Kovach Park decision leaves a bad taste in many Southside residents' mouths
Editor’s Note: Bob Melnyk has been involved in municipal affairs for several years. A retired City employee, Bob pays close attention to City Council and...
Feds offer new financial benefit to veterans
The Conservative government has introduced a new financial benefit, the Critical Injury Benefit (CIB), which can provide a $70,000 tax-free award for Canadian Armed...
Earth Hour in BC saved 680,000 LED bulbs worth of power
British Columbians saved 15 megawatt hours of electricity and reduced the provincial electricity load by 0.2 per cent during Earth Hour last night —...
Did you get a bouquet of daffodils this week?
Have you purchased some Canadian Cancer Society daffodils? The society had people at Coopers, Southside and at the Community Centre offering bouquets of the...
RSS's young musicians hold a varied and lively concert
By Leslie Savage A concert held on Thursday, March 26, provided an evening of lively music from band classes at the high school. The Junior...
Security at Kovach Park trumps neighbourhood's desires
By David F. Rooney Josie Woodman was left feeling "disappointed and disillusioned" when Acting Mayor Linda Nixon announced that Council will not backtrack on its...
Revy Vibes video project released
By Jill Zacharias, Social Development Coordinator This May in Ottawa, communities engaged in poverty reduction across Canada – including Revelstoke – will be meeting for Canada’s...
A new avalanche warning for the backcountry — UPDATED
Avalanche Canada has included sections of two more regions in the special public avalanche warning it issued on March 24. The warning is now...
A grab bag of local news briefs
Premier Christy Clark is coming to our region on Wednesday, April 1, and will be hosted at a luncheon in Salmon Arm by that...