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t is with deep regret that I… don’t have a bottle or at least a glass of champagne in my hand right now. A decade in the print business! Even when ‘they’ said print is dead.

Well what do they know anyway? Reved is celebrating 10 years in business and never has it stepped so lively to its role as a community print publication, for we have just published our first book, The Best of Reved Quarterly—a book about your friends a neighbours, raised $5000 to help publish it and then celebrated being 10 years old with an anniversary party, where we invited all 195 participating Reved advertisers and a few of our closest friends. How very undead of us.

So why this silliness about print being dead?

The quality of print, newsprint especially, has increased exponentially from when print was actually a booming business. What has suffered is our appreciation of it. We’d rather have our iPads or cell phones for reading, writing, browsing, even designing. I love my laptop and the world of potential it opens up for me as soon as I lift its lid but there’s something about the actual feel of a book in-hand or opening that first page of a fresh notebook, ready to make some notes or start a journal entry, that’s satisfying.

I love paper. I love writing using a pen. I love the way Reved feels when it’s hot off the press (because we use Ecote, a special soft-coating technique. You like it too, we’ve been told!)

There’s no question the digital age has brought incredible things to all of us. I’d be a hypocrite to complain about the convenience of using my phone to direct me through traffic or to search online for topics like The History of Paper, for example.

But do you ever look back and think of all the truly beautiful resources lost because of digital?

Take a book, for example. How comfortable can you get reading with your iPad in a hammock?

Unless it’s nighttime, the sun is too bright and reflects off the screen. Then try turning sideways to curl up. The screen auto-flips in the wrong direction, you lose your place and the tablet doesn’t quite bend the way a book does when you want to just get right into it lounging catstyle. And let's not talk about battery life...

This is why we decided to print—yes print— an actual book for Reved's anniversary. A softcover, velvet-to-the-touch book full of images and words you can run your hands over and

truly appreciate. It’s a testament to conquering an extinction of sorts. But guess what? Print's not dead, baby. Print is on its way back in. I’ll admit I did read this digitally but from the website The Slow Journalism Company and the Home of the Delayed Gratification, there is a great article, which cites a book published the first week of March, 2015 called Print is Dead. Long Live Print. In the book, author Ruth Jamieson gives credit to the recent indie magazine boom by writing about 53 publications making it just fine in the print world. She mentions that independent magazines are “launching left, right and centre.”

So what of this print resurgence? For almost 20 years, I’ve written my friend, Irene Vereeken, whose age I can't even guess but she does have grown grandchildren, a letter—on paper with a pen—every six months or so. She always writes back in her flowing longhand, (while I’ve noticed my penmanship has gotten sloppier over the years).

It's called nostalgia. There's a movement in this day and age that is definitely scoping out grass roots methodology for almost everything from growing your own food, to being mindful of waste, to the trade and barter system. It's only fitting we will begin to remember our appreciation for good design on quality paper.

After all, look at how the Instagram filter took off. Why do we purposely want our photos to look as though they were taken in a past era?

Maybe some form of print and its sidekicks, like cursive writing, are in fact dead but maybe we just need to encourage print and digital to get flirty with each other. Hand-in-hand, the pair can only mean more resources are on the scene. And who doesn’t like more resources?

For advertising and marketing, for getting a point across or for just simply gaining knowledge; the more ways to get the info across the better.

I’d like to take this opportunity to ask you to feel the paper you’re reading, (unless, of course, you’re reading this from our website. We’ve gotten into bed with digital as well!). Notice how it doesn’t leave a bunch of gak on your hands, feels soft and smooth and just makes you want to take one home? Well we encourage you to do just that. And take one for your friends and family too—it’s free afterall, and has been for a decade. Long live print and Reved Quarterly Thanks for a great 10 years, Revelstoke.

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Lea Storry—copy editor Lea has been Reved Quarterly’s copy-editor since 2009. She, her cat Tommy and Heather Lea were all once roommates in Revelstoke and spent their days sitting by the woodstove with laptops clicking away.

Lea has proofread each issue of Reved over the last six years with timely efficiency. Her critiques and edits have helped to make Reved the quality publication it is today.

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A Decade In Print

Heather Lea—founder Heather started Reved Quarterly in June 2005.

Coveting a career as a freelance writer (because it was easier than becoming a rock star, sexier than becoming a foot model and scarier than becoming a motorcycle racer), Heather’s writing ‘hobby’ became a true passion with Reved. She feels very fortunate to be celebrating ten years in the publishing business and attributes that success to her staff and the supportive community of Revelstoke.

Emily Beaumont—writer/distributor Em is Reved Quarterly’s distributor extraordinaire. She rocks this most important job with her infectious smile and attitude. If Emily is ever in a bad mood, nobody at Reved has witnessed it. Since Emily came to Reved in 2008, she has had a variety of input as a writer, ad seller and distributor and especially as an ambassador.

If you see Emily on the streets with a giant stack of Reved papers in her arms, say hello!

Alison Lapshinoff—writer Al has enthusiastically written for Reved Quarterly since 2008. The only time she ever misses an issue is when she’s off travelling, which means she’s technically still working for Reved gathering notes during her travels for upcoming issues. Alison has also written for The Pique in Whistler, B.C., is a huge proponent for natural living and tends to the stings of her husband’s recent vocation as a bee keeper.

Colin Titsworth—writer Colin has been writing for Reved since 2008 when he met Heather Lea’s parents while he was working as the manager at Shelter Bay campground, south of Revelstoke. Colin has a great attitude but not in a dorky way. More of concern perhaps is his tendency to stalk flowers, as seen in the photo at left. Nevertheless, Colin’s sense of humour is clever and he has a great way with words.

Giles Shearing—writer Gile’s hearty personality was a very welcome addition to Reved Quarterly in 2012. Since then, Giles has been crafting insightful stories that focus on community participation. With his interests in environmental topics, both professionally and personally, Giles likes to focus on stories that highlight our relationship to our planet and each other. Each one of us are connected, Giles likes to write about how.

Imogen Whale—writer Imogen started writing for Reved Quarterly in 2012.

Her love for getting involved keeps Imogen very active in the community, which feeds her addiction to write.

She might look cute and innocent in this photo but behind it all is a tough character who comes out when she plays roller derby, so watch out!

John Devitt—writer JD has been writing for Reved Quarterly since 2011.

From investigative pieces exploring illegal marijuana grow houses, to a light tongue-in-cheek poking at the famous Revelstoke Woodenhead, John eagerly approaches writing assignments with excitement and wit, even if his story pitch to attend Space Camp in Alabama keeps getting rejected by Heather Lea at every saff meeting.

Katie Marti—writer Katie has written for Reved Quarterly since 2012. Her travels and experiences loan her the ideas for some pretty fun, inspiring pieces for Reved’s travel column, Around The World. She is also a musician and often seeks out talented musical folks whom she writes about in Reved’s music column, Music Notes. Catch her if you can!

Rory Luxmoore­—writer Rory began writing for Reved Quarterly in 2012 when Heather Lea pretty much gave him no choice.

Rory’s happy nature needed a writting outlet and Rory accepted with grace. His extremely active lifestyle keeps him flush with ideas he brings to every Reved staff meeting. Rory’s energy for Reved is evident in his fun, creative story ideas that really get to the heart of what matters in the community.

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We gratefully acknowledge the following for their financial contributions made to help fund the printing of The Best of Reved Quarterly—Reved's first book! See the backpage of this issue for book ordering info or visit reved.net to order online.

The Best of Reved Quarterly is Reved's first book, published to commemorate our 10th anniversary, which we are celebrating in June of this year. The book is a compilation of a decade's worth of the best stories published in Reved from 2005 to 2015, voted on by 12 local judges (named below).

The winning stories were chosen for their engaging content and quality of writing. We hope you'll agree this book highlights the many intriguing and talented people living in our community and that it will stay with Revelstoke through the years to showcase part of its history.

I'd like to personally thank those who volunteered their time to read 40 archived issues of Reved Quarterly and took the time to choose their top three favourites. The judges choices are the stories we used to create The Best of Reved Quarterly, a 128 page soft-cover book in full-colour and printed using Hemlock Printers' Zero Emissions standards.

The book is filled with uplifting content and beautiful pictures, all contributed to Reved throughout the last 10 years through local contributors and Reved staff columnists. There may even be a story in there about your friends and neighbours!

Despite raising over $5000 to contribute to the cost of printing this book, the fee was still sadly astronomical and we were only able to create 200 copies.

If you would like to purchase The Best of Reved Quarterly, we encourage you to do so before they are all gone!

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Sufferfest is a vibrant, fun-filled three day trail running and mountain biking event held on Labour Day Weekend (Sept 5-7th) in Kaslo, New Denver and Nakusp, B.C. In its sixth year, the event has grown from humble beginnings to a world-class marathon event that attracts athletes from both western Canada and the U.S. As well as having the capacity for top-level athletic competition, Sufferfest makes a real effort to include races suited to beginners (notably youth and seniors) by offering shorter courses with all the same hype and energy of a longer marathon. This allows an entry point for people, who want to train and be active but aren’t yet fully committed to the ‘Suffer’ part of Sufferfest.

As well, there’s big news for the Kids’ and Youth Races! Both biking and running events have been expanded to include three options: the River Ramble 2 km, the Quick ‘n Nimble 5 km and the Fast and Furious 7.5 km (biking only).

Youth are welcome and encouraged to compete in any of the adult races to challenge themselves off the school track.

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Competitors can also choose from the classic 25 km Spanish Moss Run, the challenging and beautiful 12 km South River Extension Run or for those wanting to ease themselves into the Sufferfest experience, the 6 km Bridge Loop Run. Sunday morning, Kaslo’s Front Street will again be the scene of the exciting mass start line of the epic 100 km Galena Ghost Ride, a mountain bike race from Kaslo to New Denver to kick off day two of the three day event. New Denver’s races feature mountain bike trail races for all levels of ability. Nakusp’s races on Monday feature cyclocross and adult and junior category duathons (running and biking combo races).

As for the “Only $10? ” part, registration for kids and youth 14 years and under is only $10, no matter which event they enter, including adult races. It doesn’t get much better than that!

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can remember how to have a conversation in French, a language I have not spoken regularly for over a decade, but I can’t remember my girlfriend’s telephone number.

Is something wrong with my memory? Doctor Oz says I should eat more whole eggs to help me remember. Do I need to take the Rocky Balboa route and drink a few raw eggs every morning? Or is this even something I need to worry about at all?

Our mobile devices help us to remember our friends’ phone numbers. They send us little ping! reminders of the tasks we are meant to complete in a given day. We have apps that let us make grocery lists and other notes and social apps that help us connect with our friends and remember their birthdays and other important milestones.

Is this what we were made for? To have unforgettable interactions with the Internet and silicon microchips? It may not be these devices themselves are unhealthy but that the obsession, the constant consumption and ease it presents, can create problems.

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brain wide function. A simplified way of looking at memory and brain, ironically, is like it is one giant computer. As we get older and collect more experiences, we fill up our brain space. While our brains are significantly more complex than a simple filing cabinet or computer, it is still the myriad of daily tasks that play a large role in our ‘forgetfulness.’

The results of our increased reliance on technology to ‘simplify’ our lives has instead piled on more tasks, more things to do, more multitasking.

While we may pride ourselves on our ability to multitask, the truth is when you try to do several things at once, it means nothing will get done well.

Multitasking disrupts the formation and encoding of your short-term memory.

Cognitive psychologist George Miller found the human brain has limits on its capacity to process information. He determined the average human could hold seven objects (plus or minus two) in working memory at any one time. This is frequently referred to as Miller’s Law. Furthermore, in a 2011 study , Dr. Betsy Sparrow of Harvard University found that the ability to easily find information at a later date impacts how we form memory. Sparrow’s research confirmed we learn facts better when we

get the impression we cannot look them up easily in the future. If a professor posts lecture slides on the Internet, a student who feels they do not need to take notes and can access the lecture whenever the need arises, will learn and recall less than a student taking handwritten notes.

As we get older our ability to filter out distracting influences decreases, making it that much more important to concentrate and focus on one thing at a time. Reducing clutter and the number of tabs open on your browser can be helpful in combating memory lapses.

It can be argued omnipresent access to information is making society better in some ways; more capable scientists, better informed political decisions and a more educated populace. But at some point, we reduce how much we can hold in our brains.

In adopting the mentality of constant information at our fingertips, do we leave something important behind? Do we diminish the potential for subconscious reasoning and human insight? Do we reduce the connections we form and hinder development of neural pathways?

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We love our vehicles, no doubt about it. A quick turn of the key and off we go to work, explore or play. Nothing beats rolling down the windows, turning up the music and rambling down the highway on a warm summer day. Yet, there is a price to pay for these pleasures.

The words maintenance, insurance, cleaning or repair can be enough to make some folks cringe.

And the price of owning a vehicle or two or three can really get you down. Did you know there are many people in Revelstoke who “own” four vehicles yet do not have the worries of owning a vehicle?

How is this feasible? Carsharing.

Carshares are popping up all over the world providing a cost effective and green alternative to owning a vehicle. Some said it could never be done in Revelstoke but the Kootenay Carshare is alive and well in this community.

The Kootenay Carshare is a non-profit organization that has like-minded people share the costs and access to vehicles.

Started in 2001 in Nelson when a group of residents no longer felt the need to own vehicles, the organization has grown to over 200 members in six Kootenay communities. Revelstoke received its own branch of the Kootenay carshare in 2007 thanks to the initiative of Sarah Newton.

After watching the thought provoking environmental documentary The Inconvenient Truth, Sarah thought about how she could make a difference.

“As a family, I felt we were doing quite well green-wise but the next step was how [a person] could build 'community' and help the environment. The thing that caught my eye was starting a carshare.”

She went to Nelson and met with the board of directors of the Nelson Carshare Co-op and convinced them to have Revelstoke join as a pilot project. The Nelson directors stipulated that Revelstoke would need seven members to be secured and enough seed money for a vehicle in Revelstoke.

With the help of the Columbia Basin Trust and the support of then Revelstoke mayor, Mark McKee, the carshare became a reality.

Eight years later we have 32 members and four vehicles.

The premise of carsharing is simple. You pay for what you use. Members pay an hourly rate for their usage as well as a per kilometre fee. They book a vehicle online then pick up the vehicle of choice and, after using it for what they need, return it to the same location. Maintenance, repair, insurance and cleaning are all paid for and looked after by the carshare co-op. No hassles.

Michelle Cole is Revelstoke’s trusty administrator. She has been

a carshare member for 13 years starting in Nelson and later joining Revelstoke’s branch eight years ago when she donated her car to the high school and jumped back onto the carshare bandwagon.

For Michelle, being a carshare member is a no-brainer. She states, “It is the only thing that makes sense. I have access to four vehicles, it is inexpensive and it has taught my daughters how to drive different vehicles.”

Carsharing makes sense in many ways. It not only saves you time and money it can also help you become more environmentally aware. Research has shown that for every carshare vehicle on the road at least five private vehicles are off the road.

Less traffic and emissions are a good thing. Members are also more likely to walk or bike because of the pay-per-use set up.

Carsharing also gives you options. “[Carshare] acknowledges the fact that you need to get out of town or haul something big or move a lot of people,” Michelle comments, “The fleet of Revelstoke vehicles includes a Toyota Sienna van, Ford Ranger truck, Toyota Echo economy car and Mazda Protégé sports car. Rather than buying a second (or third) vehicle many members access vehicles to meet their varied needs."

Carsharing is a change in mindset. Sarah says, “One of the benefits of the carshare is it makes you think. With regular car ownership expenses are already paid up front, your gas, insurance and vehicle is already covered in order for you to drive.

You might as well use it because you have paid for it. Whereas with the carshare it is paid-per-use. You have to go through the trouble of booking it.

You need to pick up and drop off the vehicle. You pay for what you use. The less you use the less you pay. It makes you think whether or not you need to use it.”

Michelle adds we need to think about our love affair with car ownership.

“Prior to the 1950s not everyone owned a car,” says Michelle.

We need to continue to push the alternative that there are options.”

Options are good. I am also a carshare member and proud ‘owner’ of four vehicles I can access through the co-op. On weekends, I like to load the family and our bikes into the truck and head up to Frisby Ridge for some biking, for example. On Sunday we might pack the van with excited soccer players and travel to the Okanagan. During the week we may need to do a grocery shop.

One thing I know is that carsharing is alive and well in Revelstoke and I am grateful for it.

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magine seeing for the first time beyond the optics of your visual perspective. You’re six years old, kneeling on the wooden footpath that meanders Skunk Cabbage Boardwalk in Mount Revelstoke National Park. You submerge your dip-net into a world of bugs so small that even the eye can’t see them; ubiquitous, navigating in suspension between the macrophytes and roots. Out comes your net. You place the contents into a bucket.

With assistance, a small pipet’s worth of water is squirted onto a contact sheet and gently placed under the microscope.

You place your face against the viewfinder, learning first to move your eyelashes out of the way, until, wow look at all the life!

Unseen before in person, now a world of creatures has come alive, swimming and dashing in your visceral mind.

How about seeing and hearing a family of woodpeckers, babies included, in their nest cavity through a pair of sharp binoculars? Or harnessing the power of the sun to race a solar panel train you just built?

If exploring science and nature is your kind of adventure and you’re between the ages of five and 13, then the Jr. Naturalist’s programs run by the North Columbia Environmental Society (NCES) has a program for you.

The program, now in its 9th year, is lead by naturalist and environmental educator extraordinaire Matt Kieller, right here in Revelstoke, B.C. Matt, now into his third season leading Jr. Naturalists, explains no activities are the same from year to year.

The program has fresh ideas every season. This year Matt has what sounds like an amazing array of adventures for three different program groups including: mapping, orienteering and geocaching, dip-netting and freshwater studies including fish and invertebrates, junior ornithology (bird watching and identification), camping and survival training, animal tracking, geology and rock formation, groundwater, aquifers and soil science, native and non-native plant identification, habitat awareness and conservation, a pollinators program with an actual hive (Jr. Naturalists get to taste honey from the hive), bat ecology and cool trips to places like Skunk Cabbage Boardwalk, Giant Cedars Boardwalk, the Revelstoke Forestry Museum, Revelstoke Dam and Downie Marsh.

There are three program groups. The grades 4 to 6 afterschool program is every Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., May 6 to June 10. For the summer program, the 5-8 year olds meet every Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., July 7 to August 25. The 9-13

year olds program meets every Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., July 8 to August 26. The Jr. Naturalist Programs is run from the Nels Nelsen Chalet at the base of Mount Revelstoke National Park.

Matt, officially titled the NCES Education Coordinator, has a solid foundation in the natural sciences and working with younger folks.

Matt has a B.Sc. in Environmental Science from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and works winters as a ski patroller at Revelstoke Mountain Resort as well as coaching the Alpine Ski Team and Junior Mountaineer program for the Revelstoke Ski Club. He is also a youth mentor and has previous experience as a youth mountain bike and climbing instructor.

Matt explains to me why he loves running the Jr. Naturalist program.

“It's very rewarding to see children and youth gain an Aquatic pass appreciation of natural environments through understanding. included Revelstoke kids are naturally inquisitive and love being outside to begin with, which makes the job really fun.”

Matt loves that students get to hear, smell, touch, taste and see what they are learning about. This is a positive experience without electronics, where one develops appreciation and respect for nature. The students get opportunities to work in teams and it makes participants all the more curious.

Matt hopes to expand the Jr. Naturalist program into an afterschool project at all elementary schools and begin one at Revelstoke Secondary School.

The cost per day is $15 for three hours or $120 for the whole season of fantastic adventure. Each class is limited to 10 participants and spaces fill up. To sign up or to contribute a natural science item such as a fossils, animal fur, microscopes or anything else, contact Matt at juniornaturalist@gmail.com.

Funding is also needed to help the program grow. Donations can be made to the Jr. Naturalist program care of the NCES. More information is found at northcolumbia.org under the ‘projects’ page.

If you are in grades 9 or 10, check out the Glacier Adventure Stewardship Program offered by Parks Canada at pc.gc.ca under Glacier Adventure Stewardship Program.

For Senior Naturalist activities, check out the list of Summer Interpretive Programs offered locally by Parks Canada at pc.gc. ca under the Activities section of the Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks page or try some of the great events offered by the NCES northcolumbia.org/events.

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ocal potter Kaitlan Murphy is all fired up. Jumping Creek Pottery’s mobile storefront—a jolly green tiny-home she built herself—is set to open in Revelstoke this summer on the heels of a successful campaign via online crowdfunding site, Kickstarter. Thanks to contributions from friends, family and fans of Kaitlan’s work, Jumping Creek was able to raise over $25,000 in one month, which allowed for some major upgrades to her studio, including a new kiln, a larger electrical system and 6,000 pounds of clay.

Many of her backers came from the pottery community in Canada and people with a personal connection to Kaitlan herself. Even now, months later, she’s feeling the momentum with invitations to collaborate on a project with the DIY Network and sit on a panel at a conference in Kansas next year.

“All the bigwigs in ceramics will be there,” Kaitlan says with a laugh. “To rub shoulders with famous potters will be so awesome and hilarious.”

Kaitlan’s hope in raising all this capital is to be able to streamline pottery production so she can spend less time tinkering with machinery and more time interacting with the community she calls home. Last summer, Jumping Creek parked itself beside Dutchman’s Dairy in Sicamous and, while the heavy traffic and interest in her work was encouraging, this summer Kaitlan’s focused on making Jumping Creek another feather in Revelstoke’s cap.

“I’d like Jumping Creek to be a destination,” she explains.

“People don’t just want to buy pottery, they want a cultural experience. That’s one of the main reasons why I built my tiny-home storefront—to create an interesting space that people will be drawn to. I think Revelstoke will be a great demographic in terms of finding a balance between tourist traffic rolling through and the people I have a personal connection with bringing their family and friends in to the shop when they come to town.”

More than just for the sake of her business, this is a community Kaitlan wants to be part of on a personal level.

In her experience, the beauty of this town lies not just in its physical surroundings but in the people that choose to make a life for themselves here.

“The people in Revelstoke are incredibly driven,” she says. “I’ve never met a group of people who are so dynamic.

I may spend my days in a studio sitting at the wheel while other people are getting up at dawn to summit a mountain but it’s the same level of focus and determination. Everyone celebrates and appreciates each other’s achievements and successes no matter what they look like, it seems. It’s just a healthy community and it attracts a certain kind of people who are willing to work really, really hard for things.”

Keep your eyes peeled for Jumping Creek Pottery on a Revelstoke street corner near you this summer and be sure to pop in for a peek and a chat.

It’s all part of the experience!

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Photo top: Kaitlan Murphy admiring her wares.

Photo: Agathe Bernard.

Middle from left: the inside of Jumping Creek Pottery's tinyhome trailer. The tiny-home when it's stationary and, right, when it's on the road. Photos: Kaitlan Murphy. Bottom: one of Kaitlan's beautiful handmade coffee mugs.

Photo: Agathe Bernard.

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Parks Canada And Fires

Behind The Scenes With B.C. Forest Fire Fighters

by Imogen Whale

Revelstoke, surrounded by steep mountain terrain filled with old-growth hemlock and cedar, is a tough place to fight a forest fire. A friend once told me in the event of a wildfire the only means of fire suppression in this area was by dropping water on the blaze from a plane or helicopter.

With the summer season among us and with several pals employed by the fire protection services as firefighters, I decided to find out if there was any truth to what she said or if it was just a rumour.

I spoke with Chad Smith, a forest protection technician with B.C. Wildfire Management Branch.

“That's scary because it’s so wrong,” said Chad when I told him of my friend’s impression of forest firefighting. “If we are actively fighting a fire, the air tankers and bucketing are there to support the ground crew already hard at work. We have initial attack crews, made up of three-person teams and unit crews of 20 people tackle bigger fires.”

Accessing fires safely in steep terrain thick with undergrowth can be difficult but it isn't impossible.

Ground crews are dropped off by helicopter and then hike, cutting their way through the forest to get to the fire. These ground crews are also trained on “hover exits,” which involves crawling out onto the skid of a helicopter and, once within a few feet of the ground, carefully lowering themselves down. In cases where neither hiking in or hover exits are viable, rappel crews from Salmon Arm are called in.

Interestingly, not every fire needs to be put out.

Fire suppression is dependent on the fire’s location and the values it threatens, be it public/responder safety, timber, wildlife or structures. If threatened resources are limited and the weather stable, fires may be allowed to follow their natural progression and burn themselves out. This is all carefully monitored. Technicians follow the weather patterns and erratic behaviour from the fire itself and then class the fire accordingly by its potential danger.

When a crew is on the ground they attack from the safest position.

“Generally it's from downhill, as fires have a tendency to flow up,” Chad explained. “Crews are well trained and experienced. Revelstoke terrain is not as unique as we might think; there are steeps through the entire southeast region of B.C.” Our province’s terrain offers all types of challenge and the crews here are trained to deal with them.

But with Revelstoke's stalled fire season, due to a later spring melt compared to other parts of the province, are all the local crews off fighting fires

elsewhere? And if so, what happens if a fire does break out?

“The province has a specific system in place to determine where resources, like ground crews, need to be,” said Chad. “This system is based on forecasted fire starts and weather patterns.”

In other words, when the risk is higher in Kamloops, for example, more crews will be allocated there. If the risk in Revelstoke were to become higher or equal to Kamloop’s risk, crews would be called back to Revelstoke.

As for the winter’s role, a relatively low snow pack like the one experienced this past winter does not necessarily mean an increase in the fire hazard.

“No one can predict the rain,” Chad laughed. “And that's where it really matters. A rainy May and June can reduce the risk. If you want me to predict the fire season, ask me in October and I’ll be bang on!”

When crews are awaiting fires, they are not idle.

They get into the community and are helpful to many community user groups through trail building and maintenance, recreational site clean-ups and falling danger trees in user areas. One of their biggest tasks when not fighting fires is working on fuel management projects. These projects involve assessing targeted areas in the community to reduce the risk of interface fires.

Crews have even helped out with the caribou maternity pens, (a breeding solution that involves keeping newborn calves and their mothers in a safe environment for the fist few weeks of their lives), accessing remote weather stations and cleaning helicopter landing pads for avalanche forecasters.

As Chad put it, “[crews] don't sit around wasting tax payer dollars.”

When I asked Chad about fire starts from lightning strikes or cigarettes thrown out of cars, he tells me lightening strikes are actually documented to be about 50 per cent of fire causations. The other 50 per cent are campfires and human error in addition to industrial causes like railway sparks and industrial burning.

“Preventing fires is really about common sense,” Chad explained. “When you're outdoors be careful.

We have no control over the lightning but we can control what we do as individuals.” Living in this beautiful location and having such quick and easy access to the backcountry means there is little leeway between our community and the forests surrounding us.

“Kicking some dirt over a fire is not putting it out,” Chad said. “Do your due diligence.”

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Like the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch, Parks Canada actively manages all fires within their jurisdiction.

“We are committed to public safety,” assures Spencer Verdiel, a fire management officer in Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Park, “if a wildfire threatens park infrastructure or neighbouring communities and/or assets, the wild fire is suppressed.”

When forest fires are near provincial or private land, Parks works closely with the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch and other partners to ensure the safety of the public and any infrastructure.

“Parks Canada, along with all provincial and territorial fire management agencies, is a part of the Canadian Inter-agency Fire Fighting Committee (CIFFC)," Spencer notes. “They share resources, training and standards to manage wildland fires and protect the public and values across Canada.”

Unlike the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch, Parks Canada has an active prescribed fire program.

“The program supports the Canadian National Conservation Plan by making tangible improvements to the environmental health of these special places by bringing fire back to the landscape in a controlled way. Prescribed fire is a natural process that allows the environment to regenerate and restore—to the benefit of many species,” Spencer elaborates. “It also reduces the risk of wildfires.”

Parks ensures safe fire practices by carefully tracking weather and vegetation conditions are closely monitored so the fire stays within the identified area.

Able and willing to fight fire, Parks Canada also uses fire in areas where it benefits ecological integrity while maintaining visitor and staff safety.

Around the World The Safe Motherhood Project Here in the West, the business of giving birth is a fairly safe, clean and routine procedure. Fully equipped hospitals, professionally trained staff and modern equipment leave scant room for concern when the time for labour arrives. In many less developed countries, this is not the case. Guatemala has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the Americas. With 350 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births and 32 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, rural Guatemala must indeed be a scary place to give birth.

Revelstoke midwife Birte Paschen studied Spanish in Guatemala in 1996. Born in Germany with a passion for languages, Birte has studied Spanish, French and Latin. She is also fluent in English and her native German.

Her life changed course however, in 1998 when she decided to pursue midwifery. She thought she could perhaps one day combine her two passions; language and midwifery. She hoped to eventually return to Guatemala as a midwife. In February of 2015, Birte did just that.

The Safe Motherhood Project is a group of Canadian volunteers, who travel annually to rural Guatemala to teach risk assessment and safe birthing skills to ‘comadronas’ or ‘traditional birth attendants’ since 2003.

This year Birte joined Dr. Ruth Brighouse and nurses Annette Borkent and Amanda Shibley on a two week trip to San Miguel Ixtahuacan, a small town in the Guatemalan highlands near the Mexican border. They were accompanied by Cenaida Juarez and Gloria Cotuj, Guatemalan midwives who teach with the group and help with translation. Many of the indigenous students only speak a Mayan dialect.

After about nine years volunteering with the group, Cenaida is now the only paid member of The Safe Motherhood Project.

She deals with all the logistics, finds accommodation, stores and maintains equipment and teaches midwifery year round. Gloria, a Mayan midwife and teacher, does not get paid for the births she attends. Her husband, who works on sugar cane farms or coffee plantations, is illiterate. The two of them have raised four children on less than five dollars a day.

Birte was truly inspired meeting these kind-spirited people, who make do with so little.

“They are all so, so thankful and lovely,” she recalls. “So honest and passionate.”

Ranging in age from 20 to 80, many of the group’s eager students had 30 years experience attending births with no formal training. Infection, hemorrhage and eclampsia, are the main

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causes of maternal death so the first thing they teach is hygiene.

“You have to be clean,” Birte explains. “We talk about hygiene, do a surgical scrub with soap, nail brushes and water.

Hands up in the air to dry.”

The 20-hour course is based on a Unicef (United Nations Children's Fund) program used in Africa and Asia. Along with roleplaying, pre-natal appointments and birth, students learn mouthto-mouth and nose resuscitation on newborns using resuscitation dolls and demonstrate breech births.

Calculating due dates is sometimes difficult as not all the students know the months of the year. They also learn about risk assessment; that is, when to send a patient to the hospital.

“The hospital surprised me,” Birte says, noting how it was poorly equipped and under-staffed. Well-meaning countries send donations that prove to be entirely useless such as IV tubes requiring a pump, which they don’t have, an ultrasound machine no one has been trained to operate and X-ray machines there is not enough power to run. Equipment is sterilized in a pressure cooker as the machines donated for this purpose are either broken or take too much energy to use.

The hospital is free but often far away from rural homes and large families have to be housed nearby. Patients must supply their own food, drugs and bed sheets as well as leave their trusted midwife, who is typically not allowed to practice in a hospital setting. Birthing rooms are clinical, scary looking places with only an imposing chair with stirrups to recline on and no comforts for a frightened woman in labour. It’s no wonder most women opt to give birth at home.

The Safe Motherhood Project trained 60 midwives this year.

Upon their graduation ceremony attended by the mayor and hospital administrators, students received manuals as well as kits of birthing supplies donated by the project. Birte, who must fund the majority of the trip out of her own pocket, was totally inspired

by The Safe Motherhood Project and intends to return annually. In Guatemala, the course is well-received, with increasing enrolment and more communities requesting it.

“Knowing we could have decreased maternal deaths and deaths of children is what it’s all about,” Birte says. One Mayan midwife she taught summed it up nicely after graduation.

“It’s a scary job sometimes. And this course has made it a little less scary.”

To donate to The Safe Motherhood Project, go to their website: safemotherhoodproject.org.

Photos top: handwashing circle. Photo: Birte Paschen. Project participant. Photo: Amanda Shibley. Safe Motherhood team.

Photo: Cenaida Juarez. Students air-drying hands. Photo: Birte Paschen. Project participants. Photo: Jenny Larsen

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A Wander Through Time At Three Valley Gap

by Alison Lapshinoff

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ordon Bell is a testament to the tenacity of generations past. The Three Valley Lake Chateau and Heritage Ghost Town 19 kilometres west of Revelstoke was born of a dream and a swampy tract of land in 1956.

“The whole thing was built and dreamt up by Dad and Mom,” Rene Bell Bourget, one of the couple’s four grown children explains from the hotel library. Antique furnishings and unfinished jigsaw puzzles lend the room an air of yesteryear. Rene and her three siblings are actively involved in the running of the hotel and museum.

Gordon came to Revelstoke from Calgary with his family when he was only seven. Growing up during the Great Depression, he was accustomed to hard work and lean times and thus began working at age 11. He chopped wood and picked potatoes; washed dishes and built houses; worked at Wells Mens Wear, the City of Revelstoke, B.C. Forest Service and the Ministry of Highways. He graduated from Revelstoke High School in 1951.

Gordon dreamed of self-reliance and independence; of having a piece of land in the rugged mountains near Revelstoke where he could raise a family and perhaps build a sawmill, ranch or lodge.

That dream began to come to fruition when he and his wife Ethel purchased approximately seven acres of property at the head of Three Valley Lake in September of 1956 and an additional 20 acres in 1961. It would take 25,000 truckloads of rock to fill the quagmire.

The land had no services and mortgage money was obtained at a hefty 12 per cent interest rate.

Nevertheless, Gordon and Ethel were sure it was the perfect place for a small hotel and museum complex.

The original hotel, which opened in 1960, had only seven rooms, a seven-seat coffee shop and a small museum. Coffee was advertised at 5 cents a cup to lure travellers in.

“He was a real collector of antiques,” Rene recalls of her father, who passed away in 2007. “He started rescuing old buildings,” she explains.

On the property is a tasteful collection of historic buildings and replicas housing all sorts of antiques and curios from days gone by, many of which were donated or sold to the Bells by businesses in Revelstoke, that were either moving or closing down.

As the collection of artefacts grew, the Bells needed more space to display them and thus the concept of the ‘ghost town’ was born. By bringing in historic buildings or building replicas, the Bells were able to display their antiques in the context in which they were used. They have essentially created an outdoor museum that replicates a real

town of pioneer days complete with, to name only a few, a church, two schools, a barbershop, a covered bridge, a pharmacy, a jail, a general store and, of course, a saloon.

A wander around the ghost town is to be taken back to a time when buildings were cruder, doorframes lower and a penny earned with real sweat and blood. A replica of a Chinese Laundry reminds us of a time when the simple act of washing clothes required true physical labour, a task often performed by immigrants in steaming little shacks.

Trapper Joe’s cabin, moved in from the valley south of Three Valley Gap, is a raw little structure only a few feet tall that demonstrates how trappers of the time lived. The cabin was one of nine, all about six miles apart, the distance a trapper could manage to trudge in a day through two or three feet of fresh snow.

Perhaps the most impressive building in the ghost town is the Hotel Bellevue, originally built in Sicamous in 1898. Slated for destruction, the Bell’s purchased the hotel in 1964 and dismantled it piece by piece, numbering the boards so it could be rebuilt at Three Valley Gap. The three-storey hotel has been restored with original furnishings, dishes, menus, curtains and a bar.

Similarly, the Bells acquired St. Stephen’s Church, originally built in 1886 in Donald, B.C. before being dismantled and moved to the town of Field, the new divisional point of the Canadian Pacific Railway. When a new building was required in 1962, the church was again dismantled and relocated at the Three Valley Gap ghost town.

Besides their many buildings the Bells have acquired a collection of antique autos and even trains. One can wander through the dining cars and sleeper cabins of a defunct railway and imagine passengers sipping coffee and reading the headlines of the daily news as the train hurdles across the Canadian prairies.

Truly self-sufficient, the Three Valley Chateau and Ghost town has grown into a 200 room hotel with a cafeteria and dining room, indoor pool, theatre, children’s play area and railway roundhouse, all powered by their own hydro-electric plant at Frog Falls in the Wap Valley. Water is filtered directly from a spring and sewage is treated on site.

With many of their 12 grandchildren working at the property, Three Valley Lake Chateau and Ghost Town is truly a family business at heart and a testament to what can be achieved with vision, determination and hard work. Gordon Bell’s legacy is a gift to future generations and a fascinating walk through the history of British Columbia.

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f you've ever checked out a Revelstoke Theatre Company (RTC) production, you've likely seen her work. Gillian Hewitt is the resident wardrobe sorceress for RTC. For Gillian, zipping up styles that correlate with the certain eras and themes for the shows has been a great creative outlet since she moved to town.

Gillian and her husband, Tim Hewitt, relocated to Revelstoke from Ontario in 2007 upon Tim's retirement.

“We knew we wanted to be out west but not on the lower mainland. We wanted the interior and we wanted a ski hill town,” says Gillian, so the couple flew out west, rented a camper and started in Rossland. In every place they stopped, Gillian got out, walked around and asked herself, could I live here?

When they got to Revelstoke, it was the place she answered, “yes.”

“It's ironic because we moved here on December 8 and the resort opened just before Christmas. On the second day at the hill I broke my leg,” Gillian cringes with the memory.

Gillian is now more interested in snowshoeing than downhill skiing.

Gillian started sewing when she was 12. Taught by her mother, Gillian was soon altering patterns and creating her own designs. She sewed her own clothing through her professional career as a high school teacher and her kids clothing until they were grown. When Gillian started teaching at an academic art school that performed musicals, she began helping with the costumes.

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fabric and make it yourself. So working on the school costumes was great.”

The year after the Hewitts relocated to Revelstoke, the RTC performed Chicago.

Gillian volunteered to help with costumes, soon becoming the RTC go-to costumer.

“Every year the RTC puts on something that really inspires me. Last year was The Snow Queen and figuring out how to make flower costumes was so great. Sourcing out existing costumes is not as fun. I like making them, the more creative the better.”

The amount of time Gillian has to create the costumes depends on the length of time between actor casting to performance.

Some productions have been more rushed than others.

When I ask her if working with adult theatre is easier than high school, she laughs.

“Oh I thought it would be but in every production there is always someone who is a bit of a prima donna. But there are also so many people thankful to have their costumes. A costume really helps the actor become the character. That transformation is something I love about it.”

In addition to having been a teacher and being kept busy sewing, Gillian is constantly trying to improve her Spanish and enjoys travelling when she can.

But what people may not know about Gillian is she also spent 10 years as a personal historian.

“I would interview people for several days, generally the elderly,” Gillian explains when asked about the process of writing a personal history. “I would then spend time writing it into a book, keeping their voice and using verbatim quotes where possible but tidying it up.”

That was followed by weeks of editing, having the client read the book and then editing some more. Other steps included picture gathering prior to the final printing and binding of the book. Gillian’s books ranged anywhere from 50 to 300 pages in length.

The reaction, Gillian notes, was often remarkable.

“Someone would hold this book and say, “Oh my god, this is me.” I think it's so important to realize everyone has a story to tell. Often, for women especially, I was hired by their children. The mothers would shrug and say they’ve done nothing special in their lives. But then, there were stories that were special, things they did that were unique to them. They would read their book and understand their life was not off the cuff, it had reason and purpose and value.”

When asked if men ever felt that way she laughs and nodded. “But often the men hired me to write a success story. They didn't have to be persuaded.”

A moment Gillian found particularly compelling was when she ran into a client much later. This woman had hired Gillian to record her husband’s life before he developed Alzheimer's and it was impossible to accurately record his personal history.

Some time later, she called Gillian from Ontario. Her husband’s Alzheimer’s had advanced but he would frequently look at the pictures Gillian had compiled and ask his wife to read his story to him.

It was, his wife said, the best thing she had ever done.

Through costume and words, Gillian empowers those around her to embrace their lives, reconnect with past times and be proud of what they've accomplished.

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by Colin Titsworth

ishing is culturally engrained in this region with endless opportunities to cast, troll or jig for the big one. Tough local fisherpeople battle the winter elements but most anglers wait for summer before trying to catch their dinner. We are lucky most of the creeks, rivers and lakes surrounding Revelstoke contain fish but you need to check the regulations to see if trying to catch them is even allowed. Kokanee fish are the coastal salmon's landlocked relative that inhabit the slow-moving water reservoirs of the valley.

These fish have been flourishing in Lake Revelstoke with extra-plump catches being recorded during the 2014 season.

Since 1964 Johnny’s Fishing & Hunting Supplies has been the beating heart of the Revelstoke fishing scene. The store is decorated with decades of proud fishing moments and the exclusive “Fish of the Month,” gets priority posting on the front window. It’s the place to grab bait, find your lucky lure and chat with Vera, who’s been helping folks go fishing since the day they opened. During the spring, Vera is extra-busy renewing fishing licences and restocking angler’s depleted tackle boxes. Her fishing wisdom has been gained through her own adventures and listening to fishing stories for more than 50 years.

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fishing closure below Revelstoke Dam was extended to the Hydro lines spanning the river below Downie Mill. This eliminates the Big Eddy resident’s favourite fishing hole at the mouth of the Tum Tum creek, as well as the fast flowing waters below Centennial Park. The Illecillewaet River has also been completely closed to fishing below Albert Canyon. Some may be frustrated by these new laws but they are in place to protect the fish and help bolster fish populations throughout the river systems.

As humans tinker with fish stocking, spawning channels and nutrient restoration programs, we will see fluctuations in how many fish are caught. A healthy fishery is dependant on numerous variables and professionals are working hard to determine the best actions for sustainable fisheries in this region.

Not all fish populations are seeing the success of the Lake Revelstoke kokanee.

Fisheries managers are trying to balance between harvest levels and conservation targets in the Arrow Lakes while battling the flow management issue created from hydro dams. We traded electricity for salmon when dams were built and now we are scrambling to ensure there are other types of fish to catch. Restoring the salmon fishery is more complex than simply establishing fish ladders to bypass the dams. Young smolts require the surging spring frechete to flush them towards the

Pacific coast. Unless original flow patterns of the Columbia are returned, these small fish will be trapped in the numerous reservoirs along the way.

Having a worthy vessel will boost your fishing options to another level but the shoreline caster also has a plethora of fishing holes to choose from. Fishing is often an excuse to venture into stunning environments. Hikers who travel with a fishing rod are often rewarded by hungry fish at alpine lakes.

It’s not always about the catch but more the enjoyment of the activity that lures people to fish. Wading through the pristine glacial waters of the Akolkolex River trying to catch cutthroat trout is more of a spiritual outing than a sport. The pursuit of hooking a fish can also turn into more of a mind game than anything else.

If you’re new to the fishing scene, bring some extra hot dogs into camp.

Ninety per cent of the fish are caught by 10 per cent of the fisherman. This is a made-up stat my fishing partner brings to my attention whenever we are cooking the fish he caught.

There is definitely a learning curve for rookie anglers, who can expect countless snags and line tangles on their way to figuring it out. They can also expect to establish a better connection with nature and a new appreciation for the water habitats we live near.

What'sAppening?

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by Emily Beaumont

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here are some fascinating and handy e-tools fast becoming a part of our lives and working their way into the mainstream and, dare I say, even into our hearts.

These digital morsels are usually created to simplify our lives giving users a organized and colourful way to share information, pick and choose what they want to know and find out where they want to go, how to get there and what to do when they arrive. These apps cover almost every product or service on the market enabling the information to reach the masses on demand and instantaneously. They even combine older ways of interaction to provide a new, improved and, most importantly, fun way of gaining and sharing news.

So what is 'appening' out there today? The TimeAppsule was released on the market in December 2013 after being painstakingly moulded and brought to virtual life by a couple who live in the UK and share a love and connection to our community as Revelstoke homeowners and avid skiers. Neilsen McConnell, at his desk one day 15 years ago, put pen to paper jotting down his idea, which ignited a vision that morphed into something users can currently download from the iTunes Store as a free app. Louise Orpin, a marketing guru and Neilsen's partner in 'time,' took his idea under her professional marketing wing and gave it the opportunity needed for worldwide accessibility, currently for iOS users only but with the Android version coming soon.

"The joy of technology,” said Neilsen, “is that we have learned to be patient. When we were told by many far wiser than us that at the outset everything takes twice as long as planned and costs three times as much as budgeted, they weren't kidding. We are nearly there though, currently de-bugging and testing."

The TimeAppsule originated as an idea for an actual, physical time capsule to be used in the same way the app works today. It has since been transformed after complications arose with creating a prototype. Out of what may seem to be a problem is often a doorway for a solution that wouldn't have been thought of otherwise. That is if you're paying attention amidst the barrage of time sensitive information we're constantly bombarded with today.

What if, Neilsen thought, instead of feeling rushed to have to consume a message like with SnapChat, which gives a limited time to view a

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message, one could be allowed a pause?

The Time Appsule, once set in action, lets the anticipation build up, creating excitement and mystery for the lucky recipient(s) and effectively slows us down by creating space in the moment for the unknown contents time locked within.

Say you're throwing a party and you want your invitees to 'save the date.' The times Appsule is a brand new way to spread the word and build anticipation for the big day. I asked if Neilsen and Louise had any favourite uses seen thus far.

"We obviously don't get to see what all users create,” said Neilsen, “but from our own friends and colleagues, one great one to showcase the many uses of the app was a 'Moving Home' announcement whereby a New Home Appsule design was selected then inside there was a photo of the new house, a quick video tour, a voice message and the location showing exactly where the new home was plus the address added as a note. Another was a ‘Save the Date.’ We are just waiting to hear about the first marriage proposal!”

Here's how it actually works: after downloading, you pick a design for the time capsule's exterior, then inside you attach your message, photos or videos. Lock it, set the date and now the real fun begins. Your ‘message in a bottle’ is prepared and ready for distribution.

Simply send it to all your friends via e-mail and sit back to await the replies. The app is interactive and live so you can check back often and watch the timer count down. The time lock can be set for any amount of time up to one year.

"Until the Android version is finished and we are 'cross-platform,'” said Louise, “we are keeping a low profile as far as the corporate market is concerned as we know there is massive potential for some amazingly creative campaigns.

Once we are ready to roll, we have some very exciting plans and are already in discussions with companies looking at a great range of uses for TimeAppsule: new product launches, embargoed movie trailers and more.”

What was it like for Neilsen seeing it all come to life?

"It’s been a lot of hard work to get to this stage but I have certainly enjoyed the ‘design’ element. Design by its nature is a very subjective thing and you have to have a clear vision of the look and experience you want to convey and stick to it. Those who live in the app world full-time are sometimes guilty of making all apps look ‘generic.’ TimeAppsule is all about the whole experience and needs to appeal to all ages, sexes and cultures. My ‘moment’ will come when I see people using the app in the real world and virtual gifting become an everyday part of modern culture."

Use your creativity to weave a mystery full of unknown adventure, secret words or locations and dates for something quite unexpected.

To check it out for yourself, visit the iTunes Store or swing by timeappsule.com to get yours started today.

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TimeAppsule was challenging technically due to the 3D aspect and functionality. This has had an impact on time and cost. Neilsen's advice on app-developing: • Cost—allow four times the time and cost quoted.

• Research­­—make sure your idea really is unique and you have researched the market well.

• Developers—make sure you get recommendations and feedback from more than one previous client of any developer you are thinking of using and get three detailed quotes.

• Don't be tempted to go to cheaper overseas developers unless they come with glowing reports.

Distance can be a real issue despite Skype and other forms of communication.

• Contracts—don't avoid contracts to save money. Agree on contracts with set terms and deliverables against time and costs and don't be afraid to include penalties for missed deadlines.

• Trademark and patent an app wherever possible.

• Get feedback—don't assume because you love your app everyone else will. Friends and family will always be nice. Get brutally honest feedback.

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Revelstoke—The Centre Of The World?

by Scott Crocker

P

ast artistic director of Salmon Arm’s Roots and Blues Festival, Hugo Rampen, is the driving force behind Axis Mundi Harvest, the first in a twice-a-year festival cycle beginning in Revelstoke this September 18 to 20 (with its counterpart, Axis Mundi Solstice, scheduled for June 17 to 19, 2016).

When asked about the festival’s name, he explains, “A formal definition of ‘Axis Mundi’ is a place ‘where the heavens meet the earth and the four compass points join.’ We’ve tweaked this slightly and created a definition that suits both the community and the event.

“Our definition for the purpose of the two part festival cycle in Revelstoke is ‘it’s a place where the heavens meet the earth and the four compass points join and where arts and culture, adventure, the environment and community connect’.”

The overall programming for the September edition of the festival is set to include an ambitious cross selection of events and activities throughout the weekend. During Axis Mundi Harvest, Mackenzie Avenue will be closed to traffic from Victoria Road to 2nd Street to make room for a downtown fringe festival, scheduled for Friday evening, that features live music and other events at multiple venues throughout the city centre.

A lecture series, films, sports demos, workshops and an adventure gear market, which is open to the public, are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday downtown, along with evening headliner concerts up at Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s (RMR) Revelation Lodge.

Commenting on Revelation Lodge as a venue for evening headliners, which include YouTube phenoms

SEPT 18, 19 & 20 2015

Walk Off The Earth, Celtic fiddle wiz Ashley MacIsaac, and funk duo The Floozies, Hugo raves about its features.

“Logistically there is a natural amphitheatre at RMR’s Revelation Lodge that lends itself to being one of the finest outdoor venues in the province. Amphitheatres reduce sightline issues. Every seat in the house will have an unobstructed view of the stage. The venue is accessed by gondola, which allows us to have a singular security point-loading patrons into the venue. The gondola ride is an added bonus for attendees. The views from the cabins are spectacular.”

The festival offers free admission to kids 12 and under and is developing children’s programming with support from local businesses and organizations like the North Columbia Environmental Society’s Local Food Initiative and the Revelstoke Bear Aware Society. Children are invited to participate in interactive programs like “KIDS CAN! The Bear Essentials,” an expanded version of the annual gleaning and canning program sponsored this year by Fortis B.C. and Bernardin Canada. Other kid-centric programming will include events like an interactive public performance of the fabled ‘Stone Soup’ tale, sponsored locally by Pharmasave, a youth fly-fishing workshop, nature activities, a kid’s run and more to be announced.

Hugo says local response to Axis Mundi has been extremely positive with generous support from the City of Revelstoke, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, Revelstoke Accommodation Association and the Revelstoke Arts Council, with a long list of partnerships

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Axis Mundi founder Hugo Rampen. Photo: Gail Mowatt

continuing to develop as the festival programming evolves. Currently working with groups like the Revelstoke Multicultural Society, the Revelstoke Farm and Craft Market, the United Church and the Revelstoke Community Wave Park Society, and local sponsors that include several hotels, Mt. Begbie Brewery, Investors Group, Revelstoke Credit Union, Stella-Jones Canada, RMR, Tim Hortons and more, Hugo acknowledges the importance of local grassroots support.

“This isn’t a mega festival where you are squeezed in front of a stage. This event is about lifestyle and celebrating community, about being immersed in amazing music in great venues surrounded by one of the most spectacular landscapes in the country.”

For more information on the Axis Mundi Festival visit axismundi.ca.

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