Provincial spending cuts are leaving people reeling
Last week I was able to travel throughout the constituency, holding public forums and meeting privately with constituents in Revelstoke, Golden, Invermere and Kimberley. ...
BC Hydro studying recreational demand on the Arrow Lakes Reservoir
BC Hydro has commissioned a study to determine recreational demand on the Arrow Lakes Reservoir. According to a news release from the utility, the five-year...
Mad about taxes? FIGHT THE HST!
By David F. Rooney If you're ticked off about seemingly incessant tax grabs by government then Vanessa Smith has place for you at the rally...
Land Stewardship Part 1: Moving your roots forward
I used to live on a piece of property that had a weathered sign poking out of the marsh at the driveway entrance. Our...
Rip-Rappin’ the Night Away… or… Sleepless in Columbia Park
By David F. Rooney If life was a movie, the residents of Columbia Park would be acting in either Rip-Rappin' the Night Away or Sleepless...
New Moon Over Mackenzie ready to rock on Saturday
By David F. Rooney With live music, a children's play area, great contests and lots of activities, the New Moon Over Mackenzie is ready to...
Revelstoke dragonboaters to compete at Seniors Games
by Barbara Little Two paddlers from the Revelstoke Dam Survivors dragonboat team, Ginger Shoji and Barb Little, were recruited by the Sicamous based women’s team,...
Abandoned campfires posing a late-season forest fire risk
A surge of abandoned campfires across the Southeast Fire Centre has fire officials concerned, as the risk of wildfire remains high to extreme for...