New law eliminates conditional sentences for serious and violent crimes
Amendments that eliminate conditional sentences for serious and violent crimes – the final component of the Safe Streets and Communities Act – came into...
A quick snapshot from the Revelstoke Community Survey
Almost 800 Revelstoke and area residents and non-resident property owners completed the 2012 Community survey – 50% more than responded to the survey the...
Obituary Notice — Sheila Bernice Margaret Bafaro
Sheila Bernice Margaret Bafaro passed away at Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke on Friday, November 16, 2012, at the age of 87 years. A Celebration...
No town, no people but Jumbo’s now a “resort municipality”
By David F. Rooney and Ian Cobb In a move swiftly condemned by MLA Norm Macdonald as “an abuse of power” the provincial government has...
Obituary Notice — Robert N. Jefferis
Robert (Bob) Jefferis, long-time resident of Revelstoke who retired to the Okanagan four years ago, passed away on November 18, 2012, in Kelowna after...
Mica Heliskiing’s gorgeous new lodge
By David F. Rooney Mica Heliskiing has spent the last several months building a gorgeous new lodge above Kinbasket Lake in the wilderness north of...
Junior squash players perform extremely well in Vancouver tourney
Six of Revelstoke’s junior squash players — Gordon Mason, Gavin Mason, Julia Dorrius, Gabe Laidlaw, Tettey Tetteh, and Sophie Dorrius — recently competed in a...
Flight was in his Spirit is a daughter’s loving tribute to her father
By David F. Rooney Flight was in his Spirit is Marion Burfield's loving and heartfelt tribute to her father, Ski jumper and ski hill promoter...
Think the bears are gone? Think again
The first snows have come and gone and where are the bears? The light snow we had last week showed, in bear tracks, just...