A handy guide to local government and other news briefs

  The City has created a 76-page handbook that will tell you everything you need to know about our municipal government, its structure and agencies...

An alpine coup of sorts for the library

By Kendra Runnalls Community Librarian The Revelstoke Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library was honoured recently with the generous donation of a full set of Canadian...

A great week for rainbows — one was a double!

By David F. Rooney The weather may a little damp but that has its advantages in the form of some pretty spectacular rainbows. First there was...

Obituary Notice — Brian Richard Laurence

Brian was born in Toronto, Ontario, on October 12, 1946, and moved out West in his early 20s. He had many adventures, including being...

Obituary Notice — Floyd Edward Smith

It is with great sadness that the family of Floyd Edward Smith announces his passing on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at the age of...

Obituary Notice — Leonard Lorne Threatful

Len Threatful passed away on Monday, June 20,  just a few days short of turning 105 years old. He died just after enjoying his...

The Current hit an unexpected cybernetic speed bump — fortunately everything has been resotore

The 18 stories that vanished from The Current when it migrated to new — and much larger — servers earlier this week have now...

Emergency Management Program changes are coming

The City is attempting to enhance the delivery of the Revelstoke and Area Emergency Management Program (RAEMP). A statement from the City said the RAEMP...

BC Hydro’s snowpack runoff forecast is 93% of normal

BC Hydro says snowmelt runoff occurred earlier than normal this year and the snowpack is depleted just about everywhere in the Columbia Basin. Combined with...