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Brandon Wince revs his dirt bike up a steep, five-metre high boulder during the Western Canadian Championship Trials in Revelstoke on Sunday. Wince, from Kelowna, finished second in the two-day event. For more, see page eight. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review

Last year was a good year to be a firefighter. Revelstoke firefighters received big pay hikes in 2013, the result of retroactive pay increases that raised their average remuneration to more than $120,000 last year (not including the fire chief). All told, they made up five of the seven highest paid city employees in 2013, when all salaries, overtime, taxable benefits and expenses were factored in. Municipalities are required by law to disclose the remuneration of all employees that earn more than $75,000, as well as those of mayor and council. The City of Revelstoke released the information in a news release on Thursday afternoon, after it was requested by the Times Review. Mayor David Raven earned $28,000 last year and claimed $3,318 in expenses. Councillors earned $14,000 each. In terms of expenses, Christopher Johnston claimed $1,724, Tony Scarcella claimed $1,278, Phil Welock claimed $854, Linda Nixon claimed $276, Gary Starling claimed $54 and Steve Bender did not claim any expenses. A firefighter was the highest paid city employee, earning $146,472 in 2013. After that was Tim Palmer, the city’s chief administrative officer, who earned $143,253. Mike Thomas, the director of engineering and development services, earned $124,768 last year. His responsibilities were increased to include responsibility over both engineering and development last year after former planning director John Guenther resigned. The next four on the list were all firefighters earning between $108,183 and $120,757. Finance director Graham Inglis made $104,944 and fire chief Rob Girard earned $95,594, to round out the top 10 paid city employees. Sixteen employees were also on last year’s list. Because of turnover and changes in roles, it is difficult to make direct comparisons to 2012. As well, taxable benefits were included in 2013 and not in previous years. Still, firefighters received big jumps in pay in 2013, a result of retroactive three per cent pay increases they received for both 2010 and 2011 that was paid out last year. The retroactive wage hikes were worth $80,589 total — or almost $16,000 per firefighter, according to the city’s news release. They made up about 45 per cent of the total increase in pay to employees who earned more then $75,000. Dan Hutchison, the president of the local firefighters union, said last year was an exceptional year for the department, with the retroactive pay combining with other factors to lead to abnormal pay packages. One firefighter went on long-term disability, forcing the others to cover his shifts. “Our collective agreement, when you cover shifts, you’re on overtime,” he said. “It becomes a challenge for sure operationally when someone goes down sick.” Another issue he raised was that the volunteer crew has gone through lots of turnover in recent years, making for an inexperienced crew that requires extra training and support. see Remuneration, page 3

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Up until now, there have been relatively few bear sightings in Revelstoke this season, and those have been mostly just bears eating natural food in the wild. However that has all changed in recent days. “Bears have been reported damaging property, getting into garbage, disturbing compost and stealing garbage cans in four different areas of town this week,” said Sue Davies, WildSafeBC Coordinator, in a news release. “Fortunately people have been calling the RAPP line (1-877952-7277) to report these incidents, which helps get the information out there.” She wanted to convey the importance of calling the RAPP line to report these incidents so that information could be gathered and shared. “People are worried that if they call the RAPP line, the conservation officer will come and shoot the bear. That is not necessarily the case," said Davies. "Destroying the bear is the last thing anyone wants, and is only used as a last resort if the bear has become conditioned to eating human food, has lost it’s fear of people and is a serious threat to human safety." The first line of defence is with the homeowner to ensure that bears and other wildlife don’t get access to human food. Revelstoke’s new garbage bylaw (#2006) states that garbage must be secured against wildlife. A regular plastic or metal garbage

A bear rips apart a garbage bag that was left unsecure. Mark Livesay photo

bin will not protect your garbage. Unless you have one of the bear resistant bins, it must be in a locked shed or garage to keep it secure. Other foods bears are attracted to are bird feeders, fruit, smelly compost, livestock and livestock feed, pet food, and dirty barbecues. “Ensure these things are not available to wildlife and chances are that bears will just wander on by and cause no conflict,” said Davies. “The bonus is that removing the availability of these food sources also means that rodents, coyotes, and cougars are

less likely to pay a visit to your property.” For more information on managing bear attractants please visit www.wildsafebc.com. To report wildlife sightings or conflicts with wildlife please call the RAPP Line at 1-877-952 7277. WildSafeBC gratefully acknowledges the financial support of Columbia Basin Trust, BC Conservation Foundation, the Ministry of Environment, and Revelstoke Bear Aware. Revelstoke WildSafeBC also appreciates the ongoing in-kind support from Parks Canada.

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Aboriginal title upsets B.C. forest policy Alex Cooper

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The Supreme Court of Canada's decision upholding aboriginal title in the Nemiah Valley in B.C.'s Southern Interior has major implications for provincial government policy, and the most immediate may be to forest licences. The ruling comes as the B.C. government considers the results of a province-wide consultation on converting volume-based timber cutting permits to area-based permits, to encourage longer-term forest stewardship by licence holders on Crown land. About 40 per cent of B.C.'s timber is harvested under 180 volume-based forests licences on Crown land. Private land is not subject to these licences, and was also excluded from the Tsilhqot'in Nation aboriginal title case that struck down a forest harvest licence issued in 1983. B.C. Attorney General Suzanne Anton said it will take some time for the province to consider amending the Forest Act and other legislation that has been affected by the decision. More than 90% of B.C. is Crown land, and much of that is subject to forest licences as well as unresolved aboriginal land claims. In the Tsilhqot'in territory west of Williams Lake, the high court's landmark ruling clarified the effect of aboriginal title.

"Now that title has been established [in the Tsilhqot'in claim area], the timber on it no longer falls within the definition of 'Crown timber' and the Forest Act no longer applies," wrote Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin in the unanimous judgment released June 26. McLachlin wrote that the B.C. government can still enforce "general regulatory legislation" such as that dealing with pest invasions or forest fire control in areas of proven aboriginal title. But a timber licence in such an area is "a direct transfer of aboriginal property rights to a third party" that would have to be agreed to by aboriginal title holders or justified as an intrusion of their constitutional rights. The judgment left it open to the B.C. government to amend the Forest Act so it conforms with aboriginal title as it is declared. In recent years the province has begun negotiating resource sharing agreements with aboriginal communities, including forest tenures and shares of provincial royalties from mines. Two weeks before the Tsilhqot'in judgment, the B.C. government announced a three-year "stewardship agreement" with five Tsilhqot'in member communities. The province is providing $670,000 per year for projects to address forest and wildlife effects from the mountain pine beetle epidemic in the region.

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The M.V. Columbia, the new Upper Arrow Lake ferry, went into service last week, taking its first passengers from Shelter Bay to Galena Bay. The $26.5 million ferry can carry 80 vehicles and 250 passengers and is said to be more fuel efficient and produces fewer emissions than its predecessor. David Scambler photo

Firefighter pay a national concern, says mayor Remuneration, from page 1 “You feel very compelled to help with training and respond to the calls,” he said. “It puts more pressure on the career staff to respond, and when you respond you get paid overtime.” Hutchison also noted that firefighters work 42 hour weeks, compared to 35 hours for city office staff and 40 hours for city outdoor workers. Firefighters made up a significant portion of the highest paid employees in all municipalities for which the Times Review found information. Mayor David Raven said the pay of firefighters was a national concern. “It’s not just a municipal or provin-

cial issue, it’s a national issue, in that fire department unions have crept up their remunerations over the years, so they’re well paid for the job that they do,” he said. Firefighters received three per cent annual raises in their latest contract, while other city employees, who are part of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, only received 1.5 per cent raises. The city is preparing for the next round of negotiations, which are expected to begin later this year. “There have been substantial settlements in other parts of the province,” said Raven, adding he didn’t know what to expect this year. “We have

yet to open up those discussions, so we don’t know what their expectation are.” There are possible cost savings, such as moving to a paid on-call model, or away from 24-hour shifts, but those also pose challenges, and the savings are questionable. “There was a marginal savings to transition to paid on-call, but many challenges with it that really made it unnecessary to move to that,” said Raven. “To move the union off the 24 hours onto a different shift will require bargaining. Whether or not the 24 hour (shift) has an impact on the cost of providing fire service was debatable.”

A combination of factors sent firefighter salaries sky-high last year. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review file photo

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For the first time in several years, City of Revelstoke Finance Director Graham Inglis isn't chiming the alarm bells over the city's financial position — though the city’s position still isn’t exactly all that great. "The city's overall indebtedness continues to be substantially higher than other members of the comparison group and both averages,” Inglis wrote. “At the time of writing this report, Council has taken steps through the financial planning process to reduce debt and to increase reserves. Over time, these initiatives should reflect in a reduction in Revelstoke’s overall debt position and an improvement in its net financial assets." Those are Inglis' words in his annual financial performance report, which compares Revelstoke's performance with that of Smithers, Castlegar, Terrace, Golden, Fernie and Summerland; as well as an average of all B.C. municipalities with a population between 5,000 and 10,000, and an average of all municipalities not including Vancouver. In previous year's, the comparison was to Castlegar, Nelson, Golden, Kimberley, Merritt, Quesnel and Salmon Arm. The numbers are for the year 2012, the latest for which data is available. The report is less dire than in past years, when Inglis warned of a detoriorating financial position. It is difficult to see exactly how Revelstoke's performance has changed compared to its peers due to the change in comparison groups. The report shows Revelstoke has $18,168,580 in financial assets in 2012, up more than $2.5 million compared to 2011. However, its financial liabilities went up by close to $3 million, to $28,631,079. In terms of assets, Revelstoke was the highest in the comparison group, and similar to that of the

5–10K group. Revelstoke's liabilities were many times higher than all similar municipalities, except Summerland, which were higher. Liabilities per capita were almost $4,000 — well more than double the average of all B.C. municipalities. Revelstoke's net financial assets sat at a deficit of more than $10 million at the end of 2012. Only Summerland performed worse in this regard. Revelstoke had $61,154,237 in non-financial assets (machinery, buildings, infrastructure, etc…) at the end of 2012 — similar to other communities in the comparison group, but less than the 5–10K group, which averaged closer to $100,000,000. Revelstoke's total debt at the end of 2012 was $20,129,067. "This is almost double the average of all municipalities in B.C. as well as municipalities with populations of between 5,000 and 10,000. It is significantly more than all other members of the comparison group except Summerland," wrote Inglis. "It is indicative of Revelstoke's continuing reliance on borrowing as a method of funding its capital expenditure programme, in the absence of sufficient reserve funds or DCC's. It is also indicative of the city's commitment to investing in its infrastructure." Revelstoke's debt per capita was more than $2,500, compared to the provincial average of about $500. The ratio of long-term debt to total revenue was 1.04 in 2012. That means the city's debt is higher than its revenue, so if it wanted to pay it all off next year, it couldn't. The year before the ratio was 0.93. Revelstoke's accumulated surplus — the combination of equity in physical combined with operating, capital and reserved funds – was less than comparison communities and only about half the 5–10K group. Consolidated revenues, which include all revenue sources, were $2,668 per capita — similar to the 5–10K group, but higher than

most of the comparison group and the provincial average. Revelstoke's tax revenue per capita was $1,279 per capita — similar to the 5-10K group but higher than all comparison communities. Revelstoke outpaced all but Fernie and Golden in the comparison group when it came to transfers from the province. The city spent $2,544 per capita — second only to Fernie in the comparison group. The average for all B.C. municipalities was $2,230; and for municipalities in the 5–10K group, it was $2,400. The biggest driver of costs were general government, transportation, which includes roadworks and snow removal; protective services, parks & recreation, and development services. For general government, Revelstoke spent less than most. In terms of development services and protective services, Revelstoke spent more than all other comparison groups. Transportation costs were a big driver of expenses, at $533 per capita in 2012, a result of high snow removal costs here. The city also spent more than average on parks, recreation and culture, which Inglis attributes to the fact Revelstoke has a small surrounding population, so there's little opportunity for cost-sharing with the rural area. Spending on water was less than average, while spending on sewer was in line with the provincial average. "Our operating expenses are generally within normal ranges but, where they do show higher than other members of the comparison group (e.g. transportation) there is an understandable rationale why this is so," concludes Inglis. "Residential property taxes continue to show on the low side based on an average single family dwelling comparison and sales of services per capita are also low compared to other municipalities. This provides capacity for revenue generation to reduce the reliance on borrowing and bolster reserves."

place for Mica 5 and there was a mechanical issue so they stopped the work," Walker-Larsen said. Specialists have been called in to diagnose the problem, but in the meantime 300 contractors are on standby while they wait for the issue to be fixed. There was no word yet on how long the repairs to the crane will take. "We'll have a timeline once we've got that diagnosis," said Walker-Larsen. "It's like a car making a funny sound. Until the mechanic gets a good look at it, you don't know what's involved." She said the issue shouldn't have a significant impact on the con-

struction schedule. “Like any other large project, construction involves the careful choreography of a tremendous amount of material, mechanical equipment, and skilled labour,” she said. “It is not uncommon on this kind of job to have a ‘tools down’ situation.” The fifth turbine, which weighs 137 tons, was lowered into place in April. Contractors were lowering the rotor that the turbine will spin around into place when the issue happened. The Mica 5 & 6 project is expected to be completed in October 2015.

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The installation of two new turbines at Mica Dam has been put on hold temporarily due to a malfunctioning crane in one of the power houses. "Most of the construction work for the Mica 5 & 6 project has been suspended," BC Hydro spokesperson Jen Walker-Larsen told the Times Review. The incident happened last Wednesday, June 25, when a mechanical issue arose with one of the cranes that was being used to install the rotor for Unit 5 in place. "They were lowering the rotor into

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Speakers at a public hearing came out mostly in favour of vacation rentals — as long as they're well regulated, well taxed and properly enforced. Revelstoke council heard from six residents, five of whom spoke in favour of allowing vacation rentals in residential neighbourhood, provided proper restrictions are put in place and they don't become a financial burden to the city. Six other people wrote letters. "They're already here, so we might as well make some money off them and make sure they're monitored properly," said Scott Duke, who is a director with the Chamber of Commerce and is running for council. Only Brian Gadbois, who lives in Arrow Heights, spoke out against the proposal, telling council, "Filling neighbourhoods with vacation rentals would actually lose the character of neighbourhoods in a community sense and would not achieve the objectives of having individuals live their entire lives in this community." Robert and Bonnie Lundberg also objected to vacation rentals, writing a letter to council saying, "Local residents did not sign on to guarantee financial profit for landlords and land speculators." Short-term renters have no concern for their neighbourhoods, they wrote. "Commercialism should not be allowed to destroy single-family oriented neighbourhoods." Still, out of the 12 people who officially voiced their opinions, the majority were in favour of the proposal, as long as the fees were suitable, taxation was at the right level, and the rentals were properly regulated and enforced. The city proposal calls for vacation rentals to be capped at 120 days per year, with a maximum of four rooms and eight guests, and one parking space available per

room. Properties would have to undergo a specific re-zoning process that would include a public hearing in order to become a vacation rental. Currently, there are an estimated 30–40 vacation rentals operating illegally in Revelstoke. One letter came from Brett Solomons, an Albertan who said he was considering purchasing property in Revelstoke to use as a vacation rental when he is not here. He wrote the cap should be more than 120 days to increase the viability of running a vacation rental. Richard Tucker wrote that rezoning shouldn't be required for every home, and that city staff and council should set out clear guidelines to follow so that homeowners wouldn't be at the mercy of their neighbours to run a vacation rental. Duke said the goal of the bylaw should be to ensure Revelstoke doesn't turn into a Canmore or Whistler, where black windows are a problem throughout the communities. He suggested putting a cap on the number of vacation rentals allowed in town. He also proposed a $2,000 licensing fee to cover the costs of administration and enforcement. "The biggest thing is the city should be profitable off of it. At least if they're going to be there, we should make money off of it and have it go towards marketing," he said. Judy Goodman, the executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, presented the result of a member survey to council that showed 82 per cent of 56 respondents supported vacation rentals. Only 52 per cent supported the proposed re-zoning process, while a 62 per cent agreed with the parking regulations and 88 per cent with the rule requiring a 24/7 contact be made available. She said the penalties for breaking the rules should be high enough to act as a deterrent. She

also suggested a pillow tax be collected that would go towards tourism marketing. Norm Langlois, speaking on behalf of the Revelstoke Accommodation Association, said the bylaw should ensure a fair playing field, social fabric considerations, and enforcement and penalties. Vacation rentals should not be able to piggy back off existing hotels, motels and bed & breakfasts. As well, an excess of vacation rentals could lead to a housing shortage for residents. "Not only do vacation rentals take away potential business from already struggling hotels, they push up the long-term rental rates that employees need," he said. "Every day workers are pushed out of the community to make ends meet while some houses sit empty." He agreed with the idea of capping the number of vacation rentals. "We do not want to have a ghost-town bedroom community in the shoulder season while locals struggle to find affordable housing." Poppi Reiner, who runs Poppi's Guest House, and Nancy Murray, who runs a bed & breakfast in Arrow Heights, both expressed similar sentiments that vacation rental owners should have to meet the same regulations as other accommodators. "When you open a B&B in town, you jump through big hoops," said Murray. "I think that everybody who's dealing with tourism in this town should also be falling within these guidelines." Reiner said vacation rental owners should have to contribute towards the marketing done by the RAA. "I would like you to consider some kind of a tax," she said. "I know it's difficult to do that, but some kind of pillow tax so they can contribute to the enforcement and to marketing."

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On Thursday, June 26, I hosted an LGBTQ & Allies get together at Castle Joe Books. (LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer, but is inclusive to pansexual, questioning, two-spirited people and people who would prefer no label, etc… and allies are people that support them.) The purpose of hosting this SAFE SPACE get together was to have an environment where people could meet without prejudice or judgement. The activities during this time were open for but not limited to having discussions, researching and finding books on LGBTQ and allies issues, reading poetry or plays, acting out skits, painting and creating art in all its forms, and planning group trips outside of this monthly get together. Since the creation of this space I have fielded many questions, such as, “Since when are you gay?”, “are there that many gay people in Revelstoke?” and “why do we need to single people out by having a group? I have no problem with gay people”. I am by no means an expert, I don’t have statistics, so I don’t know how many LGBTQ folks there are and quite frankly it’s doesn’t mat-

ter, but I still try to answer the first and the latter. The first question is one that is of importance because it shows the social norm of having to categorize and label. This is the question and frame of mind that keeps allies from coming and being supportive. (I’ll be happy to chat with anyone about social justice and social inequality another time.) It also, in many cases including my own, keeps people from coming out and living in their norm. Revelstoke needs this group because invisibility is not the same as integration and acceptance. Visibility is the first step to living OUT in the open. People need a place to express themselves that is safe from fear, judgment and violence. It’s important for allies to attend as well because they are our individual safe spaces. You don’t have to have a huge knowledge base on social justice issues (that’s a whole other group), you just have to care and be supportive. Businesses and community partner’s can show opposition to discrimination by displaying a small rainbow flag in their window or doorway. Just a quick reminder that the rainbow sticker on a business is recognized worldwide as the symbol of a safe space that is free from discrimination,

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judgement and violence — whether it’s shopping, doing business or otherwise. It does NOT mean you are having a pride parade in your lobby. Thank you to those of you that attended, took posters/ rainbow flags, gave me positive feedback and plan to attend in July, and thank you to the folks that helped me with donations and ideas.

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I will be hosting $2 drop in nights from 7–9 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of every month, making the next get together July 24 at Castle Joe Books. If weather permits we will be doing poetry/play readings and possibly painting in the courtyard. There will be snacks and refreshments provided.

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by Norm Macdonald This has been a spring full of serious and important issues that have caused British Columbians to speak out very loudly against the actions of the BC Liberal government. One of the issues that caused the greatest number of emails to my office this spring is the government's plan to further privatize our public lands through Tree Farm Licence (TFL) rollovers. When the BC Liberals first proposed the TFL rollover legislation prior to the 2013 election they were forced to back down because of overwhelmingly negative public reaction. But they were determined to press ahead. After the election, they promised that ahead of re-tabling TFL rollover legislation, they would conduct a province-wide, authentic consultation. Instead of the wide-ranging consultative process that was promised, the government simply offered an opportunity for British Columbians to submit their thoughts online, and those of us who want to keep our lands in

public hands took the opportunity to send another strong message to government. At the close of the consultation period, approximately 4,225 submissions were submitted. 4,185 reject the government’s plan for privatization. Approximately 25 are neutral, and only 15 clearly support the government’s agenda. As the Critic for Forests, I also received most of these submissions and many hundreds of these emails came from Kootenay residents. But there was also a very large contingent of these emails that came from people in other parts of the world. Because BC relies on international markets for its wood products, and these markets value wood products that are harvested sustainably, any changes here that shake the confidence of the international market in our environmental standards puts our industry at risk. The CEO of Canfor, a corporation that employs so many in our area, has come out strongly against the proposal for just this reason stating that ‘the risk of aligning the public against BC’s largest forest companies’ is just too high. We cannot lose public control of our lands, of our forests. TFL rollover legislation threatens our ability to sell our products, it gives away our public lands through backroom deals, and it is environmentally irresponsible.

Reader sides with Suzuki over Wilks Dear Mr David Wilks, KootenayColumbia MP, I just read your piece entitled "Northern Gateway" in the Opinion section of the Revelstoke Times Review (June 25, 2014). No doubt it also appears in many other newspapers and publications throughout your constituency. Fair enough, we are all "entitled" to our opinion. That's the great thing about democracy. My opinion is that Stephen Harper's Conservative government have lost sight of democracy.

In the same issue of the Revelstoke Times Review, still in the Opinion section, David Suzuki writes a piece, "Pipeline approval flies in the face of democracy and global warming". That is the one that I will be reading to my children and their children's children. (If I live long enough, that is..) The recent Supreme Court decision on aboriginal title is to be applauded. Northern Gateway is a dead duck. Yours respectfully, Alistair Taylor, Revelstoke

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After two days of zipping through the forest, navigating through boulder fields, struggling up steep climbs and ascending near-vertical rock slabs, Spaniard Faustino Marin took top spot at the Western Canadian Championship Trials event in Revelstoke on the weekend. "It was an amazing event. I'm really happy because it's an amazing place to ride," he said. "The sections were really good." Marin finished the two-day event with a score of 50, beating out Kelowna's Brandon Wince and Australia's Sam King to take the victory in the Champ category - the highest of four divisions at the event. Trials is a dirt biking event where riders must navigate through numerous challenging obstacles laid out along a course. The event was brand new to Revelstoke, and the course was set up by "Outlaw" Dave Rhodes, who runs Outlaw Trialsport in Vernon. "It couldn't have gone on better," he said. The course took advantage of the Revy Riders network of trails in the Frisby Ridge area, along with three old quarries where the majority of technical sections were located. The road-side quarries made for easy spectating. "The spectators were amazing," said Rhodes. "We really set this up as a spectator event. I don't know how many, but cars were lined up along the road with people watching." 37 riders in four different levels took to the course on both days of the weekend. They each had to complete three laps of the course on both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, they had to contend with a wet and slippery conditions that challenged even the best riders. Things dried up on Sunday to make life easier. "The level for the first day was really tight because it was a little bit wet," said Marin. "When it's wet, it's really slippery. today was a little bit easier, but you can make mistakes. When you make mistakes you are done." The course was set up so different skill levels had different obstacles to navigate. For example, in one of the most spectacular sections, the champ riders had to scale a 5-metre high, steep boulder, with almost no run up to get to speed. Meanwhile, the expert and advanced riders took an easier line to the side of the boulder, while intermediate and junior riders had an alternate route nearby. Their goal was to make it over without putting a foot down. Each time you put a foot down, you got a point, and if you crashed, it was five points. The rider with the fewest points won. Marin scored 34 points on day one and only 16 on day two – including a near flawless third lap – for the win. Wince was third with 42 points on day one, but he only recorded 25 points on day two to move up into second. King recorded 41 points on day one and 43 on day two for a third place finish. "A couple big rocks in the big quarry were a bit nervewracking but I was able to get through," said Wince, who showed that the Canadians could keep up with the international pros. Stan Bakgaard won the expert division, Chris Tronnes the advanced division, Brett Clark took intermediate division, and Harold Pospisil won junior division. Overall, the event was praised by riders, while organizers were impressed by how well things went off, particularly as a number of volunteers were required to score the competitors. "I thought it was fantastic," said Florian Schott of the Revy Riders. "It went off better than we had planned in terms of community involvement and the riding that happened. I was really impressed with the riding that came to town." Will it back next year? "Ask me again in two weeks," replied Rhodes.

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For nearly 100 years, the letters sat in a drawer, unread. They told the story of a man, Angelo Conte, who like so many fellow Italians, left his country to seek a better life abroad. It was 1913 – the year Italian immigration to America peaked – and Conte joined almost 900,000 of his countrymen on the journey over the oceans. He left his town of Valstagna in the Italian Alps and landed in Vancouver. He went from job to job until he found himself in Revelstoke, working to build the Connaught Tunnel in Rogers Pass. Tragically, he died on Oct. 15, 1915, mere days before he was planning on returning to his family. During this time, he wrote many letters home to his wife Anna and his daughter Gigetta, who was born not long after he left to Canada. He signed them all, "Yours forever, Angelo." It is those letters that inspired Italian filmmaker Nicola Moruzzi to delve deeper into his great-grandfather's life and learn more about his journey to Canada. Titled Revelstoke: A Kiss in the Wind, Moruzzi has been researching his ancestor’s journey in order to tell both his and Conte's journeys. Conte's story tells that of an immigrant trying to adapt to life in a new country; while Moruzzi's story is one of discovery of a man who was always a mystery to his family. *** The letters were found in January 2013, locked away in a drawer by Gigetta. They had likely been unread for nearly 100 years. “Discovering these letters was very emotional, and at the same time our curiosity became stronger and stronger because we wanted to know more about the places he was describing and the things that were happening," Moruzzi told me via Skype from Rome. "It became evident we wanted to go deeper into his story." I spoke to Moruzzi just after he returned from a trip to Canada to do more research and filming for his documentary. Unfortunately, our paths did not cross while he was

Nicola Moruzzi meets with Cathy English at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives during a recent trip to Revelstoke.

here, so we conversed in real time over the Internet — me in Revelstoke and him in Rome. 100 years ago, it would have taken weeks for Conte's letters to reach his beloved wife in the Italy. Conte wrote about arriving in Vancouver — a bustling port city that attracted many immigrants from Asia and Europe. He went from job to job, getting hired, fired and rehired, seemingly at will; and facing blackmail from unscrupulous employers. He went to Kamloops, where he worked for a subcontractor on the railway. He described it as a beautiful city in a landscape like the deserts of Africa. Soon enough, he found himself in Revelstoke. "Revelstoke is somewhere that is very emotional for me and it's a huge part of the story," said Moruzzi. Conte worked low-wage jobs and he resisted doing the dangerous work in the Connaught Tunnel under Rogers Pass, which at the time was the longest railway tunnel in North

America. "For me it was something very good to find out my great-grandfather put his efforts into something that was so important for the community and for Canada at this time," said Moruzzi. As Conte struggled in Revelstoke, the idea of going back to Italy to see his family — a return to his homeland, which was in the midsts of war – grew in him. He took the job in the tunnel, with the goal of earning enough money to return to his family. "When he wrote his last letter to Anna, he wrote that he was coming back to Italy," said Moruzzi. On Oct. 15, 1915, less than two days after writing that letter, Conte was crushed by a rock while working in the tunnel. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Revelstoke, where his grave is marked by a stone cross that Moruzzi recently visited — probably the grave's first visit in decades. *** With Revelstoke: A Kiss in the Wind, Moruzzi seeks to tell his great-

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– and B.C. as a whole – was in the midst of a boom, with major construction projects like the Connaught Tunnel happening. The boom ended with the onset of the First World War. Moruzzi has started a crowdfunding campaign to help pay for the completion of the documentary. He wants to return to Revelstoke in the fall to finish filming. He aims to raise $75,000. The goal is to release the film in May 2015 and he wants to screen in it in Revelstoke. "We really believe it's a community effort to bring this story to the big screen, that's why we're doing this crowd-funding campaign," he said. "His story is shared by many people — by many grandfathers and by many great-grandfathers. That's why we should address the community as our first audience." To view a trailer of the documentary and lend your support to the project, visit www.indiegogo.com/ projects/revelstoke-a-kiss-in-thewind.

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VISUAL ART SHOW The Revelstoke

Visual Arts Centre presents Trees by Kristi Marcoffio, Hidden Works by Kelly Perry, and the Golden Girls annual show. Visit the RVAC website for hours.

Wednesday, July 2

LITTLE SPROUTS PROGRAM POLLINATOR PARTY A gardening program

for preschoolers and their parents, hosted by the North Columbia environmental Society. At the community garden at the United Church at 10 a.m. PLAY IN THE PARK Join the Revelstoke Child Care Society for a variety of free outside play activities, crafts, crafts, songs, stories and a light snack. Queen Elizabeth Park. From 10:00am–Noon. For more information call 250-837-6669. GARDEN GURU SERIES Delicious edible invasives with Natalie Stafl and Robyn Hooper. At Welwinds at 5 p.m. TANYA LIPSCOMB plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

Thursday July 3

DEVON COYOTE plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

Friday July 4

JOHN JENKINS plays the summer

street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m. BLACKOUT CITY KIDS Live at the River City Pub at 10 p.m.

Saturday July 5

MIKE LOWES plays the summer street

festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

Sunday July 6

BCAS 40TH ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE The BC Ambulance Service holds

an open house where local paramedics will give tours of the station and ambulances, and provide history of the service. Hot dogs and cake will be served. At the ambulance station at 900 Oscar St. from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. MIKE LOWES plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

July 7–11

REVELSTOKE ART CAMP Children from kindergarten to grade 6 are invited to attend a five-day (mornings or afternoons) super fun and creative art camp at 1806 Colbeck Rd. Please call Alisha at 250-8142500 for more information.

Monday July 7

THE PARSON JAZZ CO-OP plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

Tuesday July 8

SCRATCH MAGAZINE YOUTH EDITORIAL EVENT The Stoke Youth

Network and Columbia Basin Trust have teamed up to offer this exciting one time event in Revelstoke. Be part of the editorial selection committee to help review and select what gets publish in the next

edition on SCRATCH Magazine, CBT's youth arts & cultural publication. At Okanagan College from 12–4 p.m. Lunch is provided. JOANNE STACEY plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

Wednesday July 9

PLAY IN THE PARK Join the Revel-

stoke Child Care Society for a variety of free outside play activities, crafts, crafts, songs, stories and a light snack. Queen Elizabeth Park. From 10:00 a.m. to noon. For more information call 250-837-6669. SUMMER READING CLUB The Revelstoke library presents a series of fun events for kids. This week is funny science experiments for the mad scientist in all of us. From 2–3 p.m. SARAH BURTON plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

Thursday July 10

THE CLIFF JUMPERS plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

6:30–9:30 p.m.

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Tuesday July 15

the River City Pub at 10 p.m.

Sunday July 13

BLACKBERRY WOOD plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

July 14–18

Monday July 14

MIKE ALVIANO plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From

GARDEN GURU SERIES

presents What's with chickens, by Rory Luxmoore. At 204 7th St. East at 5 p.m. MIKE ALVIANO plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

Wednesday July 16

PLAY IN THE PARK Join the Revelstoke Child Care Society for a variety of free outside play activities, crafts, crafts, songs, stories and a light snack. Queen Elizabeth Park. From 10:00am–Noon. For more information call 250-837-6669. SUMMER READING CLUB The Revelstoke library presents a series

of fun events for kids. This week magician Leif David performs some amazing tricks. From 10:30–11:30 a.m. BLUE SCARLETT BAND plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 17

CEMETERY TOUR Cathy English, the curator of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives, gives a historical tour of the Revelstoke cemetery, telling stories of the people buried there. Meets at the cemetery at 7 p.m. $5. ANDREW & ZACH SMITH

plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

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July 11 to August 29

VISUAL ARTS SHOW The Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre presents Backyard and Alleys, a open show for all members; Golf/ Social Justice by Rob Wilson, and Voices of Our Ancestors, an exhibit organized by the Aboriginal Education Committee. Show opens Friday, July 11, at 6 p.m.

Friday July 11

MICHAEL WOOD BAND plays the

summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

EVIL EBENEZER w/FACTOR AND ILL TONE live at the River City Pub at

10 p.m.

July 12–13

3 VALLEY GAP GPS RIDE The

Revelstoke and Sicamous ATV Clubs hold a poker ride in the Three Valley Gap area. Use your GPS to locate five randomly chosen GPS points, then go collect your hand from the coordinator back at camp. The event will be staged at the Wap Mabel FSR, just off the Trans-Canada Highway near Three Valley Gap. There will be 75 GPS points in total, located from the Trans-Canada to Mabel Lake to Joss Pass to Kingfisher. Registration is Friday, July 11, in the evening and the rides start at 8 a.m. each day. Free breakfast is available both mornings. For more information, e-mail Al Obrigewitsch at 3valleyal@gmail.com. REVY RIDERS WOMEN'S RALLY An all-day women's dirtbike rally, with riding clinics, maintenance clinics, guided tours, a barbecue, bonfire, swimming and more. $49 for club members, $124 for nonmembers. Visit revyriders.com or e-mail Eve Northmore at evenorthmore@hotmail. com for more information.

Saturday, July 12

JESSICA STUART FEW plays the

summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Events

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THURSDAY AUG. 14 Downtown Nostalgic Tour Registration Cemetery Tours

2:00 p.m. 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Revelstoke Museum Regent Inn (old Stokers Bar) Cemetery

FRIDAY AUG. 15 United Church Women’s BBQ Registration South Revelstoke Tour Senior’s Social Open House – Tea & Slide Show Downtown Nostalgic Tour Vintage Car Club Display Beer Garden/Entertainment Campfire and s’mores Welcoming Ceremony

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 12:00 – 8:00 p.m. 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

United Church Regent Inn (old Stokers Bar)

Mount Mackenzie Grizzly Plaza Village Idiot United Church Downtown Mt. Revelstoke Regent Inn (old Stokes Bar) Begbie View Elementary/RSS Aquatic Center Revelstoke Museum Revelstoke Railway Museum Centennial Park Senior’s Center Macpherson Room – RCC Legion Hall Mt. Begbie Brewing Co.

Family History Displays Beer Garden/Entertainment

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. 8:30 – 11:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - Depart Balsam Lk. 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. at Begbie View 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Afternoon Tour times: contact Brewing Co. @ 250-837-2756 or email at: reception@mtbegbie.com Time to be confirmed 7:00 p.m.?

SUNDAY AUG. 17 Revelstoke Mountain Resort – Gondola Ride/Brunch North Face Dirty Feet Trail Run Family Picnic at Williamson’s Lake Heritage Home Tours Cemetery Tour

7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Mount Mackenzie Macpherson Trails Williamson’s Lake Museum Cemetery

SATURDAY AUG. 16 Revelstoke Mountain Resort – Gondola Ride/Brunch Farmer`s Market Logger’s Buffet Breakfast Pancake Breakfast – United Church Women Merchants “Back To School” Sale Mt. Revelstoke Eva Lake Pilgrimage Registration Tour of Begbie View School/Revelstoke Secondary Toonie Swim Revelstoke Museum & Archives Open House Revelstoke Railway Museum Family Day Timber Days - Beer Garden and Children’s Activities Senior’s Social Open House – Tea & Slide Show Sid-Arrow Get Together Rocky Mountain Rangers Reunion Mt Begbie Brewing Co. – Tasting Tours

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Five new tourism infrastructure projects totalling $125,000 were approved by Revelstoke council last week. The funding comes from the Resort Municipality Initiative Fund, which comes from a two per cent tax levied on hotel rooms in Revelstoke. The biggest cheque goes to the Revelstoke Golf Club. They recived $65,000 to complete the purchase of their fleet of golf carts that are currently being leased. According to a letter from Greg Austin, the director of operations for the golf club, the funding will help the club towards its goal of long-term sustainability. The City of Revelstoke received $30,000 for improved access and streetscape beautification along the Second Street entrance to city hall. The work will expand and improve pedestrian access to the Second Street

Greg Austin (left), the director of operations of the Revelstoke Golf Club, and Taylor Pearcey pause for a moment during their golfathon for ALS on Monday. The duo started golfing at sunrise and were on their 79th hole of the day when the Times Review caught up with them shortly before 11 a.m. They were planning on golfing until sundown in order to raise money for the ALS Society of BC. Visit the Times Review website for the final totals of their marathon effort. Mavis Cann/Revelstoke Times Review

entrance, add four trees to the sidewalk and "assist in framing city hall as a showcase building in the downtown," wrote Mike Thomas, the director of engineering. The Revelstoke Community Wave Park Society received $15,000 to conduct a feasibility study to build a whitewater wave park on the Illecillewaet River. The group plans on contracting S20 Designs to determine whether a standing wave could be created that would be large enough for a kayaker, surfer or standup paddleboarder. The Revelstoke Climbing Coop was awarded $8,000 to replace aging equipment in climbing areas around Revelstoke. The coop is embarking on a 20-year project to replace and maintain all the hardware that has been installed on routes around Revelstoke. The first phase is to replace all the oldest equipment over the next 1.5 years. Mountain Equipment Coop donated $3,750 to the project. Most of the

bolts installed on the routes were placed by volunteers at their own expense. The coop expects to spend about $60,000 over the course of the project, with the labour provided by the climbing community. The Illecillewaet Greenbelt Society received $7,000 for new signs and two cedar benches for the network of trails along the greenbelt. The plan is to use local ceramic artists to create the signs, which would be mountaied to cedar posts. Wood carver Rod Aspeslet will be commissioned to create the eightfoot long cedar benches. The concept behind the benches is to have them look like the natural roots of a giant cedar tree when viewed from the side. Council also approved a letter of thanks to Tom Gaglardi for advertising Revelstoke Mountain Resort on the board of Dallas Stars arena. Gaglardi owns the resort and the NHL team.

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Francophone school growing as it ends second year Rana Nelson

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For parents, watching a child grow can be bittersweet. But for those same parents, watching a school grow is exciting! Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers, Revelstokeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public French-language school, opened in September 2012, with 10 students, one teacher, one classroom (K-2), and one educational assistant. In September 2013, the school expanded to 21 students, two full-time teachers, two classrooms (K-1 and 2-3), one part-time teacher, and two educational assistants. The parents involved in establishing Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers are proud of how the school is growing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel great!â&#x20AC;? says Caroline Grenier, who worked for four years surveying parents, compiling information, and gathering signatures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re right on target with our estimates: 50 students within five years.â&#x20AC;? Grenier and her husband, Denis St.-Onge, have two children at the school, Louis, in Grade 3, and Audrey, in Grade 1. For September 2014, about 10 new students have pre-registered (mostly in kindergarten), and if enough new students enrol, Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers will expand to three classrooms, split between the kindergarten and grade four students. A total of 32 students are needed for that to happen. Five instructors for 30 students is a much higher ratio than most schools can offer (and in this time of teacher strikes, it may be a sore point for some), but the students definitely benefit. For some children at Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers, French is their first language, but for many it is not.

Philipe Trzebiatovski teaches two days per week at Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers. He provides small-group French instruction to students who do not speak French fluently, oneon-one help for students who need work on reading and writing, and he also teaches Phys. Ed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By January, all students can understand what a teacher is asking them to do and can speak in sentences, even those students who knew no French in September,â&#x20AC;? he explains. Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers is part of the public Conseil Scolaire Francophone (CSF), or Francophone Education Authority of BC and Revelstoke is part of its School District 93. The criteria for enrolment are that one parent speaks French fluently and/or that a parent or grandparent is Francophone. This means that not all students come in speaking French. According to the CSF website, â&#x20AC;&#x153;most parents of [CSF] students are part of exogamous couplesâ&#x20AC;Ś[which means] two people with different mother tongues.â&#x20AC;? Stephanie Melnyk, who was part of the parent group working towards French immersion in Revelstoke a few years ago, enrolled her son AJ in Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers when it was apparent that immersion would not be going ahead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;AJ went in not speaking French and now we have conversations [in French]. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very rewarding," she said. Small classes and one-onone teaching is also good for teachers (and therefore students). JoĂŤlle Grenier, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s K-1 teacher, says that the two educational assistants help immensely, taking (even smaller) groups of students aside to work on certain activities. Grenier says that compared to large classes, where

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teachers spend much of their time managing behaviour, at Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers, she â&#x20AC;&#x153;can better see where studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; strengths and weaknesses are, and can focus on what needs improvement. I have more time for real teaching.â&#x20AC;? She adds that â&#x20AC;&#x153;this school is like a family. The parents are very involved, and they have a great relationship with the teachers.â&#x20AC;? There is also a good relationship with Arrow Heights Elementary, from which Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers rents their classrooms. On the picket line together at the end of June, teachers from the two schools were playing French word games with each other. Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers principal Chantale Desmarais agrees with Arrow Heights principal Todd Hicks when he says that the schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; students â&#x20AC;&#x153;are not my kids, they are not your kids; they are our kids.â&#x20AC;? French language is not the only focus of Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers; Francophone culture is as well. Revelstoke has a vibrant

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Francophone community, and the school is an active part of it. At Christmas, parents helped organize the Francophone communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas potluck at the Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Centre, parents and teachers helped staff the Francophone booth at the Carousel of Nations in February, and in April, the school co-presented the sugar shack event at Mt. MacPherson with Revelstokeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Francophone Cultural Group. Parent involvement also extends to a strong turnout at almost every PAC meeting. Parents were instrumental in starting the school and they continue to work towards its success. And like any PAC, they fundraise. This year, led by the two professional chefs in the PAC, the group made tourtiĂ¨res and sugar pies, both of which sold out quickly in the community. Like any child, however, Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers has experienced a few growing pains. When the second classroom was established in September 2013, two supply teachers taught successively over five weeks until JoĂŤlle Gre-

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nier was hired in October on a temporary contract. Enrolment numbers in any school are not confirmed until September, so schools cannot always offer guaranteed positions before then. For that reason, Grenier has accepted a job at the Francophone school in Nelson next year because a (well-recommended) teacher with more seniority has filled her position here, and Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers cannot yet guarantee that it will be able to open a third classroom. Nonetheless, as Caroline Grenier says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the rising enrollment numbers show that people see the benefits of the school and what a good program it is.â&#x20AC;? And with 12 to 14 children expected to enrol in Kindergarten in 2015, there is every indication that Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers will continue to be in the top growth percentile for its age. Disclosure: Rana Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter Rachel attended Ă&#x2030;cole des Glaciers in Grade 1 this year and her daughter Rebecca attended Arrow Heights Elementary in Grade 5. Nelson attended PAC meetings for both.

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rejected B.C.’s position that the economic value of the timber to the province overrode the thenVICTORIA – The Supreme mous regions, through trea- are essentially owned by the vaguely defined aboriginal title. Court of Canada’s landmark ties or similar court actions, as people who occupied it hunHere’s McLachlin’s definidecision on aboriginal title held the only Canadian province that dreds if not thousands of years tion: by the Tsilhqot’in Nation leaves never completed historic trea- ago. “The nature of aborigimany questions to be answered. ties? It’s not quite ownership. Fednal title is that it confers on the Perhaps the biggest is this: The Tsilhqot’in decision eral and provincial jurisdiction group that holds it the exclusive Will British Columbia exist as appears to uphold the key find- still applies, and their authority right to decide how land is used we know it today by the end of ing of the 2007 trial, that 1,700 varies with the strength of the and the right to benefit from this century? Or will it devolve square kilometres of the Nemiah aboriginal title claim. those uses, subject to the restricby Tom Fletcher into dozens of semi-autono- Valley west of Williams Lake Chief Justice Beverley tion that the uses must be consistent with the group nature of the interest and the enjoyment of the land by future generations.” That’s not land ownership in the fee-simple sense of the term. It locks in communal ownership, which I and many others have argued is at the root of the poverty seen in many aboriginal communities. Another big question: Is there any future for B.C.’s 20-year-old treaty process, or will this precedentsetting case send more First Nations to court, or to the barricades as the Tsilhqot’in did on a logging road in 1983? One of the unique advantages that have emerged from the handful of modern treaties in B.C. is that aboriginal communities have more options ® in land ownership. By voluntary agreement, they can convert land to fee-simple ownership, making it available for mortgage or sale. Modern treaty holders also get out from under the federal Indian Act, which remains in force despite this latest decision. One of the big questions asked in the days after the for 6 months in a bundle.* Tsilhqot’in decision was this: Is the Northern Gateway pipeline project dead? None of the aboriginal communities along the pipeline route has this kind of declared aboriginal title. Get up to 60 SD and 25 HD channels Few if any would have a similar strength of claim as Record your favourite shows the Tsilhqot’in, who fought a small war to defend their Get the equipment you need to territory from a wave of † install up to 3 TVs in your home gold seekers in the 1860s. One that does is the Haida Nation, whose occupation of a beautiful group of islands was long defended militarily, and never challenged by any other aboriginal group. Among others, the Haida Nation was represented in the Tsilhqot’in case as interveners. Council of the Haida Nation president Peter Lantin said after the decision that his team is preparing its own aboriginal title case for trial. Few doubt that this assertion of title will be Call 310-MYTV (6988), successful, either by negotiation or court ruling. But ® go to telus.com/gettv or visit your Telus store. there is a unique aspect to the Haida claim that would set another precedent. They claim title to Telus sTORes the ocean around Haida Revelstoke Gwaii, a challenge to any120 Connaught Ave. *Offer available until July 28, 2014, where access and line of sight permit, to residential customers who have not subscribed to TELUS TV or Internet in the past 90 days. Cannot be combined with other offers. TELUS Satellite TV is not available to residents of multi-dwelling units. Regular prices apply at the end of the promotional one wishing to sail tankers period; a rate of $36.95 begins on month 7 and includes TELUS Satellite TV Basic Package. Rates include a $5/mo. discount for bundled services and a $3/mo. digital service fee. TELUS reserves the right to modify channel lineups and packaging, and regular pricing without notice. HDTV-input-equipped television required to through.

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Greg Kenyon: You are meant to discover new places GREG KENYON Principal

I am honored to have this opportunity to speak to the Graduating Class of 2014. I’ve been at RSS for a little over a year now, and I feel that we

only just got to know one another. And now you’re leaving. As I contemplated your departure from Revelstoke Secondary, the ideas of ‘leaving’ and ‘departure’ and how you are so ready to move on brought to mind one of my favorite quotes

Congratulations to the grads of 2014! We know how hard you worked to reach graduation day, and now it’s time to celebrate your accomplishments. We wish you a happy and successful future.

A message from your teachers, members of the Revelstoke Teachers’ Association

from William G.T. Shedd: “A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are built for.” With that quotation in my mind, as I stand here looking out at this gathering of people who are here for the express purpose of celebrating you and wishing you well on your way, I now see you as adventurers and explorers about to set off on the grandest voyage of your life — your postRSS future! Your families have prepared you for the voyage by giving you the opportunity to develop an inner compass by which you will be able to navigate and find your own way in the world. Your parents and teachers have provided you the tools to successfully sail your ship. All of us, together, have helped you build your ship. Now, it would be safer all around if you cruised within the safe harbor that is Revelstoke Secondary, but that’s not what you are meant to do. You are meant to discover new places, meet new people and cultures, challenge yourself with new voyages of discovery, and to experience this world. There will be storms, perhaps a hurricane or two, but there will also be smooth sailing. Experiencing these will more fully define your character — and forge a stronger, more resilient self.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATES OF 2014

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To leave takes courage. There is a need for courage to stand up for what you want, to stand up for what is right, and for courage to set your own course. The poet e.e. cummings said it best when he stated, “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are”. I said at the beginning that we have just gotten to know each other, but I feel I know you well enough to understand the outstanding character of this group. The pride of our community, the

members of this graduating class have proved over and over that they have moral courage. The courage to stand up, and speak, and set your own course has been on display to those of us who have had the privilege of knowing you. Bon voyage, and good luck to you. Joining your families, your teachers and friends gathered here today, I wish you Godspeed on your journey. Thank you.

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Valedictorian: Focus on the journey, not the arriving John Yakielashek Valedictorian

Good afternoon Mr. Kenyon, Mr. Pfeiffer, teachers, Mr. Hooker, fellow graduates, family and friends. I am very honoured to have been asked to give the valedictory address for this graduating class of Revelstoke Secondary School of 2014, which I consider myself very fortunate to have been a part of. Canadian astronaut Chris Hatfield recently wrote a book titled An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth which contains many interesting reflections. One of these thoughts has been repeated elsewhere, and it warrants mention today. This thought is that within all of our lives, our “focus should be on the journey and not arriving at a certain destination.” Today’s graduation is definitely a destination of sorts — but only one of many in this journey that we call life. I will come back to that thought though. First let’s pause at this destination for a moment — this milestone. It is a milestone and one of which we can be proud. There have been many joys and many trials that have resulted in the culmination of this moment. There is also an important place for a realization that many people have played a major part in our reaching this stage today. First off, there are our parents who cheered, prodded, encouraged, delighted, cried and stood behind us.

Valedictorian John Yakielashek delivers his speech Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review

For the roles that you have played and will continue to play within our lives – from those very first steps until now – we thank you. Teachers. The countless hours spent encouraging, helping, mentoring and guiding us to become the best versions of ourselves are priceless. We know and sense your passion to expand our knowledge and better us, and we thank you. And there are others. Friends who listened to our frustrations and joys; grandparents, aunts, and uncles who walked with us; People we interacted with – sometimes only for a moment – that deeply impacted us. And some or many of these interactions were difficult and challenging but we are and can be the better for those as well.

We are the sum of all these things, and as one of my teachers recently said “they (us graduates) enter high school with Converse shoes and floppy hair, and then they leave with suits and hair product…” This maturation process does not occur overnight – you can ask any parent in here if you don't believe me – and all of these people who I have mentioned have played a major part in it. I invite all of you to take a second to applaud these people in all of our lives. Thank you very much. Chris Hatfield has another great quote: “If you start thinking that only your biggest and shiniest moments count, you're setting yourself up to feel like a failure most of the time.” This is a big and shiny moment,

but it is only a moment, and soon we will need to get back to the daily grind of life. What we do need to take from this big shiny moment though is the realization of all that has helped to create this moment. To realize, as John Donne puts it “that no man is an island.” We are all part of a large community – this world – and just as we have been impacted and poured into, we now have come to this time and have the opportunity to go forward and impact the world around us. Now I’m going to try and insert a scientific term in here, so bear with me. Ok, here it goes: “Potential energy.” This is a term that has a lot of scientific applications, but I’m going to use it in terms of gravitational potential. When an object, such as a skydiver, is flying high above the earth, they are said to have a lot of potential energy that can be converted into kinetic energy, or movement as they plummet back to earth. In some sense, that is us. We have so much potential energy, just waiting to be converted into movement that will benefit the world around us. We are not all going to be astronauts. What we are going to be though, is exactly who we are meant to be: artists, scientists, teachers, business people, parents, partners, loyal friends, and a part of a larger whole where we can learn and grow and give back again and again. Each of us has been given our

own gift that we can give to the world, it is up to us to take the leap of faith out of the plane (like the sky-diver) and unlock our full potential. To quote another age old quote, paraphrased, “It’s not what the world can give to us — it’s all that our potential energy has to give back to the world.” And while big shiny things to give back to the world are good, I hope my classmates, teachers, parents, and all of us that are here find ways and opportunities to contribute to solving the big things such as hunger, broken people, children, and families, racial and gender inequality, and on the list goes. We just aren’t going to be able to save the world every day, (imagine that) and so it is important to remember that it doesn’t start with these things. We can all make a difference each day, and it starts with the little things. The smile, the opening of the door, the listening to a friend having a bad day, the hug, the being there when someone falls and cries. That is the stuff of life. That is the journey. To give with no expectation of any return - and I think you'll find that in doing so we will find ourselves and those around us with a much richer life. I wish all of my fellow graduates the best of luck in all of their future endeavours, and I hope that everyone in this hall can find their own way to give back to the world. Thank you and good afternoon.

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RSS Grad 2014 Scholarship Winners Ainslee Arthurs: District Authority/ Awards $1,000 Ainslee Arthurs: Mackenzie Dental $500 Megan Asmundson: Revelstoke Hospital Auxiliary Society Bursary $2000 Megan Asmundson: Revelstoke Italian Canadian Club Scholarship $200 Amy Badger: Bill Nimilowicz Bursary $750 Chase Bafaro: Vic Van Isle Bursary $250 Sofie Biggs: Revelstoke Community Childcare Society Bursary $500 Kendra Blakely: Harris & Company LLP Law 12 Scholarhsip $200 Kendra Blakely: Helen Hammond Memorial $250 Kendra Blakely: Knights of Columbus Bursary $250 Kendra Blakely: McDonalds Scholarship $1200 Madeline Brown: District Authority/ Awards $1,000 Madeline Brown: Knights of Columbus Bursary $250 Madeline Brown: Knights of Pythias Bursary $1000 Madeline Brown: Universal Goodwill Scholarship $500 Brodie Buhler: Revelstoke Minor Hockey Association Scholarship $500 Jessa Burke: Aboriginal Education Scholarship $500 Jonas Burke: Aboriginal Education Scholarship $500 Jonas Burke: Revelstoke Rotary Trades Scholarship $1000 Jonas Burke: Ron March Memorial Scholarship $750 Melanie Davies: Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation Scholarship $600

Melanie Davies: Revelstoke Optometry Centre Bursary for Academic Excellence $500 Logan Davis: Daniel J. Levesque $500 Marissa Duncan: Mary Daem Bursary $500 Megan Evans: District Authority/ Awards $1,000 Megan Evans: Michelle Jones Memorial Scholarship $850 Megan Evans: Revelstoke CUPE 5150 Bursary $200 Mikayla Faucett: McDonalds Scholarship $540 Mikayla Faucett: Revelstoke CUPE 5150 Bursary $200 Mikayla Faucett: Revelstoke Fire & Rescue $1000 Mikayla Faucett: Revelstoke Forest Industry Bursary $325 Jesse Fowlie: Grad 2009 Bursary $250 Jacob Friesen: Revelstoke Christian Education Society Bursary $1000 Trevor Gallicano: Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Bursary $250 Trevor Gallicano: Revelstoke Italian Canadian Club Scholarship $200 Rose Haaf: Louie Rota Memorial $250 Rose Haaf: McDonalds Scholarship $450 Joseph Harper: Fred Olynyk Bursary $2750 Joseph Harper: McDonalds Scholarship $440 Lachlan Hicks: District Authority/Awards $1,000 Lachlan Hicks: Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khorassan $500 Lachlan Hicks: Mary Daem Bursary $500 Lachlan Hicks: Pat Wadey Memorial Scholarship $250

Parker Hill: Grad 2006 Bursary Fund $400 Parker Hill: Jack Adam Memorial $300 Lexis Kepler: Royal Canadian Legion Bursary $500 Madison Klevorik: The Enchanted Forest & Skytrek Adventure Park Scholarship $500 Curtis Kovacs: Revelstoke Teachers’ Association Scholarship $1000 Tristan Lahue: Darrell (Rocky) Robinson Memorial $500 Annick Langlois: Knights of Columbus Bursary $250 Joelle Leeder: McDonalds Scholarship $200 Sierra Legebokoff: Mary Daem Bursary $500 Gordon Mason: Columbia Basin Trust $2000 Gordon Mason: June and Jim English Scholarship $250 Gordon Mason: Pat Wadey Memorial Scholarship $250.00 Gordon Mason: Peter Grauer Memorial Scholarship $475 Taylar Masson: Hillcrest Campbell Award $1250 Tamara May: Dennis Lewsey Scholarship (Rotary) $500 Tamara May: Mary Daem Bursary $500 Tamara May: Revelstoke Arts Council Scholarship $500 Calen McLean: Dennis Lewsey Memorial Scholarship $750 Calen McLean: Queen Victoria Staff Association Bursary $500 Calen McLean: Tony Coueffin Memorial Professional Award $375 Allison McTaggert: Columbia Basin Trust $2000 Cassidy Pierlot: Revelstoke Dental Centre Fund $350 Cassidy Pierlot: Tim Horton

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ship $500 Kelsey Spannier: Columbia Power Corporation Bursary $500 Kelsey Spannier: G. Richard Bursary $500 Kelsey Spannier: Lina Brazal Sihlis Scholarship $250 Kelsey Spannier: Revelstoke Teachers’ Association Scholarship $1000 Darby Stilwell: McDonalds Scholarship $550 Darby Stilwell: Valley Blacktop Award $750 Chiara Sykes: Tony Coueffin Memorial Technical Award $375 Joel Thur: HMC Services Bursary $500 Tashi Townley: CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventure Scholarship $1000 Tashi Townley: Revelstoke Forest Industry Bursary $325 Taryn Walker: Aboriginal Education Scholarship $500 Taryn Walker: Columbia Basin Trust $2000 Taryn Walker: District Authority/ Awards $1,000 Taryn Walker: Revelstoke Arts Council Scholarship $500 John Yakielashek: James Cameron $1500 John Yakielashek: Lee Scholarship $500 John Yakielashek: Revelstoke Principals and Vice-Principals Association Bursary $750 Hannah Yauck: Community Futures Revelstoke Award $500 Hannah Yauck: District Authority/ Awards $1,000

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