Fire Centre urges extra care in the backcountry
A large number of abandoned campfires and above-normal temperatures across the Southeast Fire Centre have fire officials urging hunters and recreationalists to be extremely...
This Friday: Incredible ceramics, touching art stories and a Full Metal Basket of sculpture
By David F. Rooney As many people in town know: I'm biased. I'm not saying I'm prejudiced, mind you, but I love art, whether it's...
Back to school with Chinese characteristics
Editor's Note: Revelstoke residents Leslie and David Savage have been in Beijing since early this summer. Leslie is teaching there and David is sending back...
Kids going back to school under a cloud
By David F. Rooney Revelstoke’s children return to school tomorrow but there is something you should know: the school system itself is under serious stress...
We must do better, not just for our kids but for the whole of...
This week, more than half a million children will return to a classroom in BC’s public school system. Public education in this country has a...
Friends organize a benefit concert for the late Daniel Levesque’s family
By David F. Rooney Two friends and admirers of Daniel Levesque, the young man slain in Victoria last month have organized a concert to benefit...
Professional development workshop offered to arts and heritage groups
The West Kootenay Regional Arts Council is offering a professional development workshop for people involved in arts and heritage organizations. The workshop, to be presented...
A Midsummer Night’s Green was dreamy
By David F. Rooney The North Columbia Environmental Society put on an excellent fundraiser for its Community Garden project drawing 110 people to the Village Idiot...
Vic Van Isle awarded Illecillewaet Pedestrian Bridge contract
By David F. Rooney Vic Van Isle Construction Ltd. has been awarded a $678,885 contract to build the long-awaited Illecillewaet Pedestrian Bridge. The contract was...