How our students voted
That student vote last week yielded some interesting results locally and nationally. At least two of our local schools participated in the national Student Vote...
Conservative David Wilks wins in Kootenay Columbia
By David F. Rooney Conservative David Wilks will be the next Member of Parliament for Kootenay Columbia. He won the riding with 23,886 votes, or...
Weekend fire leaves five people homeless
Five people were left homeless this weekend when flames devoured a fifth wheel, a camper, trailer and building at Smokey Bear Campground west of...
Obituary Notice — Catherine (Kit) Bartolac Berry
Catherine Berry (Kit to her family and many friends) died Wednesday April 27, 2011, in Queen Victoria hospital in Revelstoke. Born in Jancani, Yugoslavia...
Obituary Notice — Sylvia Cretelli
Mrs. Sylvia Sivia Cretelli passed away at Mt. Cartier Court Extended Care, Revelstoke on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011, at the age of 94...
Who will feed the future and help our hungry children?
By David F. Rooney Here’s a statistic to think about, perhaps even get alarmed about: 40% of the Community Connections Food Bank’s recipients are children...
Please vote for the best champion for our community
As we consider who to vote for today one question should, in my opinion, be upper-most in our minds: who will be the best...
Much ado about art
Tina Lindegaard's Mount Begbie Studios hosted an opening for its lovely art exhibition, entitled The Flow of Summer, on Saturday. The Flow of Summer features...
Dancing for the delight of it!
The young students in Jennifer Crockford's Revelstoke Dance Centre held a dance recital on Saturday to a packed audience at the Community Centre. Here are...
Getting a handle on Canadian democracy one student at a time
By David F. Rooney Declining voter participation rates, particularly among young Canadians, are fact of political life that almost everyone is familiar with. Young people,...