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Grizzlies staying in Revelstoke under current owners ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com

The Revelstoke Grizzlies say thanks to their fans after being eliminated by the Sicamous Eagles in the first round of the playoffs this year. After a month of questions, it has been learned the team will stay in Revelstoke.

Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review file photo

The Revelstoke Grizzlies will not be moving to 100 Mile House and the current team ownership, under the direction of Lew Hendrickson, will continue to run the franchise.

“All I can tell you is I attended the league meetings in Castlegar and they asked me if I was going to operate the team and I said yes,” Hendrickson told the Times Review Monday morning.

The KIJHL held a meeting on Sunday, May 6, in Castlegar B.C., where the issue of the Grizzlies ownership came up. The issue has been a matter of debate as both the current ownership group of Grizzly Sports Entertainment, which is headed

by Lew Hendrickson, and the Revelstoke Grizzlies Society have maintained they owned the team.

At the Sunday meeting, Hendrickson represented the owners and representatives of the society attended as observers.

“We discussed who the owner of the Grizzlies was, who’s going to operate it and its the current owners of the Revelstoke Grizzlies,” KIJHL president Bill Olhausen told the Times Review. “We asked all the questions if he was able to operate and if he could take care of everything and he assured the membership that he could. That’s all we could take. We offered the society to make a statement if they wished and they declined.”

On Friday, before the meeting, Olhausen indicated there was a chance the team could be made dormant if the ownership issue wasn’t settled but on Monday he said the league was moving forward under the assumption that GSE still owned the franchise.

“It’s not going to 100 Mile, I can tell you that,” Olhausen said on Friday, prior to the meeting.

The sale to 100 Mile House fell apart once it was learned there was a legal agreement with the Revelstoke Grizzlies Society giving it the first right to buy the team. Tom Bachynski, the head of the 100 Mile House group, said both he and the league were unaware of the clause when the application was filed to move the team.

On April 1, GSE filed an application with the league to sell the team to a group in 100 Mile House. However, when the Society sold the team to GSE in 2006, a clause was put in the sale contract giving the society the right to buy the team for $1 if an application was made to move or fold the team before May 31, 2016. It also required the owners to put a $25,000 bond in a trust and that money would be handed over to the society in case it regained ownership of the team.

Mavis Cann, the president of the Revelstoke Grizzlies Society, and former Society, page 12

Resource conservation hit hardest as government cuts 14 local Parks jobs ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com

The resource conservation department for Revelstoke & Glacier National Parks will be the hardest hit by a recent round of layoffs that will see 14 staff have their jobs eliminated or hours reduced.

Out of the 14 affected jobs, six have been surplussed – government speak for eliminated – and eight others will see their hours reduced by varying degrees. Out of the six layoffs, five people left voluntarily.

As a result, hours and days of operations in the Parks will be reduced, with facilities such as campsites, the

Giant Cedars Boardwalk and the Rogers Pass Centre set to open for shorter periods of the year.

The cuts are across most parts of the parks’ operations; highway operations, the avalanche program and visitor safety will remain as they are but resource conservation is the hardest hit, with four out of eight positions eliminated, long-time Parks employee Alan Polster told me.

Polster, the cultural resource manager for Mt. Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks, volunteered to take an early retirement. His position is one of six being eliminated.

He planned on retiring in 2014, after the Mt. Revelstoke centennial but

decided to leave early when word of layoffs came down and he was guaranteed his full pension if he left.

“For me it’s not a bad news story,” he said. “For most of the people that are affected, it is bad news, For the biologist who’s job is surplussed, she’s devastated.”

The cuts were made public last Monday, April 30, when wide-spread layoffs were announced across the public sector. Parks Canada was one of the hardest hit, with 605 employees given lay-off notices and more than 1,000 seeing their hours reduced, according to Kevin King, a regional vice-president of the Union of National Employees and Public

Service Alliance of Canada. They are part of the cuts announced in the Harper government’s 2012 Economic Action Plan.

The Revelstoke Parks Canada office is responsible for running Mt. Revelstoke & Glacier National Parks and the Rogers Pass Historic Site.

Denis St. Onge, the chairperson of the union local, said in an e-mail Tuesday he was still working on getting specifics with regards to the local cuts.

“Some of our members have been affected by the workforce adjustment process and have had their ‘permanent positions’ changed to ‘seasonal positions’, and some

workers were informed that their position is now non-existent and being laid-off is one of the options facing them,” he wrote.

In Revelstoke, the changes in staffing will mean many sites will be closed during the fall and spring and hours of operations will be reduced at most sites.

“It’s about ensuring we’re aligning our operations to our visitor seasons,” said Karen Tierney, the superintendent of Mt. Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks.

She said the impacts were not significant, but include the following: Cuts, page 14

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Snowmobile thefts continue into shoulder season Two incidents linked to Kelowna area after trucks and other items found abandoned there AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

Two separate snowmobile thefts in Revelstoke last week

have left the victims out tens of thousands of dollars.

The first incident happened in the early morning of Wednesday, April 25. At about 3 a.m., a white

Ford F-250 with Idaho plates hauling a 28-foot ‘Charmac’ enclosed trailer was stolen from the back parking lot of the Revelstoke Sandman Inn. Kelowna RCMP describe the trailer as a “mobile store” selling a variety of snowmobile gear.

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Video surveillance showed two men and a possible suspect vehicle associated with the theft.

The truck and the trailer were later found ditched on a remote road in West Kelowna. However, its contents were missing, including a 2008 camoflauge Polaris snowmobile, a computer, cameras, video cameras, tools, clothing, climbing gear, snowboarding equipment and more.

Kelowna RCMP Detachment spokesperson Cst. Kris Clark said much of the equipment is branded with ‘Flow World Freestyle Festival’ logos.

Some personal items stolen from the trailer were found dumped at a different location in the Kelowna area.

Kelowna RCMP believe the thefts from Revelstoke are connected to locals from the West Kelowna area.

Why? “If you’ve ever seen that movie Wrong Turn,” explains Cst. Clark. “[The dump sites are] kind of in the toolies. These are areas that are going to be known by locals.”

THREE SNOWMOBILES STOLEN IN SECOND INCIDENT The second incident happened sometime between the night of April 25 and Friday, April 27 when it was reported to RCMP. A grey, box-style snowmobile trailer containing three sleds was stolen from Pine Road in Revelstoke.

They have not been recovered.

The sleds are a 2008 Polaris 800cc, a 2009 Polaris 800cc and a 2010 Arctic Cat. If anyone has any information, they are asked to contact the Revelstoke RCMP at 250-837-5255 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS

TRUCK AND SLED THEFT EARLIER THIS MONTH A truck and a sled were stolen from the parking lot of the Day’s Inn in Revelstoke on April 12. The truck was later recovered in Kelowna, but a 2008 Ski-doo snowmobile is still missing.

Man shot in neck in marijuana grow-op ripoff AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

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A 36-year-old Malakwa man is recovering from a gunshot wound to the neck after he confronted a group of armed men who were stealing marijuana plants from a grow operation on his property.

The incident went down around midnight on Friday, April 27 in Malakwa.

The man confronted a group of individuals on his property who were raiding his grow op. One of them pulled out a handgun and shot him through the neck, RCMP said.

The group then held him captive for a short period while they finished the job and even provided some first aid, police said.

After they left, the man drove himself to Royal Jubilee Hospital in Vernon for treatment.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said the man wasn’t up

front with medical staff or investigators about the gunshot wound to his neck.

“The man’s initial account of how he suffered the injury was questioned by investigators,” Moskaluk said. “[We] determined after further investigation that the individual had not disclosed that the shooting was as a result of being the target of a marijuana grow operation rip off.

“The police are confident that this was a targeted attack,” Moskaluk added.

The incident is being investigated by the Vernon and Sicamous RCMP detachments with assistance from the RCMP South East District General Investigation Section.

RCMP are asking anyone with information that may assist the investigation to contact the Sicamous RCMP at 250-836-2878. You can also contact your local detachment or provide anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers a 1-800-222-8477.

Restaurant owner pleads guilty to grow-op charge Times Review staff

A Revelstoke resident pleaded guilty to production of marijuana in Revelstoke court last Thursday, May 3.

According to the information filed in court, Nicolas Yanick Caron, along with two other people, was charged for the production of marijuana in August 2010. Caron is a co-owner of Nico’s Pizzaria in Revelstoke.

Sgt. Kim Hall of the Revelstoke RCMP said he was linked to a 157plant outdoor grow-operation found in the Cranberry Creek area off Highway 23 South.

“For an outdoor grow, it’s not overly large but it’s a decent size,” said Hall.

Caron was also charged with possession of more than three kilograms of marijuana but those charges were stayed as a result of the guilty plea on the first charge.

Sentencing was set for Salmon Arm on Tuesday, May 8, after press time.

Caron is the second person to plead guilty in connection with this grow operation. Last March, Christopher Ryan Curran, was sentenced to a six-month conditional sentence after pleading guilty to production of marijuana in Salmon Arm.

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Council considers 2.5 per cent residential tax increase Council’s working baseline was a 2 per cent across the board increase, but the latest version ups residential taxation to 2.5 per cent, drops commercial to one per cent and drops major industry -16 per cent.

AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

Revelstoke city council has retweaked its plan to increase taxes for 2012 over the past few weeks, shaving just under one per cent off of overall increases, and shifting burden away from commercial and industrial properties and onto residential taxpayers.

Prior to a public comment period last month, council had been targeting two per cent increases across residential, commercial and industrial properties.

At its May 8 meeting, council looks set to approve a modified plan to be presented by city finance director Graham Inglis. Details of the proposal include: - Residential property taxes will increase by 2.5 per cent, slightly more than the previous 2 per cent target.

- Light industry will remain the same at 2 per cent.

- Commercial (business) property taxes will increase by 1 per cent.

- Major industry will experience the biggest drop, down by 16.04 per cent. Downie Timber Ltd. is the only property in Revelstoke in this class.

Company representatives lobbied council during budget deliberations, citing ongoing macro-economic woes in the lumber industry. In dollar terms, the reduction amounts to $45,000.

- Overall, the proposal trims 0.8 per cent off of the plan from a month ago, bringing overall increases down to 1.5 per cent from 2.3 per cent.

- Due to a drop in overall residential assessed values, the residential increase amounts to a $31 annual increase in 2012 for an average $350,000 home, although individual property assessments do vary.

- Under the previous ‘two per cent’ plan, council had hoped to build $3.2 million in surpluses over the 2012–2016 financial plan. With revisions, the anticipated accumulated surpluses drop to about $2.8 million.

Finance director Graham Inglis says the budget maintains existing city services. “I think we’ve tried to maintain services in the budget as they have been in the past,” Inglis said. “There’s no material cuts in any services that I’m aware of in the budget.”

He feels the increase is reasonable. “The budget itself is showing [about a] one per cent increase in operating costs a year over the five years, which I think is very reasonable when you consider what the rate of inflation is at the moment and what our cost pressures are,” Inglis said. “If we can maintain that, I think that will help our financial position.”

He also notes that council has put a new focus on building up reserve funds. “They’ve chosen the specific options that are before them on Tuesday, which shows increasing surpluses over the foreseeable future – over the next five years – which, I think is a good position to be in for the city,” Inglis said. “If we can achieve those surpluses over the next few years then that will help reduce our need for debt. That will put us in a better financial position for the future.”

Staff recommendations call for the first three readings of the budget bylaw on May 8. It seems likely the final version will be very similar in detail to the one above, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be minor tweaks left, and vocal opposition from some dissenting council members.

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The aftermath of a collision between a pickup and a bus full of RSS students on their way to school on the Photo contributed morning of May 3.

Pickup truck crashes into school bus AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

Revelstoke Secondary School students received a jarring awakening from their morning commute on May 3.

Just before 8:30 a.m., a late model Ford pickup truck slammed into the side of a bus full of RSS students on their way to school.

The incident happened at the two-way-stop intersection of Vernon Avenue and Eighth Street East.

The southbound bus was travelling on Vernon Avenue and had the right of way.

RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Kim Hall told the Times Review that the driver of the westbound

pickup came to a stop at the sign.

She then proceeded through the intersection. Hall said the driver didn’t see the bus and T-boned the bus on the driver’s side.

Photos from the scene show it was a clear, overcast morning. It wasn’t raining and the pavement was dry. Sgt. Hall said RCMP notes from the scene said there were no parked vehicles obstructing lines of sight.

“There were no injuries sustained in either vehicle,” Hall said.

The driver of the pickup was charged under the Motor Vehicle Act with failing to yield after a stop. Just like it sounds, that means the driver came to a stop, but then failed to yield after proceeding forward through the

intersection.

Hall said there were no signs of any other misconduct on the part of the driver, such as drinking and driving. “Absolutely no signs of anything else,” Hall said.

The school bus driver was not charged with any offences.

Revelstoke School District superintendent Anne Cooper said the district is thankful everyone was OK. “We’re really grateful there were no injuries,” she said.

Since the accident occurred a couple of blocks from the school students were able to walk from there.

Cooper said the district has a spare school bus, so bus service will not be interrupted while the damaged bus is repaired.

Federal cuts to impact library computer access Times Review staff

The federal government’s elimination of a program that helped provide Internet access at the Revelstoke Library will likely impact its users, some of whom rely on the computers as their sole access to the Internet. As well, those relying on the library’s wireless connection to use their own computers may be out of luck.

As part of the 2012 federal budget, the Harper government announced the end of the Community Access Program (CAP) that provided funds to computer access

sites across the country.

Okanagan Regional Library (ORL) spokesperson Marla O’Brien said they received about $85,000–$90,000 annually for the program. Overall, the regional library spends about $460,000 annually on computer and telecommunications. She said the CAP funding was a “a significant portion of hardware and Internet access for the public.”

In 2010, the two public computers at the Revelstoke Library were used a total of 3,750 times and the wireless connection was used 1,121 times.

“System-wide we had a total number of 157,490 uses of our public computer stations in branches, each time being used for an average of 27 minutes, so this equals almost 3,000 days worth of constant usage,” O’Brien said.

O’Brien said the ORL board of directors hadn’t met since the cuts were announced. The board is beginning preparations of its 2013 budget and will discuss the change and plans for the facilities at upcoming meetings. “We do want to send a message that this funding is valuable and was being used,” O’Brien said.

Capsule Comments With John Teed The month of May is usually when allergies to pollen begin to be noticed. The beauties of spring often bring misery to those with hay fever and similar allergies. It doesn’t have to be this way. It’s difficult to live life by avoiding the pollens that cause your allergies.

However, there are many effective medications that can control your symptoms.

Our pharmacists would be happy to advise you.

Alcohol does interact with many drugs but for antibiotics the interactions are few. Pharmacists will certainly inform you, when it’s important, with an auxiliary label on the prescription bottle and will reinforce it verbally at the counter. These labels give important information about your prescription and should be heeded.

It’s a good thing to include green leafy vegetables in our daily

diet. One of these veggies that doesn’t get the attention it deserves is kale. It contains healthy amounts of antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, fibre, potassium, and vitamins A, C, E and K. If kale isn’t part of your diet, give it a try.

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It’s important to be an advocate for your own health. Be an active learner about all health matters including the drugs you take. We can help you with this information.

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Old schools present new opportunities for city SCHOOL BOARD LOOKING AT SELLING BIG EDDY, MOUNTAIN VIEW AND MT. BEGBIE SCHOOL SITES ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com

When the Begbie View Elementary opens this September, the Revelstoke School District will find itself in an interesting position. It will be the owner of just as many closed schools than active ones.

The old schools of the Big Eddy, Mountain View and Mount Begbie will all sit mostly vacant or used for other purposes, with only the new high school and elementary school, Columbia Park and Arrow Heights in use.

This presents an interesting issue for both the school district and the City of Revelstoke – what to do with the old school sites.

For the school district, there is an expectation from the Ministry of Education that the district make $2.4 million from selling extra facilities; a provincial moratorium was recently lifted on selling school board properties.

With that in mind, the district is looking at selling Big Eddy, Mountain View and Mt. Begbie Elementary schools; and keeping the Farwell school.

“The current thinking is we shouldn’t dispose of every one of our sites because it would be impossible to get a site back,” Anne Cooper, the school district superintendent, told me.

With that knowledge, I went and visited John Guenther, the director of planning for the city, to discuss the city’s plans for those three sites. The city is about to pass a new land-use bylaw and I wanted to get an idea of what was being envisioned for those sites.

In his office, Guenther had two maps spread out representing two land use proposals that were set to go in front of council at its May 8 meeting (after press time).

For Big Eddy and Mount Begbie, the land-use was the same in both options.

Big Eddy is set for T4L land use, aka Duplex Residential, meaning moderately low-density residential development is permitted.

Mount Begbie is set for T4 Open – neighbourhood mixed land use, or a village type development as Guenther put it. That leaves it open for moderate density residential and some commercial development.

For Mountain View, there were two options being presented. Guenther’s preferred option is T5 Open, which allows for all sorts of development including three-story apartment buildings, retail spaces, offices and more.

This is an illustrative drawing of a potential plan for the Mountain View school site done by the City of Revestoke planning department. The plan preserves the historic school building and creates high-density development centred around a courtyard. “I think you need a courtyard and there’s a way of doing that that’s better,” says city planning director John Guenther.

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“It’s like a downtown development pattern,” said Guenther.

The other option is for T5L – urban residential, or high-density residential development.

That’s just what the land-use bylaw calls for. What actually happens can take on many forms.

Guenther showed me some sketches the planning department had laid out, as well as a concept for the Mountain View property laid out by a University of British Columbia Masters’ student.

One drawing showed a ground-accessed apartment building focused around a courtyard. The Masters’ student plans made the Anglican Church on Third Street the focal point, with a promenade going through the old school property from the river to the church.

The drawing he showed me of Mount Begbie shows the school in place, with some high-density housing along Fourth Street. The Big Eddy site did not come up much during our conversation, but he did mention that development there could lead to infrastructure improvements in the neighbourhood.

He also had some images of model streetscapes including one of a pedestrian avenue in Victoria. There were also images of some chalet-style apartment buildings in Banff.

“These are illustrative plans,” said Guenther. “The land use is proposing a dramatic shift. You need go through a re-zoning

phase.” That would involve public hearings, he added.

That’s when Guenther mentioned one idea that is likely to be controversial – the city buying the property first and creating a development plan before turning it over to a developer.

“That’s one of the ideas we thought of conceptually between the school board and us – who does the planning and how is it done,” he said. “Having control is a good thing when it comes to planning.”

He stressed that any re-zoning would have to go through a public hearing process (land-use and zoning are not the same thing, Guenther likes to emphasize).

The school district and the city have begun meeting to discuss the future of the properties.

The goal is to come up with a memorandum of understanding as to what is done with them.

Anne Cooper said that the two concerns she has heard is that some public green space is preserved and that the heritage building of Mountain View Elementary is preserved.

“We really want to work closely with the City of Revelstoke in terms of our land dispositions,” she said. “They are the regulators of land in our community. It’s their responsibility to maintain the OCP, which they have done a very fine job of. They also have set up the zoning and land-use so we will be working very closely with them.”

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Smart Meter critic: Local governments muzzle democratic debate Editor, On April 19, as part of Citizen’s for Safe Technology, I attended the monthly meeting of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District board of directors in order to observe the BC Hydro presentation on Smart Meters.

Several days before the meeting, all directors were given five specific questions to be expressed to the BC Hydro delegates after their presentation.

These are the five con-

When I spotted Olivier Dutil of La Baguette riding this rig past my office on Monday I had to chase him down and see what was up.

The new, electric and pedal-powered gelato cart will celebrate La Baguette’s second anniversary. It’s just going through final tweaking.

Dutil built most of the copper-topped wood cart himself, with a little help from Flowt Cycles, Lou Brown and others. It’s up for its health inspection this week. After that, you can catch it at summer events all around town.

The trailer contains batteries that power the bike and the fridge – and the sound system that gets the kids running after it.

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cerns: In their pamphlet, BC Hydro claims that, “after research and testing, BC Hydro has selected technology that exceeds the most rigourous safety standards in the world.”

1. What research did BC Hydro perform to make sure that the Smart Meters are safe to the public? Cite the findings and research involved. Were the routers, which are part of the hardware, included in these tests?

2. How will BC Hydro pro-

tect their customers with EMF hypersensitivies from electromagnetic waves entering their residences?

3. How will BC Hydro deal with customers who face sudden unusually high consumption readings?

4. How can BC Hydro claim that rates will be kept low, when rates went up 7 per cent on April 1, 2012 with more increases on the horizon?

5. How will BC Hydro protect their installations to unwanted hacking?

All 11 CSRD directors did not address questions 1, 2 and 4 while questions 3 and 5 received only a vague reply.

Just as at a recent Salmon Arm city council meeting, the public was denied the ability to ask questions to BC Hydro representatives.

I am utterly disgusted and disappointed by the blatant disregard demonstrated by our elected representatives towards their constituents’ concerns.

Werner Hupfauer, Sorrento

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Sunny sky blesses Revelstoke Courthouse cornerstone centennial The Revelstoke Courthouse is fast approaching its centennial year. A May 2 ceremony celebrated 100 years since the cornerstone was laid.

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Bright, sunny weather made for a pleasant ceremony to mark the centennial of the Revelstoke Courthouse cornerstone ceremony on May 2.

About 100 people gathered for the event, which featured several local community organizations who have been around for the century since then. They included the Masonic Order, the Revelstoke Community Band and the Rocky Mountain Rangers Cadets.

Mayor David Raven thanked everyone for participating in the ceremony. Raven echoed the sentiment in a speech by mayor Sullivan 100 years ago. “I can sure share his optimism for the future of Revelstoke. I think the next 100 years is going to be fantastic,” he said.

Organizer Meghan MacIsaac thanked Revelstoke Museum & Archives curator Cathy English for her help with the history of the event.

MacIsaac pointed out that many members of the audience were descendants of those who built the courthouse.

Helen Grace is the granddaughter of Tom W. Bradshaw, one of the dignitaries at the original ceremony.

Bradshaw was an official of the CPR as Freight Agent and Secretary

of Schools in Revelstoke.

“He lived up on CPR Hill in one of the official houses, and they were all wood-finished houses ... they were all painted CPR red,” Grace said. “Since then five more generations have been born and Baptized here, so that makes six generations coming from my grandparents. So, we’re Revelstokians.”

Robert Lundberg represented the Masonic Order that laid the cornerstone 100 years ago. “In the dining hall at the Masonic Lodge we’ve got a blown up picture of this particular event happening with the Grandmaster with his silk top hat and most of the others in full regalia,” he said.

Lundberg is the historian for the Masons. He relayed a story about the famous Pradolini “Pink Castle” on Second Street East in Revelstoke. The unusual building built by Anselmo Pradolini features turrets, stone work and other unusual architectural features.

“It was supposedly constructed to prove to the government authorities that the Pradolinis were wellversed in all the architectural forms that they needed to build this place.

Needless to say they got the job.”

Lunderg said the building was designed for a different future than today. “Revelstoke was going to be the key city in the Interior because

Above: Helen Grace (left) and Sharon Shook celebrate the Revelstoke Courthouse centennial courthouse ceremony in historical costumes. Grace is the granddaughter of Tom W. Bradshaw, a CPR Freight agent who served as a dignitary at the original ceremony a century ago. Shook sang The Maple Leaf Forever, Canada’s national anthem at the time of the May 2, 2012 ceremony. Below: The flag ceremony. RCMP Cst. Dave Eggers, Cadets Master Corporal Xena Tilden and Captain Miken Rienks raise the Canadian flag.

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of its situation along the CPR right-of-way and it being the head of navigation on the Columbia River,” he said, noting Revelstoke had its own immigration post. “Needless to say, the long-term plans for Revelstoke didn’t turn out quite as expected, primarily [due to changes] in the 1950s with the changes that took

place with the government at that time, but we have done our best over the years and we’re very pleased and proud that we still have a court here.”

A time capsule near the cornerstone was not opened – it would have been a bit of work.

If you look at the north-east corner of the building, it is marked

in stone.

Revelstoke city council representative Chris Johnston said he approved of the city’s decision to buy the courthouse after the provincial government was no longer interested in ownership.

“Part of that allowed the court to continue sitting here,” he said.

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Folk duo Saskia & Darrel will be peforming in Revelstoke for a special Mothers Day concert on Sunday, May 13. The concert will also serve as a fundraiser for the food bank. At the seniors centre at 7:30 p.m.

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ONGOING TO MAY 31 DRAGON BOAT SIGN-UP The Lake Revelstoke Dragon Boat Society is recruiting paddlers for the 2012 season. It’s great exercise and runs from May to September. For ages 16+. Register at the community centre.

The cost is $125 for the season. Contact Ginger Shoji at 250-837-4129 for more information.

LIGHT & BEAUTY OF LANDSCAPES Art show by

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 REVELSTOKE FC vs Courvas. North Okanagan Men’s

SATURDAY, MAY 12

Soccer League action. At Queen Elizabeth Park. 6:30 p.m.

GARDEN GURU SERIES Timing your plantings and maximizing space. Learn from a Revelstoke expert about garden and food preservation. Hosted by North Columbia Environmental Society. At the United Church. 7 p.m. Free for NCES members of $10 suggested donation.

SIDEWALK SALE Come downtown for the 14th annual

ARROW HELICOPTERS XC MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE Test your biking skills in a fun race against fellow Revelstoke Cycling Association members. At the Mt. Macpherson bike trails. 6 p.m. $2 for RCA members. Visit www.bikerevelstoke.org for more information.

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MAY 11 TO JUNE 1 Bryn Stevenson. The side galleries featured Sandra Flood’s Fragments and the Golden Girls Watercolour Group Recent Works. At the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. Show opens May 11 at 6 p.m.

Revelstoke Theatre Company presents Mending Fences by Norm Foster (comedy/drama). At McGregor’s in the Powder Springs Inn. 7 p.m. $15 for adults, $12 for seniors or children. $30 for all three shows.

SCOTT COOK Edmonton-based, world travelling, songwriting prairie balladeer. Live at the Last Drop. 9 p.m.

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p.m. $15 for adults, $12 for seniors or children. $30 for all three shows.

REVELSTOKE RAOP OPEN HOUSE Help celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week in Canada at the Revelstoke Awareness and Outreach Program home located in the alleyway next to the Regent Inn. From 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

HYPNOTIST ROMANE in Revelstoke to present a 2.5 hour seminar on how to quit smoking with hypnosis. At the Hillcrest Resort Hotel. 7 p.m.

KOOTENAY ZONE THEATRE FESTIVAL Nakusp Mirror Theatre presents The Shift by Janet Royko (A play with music). At McGregor’s in the Powder Springs Inn. 7

sidewalk sale, with one-day specials at various retailers in Revelstoke. Starts at 9 a.m.

SCREEN SMART EVENTS Activities hosted by the Revelstoke Child Care Society, including playdough, bulb planting and bead, butterfly and snake crafts; Mother’s Day card making, the RCMP Bike Rodeo and the Run Bike Parade. On Mackenzie Avenue. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

HEART & STROKE BIG BIKE Come take a ride on the Heart & Stroke Foundation’s big bike. The bicycle will be making loops of Revelstoke from 12-5 p.m. Trips start on Mackenzie Avenue between First and Second Streets.

YUK YUK’S COMEDY NIGHT With comedians Howie Miller and Scotty Belford. At the community centre. 7-10 p.m. $15 each of $25 for a couple. All proceeds to go the Revelstoke Climbing Co-op.

KOOTENAY ZONE THEATRE FESTIVAL Salmo Space on the Floor presents Of the Fields Lately by David French (comedy/drama). At McGregor’s in the Powder Springs Inn. 7 p.m. $15 for adults, $12 for seniors or children. $30 for all three shows.

SUNDAY, MAY 13 REVELSTOKE ROUGHNECKS Come out and enjoy Revelstoke Roughnecks lacrosse home games at the Revelstoke forum for free. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Second game at 3 p.m.

KOOTENAY ZONE THEATRE FESTIVAL Festival luncheon and awards. Everyone is welcome to attend. At Mackenzie’s Restaurant in the Powder Springs Inn. 12 p.m. $15.

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perform a Mother’s Day concert as a fundraiser for the food bank. At the seniors centre. 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 14 FMRG SPEAKER SERIES The Revelstoke Rotary Club speaks about its Clean Water Project that was done in Thailand. At Mackenzie’s restaurant in the Powder Springs Hotel. 7:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Hosted by the Friends of Mt. Revelstoke & Glacier.

TUESDAY, MAY 15 LADIES MOUNTAN BIKE RIDE Ride some new trails, socialize and work out with other women. For beginner and advanced riders.

Meet at Flowt every Tuesday at 5:45 p.m.

GARDEN GURU SERIES Basic planting techniques. Learn from a Revelstoke expert about garden and food preservation. Hosted by North Columbia Environmental Society. At the United Church. 7 p.m.

Free for NCES members of $10 suggested donation.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 BROWN BAG LUNCH HISTORY TALK This week’s topic is Big Bend Prospectors. Hosted by Cathy English, curator at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. 12:15-12:45 p.m.

Coffee and cookies provided. $5.

REVELSTOKE TOURISM OPEN HOUSE Meet your Revelstoke Tourism and Revelstoke Accommodation Association teams and see how they promote Revelstoke. Learn about tourism enhancement projects and tour the new visitor centre. At the Begbie Room in the Regent Inn. 4-7 p.m.

GARDEN GURU SERIES Pruning fruit trees. Learn from a Revelstoke expert about garden and food preservation. Hosted by North Columbia Environmental Society. At 205 7th St. East. 7 p.m. Free for NCES members of $10 suggested donation.

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Community Economic Development 204 Campbell Ave. (250) 837-5345

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2012 SEWER FRONTAGE TAX ROLL

CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR

In accordance with Sections 204 & 205 of the Community Charter, a parcel tax roll review panel will hear appeals, in respect to the 2012 Sewer Frontage Tax Roll, at 10:00 am in Council Chambers at Suite 102, 103 Second St East, Revelstoke, BC on Thursday, May 17, 2012.

If you deem your property improperly assessed for sewer frontage tax purposes, you or your agent must notify the Collector, in writing, a minimum of 48 hours prior to the appointed time for the review panel.

The City of Revelstoke is seeking an Environmental Sustainability Coordinator. This is a (0.5) contract position for a three year term, July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2015. Reporting to several City managers, the successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating a broad range of environmental issues, initiatives, and policies on behalf of the City. For a job description of the position visit the City of Revelstoke website at city.revelstoke.ca or contact Alan Mason, Director of Community Economic Development at 250-837-5345 or amason@revelstoke.ca.

Appeals may be made on one or more of the following grounds: 1) 2) 3) 4)

there is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the parcel tax roll; there is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; there is an error or omission respecting the taxable frontage of a parcel; an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed.

Tania McCabe, CA Deputy Director of Finance

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR The City of Revelstoke is seeking a Social Development Coordinator. This is a (0.5) contract position for a three year term, August 1, 2012 - July 31, 2015. Reporting to city staff, and working closely with the City’s Community Social Development Advisory Committee, the Coordinator will help facilitate proactive planning for positive social change in the community, and will support communications and capacity building in the social sector.

For a general job description visit the City of Revelstoke website at city.revelstoke.ca or contact Alan Mason, Director of Community Economic Development at 250-837-5345 or amason@revelstoke.ca.

Interested parties should provide an expression of interest which outlines: • Education and experience relevant to social planning and coordination • Communication, organization, research and group facilitation skills • Key success factors and approaches to achieve success • Lump sum amount per annum expected as remuneration for contractual work Expressions of interest should be addressed to: Alan Mason, Director of Community Economic Development, Box 2398, Revelstoke, BC, V0E 2S0, or dropped off at 204 Campbell Avenue, Revelstoke. Expressions of interest must be received by 4:30pm on Friday, May 11th, 2012.

The City wishes to thank all those who submit Expressions of Interest. Only those whose Expression of Interest meets the needs of the City will be contacted.

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVELSTOKE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE The City of Revelstoke invites applications from residents to serve as members of the Revelstoke Environmental Advisory Committee. The purpose of the committee is to provide advice and suggestions to the City of Revelstoke with respect to Environmental Goals and Objectives that arise from the Community Development Action Plan. Committee members are volunteers selected for their interest, experience, knowledge, skills and ability to represent the population of the area.

If you are interested in applying, please submit a letter noting your interest and a brief outline of your qualifications. This can be mailed or delivered to the attention of the Teresa LeRose, Deputy Director of Corporate Administration, City of Revelstoke, Box 170, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 by 4:30pm on Monday, May 14, 2012 For additional information, contact Alan Mason, Director of Community Economic Development at 837-5345 or e-mail amason@revelstoke.ca.

Interested parties should provide an expression of interest which outlines: • Education and experience relevant to environmental planning and coordination • Communication, organization, research and group facilitation skills • Key success factors and approaches to achieve success • Lump sum amount per annum expected as remuneration for contractual work Expressions of interest should be addressed to: Alan Mason, Director of Community Economic Development, Box 2398, Revelstoke, BC, V0E 2S0, or dropped off at 204 Campbell Avenue, Revelstoke. Expressions of interest must be received by 4:30pm on Friday, May 11th, 2012.

The City wishes to thank all those who submit Expressions of Interest. Only those whose Expression of Interest meets the needs of the City will be contacted.

PLANNING ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION VACANCIES The Advisory Planning Commission currently has four vacant seats. If you are interested in being a part of the process to evaluate development proposals and other land use issues, the Advisory Planning Commission is presently looking for additional members.

No experience is necessary other than your unbridled enthusiasm and genuine interest to further enhance Revelstoke’s rich community legacy.

Interested persons are asked to submit a letter by May 14th, 2012 to the Deputy Director of Corporate Administration, Administration Department Box 170 Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 or email: tlerose@revelstoke.ca.

If your require further information please contact: John Guenther, Director of Planning Box 170, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 Phone: 250-837-3637 Fax: 250-837-3632

Email: jguenther@revelstoke.ca

PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE YUK YUK’S COMEDY NIGHT Revelstoke Community Centre will be hosting a Comedy Night Saturday May 12th. Just in time for Mother’s Day, take Mom out for a well deserved laugh! The night will consist of two Yuk Yuk’s comedians, a local MC, music, and beverage service with proceeds going to the Revelstoke Climbing Coop.

Doors open at 7:00pm show starts at 8:00pm Saturday May 12th.

Tickets are $15 each or $25 per couple (includes complimentary beverage) and can be purchased at the Community Centre.

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Greg Hill bikes to his job of climbing mountains

BIKE TO WORK WEEK

BY ALEX COOPER For the month of April, Greg Hill biked to work. So did many other people in Revelstoke, so what’s the big deal? Well, the professional ski mountaineer put in 400 kilometres of cycling over the Greg HIll bikes off to work. course of the month, towing his ski gear behind him. Through it all, he and make them as [carbon-free] as summited nine peaks in the Revel- we could.” stoke area, including Mt. Begbie It didn’t work out quite as and Frenchman’s Cap. planned. April was a warm, rainy Hill, famous for his two-million month with less than ideal weather vertical feet of ski mountaineering for ski touring and the dangers of in 2010, made it his latest mis- the Trans-Canada Highway has sion to go green – that is, go ski- made him reconsider his plan to ing without the use of any carbon bike to the Rocky Mountains. emissions. As he first pitched the “As I organized, I realized I idea, he would go from April to barely offset the carbon usage September without driving, getting for making the bike,” he noted. to all his destinations with his bike, According to an article by Brian canoe and skis and two feet.

Palmer on Slate.com, the manufac“Initially it was an environmen- ture of a typical bicycle produces tal idea to see how much I could about 530 pounds of greenhouse do without using my vehicle,” he gas emissions. It takes about 400 said. “I tried to influence my part- kilometres of cycling to offset ners to also bike to these missions those emissions.

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So, what did Hill accomplish?

One day, he summited Mt. Begbie, biking an hour from town to the trail head while his friends drove out and snowmobiled 2,000 feet up the mountain on logging roads.

He caught up with them 5,000 feet later on Begbie Glacier and together they skied two lines off the summit before parting ways. Hill skied down to the highway and his friends skied back to the sled.

On April 9, Hill skinned up Mt. Begbie again while five friends got in a helicopter. They joined up on the Mulvehill group, after Hill had climbed for 10 kilometres and 9,000 feet. Five peaks and 5,000 more feet of skinning later, they

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skied out to Highway 23 south, and Hill got on his bike and rode home.

On April 21, he summited Frenchman’s Cap with eight friends. It took 50 kilometres of cycling, a canoe trip across Revelstoke Lake and 7,600 vertical feet of hiking, skinning and scrambling.

All that to reach the Matterhorn of the Monashees.

His last big mission was Albert Peak, which at 9,990 feet, is just shy of the magic 10,000 foot mark.

It was another epic mission, starting from town at 2 a.m., cycling 12 kilometres to Greeley Road, another 4 kilometres up some logging roads and then a sketchy creek

crossing and some hiking before the skis went on.

After 11 hours he and his companions stood and skied off the summit – a first ski descent he believes. 16.5 hours after leaving, he was back home.

I asked Hill what the biggest challenge was for him. He said it was convincing his friends to join him. “They realized how silly it was,” he said.

Still, he said the month-long mission made him realize what could be reached from home without using a vehicle. The bike rides to the mission gave him a chance to admire what he’s about to ski. He also hopes people follow his lead, even if his friends didn’t.

“To me, it showed me what we can do. Environmentally, I don’t think it was much of a mission but it showed the potential of what we can do,” he said. “I don’t expect people to go do Mulvehill, but hopefully people will go do Macpherson and Begbie.”

Hill will be ‘unemployed’ when Bike to Work Week comes around.

“I’ll take what I learned from this and make it a bike everywhere week,” he said.

This is the second in a series of four articles leading up to Bike to Work Week, which takes place from May 28 to June 3. Register your work place at www.biketowork.ca/ revelstoke.

2012 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE Nominate a Deserving Individual or Organization!

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS 4:00 PM Pacific Time August 1, 2012 These awards encourage excellence by honouring people and organizations whose work makes the lives of children and youth better, and exemplifies innovation and respect.

Awards of Excellence Categories: s Advocacy s Cultural Heritage and Diversity s Innovative Services s Service Provider s Youth Leadership s Lifetime Achievement Award s Mentoring

Winners will be recognized and honoured at awards ceremonies in the fall.

To make a nomination or for more information on the Representative’s Awards, including previous awards, visit www.rcybc.ca

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RAOP welcomes you to their welcoming community centre Small Revelstoke Awareness & Outreach Program centre born out of grassroots efforts now approaching six years as support centre for those with mental health challenges AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

A welcoming, understanding community where everyone feels at home.

We’d all like it, but try as we might, we don’t always get it. For those amongst us suffering from mental health challenges, the barriers to achieve the goal of a supportive, inclusive community can be extremely challenging – sometimes insurmountable.

It’s been just over six years since the Revelstoke Awareness & Outreach Program set out to create a welcoming, understanding, peer-support home in our community for those struggling with a broad spectrum of mental health issues.

This Friday, they’re welcoming you into their home.

As part of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week (May 7–13) the Revelstoke Awareness and Outreach Program (RAOP) is welcoming you into their downtown centre for an open house

Above: Peter Waters. Left: The Revelstoke Awareness & Outreach Program is welcoming the community into their alleyway location next to the River City Pub for a May 11, 2012 open house as part of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week (May 7–13).

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this Friday.

The RAOP centre is a small, boxy storefront located in the alleyway between the Regent Inn and the Revelstoke Mountain Resort showroom.

“The whole idea is it’s a clubhouse,” says RAOP program facilitator Peter Waters. “It’s there to support people with mental health challenges.”

The small clubhouse is a community support centre for those living with mental health challenges such as depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.

Waters and a core group of facilitators organized and campaigned to open the centre about

six years ago. They wanted to fill a void for those living with mental health issues, often after diagnosis and treatment had commenced. “Very often, especially when they were going through real struggles, we tend to shut ourselves in,” Waters said. “Both

those things are the worst things possible you can do.”

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FREE DISPO SAL DAYS May 1-June 9, 2012

OF R E SI D E NT I A L HOU SE H O L D ME TA LS

R ES I DEN TI AL YARD AN D G ARDEN WASTE

MISC. ITEMS • bbqs • lawnmowers • angle iron • plate steel (sm. pieces) • bed springs • metal doors • propane tanks • metal window frames • metal siding • metal roofing • old plumbing • bicycles • metal toys (wagons, etc.)

• swing sets • metal yard tools

• Grass Clippings • Leaves • Prunings • Brush/Weeds • Tree Limbs (up p to 8” in diameter))

WHITE GOODS • fridges • freezers • air conditioners • hot water tanks • bathtubs • stoves • clothes washer & dryers

NO wood attached. NO auto parts.

NO auto bodies. NO commercial wastes and NO prohibited wastes.

All other refuse delivered to the refuse disposal site on these days will be assessed the applicable refuse disposal fee. All commercial loads are subject to disposal fees. To avoid delays and confusion during all events, please take the time to segregate incoming loads.

At the Revelstoke Refuse Disposal Facility during regular operating hours For further information contact: THE COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT 250 832-8194 • 1-888-248-2773 (toll free) or go to www.csrd.bc.ca

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Salmon Arm GM is pleased to welcome our new Revelstoke Connection,

Randy Knecht Sales Consultant Randy is well known in the Revelstoke area and is a veteran of the car industry, having worked for over 40 years in the auto trade.

He brings knowledge, experience and integrity to the Auto Sales business in Revelstoke and he looks forward to helping you find your next New GM Vehicle or GM Optimum Used Vehicle.

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Grizzlies staying in Revelstoke a victory for society, president says from page 1 coach Randy Quakenbush provided an update to the society at a meeting at the Revelstoke Forum last Thursday, May 3. They told the 22 people in attendance there was still a dispute

over who owns the team – the society, which exercised its option to buy the team for $1 after it was sold to 100 Mile House; or GSE. In an interview Monday morning Hendrickson said that because GSE missed a Mar. 1 deadline to apply for

an ownership change, “everything that happened after that is meaningless other than the fact that if Grizzly Sports Entertainment, which I seem to be the only one left standing, doesn’t operate then the team would not operate in Revelstoke this year.

“Any conjecture about the team going to 100 Mile House, it was not properly handled by GSE and the guy that was in charge, which was Mike,” he added.

Michael Roberts, the former majority partner in GSE who engineered

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the sale to 100 Mile House, signed over his shares of the team to Hendrickson and is no longer involved with the organization.

Last Monday, April 30, Cann, Quakenbush and the society’s lawyer Connie Brothers met with GSE’s laywer Robert Lundberg. Hendrickson was not present and he said he did not want to discuss legal matters in the press.

Mavis Cann, the president of the Revelstoke Grizzlies Society, said she would be bringing up the weekend’s developments at a meeting of the society that was set for Monday evening, after the Times Review went to press.

She would leave it up to the members to decide if they want to continue their ownership pursuit.

“I’m not at liberty to make a decision for the members,” she said.

Visit www.revelstoketimesreview.com for a report from that meeting.

Hendrickson said he would bring people in to run the team and would be meeting with Quakenbush and Kevin Kraus, the team’s acting general manager and coach, to see who would run the hockey operations. He also said he wanted to work with the society to keep the team in Revelstoke.

“As far as I’m concerned is the society has done the town a service by getting involved and making sure the team stayed here,” he said.

Cann said the fact the team was staying in Revelstoke was a victory for the society and meant it had accomplished its goal.

“I’ve feel that we attained the goal that we set out to and that was to keep the Revelstoke Grizzlies in Revelstoke,” she said. “We’ve had a huge win.” *** Disclosure: Mavis Cann is the publisher of the Revelstoke Times Review. As always, the Times Review editorial department will strive for fairness while reporting this ongoing story. If you have any concerns, please contact editor Aaron Orlando at 250-837-4667 or express them in a letter to the editor.

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An RV went up in smoke in a dramatic blaze that disrupted traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Revelstoke on Sunday, May 6.

Revelstoke RCMP spokesperson Staff-Sgt. Jacquie Olsen said the driver was towing the camper when noticed smoke coming from the trailer.

He pulled over and managed to unhook his truck before the unit was fully engulfed.

The incident happened near Griffin Lake,

roughly 15 kilometres west of Revelstoke.

The location is outside of the Revelstoke fire protection area, so fire trucks did not respond.

The only option was to let the truck burn out, which included several dramatic propane tank explosions.

The highway was closed for some time, then later opened to single-lane alternating traffic.

A preliminary investigation pointed towards the battery compartment in the trailer as the cause.

Nobody was injured in the incident.

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- The Meadows in the Sky Parkway will continue to open as the snow recedes up the mountain, but it will now close at Thanksgiving – three weeks earlier than usual. As well, the road will close at 7 p.m. daily, though visitors will be able to exit the park after that time.

- There will be no more winter operations in Mt. Revelstoke National Park. That means no more track setting and the ski chalet will be closed. Tierney said Parks will look at third party operation of those services. A track will still be set for the Moonlight Ski, she added.

- The Giant Cedars Boardwalk will be staffed from June to lateSeptember, but will not be staffed until Thanksgiving and then close on that date.

- The Rogers Pass Discover Centre will be open from Victoria Day weekend to Thanksgiving and from December through April for the winter season. The centre will close one hour earlier during the winter but summer hours will be unchanged.

- The Illecillewaet campground will open when the snow is gone and close at the end of September.

- There will no impact to highway operations, the avalanche program and visitor safety operations.

Additionally, an e-mail sent out to Parks Canada stakeholders that was provided to the Times Review

after our conversation with Tierney stated: “Science, monitoring, and reporting expectations will be focused on key indicators required for management decision making and all functions will be aligned with seasonal requirements.”

The Times Review requested clarification of that statement but none was received.

“All functions in our organization have been impacted in one way or another,” said Tierney. “All staff are impacted in some way because the Parks Canada family is a very passionate and dedicated group of staff who work very closely together.”

She said Parks Canada was working to ensure it continued to protect Canada’s natural and historical resources, as well as services to visitors and partners.

“That is our mandate so we will continue to ensure that happens,” she said. “It will just be different in how and to what degree.”

For Polster, who has spent 35 years working for Parks Canada and was intending on retiring in 2013, the cuts are a sign that a career with the agency is no longer possible. More people are getting hired on temporary contracts and full-time jobs are becoming parttime, he said.

“How do you make a career out of four months a year? You can’t,” he said.

He started working for the agency in 1977 as a general labourer in Waterton National Park,

spent three winters in the early1980s in Glacier National Park and nine years in Jasper National Park before moving to Revelstoke in 1993, where he has remained ever since.

He leaves with several projects up in the air – the restoration of the base of Nels Nelsen ski jump, the exploration of an old CP Rail workcamp in Rogers Pass, and repairs to the Eva Lake cabin.

“I worry about it. I worry about maintaining our mandate which is to keep it unimpaired for future generations so that when my son Sam or his kids come along, it’s essentially the same as it was 125 years ago when Glacier was started,” he said.

“I also worry about if there’s nobody out monitoring what’s happening, the change over time, then how do you know when you’re losing something? One of the species at risk in this part is White Bark Pine… It’s a species at risk yet if there’s no one out there monitoring these things then how do you know that this is happening?”

The cuts have also hurt the culture of the organization, with many employees questioning their place there, Polster said, something that wasn’t the case before.

“The spin off is if the Parks Canada agency isn’t going to make a commitment to staff, how does staff make a commitment to you?” Polster wondered.

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Kootenay Theatre Fest comes to Revy Times Review staff

Three plays from three community theatre groups will be presented when the Kootenay Zone Theatre Festival comes to Revelstoke this week.

On Thursday, the Revelstoke Theatre Company will present Mending Fences by Canadian playwright Norm Foster. The play, about a son returning to visit his father after 13 years apart, has played to packed houses in Revelstoke the last two weeks. Directed

by Anita Hallewas and starring John Devitt and Lyn and Denny Kaulback, the play explores the relationship between three generations of men and how they ended up the way they are.

On Friday, the Mirror Theatre of Nakusp presents The Shift by Nakusp playwright Janet Royko. A play that is part

musical, The Shift is billed as a contemporary message reminiscent of the 60s and the Summer of Love. With a cast of nine, it deals with the efforts of a group of characters that seek to find further meaning in their lives by creating a new reality.

On Saturday, the Space on the Floor Theatre from Salmo, presents Of the Fields Lately

by David French. The play is about a son who returns home for his aunt’s funeral, only to find out his father has recently suffered a heart attack. The play looks at the ties that bind families together and has been performed on Broadway.

All plays take place at McGregor’s in the Powder Springs starting at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and children. A pass for all three plays can be purchased for $30.

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Columbia Shuswap Regional District MAY BOARD MEETING The May meeting of the Board of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District will be held at the District of Sicamous Council Chambers located at 446 Main Street, Sicamous BC on Thursday May 17, 2012 commencing at 9:30 AM. Regularly-scheduled Board meetings are held in the CSRD Board Room located in Salmon Arm. For more information on the CSRD, please visit www.csrd.bc.ca.

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Apply in person with resume to 210 Hwy 23N. Several dozen Revelstokians take part in a climate change flash mob at the intersection of Mackenzie and First on Saturday morning. The flash mob was part of a global day of action organized by the website 350.0rg, which seeks to raise awareness of climate change. Called Connect the Dots, the campaign seeks to show the connection between climate change and environmental problems such as record heat waves in Russia, flooding in Thailand and wildifires in Australia. Learn more about the campaign at www.climatedots.org.

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Revelstoke Roughnecks off to rough start, but showing improvement shortened their bench considerably. The players played hard getting 14 minutes in penalties, but did not give up until the final buzzer.

The experience level of our players range from being their first year to having played six years.

Three players from Revelstoke have applied to try out for the Zone 2 Midget team for the BC Summer Games – Curtis Magarian, Kellen Viznaugh and Jessie Fowlie hope to be chosen for this team.

Our next home games are on May 13 at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. We appreciate the turnout for our first home game and would like to see more spectator support for these young boys.

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Jessie Fowlie breaks in for a scoring chance against the Nicola Valley Thunder at the Revelstoke Forum on Saturday. Fowlie didn’t score on this chance but he did score in the third period. The Revelstoke Roughnecks’ captain will be trying out for the Zone 2 Midget Team for the BC Summer Games.

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The Roughnecks played their first home game against Nicola Valley on Saturday.

This was the Roughnecks’ fifth game of their twelvegame season.

Each game played has been a loss, but with every practice and game the players skill level grows.

The team was able to muster two goals in the match with Nicola Valley.

Kyler Lenzi got the first goal and Jessie Fowlie got the second goal. Dawson Hill, who played goal for this game, got an assist in the second goal for Revelstoke.

The Roughnecks were short five players, which

XC race series returns Times Review staff

The Revelstoke Cycling Association is kicking off the Arrow Helicopters twonie mountain bike race series this Wednesday, May 9.

The series of seven races will run throughout the summer and spring. The first race takes place on the lower Mt. Macpherson trails, with a loop along the Hemlock Grove, Yew R Here and Quarry Trails.

The race series was launched two summers ago but really took off in popularity last year when an average of 30 people started coming out to the races, said organizer Bart Jarmula.

“I felt like it would be a great activity that we should have in our community,” he said.

The races are for all abilities and ages and the course will be different each week. Jar-

mula said people should not be intimidated by the competition – finish times range from one hour for the winners to two hours for slower racers.

Each race consists of two laps of the race course and will total about 15 kilometres in length and 300-500 metres in elevation gain.

“It’s about having a great course that everybody can enjoy,” said Jarmula.

The male and female winners of each race will receive prizes and there are several draw prizes available as well.

The race costs $2 to enter for members and $10 for non-members. Racers must hold Cycling BC insurance, which must be purchased separately. The first race starts at 6:30 p.m. and competitors are asked to show up 15-30 minutes early.

For complete details, visit www.bikerev- The Arrow Helicopters XC race series at Mt. Machperson returns for a third season in 2012.

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Fatigue likely cause of crash that sent truck driver to hospital: RCMP way about 40 kilometres east of Revelstoke at 4:30 a.m. on May 7.

The driver was rushed to Queen Victoria Hospital and Olsen said they were looking at airlifting him to another hospital for treatment.

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The driver of a semi was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after crashing into a rock face near Albert Canyon early Monday morning.

Staff Sgt. Jacquie Olsen of the Revelstoke RCMP said the accident occurred on the Trans-Canada High-

any reason for him to have gone off the road but fatigue,” she said.

YOUNG CYCLIST SENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER COLLISION WITH TRUCK An 11-year-old was taken to hos-

pital after a colliding with a truck in Southside on Sunday afternoon.

There is a dispute as to who hit who Staff Sgt. Jacquie Olsen said, but what is clear is that at around 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 6, a collision occurred between the boy and the truck. She said the truck was driving northbound on Fourth Street and was making a right turn on to Edward Street when the collision occurred.

The driver of the truck said the 11-year-old hit him while the boy said he was hit by the truck, Olsen said.

Police were only notified of the collision after the boy was taken to Queen Victoria Hospital and the RCMP continues to investigate what happened.

The boy has been released from hospital.

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In Memory of Kenneth E. Barstad May 12, 2004 Somewhere beyond the shadows, Dwells a dear husband of mine, Whom I looked on as a treasure, Whom I cherished as divine.

But God called the one I loved away, Forget you Ken, I never will.

As years roll on I miss you still.

The blow was great, the shock severe, I little thought the end was near, Only those who have lost can tell, How sad is parting and know no more.

But God is goodness, comforts me To bear my bitter cross.

He is the only one who knows How heavy is my loss.

We all miss you very much Ken. Wife Chris (Ella), Daughter Denise Kopitan, Grandson Donovan Kopitan, Son Roger Barstad, & Grandaughter Krista Barstad

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MOUNTAIN MECHANICAL SERVICES IN SPARWOOD B.C. CURRENTLY HAS AN OPENING FOR A CERTIFIED HEAVY-DUTY OR COMMERICAL TRANSPORT TECHNICIAN, ALSO HAVE A OPENING FOR A CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN WOULD ALSO ACCEPT A 3RD OR 4TH YEAR APPRENTICE IN EITHER TRADE PLEASE FAX OR EMAIL RESUMES TO ATT: BOB AT B N I C. M T N M E C H @ T E L U S. N E T FAX:1-250-425-0715 PH:250-4256535 FOR MORE INFORMATION

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A Celebration of Life for the late

Kelly Hamilton will be held at the Hamilton family home, 917 Farrell Road, Revelstoke on Saturday May 12th, 2012 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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Lorne Wilson Camozzi Mr. Lorne Wilson Camozzi passed away at Mt. Cartier Court Extended Care, Revelstoke on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 at the age of 83 years.

A memorial reception will be held in the Revelstoke United Church Hall (downstairs) on Friday, May 25th, 2012 at 11 am.

Lorne was born in Revelstoke on February 6, 1929 and had been a lifelong resident. He will be well remembered as an active businessman in the Revelstoke construction and logging ¿elds. His pastimes also included hunting and ¿shing.

Lorne was predeceased by his parents; Dick and Frances Camozzi. He is survived by his wife, Gerry of Revelstoke; one brother, Richard of Vernon; ¿ve children: Kathy Camozzi, Jim (Paulette) Camozzi, Judy (Lawrence) Greenwood, Lorna Camozzi and Steven Camozzi; ¿ve step children: Jo-Ann McLellan, Heather Norberg, Parker McLellan, Sherry Rolfs and Lynda McLellan; 14 grandchildren, two great grandchildren; niece Deena (Jason) Summerfelt and nephew Brad (Rhonda) Camozzi.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting Lorne’s obituary notice at www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.

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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF GRAND FORKS

Journey Power Line Technician The Grand Forks Electric Utility requires an experienced Journey PLT to join our line department. This position will appeal to individuals who enjoy; working in a small team, a stable work environment where the majority of work occurs at the home base and who enjoy interacting with the public. View the complete job posting at www.city.grandforks.bc.ca.

Grand Forks is a city of 4,000 situated in South-Central BC and is located within driving distance of several larger centers. Called the Garden City, Grand Forks features an attractive cost of living and is surrounded by lakes and mountains that provide many recreational opportunities.

Please submit applications in confidence by May 17, 2012 to: Attn: Charlene Euerby, Grand Forks Electric Box 220, 6350 - 2nd St. Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H0 Fax (250) 442-8263 ceuerby@grandforks.ca Grand Forks is committed to employment equity – We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

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PROFESSIONAL WOOD SPRAY FINISHER

WANT TO see scenic BC? Needed Immediately. Experienced Feller Buncher Operator with Chipper Head/Mower to work around Hydro Transmission lines. Must be willing to travel throughout BC (based out of Vanderhoof). $28-$34 per hour + beneďŹ ts. For more info. e-mail: sbcjobs@hotmail.ca.

Send Resume to: SBCJOBS Box 1136 Vanderhoof, BC V0J 3A0 or fax: 250-567-2550.

Lortap Enterprises Ltd. is a quality architectural millwork and cabinetry shop based in Revelstoke.

We require a professional wood spray ďŹ nisher, knowledgeable in spray lacquer and stain procedures (preferably with a minimum of 5yrs experience). The wood spray ďŹ nisher should have a strong attention to detail, strong work ethic, ability to work with minimal supervision, and proven craftsmanship.

Request for Proposal EARLY LEARNING & CARE CHAMPION Funding for this project is made possible through the Columbia Basin Trust, Community Initiates Program The Giving Tree Child Care Society, together with The Columbia Basin Trust and College of the Rockies are looking to hire a consultant to create the business plan/model for an on-going infant toddler and group child care facility in the Golden and the Area A community.

Project Objectives: â&#x20AC;˘ Conduct the research to determine the sustainability of a day care facility operation in Golden BC, a small rural community. â&#x20AC;˘ DeďŹ ne the Business Model for early learning & care to sustain such a facility and support existing private day care facilities. â&#x20AC;˘ Secure the infant toddler facility to support 8 new spaces for children. â&#x20AC;˘ Create the social enterprise model under which the day care facility will operate. â&#x20AC;˘ DeďŹ ne the long term model that identiďŹ es lifelong learning for children and early learning and care providers in our community. â&#x20AC;˘ Research and deďŹ ne the funding opportunities available to support the sustainability of a multi-use, multi-generational HUB. Project Requirements: Phase I: Infant toddler facility: May to August 2012 â&#x20AC;˘ Secure the infant toddler physical space and the social enterprise to support it.

Phase II: Multi-use, Multi-generational Learning HUB: September to December 2012.

Building from phase one, â&#x20AC;˘ Identify the long term goals of a sustainable child care facility, a multi-purpose, multi-generational HUB for learning & care. â&#x20AC;˘ Create the social enterprise to operate a day care facility. â&#x20AC;˘ Build the governance model under which the day care facility will operate. â&#x20AC;˘ DeďŹ ne a long term model that identiďŹ es lifelong learning for children and early learning and care providers in our community. â&#x20AC;˘ Research and deďŹ ne the funding opportunities available to support the sustainability of a multi-use, multi-generational HUB. Project must be completed on or before December 14, 2012. The project highlights and recommendations and business case will be presented to the Stakeholder Action Group and relative community groups and individuals. Five hard copies of the report and an electronic version will be required. The report must be bound and submitted to the Stakeholder Oversight Committee.

Project Monitoring The Early Learning & Care Stakeholder Action Group Oversight Committee will work with the successful candidate regularly to ensure opportunities are realized through the research, to support best practices and to ensure the project is focused.

Candidate Requirements: The successful candidate must, â&#x20AC;˘ Possess a Bachelor level degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. â&#x20AC;˘ Provide evidence of their research capability and business acumen. â&#x20AC;˘ Possess strong communication, writing, and presentation and technology skills. â&#x20AC;˘ Be organized and able to work independently. â&#x20AC;˘ Must be able to meet strict timelines.

Contract Fees: The project value is $30,000.00. This fee includes all travel and associated expenses relative to the project. All those interested in submitting a proposal for the project, must do so by, Friday, May 18th by 4:00pm to be considered. Both hardcopy and electronic copies of the RFP will be accepted. Copies received after 4:00pm are considered late and will not be reviewed.

Please submit your applications to: Ms. Rhonda Smith, Karen Cathcart Giving Tree Childcare Society College of the Rockies P.O. Box 415 1305 9th Street S. Golden, BC V0A 1H0 Golden, BC V0A 1h0 goldidp@uniserve.com kcathcart@cotr.bc.ca

Lortap Enterprises Ltd. offers competitive wage packages, and beneďŹ ts with this FT employment in Revelstoke. Wage is negotiable depending on experience between $25 - $30/hr.

QualiďŹ ed applicants should contact Lortap Enterprises. Attention Human Resources, jobs@ lortap.com, fax: 250-837-2919, or in person to 96 Cartier St. Revelstoke B.C. (Vic Van Isle Group reception) No phone calls please.

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CAREERS AT CBT t Analyst, Planning and Development t Program Manager, Water and Environment A detailed description of duties, skills and qualifications can be viewed at www.cbt.org/careers or requested from Debra Stewart at 1.800.505.8998.

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Pre-Exam/Ophthalmic Technician Wanted We are now looking for a new team member with exceptional personal skills and able utilize state of the art imaging and measuring equipment with precision as well as comfortable with computers. The Âżtting of contact lenses and the training of patients will also be a signiÂżcant part of this position. This is a rewarding and challenging career position. Experience, as well as a medical/paramedical background would be an asset.

Extensive training will be provided as well as the opportunity to become skilled in the various other areas of the practice.

The positionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s normal hours are from Monday to Thursday from 8:00am to 4:45pm. It is anticipated that we will be expanding to include Friday mornings in the future.

Please apply in person with a resume and a hand written letter outlining why this position would appeal to yourself and what you can offer.

310 Connaught Ave, Box 3270 Revelstoke, B.C. V0E2S0

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NURSES, Care Aides, Home Cleaners - Bayshore Home Health is hiring casual, on-call RNs, LPNs, certiďŹ ed care aides and experienced home cleaners. If you are: empathetic; personable; possess an outstanding work ethic; a â&#x20AC;&#x153;can doâ&#x20AC;? attitude; a passion for superior client service, and a reliable vehicle, forward your resume to shgeekie@bayshore.ca.

Medical/Dental RNS - Bayshore Home Health is recruiting casual on-call nurses. Assessment, supervision, foot care, IV drug therapy or training experience preferred.

Weekday afternoon availability ideal. Competitive salary and beneďŹ ts. Resumes and references to shgeekie@bayshore.ca.

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GPRC, FAIRVIEW Campus requires a Plumbing Instructor AND SteamďŹ tter/PipeďŹ tter Instructor to teach labs and classroom settings for their program. Visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca/careers.

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Help Wanted SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES Panorama Mountain Village is looking to ďŹ ll a variety of summer positions. To see full job descriptions and apply go to www.panoramaresort.com/ employment

Columbia-Shuswap Regional District Is seeking a highly motivated individual to ďŹ ll the following position

Environment & Engineering Administrative Services Coordinator The CSRD, with ofďŹ ces located in Salmon Arm, is looking for an Environment & Engineering Administrative Services Coordinator to join our team.

Reporting to the Manager of Environment and Engineering (E&E), the department is looking for a dynamic individual to join us to manage core administrative services including contract management, Board reports, public consultation and budget preparation.

As the ideal candidate you will have a post secondary Administrative or Business certiďŹ cate/diploma and ďŹ ve (5) years of increasingly responsible relevant experience, preferably including experience in or with local government If you are ready to pursue a rewarding career opportunity in one of British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most sought after locations and would like to be the Environment & Engineering Administrative Services Supervisor of this dynamic organization, please submit a covering letter and resume by Friday, May 18, 2012 to: Colleen Goodey, Administrative/HR Assistant Columbia Shuswap Regional District 781 Marine Park Drive NE Box 978 SALMON ARM, BC, V1E 4P1 Telephone: (250) 833-5922 Fax: (250) 832-9774 E-mail: cgoodey@csrd.bc.ca For more information on this position visit our website at www.csrd.bc.ca We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Merchandise for Sale

Auctions BC LIVESTOCK is holding a ranch equipment auction Saturday May 12th 11A.M. @ The Johnson’s on Duck Range Rd. Pritchard. Equipment is showroom quality. Tractors, haying equipment, tools, tack, lots of good antiques. View Website at www.bclivestock.bc.ca F.M.I Call 250-573-3939

Building Supplies STEEL BUILDINGS You’ll be glad you called!!!

Paragon Design Build 250 837-1600 www.paragondesignbuild.ca

Garage Sales Annual Multi Family Yardsale 807 Downie St. Sat. May 12 8-12 Tools, fishing gear, garden ornaments, household goods and lots more.

Revelstoke United Church annual sale. Fri. May 11th - 4 to 7pm and Sat. May 12th - 8 am to 12 noon. Great assortment of outdoor plants too.

Heavy Duty Machinery A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63’ & 90’ Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C “Cabs”20’40’45’53’ New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Misc. for Sale 2000-9 1/2 foot Bigfoot Camper, Model 2500.

Excellent Condition.

Contact Ed @ 250-837-4054 2009 6x10 Mirage utility trailer, GVWR 2990lbs. C/w tongue jack, ramps and spare tire.

Original cost $2200. Asking $1690. Phone Ed 250 8374054.

Rockwell/Beaver Cast Iron table saw - $175. 32” Sanyo T.V. - $30. 250 837-6635.

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Real Estate

Rentals

Misc. for Sale

Mortgages

Apartment Furnished

**HOME PHONE Reconnect** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid long distance specials! Feature package specials! Referral program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect!

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

STEEL BUILDING - Blowout sale! 20x26 $5,199. 25x28 $5,799. 30x42 $8,390. 32x56 $11,700.

40x50 $14,480.

47x76 $20,325. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422.

Misc. Wanted Local Coin Collector buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold & Silver Coins.

Call Chad 250-863-3082

Real Estate For Sale By Owner For Sale by Owner. 2.04 acres at 3648 Airport Way, Revelstoke BC. With two acres of both landscaped and forested land, this unique property is located on the sunniest side and in the best of spots the valley has to offer. With a sturdy three-bedroom home within meters of the Columbia River reservoir and directly below Revelstoke Mountain Resort, you will have an abundance of outdoor activities at your finger tips. This property has to be seen to be truly appreciated.

Exceptionally priced @ $429,000. For more information call 403-561-2318 or visit: https://sites.google.com/site/ revelstokeproperty/home or visit: https://sites.google.com/site/revelstokeproperty/home House for Sale Fully renovated, 3 bd/2 ba family home downtown on quiet street. Wood floors, in floor radiant heating, new appliances and hot water tank, drywall, new plumbing from street, new electrical, new int and ext paint. 50’ x 100’ lot with garden, lawn, big cherry tree, rear storage garage.

Plowed alley in winter for easy rear access. Excellent proximity to shopping, swimming pool, and new schools. $379,000.

Call 250 551-0546 to view.

Houses For Sale 5-bdrm, 1.5 bath, large, private backyard. Single car garage.

Close to ski hill and elementary school. 250 837-5715.

Small Ads work!

TEKAMAR MORTGAGES

Best rate 5yr-3.25%OAC

Furnished Apartments Short or Long-term Fully equipped kitchens, A/C Linen & towels supplied Laundry & storage on site 1-bedroom apts. from $850.00p/m 2-bedroom apts. from $1200.00p/m Includes Wi-Fi & all utilities Housekeeping available Non-smoking - no pets We accept Visa and MasterCard 250 837-3405 or for pics riverview@rctvonline.net

Serving the Columbia-Shuswap since 1976.

Rates Consistently better than banks

(250)832-8766 Toll free 1-800-658-2345

Small ads, BIG deals!

Gulf Islands CORTES ISLAND BC. Tranquility is yours for $309,500. 3 bedroom on 1.3 acres at Smelt Bay. Attached workshop. Sun deck. Fenced garden. Ocean peek. 604-789-2492.

Duplex / 4 Plex 1/2 DUPLEX - 2- bdrms up, 1-bdrm & den down. W/D, NS, no pets. References. Avail May 1st. $1000/mo. 1yr lease preferred.

Phone 250 837-7081.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

1/2 Duplex in Columbia Park.

Avail. June 1st. 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath. Rec room in basement, electric fireplace, 5 appliances, carport and fenced backyard. $1200/mth.

Call 250-836-2854

1 & 2-BDRM for rent. Senior’s discount. Col-River Manor.

Phone or apply in person 250837-3354 or 250-837-1728.

1-bdrm chalet. 760 sq. ft. $1000./mth. Utilities inc. Long term preferred, N/S, N/P. Avail May 1st.

250 837-5715.

2-bdrm, bright duplex. Laundry on site. NS,NP. Available May 1st. References. $1000/mth Utilities not included. After 5:30 call 250 837-9437.

Affordable Apartments 1,2,3 bedroom units and townhouses. Furnished units available. Rivers Edge and Columbia Gardens.

250-837-3361 or 250-837-8850

Homes for Rent 3-bdrm on 1/3 acre lot in Southside. Available May 1. $1150/mth. Long term only.

250 814-7528.

FOR RENT *2 Bedroom Apartment* - Downtown - Fully furnished - Washer/Dryer - Utilities Not Included - Available Immediately $900/month Call 250-837-2962 Large 2 bedroom apartment. $900 plus hydro. 250-8378164.

3 Bedroom 2 Bath Revelstoke house for rent.

Big basement, great kitchen, great location, walk to downtown. NS, pets negotiable, huge lot. Available May 1, 1500.00 a month + utilities.

Call 403-282-3734 or e-mail milesbbate@gmail.com

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Rentals

Rentals

Homes for Rent

Homes for Rent

5 bdrm house in rural location on 12 acres. Avail. May 1st.

250 837-1134.

STYLISH 3bd 2bth 2 Carport FURNISHED HSE for rent or ROOMMATES WANTED gkedwards@hotmail.com 250834-7354 or 7360

5 bedroom house in Arrow Heights. Available May. 1.

Long term preferred. $2000/mth plus utilities. 250837-5715 House for Rent 3 bedrooms, 5 appliances,carport, recroom, hardwood floors, nice backyard $1500. available June 1 or earlier. Call 250 837-5465 House for Rent 505 3rd Street East. 3 bedroom, downtown.

Garden space. Call 250-882-9244 Large 3-bdrm, 21/2-bath. 2100 sq. ft. Mature adult only. NS. NP. $1500 plus utilities.

250 837-3047.

Large 3 bedroom house Mount MacKenzie area. Mature adults only. Available immediately. Call 250-359-2245 or 250 837-3767.

LARGE house for Rent in Columbia Park!! Unfurnished 4 Bdrm, 3 bath. All appliances incl. No Smoking, Pets neg. $1500 mth plus utilities. Avl June 1st earlier if needed.

Contact 250-814-3367

Suites, Lower Bachelor suite. $400.

250-837-2828 DOWNTOWN area. Two fully furnished suites for rent, a one bedroom and a 2 bedroom.

These are all very well appointed and include all furniture and appliances, built in dishwasher, linens, dishes and small appliances. All utilities, cable, flat screen TV and HS internet included. References please. One bedroom $900, 2 bedroom $1300. (summer) 250 837-6385, cell 250-8371585, louisaf@telus.net

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Legal Basement Suite 2 Bedroom 4 Appliances Convenient Downtown Location Pets Negotiable Fenced Backyard N/S $900.00 per month Call Tasha or Chris at 837-6171 or 837-7871

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Misc for Rent

FOR RENT

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY 919 Second Street West, ½ duplex close to downtown, 2 bedrooms plus ¿nished basement, 2 full baths.

1872 Airport Way, Arrow Heights Area, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, back deck, attached garage, large yard.

1456 Sheill Road, Arrow Heights, in a quiet in cul- desac, covered parking, one bedroom newly ¿nished suite, wood stove, utilities included, pet friendly.

Selkirk Gardens, Suite 301 - 311 Sixth Street East, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom condo in a 55 year plus condo. Bright corner unit, hardwood Àoors, Gas F/P

WATERFRONT PENTHOUSE! 3 bdrm., 3 baths, 1770 sq. ft., 2 covered balconies! Open concept dining/ living/kitchen with 10’ ceilings! Propane Fireplace! Lock out suite! Lake and Mtn. view with 2 boat slips (1 oversized), 2 underground parking spots and 1 above ground.

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Nims Manor, #102 - 800 MacKenzie Ave., Furnished bachelors condo with Murphy bed, utilities included.

1990 Leidloff Road, close to RMR, 2 bedroom plus den, 2 full bath, Hot Tub, private yard, hardwood Àoors.

113 Bernard Nelson Crescent, Columbia Park area, 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, laminate Àooring, large back yard.

55A Burke Drive, Columbia Park, quiet area on culde-sac, laminate Àoors & new paint, 3 bedrooms & 1.5 bath.

600 Simpson Street, Southside area, 4 bedroom & 1.5 bath, large deck, covered parking, hardwood Àoors, wood f/p, new construction, ¿nishing, appliances, baths, Àooring, etc

Call 1.877.898.2580

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1002 Victoria Road, ½ duplex close to the arena, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, covered parking.

Stop struggling with debt.

CALL 1.877.898.2580 or visit

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#1 & #4 810 3rd Street West, 2 bedroom and 1 bedroom apartments with utilities included, parking. (in a Àour-plex) close location to downtown.

Call 250-837-5595 to view

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Auto Financing

Motorcycles 1982 750 Honda Collector Bike V45 Magna

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Paddle boarding on the Columbia

Excellent condition 48,000 kms Near new rubber Near new exhaust Near new brakes New seat Windscreen Water cooled Shaft drive Asking $850.00 250 837-4767

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Recreational/Sale BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS! New 2012 Bigfoot Campers have arrived only at Mike Rosman RV! 1-800-667-0024 www.rosmanrv.com For Sale HUNTER’S SPECIAL 1978 Travelaire 20 ft trailer.

Fair condition.

No leaks. $1500.

To view call 250 837-4767.

Scrap Car Removal Scrap Batteries Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10.

Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288

Trucks & Vans For Sale 1980 motorhome 23 foot Kencraft. 4 burner stove/oven, fridge, sleeps 6, bathroom (toilet/shower), solar panels, 1000 watt generator, 90,000kms. $4000.00 Call 250-837-4698

Utility Trailers Pleasant Valley Trailer Sales Ltd. 7885 Hwy. 97, Vernon 250-545-2000 • 877-476-6558

• Horse Trailers • Utility Trailers • ATV Trailers • Cargo Trailers • Car Haulers • Factory Outlet • Corral Panels • Bale Feeders

Brothers Jacob and Erik Hanson go paddle boarding down the Columbia River on a lazy Sunday morning. One of the brothers struggled slightly as they attempted to navigate the fast water by Centennial Park.

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Legal Notices

RAOP open house this Friday

FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN

from page 11

Forest Licence A18992 and A32826

merchants around town for drywall, and lumber and paints and all the stuff you need,” Waters said. “It was actually quite overwhelming the way the community came to support it.”

About 10 members currently use the the drop-in space on a regular basis; up to 20 currently drop by now and then.

RAOP offers a weekly drop-in schedule that includes crafts, games, arts and chats. A CMHA liaison organizes special outings – things like a bus trip to Glacier National Park.

I sat down with about 10 RAOP members last week to find out what having the centre means to them. Due to confidentiality reasons, I agreed to put down the notepad and just listen.

The main room is decorated with watercolour paintings members and their teacher have produced during art class.

There are photographs from field trips and past birthday celebrations. The wall is lined with pamphlets and other links to mental health resources. Most of us sit around a large table, while a couple rest in large leather sofa chairs. Tea, coffee and cookies are laid out for the weekly chat

Stella-Jones Canada Inc. plans to amend the results and strategies in its Forest Licence A18992 and Forest Licence A32826 Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) that are used for managing recreation in the Begbie Falls Recreation Site and along the Begbie Creek Recreation Trails. The public is invited to provide input into the integration of current recreation values with timber harvesting in these areas.

Written comments will be received until June 8, 2012, by mail at: Stella-Jones Canada Inc. 4661 – 60th St. S.E. Salmon Arm, B.C., V1E 1X2 Attention: Ashley Ladyman, RPF or by email at: begbiefspfeedback@gmail.com.

session.

For one long-time Revelstokian, a battle with mental health issues meant leaving work and losing social contacts. When we suffer from physical health issues, like a broken leg, friends send a get-well card.

Unfortunately, with mental health issues it’s often not the same. On the street clients often deal with social stigma, adding another barrier to community connection.

The RAOP centre is a place where you’re accepted and can speak openly about your struggles.

Another centre member was a relative newcomer to town, which meant making lasting social connections here in Revelstoke even harder.

Several told me RAOP was a safe place to come to listen and be heard.

The centre operates on a shoestring budget, getting by with a little help from their friends. It started with many kind donations to refurbish the former Revelstoke Unique newspaper office into a two-room activity centre. The community spirit of giving has continued from there. A local lawyer helps with free legal advice; artists volunteer to lead painting classes, for example. “We run on a very tight budget and we have to work within that budget and

we do,” Waters said.

The centre operates on a referral basis.

Doctors and mental health professionals refer clients to the centre for peer support, often after they’ve received professional attention to get acute issues under control and managed.

“The reason we have an open house is that sometimes new people, or other people that have been here some time are not aware that RAOP exists,” he said, adding the emphasis was on welcoming everyone to the event. “What has evolved is there’s not so much the awareness and outreach aspect of that, except when we have occasions like this when we can make this more important.

“The theme is it’s permanent and that is it is a safe, comfortable friendly environment for people with mental health disorders,” he added. *** The RAOP centre open house takes place this Friday, May 11 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. They are located in the alley off of First Street East between the River City Pub and the Revelstoke Mountain Resort downtown showroom.

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KMS 54,990 16,560 160,630 24,968 84,534 37,523 122,588 93,580 109,740 73,471 51,762 14,347 51,762 14,347 46,866 25,214 24,415 PLEASE CALL 50,408 44,218 119,345 44,000 101,918 48,000 48,000 200,000 87,334 93,119 9,736 57,562

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STOCK # BC192A 0P6003 0P5970 0P5958 0P5969 CC022A 0P5988 0P6014 0P5978 P5945A 0P6011 P5987A 0P5959 CT075C 0P6006 0P5963 P5953A BT367A 0P6002 0P5990 CT177A 0P5989 CT147A 0P5962 0P6013 P5986A P5975A P5908A CT176A 0P5961

KMS PLEASE CALL 55,836 27,688 15,919 31,199 110,228 35,627 51,922 13,833 79,384 3,737 81,156 15,547 55,996 6,300 27,275 PLEASE CALL 168,308 40,331 65,636 81,558 74,220 41,539 61,498 50,100 55,214 184,034 152,475 28,793 PLEASE CALL

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Mechanical Tech.

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Mechanical Tech.

Dale Rodway

Mechanical Tech.

Steve Busch

Mechanical Tech.

Walter Little

Service Manager

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