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REVELSTOKE Wednesday December 2, 2015 Vol. 118, No. 48
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Mayor Mark McKee looks over at councillor Gary Sulz as he and couns. Connie Brothers and Aaron Orlando vote against the proposed Revelstoke Crossing shopping centre re-zoning bylaw. Sulz cast the deciding vote to defeat the bylaw at third reading. For our story, see page 3. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review
Mountain caribou set to be listed as endangered ALEX COOPER
alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com A recommendation is set to go the Minister of the Environment to have mountain caribou listed as an endangered species, the Revelstoke Review has learned. Stephen Hureau, a scientist who works on species at risks with the Canadian Wildlife Service branch of Environment Canada, told the Review that a new classification that separated southern mountain caribou from its previous larger population unit in-
dicates the species is endangered in the Columbia and Rocky Mountains. “What’s happened is the committee that does the scientific evaluation of status of species at risk made a recommendation to split that up into three different populations,” said Hureau. “The new population has been assessed by them as endagered rather than threatened.” Prior to the re-classification, southern mountain caribou were included as part of a larger population that ranged through much of southern and central B.C., and was
only considered to be threatened. The move follows a recommendation made in May 2014 by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) to classify southern mountain caribou as endangered. Hureau said they consulted with local and regional stakeholders and will make a regulatory impact assessment that will go to Catherine McKenna, the new Minister of the Environment. She will decide whether or not to introduce legislation changing the southern mountain caribou’s status to
endangered under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). The southern mountain caribou range covers most of the Columbia Mountains and parts of the western Rocky Mountains, from north of Valemount to northern Idaho and Washington state in the south, The news won’t come as a big surprise to those familiar with the southern mountain caribou. Two major herds near Revelstoke have seen their numbers decline precipisee Caribou, page 13
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The B.C. government's climate advisory panel wants to start increasing the province's carbon tax with a 33 per cent jump in 2018, and says even with higher fuel tax the province won't meet its current target to reduce greenhouse gases one third by 2020. The carbon tax has been frozen at $30 a tonne since 2013, a rate that translates to about seven cents a litre on gasoline and similar taxes on diesel, natural gas and other carbonbased fuels. The government's advisory team recommends increasing the carbon tax by $10 a tonne each year starting in 2018, with increased rebates for low-income and rural B.C. residents. Environment Minister Mary Polak released the panel's recommendations Friday, as the B.C. delegation led by Premier Christy Clark prepares to attend the United Nations climate change meetings in Paris next week. Polak was skeptical about one of the panel's recommendations, to cut the provincial sales tax from seven per cent to six and replace the revenues through higher carbon taxes in the years ahead. "It is one of their recommendations, and so we'll be looking at it along with the others, but I think
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at first blush, the numbers probably don't work," Polak said. The panel, appointed in May with industry and environmental representatives, concluded that the 2020 reduction target isn't going to be met. It recommends a new target of a 40 per cent reduction by 2030, and says the original target of an 80 per cent cut can still be reached with "aggressive" carbon pricing and expansion of the tax to include industrial emissions. Polak said she accepts that assessment, and will consult with industry and B.C. residents before setting new policies next spring to meet the new 2030 target. NDP leader John Horgan said the Clark government has frozen the carbon tax and delayed progress on Metro Vancouver transit with a referendum they expected would fail. "Rather than reduce emissions, they've gone up," Horgan said. "And we're not even counting liquefied natural gas." Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver said the recommendation to resume increases in the carbon tax is "bold," but the report also shows Clark's government gave up on the 2020 target that is still in legislation. "The key thing is that these recommendations are completely incompatible with the government's LNG plan," Weaver said.
RCMP are investigating why a man led police on a chase from Banff to Salmon Arm on Wednesday. In a news release, RCMP say the pursuit began after a man fled a traffic stop in Banff on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Police in neighbouring jurisdictions were notified of the incident and at 9:15 p.m., a 57-year-old Sas-
katchewan man was arrested by Salmon Arm RCMP after ditching his vehicle on a logging road near Canoe. Officers from Revelstoke, Sicamous, Southeast District Traffic Services, and police dog services were involved in the arrest. The driver remains in custody while police investigate to determine why the man fled police. The RCMP did not provide information on charges as of press time.
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Council turns down shopping centre ALEX COOPER
alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com It was a fascinating moment of democracy in action. A rare moment where you could watch a politician change his mind and vote against his beliefs — the anguish visible in his face. That was what happened last Tuesday, Nov. 24, when councillor Gary Sulz, after spending almost three hours listening to one person after another oppose a proposed shopping centre development, said he would "acquiesce" and vote against it. "There’s a time to be right and there’s a time to walk away. At the risk of going against what most people feel in my part of the community, I’m going to acquiesce to most of you," he told the crowd of about 100 people who remained at the meeting. "I’m not going to support this going forward. I’m going to ask the developer to stay so that we can look at doing things over again." With that, he joined couns. Connie Brothers and Aaron Orlando in defeating a re-zoning bylaw that would have paved the way for a shopping centre to be built off the Trans-Canada Highway where it intersects Highway 23 North. The development company Hall Pacific proposed to build a shopping centre with a grocery store and pharmacy as anchor tenants on 7.5-acres of the Revelstoke Crossing property. However, to do so, they first needed grocery, pharmacy and shopping centre added to the permitted uses on the property; it was zoned for hotels and other highway commercial use. On Monday, Michael Spaull, the development manager for Hall Pacific, confirmed they would not be proceeding with any development in Revelstoke. "Unfortunately, we're a small team," he said. "We have to make sure we're efficient at focusing our efforts. We've got other projects that are taking off right now. It's a matter of making sure we spend our time wisely." The strip mall proposal split the community. On one side sat the downtown business community, and those who supported a vision of Revelstoke where commercial activity was located largely downtown. They feared the shopping centre would lure people away from downtown, hurt small businesses, and, by extension, the community. The opposition was vocal, taking out two two-page ads in the Revelstoke Review, and
Bill Shuttleworth speaks against the shopping centre bylaw at last Tuesday's public hearing. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review turning up en masse to a public hearing in September. Less vocal were those in support, who argued the shopping centre would create jobs, boost the economy, increase competition, reduce prices, increase the tax base, and signal that Revelstoke was "open for business." When it came time to give the proposal third reading, council supported the proposal, arguing there was a silent majority who supported it. Then a twist happened. Council rescinded third reading and scheduled a public information session and a second public hearing. More and more letters and comments came into city hall — the majority of which opposed the development. (Check the sidebar for a sample of comments from the public hearing.) Last Tuesday, 278 people showed up at the community centre for the second public hearing. Of 33 people that spoke, the majority were in opposition. As the meeting continued on and people started to head home, Sulz asked for a show of hands. How many of you support the development? A
dozen or so hands went up. How many of you oppose it? A forest of hands went up. The public hearing went on for nearly three hours. Immediately after, council went to third reading, with about 100 people still in the room. It was an unusual step, which Mayor Mark McKee said would be the new normal. Each councillor took turns speaking, beginning with Linda Nixon. She continued to voice her support, saying she believed there was still a silent majority in favour of the development. "They are the single moms and the single parents, and the people that live in Columbia Park, and they want to see the grocery store come to town," she said. "We do need to increase our population, and this is only going to be a small site. This mall is only 10 per cent the footprint of the downtown.” Brothers once again said that council needed to take more time and do more homework. It was a view she's voiced several times and she stuck to it. "I want development at that location, but see Shopping centre, page 19
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Comments from the public hearing 33 people spoke at the public hearing (some twice). Here is a sample of their submissions to council. To read more comments, visit the Revelstoke Review website. George Buhler: "I strongly believe that development will benefit Revelstoke. It will create temporary and permanent jobs and create growth for Revelstoke. It will send a message to other developers that Revelstoke is a friendly place to develop. This will create growth that will benefit all residents and business." Stacey Lamont: "The real question on the table is where we want to anchor the community. If we accept the rezoning and start anchoring our community on the highway, it will hurt the downtown core. 100 per cent of communities that allow this fringe development, the downtown core will suffer." Steven Hui: “I can honestly say I did not predict the emotions. The frustration and anger tells me there’s a disconnect. I think city council needs to look at this and look at the values and priorities of the community.” Lew Hendrickson: "How are we going to keep our kids in town if we keep not doing anything? ... I find it somewhat unfair we talk about the Revelstoke business community as being the downtown. What about the rest of the businesses that aren’t downtown? Where’s the consideration for us?” David Lafreniere: "I don’t think we’ll see more competition. We’ll see the same amount of competition, but with different banners." Kai Bogghild: “Revelstoke is different because its a community. We need to make sure we’re not losing sight of that. The economics are important, but only insofar as they support the community.” Bill MacFarlane: "Are we going to abandon the vision that we set for this community, which said come to Revelstoke, come stay in Revelstoke, or do we abandon it for one that says, come visit us on the highway, but keep going?" Cindy Pearce: "We need, tomorrow, to go back and figure out how we’re all going to learn how the development process works so we don’t befuddle another development like Hall Pacific.”
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Ian Stitchbury and Karen Herbert look over the plans for Williamson's Lake at an open house at the community centre last Monday, Nov. 23. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review
Support shown for Williamson's Lake upgrades ALEX COOPER
alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com Plans for upgrades to Williamson Lake appear to be met with support at an open house at the community centre last Monday. The Review attended the open house and everyone we spoke to while there was supportive, though one man came and left quickly, angrily saying the city was "trying to fix something that t h wasn't broken." The City of Revelstoke is looking at upgrades to S a n t aCl a u si sb a c kf r o mt h eNo r t hPo l et oh e a ry o u r the park and campground that would see the existing buildings upgraded or replaced, and the park Sa n t a C l a us i s b a c k f r o m t h e N r t h P o l et oh e a ry o ur Ch r i s t ma sw i s h e s a n d h a v e b r e a k f a s t w i t ho Y O U ! and campground improved. Sa nt a C l a u sC i s b a c k f r o m t he N o r t h P o l e t o h e a r y o u r S a n t a l a u s i s b a c k f r o m t h e N o r t h P o l e t o h e a r y o u r C h r i s m a s w i s h e s a n d h a v e b r e a k f a s twi t hY OU ! The planning was initiated several years ago, t h D e c e m b e r 5 T h r e e s e a t i n g t i m e s a v a i l a b l e : but was picked up again earlier this year. S a n t a C l a u s i s b a c k f r o m t h e N o r t h P o l e t o h e a r y o u r Chr i s t m a s w i s h e s a n d h a v e b r e a k f a s t w i t h Y O U ! C h r i s t m a s w i s h e s a n d h a v e b r e a k f a s t w i t h Y O U t h! Three designs were created by Fraser Blyth, of D e c e m b e r 5 Ch r i s t ma sw i s h e s a n d h a v e b r e a k f a s t w i t h Y O U! R e v e l s t o k e U n i t e d C h u r c Selkirk Planning & Design, with help from archi8 : 3 0 a m , 9 : 3 0 a m , a n d 1 0 : 3 0 a m t h De c e m b e r 5 t h tect Henning Schipper. One looks at a configuraR e v e l s t o k e U n i t e d C h u r c h t h T h r e e s e a t i n g t i m e sa v a i l a b l e : D e c e m b e r 5 tion focused mostly on developing Williamson C o s t s $ 8 . o o p e r a d u l t / $ 6 . 0 0 p e rc h i l d Re v e l s t o k ei U n i t e d C h u r c h T h r e e s e a t i n gt i me sa v a i l a b l e : Lake as a park, the second looks at focusing on the 8 : 3 0 a m , 9 : 3 0 a m , a n d 1 0 : 3 0 a m R e v e l s t o k e U n i t e d C h u r c h Re v e l s t o k eUni t e dChur c h campground, while the third provides a balance Thr e es e a t i n g t i m e s$ a v a i l a b l e : C o s t i s 8 . o o p e r a d u l t / $ 6 . 0 0 p e r c h i l d, 8 : 3 0 a m , 9 : 3 0 a m a nd10: 30a m between the two uses. T h r e e s e a t i n g t i m e s a v a i l a b l e : T h r e es e a t i n g3 t i me sa v a i l a b l e : 8 : 3 0a m, 9 : 3 0a m,a nd10: 0a m Ken Talbot said he preferred option three, since Co s ti s$8. o op e ra d ul t / $6. 00p e rc hi l d Ti c k e t s a r e a v a i l a b l e a t t h e C o m m u n i t y C e n t r e 8: 3 0 a m , 9 : 3 0 a m , a n d 1 0 : 3 0 a m it provided a balance between tourist and local use. 8 : 3 0 a m , 9 : 3 0 a m , a n d 1 0 : 3 0 a m t Co s ti s$ 8 . o o p e r a d u l t / $ 6 . 0 0 p e r h i l d T i c k e t s a r e a v a i l a b l ec a t t h eCo mmuni yCe nt r e “You can have it as a good interface between our Co s t i s $ 8 . o o p e r a d u l t / $ 6 . 0 0 p e r c h i l d C o s t i s $ 8 . o o p e r u l t / $ 6 . 0 0 p e r c h i l d o r t h e U n i t e d C h u r c h o r t h e U n i t e d C h u r c h local people and visitors, which is option three," T i c k e t s a r e a v a i l a b l e a tt heCo mmuni t yCe nt r e he said. rt h eUni t e dChur c h Ti c k e t sa r ea v a i l a b l ea tt heCo mmuni t yCe nt r eo Rob Elliott, the general manager of Revelstoke T i c k e t s a r e a v a i l a b l e a tt h e o m m u n i t y CC e n t r e Mountain Resort, said he believed there were opo r t h e U n i t e d C h u r c h Ti c k e t s a r e a v a i l a b l e a t t h eC C o m m u n i t y e n t r e portunities to spruce up the park. o r t h e Un n i t e d h u r c h o r t h e U i t e dC C h u r c h “I think there’s so many possibilities to make it more inviting for the community and get more people down there and make it more of a focal point for the community," he said. Pho t o g r a p hswi t hS a n t a-$ 9 When asked about RMR's plans to build a trail around the lake, he dodged the question. The reb yJ e s s i c aSt e wa r d s o n ! Pho t o g r a p hswi t hSa nt a-$9 sort owns most of the land on the east side of the Ph o t o g r a p hswi t hSa nt a-$9 b yJ e s s i c aSt e wa r d s o n! P h o t o g r a p h s w i t h Sa nt a-$9 P h o t o g r a p h s w i t h S a n t a $ 9 b yJ e s s i c aSt e wa r d s o n!
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Cabin liquor license application supported by council ALEX COOPER
alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com A request by The Cabin to extend its liquor license to a proposed new patio was supported by Revelstoke council, despite opposition from neighbours. The decision came after a discussion by council whether or not to restrict patio hours to 11 p.m. However, council voted not to do so because other patios in town don't face the same restrictions. "I wouldn’t be interested in muddying the waters at all about what time a patio can close," said councillor Trevor English. “Its the onus of the business that after 11, the noise level dials down.” The Cabin is planning on building a patio at the corner of First Street and Orton Avenue, and extending their liquor license to include the entire building other than the retail store. Currently only the bar and bowling area are licensed. They also plan to renovate the interior of the building by removing the wall that currently separates the bar from the lobby. The renovation would improve the sightlines between the bar and the patio, the owners of The Cabin say. The current capacity – 93 people – would remain unchanged. The Cabin's request was met with opposition from neighbours. Of six that replied, five asked council not to support the application. Carol Prince wrote she was concerned about rowdy patrons since the Cabin doesn't serve food. "When the Cabin is financially able to add food to their establishment, I would potentially support the application to expand outside."
A rendering of The Cabin's proposed patio. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review Fred Beruschi, owner of the neighbouring Regent Hotel, said he was concerned about noise disturbing his hotel guests, and the fact the business is for sale, which creates a big unknown. Judy Lillace and Robert Lahue, who own the neighbouring building, said they were worried about drunk people damaging their building. Pulse Bootfitting, which is located next door to The Cabin, also expressed opposition. "I have had businesses next to bars in the past both in Canada and abroad and know first hand the disaster that en-
sues for neighbouring businesses," wrote Kai Palkeinen and Kelly Hutcheson. The only letter of support came from Brydon Roe, the owner of Everything Revelstoke, who said the patio "would be a great addition to a corner that has been in need of an upgrade for some time." At council last week, the debate was over the patio's hour of operations. Mayor Mark McKee led a push to place a closing time of 11 p.m. "What I would say to the applicant is let's start with that and if they feel they need to go later, they can apply for special
occasion licenses," he said. Coun. Aaron Orlando asked about restrictions on other patios, to which city planner Dean Strachan replied he wasn't sure if there were any. "I’m reluctant to set a time limit now because we don’t have information no what’s permitted elsewhere," he said. In the end, council defeated the motion to put a time restriction on the patio. The Cabin's application still needs to be approved by the Liquor Control Board.
B.C. Briefs: Restaurant liquor rules eased BLACK PRESS The latest change to B.C. liquor policy loosens the rules for restaurant goers who just want to order a drink, without food. They're now allowed to sit anywhere in the restaurant instead of being relegated to a separate lounge area or feeling pressured to order food. That's expected to provide some more flexibility to restaurants that no longer
need to have defined lounge areas. "This is a small change that will make a big impact," said Ian Tostenson, president of the BC Restaurant and Foodservice Association. "The restaurant can open up more physical space that can be used to seat customers who are dining or enjoying a cocktail." The rules for music and comedy performances are also relaxed. Restaurants no longer have to apply for a permit to host
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Wayne Stetski Thank you to the 63,203 people who voted in the October 19 election. Almost 74 per cent of eligible voters in Kootenay–Columbia took that walk to the polls, which was amongst the highest in Canada! This election was an excellent example of how every vote counts, and it is an honor to serve you as your Member of Parliament. So what’s been happening in the first month? Starting out as a Member of Parliament is incredibly busy. One of the challenges is setting up offices. My plan is to have staff in Ottawa, Nelson and Cranbrook for Jan. 4, 2016. This involves leasing new space and furnishing the offices with the recycled inventory used by the former MP as the furniture, computers, etc... are all owned by the House of Commons. I plan on having one staff person in Ottawa and four in the riding so that you get good service here at home.
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mails per day. If you have sent me some correspondence and haven’t heard back yet please be patient — you will get a response. Phone me if it is urgent. In the last month I was also in Ottawa for five days participating in an intensive orientation focused on finance and admin and the non-parliamentary aspects of being an MP. We are given a budget that includes staff salaries, office leases, providing information to constituents, in-riding travel, etc. If we go over it we pay for it out of our own pockets. On average we spend more than six months of the year in Ottawa participating in Parliament and other national responsibilities (for example I am the NDP critic for National Parks) so I also have to find accommodation in Ottawa. The balance of the year is spent traveling around the riding meeting with constituents. Our job as the Progressive Opposition is to make government and Canada better, and that is exactly what we will do. Parliament begins on December 3 and continues until December 11 before breaking for Christmas. My next update will include a look at what it’s like to sit in the House of Commons as your MP. I’m sure it will be an exciting and humbling experience! Have a happy holiday season and a great New Year! I hope to see many of you during the break when I start my Coffee With Your MP sessions around the riding.
Building our energy future MLA REPORT
LETTERS POLICY Share your views with the community. The Revelstoke Review welcomes letters to the editor intended for publication, but reserves the right to edit for brevity, clarity, legality, accuracy and topicality. Letters should not be more than 300 words long. Anonymous letter will not be published. To assist in verification, a telephone number must be supplied, but will not be published. Email letters to alex. cooper@revelstokereview.com, drop them off at 518 2nd Street West or mail to PO Box 20, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0.
We are assigned office locations in Ottawa based on standing, so for this 42nd session of Parliament, Liberal MPs picked their offices first, Conservative MPs second, and we are in process of picking our offices now. The next update will include my Ottawa office information. Even if we’re picking third it is an honor to have an office on Parliament Hill. I also have to hire the staff. The NDP has unionized Constituency and Parliamentary Assistants and since we went from 103 seats to 44 in the election, there are several hundred qualified people in Ottawa who, under the contract, get the first opportunity to bid on the jobs both in Ottawa and across the country. That process is underway. The MP has to serve their constituents whether permanent staff is in place or not. In the last month I have attended meetings and events in Fernie, Cranbrook, Creston, Invermere, Nelson, Kaslo and Johnson’s Landing. There have been phone calls (250-919-9104) and emails (wayne.stetski@parl.gc.ca) and letters (PO Box 872, Cranbrook V1C 4J6 until January 1 and then send mail to Unit B – 111 7th Ave S, Cranbrook V1C 2J3) to answer. There have been about 100 letters so far including those waiting for me in Ottawa. Experienced MPs have told me that once everything is up and running an MP can expect to get between 300 and 500 e-
Norm Macdonald There are few places in British Columbia that are more connected to power gen-
eration than Columbia River–Revelstoke. Home to considerable power projects like Revelstoke Dam, and part of the affected area of the Columbia River Basin, we understand this industry, and live daily with its benefits and consequences. British Columbians have long benefitted from being owners of much of the power generated within this province, and through BC Hydro, a Crown Corporation that has traditionally provided significant dividends to the public purse, we have received access to consistent,
low cost power. Unfortunately, over the last 14 years under the BC Liberals, British Columbians have watched the cost of hydro skyrocket as government forced our Crown Corporation to make decisions that were not in the best interest of either BC Hydro or BC ratepayers. It is time for British Columbians to make a new choice; a choice for better management of this precious resource, Continued on next page
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City botched the Revelstoke Crossing process ON REVELSTOKE
Alex Cooper If there's one thing you can say for certain after last week's defeat of the Revelstoke Crossing shopping centre proposal, it's that the city botched the process. From day one, the development was rushed and I don't know why. Until third reading was surprisingly rescinded in late October, the approval process for the strip mall was moving forward at lightning speed for such a significant development. Compare it to the 1,200-unit Mackenzie Village development in Arrow Heights being put forward by David Evans. When that came forward back in February, city planner Dean Strachan recommended From previous page and better energy policy that protects rate payers, manages for sustainability, protects farmland, and moves us toward a green energy future. Put forward by the BC NDP, PowerBC is a better plan for a brighter future for British Columbia. I believe that BC’s energy policy must be bold and progressive. We can protect BC Hydro customers from rising rates, produce good-paying jobs close to home, respect First Nations land title, and launch careers in clean energy and retrofit construction, maintenance, manufacturing and high-tech engineering. PowerBC is about retrofitting public buildings, homes and businesses for energy efficiency, resulting in reduced energy costs and communitybased jobs. PowerBC is about maximizing current capacity in existing dams such as the Revelstoke Dam. Forward-thinking engineering built this structure for future capacity. We can still add one more turbine in
the city host a public information session. After that, the comments were compiled and in June, Evans was asked to produce seven reports including a traffic study, financial impact study, an infrastructure & servicing study, a parks & trails plan, a waste management plan and an affordable housing strategy. All of that had to be done before first reading. Evans recently told me that the last of those studies is being completed. Actually — let's compare it to a vacation rental application. When those come forward, staff first introduce a motion asking council for approval to proceed. Then, at the next council meeting, it comes back for first and second reading. Then it goes to a public hearing, followed by third reading and adoption. That first step never happened for the shopping centre. Council was never asked for guidance on how to proceed (or at least they weren't in public) before introducing the rezoning bylaw to permit the shopping centre for first reading. I don't understand why one sigRevelstoke Dam which would generate 500 megawatts of new capacity and create 390 person-years of skilled trades employment. PowerBC is about making significant investments in clean energy. British Columbia is particularly well suited to produce renewable energy and could be an exporter of not only renewable energy, but of renewable energy technology. Columbia River–Revelstoke has already embraced a diversity of energy production options that range from the SunMine in Kimberley to the bioenergy facility in Skookumchuk. Across British Columbia, there are tremendous opportunities for geothermal, wind, tidal and solar generation. With the right leadership, we can build the energy future we want. If you want to learn more about PowerBC, go to bcndpcaucus.ca/powerbc. Norm Macdonald is the MLA for Columbia River–Revelstoke. He can be reached at 1-866-870-4188 and norm.macdonald.mla@leg.bc.ca.
My feeling is Mayor Mark McKee was eager to declare Revelstoke as "open for business," and hoping to make that declaration early in his four year term. He was elected on a pro-development platform, but that doesn't mean that anything goes and development should be rushed. This may have been a good development, but the case was never made to convince those worried about downtown. The city has struggled for years to create a clear planning process for developers to follow. They've made improvements by, for example, simplifying the sign approval process, but, as Cindy Pearce said during the public hearing, "We don't collectively understand the development process." That is something council and city staff have to wrestle with. They've done a good job with the Mackenzie Village process so far, but they botched the Revelstoke Crossing one.
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ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION NOTICE OF PROPERTY DISPOSITION AND ASSISTANCE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING In accordance withthat the arequirements of will thebe Province BritishChambers Columbia's Community Please be advised Public Hearing held in of Council located in SuiteCharter, 102 – 103 Revelstoke City Council hereby givesB.C. notice its intention to lease portionatof2:00 the building located Second Street East, Revelstoke, onofTuesday, January 13,a2015 p.m. for each at of the the Revelstoke Centre to the Senior Citizens' Association, for a five year term commencing following threeCommunity Zoning Amendment Bylaws: on the 1st day of January 2016 and terminating on the 31st day of December 2021. The property is legally described as Plan 17012, Part of Parcel B and Plan 5962, Part of Lot 1 and is located at 603 Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2061 Connaught Avenue. The purpose of the Bylaw is to add a High Density Residential Vacation Rental District (R4v) subzone
to the existing High Density Residential District (R4) to permit vacation rental use for single family Revelstoke City Council intends to provide assistance to the Seniors Citizens' Association for leased dwellings only. This will permit existing single family dwellings zoned High Density Residential District property in the Revelstoke Community Centre. The Association will pay rent in the amount of $1.00 (R4) to apply to rezone to the subzone to allow for vacation rental use. per year for a five year term which is less than fair market value rent. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2060 Dawn Levesque The purpose of the Bylaw is to rezone the subject property located at 2077 Mountain Gate Road Director of Corporate Administration from Single Family Residential District (R1) to Single Family Residential Vacation Rental District (R1v) subzone in order to allow for the Vacation Rental use of an existing single family dwelling.
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Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2062 tosubject All Residents The purpose of the Bylaw is toNotice rezone the property located at 412 Fourth Street West from High Density Residential District (R4) to High Density Residential Vacation Rental District (R4v) KEEPING SIDEWALKS CLEAR THIS WINTER subzone in order to allow for the Vacation Rental use of an existing single family dwelling. The City of Revelstoke wishes to remind residents that although crews assist with clearing deep snow and sanding sidewalks, the ultimate responsibility for keeping the sidewalks clear of snow and revelstoke.ca ice, rests with the property or business owner, who borders the sidewalk. (pursuant to Bylaw #1400, 1992). Public Works Department
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nificant development has different requirements than another. Why wasn't Hall Pacific asked to do a retail study, a traffic study and an infrastructure impact study before the re-zoning bylaw moved forward? Why wasn't a public information session held until November, when everyone was already very familiar with what was being proposed? The fact is, we never learned enough about the development. The city didn't seem to make any effort to study its potential impacts. A shopping centre like that would impact roads and sewer and water, but no effort was made to look at that in detail. There was talk that would be part of the development permit process, but why wait until then? If a major development comes forward that can potentially alter the character of the community, the utmost effort to understand those changes must be undertaken.
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One of my responsibilities on city council is chair of the Economic Development Committee. As a result I would like to write about where we are, currently, from an economic development perspective and where and how I am anticipating we will continue to move forward. Overall, Revelstoke is moving in a positive direction in terms of economic growth. Over the past year, the number of business licenses has increased and we have seen several businesses open up or which are scheduled to open shortly. Downie Timber, one of our largest employers, gave a presentation to council last week and indicated that over the last several years it has increased the size of its investment and operation in Revelstoke and now provides 300 full-time jobs and an annual payroll of $25 million, including benefits. Tourism dollars continue to rise, and this is evident from the number of skiers, sledders, mountain bike riders and other visitors coming to town. The Business Retention & Expansion Strategy, which came out in the fall of 2015, indicates that our predominant businesses are small and medium-sized, independently owned businesses, most of which report being in a growth cycle and are planning to expand within the next three years. This is good news, as positive economic growth improves the overall strength and social fabric of our community. However, we can always do better, and I view one of the important roles of city council is to shepherd economic development in a way which is good for all aspects of the community and makes it stronger. Economic development crosses over into many areas of city responsibility such as planning, labour and housing. One of the things that council
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needs to do in order to effectively do its job in this regard is to engage in more planning so that we understand and know what growth is best for the community, and we so that are ready to create opportunities and meet those that come our way. Here are some of the issues we need to deal with: 1. We need to determine what businesses Revelstoke should attract for positive growth, which will complement the existing businesses we have. Given the incredible lifestyle we have in Revelstoke and which is so attractive to people coming to the community, we need to use this to our advantage. In today’s Internet society, where people can work for companies throughout the world using a home base, Revelstoke can be marketed as an attractive home base for these individuals. Other similar opportunities and strategies need to be worked on and developed. 2. The city commissioned a Revelstoke Retail Strategy Report in August 2006 which needs to be updated and actively used in drawing appropriate and needed retail businesses to Revelstoke. 3. The city needs to hire someone to assist our current Economic Development Officer, Alan Mason, to actively coordinate and seek out new business opportunities to come to Revelstoke. 4. The Revelstoke Labour Market Survey, prepared in 2015, confirms what most businesses already know — that we have a labour shortage in Revelstoke. As a result, we need to develop labour attraction and retention strategies in order to be able to attract the businesses who need to employ this labour pool. Coupled with that, we will need to develop better housing strategies to assure that Revelstoke has good and affordable housing for the labour force. 5. We need to take a better look at our Official Community Plan and various land bylaws to be sure where and what type of business growth we want to see in Revelstoke. These are just a few of the areas that I believe we need to address sooner rather than later. It involves a tremendous amount of creativity, energy and work over the next several years. Revelstoke is seen by many others outside of our community as a strong and vibrant city, a “jewel” where people want to live and work and raise their families. That is evident by the number of young people who have come to live in here in the last few years. The number of volunteers who already devote time and energy in this regard will no doubt allow us to accomplish the goals we set. The strength of Revelstoke has always been in knowing who we are, and working together to make our community the best that it can be.
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The Santa Parade returns this year at a new time. The parade starts at noon this Saturday, Dec. 5, instead of the usual 4 p.m. start. The route remains the same — it goes down First Street West from the Courthouse to Mackenzie Avenue, before heading south to Queen Elizabeth Park.
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BROWN BAG HISTORY Come listen to this talk on local history by Cathy English, the curator of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. This week's topic is the community of Beaton. At the museum at 12:15 p.m.
Thursday, December 3
REVY OUTDOORS MOVIE NIGHT Come out for a free night of adventure movies as Revy Outdoors and Berghaus present award-winning films of expeditions from the Amazon to Baffin Island. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 6:30 p.m. COMEDY NIGHT With Joe King and Stu Hughes. At the Last Drop. GLOW PARTY W/NEON STEVE At the Traverse.
SNOWFLAKE WINE FESTIVAL Come sample wines from 20 B.C. wineries, Mt. Begbie Beer and gourmet finger foods at this fundraiser for the Revelstoke Ski Club. At the Revelation Lodge at RMR at 7 p.m. Tickets are $60. SOMEWON WHITEOUT PARTY Featuring Blades of Steel and special guests. At the Traverse. Tickets are $15, available at Integrated Apparel and Society Snow & Skate. All proceeds go to Community Connections. FLOYD MEETS BROWN Psychedelic funk, live at the Last Drop.
Sunday, December 6
THE CHRISTMAS SHOP The annual Christmas art show opens at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre on Friday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. Come out to find some nice art work for your friends, family or yourself.
LOUISIANA HAYRIDE CHRISTMAS Get in the Christmas spirit with the incredibly talented cast of the Louisiana Hayride Show, featuring tributes to Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, and more performing your favourite Christmas songs. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35, available through the Revelstoke Arts Council website. REGGA NIGHT W/PINEAPPLE EXPRESS Local funk and reggae band plays every Sunday night at the Last Drop.
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Saturday, December 5
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Come and have breakfast with Santa. Photos with Santa will be available for an extra fee. Three sittings: 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 10:30 a.m. At the United Church. Tickets on sale at the church office, and the Community Centre. $8 for adults, $6 for children. SANTA CLAUS PARADE The parade starts at the Court House and heads down First Street West to Mackenzie Avenue starting at noon. REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. Sicamous Eagles. At the Forum at 7 p.m.
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REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. Kelowna Chiefs. At the Forum at 7 p.m. DJ PRAIZ At the Traverse.
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The Spirit of Revelstoke Awards were handed out to 14 volunteers who have made a difference in the community over the years at the Volunteer Fair on Thursday. Back row, from left: Claudette Kendel, Vivian Mitchell, Roma Threatful, Bill Shuttleworth, Jan Morehouse, Wally Mohn and Courtney Atkinson. From row, from left: Cindy Pearce, Georgia Sumner, Jack Carten, George Hopkins, Susan Black and Marly McAstocker. Missing is Carol Palladino. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Times Review
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Refugee crisis becomes very real for Revelstoke family MELISSA JAMESON
Special to the Revelstoke Review
For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never worn. ~ Ernest Hemingway It was while climbing in Kalymnos, Greece, in an area called The Beach, that Amanda Geary first saw the wreckage of a sunken raft and the reality of the refugee crisis really struck home. Among the debris she saw floating in the water were shoes the same size her toddler son wears. The debris was the result of the sinking of a raft that had been filled to over capacity with Syrian refugees. Geary said the sinking of the refugee raft happened somewhere between October 26 and 27. While 138 people were rescued, 19 people died. “We knew there were refugees arriving every day. We were saddened but we didn't see the rescued refugees, and then that day we decided to go to a climbing area called the Beach, which is on the other side of the island, about an hour drive from where the refugees are processed and then it's another half an hour hike in, so it's very remote and that is where you can see Turkey in the distance,” said Geary, who was in Greece for a family and climbing vacation with her husband Alex and son Dax. “That [The Beach] is where you could see all the wreckage and there was no one around, just life jackets, clothing, personal items, tiny shoes things like that and there is no one there because they had been found the day before,” she said. Immediately after seeing the wreckage, Geary and her family went back to the house they were renting, packed up any belongings they felt they could part with and took them to a local shelter. Geary also wrote a blog post expressing her emotions at having seen the debris floating in the water so close to where they were climbing. “We knew of a local hotel near us that was taking clothing to a local shelter and I went and spoke with them and I said, 'Can I take it down myself?' We did that and that's when I wrote the first blog post, my feelings and emotions I'd experienced to that point and I didn't know we were going to start fundraising but I just put it out there and put a link to my business Pay Pal saying people could e-transfer
Amanda Geary and son Dax with some of the supplies they purchased for refugees in Greece. ~ Photo contributed me and I applied for a Go Fund Me which took about 24 hours,” said Geary. The next day the Gearys had raised $500, and the day after that it was $1,000. “And then it got crazy,” she said In under a week, $6,000 was raised to purchase much needed supplies for the refugees. She was able to make arrangements to deliver these personally to the refugee centre, and created a relationship with the centre's coordinator, a woman named Nina, who she has maintained contact with. Geary explained that the refugee centre runs with no monetary support from the government. Even now, back in the safety of Revelstoke, Geary is determined to provide help for the refugees who arrive with literally nothing but the clothes on their backs when they are affected by a raft sinking. She has kept the Go Fund Me page she created open, so that people can donate money towards purchasing ferry tickets for refugees who have been affected by rafts sink-
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ing to continue their journey from Kalymnos to Athens, Greece. While getting to Athens is simply another stop in a multibureaucratic process for the refugees, Geary said she is hopeful that by providing ferry tickets, there is a chance for refugees to be reunited with families – as often families can only afford to purchase one raft ticket at a time from individuals Geary refers to as “people smugglers.” The going rate for one ticket on the raft is around $7,000. The rafts are filled to overcapacity, and the lifejackets are often filled with paper, and unusable. Geary told one story about a young boy who had arrived with only a piece of paper with a phone number on it. Nina, the woman from the shelter insisted he stay with her. The phone number was from Australia, and when they phoned it, it turned out it was the child's older brother who had been sent earlier. The two were able to be reunited. You can donate to the Kalymnos Refugee Fund at https:// www.gofundme.com/greecerefugees
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Researchers gather to discuss caribou recovery options Caribou, from page 1 tously in the past 20 years. According to the SARA registry, the Columbia South herd, which ranges near Revelstoke, declined to only seven animals in 2013. The Columbia North herd had 183 animals in 2013. The southern mountain population now has 1,540 animals, according to SARA. Of 19 herds being tracked, three are considered gone, 12 are decreasing in population, three have stable populations, and only one – the Narrow Lake herd in the Upper Fraser valley – is increasing in numbers. Five herds have less than 10 animals left. The situation has resulted in numerous efforts to stop the decline and hopefully stabilize and even increase caribou populations. Last week, a group of researchers gathered in Revelstoke to share their research and have it examined by Stan Boutin and Evelyn Merrill, two scientists from the University of Alberta. Boutin and Daniels gave an overview of their analysis at a public information session last Wednesday, Nov. 25. They said habitat protection and restoration was key, but focused their presentation on population management projects, including primary-prey reduction, predator production and maternity penning. One project, led by Revelstoke researcher Rob Serrouya, involved reducing moose numbers in the area of the North Columbia herd. With liberalized hunting regulations, the moose population was reduced to about 300, from 1,500. That, in turn, led to a decline in wolf population. The caribou population was stable over the course of the experiment, but Boutin was cautious in praising the results. “It certainly didn’t hit the home run we hoped it would in terms of popping these populations back up in number,” he said. Boutin also looked at the controversial wolf cull, noting that it helped stop the decline in caribou numbers elsehwere, “but we haven’t been able to get them to grow back.” He said it will take time for data to come in from the wolf cull to determine the results. The maternity pens were also examined. Two have been built – one near Revelstoke, and the other near Chetwynd – but they’ve been in place for only a few years. “The bottom line in terms of what’s been happening with the pen is it’s two years in develop-
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ment, and there’s lots and lots of learning, but the results have been marginal to say the least,” Boutin said. “It’s too early to make and decisions.” His general conclusion was that recovery efforts needed to focus on a combination of the above strategies. “We haven’t hit any home runs by any means,” he said. “Maybe we have to have that pen set up with some local predator control to get these little guys up to an age where they’re virtually invulnerable to predators. “We probably have to pull out all the stops for these herds because we’re in such a tough situation.” He said they would be producing a more detailed report in the future. There are various recovery strategies being implemented. The province introduced its recovery strategy in 2007 and the federal government produced one in 2014, however numbers continue to decline. The federal strategy calls for the southern mountain caribou population to be increased to 2,500. It lists predation as the biggest issue, while habitat protection is also a concern. Stephen Hureau said the reclassification of the species to endangered wouldn’t change things on the ground. “From a Federal regulatory perspective it doesn’t change anything, but I think the listing as endangered, it just raises the profile, it raises the priority," he said. "It would ensure we’re focusing on those herds as a unit, looking at all their threats and their requirement for recovery.” Hureau said they are working on mapping caribou habitat. There is fear amongst local forestry companies that the federal government will recommend closing most of the timber harvest land base to logging, however it would be up the provincial government to implement any recommendations on Crown land. “It’s a very large range,” said Hureau. “A lot of B.C. is covered by the current population of southern mountain caribou.” He said the mapping would be released to the public in 2016. The Federal government has also committed to creating an action plan by the end of 2017. “We don’t have an identifiable planning process but we are working with some partners to get people together to talk about what needs to happen on a more local or regional level to talk about the most endangered herds in the southern mountain population,” he said.
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Why we suggest the Optomap during your eye exams The Optomap was designed by an Optometrist whose son lost vision in one of his eyes due to a retinal detachment that went undetected until it was too late. His son was having yearly eye examinations but due to limitations with traditional methods of evaluation, it was missed. The developer of the Optomap wanted to create a method that allowed for more thorough evaluation with a non-invasive technique. What is the Optomap? The Optomap is an ultra-wide digital retinal imaging system that captures over 80% of your retina in one panoramic image; traditional methods only capture about 10-15% of your retina at one time. Why is it important to have a retinal exam? During retinal examinations we assess the health of eye looking for retinal tears and detachments; we can also assess systemic health as conditions like heart disease and diabetes due to changes in the retina. What is the benefit of the Optomap? We still assess the health of your retina even if you do not have an Optomap photo taken; however, traditional manual methods can be difficult to perform and do not provide a digital record. Who should have the Optomap? Every patient should have an Optomap image done. Especially children; many vision problems begin at an early age and at times attention span difficulties can make thorough retinal assessments difficult. The Optomap is a quick, non-invasive photo that is used to help assess retinal health. How often should you being getting the Optomap done? At every routine appointment. The benefit of the Optomap is that it maintains a digital record to compare current retinal health. Subtle changes are more apparent allowing for earlier invention of disease. The Revelstoke Optometry Centre strives to help preserve your most precious sense. It is our belief that the Optomap is an effective diagnostic tool to monitor your retinal health. We recommend every patient have the Optomap done as part of the routine eye examination. We are happy to answer any further questions you may have about the Optomap images.
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Grizzlies falter with three straight losses ALEX COOPER
alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com The Revelstoke Grizzlies came close to salvaging a disappointing week. Then they let it slip away. The Grizzlies lost 5-3 to the Fernie Ghostriders on Saturday at the Forum, giving them a four game losing streak as they approach the season's midway point. The week started last Tuesday, Nov. 24, in Chase, where Revelstoke lost a 1-0 defensive battle to the team they're chasing in the standings. Aidan Doak made 27 saves in the Revelstoke net, but his teammates were unable to get one past Chase Heat netminder Nic Bruyere. "That game could have went either way in my opinion," said coach Ryan Parent. On Friday, the Grizzlies were back in Chase for an attempt at revenge. Instead, the found themselves on the wrong end of a 6-1 shellacking. The Heat scored once in the first, twice in the second and three in the third period — including two in the final two minutes as the Grizzlies attempted a comeback. Defenceman Jackson Caller, who the Grizzlies acquired after he was released by the WHL Portland Winterhawks, scored the lone goal for Revelstoke. "I thought we got outworked," said Parent. "We have to be better against Chase." On Saturday, Revelstoke was at home to play the Fernie Ghostriders. The teams traded goals in the first period, with Cole Keebler scoring for Fernie and Aaron Aragon for Revelstoke. Keebler, who leads the KIJHL in scoring, put the Ghostriders in front 3-1 with a pair of second period goals, however the tides turned when he left the game with an injury. The Grizzlies came out firing in the third. Wyatt Gottschalk got Revelstoke within one 45 seconds into the period and the team pushed relentlessly to even things up,
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but the tying goal didn't come until Caller fired home a shot from the high slot with 94 seconds to go. Then the breakdown happened. With the score tied, Revelstoke went for the win instead of taking it easy and playing for overtime. Unfortunately, their eagerness sunk them, when Ryan Kennedy capitalized on an odd-man rush to put Fernie ahead with less than a minute to go. Fernie added an empty net goal to seal the win. "I think it comes down to mental toughness," said Parent, when asked what happened. "We needed to get the point and maybe we were thinking ahead of that." He did credit the players for the comeback. "I think we battled hard and maybe deserved a different fate. Mentally, you get into a tie game late in the game and you just want to keep the point." This weekend Revelstoke hosts the Sicamous Eagles on Saturday before making another trip to Chase on Sunday. Revelstoke is nine points ahead of the Eagles and 11 back of Chase in the Doug Birks Division. "We're going to work awfully hard at the very simple things," said Parent. "We were overly complicated the last couple of games so we have to work hard at playing simple hockey. And our work rate over 60 minutes needs to improve." The team might have to make do without starting goaltender Aidan Doak, who was called up to Junior A last week, though Parent was hopeful he'll return to the team. "It sounds to me like he's coming back. He usually gives us a really good chance to win." They will also need to work on scoring. They are near the bottom of the league in goals for and not a single player has reached double-digits in goals or is close to a point-pergame. "We have to be very simple, shoot the puck and drive rebounds," said Parent. "Right now we look too much to score on first opportunities."
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RSS senior boys volleyball makes statement at provincials ARDEN DAVIS
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Revelstoke Secondary School's senior volleyball team, comprised of 11 boys in grade 11 and 12, alongside two grade nines, took the eight hour ride down to Abbotsford to play in the volleyball provincials last week. The boys prepared for this trek by all shaving their team numbers into the side of their head, and the school celebrated and cheered them on with the first pep rally the school has seen in a very long time. The old ram mascot even came out of hiding for it. They played five games in total over the weekend. They fought hard and eventually finished as eighth in the province, winning the Most Sportsmanlike award, which is no surprise to any of us back home. "It was a good end to an amazing season," says Callum Hicks, who was named to the tournament's second all star team. The team also made a political statement at the tournament, sporting warm-up jerseys that read "feminism means equality." "They are an incredible and considerate group of young men and a talented group of athletes. I'm so proud of them," said coach Sheena Bell. The team thanked their sponsors for helping them get to Abbotsford: Revelstoke Credit Union, H&R Block, Southside Grocery, Cooper's, Arrow Helicopters, the RSS Parent Advisory Committee, and Patti Matsushita. Their whole season was full of success and this was the best way for them to end it. Now that the boy are home, they can relax and start to shred the amazing snow up on RMR. With notes from Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review
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Lighting A Candle In Support Of The Action On Violence Against Women December 6th, 2015 is Canada’s National Day of Remembrance In 1991, the federal government proclaimed December 6th as “Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women.” December 6th, 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre, also known as the Montreal Massacre. On December 6th, 1989, a lone gunman, 25-year-old Marc Lepine, entered a classroom at the university where he separated the male and female students. Lepine claimed he was fighting feminism and, calling the women “a bunch of feminists,” he shot all nine women, killing six. He then moved through the corridors, cafeteria and another classroom, targeting women. In 20 minutes he shot and killed 14 women and injured another ten. Lepine then turned the gun on himself, committing suicide. His suicide note claimed political motives and blamed feminists for ruining his life. The women who lost their lives that day were all young, inspiring women.
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Those 14 women were: • Geneviève Bergeron: 21 years old and in her second year of a scholarship in Mechanical Engineering; • Hélène Colgan: 23 years old and in her final year of mechanical engineering; • Nathalie Croteau: 23 years old and graduating as a mechanical engineer; • Barbara Daigneault: 22 years old. She was graduating as a mechanical engineer and was working as a teacher’s assistant at another engineering school; • Anne-Marie Edward: 21 years old and studying chemical engineering; • Maud Haviernick: 29 years old and in second-year metallurgical engineering; • Barbara Maria Klucznik–Widajewicz: 31 years old and a first-year nursing student; • Maryse Leclair: 23 years old and in fourth-year metallurgical engineering; • Anne-Marie Lemay: 22 years old and in fourth-year mechanical engineering; • Sonia Pelletier: 28 years old, she was killed the day before graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering; • Annie Turcotte: 21 years old and in her first year of metallurgical engineering; • Michelle Richard: 21 years old and in her second year of metallurgical engineering; • Maryse Laganière: a 25-year-old nonstudent, she worked in the budget department of the engineering school; • Annie St-Arneault: 23 years old and a mechanical engineering student. The Revelstoke Women’s Shelter believes that all people should be able to live free of violence. On December 6th, take a moment to remember these 14 women and the impact that violence made on the lives of all of us that day.
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Notice of Thanks to the people of Revelstoke The family of Mary Carlson would like to extend our gratitude to Drs. Leslie and Molder, the home care workers and the staff of Mt. Cartier Court and Queen Victoria Hospital, and especially everyone in this wonderful community of Revelstoke for their watching over, helping, chauffeuring, assisting and caring for Mom in her later years. This entire town have been her guardian angels. We thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.
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The vote was called, the bylaw was defeated and an applause went out through the remaining crowd. Steve Platt, who owns the property in question, declined a request by the Review for an interview. The community is also seeking ways to move forward. The debate proved to be divisive and several calls came for Revelsto-
kians not to let the vote create permanent wounds in the community. "Whether this goes through or does not, we want you to know we do care," said Sulz. “I want to continue to live in this community and live free to know I can walk the street knowing that I’ve done the best.” The other issue is what comes next.
There was unanimous support for development at the public hearing, just not the kind of development being proposed. There was lots of talk about hotels, and how to attract that investment will undoubtedly be a subject of discussion in the months and years to come.
I want the right development," she said. "I don’t think we’ve discovered if this is the right development.” Orlando made similar comments. He said he didn't think the city's planning documents supported the mall development, and that the majority of residents opposed it. "They say we can do better than this, and I think we can do better than this," he said. "I haven’t seen a lot from the proponent to support this development. I really don’t think that I’ve been convinced.” With Mayor Mark McKee's vote almost certainly in favour, it meant that it was up to Sulz to cast the deciding vote. He voted for it in October, and he made comments at the end of the public hearing that seemed to lean voting in favour once again. "We need to do it for the entire community, not just for a select few. We need jobs in this community, we need to keep people here," he said before McKee closed the public hearing. “We need to build our tax base, because if you want o continue to have the services you now enjoy, we need to have development somehow, somewhere.” However, when it came time to voting, Sulz voted against third reading. "The risk for me is absolutely enormous," he said. "If we don’t put something on that property, than the decision that I may make now will be left to the community for the years to come. It might The fastest and most reliable internet technology* be the biggest mistake I’ve ever made." is now in Revelstoke.† Trust TELUS Fibre to help By the time Mayor you stay connected, with crystal-clear HD video McKee spoke, the vote was a done deal. Still, calls on Internet 150. he voiced his support for the re-zoning. Get Optik TV TM and Internet 25 for $50/mo. "I guess what I’m saying is move forward, for 1 year when you sign up for 3 years.‡ approve it, sit down with the developers at the table," he said. "They seem like very nice people, they seem to really want to do Learn more at the right thing. Come up with a development telus.com/revelstoke that fits our community and fits the downtown core. If it’s turned down, I hope they will stay and come up with TELUS STORES Revelstoke a development that fits 120 Connaught Ave. our community and en- *Traditional copper wire or copper wire hybrid networks are subject to capacity constraints and environmental stresses that do not affect TELUS fibre optic technology, which is based on light signals. †Not all homes are covered. ‡Offer available until December 31, 2015, to residential customers have not subscribed to TELUS TV or Internet in the past 90 days. Cannot be combined with other promotional offers. Offer includes Optik TV Essentials and Internet 25. The Essentials is required for all Optik TV subscriptions. A cancellation fee applies to the early termination of the service hances our downtown who agreement and will be $10 for the PVR and Wi-Fi modem rental multiplied by the number of months remaining in the term. Regular prices apply at the end of the promotional period. Minimum system requirements apply. Final eligibility for the services will be determined by a TELUS representative. TELUS reserves the right to modify channel lineups and packaging, and regular pricing without notice. HDTV-input-equipped television required to watch HD. TELUS, the TELUS logo, Optik, Optik TV, telus.com and the future is friendly are trademarks of TELUS Corporation, used under licence. core.”
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$ 44,624
MSRP $51,499 2015 Ford F150 Supercrew 4x4
SAVE 9,510
MSRP $51,499
$ 41,989
FX4 off road 3.5$ L Ecoboost
1,000
$
$
5FT539 • 4x4 XTR • Power Group • Power Seat
$ 41,989
SAVE 5FT539 $ 9,510 2013 Ford1,000 F150 Supercrew
5FT367
Patti
KenPatti
Brad Sam
“DEMO”
XTR 4x4 3.5$ L Ecoboost Max Trailer Tow
Bonus Cash
SAVE $ 12,261 2015 Ford F150 Supercrew 4x4
$
2015 Ford F150 Supercab SAVE 12,261
Bonus Cash
2015 Ford F150 Supercab
IT’s TRUCK SEASON +$500
Bonus Cash
2015 Ford F150 Supercrew
IT’s TRUCK SEASON MSRP $49,999
40,972
MSRP $43,899
$
$ Supercab 4x4 Tailgate Step Power Group
2015 Ford F150SAVE 9,027 5PT536
1,000
$
$
5FT367
$ 5.04X4 L V8 Trailer Tow Pkg
SAVE $ 2015 Ford F150 Supercrew 11,017 +$500
Bonus Cash
SAVE 10,030
MSRP $49,999
$ 39,969
4X4 $ 5.0 L V8 Trailer Tow Pkg
2015 Ford F150 Supercrew MSRP $49,999
1,000
$
$
$ 39,969
SAVE 5FT536 $ 10,030 2014 Ford 1,000 F150 Supercrew 5FT536
• 4x4 XTR • Moonroof • Ecoboost
139
$ $ BEST DEAL IN BC! 38,995 29,949 $
$3800 down, 84 month
2015 Ford F150 Supercab 4x4
$
0P6625 financing, 5.99% APR OAC.
2012 Ford F150 Supercreew
139
27,949 1,000
• 4x4 XTR • Power Group • Power Seat
$ $
ShaunGene
Ted
$2500 24 down, month$3800 down, mo72lease. financing, 5.99% APR OAC. taxes & fees extra, OAC, 6.79% APR. Total paid $13,628
Steve
Dale
SteveRandy Ted
Bi FT489A Weekly
Mike
Bryan Blain
Arlana Mike
$189 Mark
Cory Mark
Jim Geori