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Personal histories FOR THE FOURTH INSTALLMENT OF PERSONAL HISTORIES, WE SPEAK TO SKI JUMPING AND LOGGING BROTHERS, AL & JOHN MCINNES

Al & John McInnes: The ski jumpers MELISSA JAMESON Special to the Review

Brothers Al & John McInnes were leading Revelstoke ski jumpers who also worked at the family sawmill. ~ Photo by Melissa Jameson, Special to the Review

Part way through my interview with brothers Al and John McInnes, Al mentions that John was the North American ski jump champion in 1969. John, who also competed in ski jumping during the 1974 and 1978 Olympics, is quick to give credit back to Al who he says was instrumental in organizing ski jumping events in Revelstoke.

“If it wasn't for the work Al put in there wouldn't have been too many tournaments I think,” said John. “He'd take about a month off before a tournament. We get too much snow here for ski jumping. You want just a little bit where it's colder and not much snow.”

For the two brothers, who moved from Surrey to Revelstoke as children when their family purchased a saw mill, ski jumping started out as simply being something they could do.

“In those days they didn't have a lift anywhere on any of the ski hills,” said Al, the eldest of the two brothers. “You basically had to walk.”

While Al admitted he never had the same caliber of talent as John, he did ski jump until he finished school and started working in the family sawmill business. He also worked as a volunteer on the ski jump for 13 years from 1962-1975.

“We didn't have any groomers. This was all by hand. We had hand and foot and skiis. We had to prepare the hills and it just kept on snowing, you just kept on working,” said Al. Both McInnes brothers recalled that in the 1940s and 1950s ski jumping was a big community event.

“They used to bring in a train from Vancouver and one from Calgary and people stayed right on the train. They just parked them in the yard,” said Al. “The spectators would sleep on the trains.”

While ski jumping makes up a huge portion of John and Al's youth in Revelstoke, both brothers also spent time working in the logging industry. Their family owned a sawmill in Revelstoke from 1956 to 1971.

“We sold to Downie Street Sawmill and then I worked for Bell Pole as Logging supervisor.” says Al, who retired in 1996.

John is still working in refrigeration appliance repair but also helped out with the family business when it was still running.

“I worked more at the sawmill,” he says. “Al looked after all the logging and my dad looked after all the logging sales and that sort of thing so it worked out pretty well.”

For the two brothers being part of the family business was mostly a good thing, however it did have its moments.

“We got along pretty good,” says Al. “Once in a while you know, dad was born in the depression on the prairies and money was tight, so sometimes I'd want to buy equipment and he'd buy the cheapest or the used and there'd be a little rumble over that. But in general it was pretty good.”

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New CAO Allan Chabot takes his seat at city hall ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com Allan Chabot had a busy first week. There were meetings with department heads and city staff, committee meetings, interviews with the local media and more. All to get caught up as the new top manager at Revelstoke city hall.

"I feel like I've been drinking from the firehose," he told me during an interview at his office on Friday.

Chabot was hired as the city's Chief Administrative Officer in June, coming to the city from Merritt, where he'd been CAO for about a year. His first day of work was last Monday, Aug. 17, and his first week was spent getting caught up on what was happening in the city.

"There's a lot of irons in the fire, there's a lot of projects underway," he said. "There's a lot of projects that probably have a lot more effort associated with them that people might not realize — things like boundary extensions, getting electoral approval for the Big Eddy water system improvements. There's long-term planning issues — the sewage treatment plant, pavement management strategy, the building maintenance strategy."

In all of this, he sees his role as helping staff prioritize their workload, and working with council to make sure expectations don't exceed available resources.

"Often in government there's never time to do it right, but there is time to do it again," he said. "I'd rather do it right the first time and that means giving yourself the tools to do the job."

Born and raised in Invermere, Chabot comes to Revelstoke with three decades of experience in local government, beginning with a term as councillor in Invermere when he was 23. Three years later he was elected mayor and after one term in the seat, he decided to pursue a career in local government.

After going to school, he got a job as deputy city clerk, then city clerk in Prince George. After that, he moved to Golden, where he was the Corporate Officer. Eventually he

Allan Chabot. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review landed as the CAO for the City of Fernie, a post he held for 10 years until he was let go in August 2012. In May 2014, he moved to Merritt to take over the CAO position there.

"I had no plans to leave Merritt and then the opportunity in Revelstoke came up," he said. He applied for the post here that was vacated when the city parted ways with Tim Palmer and was hired in June. A Kootenay native, he wanted to return to the region. When asked why he applied for the job, he replied: "The size of the community, the landscape, the climate, the geography, the recreational opportunities.

I like to ski, I like to golf, I like to fish."

It's Chabot's Fernie experience that might be most applicable to Revelstoke. He moved there when it was in the midst of a growth period. The ski resort doubled in size a few years before he arrived, and there was a lot of development coming to the community.

"Fernie had been put on the map with resort expansion and plans," he said. "The community was growing really rapidly, and then with the economic crisis of 2008 everything slowed right down."

Revelstoke got a later start than Fernie in the resort game, and growth was stunted almost right away by the crash of 2008. Development appears to be returning to the community, with building permit values way up this year and at least two major proposals going through city hall — David Evans' Arrow Heights housing development and the highway shopping centre.

Chabot views his role as facilitating the developers dealings with the city, and helping the community cope with development.

"Sometimes you can see these things coming in advance, so you can understand the anticipated impacts and plan for them," he said. "Ultimately, land use, development and growth turns on council's authority over land use — helping the council to understand the pros and cons of various proposals."

Chabot also brings with him a mix of private sector experience, having worked in a sawmill, mining, trucking and tourism over the years. He said he's supportive of traditional resource industries and their needs must not be ignored over resort development.

Chabot is single and has two children and two grandsons.

He's already bought a house in Revelstoke, near the golf course and has a travel trailer he's hoping to use. We talked about fishing and skiing, but mostly about his new job.

"I've got lots to learn. I don't know what the issues are but I've got a general sense of them," he said. "It's a fascinating job. I feel lucky to have a job like this."

Election 2015: Politicians pitch to parents TOM FLETCHER Black Press

Parents are spending the money and feeling the love like never before from parties contesting the Oct. 19 federal election.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper expanded his favoured approach of direct payments, increasing the Conservative government's child care benefit plan that has been compared to the former Family Allowance.

The increase was set up to produce bonus cheques to eligible parents in July, retroactive to the start of the year. Payments

went up from $100 to $160 a month for each child under six, with a new $60 payment for those aged seven to 17, payable to families regardless of income or method of child care.

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau responded by promising a modified version that would phase out the benefit for high-income families and increase payments for the rest.

Building into its calculations a proposed income tax cut for middle and low-income people, the party estimates a two-parent family with an income of $90,0000 and two children would receive $490 a month

tax free, compared to the Conservative program of $275 a month after taxes.

The Liberals calculate that a single parent with $30,000 income and one child would receive $533 a month, up from $440 under Conservative child benefit and tax rules.

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has offered to retain the Conservative payments and expand Quebec's subsidized daycare program across the country, with a maximum payment of $15 a day and a long-term goal of creating one million new spaces across the country.

Mulcair has said the Quebec program allowed 70,000 mothers to return to the workforce, and the NDP program would be available to private daycare operators as long as they are independent and not "big box" operations.

Green Party leader Elizabeth May is also offering a universal federally-funded child care program, including support for workplace daycare through a direct tax credit to employers of $1,500 a year.

The Green Party also wants to appoint a national children's commissioner to advise government on policy.

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Scott Duke (left) is handing over top duties at Stoke FM to Mike Murphy. ~ Photo contributed

Big changes at Stoke FM ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com There are big changes afoot at StokeFM, with several key players stepping down and station founder Scott Duke switching to a background position.

The community radio station announced last week that Mike Murphy was taking over from Duke as the station’s executive director.

Duke has held the position since he launched the station in 2011.

Murphy, a graduate of the Humber College radio broadcast program has been co-hosting the morning show for the past few months. He will have big shoes to fill, as the station also had to let go of its two key employees – Sarah Peterson and Annie Hewitt, who handled the day-to-day operations.

The changes are the result of Stoke FM not receiving a key grant earlier this year, said Duke.

"Normally we're supported by two means — our grant funding and support from business partners in the community,” he said. “This year, we didn't get grant funding so we had to change things up. Where we had people in paid positions, that's now a volunteer component.”

On top of that, much of the board of directors, which included Duke, Hewitt, Eve Northmore, Amy Flexman and Joey Norsworthy, is stepping down. Those five got the station started four years ago, but several have moved on to other things.

Duke said he will be staying on the board, but he will be trying to recruit new members. "I'm going to send some e-mails out inviting people to be on the board this week,” he said. “Other than that, people can apply if they want to be on the board."

Duke said the station makes enough money to keep it running and pay one employee, but grant funding is needed to hire more. He added that with his jobs running a property management company and as city councillor, he doesn’t have the time to dedicate to the station.

"I want to see it go forward and continually get better and be a bigger part of the community, and for that it needs someone dedicated to it,” he said.

Note: Editor Alex Cooper is a volunteer with Stoke FM.

A mountain biker heads down the TNT trail at Mount Macpherson. The forest around the trail is slated to be logged next year. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review files

Macpherson logging details unveiled BC Timber Sales plans on leaving a buffer

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alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com around the TNT biking trail when it logs at Mount Macpherson next year.

The logging plans were revealed by the Revelstoke Cycling Association in an e-mail to its members that was also posted to the RCA website. The e-mail, signed by RCA president Keith McNab, included an image from BC Timber Sales outlining the area that will be logged. It shows that a section of trees around the TNT and Ridgewalk trails will be left standing to protect the trails.

"Hopefully the buffer that will be left is large enough that when blowdown occurs the trails will not be significantly impacted," wrote McNab. The Review initially reported on BCTS' plans for further logging at Macpherson last year. The initial proposal involved logging about 35 hectares of forest around the Main Loop Nordic trail, the TNT mountain bike trail, and a block next to the Nordic lodge. The latter block has since been removed from the plans.

The planned logging of Mount Macpherson has

been controversial, with 150 people attending an open house to hear about the proposal, and more than 1,700 people signing an online petition asking for a moratorium on logging until a land-use plan is developed for the area.

Steve Thomson, the Minister of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations has twice rejected requests for a new land-use plan for the area.

Despite protests, the logging is still scheduled to go ahead next year. BCTS has completed their timber cruise of the area, and after meeting with the RCA board in the spring, presented their detailed plans to the board earlier this month.

The revised plans include a bigger buffer around the TNT trail. BCTS has also committed to rebuilding the Madmen's Step trail, and building a new connector trail.

The RCA said they will be entering into an agreement with BCTS to meet regularly to discuss future logging and trail building plans, "so each group will know what the other is planning as far ahead of possible."

Neither McNab nor BCTS could be reached by press time for interviews about this development.

Forest stewardship plans failing, report says TOM FLETCHER Black Press

The B.C. government's forest stewardship plans for Crown land are unenforceable, lack measurable results and are not producing innovative forest management, according to an investigation by the Forest Practices Board.

The board reviewed 43 stewardship plans from all regions of B.C., prepared under provincial law by tenure holders

including forest companies and communities. There has been "no improvement" in problems identified by a similar review in 2006, said Forest Practices Board chair Tim Ryan.

"We are recommending that government not renew or approve any forest stewardship plans that don't meet the standards set out in the Forest and Range Practices Act," Ryan said.

The investigation found that many of the plans cover "vast and overlapping ar-

eas of the province, and were written using legal language that makes them very difficult for public understanding or review."

The five-year plans are supposed to be approved after measurable and verifiable results and strategies are established and public input is obtained. Many have been extended without further public review and more are due for extension or renewal in the next year, the board says.

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Invasive mussels found on boat ZEBRA MUSSELS DISCOVERED ON BOAT AT MUSSEL INSPECTION WORKSHOP IN KELOWNA BLACK PRESS Those attending an invasive mussel inspection workshop this week got more than expected when a boat carrying the concerning molluscs showed up for an actual inspection and decontamination.

The workshop, held in Kelowna’s Cook Street Boat Launch parking lot last Monday, Aug. 17, was organized by the Okanagan Basin Water Board and its WaterWise Program’s “Don’t Move A Mussel” initiative in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Environment.

It was geared to marina and yacht club operators but included RCMP boat program and local government bylaw staff, as well as Okanagan Nation Alliance fisheries representatives.

“It was an incredible opportunity to view the actual mussels on a boat firsthand and then discover just how hard it is to detect them,” said OBWB operations and project manager James Littley.

As it turns out, an Ontario couple owns the boat and is now moving to the Lower Mainland. The boat was moored in zebra mussel-infested Rideau Canal for a couple months before being transported to its new home. The owner inspected the boat in Ontario before leaving that province.

The boat was then stopped this past weekend by Alberta inspectors and, when mussels were found, it was decontaminated. Alberta followed up and called the B.C. Conservation Office (C.O.), in charge of inspection and decontamination in B.C., to tell them

a boat was on its way. The boater was then ordered to come to Kelowna for a follow-up inspection.

The boat pulled into the parking lot where the training was taking place and within a few minutes, B.C. inspectors detected several sand grain-sized mussels around the boat’s legs, trim-tabs and props.

The boat had reportedly been out of water for 30 days and properly drained.

Still, not taking any chances, after the inspection in the parking lot and taking a sample, the boat was moved to a gravel location for decontamination.

The mussel samples have been sent to a lab to be tested to determine if they were alive or not. It is illegal in B.C. to transport the mussels dead or alive.

According to provincial staff, there have been at least 15 high-risk boats decontaminated in B.C. so far this summer. Further testing suggests none had live mussels.

However, several fines have been issued, including for failure to stop at an inspection station. Some boats have also been quarantined to ensure they were out of the water and dry for 30 days.

News of this latest incident has left OBWB chair Doug Findlater shaking his head.

“While B.C.’s conservation officer team is conscientious and taking this seriously, we still don’t have a lock down system in place,” said Findlater.

“The fact that this boat had to go through two inspections and decontaminations, shows how difficult it is to fight this.

“If we are going to be successful in keeping these mussels out of our waters, it will take serious vigilance. We are still relying on others to let us know when an at-risk watercraft is coming into B.C. And we’re relying on an honour system.”

Last March, the province announced $575,000 in 2015-16 to help fight the mussels, with the majority of the funding going to three roving inspection crews (with two COs each).

Another three roving teams were announced in July, thanks to funding from Columbia Basin Trust.

While the Water Board is supportive of roving inspection stations, it has been calling for permanent and mandatory stations, as has been done in Alberta and many other U.S. jurisdictions.

In particular, the OBWB has called for stations at the five main highway entry points on the B.C.-Alberta border.

Last year, the province estimated an effective inspection program would be about $2.4 million per year (15 stations at a cost of $60,000 - $160,000 each per year). Research conducted for the OBWB estimates the cost of an infestation would be $43 million to the Okanagan alone.

While boats remain the most common way the mussels hitchhike and infest new water bodies, they will attach to any hard surface including paddleboards, kayaks, fishing gear, lifejackets, etc.

For more on the risks invasive mussels pose to the Okanagan and prevention tips visit www.DontMoveAMussel. ca.

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Cougar seen repeatedly in area near hospital SUE DAVIES

Revelstoke Bear Aware Coordinator Over the last 10 days there have been numerous reports of a cougar in the area between the hospital and the equine park.

The reports have been both of sightings and of people hearing cougar calls.

Cougars are usually relatively rare to see, owing to their nature of being a stalking animal.

“In most cases it is they who see us rather than the other way round. For so many people to have actually seen this animal means that it is relatively bold,” said Sue Davies, coordinator of Bear Aware and previous WildSafeBC coordinator. “The area is inhabited by a small band of white tail deer, which are favourite prey for cougar and may have attracted this animal to the area.”

At least one pet has gone missing in this area.

Please report any sightings of this cougar to the RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277. It is important that the Conservation Officer service is able to track sightings of this animal to determine if it is just behaving as a normal wild cougar, or if is it developing unnatural behaviours that may cause it to be more of a threat to people or pets. Report any sightings to the RAPP line to assist with tracking the behaviour of this animal. *** Fortunately this year bears are less of a concern in Revelstoke.

There has been an excellent crop of berries this year and this has taken some of the pressure off the town. However, purple plums are just about to become ripe in town and it is essential to harvest them to ensure that bears don’t move in and start feasting.

Cougars are rarely seen or heard in Revelstoke because they are stalking animals. ~ Photo by Greg Hume “Our gleaning program is up and running again this year,” said Davies. “We have already harvested some plums and there are lots more on trees around town. If you have fruit you can’t manage or know of someone who needs help harvesting, call the Gleaning Project, and we will bring volunteers to help with the harvest. We harvest the fruit then take any excess fruit to the food bank."

If you have a tree that you cannot manage to harvest, or if you want to help with the harvesting (and get to take home lots of fresh, local fruit) please email beaware@telus.net or call Sue Davies on 250 837 8624.

From the web: Comments on The waiting list Our article, The waiting list, about the long waits to get into residential care, in the Aug. 19 issue of the Review got a lot of feedback online. Here's a sample:

years ago. Things are getting worse, not better, thanks to our illustrious governmen's poor spending and management habits, and Interior Health's policies.

Vikki Haines Thanks for telling this story. Add your voice to the Canadian Medical Associations' call for a national seniors strategy.

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Diane Holmes There are no rooms available in the cottages so month after month our beloved seniors sit staring at a hallway wall. Ever since the cottages were built, we have had seniors living in acute care.

If this is the case, why don't they at least open an area for them where they can have a TV and seating area?

Why don't they put a care aide or two on so they can get some attention, or maybe even attend some of the activities in extended care?

Our acute care staff are busy with

Kelly Gale Good reporting. My aunt, who passed away at 108 years in the cottages, lost her mobility while waiting for nine months in the hospital for a room to come available, and that was about eight

acutely ill people, birthing babies, manning the emergency room. They are run off their feet already. If you think this problem doesn't affect your family, what happens when your child needs a bed but theres no room because our acute care beds are full of elderly people that can't go home and cant go to the cottages?

We need some transition beds in this community and another cottage. The situation is not improving.

Steve Bender Good God! Judging by your article and the cost comparisons, we have to ask, where the hell are the new units for residential care. This present situation appears to be cruel to the patients and devastating to the taxpayer.

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ART SHOW: CELEBRATING GARDENS A new members show at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. The side gallery features Sky Blue Waters, by Tracey Kutschker, Lisa Figueroa and Linda Franklin. The show opens Friday, July 10, at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, August 26

BENNY WALKER Live in Grizzly Plaza as part of the Summer Street Festival. 6:30–9:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 27

BUSINESS AFTER BUSINESS An informal dropin social for business owners and managers. At the Revelstoke Legion from 5–7 p.m.

DEVON COYOTE Live in Grizzly Plaza as part of the Summer Street Festival. 6:30–9:30 p.m. After, he's performing at the Last Drop.

Friday, August 28

STACIE BYRNE DUO Live in Grizzly Plaza as part of the Summer Street Festival. 6:30–9:30 p.m.

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TRAILSTOKE 5Peaks hosts its second annual ultra-marathon at Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

This 55-kilometre race brings runners from the base of RMR to the alpine, covering about 3,000 metres of elevation gain. The race begins at 6 a.m. Register as an individual or team at trailstoke.5peaks.com.

RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE A bouldering competition at the Englishman Boulders in the forest near Three Valley Gap. You can find directions to the area on RevelstokeTrails.com. Starts at 9 a.m.

JOHN JENKINS Live in Grizzly Plaza as part of the Summer Street Festival. 6:30–9:30 p.m.

STACIE & MATT Live on the Last Drop patio at 6 p.m.

STOKE FM COMEDY FEST With Ivan Decker, Ryan Williams, Mitchel Scott, Rupert Common, Katie Burrell and Alex Sparling. At the Royal Canadian Legion at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20, available at Skookum and online at stokefm.com. 19+. Bring a donation to the food bank to get a free drink.

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REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. North Okanagan Knights. KIJHL exhibition game. At the Forum at 7 p.m. Entry is $5, or free with a donation to the food bank.

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JODI DOIDGE Live in Grizzly Plaza as part of the Summer Street Festival. 6:30–9:30 p.m.

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ART SHOW: TOWNSFOLK A new exhibit by Revelstoke artist Cherie Van Overbeke. The side galley features Flourish & Flow, a joint exhibition by the Revelstoke Awareness & Outreach

The second annual TrailStoke ultra-marathon takes place at Revelstoke Mountain Resort this Saturday, Aug. 29. The 55-kilometre course will take runners from the base of the resort all the way to top of Mount Mackenzie where they'll enjoy a long run in the alpine and sub-alpine before descending back to the base. The race starts at 6 a.m. and the first runners should arrive at the finish at the Revelation Lodge before noon if you want to come out and cheer them home. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review files

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Nature's light show This diagram shows the plans for the new Shelter Bay boat launch. ~ BC Hydro image

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The project was unveiled at an open house at the community centre last Monday, Aug. 17. The Review was unable to attend the open house, but was given details about the project The plans include re-designing the turnaround area to make it one continuous loop, replacing the existing walkway with a floating one, upgrading the existing water break, expanding the number of parking spaces to 32, and, of course, repairing the boat

The northern lights came out on Saturday night, creating a spectacular display that soared into the night sky and was bright enough to see clearly from town — if you were up late. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review

ramp itself.

Gary Krestinsky, the president of the Revelstoke Rod & Gun Club, said the improvements were welcome, but weren’t substantial enough.

He said he hoped BC Hydro would put a windbreak on both sides of the ramp to help small boats leave the shore on wavy days.

Carly Moran, a spokesperson for BC Hydro, said they would be taking feedback and producing a final design that would be sent to interested people. Construction is set to take place next year.

The Shelter Bay boat launch is popular with local anglers, who have pushed for improvements for a number of years.

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Several Revelstoke teams took part in the 24th annual Salmon Arm Demolition Derby on at the Salmon Arm Fairgrounds on Sunday, Aug. 23. While the number of cars were down, the stands were packed with an enthusiastic crowd on hand to watch the action.

Pictured, clockwise, from above: The Revelstoke Fire/Rescue vehicle gets crunched during the derby; the Revelstoke Fire/Rescue crew rolls their derby entry back for repairs; and Dan Peck, representing East End Autobody and Mt. Begbire Machinery talks with an audience member while being towed in his vehicle following a wild but unsuccessful second heat bid. ~ Photos by Lachlan Labere, Salmon Arm Observer

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I moved to Vancouver four months ago, after coming to terms with the fact that this little mountain town might not ever have the scene I needed to get better at an art form I've always been drawn to. Maybe there was a part of me that was hiding out in Revelstoke, following a "Plan B" dream of playing in nature, instead of pursuing "Plan A" of performance, creativity, and whatever that might lead to (Botox and handbags). It's easier to fail at your Plan B than it is to fail at your Plan A (sometimes even to admit to yourself what your Plan A is), and there was a lot of that going on as I took 10 minute breathers half way up sub peak while everyone else seemed to float up it.

Sure, I could do one stand up show a year and capitalize on every inside joke that being a part of a small community set me up for, and yes, I could riff about foreign politics and local drama on the morning show at Stoke FM, but I knew that I wasn't truly improving, because I wasn't being pushed.

Getting out of your comfort zone is the worst.

To quote some of the local athletes I tried to survive hanging out with over the years, it's "Type 2" fun. What I'm doing in Vancouver right now is just that. I'm being pushed. I have no advantage there, I have lots of competition, I fear judgment, I'm scared a lot of the time — but I have this funny feeling that I'm going to look back on this period of my life and think, wow, that was fun, because

learning feels good. I also never walk on stage and think to myself, "I may die here," so at the very least Revelstoke gave me perspective on fear.

I did a lot of growing up in Revelstoke: I learned about work ethic, kindness, my pain tolerance levels, living with grace, looking after yourself, income tax strategy, how to remain calm in terrifying situations. That stuff has come with me to the city. For example, to look like less of a wildebeest at work, I cut my hair and got a shellac manicure.

On day three of the mani, my bike chain fell off and I wrestled it back on, showing up to my office covered in grease, looking like a bicycle murderer, but with my mani intact.

Two weeks later I peeled the somewhat darkened polish off with a flathead screwdriver, because I own one of those, but not a "manicure stick" (a real thing). My colleague referred to me as having a "hearty soul," and I did not hear that as "butch." Because the biggest thing that I learned in Revelstoke was about being true to yourself and listening to your gut. There's no such thing as right or wrong when it comes to making life decisions, but your gut is usually spot on.

Outdoor action sports photographer jokes don't hit as hard in Vancouver as they did at the Big Eddy Pub, but grocery store jokes do. The Stoke FM comedy festival has a hilarious amount of traction in the city. Comedians I can't even believe I've shared the stage with think it's a totally legit show.

Someday, I hope to be known as the grocery store comedian. Then I can say, my roots are in Cooper's, and it's really just a miracle that I'm not in jail for how many dried mangoes I sneakily ate in the bulk bin aisle.

When you're in the right pond, it doesn't matter what size of fish you are. You're just happy to swim around.

The Stoke FM Comedy Fest takes place this Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Revelstoke Legion Hall. It features Ivan Decker, Ryan Williams, Mitchell Scott, Rupert Common, Katie Burrell and Alex Sparling. Tickets are $20, available in advance at Skookum and online at StokeFM.com. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Bring a donation to the food bank and get a free drink. The show is 19+.

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Nervous excitement precedes first Axis Mundi festival

THE SCHEDULE IS SET FOR THE NEW AXIS MUNDI HARVEST FESTIVAL. NOW THE ORGANIZERS ARE HOPING PEOPLE SHOW UP. ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com “Doing our first event and trying to survive.”

Those were Hugo Rampen’s words when I asked him what he was most excited about his new Axis Mundi festival, which starts in a little more than three weeks.

“But don’t write that down,” he added.

Sorry.

I sat down with Rampen and Scott Crocker, the festival’s head of marketing, last week to find out how things were going leading up to the inaugural edition the weekend of September 18. We met in their rather sparse office at 204 Campbell Avenue — the former home of the Chamber of Commerce.

With four weeks until kick off, they had completed the lineup and put together the schedule. Now it was time for the nitty gritty — things like a big marketing push, organizing volunteers, and making sure there’s enough porta potties.

“It's balls to the wall,” said Crocker.

“There's lots to do, for sure.”

Crocker and Rampen have both come to Revelstoke from the long-running Salmon Arm Roots & Blues festival. Rampen was the creative director for seven years and Crocker handled marketing.

Axis Mundi has been in the works for a year, since Rampen was contracted to create two shoulder-season festivals in Revelstoke — a solstice festival in June and a harvest festival in September.

The ability to work from a blank slate has given them lots of freedom, but also sparked some nerves.

“With Roots & Blues, every time you change something, you're being criticized by former patrons because it was new or different,” said Rampen. “Here, we have license to do as we wish. The difficult thing is we don't have a built in audience that buys 50 per cent of your tickets without even knowing what the lineup is.

“Earning ticket buyers is a different process. It’s something were both learning.”

In folklore, axis mundi is a mythical place at the centre of the world, where the four compass points join. For the festival organizers, the four points are music & culture, environment, community and sports.

Those are the tenets the festival is built around.

The name Axis Mundi was chosen to be deliberately vague, allowing the organizers more freedom to book different acts.

“I didn't want anything with a geographic name or a style or a genre,” said Rampen.

The Axis Mundi team have been slowly rolling out their festival lineup over the summer months. It started with the announcement of the first group of performers, with Canadian fiddling star Ashley Ma-

Above: Scott Crocker (left) and Hugo Rampen are the organizers of the Axis Mundi festival. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review | Below: Rising stars Walk Off the Earth are headlining Saturday night of the festival. cIsaac the big draw. Later, they announced up-and-coming indie group Walk Off the Earth as the second main headliner.

In the midst of that they unveiled the speaker lineup, which includes Revelstoke’s Greg Hill, former Olympic cross-country skier Chandra Crawford, environmental activist Severn Cullis-Suzuki, and mountaineer Jamie Andrew, who’s scaled numerous peaks despite not having hands or feet.

Rounding out the festival is a day-time adventure market, a 100 mile harvest market, music workshops, kids activities and more.

With the lineup and schedule set, the big challenge is building the audience and getting people to show up.

“We're building everything from scratch,” said Crocker. “I love it. It feels really exciting."

Rampen and Crocker have modest ambitions for the first festival. They’ve budgeted for 1,500 tickets sold and are capping attendance at 3,000 in order to avoid a bottleneck at the RMR gondola, which is being used to access the main stage. It’s a modest goal compared to Roots & Blues, which attracts more than 20,000 people.

"I would love it if we got there,” said Crocker. “I'm not sure we'll get there this year."

The organizers waited until most of the summer’s major festivals were over to make their big marketing push. Over the next three weeks, they’ll be doing media cam-

paigns throughout the Southern Interior.

"This is when we'll really know,” said Crocker. “The inundation is about to happen."

The festival begins Friday, Sept. 18, with what organizers are dubbing the crawl.

Various bands will be playing at venues throughout downtown, and festival goers can either stick at one spot, or venue hop.

Saturday begins with the adventure market in Grizzly Plaza. There will be performances, speakers and workshops throughout the day downtown.

"We left the daytime fairly open so people can take advantage of the natural aspects of

the community,” said Rampen.

Saturday night, the action shifts to Revelstoke Mountain Resort, for the main concert at the gondola mid-station headlined

by Walk Off the Earth.

Sunday features a similar routine, with the 100 mile food market in the morning and Ashley MacIsaac headlining at RMR. Organizers are still looking for volunteers. They have about 30 so far and are looking for 100. Volunteers get a free festival pass and a t-shirt.

"I want Revelstoke to come out,” said Crocker. “It's the first time. Come and check it out and I think they will love it."

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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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The Revelstoke Aquaducks left town last Wednesday after one last morning practice to begin the long journey to the capital for the BC Summer Swim Asscoation Provincial Championships. Most split the trip into two, and arrived in Victoria just in time for the Regional warm-ups on Thursday to prepare the kids to swim at the Commonwealth pool in Saanich.

Friday started the competition with a bang in the individual medley. Division 1 Boy Ryder Litke got the ball rolling, breaking the provincial record, though placing second to fellow Okanagan swimmer Ryan McMillan from Penticton.

James LeBuke was the next swimmer to break a provincial record, winning the Division 4 Boys 200 metre IM by several body lengths.

Beth Granstrom began her total domination of Division 5 Girls with the IM, when she broke the provincial record by more than three seconds, and won the event by almost 10 seconds. Her teammate Brynn Hoshizaki came from seventh to win the bronze, demonstrating that if you have a lane, you have a chance.

Brynn and Beth then played musical records as Brynn broke Beth’s 50 metre freestyle record, only to have Beth break it the next day in the relay. Beth also set her second provincial record on Saturday in the 100 metre butterfly, eking out a gold medal through pure guts, determination, and superior fitness.

The final day of the competition was a big day for the Ducks, with Ryder Litke and James LeBuke improving on their personal bests enough to set new provincial records. While in preliminary swims both placed first, it was the final swims that got them under the records, bringing Revelstoke’s total of standing provincial records to five.

New club records were also set by many. The Gales were on the warpath, each breaking at least one record: Nolan broke Jackson Litke’s 50 metre butterfly record, winning a silver; and Devyn Gale broke the 100 metre freestyle and 100 metre IM records, which previously belonged to Brynn Hoshizaki and Beth Granstrom respectively.

Meanwhile, Kayln Gale broke her sister’s 50 metre fly record and Granstrom’s 50 metre freestyle record.

Alex Jay beat James LeBuke’s Division 3 50 metre backstroke record to win his first-ever provincial medal after years of being fourth, and Jackson Litke broke Bryce Molder’s 200 metre IM record for Division 5 Boys. Gina Cinelli broke Emily Pfeiffer’s Division 7 100 metre breast stroke record to close out the meet.

Another first-time medalist was Hunter Stewardson, who won a silver in the 50 metre breaststroke for Division 3 Girls, helping bring Revelstoke’s individual medal count to 28.

Ryder Litke, Kayln Gale, Nolan Gale, James LeBuke, Beth Granstrom and Jackson Litke won medals in all four of their individual events.

Ryder won three silvers and a gold, Kayln won three golds and a silver, Nolan completed a set with two golds, a silver and a bronze, as did James LeBuke. Jackson Litke won a gold and three bronze, and Beth Granstrom won all four of her individual events, making her the meet’s top scorer.

Despite being outnumbered, Revelstoke still managed to fight their way into the provinces top 10 teams for the second year in a row, and were the top Okanagan team at provincials for the first time ever.

Small but mighty has been the theme of the year for the Revelstoke Aquaducks, and a fitting way to end what has been another truly spectacular season. Congratulations to all the Ducks who swam at the Provincial Championships!

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Grizzlies aiming for the top this season

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alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com Ryan Parent has high hopes for the Revelstoke Grizzlies this year. After missing the playoffs as the result of a tie breaker last year, he wants the team to contend for the league championship.

"We want to have a chance to win it all. Certainly be in the top six teams in the league,” he said. “Out of a 20 team league, I think that's attainable."

Parent is about to start his second season as the Grizzlies bench boss. His first season was a growing experience for the team. He took over managerial duties with the Grizzlies last summer and cleaned house, only returning one player from the previous year.

With a young but skilled lineup, the team started off slow and was inconsistent for the first half of the season. They turned it on after Christmas, finishing with 55 points in 52 games and only missing the playoffs because Sicamous had more wins.

"My expectation is we come out of the gate pretty strong this year,” said the team’s coach and general manager. “I want to have a successful team right off the bat, not half way through."

The Grizzlies look to start where they left off this Saturday, Aug. 29, when they host the North Okanagan Knights in the first exhibition game of the 2015-16 season.

For Parent, the off-season began in March, when 85 hopefuls came out to spring camp in Armstrong. That number was whittled down to 45 for the main camp in Kelowna at the end of July. At training camp, which began on the weekend, that number was cut in half again.

As is the case in Junior B, exhibition season is a time of flux, as coaches wait for players to get sent down by teams in higher leagues. Parent expects up to a dozen players to return from last year’s team but added that no one is guaranteed to make the team — not even the returnees from last year.

"I don't know whether you put in the work over the summer or not," he said. "I have an idea on paper what I think we should look like. There's always that 20-30 per cent margin of error that I make. I let the players dictate where they're going to fall into the program."

The Revelstoke Grizzlies bid farewell to their fans at the end of last season. The team is back on the ice preparing for the 2015-15 season this week. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review file photo Three Grizzlies have committed to Junior A teams. Nii Noi Tetteh will be playing for the Trail Smoke Eaters, Carter Huber for the Okotoks Oilers and Tyler Chavez-Leech for the Drayton Valley Thunder. Many others are trying out for Junior A teams, including last year’s leading scorer Steven Fiust, who’s aiming for a spot with Cowichan Valley.

"I think Josh Pilon should have a pretty good shot in Salmon Arm, Mike Lenko should have a good shot in Langley,” said Parent. “We have guys at various camps that have opportunities to make the team."

Parent didn’t reveal too many names for who he expects to be on the roster, but he did note that local boy Louie Federico had a strong main camp. “I have some big expectations for him,” he said.

“Some of our players should be dominant in the KI this year,” he added. “They've had a year to groom their game, get some confidence and now it's time to fire it up. If they're

going to move on, they've got to be good."

There have been changes off the ice as well. Kyle Simkins was hired as the team’s marketing manager in the spring and EZ Rock’s Shaun Aquiline will be running the game days. Karen Powers from Conversations will be handling the concession stand.

The Revelstoke Grizzlies play two exhibition games at home this weekend. On Saturday, Aug. 29, they host the North Okanagan Knights and on Sunday they take on the Kamloops Storm. On Monday, the Grizzlies are in Armstrong to face the Knights. Entry for Saturday’s game is free with a donation to the food bank. Otherwise tickets are $5.

The team plays kicks off the regular season on Friday, Sept. 11, when they take on the Eagles in Sicamous. The home opener isn’t until September 26 when the Kimberley Dynamiters come to town.

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EmconServices Inc. 723 Highway 23 South, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0 Email: GNava@emconservices.ca Fax: 250-837-6225 New hires are subject to pre-employment drug screening.

Please note applications will not be accepted without a current driver’s abstract.

Please note that only short listed applicants will be contacted

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NEWS

Careless driving, smoking penalties on way TOM FLETCHER Black Press

VICTORIA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The B.C. legislature is being recalled Sept. 28 for a fall session that will likely deal with increasing penalties for

distracted driving and careless smoking.

The B.C. government has signalled its intention to increase penalties in both areas. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton announced preliminary results of public consultation on distracted driving penal-

ties at the end of June, with 90 per cent of respondents calling for stiffer penalties for using smartphones while driving.

Anton said the current $167 ticket for distracted drivers is not sufficient for repeat offenders, who could have their vePremier Christy Clark and the rest of B.C. politicians will be back in the legislature at the end of September. ~ Black Press file photo hicles impounded.

Saskatchewan has introduced a one-week seizure of the vehicle for drivers who get two distracted driving tickets less than a year apart.

After dry conditions sparked an early start to the B.C. forest fire season, Forests Minister Steve Thomson announced a review of penalties for violating campfire bans and tossing lit cigarettes.

Thomson appointed Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris, a former RCMP superintendent, to lead a similar review of those penalties. Morris said he was considering the vehicle impoundment option for careless tossing of cigarette butts, and prohibiting people from camping in provincial parks if they violate campfire restrictions.

Fire bans allow use of camp stoves or barbecues with briquets for cooking, but conservation officers continue to find people lighting wood fires that give off sparks and can spread in dry conditions.

The fall session will complete an unusually busy year for the B.C. legislature, which was recalled in July to authorize a project development agreement for the Pacific Northwest LNG gas export project proposed for Prince Rupert.

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