Parents dispute SD19’s claim it can’t fulfill Early French Immersion request

By David F. Rooney Parents seeking an early French Immersion program for their children were clearly unhappy last week with a report by Superintendent Mike...

MLA Report: We must get the fundamentals right

This will be my final MLA report before the May 14 election and I want to begin by thanking the people of Columbia River...

Higher Ground columnist John Devitt moves on… to Penticton

By David F. Rooney John Devitt, author of The Current's Higher Ground column, is moving on. After regaling our readers with his witty and perceptive...

Council knocks Mark McKee off the Community Housing Society

By David F. Rooney City Council voted in secret on Tuesday to knock Mark McKee off of the Community Housing Society. Councillors voted in camera on...

Hey kids! If you can tell us why you love Revelstoke you could win...

By David F. Rooney Universal Footwear owners Malcolm and Debbie Bott want to hear why children love Revelstoke. In fact, they're offering some big prizes...

Local news briefly…

Community Initiatives dough handed out Thirty-eight projects have been awarded $341,461 through the Columbia Basin Trust's Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Program. Thirty-0ne groups applied for...

Parents organize to make French immersion possible

By David F. Rooney Ten Revelstoke parents, with support of many others, have formed the first Revelstoke Chapter of Canadian Parents for French. CPF Revelstoke...