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Homecoming weekend attracted big crowds to Revelstoke – exact numbers weren’t available as of press time – but we’re certain it was well over 1,000 people. They filled up the hotels, crowded downtown, took in the music and museums and restaurants and other events that took place over the course of the three days. Long-time locals were out, as were people who moved away decades ago, like Jack McMahon and Bob Burchinshaw (above, from left), who both moved away in the early 1950s, but still come back to visit old friends. For more Homecoming coverage, see pages eight and nine. ~ Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review

Housing society, city trade shots over affordable housing delays Alex Cooper

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The delay in building 12 new affordable housing units in Revelstoke spilled into council chambers, with the Revelstoke Community Housing Society blaming the city for the delays and the mayor putting the blame on the society. “I have to express my frustration and disappointment that we’re not moving faster,” said Mayor David Raven during Tuesday’s council meeting. “Short of digging a hole myself, it’s not going to get there.” He was responding to a request on the council agenda for the city to

enter into a 60-year lease with the housing society that was accompanied by a letter from housing society chair Mark McKee saying delays at city hall were threatening the project. “It is time for the city to not only say they support the project but to actually put some firm actions to ensure this project becomes reality,” wrote McKee in his letter. For now, the issue is the delays in getting the housing society’s building permits issued so it can proceed with a multi-million dollar affordable housing project on Oscar Street. BC Housing has committed $1.4 million to the project, but that

money is at risk if the development doesn’t move forward soon. According to a staff report, there are still three outstanding items that need to be resolved before the units can be built: — The city and society need to sign a lease on the land; — The city needs to issue the society a building permit; — The city or society needs to obtain exemption from the new home owner warranty. On Tuesday, council approved a motion to allow the housing society to either enter sign a 60-year lease with the city or gain ownership over the property. Tim Palmer, the

city’s Chief Administrative Officer, told council that the 45-page lease was close to being complete. Once it is signed, the city could then apply for exemption from new homeowner protection warranty. However, the housing society could choose to obtain ownership of the property, meaning it would have to apply for the exemption. Council was told the building permit couldn’t be issued without the exemption. Dean Strachan, the manager of development services, said provincial legislation required the exemption be obtained before a building permit could be issued. He also said the planning depart-

ment hadn’t received all the drawings needed to sign off on the building permit. The housing society asked the city to expedite all processes. “We are concerned that any further delays in the approval processes from both the city and BC Housing will delay the construction start date, which will result in further increased construction costs, or a delay until the spring which may involve a whole re-tendering process,” wrote McKee. “This would put the project back at the starting gate, which may put our successful

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Revelstoke city hall begins work on new sign bylaw Alex Cooper

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City staff is beginning work on a new sign bylaw that it hopes will result in more clarity and consistency. “We’ve been reviewing signs since I arrived in Revelstoke,” Dean Strachan, the manager of development services, told

council. “It’s been a hot button issue for a long time.” Strachan said they are looking at crafting rules that will be easier to read and more user-friendly. “The critical portion of a sign bylaw is to balance between the regulation that will allow for the community’s interest to be protected but still allow businesses to be

creative and reflect what they’re doing,” he said. A report to council says the new bylaw updates regulations for awning, window and free standing signs to reflect what already exists in the community The report, which includes both the proposed new sign bylaw and the old one can be viewed on the Times Review website.

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Welcome to the Best of Revelstoke.

We want to know your favourite places, people, businesses and activities in Revelstoke. We’ll be running the survey in the newspaper and on our website throughout July and August, and the results will be unveiled in the next issue of the View, which is due out on September 10.

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITES! Simply fill out the survey here and drop it off at the Times Review office at 518 2nd St. West, or do so online via our website. Vote for as many categories as you’d like. There’s a limit of one entry per person and we have some great draw prizes available for anyone that takes part.

The winners will get bragging rights and a Best of Revelstoke certificate, so go ahead and encourage everyone to vote for you or your business.

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Transit costs rising Is the cost of running public transit in Revelstoke worth it? That’s the question that was raised after the annual report on the service was presented to council on Tuesday. “It is distressing to see the cost per ridership going up over the last year,” said councillor Linda Nixon. “It needs to be a top priority for a new council to address.” Ridership was down but revenue was up on Revelstoke transit for the 2013-14 fiscal year, according to the report, but only 10.5 per cent of costs were recovered and $21.03 was spent for each trip taken, up from $17.61 the previous year. Coun. Chris Johnston called the increase in cost per ride “distressing.” “Sometimes to have public transit you have to pay a whole lot per ride, but it seems to me there’s got to be something that can be done in terms of the model of how the service is provided to make it work a bit better,” he said. “Hopefully it is something that can be addressed. It’s a lot of money for I’m not sure how much service.” 21,523 trips were taken on Revelstoke buses last year, down from 22,262 the previous year. Despite the decreases, $47,599 was collected in revenue, up from $45,877 the previous year. The cost of running the buses was $589,502 last year — up from $430,052 the year before.

Vacation rental bylaw adopted Council gave final adoption to the vacation rental bylaw, but the decision wasn’t unanimous. Councilllor Tony Scarcella was the sole holdout in voting for the bylaw. “It gives too much power to council and not enough say to the neighbourhood,” he said in explaining his no vote. However, the rest of council and Mayor David Raven voted yes, meaning the bylaw passed. “I think this is a great step forward. There’s probably going to be bumps along the way, but I think it’s high time we had something in place and it’s a really good start,” said coun. Chris Johnston. The bylaw requires vacation rental owners to apply for a special sub-zoning, which would involve a public hearing. Vacation rentals could only be rented out for 120 nights per year, and there is a maximum of four bedrooms and two guests per bedroom. One on-site parking space is required for each room and a property manager must be available on-call 24/7.

council gives support for air service Revelstoke council voted to write a letter voicing its support for air service in Revelstoke — but not for any one particular carrier. The letter came in response to a request from Revelstoke Air Services, the name JumpOn Flyaways is using for flights to Revelstoke. Council was careful to not endorse any single airline. “I don’t think the city should endorse any specific business. We can endorse in general terms,” said coun. Chris Johnston. His suggestion was endorsed by the rest of council, who voted to pen a letter expressing support for air service in general.

Snowmobile club gets funding for groomer Council approved $100,000 in funding for a new groomer for the Revelstoke Snowmobile Club. The funding for the $294,450 machine is from the tourism infrastructure fund The snowmobile club says it will pay for the rest of the cost out of its own budget. According to the club, snowmobiling brings in about $9 million per year to the community.

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There was a flash of excitement when a black bear ran through downtown Revelstoke last Wednesday afternoon. The bear ran down Garden Avenue, through an alleyway between Second and Third Streets, then down Rokeby Avenue to the river bank before disappearing from view. The bear appeared scared and confused. Bob Gardali, who was working outside of the Woolsey Creek restaurant, said the bear tried to run up the tree outside the restaurant before making its run to the river. Many people scattered and watched as the bear ran through the area. RCMP and Conservation Office were called, however the bear was gone by the time the RCMP arrived. As the RCMP officer noted, this is bear country and if the bear appears scared of people, that’s a good thing. According to WildsafeBC Revelstoke, bear sightings in town are up significantly this year. Words by Alex Cooper, Photo by Bob Gardali

Man arrested for drunk driving after crashing through fences Alex Cooper

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A Revelstoke man was charged with impaired driving after crashing his pickup truck into two fences Friday night. The incident happened on the 300 block of Humbert Street on Aug. 15 at around 10 p.m.

RCMP say a pickup truck veered off the road, passed through a yard, causing damage to a fence, then came to a halt after crashing through the fence of a neighbouring property. EHS, Revelstoke Fire Rescue and the RCMP attended the scene. The driver, 44, was arrested and charged with

impaired driving. He is scheduled to appear in Revelstoke court on Oct. 1. Fortunately, no one else was injured in the crash. The RCMP is reminding people not to drink and drive and to take a taxi or have a designated driver if you plan on consuming alcohol.

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FINANCE NOTICE OF PROPERTY DISPOSITION AND ASSISTANCE In accordance with the requirements of the Province of British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Charter, Revelstoke City Council hereby gives notice of its intention to lease to the Revelstoke Community Housing Society, for a sixty year term in the amount of $100.00, property located on Oscar Street commonly known as the Bridge Creek Properties. This property is legally described as Lot 1, Section 26, Township 23, Range 2, West of the 6th Meridian, Kootenay District, Plan EPP40833. Revelstoke City Council intends to provide assistance to the Revelstoke Community Housing Society for the leased property on Oscar Street. The Society will pay rent in the amount of $100.00 for a sixty year term which is less than fair market value rent. Tim Palmer, Chief Administrative Officer

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The Revelstoke Courthouse is in the running in the Architecture Foundation of B.C.'s Best Buildings Contest. Revelstoke's iconic courthouse, with its neoclassical facade, Doric columns and green dome, was built in 1912-13 by the local construction firm Foote and Pradolini. It is the only building in Revelstoke in the running for the Best Building Contest. The contest is being held by the foundation to celebrate 100 years of architecture in the province. The foundation writes this of the courthouse: "It's a simple reminder of how buildings looked at the turn of the 19th Century. You cannot look at

it and not know you are looking at a piece of history. It's unique in its shape and design for this area and this province. It looks like it should be a building in Europe somewhere, not a small town whose main industry is forestry and railways. Simply, its a hidden gem." Voting is open until September 25, at which point, the top 25 buildings in B.C.'s four regions (Lower Mainland, Island, Interior and North) will move on to the final round. The top three buildings in each region will then be selected by a panel of judges and each will receive a commemorative plaque. You can vote online by following the instructions at the AFBC website at www.architecturefoundationbc.ca/ best-buildings-entries-for-voting.

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The Southeast Fire Centre and City of Revelstoke have lifted their respective campfire bans that had been in place since August 5. Campfires are now allowed in the city and throughout the region, which stretches from the U.S. border in the south to Mica in the north, and from the Alberta border in the east to the

Program to be completed by December 31, 2014 For program details and application forms contact the Engineering and Development Services Department at 250-837-3637 or see our website at revelstoke.ca

CAREERS CHILD CARE SUPERVISOR The City of Revelstoke invites applications for the position of Child Care Supervisor for the preschool year commencing September 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; June 2015. The successful incumbent must have an Early Childhood Education Certificate. This position is within the Bargaining Unit of C.U.P.E. Local 363. A copy of the job description can be viewed in the Parks, Recreation & Culture Department, 600 Campbell Avenue or online at www.revelstoke.ca. If you are interested in this position, please submit resume and other relevant material to the undersigned by Monday, August 25th, 2014. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Laurie Donato Director of Parks, Recreation & Culture City of Revelstoke Box 170, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 Email: ldonato@revelstoke.ca

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PUBLIC WORKS CITY HALL STREET IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMENCE AUGUST 18TH Construction of the amenity area adjacent to City Hall and improvements to Second Street water and storm sewer infrastructure will begin on August 18, 2014. This will impact traffic on Second Street from Mackenzie Avenue to Orton Avenue. The affected area will be closed to through traffic, including the alley from First Street to Third Street; and will be in effect until September 2, 2014. Pedestrian traffic will also be affected. The City of Revelstoke thanks affected individuals for your understanding and patience during this period improving City infrastructure. If you have any questions contact Public Works at 250-837-2001 or if you require assistance accessing City Hall, please call Administration at 250-837-2911.

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Mount Begbie Brewery is looking for a new location for an expanded facility after it declined to purchase the lands across from the railway museum. "We are in pursuit of a new location," confirmed Tracey Larson, who owns the brewery with her husband Bart. "Bart's still looking and he has a few more options to review at this point." They intend to stay in Revelstoke, she added. Mt. Begbie was planning to build a new brewery across from the Revelstoke Railway Museum but soil issues made building on that site cost prohibitive, said Tracey. "I don't mean anything bad environmentally with the soil, but building wise, for us to

excavate the soil and refill for a building our size would have been fairly cost prohibitive," said Larson. As a result, the brewery did not purchase the property from the Big Bend Development Corporation, which owns the former trailer park across from the museum. "We're back to square one looking," said Larson. As a result of the move, city council acceded to a Big Bend request to rescind the re-zoning amendments to the Farrell Road property. However, a Official Community Plan amendment changes the land use from urban residential to mixed use was adopted. "The OCP designation proposed seems to be more appropriate use due to its adjacentsy to the railway museum and the railway itself," said the city's chief planner Dean Strachan.

Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services reacted quickly to extinguish a fire at the sewage treatment plant Thursday night. "It was a good fast knock down," said fire chief Rob Girard. "We got on scene quickly with Engine One. We got water on that fire right away. In another two or three minutes, the situation would have been much different for the citizens." The call of the fire came in on Aug. 14 just before 7 p.m. Twenty firefighters and a full complement of vehicles responded to the scene at the plant. "Basically what happened was Engine One deployed an initial attack line," said Girard. "A tech crew went in through the office area of the sewage treatment plant and went in a room that contains the air compressors that pump air into the sewage lagoons." One out of three air compressors was on fire. The initial attack team was able to extinguish that fire, but by that time, the fire had gotten into

A fire damaged one of three air compressors and some wiring at the sewage treatment plant. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review

the ceiling. Fortunately, a second team was able to ventilate the building and by just after 8 p.m., the fire was out. "It appears the cause of that fire was a belt on the electric motor that drives the compressor," said Girard. "It appears the belt failed and during that failing it created friction that caused the fire." The plant remained in operation, with two out of three air compres-

sors still working. City engineering director Mike Thomas estimated the damage at about $50,000. “The fire at the waste water treatment facility was minimized because of the quick response by Revelstoke fire services,” he said in a news release. “If response had been a few minutes longer, the damages would have been significantly more extensive.”

Police officer peppered by bear spray during chase Alex Cooper

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Revelstoke RCMP arrested a woman after a five hour pursuit that included a police officer getting peppered by bear spray early Wednesday morning. RCMP say the incident began at

around 3 a.m on Aug. 13 when they got a call about a suspicious female who had parked her vehicle in someone's driveway and was asking for gas or money. Police attended but when they approached the woman she fled in her vehicle, a blue Toyota Tacoma pickup truck.

The vehicle was later seen on the Trans-Canada Highway and a traffic stop was attempted by police. The woman refused to comply with the stop and at some point the police officer was hit with bear spray. The woman then fled the scene but her truck was soon found only one kilometre further east on the highway.

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Agencies working on new highway closure protocol Editor, Your editorial “Who’s responsible for traffic control” (August 13, 2014) echoes the exasperation of both the public and officials of the all too frequent negative impacts of Trans-Canada Highway incidents. I am confident that the outcomes from the multi-agency stakeholders meeting held last week will help the agencies craft more effective strategies to collectively manage Trans-Canada Highway closure impacts. These traffic management challenges are a result of accidents, weather conditions, avalanche and landslide incidents as well as traffic congestion on the Trans Canada Highway. Several agencies are working collaboratively to find short

L ette rs term solutions to minimize motorist frustration. Planning is well underway to implement improvements. The City of Revelstoke’s Engineer, Mike Thomas, will be reporting to council in the near future on an action plan for Trans-Canada Highway traffic impacts. This will be a multiagency, multi-jurisdictional plan. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Parks Canada, RCMP, HMC (highways maintenance contractor) and the City of Revelstoke are all involved. Other communities are also impacted. Refining the traffic management chal-

lenges is important, but it does not address the core long-term problem — the deficiency of the Trans Canada Highway. The provincial and federal Governments have made significant improvements recently and they have also made further funding commitments for highway improvements. This fall, at the Union of British Columbia annual meeting, the City of Revelstoke will again meet and continue to lobby senior governments for further funding commitments for Trans-Canada Highway improvements. Sincerely, Tim Palmer, CAO, City of Revelstoke

Government should expand woodlot program Editor, Re: A Q&A with George Benwell about life and the forest service, from Aug. 13. One statement was inadequately overlooked under the question relative to the dream of most of foresters to run a community forest or woodlot. Hopefully government will substantially expand the current woodlot program, which will allow

Housing, from page 1 $1.4 million BC housing grant in jeopardy. This will reflect badly on all of us if this funding is lost.” Raven placed the blame on the housing society for not managing the project properly and not setting any deadlines for the different tasks that needed completing. “In most of these projects there has to be a very rigid timeline, with very specific

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our younger generation – both professional and technical individuals – the the opportunity to manage a working forest on a longterm basis. Such a program would assist in creating stability and permanent employment in rural communities across the prov-

Editors note: George Benwell's comment about the woodlot program came in a written note following the interview. It was unfortunately overlooked before publishing the article.

goals and accountabilities, and that seems to be missing,” he said. Naturally, the housing society took the opposing view. “If the city thinks they are bending over backwards to help us and support us by being expeditious, sorry we don’t see it,” wrote McKee. “Hopefully you can sense the level of frustration everyone on the RCHS Board is feeling. Especially when we are so close to getting something done.

It’s time to stand up and do something. “If Council and staff cannot get these approvals in place immediately, then we should have a joint meeting with everyone at the table, Council, Board, staff, consultants, and contractors. to figure out why.” With Raven indicating he is running for a third term as mayor, and rumours swirling that McKee will run against him, the dispute has the makings of a political battle during this November’s election.

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Caribou released from Revelstoke maternity pen Alex Cooper

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Twelve caribou and nine calves were released from the maternity pen near Revelstoke in late July. The maternity pen, located north of Revelstoke near Mica, was built by Revelstoke Caribou Rearing in the Wild, a coalition of local stakeholders, in an attempt to give new-born caribou a better chance of survival in the wild by protecting them in the first few crucial weeks of their life. Four weeks after their release, all calves are still alive. Nine pregnant caribou were captured in March and placed in the pen, where they were tended to by shepherds from the Okanagan Indian Band, Splatsin First Nation and two local retired professionals. One non-pregnant caribou and two near-yearlings were also captured and placed in the pen. The caribou were released in late July once the calves were large and mobile enough to better survive predator attacks. The nine calves ranged in age from two to nine weeks old upon release.

The mothers and their calves are now moving back into prime caribou habitat in the sub-alpine. They have been radio collared and their future success will be monitored to help inform future maternity penning and other recovery efforts. There are currently 124 caribou in the Columbia North herd. The herd has declined about 40 per cent in population since 1994 and the goal is to increase the numbers to a self-sustaining population of 250 caribou. “This has been a collaborative effort among our group and we are extremely pleased with the success of the project to date,” said Kevin Bollefer, the spokesperson for RCRW, in a government news release. “We would like to thank all of our funders and volunteers that have made this project possible.” The maternity pen was established by a number of local stakeholders, including Parks Canada, the Province of B.C., the Columbia Mountains Caribou Research Project, the Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation, the North

One of nine caribou calves that were recently released from the maternity pen north of Revelstoke. BC Government photo

Columbia Environmental Society, the Revelstoke Snowmobile Club, Mica Heli Guides and First Nations. There are about 1,700 mountain caribou in British Columbia

and the species is listed as threatened under the Federal Species at Risk Act and red-listed in British Columbia. The province has launched the Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan,

with the goal to raise the mountain caribou population to more than 2,500 animals by 2027. Activities such as logging, road building and snowmobiling have been prohibited in mountain caribou habitat.

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City council voted to allot $15,000 from the Economic Opportunity Fund to hire a consultant review the expressions of interest in developing a bioenergy facility in Revelstoke.

More than 50 responses were received in response to a request for expressions of interest prepared in the spring by consultant John Christie, a specialist in green energy development. Christie was paid $15,000 to prepare the request. Now a further $15,000 is being allotted

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for him to review the responses. This would include scoring all responses, final selection, and meeting with the selected partner(s). The goal is the development of a bioenergy facility that would convert the community's wood waste into usable energy

products like green diesel. A steering committee consisting of Mayor David Raven, Geoff Battersby, the chair of the Revelstoke Community Energy Corporation; Mike Copperthwaite, the manager of the Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation; Ken Norrie, Penny Page-

Brittin, the city's environment coordinator; and Alan Mason, the city's economic development coordinator, is assisting with the project. The funding still needs to be approved by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, but that approval is likely.

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What a weekend! The Times Review was out to as many activities as possible on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to try and capture Homecoming as best we could. Here’s a sampling of what took place, in photos. 1. The Scott family accepts the Pioneer Logger Award on behalf of Wayne Scott, who passed away in May. The award is handed out every year by the Revelstoke Forest Workers’ Society during Timber Day. 2. Una McInnes with her son Jamie and his wife Lisa. Jamie’s claim to fame is he was Revelstoke’s last ski jumper, while Lisa grew up skating here. Jamie and Lisa now live in Parksville, B.C. 3. Hailey Christie-Hoyle gives Emilia Leenders an arm tattoo in Grizzly Plaza on Friday. 4. Brothers Walsh and Eldyn Pauls enjoy some of the kids activities being offered at the Family Picnic at Williamson Lake on Sunday. 5. Former members of the Rocky Mountain Rangers reunite at the Legion Hall. From left: Al Cruickshank, Ed Koski, Glenn Vernon, Gary Vernon, Ken Brownlow, Mike Toma, Warren Lucas, Val Eastman, Mark McKay and John Dragani. 6. Ken English gives a presentation on Revelstoke during the First World War. 7. The Maritime Kitchen Party provided the music for the evening in Grizzly Plaza on Friday and Saturday 8. Children take part in the hammer contest at Timber Day in Centennial Park on Saturday. 9. Revelstoke native Christina Amelio sings in Grizzly Plaza on Saturday. 10. Geraldine Vigue and Joyce Rudd swap stories at the South Revelstoke reunion at the community centre on Saturday. 11. Henry Harrison and Ollie Fitzmaurice marvel at the Revelstoke Model Railroaders set up at the railway museum on Saturday. ~ Photos by Alex Cooper, except #4, by Melissa Jameson

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Roots and Blues a Salmon Arm festival success story The aptly titled workshop “If Blues Had a Baby and They Named it Rock and Roll’ delivered a memorable jam session between Ontario’s guitar great Bill Durst and San Francisco’s Stone Foxes’. The dynamic exchange between these two acts on stage was infectious and memorable. The festival makes a good effort to promote not only Canadian talent, but also performers from all parts of the world. Jamaica’s Raging Fyah bared their soul twice to audiences, playing a groovy reggae set on electric guitar in the Boogie Bar-N Saturday evening, and then a more relaxed acoustic set on Sunday. A healthy mix of costumes, feathers and lawn chairs, Roots and Blues has been offering outstanding talent, quality merchants and food vendors for 22 years and it shows. In discussion with artists and vendors, providing outstanding organization of details was a common theme, enabling vendors and artists to comfortably take care of what they do best. The merchants offer an array of beautiful jewelry, leather goods, clothing, pottery and more. The festival draws in thousands of people from across the province every year. Ted and Diane Williams from Victoria have been coming to Roots and Blues almost every year for the past seven years. Diane, boasting about how much

Hugo Rampen, the former executive director of the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues music festival was contracted to put on two music festivals in Revelstoke starting next year. The Times Review sent Lindsay MacPhee to Roots ‘n Blues to see why that festival is such a hit. Lindsay MacPhEe

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The rains cleared, the clouds broke and the music began. The Salmon Arm Roots and Blues festival was about to deliver an elevating mix of soul-filled roots and blues, reggae and rock and roll to thousands of festival patrons. The main stage offered up acts like the sassy Mavis Staples and Alvin Youngblood Hart’s bluesy grooves. The always-entertaining Sheepdogs closed out Saturday and the electric Black Joe Lewis finished off the Sunday. Other performances throughout the weekend included the beautiful harmonies of Oh My Darling, B.C.’s own Good For Grapes, Cannery Row, Josh Ritter, Souljazz Orchestra, and socially conscious hip hop performer Shad. Supported by several side stages the Roots and Blues festival manages to organize its time and space well, showcasing workshop ‘jam sessions’ between different performers daily and repeat performances allowing festival goers to plan and see as much as possible.

Legendary soul singer Mavis Staples was one of the main headliners at this year’s Salmon Arm Roots and Blues festival. James Murray/Black Press

she looks forward to the festival says it’s her week of “pure, unadulterated fun,” with lots of new music discovery. There is an overwhelmingly positive and happy atmosphere at Roots and Blues, and looking around you will see toddlers bouncing around on shoulders, and kids, face-painted and

ments together to create a unique experience that is sure to please. Through effective planning and organization, supported by a mass of volunteer staff, music is delivered to the people in a laid back way, keeping both festival patrons and volunteers coming back year after year for more.

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Hugo Rampen, the former artistic director of Roots and Blues was hired earlier this year by the Revelstoke Arts Council to create two new festivals for Revelstoke starting next year. The plan is to have one centred around the summer solstice in June and another in late September. I spoke to Rampen, who spent 7.5 years as the artistic director of Salmon Arm Roots and Blues, to see what vision he has in mind for his two Revelstoke festivals. Work is still in the early stages, but what he is planning will be more than a music festival. "They're going to be multi-genre, they're going to be music and other things," he told me. "The intent is to create the type of festival that doesn't really exist in this area at the moment." There are music festivals all over B.C. — Squamish and Pemberton both recently hosted ones with big-name headline acts. Salmon Arm Roots and Blues has been around for 22 years and the Kaslo Jazz Festival is 23 years old. Rampen's aim is to produce a festival that will include more than music and take advantage of Revelstoke's community assets — the resort, the railway, the river, the downtown architecture and more. "When you design an event like this, you have to make it a little bit special. Without deep pockets you're not going to do it musically," he said. "You have to look at the assets the community gives you — architecture, environment and the quality of people in the town that are going to participate." He brought up the example of the Rudolstadt Tans und Folkfest, a world music festival in Germany that includes a children's festival, lectures, workshops, street musicians and other exhibitions. Each year the festival focuses on a different country, instrument and dance. "That's my intent to do that — film, music, a bit

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of TED talks, looking at mountain culture or interesting past cultures that need to be explored or celebrated," he said. "I'm looking at combining music and environment and knowledge and curiosity and making a bit of a spectacle." The plan is to have events across the city — mostly in the downtown core and at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Instead of building up a festival ground just for the occasion, the festivals will use already existing venues. "I want to avoid that and I want to drive economy to the local businesses," Rampen said. "I want to use venues that exist and I want to create partnerships at those venues where they can make money and the festival can cover its costs." He said he's excited to develop something new and unique. "This one, I can use my imagination, or other people's imaginations, and craft something that is really unique because it's not been done before," he said. "That's what I find so exciting about this. As well as the community assets in Revelstoke: the architecture, the venues, the environment, the river — all those things are interesting."

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PLAY IN THE PARK Join the Revelstoke Child Care Society for a variety of free outside play activities, crafts, songs, stories and a light snack. Queen Elizabeth Park. From 10:00am– Noon. For more information call 250-837-6669. JEN LANE plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m. OPEN MIC NIGHT at the Last Drop.

Thursday, August 21

JON AND HOLLY plays the summer street

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SCOTTY BERNIER Live at the Last Drop.

Friday, August 22

DENIS SEVERINO plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m. MINDLE BEACH MARKET Live at the Last Drop.

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The Malakwa Community Association hosts a fundraiser to pay for repairs to the community hall. The event will feature live music, kids games, pony rides, a silent auction and other fun games. Gates open at noon and music is from 1–11 p.m. AMISTAD plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m. MATT STANLEY & THE DECOYS Live at the Last Drop.

Sunday, August 24

INDOOR SUMMER MARKET At the com-

munity centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. RCU GRIZZLY BEAR RUN Come out for a 5km or 12km community fun run and free movie in the park. The run starts at 6 p.m. at Queen Elizabeth Park and the movie will follow. Visit revcu.com for registration and details. BLUE SCARLETT BAND plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m. CANDICE STAND Live at the Last Drop.

Monday, August 25

BOB ROGERS plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m. MAJESTY Live at the Last Drop.

The Revelstoke Credit Union is holding its annual Grizzly Bear Run this Sunday, Aug. 24. The fun run features five kilometre and 12 kilometre distances. It starts in Queen Elizabeth Park at 6 p.m. It’s $10 to enter the 5K and $20 for the 12K; register in advance at the credit union, Universal Footwear and Legends-n-Heroes. The run will be followed by a movie in the park. Revelstoke Times Review file photo

Tuesday, August 26

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

Wednesday, August 27

PLAY IN THE PARK Join the Revelstoke Child Care Society for a variety of free outside play activities, crafts, songs, stories and a light snack. Queen Elizabeth Park. From 10:00am– Noon. For more information call 250-837-6669. GARY KEHOE plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m. OPEN MIC NIGHT at the Last Drop.

Thursday, August 28

GARY KEHOE plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m. SISTER GREY Live at the Last Drop.

August 29–30

THE RED CANNONS Live at the River City Pub.

Friday, August 29

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joined in soprano Melina Moore in a performance of songs from the Phantom of the Opera and other hit musicals. At the Revelation Lodge at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Dinner and a show for $75. MULIBU K plays the summer street festival in Grizzly Plaza. From 6:30–9:30 p.m.

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LABOUR DAY GOLF TOURNAMENT The

Revelstoke Golf Club hosts the 84th annual edition of it's Labour Day golf tournament. It's open to men and women of all skill levels. Visit www.revelstokegolfclub.com for more information.

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

BLUE MULES Live at the Last Drop.

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It's been a busy few months for Ryan Parent since taking over as owner, general manager and head coach of the Revelstoke Grizzlies in June. "Recruiting, recruiting, recruiting," he said, when asked about his summer. "And it's gone really well. That's been my main priority." The Revelstoke Grizzlies start their 2014-15 season this weekend with the main camp. About 40 young hopefuls will take to the ice at the Revelstoke Forum with the goal of landing a spot on the team. "We need to have a good balance on our team and that means we want some skill, we want to have some toughness, but ideally

we want to have good kids, and I think having good young men in the community this year is a priority for us," said Parent. "Anything less just won't be tolerated or accepted." Camp begins with registration on Friday at 8 a.m. and an orientation meeting at 8:30 a.m. The players will be divided into two teams. Team 1 will practice at 9:45 a.m. and Team 2 at 11 a.m. There's a goalie session in the afternoon and a game at 4 p.m. There will be two games on Saturday, at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., with fitness testing in between. Camp will wrap up on Sunday with one more game at 10 a.m., at which point players will have their exit interviews. On Monday, the Grizzlies Hockey School starts and all play-

ers who will be taking part in the exhibition season – which starts Sept. 2 – will take part. "What I'd love to see is just a strong, competitive camp," said Parent. "I don't anticipate having a large camp, but I think that what we do want is we want players there that can legitimately vie for spots." Darren Komonoski, a former assistant coach with the Grizzlies, will be returning to the team in his former post. "He knows his stuff. He's worked with some good coaches," said Parent. "He won in 2010 in Revelstoke, so he's a winner and he's a proven guy." Parent said he will be adding one more assistant. Darren Cota is the team's marketing manager.

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The 2014 summer swimming season came to an end this past weekend in Kamloops at the BC Summer Swim Association Provincial Championships for the Revelstoke Aquaducks squad. Forty-six swimmers attended for either individual or relay events, and the Ducks brought home 19 individual medals as well as three relay medals, though 11 swimmers swam on regional relays that hit the podium. Making Revelstoke Aquaduck history was Division 1 girl Kaylin Gale, winning all four of her individual events – 100m individual medley, 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 100m freestyle – breaking club records in the process. D1 boy Ryder Litke won silver in the 50m fly and bronze in the 50m breast, both with new club records. Showing that speed runs in the family was Devyn Gale, who won bronze in the 100m free with a five second best time that was just shy of the club record. Tye Hoshizaki went out like a shot in the D2 boys 50m breast to capture a bronze. Beth Granstrom hit provincials hard on day one, winning gold in the 200m

IM. Though missing the podium in the 100m back, Beth won a Bronze in a very close 50m fly and outlasted her competition in the 100m free to win gold, bettering her club records in all four races. Brynn Hoshizaki just missed the podium in all her events, but she did break the club record in the 50m free. The D4 boys from Revelstoke owned the province, coming in as the top team for that age and gender. Jackson Litke led the charge by dropping seven seconds in his 200m IM to win bronze, though Nolan Gale and James LeBuke also finished the season well under the 30-yearold record for the event that stood at the start of the season. Jackson also won silver in both the 50m fly and the 100m back, and James LeBuke won gold in the 100m breast. Between Nolan, Jackson and James LeBuke, every record was broken for D4 boys— 50m free (Nolan Gale), 100m free (Jackson Litke), 100m back (Jackson Litke), 100m breast (James LeBuke), 200m IM (Jackson Litke) and 50m fly (Jackson Litke). The boys also came together to win a silver in the medley relay and a gold in the freestyle relay, with huge swims

from teammate Colm Molder. Bryce Molder won silver in both the 100m breast and the 100m free for the OCat 2 boys and, while not a medaling swim, Gina Cinelli broke the club record by three seconds in the D6 girls 100m breast. Gina did medal as the breaststroke leg on the D8 girls medley relay along with Nadia Salon, Emily Pfeiffer and Eliza McGuire. Revelstoke athletes on regional relays were: Madeleine Hobgood and Kayln Gale (D1 girls – 6th), Ryder Litke (D1 boys – bronze), Tye Hoshizaki (D2 boys – gold), Hunter Stewardson (D3 girls – 6th), Alex Jay (D3 boys – 6th), Beth Granstrom and Brynn Hoshizaki (D4 girls – silver), Jackson Litke, James LeBuke and Nolan Gale (D4 boys – gold), Gina Cinelli (D6 girls – bronze), Emily Pfeiffer (D7 girls – silver), Nadia Salon and Eliza McGuire (D8 girls – silver), James Pilla (D8 boys – 6th). The season ended with an amazing meet full of best times and great races. The first session of maintenance starts in the fall to prepare the Ducks for the 2015 season beginning next May.

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250 837-3330 Pastor Richard Klein 250 837-5569 Revelstoke United Church 314 Mackenzie Ave. 250-837-3198 revelstokeuc@telus.net

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Michael Greco Michael Greco passed away at Mt. Cartier Court Extended Care, Revelstoke on Thursday, August 14th, 2014 at the age of 85 years. Prayers will be recited from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church on Thursday evening, August 21st at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Mass of Christian Burial on Friday morning, August 22nd, at 10:30 a.m. with Father Aaron de Dios celebrant. Pallbearers will be six strong, good looking Italian guys. Mike was born in Spezzano Piccolo, Italy on April 26, 1929 and had been a resident of Revelstoke since 1957. He was the year-round manager of the local arena for many years. Mike enjoyed bowling, swimming, playing bocce and watching western movies. He was an opera singer in his early days and loved to sing. He enjoyed watching Blue Jays baseball and Maple Leafs hockey. Mike was an avid gardener and probably the only gardener in Canada that had elephant dung for fertilizer for his garden. Mike was predeceased by his wife Emma and is survived by three children: Randy of Calgary, Lucy Edmondson of Houston, Texas and Mark of Kelowna; two grandchildren: Cassie and Haley as well as other relatives both in North America and Europe and many, many friends. Messages of sympathy may be sent to Mike’s family by viewing his obituary at www. brandonbowersfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.

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Road Foreman 1 – Mica Dam Company Description: HMC Services Inc., a British Columbia Road and Bridge Maintenance Contractor is presenting an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to become involved in the Road and Bridge Maintenance Industry in British Columbia. HMC currently holds contracts in the Revelstoke, Golden, Mica and Quesnel areas. We are looking for a Road Foreman 1 for our BC Hydro contract at Mica, near Revelstoke. Job Description: The Road Foreman is responsible for the delivery of winter maintenance services at the Mica Dam & Town site. This position utilizes leadership, strong communication and excellent organizational skills to be proactive in response to changing road & weather conditions and crew deployment in order to meet the contractual obligations of BC Hydro. Specically, the position requires the following: UÊ Minimum Class 3 Driver’s License UÊ Positive attitude and strong work ethic UÊ Strong supervisory skills and ability to function well without direct supervision UÊ Actively operate equipment and simultaneously manage other employees UÊ Strong communication skills UÊ Exercise tact, cooperation and good judgment in dealing with employees, the general public, and BC Hydro or other regulatory personnel UÊ Excellent time management and planning skills UÊ Work and act in a safe manner at all times while adhering to all safety practices and procedures, and to encourage the same in the workplace The following skills would be considered assets to the position: UÊ Past supervisory experience UÊ Past highway maintenance or winter maintenance experience Mica Mica is located approximately 135km north of Revelstoke and this is a camp-based position. UÊ Mica Creek Operations Camp is a modern camp facility, offering full cafeteria, recreational facilities (exercise room, curling rink), and a lounge. All meals and accommodation are provided at no charge to employees. Each individual room has a TV, Internet access and washroom UÊ Shift Schedule for this position: Shift Cycle is 14 days worked, 7 days off – 10-hour shifts Candidates with high energy, willingness to learn and who are computer orientated are encouraged to apply. Potential candidates who possess some of the desired skills, or offer similar experience and transferable skills will also be considered, with additional on-site training to be provided. Compensation: Agreement

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Resort growth a community effort, RMR GM says resort game,” he said in a presentation to council. “We’re young and raw but we’re still an attraction.” Elliott’s presentation was part of an effort to improve communications between the city and the resort. The two sides have butted heads in recent years, mostly over construc-

nue increases, as did food and beverage, which was put under management of Northland Properties’ MoxRevelstoke Mountain Resort conie’s group. “They facilitated growth in the tinues to grow but still has room to numbers,” said Elliott. “They livget even bigger, general manager Rob Elliott told council on Tuesday. ened it up a bit. They provided “We’re the belle of the ball in the music in the plaza. The energy level was brought up.” For summer operations, opening the gondola and serving brunch at the mid-mountain lodge has doubled occupancy at the Sutton Place Hotel. The number of people eating brunch has tripled this summer. A trail from the hotel to mid-mountain has proven popular and the resort has money from the tourism infrastructure fund to build trails around Williamson Lake. “We’re trying to get to a four-season resort status and the gondola is a part of it,” said Elliott. “What it did is show we can start drawing summer traffic.” For the coming winter, the resort is focusing on glading in the Ripper Area and in the Tally Ho glades. There are also plans to expand the cat skiing terrain by extending the cat ski road along Kokanee Ridge. In more long-term plans, the resort is considering a boundary expansion to include the Elephant’s Trunk, which is located to the looker’s left of the gondola. At the base, the retail store is doubling in size and will add services like ski boot sales and fittings; and the Revelstoke Outdoor Centre is mov® ing into a new space. The * small parking lot is being re-designed to increase capacity and a new bus drop-off area is being added. Elliott said the resort From is working on cleaning Up to 60 Standard Definition up the construction yard around the old Mount and 26 HD channels Mackenzie Playhouse. Up to 75 audio channels The one area he did for 1 year * acknowledge the resort FREE installation† was struggling was in real estate sales, which have been almost non-existent for five years. “The only way Revelstoke real estate is going to sell at those levels is if Call 310-MYTV (6988), it’s sold on lifestyle,” he ® go to telus.com/gettv or visit your TELUS store. said. “I think it’s a community effort. The resort is a part of it. It’s the bike TELUS STORES trails, the Nordic trails, Revelstoke the museums. It’s a bit of 120 Connaught Ave. a mantra I’m trying to sell *Offer includes TELUS Satellite TV Basic Package and is available until November 3, 2014, with a 3 year service agreement, 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 corporately and I’m also multi-dwelling units. Regular price (currently $36.75/month) applies at the end of the promotional period. 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 watch HD. Minimum system requirements apply. The service agreement includes a free PVR rental and 2 free digital box rentals; current rental rates apply at the end of the term. A cancellation fee applies to the early termination of a service agreement and will be $10 multiplied by the number of months remaining in the service agreement. Rental trying sell community equipment must be returned in good condition upon cancellation of service, otherwise the replacement cost will be charged to the account. †Service installation includes connection of up to 6 TVs and is free with a service agreement or purchase of a digital box or PVR ($50 for month-to-month service with no equipment purchase). Offer is limited to wide as well.” installation using existing TV outlets and telephone/modem jacks. If a new jack or inside wiring is required, additional charges of $75 for the first jack will be incurred, and $25 per jack thereafter. TELUS, the TELUS logo, TELUS Satellite TV, telus.com and the future is friendly are trademarks of TELUS Corporation, used under licence. © 2014 TELUS. Alex Cooper

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ber and approached 200,000 for the season. Season pass sales remained steady at about 3,000 — Elliott figures that market is saturated — but there was significant growth in day ticket sales last year. As well, the retail, snow school and rental departments saw reve-

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