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The CP Holiday Train made its annual stop in Revelstoke as darkness fell on the town last Wednesday, Dec. 16. Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services provided hot dogs and hot chocolate in exchange for donations, while the Community Band played music until the train showed up. Once it got here, Kelly Prescott, Devin Cuddy and Jim Cuddy performed.

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Personal histories

EDITH RUDYK HAS BEEN KNITTING AND CROCHETING ALMOST HER ENTIRE LIFE. THESE DAYS, SHE MAKES ITEMS FOR FRIENDS AND EVERY YEAR SHE CREATES HUNDREDS OF SLIPPERS FOR THE FOOD BANK'S CHRISTMAS HAMPER PROGRAM.

Edith Rudyk: Knitting away MELISSA JAMESON Special to the Review

Edith Rudyk has been knitting since the age of six. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review

Edith Rudyk was only six years old when her mother taught her how to cast stitches onto a knitting needle. This year, she has made a total of 170 pairs of slippers for the Christmas Hamper program.

That's in addition to all of the other items she has knit or crocheted.

“The first thing I made was a little pair of socks for my doll. I made a square, sewed both ends and put a string through it,” said Rudyk. “It took a while, but I just had books and I taught myself.”

Rudyk was born and raised in Revelstoke. At 16, she began teaching herself to crochet. While visiting family in Red Deer, she went into a shop and found a book on how to crochet.

“I started crocheting holding it like a knit needle, I didn't know the difference,” she said, chuckling.

For Rudyk, knitting has always provided a sense of ability. When she was growing up it was common for people to knit and sew their own clothes.

“If you wanted a sweater, you don't go buy it, you knit it,” she said. “People would have patterns, I'd see something I'd like so I'd borrow the pattern and when I had enough money to buy a ball of wool I'd start knitting. I find it very relaxing. For the longest time my son and husband were both on the railway and I took all their calls. So when I'd be waiting for the calls, I'd knit or crochet.”

Even now, Rudyk has a knitting project on the go. She has been working on a prayer shawl that someone requested she make.

“I've never seen anybody use them [prayer shawl] but you're supposed to have a fringe on each end so it's all got to be trimmed and every row is a different thread. You leave a fringe on one end, you get to the end, knot it, leave another fringe. Then you pick up another ball of wool. So if you do that you can get rid of all kinds of odds and ends,” said Rudyk.

Rudyk also keeps busy knitting slippers for the Christmas Hamper program. She meets Carol Sakamoto for coffee each Wednesday morning and gives her the slippers she made that week.

“I keep track of each one,” said Rudyk, noting that last week she made 170 pairs.

“I started making them years ago. That way, if anybody wanted a present, there was slippers. At Christmas time everybody got slippers.”

Knitting was even a source of comfort and entertainment for Rudyk after she had surgery and wasn't able to be on her feet. She made sweaters, socks, and caps, some of which were sold out of the Big Eddy Store where Rudyk spent time working, looking after the post office. She worked there until a year ago.

“I always found it so relaxing, even when I was growing up. Get a ball of wool and either crochet or knit. A lot of people know I do it and they'll say, ' can I get this sweater knit for so and so.' I do it.”

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NEWS

Big Eddy to decide on water takeover by city ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com Big Eddy property owners have until early February to decide if they want their water system to be taken over by the City of Revelstoke.

The city hosted a meeting at the community centre on Monday to let property owners know about the work needed to upgrade the Big Eddy Water System (BEWS), and the associated costs.

“We’re looking at upgrading very specific sections of the BEWS," said Mike Thomas, the city's director of engineering. "It’s intending top to bottom to improve water supply, improve fire protection, and improve water quality.”

The work includes building a third well and a second reservoir, replacing old pipes, adding new fire hydrants and installing more valves across the system. The cost is estimated at $5.69 million, of which $3,785,354 will come from the federal and provincial governments through the Building Canada Fund. The rest will be borrowed by the City of Revelstoke and paid back by Big Eddy property owners over time.

The work is needed to meet drinking water quality standards and city building bylaw standards for fire flow. There has been a big focus on drinking water regulation ever since the Walkerton crisis in May 2000, when seven people died and thousands more got sick as the result of an E. coli outbreak in the small Ontario town, explained Rob Fleming, a drinking water officer with Interior Health, who talked about the history of the new drinking water regulations.

“It's about working together and trying to get compliance with Drinking Water Protection Act," he said.

Fleming said he was concerned about risks to the system, particularly in case of an emergency. "That’s what I’m concerned about as a drinking water officer," he said. "I want to see the Big Eddy gets safe, reliable tap water.”

The estimated cost to individual property owners will be $11.50 per metre of frontage each year. That's on top of the annual water utility rate they have to pay. Property owners were given petitions showing how much it will cost them each.

Big Eddy property owners would pay the same water rate as the rest of the city in the first year, while future rates would depend on the cost of running the system.

"If this petition is successful, the BEWS assets would become part of the city’s water utility," said Thomas.

He said the Big Eddy could end up paying less for water than the rest of the city in the future, because their water system is less complex.

It's now up to Big Eddy property owners to decide if they want to move forward or not. Half of them, representing at least half the value of all property in the Big Eddy, need to sign the petition and agree to the takeover for it to happen.

"If you agree, you sign the petition," said Dawn Levesque, the city's corporate officer. "If you don’t agree, you don’t sign the petition."

There were mixed feelings following the information ses-

Big Eddy property owners line up for their petitions at an information session on water system upgrades last Monday, Dec. 14. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review sion.

"I think it's a necessity with all the young kids now," said Bryce Byman, who lives on Nixon Road. "You've got to have safe drinking water."

Jan Alsemgeest, who lives on Big Eddy Road, said the price was a shocker, but it would have to be paid for eventually. "You can't say no. Down the road you need it anyway," he said. "It's a necessity no matter which way."

One man, who only gave his first name of Glen, said he was worried about the costs — not only for paying for the upgrades, but for the higher taxes that could come with higher property values. "We had excellent water before, and now we have the government getting involved, so it's going to cost," he said.

Claude Awad questioned the need to do all the work in the next few years and said the water system should remain under control of the Big Eddy Water Board. "I rather the people that take care of the water are the people that live in the neighbourhood that drink it," he said. "Not some bureaucrat that never has to taste the water imposing it."

For the directors of the Big Eddy Water Board, the city takeover is a necessity and it will cost property owners more if they don't agree with it.

"It's not a matter of how much you're going to pay for water. If the city doesn't take us over, it's going to be way more for the Big Eddy to fund this," said Don Hall. "This is going to help towards our financial problems and put the infrastructure in place that's required. We still have to do it

whether the city takes it over or not."

Big Eddy property owners will be paying $420 for water service next year — $25 more than the rest of the city. The cost is set to continue to go up by 25 per cent per year to pay for infrastructure upgrades, if the city doesn't take over the system.

Because the BEWS is not eligible for grant funding from senior levels of government, the costs to residents will be higher if the city doesn't take over the system.

"We'll probably at least double what this total's going to be per resident, or probably more," said Hall. "We're looking at $1,500 a year for water. What's the better option?"

Property owners have until February 5 to sign the petition and bring it to city hall. Some did so at the meeting, while others have decided to wait.

"I'm still undecided. It's going to cost me a fair bit commercially," said Ian Smith, the co-owner of Classic Collision.

"Upgrades are necessary, but the cost of it, how it's funded… I have to think it over. I have a business partner. We have to discuss collectively what our direction is on that."

Meanwhile, the city is taking steps to borrow its share of the $1.9 million. Two motions were set to go to council on Tuesday relating to the BEWS. One was to establish a Local Area of Service and the other to authorize the city to borrow the money. They will only go into effect if the Big Eddy votes to have their water system taken over by the city.

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NEWS

City releases new garbage map and schedule ALEX COOPER

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The City of Revelstoke's new garbage map divides the city into four zones. ~ City of Revelstoke image.

Revelstoke's confusing rotating garbage schedule is hopefully coming to an end. The City of Revelstoke has released its new garbage schedule and collection map, which divides the city into four zones, instead of the current five.

The schedule was set to be voted on by council on Tuesday, Dec. 22, after press time, and, if approved, it will go into effect on February 1, 2016.

Under the new system, the existing rotating schedule will be dumped and garbage collection will happen Tuesday through Friday, depending on where you live.

Residents of Arrow Heights and the section of Southside east of Edward Street and south of Fourth street, will have pickup on Tuesday. The rest of Southside and the portion of Central Revelstoke west of Fourth Street will have pickup on Wednesday.

Columbia Park, CPR Hill and Johnson Heights will have garbage pickup on Thursday. The Big Eddy, Farwell and the rest of the Central Revelstoke will have garbage pickup on Friday.

Garbage collection will take place on holidays.

The new bylaw will also impact how garbage is collected from multi-family buildings. Under the new rules, buildings with more than four units will be required to contract out their own garbage collection. A staff report by operations manager Darren Komonoski says this move will only affect four buildings in town.

The city is also reducing the amount of garbage that will be collected. Residents will be allowed to put out one garbage bin, while extras will require tags, which will cost $3, up from the current $2.

B.C. Liberal staffer quits, faces charges in Ontario TOM FLETCHER Black Press

B.C. Liberal Party executive director Laura Miller has resigned and returned to Ontario to face criminal charges stemming from deletion of government email records belonging to the Ontario government.

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Ontario Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty in 2013. She and former chief of staff David Livingstone have been charged with one count each of breach of trust, mischief in relation to data and "misuse of a computer system to commit the offence of mischief," the Ontario Provincial Police said in a statement Thursday.

The charges relate to email records that

were sought by opposition parties after the Ontario government abruptly cancelled two planned gas-fired power plants that were facing strong local opposition. Miller and Livingstone were accused of bringing in Miller's partner, computer technician Peter Faist, to erase hard drives in McGuinty's office that contained the records.

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NEWS

Fire department set at full-service operation level ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com The Revelstoke fire department will be a full-service operation, at a cost to the tax payer of about $60,000.

Council voted unanimously in a closed-door meeting to make Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services a Full-Service Operation Level Fire Department, in accordance with new regulations set by the province's Office of the Fire Commissioner, the City of Revelstoke announced last Thursday.

"In Revelstoke we have eight story high rises, we have commercial structures, we have a historical downtown," said fire chief Rob Girard in an interview. "In the past we have fought fire to the full fire service level, but we didn't have the training to match that. Council has declared us to be full service and we are going to spend the next two years training to full service."

The move was made necessary when the Office of the Fire Commissioner established minimum competencies for fire departments across the province in May. Departments were given three options: They could either be exterior attack only, have the ability to enter small structures, or be full-service operations.

Council opted for the latter, meaning firefighters – both career and volunteer – have to be trained to the standards set by the fire commissioner.

"We spent a long time in camera talking about where we were going to go with his and the consensus was we needed to continue to be a full service fire department," said councillor Trevor English, the chair of the city's security committee. "We didn't want to move to exterior attack only, nor did we not want to be able to enter a building or premise should there be someone inside that could possibly be saved."

What this means is that starting sometime next year, volunteer firefighters will undergo extra training so they can fight a full range of exterior and interior fires, said Girard.

It will mean more studying and more training, followed by certification by the College of the Rockies.

Girard said he wasn't worried about putting too much burden on volunteer firefighters. "It's going to be a little more work for firefighters, for sure, but we'll end up with a better firefighter at the end of the day that can operate safely and has been trained to do that," he said.

Of 40 volunteers, five already have the necessary train-

Revelstoke firefighters tackle a mobile home fire in Southside in 2014. ~ Revelstoke Review file photo ing, while the other 35 will need to be brought up to the new standards, at a cost of about $1,700 each. said Girard.

"New recruits will be realizing there's going to be a lot of training, a lot of time, and a lot of money spent on them," he said.

The discussion over the level of service happened in the closed portion of the council meeting. The city cited the portion of the Community Charter that allows council to discuss matters pertaining to level of service behind closed doors, if the discussion "could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public."

The staff report that led to council's decision has not been made public.

English said council did discuss the budget ramifications of the decision.

"When we really reviewed what the fire department is doing, versus other fire departments and their level of training, with the historic downtown that's made mostly of wood — we need to be able to get into those buildings and save people if there's the opportunity to do that," he said.

"That's what it's all about — keeping our guys safe, keeping their level of training up, and keeping the community safe."

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Tom Fletcher NDP leader John Horgan sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end interview in his Victoria office Dec. 10. Here are excerpts. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at RevelstokeReview.com Tom Fletcher: In the recent federal election, national NDP leader Thomas Mulcair rejected the Trans Pacific Partnership sight unseen, endorsing letters from Unifor and CUPE saying this is a bad deal. Is your party seen as against Pacific Rim trade?

John Horgan: No, I don’t think so, and what I said at the time was that I support trade. We’re a trade-centred province.

We’re looking across the ocean at the largest market the world has known, and I support getting our products to higherpriced markets.

But having said that, the B.C. Liberals embraced TPP without even having seen it.

TF: The NDP and unions have historically

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ing up. What's your take on the prospects for LNG after the year we’ve had?

JH: Not good. I’ve always said price will determine whether investors drop down multi-billions of dollars in a far-away place to provide a product that is not developed here. Brownfield opportunities have moved very quickly in the U.S. Changing LNG import facilities to export facilities is a whole lot easier and cheaper than starting from scratch.

Getting to the coast is a challenge for fossil fuels, and the last LNG price point I saw delivered in Asia was $5.70 a unit. You're not going to make money at that price, even with rock-bottom prices here in B.C. TF: We’ve just had a couple of announcements as part of the government’s Jobs Plan, $100 million in financing for tech startups, which your critic was pleased about, and an agriculture and food strategy. Are we going to see more Jobs Plan advertising in the new year?

JH: It’s the Christmas season, the federal election is over, there are two sets of ads running now. I think these ads are self-promotion. These are not informing the public on information that they really need. If it’s just smiling people with hardhats on, I think we’re going to have something to say about that.

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been protectionist. Do you see any need to modernize the B.C. party?

JH: When it comes to trade, I think we have modernized. And who was the first premier to go on a trade mission from British Columbia? It was Dave Barrett.

And now there has been a succession of premiers make regular visits to other markets to try to stimulate economic activity here at home.

TF: Your party supports the carbon tax now, but not the revenue neutral approach.

Do you support increasing the rate?

JH: I’ve looked carefully at the report tabled by the premier's [advisory] group, a vast array of British Columbians, and there was a lot of water put into the wine to get to the position they got to. What I’m comfortable with is that the date that they've selected for a ramping up of the carbon tax is 2018, which will be a year after the next provincial election. So if I’m successful and form a government, I’ll have time to look at tax policy broadly to see if we can make improvements in the carbon tax.

For me, and I think for most British Columbians, the model that Alberta has adopted of taking revenues and driving them into industries, or activities like transit, that will reduce emissions over time.

TF: Natural gas price and volume continue to go down, along with commodities generally, and supply of oil and gas keeps go-

Norm Macdonald Christmas and New Year celebrations are a wonderful part of winter here in

Columbia River–Revelstoke. The early snow we are experiencing this year means that we have plenty of outdoor activities to enjoy this holiday season.

Many of us will also take the opportunity to gather with family, friends, neighbours and colleagues; it is a time when generosity of spirit is very apparent in our communities.

It is important that we work together to make sure that everyone has food and company. We need to be generous with those around us.

We also have many people in the re-

gion who are working hard to welcome refugees to our country. Whether it is a community group that is sponsoring a family, or groups of neighbours that are gathering supplies to be shared with families arriving in larger centres, this is something we can all be part of. It is this desire to help people that we’ve never met that speaks to what is best about the human spirit.

I want to wish you all the best for the holiday season. Enjoy the great outdoors, travel safely, and share whatever you are able.

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COMMUNITY

Partners for Others launches online fundraiser ship and they usually ship a dozen each year.

"I'm in the shop right now cleaning gold right now to pay for it," he said.

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more than two million kilograms of goods to developing countries over the past 20 years.

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REVELSTOKE COMMUNITY HOUSING SOCIETY Affordable Rental Housing Project Tenancy Applications Ray Brosseuk inside the Partners for Others warehouse in the Big Eddy. ~ Revelstoke Review File Photo

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alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com A Revelstoke charity has started a fundraiser to help it send four containers of food, clothing and medical supplies to developing countries.

Partners for Others, which is run by Ray and Jackie Brosseuk out of a warehouse in the Big Eddy, are looking to raise at least $32,000 in order to send four shipping containers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fiji, Lesotho and Swaziland.

They have set up a fundraising page on the website Crowd Rise where people can donate.

They aim to send containers filled with dehydrated soup, medical supplies collected from the Red Cross and Interior Health, and surplus clothes from the Thrift Store.

"There's a lot of stuff to be collected," said Ray. Normally the Brosseuk's pay for the shipping themselves with the money they make from mining gold, but this year they need a bit of extra help to get the donations out because they didn't collect as much gold as usual this summer.

"We're getting too much stuff, too many requests, too much stuff is given to us to manage," said Ray. He said each container costs about $8,000 to

The Revelstoke Community Housing Society is now accepting applications for tenancy at the 12 unit Affordable Rental Housing Initiative located at 1014 Oscar Street, Revelstoke, BC. There are eight 2 bedrooms units and four 1 bedroom units (2 are accessible suites). All units have fridge, stove, washer & dryer and one parking stall. The following are tenant eligibility criteria: • Annual household income of less than $65,000 • Net combined assets of less than $60,000 • NO smoking and NO pets • Preference will be given to Revelstoke residents For a copy of the application package, please contact Debra Wozniak at 250-837-5345 or via e-mail at communityhousing@revelstokecf.com.

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Congratulations to December's Stoke Youth of the Month, Mitch Kovacs. Mitch was nominated for his volunteer work with the Youth Mentoring program, which he has been a part of for the past year. He was also nominated for his bright personality and friendliness towards others and for his help with the Revelstoke Secondary School sports teams. The Stoke Youth of the Month award was created by the Stoke Youth Network and Stoke FM to highlight youth in our community that have shown responsibility, respect, and caring attitudes to others. If you would like to nominate a youth, there are nomination forms outside of the office at RSS and at Stoke FM's office on Second Street East. You can nominate someone you know or someone you see doing a good deed. ~ Words and photo by Arden Davis, Stoke Youth Network

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Saturday, December 26

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Sunday, December 27

REVELSTOKE COFFEE HOUSE HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER EXTRAVAGANZA HOOTENANNY Sam Gleaves comes from the hills of Virgina to play a blend of traditional Appalachian music and his pioneering originals. The Willy Gaw Quintet will play their high energy Gypsy Jazz. In addition to the feature acts, some local talent will be featured. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at Valhalla Pure. The show is a fundraiser for the monthly Revelstoke Coffee House

Tuesday, December 29

SAM GLEAVES, DENIS SEVERINO, AND MYRA MORRISON Live at the Last Drop.

SHANE PHILIP Live at the Traverse.

Sunday, January 3

THEATRE COMPANY SCRIPT READING Join the Revelstoke Theatre Company for a script reading of Caught in the Net by Ray Cooney. This isn't an audition — just a relaxed evening reading the play. At Castle Joe Books at 7 p.m.

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Multiple options for development of Mount Begbie Elementary ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com The Revelstoke School District has come up with multiple options for sub-dividing the Mount Begbie Elementary school site, ranging from larger single-family lots, to denser townhouse development.

"It's a very preliminary overview of the work that we've prepared that would roll out later this winter for a big open house around potential uses for the site," said Anne Cooper, the former school district superintendent who is handling the sale of the old school sites.

The school district provided seven main options to the city for the site, each with several variations. They were put together with help from planning consultant Graham Farstad.

Possibilities include dividing the threeacre property into as little as nine single family lots, all the way to a design that would include multiple townhouses. Some options include preserving the school gym, built in 1993, as a community space, and all call for the rest of the school building to be demolished. All provide for preserving some form of park space.

None of the options consider commercial use. "It's not consistent with the OCP currently," said Cooper. "I don't believe our analysis has shown any real need in that location for commercial."

The proposal went in front of the city's development services committee earlier this month. "Discussion was mostly centre on who else should review this," said Dean Strachan, the city's manager of development services.

The Revelstoke School District is exploring options for the three-acre, L-shaped Mount Begbie Elementary site. ~ Google Maps image, via Revelstoke School District He said the report would be referred to the city's parks, recreation & culture committee, and that he would be preparing a report for council to discuss next year.

"Likely council will have some options and discussion around what's being suggested," he said.

Strachan agreed that the site likely wouldn't support much commercial development. "It's certainly likely to be residential oriented," he said. "I don't see how

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larger commercial would be supported by that neighbourhood. There's not enough population density to support much more than what's already there."

Part of the discussion will be on whether or not the city wants to acquire in the gym.

The assessed value of the land is $518,000, while the buildings are worth $2,438,000 — though the report says, "Clearly the buildings do not have this value at this time."

Cooper said the goal was to get input from the city before holding an open house and seeking community feedback.

When asked why the school district wouldn't just try to sell the site and let the prospective developer handle the rezoning, Cooper responded that re-zoning would make it easier to sell. "If we can get it re-zoned to something that removes that obstacle and removes that small risk, we might as well do that now," she said.

The school district is also planning to re-zone the Mountain View Elementary site in order to facilitate its sale. So far two requests for proposals have been issued to solicit ideas for developing the site, but no responses were received each time.

"It's one less concern that people have, that they end up buying a property and can't get the zoning they want," she said.

The district will be applying to re-zone the site as a comprehensive development zone that will allow for a mix of residential development.

They are also hoping to restart on rezoning, sub-dividing and selling the old Big Eddy Elementary site now that movement is underway to address neighbourhood water issues. "We're going to look carefully this winter to do the remaining work to put them on the market ourselves and be our own developer," said Cooper.

The school district is expected to return $2.4 million to the B.C. Ministry of Education from the sale of the surplus school sites as part of the contract for the construction of the new schools.

You can read the school district's report on the Mount Begbie Elementary site on the Review website.

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Director of Corporate Administration Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2060 CITY HOLIDAY CLOSURES The purpose of the Bylaw is toHALL rezone the subject property located at 2077 Mountain Gate Road from Single Family Residential District (R1) to Single Family Residential Vacation Rental District (R1v) City Hall will be closed during for use Christmas Holidays:single family dwelling. subzone in order to allow for the thefollowing Vacationdays Rental of an existing • Thursday December 2015 at 12:00 pm Noon; Zoning Amendment Bylaw No.24, 2062 • Friday, December 25, 2015; The purpose of the Bylaw is to rezone the subject property located at 412 Fourth Street West from • Monday, December 28, 2015; High Density Residential District (R4) to High Density Residential Vacation Rental District (R4v) subzone •inFriday, order January to allow1, for2016 the Vacation Rental use of an existing single family dwelling.

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A look at Revelstoke's new affordable housing units ALEX COOPER

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Clockwise, from top left: The affordable housing development from the front.; Inside one of the bedrooms of the two-unit suites.; The main floor of a two-unit suite.; Parking for the buildings is in the back.; The main floor of one of the one-unit apartments. ~ Photos by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review

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The development consists of eight two-bedroom units and four one-bedroom units. Two of the suites are fully accessible.

While rent is still to-be-determined, Glenn O'Reilly, the vice-chair of the Revelstoke Community Housing Society, said the one-bedroom units should rent for about $550 per month, while the two-bedroom apartments will rent for about $700 per month.

The media and members of the Revelstoke Housing Society were given a tour of the new buildings on Oscar Street, between Edward and Moss, last week.

The development consists of two six-unit buildings side-by-side, one painted red, and the other blue. They are being built for $3.22 million, of which $899,500 is being borrowed and the rest is from BC Housing and other sources. The total includes the cost of the land and all the off-site work.

The buildings are mostly finished, with some interior work and landscaping needed to complete the apartments. The goal is to have people move in at the beginning of March.

Each unit will have a fridge, stove, washer, dryer and one parking stall.

The two bedroom apartments have a kitchen and living space on the main floor, with two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. They are about 1,000 square feet in size.

The one-bedroom apartments have everything on one floor and are 618-square-feet.

The housing society has set the criteria for applicants. They can have a household income of no more than $65,000 and combined assets of less than $60,000. Preference is being given to Revelstoke residents.

No smoking and no pets are allowed.

To apply contact Debra Wozniak at 250-837-5345 or e-mail communityhousing@revelstokecf.com.

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New organizers ready for 21st annual Community Christmas Dinner ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com Revelstoke's annual Community Christmas Dinner has a new team at the helm as it enters its 21st year.

A large committee consisting of Stacie Byrne, Mary Chell, Michelle Cole, Heather Hood, Wally McKeown, Stephanie Melnyk, Lindsay Raftis, Matt Singh and Gary Sulz has come together to take over the affair from Ginger Shoji, who organized the dinner for the first 20 years.

"There's so much she was doing," said Cole. "I don't think she realized how much she did to pull this off."

Shoji started the Community Christmas Dinner 21 years ago as a place for people who were alone at Christmas to enjoy a meal with others. Over the years, it's become a tradition for many in the community. It is billed as a "free turkey dinner for the whole community who may wish fellowship on Christmas Day." Once again, it's taking place at the Ol' Frontier. Owner Matt Singh donates the restaurant and his time on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to host the event.

The committee first met last January and has been getting things organized steadily since September. It's been a matter of ordering the food, collection donations, sending out invites and finding out who needs meals delivered.

Each year, about 300 meals are prepared; 100 are delivered to people around the community who can't make it to the restaurant.

To feed everyone, the committee has 15 turkeys, lots of hams, 140 pounds of potatoes and double the number of carrots and Brussel sprouts as in past years.

Shoji has prepared a batch of her trademark cranberry sauce.

The committee gave thanks to the community for its support of the event.

"The reception has been amazing," said Cole. "We had some really big cash donations this year, which made a huge difference."

They are expecting about 50 volunteers to come out and help decorate, cook and serve the food, and deliver meals around town. Many of the volunteers have been helping out for a long time.

"We really appreciate those sorts of things," said Sulz. "That's what makes it continuous with us taking over, is the volunteers that have been there forever."

The Community Christmas Dinner takes place at the Ol' Frontier Restaurant on Christmas Day, from 1–3 p.m. If you need a ride, or want to help, call Stacie Byrne at 250-200-0022 or Stephanie Melnyk at 250-837-3432.

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Sam Gleaves brings southern culture to Canadian mountains CLAIRE PARADIS

Special to the Review Down the wire, cable to cable and jumping through the air, the signal connected Canadian snow mountains with Kentucky, specifically musician Sam Gleaves in the heart of Appalachia. You can hear southern hospitality in Gleaves’ accent and small, warm expressions. It’s a treat to listen to him – and a real shame that the interview isn’t being broadcast for listening.

He is himself well-versed in the power of oral history, which was the foundation of his folklore studies at Brerea College. “I did a lot of interviews with traditional musicians, ranging from people in their 80s, the real tradition bearers, to people my own age,” Gleaves told me via Skype. “I think oral history is a very powerful way to present contemporary issues and problems, like journalism, to say what people really think about what’s happening around us.”

The musician’s own roots go deep into the history of Appalachia, a region known for its rich traditions and poor economy. He grew up in Virginia and now calls Kentucky home.

“There are some common issues that we face throughout most of our communities. You know, economic disadvantages, struggles for job opportunities for young people, disparities in education and health care — a long list of socioeconomic problems.

“But also we have this beautiful culture with a real sense of hospitality and strong sense of community and family, and valuing heritage and tradition.”

His family has lived in the same Appalachian county for generations, since the American Revolutionary War, and the songwriter feels fortunate to have grown up with a strong sense of place and storytelling as part of the culture. He is proud to be a part of that continuing history.

“That’s part of what drew me into the music, is being part of our living history but also a way of talking about what is happening now. I love old songs, the traditional

Sam Gleaves' music is steeped in the tradition of his native Appalachia, while also being modern. ~ Photo by Susi Lawson Photography music, but I also try to represent contemporary social issues in the songs I write, in addition to just making music that can entertain.”

So what’s it like to write new songs and introduce them into such a strongly traditional culture? “I’ve been lucky to have a good reception from my own community as well. You know, there are some people who think traditional music shouldn’t be messed with,” said Gleaves, laughing. “Maybe there’s a camp of people who don’t think what I do isn’t traditional music at all, but I don’t hear from them.”

And although Gleaves continues the tra-

dition of storytelling in song, he’s added some new names to the cannon of folk heroes, like Sam Williams. Williams is the inspiration behind Ain’t We Brothers, which is more than just the story of his struggle as an openly gay coal miner in the South fighting discrimination. Gleaves, also openly gay, feels like his sexuality is really secondary to, well, pretty much everything, and couldn’t people get over it already.

“Yeah, that’s how I feel,” Gleaves confirmed. “As a human being, we have more in common with each other than we do separates us, really. That song really is about what does it mean to be a man in our

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Through that story I was exploring what being a man meant.”

For Gleaves, coming out and being gay hasn’t been such a struggle.

“The more that I think about it, I knew I was different. I knew I was an artist before I knew I was gay," he said. "It’s always been secondary to being an artist. I’m lucky to have grown up in a family experience and pretty much a community experience where I didn’t have to be ashamed of who I was. Sometimes you run across people that don’t have the place in their brain to accept someone of a different sexual orientation, but that’s never hindered me much.”

And the songwriter has taken Appalachian mountain music out into the world and found it connected with people in Japan, Ireland and England, in both rural areas and in cities.

What is it that makes this music from a tradition steeped in place and particular culture so appealing to so many different people?

“There’s a simplicity about traditional music that makes it profound,” Gleaves explained. “It uses plain language and it uses everyday life as a lens to look at the world to criticize and celebrate it. So much of what I consider to be art would be as simple as cooking a meal or telling a story. The world view is bound up in the music — I think that’s why it appeals to people. " Sam Gleaves will be making his way from the deep South to the deep snows of Canada to play the Revelstoke Coffee House Hootenanny Extravaganza at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre on Dec. 27. He will be joined by the Willy Gaw Quintet and many talented locals. Tickets are $15, available at Valhalla Pure.

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Students go beyond recycling

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This fall and winter, Revelstoke students began a journey to investigate the impact of their lifestyles – product choices, energy, waste and consumption – to discover how their everyday actions affect the health of the planet and how they can be agents of positive change.

Wildsight’s Beyond Recycling Program, a 24week sustainability education program for intermediate students, is delivered throughout the Columbia Basin. Action-based and solutions-focused, the goal of the program is to inspire and empower youth to take a leadership role in making positive environmental changes in their homes, schools and communities.

Since the program began in 2006, it has grown from one program in one community to 20 programs in 13 communities. This is the first year Beyond Recycling will be delivered in Revelstoke, thanks to the generous support of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District.

“By integrating community expertise with learning about global systems and energy flows, students discover that local steps, like waste reduction, really do lead to large scale change,” says Monica Nissen, Wildsight Education Program Manager.

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Revelstoke Nordic skiers off to strong start to race season MATT SMIDER

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Beth Granstrom takes off from the start of the NorAm skate-ski race in Vernon last weekend. ~ Photo by Beverley Brosch one female spot at the Youth Olympic Games, eligible for skiers aged 15-17.

Four 15-year-old Revelstoke skiers trialled in these events.

The Canmore weekend NorAms were held in conjunction with the first Alberta Cup event of the season. More than 500 racers competed in the weekend races, including 10 from Revelstoke. Due to low early season snow pack, races were held on the biathlon race courses, offering skiers an alternative to well-known cross country courses.

Racing kicked off with an interval start classic race. Favourable waxing conditions meant that skiers were not burdened with poor grip. Top results from the Revelstoke crew included: — Beth Granstrom, 2nd - 2000 Girls 5K

— Alana Brittin, 3rd - 2000 Girls 5K — Kolibri Drobish, 3rd - 2002 Girls 2.5K — Jaclyn Elliott, 3rd - 2003 Girls 2.5K — Simon Blackie, 5th - 2001 Boys 5K — Kate Granstrom, 8th - 2000 Girls 5K — Elizabeth Elliott, 9th - 2000 Girls 5K — Miika Park, 10th - 2001 Girls 5K On Sunday, skiers raced an exciting mass start skate race with large fields in each category. Once again, Revelstoke skiers performed well: — Beth Granstrom, 3rd - 2000 Girls 6K — Jaclyn Elliott, 3rd - 2003 Girls 4K — Simon Blackie, 5th - 2001 Boys 6K — Elizabeth Elliott, 6th - 2000 Girls 6K — Kolibri Drobish, 7th - 2002 Girls 4K — Kate Granstrom, 8th - 2000 Girls 6K — Erik Brosch, 8th - 2001 Boys 6K — Alana Brittin, 10th - 2000 Girls 10K

On Tuesday, Dec. 8, the NorAm and Youth Olympic Games Trials Classic Sprint were held at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Our four 15 year old girls competed against the nation's top skiers aged 15-17 and displayed their grit on a gruelling 1.4 kilometre course. Waxing conditions were difficult; temperatures were hovering around 0 C, with a mix of snow and rain falling from the sky. After a qualifier, quarters, semis and finals, the girls finished as follows: — Alana Brittin, 4th - YOG Girls 1.4K — Elizabeth Elliott, 5th - YOG Girls 1.4K — Beth Granstrom, 11th - YOG Girls 1.4K — Kate Granstrom, 24th - YOG Girls 1.4K The following Saturday and Sunday saw skiers compete in two skate technique events at Sovereign Lake Nordic Ski Club, near Vernon. These events saw an equally heightened level of competition as NorAm races. Saturday's skate sprints were held for skiers aged 14 and older. After a qualifier and ensuing elimination heats, our races battled to some superb results: — Elizabeth Elliott, 1st - 2000 Girls 1.1K — Simon Blackie, 4th - 2001 Boys 1.1K — Beth Granstrom, 5th - 2000 Girls 1.1K — Alana Brittin, 7th - 2000 Girls 1.1K — Kate Granstrom, 9th - 2000 Girls 1.1K — Erik Brosch - 10th - 2000 Boys 1.1K Sunday's event once again doubled as a Youth Olympic Games trials for the 15–17 year olds, with Revelstoke's four 15-year-old girls on course. Younger categories were offered from age 12 and older for the interval start skate race. Top Revelstoke results included: — Kolibri Drobish, 5th - 2002 Girls 2.5K — Simon Blackie, 6th - 2001 Boys 5K — Erik Brosch, 7th - 2001 Boys 5K — Beth Granstrom, 8th - YOG Girls 5K — Kate Granstrom, 18th - YOG Girls 5K — Elizabeth Elliott, 24th - YOG Girls 5K — Alana Brittin, 29th - YOG Girls 5K Revelstoke skiers will enjoy a break in competition through the holiday season until they stride back into form on home turf. Revelstoke Nordic hosts the Okanagan Cup and BC Winter Games Trials on January 2nd.

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alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com The Revelstoke Grizzlies are home for the holidays with a split of their road trip to 100 Mile House in the rear view mirror.

The Grizzlies found themselves on the wrong end of a 6-3 loss on Friday, before returning the favour and stomping the Wranglers 6-2 on Saturday.

They played both games with a short bench due to injuries and illnesses.

On Friday, a late-game surge saw 100 Mile emerge with a 6-3 win. Brady Ward scored the lone goal of the first period to give the Wranglers a 1-0 lead after one. Steven Fiust tied the game with a power play goal early in the second, but the Wranglers would add two more late in the frame to take a 3-1 lead after two.

Fiust responded for the Grizzlies less than a minute into the third, and Kyle Baron scored six minutes later to tie the game up.

However, a pair of goals by Justin Bond less than a minute apart that let the Wranglers skate away to a win. They would add an empty netter with one second left to make the final score 6-3.

"Our play away from the puck suffered on Friday a little bit," said coach Ryan Parent. "There was a lot of puck watching and not being aware of situations and not picking up guys in the defensive zone."

On Saturday, the Grizzlies turned the tables on the Wranglers, despite only having 15 skaters in the lineup. Once again, 100 Mile got the only goal of the first period. Fiust, shorthanded, and Ullar Wiatza, on the powerplay, put Revelstoke ahead in the second, only for Bond to tie the game before the period was over.

That set the stage for a four goal explosion by the Grizzlies in the third. Ryan Pereverzoff started things off with a power play goal 2:32 into the frame. Kyle Berry added to the lead with 6:44 left in the period, while Brady Mende scored a short handed goal 36 seconds later to make it 5-2. He completed the scoring two minutes later to make

it a 6-2 final.

"We played more abrasive in game two. More picking up checks, solid in the defensive zone," said Parent. "Offensively we were a little bit more determined. The way we played offense in the second game is what we're capable of game in game out."

Captain Kenny Batke had three assists on Saturday, while Fiust added two assists for a total of three goals and two assists on the weekend. Parent was happy to see Fiust, last year's leading scorer, come alive offensively.

"Game in, game out, he's one of your best guys at getting pucks out of your own end, playing the right way in the D-zone, but it just wasn't happening for him offensively," said Parent. "It's nice to see he's able to consistently get on the board."

Aidan Doak was in net for both games.

With 31 games played, the Grizzlies remain in fourth place in the Doug Birks division, 13 points up on the Sicamous Eagles in the race for the final playoff spot. Revelstoke also has three games in hand. The team is nine points back of the Chase Heat, who are in third place.

The Grizzlies return to the ice after Christmas to get ready for a pair of games against the Golden Rockets that will close out 2015.

On Wednesday, Dec. 30, they'll make the drive over Rogers Pass, while the next day, the two teams will face off in the New Year's Eve Showdown at the Forum.

On Saturday, January 2, the Grizzlies head to 100 Mile House to once again face the Wranglers.

It's one of two January road games for the team, out of 11 total.

"What I'm excited about is if we work hard, you're going to see some of our best hockey in the second half," said Parent. "That's how we were last year. Our team puts in the work. It is a little bit of an accolade to the program we developed.

"I think our best hockey has yet to be played."

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Minnie Dowdy passed away peacefully at Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke, with family by her side, on Sunday, December 13th, 2015 at the age of 80 years. A Celebration of Life Service was held at the Revelstoke United Church on Friday morning, December 18th with Mr. Gary Sulz officiating. Interment of Minnie’s cremated remains followed in the family plot of Mountain View Cemetery, Revelstoke then a social time was held back at the United Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Revelstoke Community Foundation, Box 2398, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0, in memory of Minnie.

Minnie was born in Mt. Cartier, B.C. on October 25, 1935. She loved living in Revelstoke her whole life. Throughout her life she was always volunteering, for many years she was a secretary for the Revelstoke Golf Club, a member of the United Church Women, Kinettes, Homecoming Committee and most recently Selkirk Gardens Social Club. Over the years Minnie enjoyed playing golf, bowling, gardening, playing cards, travelling, mostly though she loved cooking and being with her family and friends.

Minnie was predeceased by her parents, sister Stella Shamon and brother-in-law Joe Shamon.

She is survived by her devoted husband Fred of Revelstoke; two children: Grant Dowdy of Revelstoke and Marilyn McPhee of Quadra Island; two grandchildren: Tayler McPhee (Mike Kimber) of Victoria and Braden McPhee of Quadra Island; brother Marvin (Liz) Sytnyk of Tappen as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Messages of sympathy may be sent to Minnie’s family by viewing her obituary at www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com.

Cremation arrangements were in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.

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