will also help lift B.C.’s export of goods and services to the U.S., prompt more U.S. travellers to come to B.C., and serve as a headwind to

cross-border shopping.” The report forecasts improvement in U.S. demand for lumber and other building materials, wood pulp and even natural gas, which has fallen to historic lows with a surge of shale gas production around North America. Recovery of the struggling B.C. coastal forest industry was echoed at last week’s Truck Loggers’ Association convention. “I’ve got a desk covered with resumes of people who work in the oil patch,” said Don Banasky, operations manager at CopCan Contracting Ltd. and FallTech Logging in Nanaimo and vicepresident of the TLA. Banasky said there are openings for road building, drillerblaster, grader and excavator

operators in his operations, and some employees at remote oil and gas developments are anxious to work closer to home. The BCBC report holds out hope for a B.C. government that has seen its much-advertised jobs plan fizzle in the past two years. “Following essentially no net employment growth in 2013, we see the B.C. job market recovering in the coming year,” the report says. “Growing exports, higher non-residential construction outlays and some increase in consumer spending will translate into greater demand for working and more hiring by B.C. businesses.” The report forecasts that two liquefied natural gas processing plants and pipelines to supply them will begin in 2015.

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Arrow Heights subdivision for Uplands Road area Aaron Orlando

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Revelstoke City Hall manager of development services Dean Strachan is recommending staff move forward with a complex series of changes to the Official Community Plan and rezoning rules to allow for the creation of a 13-hectare subdivision in Arrow Heights. The property in question was part of one that was the subject of a legal battle between the City of Revelstoke and the Revelstoke Land and Cattle Corporation after an access agreement between the two parties fell apart. The case was settled out of court in 2013, and both sides say they can’t discuss the details of the settlement due to a non-disclosure agreement. The new 13-property subdivision will be located at the north end of Mountain Gate Road and Uplands Road, and will connect the two streets. The agreement is notable for its complexity. A Jan. 20 staff report outlines the process leading to the subdivision. It will include an official community plan amendment bylaw, a land use contract

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The lettered properties represent 13 new lots that will be created in the Uplands Road area of Arrow Heights if a new subdivision plan moves forward. City of Revelstoke image

between the parties, a rezoning bylaw for part of the property, a road closure bylaw, a road exchange deal, and the creation of a statutory right of way. Strachan said the 13-lot subdivision, “would fit the size, form and character of existing residential development within the neighbourhood.” The report also sheds light on future development plans for the

area. “Future access to lands past the ends of both Uplands Road and Mountain Gate Road is no longer anticipated due to site limitations including steep slopes and servicing,” Strachan writes. “However, access to the reservoir is required and the proposed road exchange would continue to provide the necessary access.”

In a marathon three-hour budget session on Jan. 21, Revelstoke City Council took a step closer to setting the rate for property tax increases. After presentations from all city department directors, and a comparatively short period of discussion of public submissions, council asked staff to present two tax increase scenarios within the next week. The first scenario is a two-per-cent residential rate increase, and a oneper-cent commercial rate increase. The second scenario calls for a twoper-cent residential rate increase, and no increase to the commercial rate. Council hopes to vote on a final package by Jan. 28, and has asked city staff to find roughly $100,000 in savings and present their proposal before then. Council debated their role in the process. Some suggested specific cuts. For example, Coun. Linda Nixon felt that not replacing the recently departed Director of Corporate Administration and Communications position (which the council heard was a $110,000 per year position) would be a good cut. Others, like Coun. Chris Johnston, said it wasn’t council’s business to tell staff what to cut; he argued council should just instruct staff to find savings, and leave it up to them. City council has also presented replies to public questions submitted at the Jan. 14 town hall meeting, although discussion of that input at the Jan. 21 special budget meeting was over in a couple of minutes. The three-hour meeting was wide-ranging. Some highlights: – The engineering department argued vehemently for a new generator that would be necessary to prevent the sewer in parts of Lower Town from backing up in case of prolonged power outages. – Council heard the storm sewer system hasn’t been studied properly since the 1970s, and it’s in rough shape, needing lots of expensive work. – There was some debate over the future of city hall renovations. How should they move forward? Would the renovation costs be much more than currently forecast? Is an elevator required?

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Staff say tax exemption bylaw will be costly Exemption bylaw, from p. 1 to revitalize a certain area of town. They say the revitalization bylaw should be supported by basic planning documents like the official community plan, which doesn’t currently support a revitalization bylaw. In general, the staff report is concerned about the process leading to the proposed bylaw, saying there will be fairness issues if it’s perceived to be a special case bylaw. “If the scope is narrowed significantly to say, encourage the development of brew-

eries in the community, how will this be viewed by other potential developers? Furthermore, how does a narrow scope of this nature meet Council’s goals and objectives?” they write. Furthermore, they warn an unfocused, ad hoc bylaw could lead to unintended consequences down the road. Others would likely take advantage of the bylaw, eating into city tax revenues. “The current consideration of a tax exemption bylaw is reactive to a specific situation when the full implications of utilizing such a tool would

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be better appreciated if discussed in a broader context,” they write. Finally, city staff warn that developing the bylaw is time-consuming and costly. They make no recommendation, other than to ask for council direction. The item is up for discussion at council’s Jan. 28 regular meeting. In a story published in the Jan. 22 Times Review, brewery president Larson said the bylaw is key to brewery development plans. “Proceeding depends a lot on this revitalization tax [bylaw],” Larson said.

from page 1 The 2014–2018 draft budget lists three major projects, in addition to an average of about $220,000 annually for road patching and paving. The intersection at Fourth Street and Townley is allocated $460,000 in improvements between 2015–2017. The intersection network at the Trans-Canada Highway and Victoria Road is budgeted for $600,000 in

design work between 2014– 2016. Pedestrian safety and mobility improvements in Arrow Heights are budgeted for $126,000 in 2014. A “mill and fill” project on Victoria Road is budgeted for $200,000 between 2014– 2015. The current draft budget also lists several big-ticket road improvements in Lower Town.

Capsule Comments With John Teed & David Lafreniere If you are trying to change your habits with a goal to be healthier in 2014, it’s best to choose one thing you want to change and work on that. That’s what “Weedless Wednesday” is all about. Quitting smoking is all about taking it “one day at a time”. If you can go one day without smoking, you are that much closer to quitting. Give it a try. Jan 20-26 is National Non-Smoking Week in Canada.

covers prescription, nonprescription and natural health products. They often find health products that have been imported into Canada and contain medications not listed on the label. It’s a good resource. Check Health Canada’s website: healthcanada.gc.ca/ Health Canada publishes medeffect. a monthly newsletter providing factual Make our pharmacists part information on adverse of your healthcare team. reactions to health We hope to see you in our We don’t often talk about products. This newsletter pharmacy soon. The word cataract comes from the Latin word cataracta which means waterfall. Cataracts of the eye is a clouding of the vision... something like trying to see through a sheet of falling water. A cataract is not a film covering over the eye but rather a clouding of the lens within the eye. Most cataracts are age-related and fortunately relatively easy to fix through surgery.

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Not the knockout game, but police seek info after random assaults Revelstoke RCMP aren’t calling it the knockout game, but they are appealing for more info following a series of random assaults in downtown Revelstoke in late December Aaron Orlando

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It’s disturbing, random and violent, and it’s been around for decades. But in 2013 a wave of high profile assaults in North America modeled after the ‘knockout game’ earned considerable mainstream attention. It involves a person blindsiding a random victim with a spontaneous assault with no warning. Often, it’s a sucker punch to the side of the head of a random victim on the street. The assailants sometimes record the incident to post online. News of several violent assaults in downtown Revelstoke around the Christmas break spread the rumour that a group was engaging in the game here. The worst injury was a broken jaw that put a young Revelstoke

The knockout game has been widely reported on in North American media in recent months. Police say they are concerned about recent incidents, but can’t say if they are related. Creative Commons image courtesy of N. Feans

Watch for bats in winter as ‘white nose’ disease spreads Black Press

B.C. environment ministry biologists are asking the public to watch and report bat sightings this winter, as they try to track a disease that has killed millions of bats in eastern and

central Canada and the U.S. White Nose Syndrome is a fungal disease that kills bats during their winter hibernation period. It is believed to have been introduced to North America and to spread primarily through bat to bat contact. No

cases have been reported in western North America so far. B.C. biologists are working to understand how to protect bats from the syndrome and how to help populations should the disease arrive. If you see bats flying during the

man in the hospital. After hearing reports of several incidents, the Times Review contacted the Revelstoke RCMP. When contacted, Revelstoke RCMP spokesperson Staff-Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky said the motivation behind five attacks over the holidays isn’t clear. In an initial interview, Grabinsky speculated that it could be the “knockout game,” but sought further information in police reports from incidents. In a subsequent interview, he said five assaults occurred in December, but attributing the cause to the assaults was harder to do. “We don’t really have any recorded incidents which people have reported to the police where we could call it the knockout game, although that is the information that we have been hearing,” Grabinsky said.

“Oftentimes what happens is people do talk in the community about these issues, and the problem ... is they don’t come to the police to report it.” He encouraged anyone who has been the victim of assault to come forward to police with information about the incident so police can investigate it further. He added that fights at drinking establishments usually have more than one side to the story. What one person reports as an unprovoked assault can turn into a more nuanced situation once both sides of the story are taken into account. Grabinsky also appealed for witnesses to assaults to provide information to police. Individuals can provide information anonymously via 1-800-2228477.

day, dead or dying bats or the location of winter bat roosting sites, provincial biologists are asking you to report sightings at 250-387-9500. More information on B.C. bats and White Nose Syndrome, see the “current issues” section at www. env.gov.bc.ca/wld/wldhealth/.

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City proposes changes to bed & breakfast rules Tweaks to bed & breakfast bylaw will allow more guest rooms, require more parking, and allow B&Bs in residential districts Aaron Orlando

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he Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce hosted a lunch meet and greet on Jan. 22 featuring speaker MP David Wilks, who talked about a long-term Trans-Canada Highway improvement plan he has presented to prime minister Stephen Harper. As reported in the Jan. 15 issue of the Times Review, the proposal calls for $1.5–$2 billion in improvements over a 30-year timeframe. “So far they haven’t said no,” Wilks said, saying that’s good news, noting the budget is due in early February. It’s been billed as a no-frills budget, but Wilks also expressed hope about upcoming pre-election budgets. The Kootenay–Columbia MP also said he will try to get federal funding for a replacement truck for the crashed Revelstoke Highway Rescue Vehicle. Wilks is pictured at the Jan. 22 chamber lunch with several newcomers to Revelstoke. Far left: Shaun Aquiline is the new morning host and account executive for EZ ROCK 106.1. Aquiline studied theatre, writing and journalism at U.B.C. in Vancouver and other Lower Mainland colleges, and moved here from Cloverdale. He said he’s looking forward to rejuvenating the Revelstoke commercial radio station, which has been without a host for a while. Second from left: Peter Dixon is the guide and proprietor at the Revelstoke Snowshoe Company, which offers guided tours of Mount Mackenzie at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Last week, he was leading a large group of youths through a Revelstoke Community Connections program. Revelstoke Snowshoe Company offers a variety of programs and outings for a variety of fitness levels. They’ve also got local deals going on right now. Centre: MP David Wilks. Centre right: Ken Baker was promoted to branch manager of the Revelstoke Toronto Dominion bank and arrived from Kelowna with his family in late November. Baker is a snowboarder and mountain biker and is looking forward to the small town lifestyle. Right: Clark Traverse is the new senior manager at BDO Dunwoody in Revelstoke, an assurances, tax, accounting and advisory services company. Traverse also enjoys the active mountain lifestyle and was originally based in Golden, B.C. —Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

The City of Revelstoke is proposing a series of changes to rules governing where bed & breakfast operations are allowed and how they are operated. The changes make the system more permissive, allowing them in more residential zones and allowing for more guest rooms in them. A Jan. 16 report by city Manager of Development Services Dean Strachan says that all but one of the existing 23 bed & breakfasts operating in Revelstoke are non-confirming. The rule change will help bring them into compliance. Key changes include: – legally allowing bed & breakfasts in residential neighbourhoods – currently, a maximum of four sleeping units are allowed under zoning rules, but the business licence restricts bed & breakfasts to two sleeping units. If the property provides a parking space per unit, a maximum of four units is permitted. – requiring one parking space per sleeping unit – the rules spell out a maximum of two parking spaces in the front yard – a new rule will prohibit having a secondary suite in a home that operates as a bed & breakfast. The changes are subject to a public hearing and input from the city’s advisory planning commission. Council will discuss the plan at their Feb. 28 meeting. A public hearing is tentatively set for Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 2:30 p.m. in council chambers. In April of 2013, the city unveiled a ‘tourist home’ plan that would permit overnight vacation rentals in select Revelstoke neighbourhoods. That proposal fell on the wayside after changes were made in the city’s planning department later in 2013. Current City of Revelstoke development services director Mike Thomas said news is expected in the first half of 2014. “The issues surrounding vacation rentals are currently under review by the [development services] department with reporting to [city] council scheduled for late spring,” Thomas told the Times Review.

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ments. “If North American railways are to carry more and more of these flammable liquids through our communities, it must be done safely,” added Tadros. “Change must come and it must come now.” The TSB said the ongoing Lac-Mégantic investigation is a “top priority” for the TSB.

A train hauling tanker cars with unknown contents passes through downtown Revelstoke. Retired railroader and current City of Revelstoke councillor Gary Starling said there is cause for concern. During a public event last week featuring Kootenay–Columbia MP David Wilks, Starling called on the federal government to enforce existing safety rules. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and the U.S. National Transportation Safety board have issued joint recommendations to improve the safety of transportation of crude oil. Their Jan. 23 report said the greater risk of transporting “increasingly more” crude oil by rail in North America needs “coordinated solutions.” Transportation Safety Board (TSB) chair Wendy Tadros emphasized three key points arising from the July, 2012 Lac-Mégantic disaster investigation: “In the course of our Lac-Mégantic investigation, we found three critical weaknesses in the North American rail system which must be urgently addressed,” Tadros said. “Today we are making three recommendations calling for tougher standards for Class 111 tank cars; route planning and analysis; and emergency response assistance plans.” The report calls for tougher standards for

new and existing Class 111 tanker cars. The second recommendation calls for strategic route planning, and improved operations safety for trains carrying dangerous goods in Canada. “The TSB wants railways to carefully choose the routes on which oil and other dangerous goods are to be carried, and to make sure train operations over those routes will be safe,” the TSB said in a Jan. 23 statement. The third recommendation calls for emergency response assistance plans, or ‘ERAPs,’ to be in place along rail routes where large volumes of oil will be transported. The report finds that oil by rail shipments have increased very, very dramatically in the past four years. In Canada in 2009, there were only 500 carloads of crude oil shipped by rail. By 2013, that number jumped manyfold to 160,000 carloads. Over the same period, shipments in the U.S. jumped from 10,800 to 400,000 carloads. The reports finds better cross-border coordination of oil shipments is needed due to the integrated nature of international oil ship-

The Transportation Safety Board is an independent Government of Canada agency responsible for advancing transportation safety in Canada. However, it’s the federal Transport Canada that regulates rail transport in Canada. Following the TSB Jan. 23 report, federal Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt issued a statement saying Transport Canada officials are “reviewing” the recommendations. The statement also listed other steps the transportation regulator has taken since the Lac-Mégantic disaster. In Revelstoke, Conservative MP for Kootenay–Columbia David Wilks faced questions on rail safety from current City of Revelstoke councillor Gary Starling at a Jan. 22 luncheon. In an impassioned speech, the retired railroader said incidents are flying under the radar, and he’s concerned about rail safety. “My feeling is that it’s deplorable,” Starling said. “The safety on the railways, in my opinion, is being jeopardized. There seems to be a lack of response or lack of willingness by the federal government to enforce the current legislation. I believe it is something that can be fixed without costing a lot of money. I think it’s a matter of just enforcing what’s there.” Starling said streamlined engineer training program is one concern, as is lack of incident reporting. “Anybody that lives in a small community like Revelstoke that has the railway running through it, if they’re not concerned, they should be,” Starling said. “The safety rules are in place. All we need is enforcement. That’s all we’re asking for. Enforce the rules.” Wilks said he can pass on information to the transportation minister. The MP said that ministers can sometimes be “sheltered” from information, but Wilks committed to sit down with Starling to hear his concerns.

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Avalanche centre hosts open house Aaron Orlando

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The comments section of news stories reporting avalanche disasters are predictably less than useful. “What was he doing snowmobiling out of bounds?” someone will write. “Why should I have to pay for someone’s lifestyle choices?” types another, who then pauses for a slug of Coke and a mouthful of pizza. Brushing cigarette ash off the keyboard, he resumes: “We should make them pay for what they cost society! Send him the bill!” “again…OMG,” another will text while gripping the steering wheel with one hand, a smartphone in the other. “LOL dont they know skiing is risky??? not worth it!!!” There’s a much rarer strain of comment, but I’ve seen it several times. The commenter demands: “The government should be held responsible for this failure! Who didn’t stop them from going there?” In someone’s mind, somewhere a Ministry of Avalanches snow guard was sleeping off a hangover in the back of ministry crew cab. He wasn’t manning his checkpoint on the rope that separates normal parts of British Columbia from the huge swath of out-of-bounds areas – an inexcusable dereliction of duty. Well, it’s not true; there is no Ministry of Avalanches tower building in Victoria or Vancouver. In fact, the Canadian Avalanche Centre does a whole lot with very little. A big square piece of plywood above the Canadian Avalanche Centre’s conference table at their Second Street East office marks a recent patch job that helped stop the recurring flooding. Forecaster Ilya Storm noted the staff don’t have to empty the lunchroom drip bucket anymore. That’s a long way of saying it’s not reams of government funding or expensive equipment that makes the Revelstoke-based forecast centre great at what it does. I visited the CAC’s forecast centre for their Jan. 23 open house to visit some of the people that make the CAC run. There’s not much to the facility. A bare-bones media room facilitates webcasts to media outlets. The forecasting room is an office with several computers for forecasters. There’s some office space and some conference space – but that’s about it. (It’s separate from their Grizzly Plaza

REVELSTOKE CREDIT UNION

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and ELECTION

Revelstoke Credit Union invites you to attend our 2012 Annual General Meeting and Election. Senior Citizen’s Complex, Revelstoke Community Centre Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:30 pm. A Special Resolution will be presented to change the 1. The storage closet-sized CAC broadcast room serves as a media centre for live interviews to media outlets across Canada and beyond. official Rules of Revelstoke Credit Union relating Pictured are CAC Communications Director Mary Clayton and CAC toPublic Section 4.0 Election of Directors. Executive Director Gilles Valade in the glow of webcast lights. 2. Avalanche Warning Service Forecast Coordinator Ilya Storm tipped Revelstoke Credit Union is seeking expressions of interest me off on some superior snow forecasting online tools, details below. and quotes for the construction of interior improvements to In the background, forecaster Joe Lammers shows guests theof the existing Rules and the proposed A fullaround copy our newly acquired building at 110 Victoria Road. open house. 3. Forecaster Grant Helgeson shows visitors the avalanche amended Rules are available on our website risk forecasting system during the Jan. 23 open house. For more information upon please request. contact Roberta Bobicki, CEO at Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Review at Times www.revcu.com or in-branch

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office.) The Times Review did an avalanche awareness days story last week, so I spoke with staff about some goings on at the centre. Executive Director Gilles Valade said an avalanche death on Jan. 18 near Valemount highlighted the need for backcountry users to know how to use their safety equipment to carry out a rescue. The effort to rescue the sledder buried in a category 3 avalanche took about three hours, when it could have been accomplished quickly. (Later last week the Canadian Avalanche Centre and the BC Coroners Service issued a joint statement on the incident: “Avalanche victims have an 80 per cent chance of survival if found and dug out within 10 minutes of burial, but the odds drop dramatically after that,” Valade said. “After just 35 minutes, there’s less than a 10 per cent chance of survival.”) Valade recommended everyone take the Avalanche Skills Train-

MLA Meeting Day Friday, February 7th Please call 1 866 870 4188 to book an appointment

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ing Level 1 and Level 2 courses, as a A copy of theofplan and information sheet minimum. Links to classes are availCome experience the power membership. We willis available at the Credit Union. able at the CACbe avalanche.ca web-three directors and your vote counts! electing site. If interested please make contact no later than Jan 29, 2014. Valade said the CAC will continue pushing the mentorship messageDoor in Prizes & Refreshments. the coming years – encouraging newcomers to the backcountry to partner with veterans for backcountry advice. After a long dry stretch in Revelstoke, many are itching for snow. I sought out Public Warn- your credit union your Avalanche community... ing Service Forecast Coordinator Ilya 110 Second Street West, Revelstoke Storm to help settle an office argument. What’s the best (free) website for detailed local weather forecasting information? In other words, if you think you can do better than the commercial forecasts, where can you find the best local info? Storm pointed me to several, but particularly spotwx.com, which is a Looking for a Valentine’s gift idea? collection of links to weather modVernon & District Performing Arts Centre els and forecasts that is searchable is pleased to present using an online map. It’s an amazing resource that can easily eat up hours of your day. You’re warned.

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New boutique hostel 1 The form of the Cube is harmonious throughout – a basic, simple, clean and functional form that emphasizes utility. The communal kitchen uses raw woods, tin accents and basic, functional materials. 2 The communal hall of the former hardware warehouse features two giant skylights that were installed after a tough job to get through the steel-reinforced flat ceiling. The old ceiling hoist is still present. 3 Louis-Marc Simard brings experience in the hotel business, having run a lodge in Field for many years. He’s got a diverse background – including formal training as an artist, and he currently creates sculpture. The Cube exterior drew inspiration from Dutch abstract artist Piet Mondrian’s compositions, but the colour scheme is Simard’s own – he’s worked as a commercial painter for most of his life. 4 Starting at $88 per night based on double occupancy, the rooms have their own TV, toilet and sink but a shared shower. Beds come with linens and are half-made (as pictured) to save on cost.

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When Revelstoke’s newest hostel The Cube opened its doors on Jan. 24, I had to ask owner Louis-Marc Simard the question everyone has been asking me: What is a ‘boutique’ hostel? “It’s a hybrid; more than a hostel, less than a hotel,” explained the Simard, as he led me on a tour through the cucumber-hued hallways into the main communal living room. The Cube features 17 private rooms and four dorm rooms, inverting the usual hostel mix. Each room features a TV, a toilet and a sink, but the shower rooms are shared. The Cube has its own linens, but you’ll have to make your bed – a cost-saving measure. The hostel was recycled from a former lumber supply warehouse, —Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

helping Simard keep the squarefoot cost – and the prices – down. Their private rooms with two double beds start at $88. Dorm beds start at $32. There are group bookings for up to six dorm beds. The interior is clean and functional, the materials chosen for simplicity and economy. The floor tiles echo the patterns on the concrete plank exterior, the interior design uses unadorned tin, including custom metal duct overhead lighting at the reception. Simard said the recycled building and simple materials are key to the ambience; people come to Revelstoke for the outdoor experience. They want to get out there, meet people and have great experiences, not necessarily spend on accommodations.

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Aeriosa dance residency suits mountain town vibe Troupe performers blend of dance training with ACMG rock guide credentials to create dance that scales rock faces with new hybrids AARON ORLANDO

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The Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre will host Aeriosa Dance Society on Feb. 1–8 for its first ever dance residency; the non-traditional dance troupe’s mountaineering-influenced aerial performances are a good fit for a town passionate about mountain culture. Aeriosa artistic director and choreographer Julia Taffe joined me for an interview from the Banff Centre, where she’s hosting a residency of Refugia, before bringing it to Revelstoke for a series of presentations, workshops, rehearsals and performances at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre and RSS from Feb. 1–8. “The work is really inspired by the mountains; it’s a fusion of the technology used for rock climbing, basically put to different purpose, for the purpose of creating art and vertical spaces,” Taffe explained of the troupe’s 13 years performing on building walls, rock faces and vertical spaces using harnesses and ropes. Dance and rock climbing are a natural fusion: “The parallels between dance and climbing were really apparent to me in terms of creative use of movement, the performance aspect of both disciplines and the body knowledge required to stay calm in the face of physical challenges.” Aeriosa is most known for their live performances and videos created while they’re suspended from public buildings; Refugia explores new territory using bungee ropes to enable the dancers to “boing” around the performance space. At RSS, they’ll use Macpherson Court – the large space next to the admin office – to stage rehearsals and performances. The idea is to carve out room for dance in a meeting place designed for the public. The goal is “to bring dance closer to the community to exist at ground level as part of what people are doing in public,” Taffe said. A dance ‘residency’ means artists visit to create and stage a performance. “It’s about context; it’s about giving people a chance to see dancers at work,” Taffe said. “What really gives me satisfaction is to be able to take people and give them an new idea about what is possible in terms of human performance

The Cube from page 8 “We’re selling the idea that this is a different kind of accommodation. Less is more,” Simard said. “It’s the conviviality; you meet people – we want people to meet people.” Simard enjoys meeting people through his offering. Simard recently relocated here from Salmon Arm,

Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, in partnership with Columbia Basin Trust, invites individuals of all artistic disciplines and arts, culture and heritage groups in the Columbia Basin to apply for project funding. Program brochures and application forms are available online at www.basinculture.com, or call CKCA at 1.877.505.7355 or email wkrac@telus.net. Deadline for applications is March 7, 2014, or March 21, 2014, depending on the program. Photo: Good Ol’ Goats - 2013 Kootenay Festival - Colin Payne Photography

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Aeriosa performs live on Toronto’s 58-storey L Tower at a 2012 event celebrating the construction of the Daniel Libeskind-designed building. Aeriosa will bring their synthesis of dance and artistic aerial performance to a week-long residency at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre from Feb. 1–8 as part of Revelstoke Spirit Fest 2014.

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and art and dance,” she added. “It often opens peoples eyes to see what might be possible in a different way.” Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre theatre manager Miriam Manley is excited to host the RPAC’s first residency. “If the artist can come and live in the community and there is a chance to watch their process it becomes a much more meaningful event,” Manley said of the several interactive sessions available to adults and youth. That includes chances to strap in and experience the bungees for yourself. The Saturday, February 1 talkback session with Julia Taffe will be a Spirit Fest kickoff event and an opportunity to learn more about the series of participatory events leading up to the Saturday, Feb. 8 final performance. Both events start at 7:30 p.m. at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre. See the Revelstoke Times Review Community Calendar for individual workshops and performances. and continues his career as a sculptor. He’s had years of experience in hospitality. He built the Kicking Horse Lodge in Field and managed it for over a decade, he said. Simard said the key is to enjoy what you do and success will follow. “A good baker makes good bread,” he said. “This makes people happy, [and they return.]” The Cube is located a 311 Campbell Avenue. 250837-4086. Book online at cubehostel.ca.

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Columbia Shuswap Regional District NOTICE OF AN INTENTION TO DISPOSE OF AN INTEREST IN LAND

Pursuant to Section 187 of the Local Government Act, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Board hereby gives notice of its intention to dispose of land, which is made available to the public for acquisition. The lands are the current Regional District offices, with civic addresses of 751 and 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Salmon Arm, legally described as PID: 018-306-756, Lot 1, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10 West of the 6th Meridian Kamloops Division Yale District Plan KAP50017 and PID: 017-914-990, Lot 1, Section 14, Township 20, Range 10 West of the 6th Meridian Kamloops Division Yale District Plan KAP48068 (the “Lands”). The Lands are to be disposed of by way of a sale of the fee-simple interest of the Lands, provided that it shall be a condition of such sale that the Purchaser shall: • accept the lands as is, where is and subject to all existing charges; • acquire both parcels that comprise the Lands; and • allow for a flexible closing date, to be set for approximately March 31, 2015, based on the need to complete construction of new local government offices. The process by which the Lands may be acquired is to submit an offer to purchase to the Regional District on or before 4:00 p.m. on Friday March 28, 2014 to the attention of Charles Hamilton, Chief Administrative Officer. The offer to purchase shall include the proposed purchase price, which shall not in any event be less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). Further information on the lands may be obtained by contacting the Corporate Administration Services Department . The Regional District reserves the right to reject any and all submissions and to decide to either not dispose of the Lands or to accept any proposal submitted.

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Bitter Seeds explores human costs of GMO crops Heather Hood

North Columbia Environmental Society

It is hard to turn on the news, read the paper or look at social media without feeling pressured about how we should be doing something differently and how we need to make a change; it can feel overwhelming at times. We are lucky in a community like Revelstoke that there are so many people committed to making a difference. There is an incredibly active community of people and organizations who are doing things on a personal and public level. A monthly event that is currently happening during the winter is the Incredible Edible Film Festival. The aim of the films, are to educate people about food resilience issues and generate awareness of how to become a more sustainable community. The movie that will be playing this month is Bitter Seeds. The intention of the film is to raise questions about the human cost of genetically modified (GMO) seeds, the harmful effects of planting them and it hopes to attract attention to the tragedy that has occurred in India. It is a powerful film that has won 18 international awards. The film will be screened on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 7 p.m. in the Macpherson room at the Community Centre. Admission is a $5 donation to the North Columbia Environmental Society. The North Columbia Environmental Society runs many events

A gardener works this East Railway Avenue plot in October of 2013. A film series explores agriculture issues, and will screen Bitter Seeds on Jan. 29. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

and seminars in the community. This season, we will be putting on the Garden Guru series, running the community garden and hosting a seed exchange. For

more information about these or other upcoming programs, please come talk to us on film night or contact us at revelstokecommunitygarden@gmail.com

Revelstoke Spirit Fest kicks off Jan. 30 Times Review staff

Revelstoke Spirit Fest is a 12-day celebration featuring fun community events. It runs from Jan. 31 to Feb. 10. The festival features new and popular returning events. This year, the Glacier House

The Regional District’s decision will be based on the offer that is in the Regional District’s best interest and will not necessarily be the highest amount offered.

Resort will host snowmobile drag racing on Monday, Feb. 3. The Carousel of Nations is a popular community cultural event featuring food and live performances. It’s on Feb. 1 from 4–7 p.m at the Revelstoke Community Centre.

Revelstoke Mountain Resort will host a snowmobile show ‘n’ shine on Feb. 2 from 2–5 p.m. “We have something for just about everyone,” said Garry Pendergast, Spirit Fest Organizing Committee chairperson. “This is the most inclusive Spirit Fest yet.”

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INVITATION TO TENDER Ozone Depleting Substance Removal

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District is inviting Tenders for the orderly removal of Ozone Depleting Substances from refrigeration and air conditioning units at the Regional District refuse disposal facilities in Falkland, Glenemma, Golden, Malakwa, Parson, Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Scotch Creek, Seymour Arm, Sicamous, Skimikin and Trout Lake.

Effective February 1, 2014 handyDART hours are being changed to better serve you. New operating hours will be 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Tenders clearly sealed marked “Tender-Ozone Depleting Substance Removal”, will be accepted until 11 AM local time on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the office of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, 781 Marine Park Drive NE, PO Box 978, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P1.

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Wednesday, January 29 INCREDIBLE EDIBLE FILM FESTIVAL

February 1–2 PRE-NOVICE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

This month’s film is Bitter Seeds, about the impact of genetically modified cotton on India’s farmers. Presented by the NCES Local Food Initiative at the community centre at 7 p.m.

Come cheer on Revelstoke’s youngest hockey players as they take on teams from throughout the region. All weekend long at the Revelstoke Forum.

January 30 to February 10 REVELSTOKE SPIRIT FEST Twelve days of

MIXED CURLING BONSPIEL At the Revelstoke

music, art, culture and lots of fun activities for all ages and all walks of life. All events are included below.

Thursday, January 30 WINTER STORYTIME at the Revelstoke Library SPAGHETTI DINNER The Revelstoke Canine

Search & Rescue Society hosts a spaghetti dinner at the community centre to kick off Spirit Fest. From 4–8 p.m.

SNOWED-IN COMEDY TOUR Comedians Arj

Barker, Dan Quinn, Craig Campbell and Pete Johansson get together to go snowboarding by day and tell jokes by night. At the Roxy Theatre at 6:30 p.m. This is a full-licensed, 19+ event. Tickets are $35 and available at the Cabin.

dance music using drums, guitar, dijiridoo and electronic beats. Live at the Last Drop at 9 p.m.

SHRED KELLY These Revelstoke-favourites bring their

the Revelstoke Forum. 7 p.m.

RETRO BOOGIE SKATE PARTY Get on your

skates At the Revelstoke Forum from 7–9 p.m.

DROP-IN CURLING Come out for some curling. The

club provides equipment and instruction – you just need to bring yourself. From 7–11 p.m. at the Revelstoke Curling Club (next to the Forum).

JAM NIGHT At Benoit’s Wine Bar at 9 p.m. REVELSTOKE’S TOP CHICK Ladies, get ready

to show what you can do to win the title of Revelstoke’s Top Chick. At the Last Drop at 9 p.m.

PURPLEnYELLA with MARTY BEATS At

CAROUSEL OF NATIONS DANCE Featuring En Karma, a Bhangra band with a bit of indie-rock influence. At the community centre at 9 p.m.

VAL KILMER & THE NEW COKE 80s cover

ness and dance while flying through the air. From 6–8 p.m. at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre. This is limited to 12 participants, so call 250-814-7386 to sign up.

SNOWMOBILE DRAG RACING

At the Glacier House Resort, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Babies of 2013 Publishing February 19th

CALLING FOR ALL BABIES BORN IN 2013 Make sure your child or grandchild is included in our annual Babies of the Year Supplement. Email photos to production@revelstoketimesreview.com or fill out the form below and bring the form and a photograph into our office at 518 2nd Street West. Please include baby’s name, date of birth, gender, parents names and contact number in the email. Photos should be at least 600 pixels wide.

band, live at the Traverse at 9 p.m.

Be sure the baby’s name and birthday is PRINTED on the back of the photo.

BITTERWEED DRAW This high-energy alt-country

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band has a habit of igniting crowds, whether they’re playing a dingy bar or a large festival. Live at the Revelation Lodge at Revelstoke Mountain Resort as part of a Backside Tours Party. The show starts at 9 p.m.

2013 Birthday _______________________________

Boy_________ Girl_______

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BIG RAVE Johnny Cash tribute at the Last Drop at 9 p.m.

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Tickets are $10.

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Sunday, February 2 START STANDING SIDEWAYS A riglet park

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and demonstration for children five and under. At the Cabin from 1–3 p.m.

. NOW PLAYING . Dallas Buyers Club 1hr 57m wednesday jan 29 at 7:30 pm

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stoke Theatre Company presents a silly script. At MacGregor’s in the Powder Springs at 6 p.m.

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. Kamloops Storm at

auction where you have the chance to bid on works by 40 local artists. There will also be a contest to see who can match the work to the artist. At the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre from 7–9 p.m. Admission is $5 and all proceeds go to the arts centre.

Movie Line: 250-837-5540

DESSERT THEATRE The Revel-

Monday, February 3 AERIOSA ADULT WORKSHOP Your the chance to strap on a har-

WAITER RACES Think you’re the best server in town? Take part in waiter races down Campbell Avenue at 3 p.m. You must be a server to take part.

ANYTHING GOES ART Come out for a silent

For full movie info go to www.roxytheatre.info

2–5 p.m.

LINDSAY MAY Classy alt-country by a guitar and mandolin wielding songstress who’s velvety smooth vocals would sip tea along side Natalie Merchant, k.d. lang, Kathleen Edwards and Rosanne Cash. At Benoit’s Wine Bar at 9 p.m.

FAMILY CRAFT DAYS at the Revelstoke Library features arts and crafts anytime after 10:30 a.m. Crafts supplied. Contact the library at 250-837-5095 for info.

CAROUSEL OF NATIONS A celebration of Revelstoke’s multiculturalism, with food, art, music and more. At the community centre from 4–7 p.m.

the Traverse. 10 p.m.

SNOWMOBILE SHOW N SHINE At the Glacier House Resort from

Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club hosts their annual Nordic ski relay race, where teams of two will compete in costume for prizes and glory. This year’s theme is ‘your favourite animal’ so get dressed up and ready to ski. Registration is from 9:30–10:30 and the race starts at 11 a.m.

Friday, January 31 WINTER STORYTIME AND TODDLER TIME features stories and songs for toddlers 3–4 at 9:15. Register at Revelstoke Library

gives lessons to local youth. It’s your chance to strap on a harness and dance while flying through the air. From 2–4 p.m. at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre. This is limited to 12 participants, so call 250-814-7386 to sign up.

Saturday, February 1 NORDIC TEAM SCREAM RELAY The

SHANE PHILIP One-man-band creates pulsating

SERIAL KILLAS These jungle drum & bass producers have crossed the pond from the UK and are hitting up the Traverse. 10 p.m.

February 1–8 AEROSIA DANCE SOCIETY Dancing in non-

traditional environments and proposing unusual performance scenarios to artists and audiences alike. Offering a multi-media talkback event developing a site-specific show. Throughout the week they will be offering a series of workshops. Then, on Saturday, Feb. 8, they will present their show. The Feb. 1 and 8 events are at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for both events, available at the Chamber of Commerce, Art First, and online.

from 1:15–2 p.m. for kids. Free. Revelstoke Library.

folk-stoke music back to the Big Eddy Pub. The show starts at 9 p.m. Part of the Frostbite Music Series.

Curling Club all weekend long. Come cheer on local teams as they host competitors from throughout the region.

AERIOSA YOUTH WORKSHOP This creative aerial dance troupe

Snowed In Comedy Tour thursday january 30 at 8:00 pm Tickets $35, available at The Cabin This is a 19+ Licensed Event. Doors open at 7pm

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Meya Musseau 4th Sophie van Oort 6th Lillian Vickers 9th 2006 Boys Felix Freathy 1st Corbin Martin 4th 2007 Girls Olivia Aucoin 5th Mckenzie Roe 6th Audrey St Onge 7th Madeline Hunt 10th Tamara Lovett 11th Larissa Bruchig 12th

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This past weekend was a busy one for the Revelstoke Ski Club. Our FIS racers were in Panorama for a Keurig Cup series, with two GS and two slalom races. On the first day of competition Emily Unterberger was on the podium, with a third place in GS. “I’m pretty happy with this result,” Unterberger said. “I was confident with my skiing before the race and knew I was capable of a topthree finish.” Emily also came in seventh in the second GS race, and 11th in one of the slaloms. Team-mate and FIS rookie Mitch Smith was 14th in one of the slalom races, and 19th in a GS. “This weekend was a challenge,” Smith said. Revelstoke Nancy Greene racer Tobin Gill gets ready for his run at a North Okanagan “The competition is tough — this is a good field zone race at RMR on Sunday, Jan. 26. Rob Buchanan photo of boys. Neither my results nor my skiing are where I wanted them to be but I’m looking forAislin Buchanan 9th McKinley Buchanan 14th 2002 Girls ward to my next race.” Maeve Macleod 11th Alex Gribbon 15th Sophia Humphreys 4th The next stop for both of these skiers is the Ruby Mae Mowbray 12th 2004 Girls 2002 Boys U18 Nationals in Collingwood, Ontario Febru2005 Boys Erika Peasgood 1st John Sidjak 2nd ary 10–16. Reed Kelly 3rd Sydney Musseau 6th Nolan Gale 4th On the home front, the Revelstoke Ski Club Liam Freathy 4th Brynn Harrison 14th Kaleb Prunkle 5th hosted a Nancy Greene race for the North OkanParker Aucoin 6th 2004 Boys Owden Tarnako 7th agan zone on Sunday. Close to 170 young racLouis St. Onge 7th Elliot Wilson 4th Ezra Lebel 8th ers participated from Kamloops, Kelowna, VerKale Jay 10th Teigan Lenzi 7th Simi Luttrell 9th non and Golden. Hayden Beauvier 12th Sam Larson 12th 2003 Girls Thanks to Revelstoke Mountain Resort for the Murdoch Tegart 14th Gabe Erbenich 14th Morgan Tegart 3rd great grooming and venue, and to our sponsors Andrea Sheppard 18th Cole Bibby 15th Emily Macleod 5th whose support allows us to hold these events. Laurent Amyot 22nd 2005 Girls Holly Hamilton 6th The results for our Revelstoke racers are below. 2003 Boys Alex Jay 5th

2007 Boys Maxim Cater 2nd Tobin Gill 6th Jasper Lebel 7th Mica Sheppard 8th Kyle Kojfman 10th Thomas Lenzi 11th 2008 Girls Dana Mahoney 1st 2008 Boys Felix Amyot 4th

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Obituaries

FREDRICK ALLEN BOYLE

DECEMBER 13, 1922 - JANUARY 19, 2014

Fred passed away peacefully in Abbotsford Regional Hospital the morning of January 19th with his family at his side, including his loving and supportive wife Lorraine, daughter Kim (Bernard), sons Brock (Sherry) and Duart. Fred will always be remembered as a wonderfully warm-hearted, witty man, a friend to all who knew him. Trained during WWII as a RCAF navigator, he went on to serve the community of Mission for many years as a lawyer, magistrate, coroner, and judge and was an active member of the Mission Rotary Club. Fred participated with vigour in many sports, including curling, golf, and lawn bowling, but was perhaps best known for his skill on the tennis courts. He loved the sport and played actively until well into his eighties. A private, family-only memorial event will be held in the near future. Fred donated his body to the University of British Columbia (UBC) for the purposes of anatomical study and medical research. Donations in lieu of flowers, and in Fred’s name, can be made to the Salvation Army (http://www.salvationarmy.ca/tag/donations/).

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Obituaries Barttel Byman Barttel Emanul Byman (Bert) passed away peacefully at the Central Okanagan Hospice in Kelowna on January 18, 2014 at the age of 79. At Berts request, no formal service will be held but rather a celebration of life in Invermere in the spring of 2014.

Bert was born in Kelliher Saskatchewan on March 8, 1934. Bert moved to BC and lived in several communities before settling his family in Revelstoke in 1964 and remained a resident until 2009 when he moved to Kelowna for the sunny weather. Berts life saw several career changes, ranging from road construction, mining, and journeyman carpenter before trying his hand at being a business entrepreneur. Bert was very involved in the Kinsman Club, K 40’s and even sat as a City Councillor. He loved the summer and hated the winter, as no golfing could happen all winter. Every chance he got, he got a quick golf game in, travelling state side to holiday where it was warm. When Berts health would not allow him to golf anymore he spent his time learning the computer or beating his friends at crib. He became quite a computer geek, learning so many things that the computer could do. And if there was a subject worth debating, he researched it and loved to put his two cents in. Bert was predeased by his wife of 53 years Stella, sisters Thelma and Betty, brothers Hugo, Verner, and Ingvar, as well as his parents Ingrid and Lars. Bert is survived by his son Greg ( Barb), grandson Bryce ( Jessica), granddaughter Kerstin ( Rowland) and pride and joy great grandson Griffin, as well as his friend Helen Brunnen. Bert also leaves behind his favorite sisters Mary (Bobbie) and Margaret as well as numerous nieces, nephews and many good friends.

Calvin Richard Barker, 81 of Kamloops, BC passed away January 18, 2014 in his home surrounded by his loving wife, children and their spouses. Calvin's 2 nursing daughters (Debbie and Janet) tenderly and lovingly cared for him in his final days. Cal was born in Lacombe, AB June 21, 1932 to William and Blanche Barker. He graduated from Cowichan Secondary School in Duncan, BC in 1951 with the love of his life, Evelyn (nee Fultz). Calvin and Evelyn were married 60 years. Calvin is survived by his devoted wife and six children Bob (Debbie), Glen (Robin), Barb (Marc), Janet (Art), Dean (Joline), Tricia (Kevan); his sister Pat Slade (Ken),19 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Calvin was a journeyman electrician that worked in many areas throughout BC; including running his own business, Cal's Electrical Plumbing and Heating. Ultimately he became an electrical inspector for the Government of BC in Kamloops and Duncan, BC. He was also an electrical code instructor at Malaspina College in Duncan, BC. After Calvin retired in 1988 he became a volunteer instructor at Karume College in Zanzibar, Tanzania for CUSO. Upon return to Canada Calvin and Evelyn spent much time with their children, and did a tremendous amount of camping in BC. Their camping endeavours included acting as camp host volunteers in several BC Provincial campgrounds. Calvin and Evelyn enjoyed spending time with their children, grandchildren and camping throughout BC. Many thanks to the Home First team, our caring care aids and Dr. Pretorius for their support which greatly assisted in keeping Calvin home. A very private memorial was held in the home. No flowers by request – donations may be made in Calvin's honor to your charity of choice. Condolences may be expressed at www.dignitymemorial.ca/schoening-funeral-service

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Steve Hewko Steve Hewko passed away at Mt. Cartier Court Extended Care on Monday, January 20th, 2014 at the age of 88 years. A graveside service for Steve will held at the family plot of Mountain View Cemetery, Revelstoke on Friday, May 9, 2014 at 11 am. This will be followed by a Celebration of Life and Reception in the Catholic Church Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or to the charity of one’s choice in memory of Steve. Steve was born in Revelstoke on November 30, 1925 and was raised south of Revelstoke in the Ukrainian community of Mt. Cartier. Steve left school at a young age to go to work to help support his family. He returned to school (by correspondence) later in life to learn furnace repair and spent 30 years as a selfemployed furnace technician. Before retiring, Steve worked at the Revelstoke School Board for 10 years as a maintenance man. Steve coached Little League baseball for many years, enjoyed bowling and playing horseshoes. He enjoyed camping with his family and good friends and spent many happy years camping at the TP Tent and Trailer Park in Sicamous. Steve enjoyed driving and he took many trips to visit his family out of town. Steve and Doreen enjoyed travelling into the United States and have seen many interesting places down there. He was also a handyman/carpenter and built three houses for his family here in Revelstoke over the years. Steve was the first to have alternating or flashing Christmas lights in the community many years before technology caught up. With his electrical ingenuity, Steve built a box with motors and switches able to achieve this task.

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Steve was predeceased by daughter, Kathy Ann and son, Ken; brother Mike and sisters, Mary Laboda and Kay Hewko as well as nephews John Laboda and Robert Desimone. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Doreen of Revelstoke; two children: Arlene (Dennis) Boyle of Saskatoon, Sask., and Warren (Jackie) Hewko of Surrey, B.C.; five grandchildren: Heather, Lesley (Ken), Steven (Amanda), Michael (Jamie) and Jennifer; seven great grandchildren: Tristen, Caleb, Lief, Ash, Kennedy, Karly and Kaleb; one sister, Ann Maillet of Surrey; brother-in-law, Jackie (Ann) Desimone of Revelstoke; three nieces: Rose Kreiger, Lillian Kellock and Valerie (Michael) Schmidt; one nephew, Jim Ferguson; great nephew, Austin and great nieces, Crystal and Linda as well as first cousin and really good friends Lenore and Bill Belton of Revelstoke.

Application forms may be picked up at HMC Services Inc.’s ofﬁce listed below; qualiﬁed applicants are invited to submit applications, along with a photocopy of their driver’s license, and up to date driver’s abstract and references to substantiate experience to: HMC Services Inc. 723 Highway 23 South Revelstoke, BC, V0E 2S0 Email: joy.cwikula@hmcservices.ca Fax: 250-837-6225

Arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.

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Steve was a veteran of World War 2, serving as a peacekeeper for two years after the war in the city of Williamshaven, Germany. He was also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #46, Revelstoke.

Message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Steve’s obituary notice at brandonbowersfuneralhome.com

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Research to bring the Pulse of BC South survey to readers, which looks at the shopping plans and priorities of our readers and their media reading habits. Reader answers will help gauge

a cool $1,000 for completing an online survey that will help local businesses better understand customers in their community. Black Press has partnered with respected research company Pulse

the current consumer climate to help local businesses craft new and better ways to serve their clients and customers. Responses will be kept confidential; reader contact informa-

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tion will only be gathered in order to enter the name into a prize draw for one of three, $1,000 cash prizes to be given away across the Black Press BC South region. Readers who submit the survey before January 31st, will also have their name entered into the early bird draw with a chance to win one of ten, $50 grocery gift cards. The online survey will take about 35 to 40 minutes, erasing the need for readers to spend long periods of time on the phone answering questions. “We are very excited to be part of this invaluable survey that looks at our readers shopping plans for the upcoming year,” says Black Press BC South president Bruce McAuliffe. “I am confident that gathering this information, will no doubt benefit both our readers and local businesses in all of our communities.” The Pulse Research survey has already been successful for businesses. In fact, one client took the results of the research to the bank and was able to secure a loan to expand their business, on the strength of the research. Among the benefits of the study is allowing businesses to identify niche areas of their business, including showing potential areas for growth or expansion. Pulse Research was founded in 1985 to provide publishing clients with researchbased advertising sales and marketing programs designed to get results. They are able to deliver insight to businesses who are currently faced with an ever-changing mix of products and services, including web, niche, special sections and deals. Check out www. pulseresearch.com/ bcsouth to complete the survey and to enter the prize draws.