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Greg Hill survives Nepal avalanche that killed at least nine ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com

Greg Hill on the final day of his 2 million feet ski mission in 2010. Hill was one of the survivor’s of an avalanche on Nepal’s Mt. Manaslu Sunday morning.

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Revelstoke’s Greg Hill is amongst the mountaineers that survived a massive avalanche on Nepal’s Mount Manaslu that killed at least nine people early Sunday morning.

“A huge avalanche swept through camp 3 at 4:45 a.m. on Manaslu, catching lots of people in their sleeping bags, many dead, and injured,” he wrote on Facebook Sunday morning. “Luckily our team is fine, and helped with the rescue, Glenn Plake is also fine but my heart goes out to all the others.”

For his wife Tracy, “relieved” was the word she used after learning about the incident, and her

husband’s safety. She was away camping when news of the avalanche broke Sunday morning and didn’t find out until she returned home at around 5:30 p.m. that day and found 31 messages on her answering machine.

Fortunately, the first one was from Greg.

“It took about five messages for it to sink in,” she told the Times Review. “It didn’t sink in when Greg said it because he kind of played it off a little bit. He said it was a big avalanche and a lot of people died, but he was fine and he’d call later.

“Five messages later, after reporters and some friends, it sunk in and I cried. It was overwhelming.”

Hill was part of a Dynafitsponsored expedition with German speed climbers Benedikt Bohm and Sebastian Haag, who were attempting a speed skiing record to the summit of Mt. Manaslu, which, at 8,156 metres, is the world’s eighth highest peak.

Hill was a videographer with the expedition.

Plake, the legendary freeskier, was part of another skiing expedition on the mountain. Two other members of his team died.

According to news reports, the avalanche happened while people were sleeping at camp three on the mountain, which is located at an elevation of about 7,000

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Back in the spring, Cathy English at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives, held a Brown Bag History Talk about the logging industry in Revelstoke. At the time, we only wrote about the tendency of mills to burn down – something that happened frequently 100 years ago. Her talk touched on much more, so, in time for National Forest Week, here are some of the wilder tales of more recent Revelstoke forestry history, compiled from English’s notes and interviews. They’ll make you wonder what the heck WorkSafeBC was doing back then.

WALTER KOZEK: WORKING WITH A BROKEN LEG Walter Kozek started his decades-long career in forestry at Downie Street sawmill. He delivered sawdust to people for to use in heating their homes and also cut pine trees that were made into matches. He then went to work for Revelstoke Lumber and Shingle, before starting up his own mill with his brother Steve. Together they started W and S Sawmill on their father’s land at 12 Mile.

One day, while logging up Hiren Creek, he broke his tibia after a miscommunication with the machine operator. These days that would mean the end of a day’s work and a meeting with WorksafeBC. This was decades ago and Walter finished loading up the truck, despite – or possibly in spite – of the broken leg.

Why? Because he knew the twohour drive back to town would be smoother with a full load.

Walter Kozek kept scaling logs until 2010, when he was 88-yearsold. He was the oldest log scaler in B.C. at that time.

ALLAN MCINNES: STARTING OUT YOUNG Allan McInnes came to Revelstoke with his father in 1944 when he was only eight-yearsold. His family bought the Revelstoke Lumber and Shingle Mill. It didn’t take him long to start out in the family business – about three years to be precise.

Yes, when McInnes was 11or 12-years-old, he was already driving logging trucks from the company’s portable mill to his home by the Big Eddy Bridge. “I had to make sure I didn’t haul too much at once or I couldn’t drive enough,” he recalled. “I loved going with the truck drivers so I knew what gear to go up or down a hill.”

MICKEY OLSON: MONEY VS. SURVIVAL This is another story from Allan McInnes, about his friend Mickey Olson, who was another young logging truck drive: “Mickey Olson was hauling peeled poles down a steep grade in early winter. The truck would start sliding out of control so Mickey had enough. Dad said we need the poles for money for wages and expenses. Mickey said the only way he would haul poles was if Dad came with him. They started down the hill and the truck took off. Dad was going to bail but Mickey held him as he would have slid down the bank under the wheels. When the truck was under control Dad said, we don’t need the money that bad.”

It should be noted that Olson also once took the lights off the Big Eddy Bridge after driving over it with a high load. He was caught by the police and the mill he was working for paid the fine.

ALLAN MCINNES: WHO NEEDS BRAKES? When he was older, Alan McInnes started driving a 6X6 truck, hauling logs and lumber up and down some pretty steep slopes. The catch being the truck only had an emergency brake.

You had to be in the right gear, otherwise you’d slide backwards going uphill, or fly downhill.

“There was not any spare money so when I told Dad we should put brakes on the truck, he said, ‘They only wear out,’” recalled McInnes. “Looking back I don’t know why anyone would drive or expect anyone to drive a truck in the mountains with no brakes.

To say I was nervous building my first backload across a slide path is an understatement.”

JOE KOZEK SR.: A CLOSE CALL More proof that driving forestry was a dangerous game: In the mid-1950s, the McInnes family bought a D8 cat and started up the company Farwell Construction. They were building a logging road on the south side of Kirkup Creek when Alan stayed home sick one day. Joe Kozek Sr. took over the task of driving the cat that day, when all of a sudden the road gave out beneath him.

Kozek leapt out of the machine and caught a root, hanging on for dear life. The cat tumbled 400 feet down the hillside and smashed into pieces, but Kozek hung on.

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Greyhound lobbies for flexibility on B.C. routes Bus company says they’re losing money on daily routes, wants to run seasonal, more flexible ones AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

Greyhound Canada is asking the B.C. government for changes to provincial regulations that determine their bus schedules, saying they’re losing money under the current rules.

If their lobby efforts are successful, it could mean a reduction of the number of buses serving Revelstoke, or seasonal schedules aligned with demand.

Stuart Kendrick is the senior vice president of Greyhound Canada. He told the Times Review the company lost $14 million on its B.C. operations last year, and has ran up simi-

lar losses in other years.

In B.C., the provincial Passenger Transportation Board determines service levels. Kendrick said many of the daily schedule requirements mean the company is running buses with very few passengers on board at certain times of day or during some seasons. He wants to move away from a model based on daily schedules with minimum service levels to a more flexible system. He said Greyhound feels the process required to adjust routes in inflexible.

“Like any corporation, if you can’t be viable in any part of your business, you’ve got to make tough

decisions and changes,” Kendrick said. “And in order for us to do that we need to get some flexibility on the regulations to meet the changes in demand.”

He said Revelstoke was similar to Whistler; it’s a destination with seasonal demand that could benefit from schedule adjustments: “It could be more a Friday and Sunday and a little less during the week.

It’s just looking at how many people are on the bus and being able to make the changes a little quicker than we can now.”

Kendrick has written B.C. Transportation Minister Mary Polak, requesting the bus service be dereg-

ulated in B.C. Polak said she is aware that B.C. service is at risk, and ministry staff are working on options.

“It’s obvious from what they’re saying that they need to make adjustments, or they’re going to have to pull out of the whole thing,” Polak said.

Kendrick sits on several national bus transportation boards and noted examples in other provices where the service was deregulated to make it viable. “The worst case is you could exit [B.C.]. That’s not something that we want to do,” Kendrick said.

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merce executive director Judy Goodman said the service is utilized by residents and visitors to town, as well as tourists. She opposed Greyhound’s move to reduce service levels.

“It is an issue,” Goodman said.

“We’re certainly not over-serviced as far as I’m concerned. The schedule isn’t the greatest, and I think reducing that would be an issue.”

She noted Greyhound had made efforts to reduce service levels in the past but wasn’t successful.

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Greg Hill credited with rescue of legendary freeskier Glen Plake from page 1 metres. Nine people were confirmed dead as of press time, with six more missing, including Quebec doctor Dominique Ouimet.

The rest of the deceased included one Nepalese Sherpa and eight Europeans.

Tracey spoke to Greg Sunday evening. “I talked to him and we had a good conversation so I found out everything,” she said.

“Now I’m definitely relieved more than anything.”

Greg told her that he and his team were camped away from the avalanche path that slid, but were woken up by the thundering slide at around 4:45 a.m. They waited for it to get light and to make sure it was safe out before going out to help.

Plake relayed an account of the avalanche to the website EpicTV, which was providing updates of his expedition. Plake told EpicTV the avalanche struck camp three, where 25 tents were set up. It then flowed down into camp two 500 metres below, rattling a further 12 tents.

He said he was in his tent when

the avalanche hit and he was swept down the mountain.

According to the Plake, it was Hill that rescued him.

“The Dynafit crew [Canadian skier Greg Hill’s team] were sleeping at a high Camp 2 and were immediately on site to rescue people,” Plake told EpicTV. “Sergio, Stephane, Doji our Sherpa – all strong alpinists – have all come up to search. We’ve done three searches but when the fog rolled in we had to call it off. It was a massive search [field], probably 600 to 700 meters across.

“It’s a war zone up here.”

Greg Hill has spent much of his adult life skiing in the backcountry. He is most famous for climbing and skiing a record twomillion vertical feet in 2010 and he has accomplished several first ski descents. Tracey said she does her best not to think about what Greg is doing when he is out in the mountains.

“I try not to think, is the key,” she said. “Not that I don’t think – I worry – but I think with anything that Greg does you can’t worry because you can’t live your life worrying about something

that may or may not happen. For me, I just don’t think about it.”

Hill and his team started their expedition by skiing off the summit of 6,470-metre-high Mera Peak earlier this month, prior to making their attempt on Manaslu “So far this has been an adventure unlike any I have been on in the past,” he wrote on his website www.greghill.ca. “I have come to the Himalayas for my first time and am being blown away by the culture, the people, the mountains and the altitude.”

Tracey spoke to Greg every five days on this trip, she said.

She knows him to be safe and not take “crazy risks.”

“Not that you can predict everything that’s going to happen but I know him and I know he won’t do anything that would mean he won’t be coming home, and I trust him for that,” she said.

Following the avalanche the team returned to base camp and were scheduled to return to Kathmandu, Nepal, for the flight home.

Tracey said she hoped he would be back in time for their anniversary this Thursday, Sept. 27.

“I just want him home.”

Mount Manaslu, in north-central Nepal, is the eighth highest peak in the world.

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Is somebody blocking Bridge Creek?

ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com

Kyle Buhler walks past Bridge Creek every day.

The small creek tumbles down Mount Revelstoke and flows into the Illecillewaet River near the Industrial Park. Normally it’s filled with little red kokanee at around this time of year.

Buhler, though, had only seen six fish in it, so he decided to see what was going on. What he found on several occasions over the past few weeks is someone had been piling rocks in the creek, blocking the spawning channel. “They’re completely blocking it so that the fish can’t get up,� he said. “I always keep checking it now and there were three or four spots at the bottom where there were big rocks piled there on purpose.

You could tell people had been putting them there.�

The Revelstoke Rod and Gun Club built a spawning channel in Bridge Creek in the past and was allowed to clear it of gravel and pump in water during low-flow years. A few years ago it was decided to operate the channel solely for educational purposes rather than for fish production due to bear concerns, said Conservation Officer Sgt. Adam Christie.

The water was flowing freely down Bridge Creek when the Times Review biked by last week. However, no fish were to be seen.

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Because of that, the Rod and Gun Club is no longer allowed to do the work. “Persons found placing rocks to interfere with the passage of kokanee could face charges under the Water Act & Federal Fisheries Act,� said Christie.

As for the fish? “I’m hoping that they are just late spawning this year,� said Buhler.

Farmers market dog attack raises questions ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com

The parents of a toddler who was bitten by a dog at the farmers market said they are asking city council to look into the issue of allowing dogs at the busy market. “We have requested that city council discuss whether or not they think dogs should be allowed at the farmers market and busy public events,� wrote Alison Lapshinoff in an e-mail to the Times Review.

Lapshinoff’s son Nikolai, who is only 18 months old, was bitten

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near the eye by a dog at the Revelstoke Farm & Craft Market last Saturday, Sept. 15.

Alison said her son was playing with several other kids in the gazebo during the market when he approached an unattended dog.

He first pet the dog from behind and then moved to the dog’s front. She said she tried to move Nikolai away, “but the dog was faster, knocking him over and biting him.�

The bite resulted in Nikolai being rushed to the hospital, where he received seven stitches a quarter-inch above his right eye

and two in his head. “He is healing well,� she said.

The incident sparked an online debate about the presence of dogs at the farmers market, with some people saying they should not be allowed in such a busy place.

Staff-Sgt. Jacquie Olsen of the Revelstoke RCMP, said she is not too concerned about the presence of dogs at the market. “Not normally because most of the time they’re leashed and well looked after,� she said. “I guess in this case the dog slipped away from its owner. This dog’s never going to go back to the market.�

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The North Fork Wild property was donated to the regional district in June 2011 by its former owner Peter Jennings, who asked

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The property is located just east of the Perry River, off of Avoca Road, about 40 kilometres west of Revelstoke. It is the largest park in the district. “It’s extremely ecologically rich and diverse. It was last

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Men thanked for helping fight Valair Apartment fire ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com

The sunken look in Aaron Obst after learning his apartment was destroyed by a fire last Wednesday morning was telling. It was the slow walk of someone who’d just learned he’d lost almost everything. He had just walked from his work at Jacobson Ford to the Valair apartment building a few blocks away to witness the black smoke billowing out of the windows of his basement unit.

After speaking to Luana Kleini of Emergency Social Services he went back to work.

While he wasn’t in a mood to talk then, he called the Times Review Monday morning to thank the community for the support since the fire. “It’s been hell,” he said.

He and his son Seth lost pretty much everything in the fire. Fortunately, within a few days they found a new place to live and Obst said the community was stepping up with donations and support. Seth was allowed to drive around on a big fire truck during the food drive.

“We’re really new to Revelstoke and we’re really impressed with how the city has come together behind us,” he said.

The fire started in a basement unit of the Valair Apartments at the corner of Victoria Road and Wales Street on Sept. 19 at around 11 a.m. The unit was destroyed but a quick response by the Revelstoke Fire Rescue Ser-

vices prevented it from spreading to the rest of the building, though there is significant smoke damage.

“It was a good save,” said Revelstoke Fire Chief Rob Girard as firefighters mopped up the fire. He provided an update later that day: “The one apartment that had the fire is totally destroyed but as far as the building goes, people will be out that building for a while while smoke restoration.”

The RCMP thanked three men for helping warn people in the building after the fire broke out. “Revelstoke detachment would like to publicly thank those three young men for their assistance in ensuring everyone’s safety,” said Staff-Sgt. Jacquie Olsen.

Jeff Penniston was one of the men that rushed into the building. He was passing through Revelstoke on his honeymoon when he saw the fire and saw an RCMP officer running out the building. He showed the officer his military ID and together they ran back into the building.

“She took one side, I took the other side.

We just started banging on doors,” he said.

“She pulled the fire alarm and I went up and down on the inside, banging on doors, kicking doors. I gathered all the fire extinguishers that were in the hallway.

“We ran them outside and another gentleman and I started spraying them into the building, left and right, trying to cover as much as we could.”

A man stands outside the burning Valair apartment after spraying a fire extinguisher inside an open window.

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Once the extinguishers were empty, Penniston took his Leatherman tool and used it to close the windows to try to cut off the oxygen from the apartment.

The burning unit was unoccupied at the time and RCMP said only one person was at home in the apartment building. That resident said she heard someone going up and down the stairs, knocking on all the doors.

“He said, ‘Get out the building because there’s a fire,” she said. She was on holidays and still in her pyjamas at the time – she didn’t have time to get dressed before rushing out.

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In addition to preventing the fire from spreading, they also saved a number of pets, including a snake and a hedgehog, said Girard.

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ur abbreviated summer had many vacationers cramming summer activities into three weeks in August.

In July, the cool temperatures and rainy weather as well as high water levels kept many beachgoers at bay. On the other hand, offroad enthusiasts haven’t missed a beat exploring the backcountry, as they merely contend with pesky insects on their adventures. With September’s arrival our household welcomes the fall as our favourite time of year; much to the chagrin of the sun worshippers.

The Trout Lake Community Club held their annual general

meeting on June 30, which was attended by 33 members. The 2012–13 membership is currently at 106 members. No election voting was necessary as President, John Wall, and all other TLCC Directors, chose to stay on in their positions for the term.

After a short discussion, the membership in attendance decided that it is necessary to increase the TLCC membership fees from $5 to $10 per member as of the 2013-2014 fiscal year – the last increase occurred in the late 1980s when the fees rose from $2 to $5 per member.

Jeanette Gordon proposed that the Club purchase a metal sign for the Trout Lake Cemetery and it was approved. The membership in attendance chose the design and since the meeting, Jeanette has contacted the metalworker who will start construction this fall.

The Trout Lake town sign is progressing with the gravel pad ready for MOT approval. John Todds, who is constructing the sign has visited the site and is

satisfied that it will sufficiently accommodate the structure. The plan is to have it done by winter.

Work has begun to upgrade the doors at the community hall. The project is due to be completed before the end of September.

Columbia Shuswap Regional District held an open house at the Trout Lake and District Community hall on Aug. 9. CSRD Area B Director, Loni Parker, and Jan Thingsted, Development Services Planner, hosted the meeting along with Gerald Christie, Development Services Manager and Jayden Riley, a summer student from Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops. At least 40 people from the area attended the presentation to learn about the zoning phase of the OCP and gather information about the proposals.

Once again, the annual TLCC Garage and Bake Sale was a great success, bringing in over $800 during the two-day event. All proceeds will support community projects and help with the hall’s winter heat costs. My thanks go out to all the volunteers!

The Trout Lake BC Internet Society (TLBCIS) has now completed the equipment installation for the community of Beaton. As Beaton residents have no electricity or phone lines, they rely on solar panels, batteries or generators to power up devices. They are now connected to the system.

President, John Wall, will be scheduling some maintenance work at the repeater sites during the fall months to prepare the system for the winter.

The TLBCIS annual meeting was held on September 2nd. This date coincided with the first anniversary of the Society’s incorporation. Thirty subscribers attended the meeting and then enjoyed a variety of appetizer plates and good conversation at the casual social afterwards.

Enjoy the fall everyone!

Trout Lake resident Linda Wall contributes the quarterly Trout Lake Tracker column updating on the life and times of the small community located south of Revelstoke on its namesake lake.

Thanks bike race organizers!

Editor, This September Revelstoke hosted two fantastic cycling events which I had the pleasure of taking part in. These events were made possible by some dedicated and talented local volunteers who deserve a huge thank you.

The annual Mt. Revelstoke Steamer Hill Climb took place on Sept. 9. Earlier this year it looked like the race may not happen because former orga-

L ET T ER S nizers were unable to attend the event. Naomi Gibbs stepped up to the task, and did an excellent job. The logistics of organizing a hill climb event like that aren’t simple, but she made it look easy!

Another incredibly well organized cycling race was the Martha Creek Meltdown Enduro Downhill, which took place September 15. Izzy

Lynch created this remarkable event in support of the Live it!

Love it! Foundation. The race included an enduro hill climb, a down hill race, and a celebration in the Martha Creek Campground. Again, the complexity of running this kind of event safely and smoothly is significant. Izzy and her team of volunteers did an outstanding job.

I have participated in events

like these for years all over this province, and Revelstoke can boast some of my favourites.

These events will continue to grow and attract riders from all over, making Revelstoke an increasingly popular cycling destination.

Thank you to all the volunteers and businesses who helped make these races happen.

Annie Gornall, Revelstoke

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Opponents of a proposed independent power project in the remote Incomappleux Valley are mounting a last-minute campaign to gather input from opponents of the project.

Proponent TransAlta Corporation is proposing to build a 45-MW independent power project in the valley, and have applied for an investigative licence to conduct preliminary geological and environmental studies. Public comment on the investigative licence ran out at midnight, Sept. 20.

West Kootenay EcoSociety executive director David Reid says their organization only recently discovered the application. Their opposition to the project focuses on its location in a remote valley that contains a rare ancient rainforest that has been spared from logging activity. The Incomappleux Valley is located about 40 kilometres southeast of Revelstoke and is adjacent to Glacier National Park.

“For our members, and I think for a lot of people in our region, the general attitude about the Incomappleux is hands off an ecological treasure that’s really the last of that kind of super-ancient forest that is left in our region,” Reid said. “Even to consider a study there, opening the door for a potential future application, is out of the question.”

The plan calls for a 45 MW power plant and 75 kilometres of transmission line running down the valley before hooking into existing lines in the vicinity of Beaton. In their application, TransAlta lists the project’s size as totalling 17,044 hectares, including the transmission line.

TransAlta submitted their investigative licence application in late July, but the proposal has been known for many years under previous proponent Galena Bay Power Corporation.

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mean proponents are now required to actively develop their projects, including applying for investigative licences that permit on-theground work.

TransAlta’s application to the province indicates this work will include fish habitat assessments, water quality testing, silviculture studies and wildlife surveys. They’ll also bring in drilling equipment for geotechnical studies. This work will require clearing to provide access for the equipment.

Reid said the EcoSociety is trying to raise concern now because of the deadline for comment. “The urgency is the comment deadline is [Sept. 20] at midnight,” he said.

“It’s pretty hard to see the environmental logic of putting in an IPP in such a remote and valuable area.”

Reid said they’d monitor the results of the application process and determine next steps. “A lot would depend on the government’s response,” he said.

Revelstoke-based North Colum-

bia Environmental Society spokesperson Michael Watson heads a committee that explores IPP projects in the region.

The focus on this project — one of dozens of proposals in the region — is the unique environment of the Incomappleux Valley.

“Everyone actually knows the sensitivity of the area,” Watson told the Times Review. “It is quite a large project.”

Unlike other smaller IPP proponents, Watson believes field work is more likely to happen. “TransAlta is a big player,” he said.

“They can go in and do their studies. They have the cash flow.”

Watson also said putting an IPP in the area would run counter to efforts to have the Incomappleux designated as a park or protected area.

A spokesperson from TransAlta was not immediately available for comment. The Times Review has arranged for a follow up interview with TransAlta later this week.

Have you ever noticed how different you feel on a rainy day opposed to a sunny day? The gloomy weather often brings down our mood, while a bright sunny day gives us energy and happiness. When a person is unable to function on daily activities, because the dark weather has brought their mood down and they cannot seem to snap out of that sluggish feeling until spring, they may be facing what is known as Seasonal Affected Disorder, or SAD. SAD is a type of depression that occurs in specific months of the year, normally when the clouds roll in and the weather gets wet. People are more likely to be diagnosed with SAD if they live in a place in which the winter months are long, such as Revelstoke.

The symptoms of SAD are similar to those of depression; usually beginning to show in late autumn. They include unhappiness, lack of energy, decreased interest in work

and or social activities, feeling of hopelessness, weight gain and inability to concentrate. Caution: if you have signs of depression please seek medical attention.

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spectrum, these lights mimic the sunshine that most Canadians miss during the winter months. Light boxes help with SAD because the light stops the secretion of melatonin in the body.

Melatonin is the hormone that controls the sleep-wake cycle in the human body and in the dark winter month’s humans tend to secrete too much of this hormone causing us to feel sleepy and sluggish. Light therapy also increases the secretion of serotonin the ‘happy hormone’. Light therapy can be used by everyone that needs a little more sunshine, it also helps with other problems like sleep disorders, skin conditions and wound healing.

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The third annual Harvest Palooza takes place at the United Church this Saturday. Harvest Palooza is a festival celebrating Revelstoke local food and culture, featuring a local foods potluck, including wild foods. Music will be by Denis Severino and Jacob Verburg. The event features a seed exchange, giant vegetable contest, pie contest, children’s arts activities and more.

Prizes for most local dish, most popular pie and largest veggie. At the United Church from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free for NCES members or with a donation to the food bank, $10 suggested donation otherwise.

ONGOING TO SEPTEMBER 30 SUMMER ART WALK Check out art by more than 50 artists in 44 businesses across Revelstoke with this annual city-wide art exhibit. Look for a brochure in participating businesses to see who is showing where.

ONGOING TO OCTOBER 5 THE LANDSCAPE REFLECTED Show by Jennifer Hedge in the main gallery of the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. The side gallery features Recent Works by Rachel Kelly, Anything Goes 3D, and Fabulous Light by Peter Blackmore.

Opens Friday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 BEND SINISTER Progressive indie band from Vancouver.

Live at the River City Pub. 9 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 PEDAL N PINT A long bike ride around the trails near

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FINANCE PUBLIC NOTICE OF PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS CITY OF REVELSTOKE 2013 TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW # Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Revelstoke intends to exempt the following properties from taxation in 2013 in accordance with Section 224 & 225 of the Community Charter. The term of the exemption shall be for one year and shall be reviewed on an annual basis.

Name Civic Address Revelstoke Visual Arts Society 1702 W 3rd St Revelstoke Visual Arts Society 320 Wilson St Community Connections (Revelstoke) 804 Second St W Provincial Rental Housing Corporation 711 W 1st St Lord Bishop of Kootenay 614 W 2nd St Royal Canadian Legion 600 W 1st St Revelstoke Hospital Auxillary Society 315 W 2nd St Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada 121 Mackenzie Ave Community Connections (Revelstoke) 314 E 2nd St Revelstoke Congregation of United Church 314 Mackenzie Ave Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson 510 Mackenzie Ave Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson 102 E 5th St Roman Catholic Bishop of Nelson 104 E 5th St Gold RGE Ldge No. 26 Knights of Pythias 201 W 3rd St Revelstoke Heritage Railway Society 719 W Track St Revelstoke Golf Club 171 Columbia Park Dr Revelstoke Golf Club 171 Columbia Park Dr Trustees Revelstoke Jehovah's 250 Basford Dr Trustees Fellowship Baptist Church 1806 Colbeck Rd Scout Properties (BC/Yukon) Ltd 3505 Hwy 23 N BC Interior Forestry Museum Society 4805 Hwy 23N Illecillewaet Greenbelt Society S of Downie St Revelstoke Community Energy Corporation 1420 Downie St. Illecillewaet Greenbelt Society SW of Downie St Revelstoke Community Housing Society 1016 Oscar Street Illecillewaet Greenbelt Society 1350 Edward St Illecillewaet Greenbelt Society 1309 E 4th St Illecillewaet Greenbelt Society 1025 E 8th St Illecillewaet Greenbelt Society 1315 E 4th St Illecillewaet Greenbelt Society 1520 Vernon Ave Christian & Missionary Alliance 1559 Illecillewaet Rd BC Hydro/Selkirk Saddle Club 1445 Airport Way BC Hydro/Selkirk Saddle Club Equestrian Grounds BC Hydro/Selkirk Saddle Club Arrow Dr BC Hydro/Selkirk Saddle Club Airport Way BC Hydro/Selkirk Saddle Club Airport Way Lutheran Church of the Resurrection 1502 Mountain View Dr Revelstoke Order of Moose 1840 Park Dr Seventh Day Adventist Church 600 Big Eddy Rd Total Estimated Taxes Exempted by City Council

Estimate for Exemption of Taxes Class 2013 2014 2015 Business $ 2,049 $ 2,152 $ 2,259 Business 10,807 11,347 11,914 Residential 1,365 1,433 1,505 Residential 9,453 9,925 10,421 Seasonal 7,205 7,566 7,944 Seasonal 3,869 4,062 4,265 Business 6,407 6,727 7,063 Seasonal 7,274 7,638 8,020 Business 9,956 10,454 10,977 Seasonal 9,293 9,758 10,246 Seasonal 19,664 20,647 21,679 Residential 390 410 430 Residential 296 310 326 Seasonal 3,717 3,903 4,098 Business 42,299 44,414 46,634 Business 7,068 7,421 7,792 Seasonal 15,142 15,899 16,694 Seasonal 12,135 12,742 13,379 Seasonal 11,840 12,431 13,053 Seasonal 3,184 3,343 3,510 Business 12,450 13,072 13,726 Seasonal 4,146 4,353 4,571 Utility 14,041 14,743 15,480 Seasonal 496 521 547 Residential 1,344 1,411 1,481 Seasonal 867 910 956 Seasonal 426 447 469 Seasonal 388 408 428 Seasonal 4,045 4,248 4,460 Seasonal 1,791 1,881 1,975 Seasonal 8,489 8,914 9,359 Seasonal 4,546 4,774 5,012 Seasonal 8,867 9,311 9,776 Seasonal 2,016 2,117 2,223 Business 3,673 3,857 4,050 Seasonal 9,819 10,310 10,826 Seasonal 5,348 5,615 5,896 Seasonal 5,661 5,944 6,241 Seasonal 4,131 4,337 4,554 $ 275,956 $ 289,754 $ 304,242

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Revelstoke, with the route changing every week. Bring a good light, because the rides run until after dark. Followed by beer and food at the River City Pub. Meet outside the community centre at 6 p.m. Every Thursday until the snow flies.

KAMLOOPS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Take in this fantastic orchestra as they perform their show Brilliant Beethoven at Revelstoke’s new theatre. 7:30 p.m. $30 per person, or $50 including a champagne dinner (only 50 seats available for dinner).

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. Kelowna Chiefs. At the Revelstoke Forum. 7 p.m. $10.

DEVON COYOTE AND THE GENTLEMAN Popular rock n roller gets a dance party started. Live at the Last Drop. 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 GRADE 8 LAST SPIKE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT Come watch as Revelstoke’s grade 8 volleyball team takes on others from throughout the region for the Last Spike title. At Revelstoke Secondary School.

FINAL MEN’S DAY Year-end awards and banquet at the Revelstoke Golf Club. Shotgun start at 11 a.m.

HARVEST PALOOZA! A festival celebrating Revelstoke local food & culture. Featuring a local foods potluck, including wild foods; music by Denis Severino and Jacob Verburg, seed exchange, giant vegetable contest, pie contest, children’s arts activities and more. Prizes for most local dish, most popular pie and largest veggie. At the United Church.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free for NCES members or with a donation to the food bank, $10 suggested donation otherwise.

REVELSTOKE COFFEE HOUSE Revelstoke’s popular acoustic open mic night returns. Featuring Seal, Skull, Hammer – Salmon Arm trio that will take you back in time where street corner music was the only kind to consume, and modern technology played no part in performance. Come play some songs of your own or just sit and watch. At the United Church. 6:30 p.m. $3.

CARBON AND WIRE Experimental DJ performance. Live at the Last Drop. 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 HALCYON HOT SPRINGS HARVEST FEST There will be a pig roast, live music, vendor village, games, competitions, and more fun for the whole family. At Halcyon Hot Springs. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FINAL LADIES’ DAY Year-end awards and banquet at the Revelstoke Golf Club. Shotgun start at 11 a.m.

DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE Test your downhill biking skills with a race down Rednecks Revenge on Boulder Mountain. Registration is at 9:30 a.m. at the Boulder Mountain parking lot. Visit www.bikerevelstoke.org for details.

CADDYSHACK GOLF TOURNAMENT Come and help raise money for the Live it Love it Foundation at its second annual Caddyshack Golf Tournament. Play a nine-hole, bestball round of gold, with prizes for best dressed, low score and more. Register as an individual or in a group of four at the Big Eddy Pub or the Village Idiot. Starts at 1:30 p.m.

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$50, including a steak dinner at the Big Eddy Pub.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1 ADAMS RIB Jam band with comparisons to Dave Matthews Band, Carlos Santana and U2. Live at the River City Pub. 9 p.m.

OCTOBER 2-3 APPLE PIE SALE St. Francis Parish holds its annual apple pie sale. Freshly picked B.C. apples are used to prepare wonderful home made pies, which are sold unbaked and ready for the freezer. $8 each.

Order in advance by calling Marissa at 250-8374139.

forces to form the supergroup LikNuts. Live at the River City Pub. 9 p.m.

GOOD FOR GRAPES This five-piece with an array of harmonies and a live show that is incredibly active, folk stomping, and full of energy. Live at the Last Drop. 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 POSITIVE CORRUPTION Local band plays great rock and roll covers. Live at the River City Pub. 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 WOLFHEART Alternative rock power trio. Live at

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the Last Drop. 9 p.m.

BROWN BAG HISTORY on the Holtens and the

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10

Hamiltons – two pioneer families. Enjoy a talk on Revelstoke’s history by Cathy English, the curator of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. 12 p.m. $5.

YOUTH EMPLOYMENT FAIR The Stoked Youth

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 THE LIKNUTS Two of Vancouver’s best hip hop party groups, Tha Alkaholiks and The Beatnuts, join

Network presents a platform for network opportunities and career exploration between local employers and youth (ages 15-30), while creating awareness surrounding the existing resources and organizations that support employment in Revelstoke. At the community centre. 3-7 p.m.

The Revelstoke Coffee House, one of the most popular music nights in town, returns to the United Church this Saturday after a summer-long hiatus. Anyone is welcome to perform for 10 minutes at this acoustic music night. 7:30 p.m. start. $3 cover.

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The City of Revelstoke is currently seeking members for the following Committees/ Commissions and invites applications from interested parties. Committee/Commission members are volunteers selected for their interest, experience, knowledge, skills and ability to represent the population of the area.

The City of Revelstoke invites applications for the position of Arena Attendant – Casual Relief. The successful incumbent will assist in providing ice maintenance at the Forum, as well as monitoring the operation of the arena refrigeration plants. The incumbent will be expected to substitute for full-time incumbents during periods of absence. Minimum level of qualification acceptable is a Class 5 B.C. Refrigerator Operators Certification recognized by the B.C. Provincial Government or Ice Facility Operators Certification through the B.C. Safety Authority.

Heritage Commission – The Heritage Advisory Commission advises Council on heritage conservation and undertakes activities that promote heritage awareness in the community.

For additional information, please contact John Guenther, Director of Planning at 250-8373637 or by email at jguenther@revelstoke.ca..

Economic Development Commission – The purpose of the EDC is to provide advice and suggestions to the City of Revelstoke and the CSRD Area ‘B’ Regional Director with respect to promoting economic growth and stability in the Revelstoke area. For additional information, please contact Alan Mason, Director of Community Economic Development at 250-837-5345 or by email at amason@revelstoke.ca Health Care Advisory Committee – The purpose of the Committee is to promote open communication and an active working partnership between the City of Revelstoke, Interior Health, local organizations, and the citizens of Revelstoke to ensure the health care needs of all residents and tourists are addressed as fully as possible. For additional information, please contact Alan Mason, Director of Community Economic Development at 250-8375345 or by email at amason@revelstoke.ca

Interested parties are invited to submit a cover letter and resume no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, October 1st, 2012: Laurie Donato Director of Parks, Recreation & Culture City of Revelstoke PO Box 170 Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0 Phone: 250-837-9351 E-mail: ldonato@cityofrevelstoke.com The City of Revelstoke wishes to thank all applicants in advance for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Advisory Planning Commission – The Advisory Planning Commission entails being a part of the process to evaluate development proposals and other land use issues. For additional information, please contact John Guenther, Director of Planning at 250-8373637 or by email at jguenther@revelstoke.ca.

Public Art Committee – Four Public at Large Members (includes 1 vacant position – term expires November 30, 2012). The purpose of the committee is to provide advice and suggestions to the City of Revelstoke with respect to appropriate public art projects for the City to consider. For additional information, please contact Laurie Donato, Director of Parks, Recreation & Culture at 250-837-9351 or by email at ldonato@revelstoke.ca If you are interested in applying, please submit a letter noting your interest and a brief outline of your qualifications by 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 2, 2012. This can be mailed or delivered to the attention of Teresa LeRose, Deputy Director of Corporate Administration, City of Revelstoke, Box 170, 216 Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0, faxed to 250-837-4930 or emailed to tlerose@revelstoke.ca.

PUBLIC WORKS WATER VALVE TESTING AND FLUSHING The City of Revelstoke Utilities Department wishes to advise City of Revelstoke residents that beginning on Monday, September 24, 2012 we will be water valve testing and flushing through out the city. This will be taking place from Monday, September 24 – ongoing to October 31, 2012. During this time you may experience water outages for up to one hour and dirty water. Water services will be restored by the end of each day, and to clear your lines of dirty water please let your water run.

If you have any questions in regards to the above please call the City of Revelstoke Public Works Department at 250-837-2001. The City of Revelstoke thanks you for your patience and understanding during this time.

FINANCE FINANCIAL PLAN FOCUS GROUP The City of Revelstoke invites applications from residents to serve as members of the Financial Plan Focus Group. The purpose of the Focus Group is to assist the Finance Committee in its review of the Financial Plan for 2013-2017. The estimated term of the Focus Group is seven months (mid-October 2012 – mid-May 2013).

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 City Hall, to the attention of Teresa LeRose, Deputy Director of Corporate Administration, City of Revelstoke, Box 170,

216 Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 or by email: tlerose@cityofrevelstoke. com by 4:30 p.m. on October 2, 2012.

For additional information, contact Graham Inglis, Director of Finance at 250-837-2161 or by email: ginglis@cityofrevelstoke.com.

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Emerging author explores mountain town transition Author Gordon Sombrowski chronicles Fernie’s transition from a resource town to a diversified tourist resort, reflecting on a transition in tales very familiar to the Revelstoke experience

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everal years back I was pouring through the archives of the Nakusp-based Arrow Lakes News, looking for some good yarns to add to the ‘This Week in History’ section. (I was editor then and am still managing editor of the ALN now.)

I found a story from the ‘20s or ‘30s recounting a dance on the west side of the Lower Arrow Lake. It was

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“well attended” and good times were had by all, the reporter wrote (however faithfully). Later on in the story he lets us know that while paddling back home from the party, a small boatload of poor souls capsized. Several were spilled into the icy lake; a few drowned.

In this business, that’s known as ‘burying the lede’ — failing to recognize the important part of the story and not putting it up front where it commands attention.

It also betrays a small-town journalism tendency that should make us all cautious about our ‘official’ histories as chronicled in the press: a constant pressure to rose-tint so as not to offend. Was everything “well attended?” Was every event fantastic and amazing? Were all our forebears a mob of Union Jack-waving AngloSaxons who rushed excitedly from ribbon cutting to ribbon cutting?

Gordon Sombrowski’s What Echo Heard is a great first collection by the Fernie-born author. The compilation of short stories explores the town’s varied history through vignettes with some re-occurring characters. The stories are interspersed over the past 60 years or so.

The main reason I enjoyed What Echo Heard is Fernie — for me — serves as a stand-in for Revelstoke.

Substitute railroaders for coal miners and you can see the Revelstoke

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of the East Kootenay.

He opens with The Ride, a tale of an alchoholic logging truck driver told from the perspective of his young son. Business was done face-to-face back then, and the logging life could be haphazard, more so if a brown paper bag was nearby. The Ride introduces Sombrowski’s skill at telling stories from a broad variety of narrative perspectives, and he convincingly pulls off a young boy’s attempt to function in a potentially deadly and unreliable adult world.

Both Mary Assunta’s Miracles and Mittens highlight Sombrowski’s desire to portray the non-Anglo roots of his community, sharing the immigrant experience and, sometimes, the racism that blemished that existence for many. The author further displays his narrative repertoire, exploring a more psychological perspective of a woman forced into a bad marriage, and a child trying to sort out the complexities of the adult world.

Most of the rest of the stories are interconnected, focusing on the mucky mucks of the community – mayors, prominent business owners, clerics, mine executives and assorted do-gooders and busybodies.

It’s often a pretty harsh satirical take on those who fill our newspaper pages — one that seems to question whether the lot constitutes a net positive or net negative. Maybe the filter of fiction is enough to separate the author from the still-present consequences of portraying your hometown in a sometimes harsh light — I’ll have to ask him.

He highlights the destructive nature of gossip — despite the misguided intentions of the do-gooders behind it.

Sombrowski has fun portraying a failed seccessionist coup by local chamber of commerce types revolting against “that torpid pasha,” then-B.C.-premier Dave Barrett. The last straw was Fernie’s exclusion from a B.C. tourist map. They figure they’d be better off aligning themselves with Alberta, and assume its capital is Calgary.

Sombrowski also tackles the brutal consequences of youth coming out of the closet — especially in a small town. In our contemporary culture, portrayals of teenage homosexuality are mainstream, primetime TV fare. But in 2012 Revelstoke, have we as a community dealt with the issues in the local public sphere? Sombrowski reminds me maybe we should.

What Echo Heard ends with Hair, a vignette about old boys trading gossip at the barber shop. (“Don’t just get a hair cut — get ‘em all cut,” reads the sign in the window.) They’re distracted by a long-haired man’s arrival into town — one of the first skiers to explore the future resort town. “Sheeyt,” said character Lem. “Nothin’ scissors and a dark back alley wouldn’t fix,” said character Putzi. You might find a similar conversation in a barber shop here — if we still had an all-male bullpen. Oh well, you can hide your private opinion in public online these days.

In Sombrowki, we see an author finding his voice.

He’s a skilled and diverse short-story writer who takes you on a familiar and honest journey through the recent past.

Sombrowski says he’s got a completed novel on the shelf he’s considering releasing, and is working on a second one. They’re something to look forward to — and he’s right when he says the first one is “daring” him to send it to the publisher.

Sombrowski’s got chops, but what’s lacking in any collection of short stories is the unity a novel brings. I’m looking forward to his first novel. He’s a skilled wordsmith with keen powers of observation and a knack for social dynamics. That’s great, but I’d like to see the collection unified, brought together by deeper philosophical themes that tell us what he really thinks. That’ll be his make or break work.

No pressure Gordon. *** What Echo Heard Gordon Sombrowski fiction Oolichan Books 221 pages $21.95 2011

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Chamber social links businesses with local resources Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce Sept. 19 social focuses on programs that’ll help you run your business more smoothly Top: Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce staff and board members hosted a social mixer at Ginger ‘n’ Spice on Sept. 19. From left: Receptionist Lise Somerville, Marketing Coordinator Meghan Tabor, Revelstoke Visitor Info Centre staff Sonia Cinelli, chamber VP Steve Bailey and chamber executive director Judy Goodman.

Bottom right: Host Ginger ‘n’ Spice co-owners (from left) executive chef Kyle Jones, manager Marie-Eve Bruchig and Thomas Bruchig.

Bottom left: Invest Kootenay community liaison Gerrie Brighwell (left) shared how local businesses can connect with investors. Okanagan College Revelstoke program coordinator Mary Kline shared several business related programs and courses available through the college.

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inger ‘n’ Spice welcomed back the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce social night after a bit of a hiatus, hosting a good event in a great venue for an evening indoors/outdoors mixer.

Ginger ‘n’ Spice co-owners Kyle Jones, Marie-Eve Bruchig and Thomas Bruchig put on a great service, including ratatouille, a tuna Gouda melt and a tenderloin spring roll with a mandarin-sesame dipping sauce.

Thomas explained they’ll be making upgrades to their Grizzly Plaza restaurant (formerly Bad Paul’s) and have had a good summer so far. He recommended I come back another night and try their home-made gnocchi with duck in a pesto sauce. Will do.

It’s easy to get into business, an acquaintance once told me, but it’s really hard to get out of it. Gerrie Brightwell of non-profit investkootenay.com was on hand to provide info on their free service, which connects investors with investment opportunities in the Kootenay region. While losing a shop or service may go unnoticed in a bigger city, it can mean a big

loss for a smaller town. investkootenay.com can help you pass their business on. “You want to keep it in Revelstoke,” Brightwell said. “It keeps a business in the community.” They currently have about 400 investors in their database – find them online as that’s where their services are based.

The local contact for the service is Revelstoke economic development director Alan Mason.

Dude, do you have high turnover amongst your Gen-Y staff due to misunderstandings about behavioural norms? Are you not stoked about it? Okanagan College program coordinator Mary Kline is here to help, sharing several programs of interest to business owners. They’ll be running an ‘Understanding Generation Y’ workshop hosted

by Jacqui Coward on Oct. 16.

Coward melds leadership innovation experience with organization building skills in this unique workshop to help your business click with your Gen-Y team members. Kline has also set up an Oct. 10 Youth Employment Fair that will connect young people with job opportunities. 3–7 p.m. a the community centre. Okanagan College is also offering a free (some conditions) elevenweek office skills course starting in October that will prep you for entry-level administrative positions, including technology training, accounting and more. Their Experience Works! program is also starting in October. It connects workers aged 55–64 with training and help getting back into the workforce.

Chamber marketing coordinator Meghan Tabor was sharing advertising opportunities on the new seerevelstoke.com website, their recently-launched new site that brings together Revelstoke tourism initiatives into more of a one-stop-shop. Tabor is working to make updates and upgrades to the website, which is an organic, ongoing work. She’s also working on a redesign of the vacation guide and is seeking to give it a unified look. She’s scouting out writers to contribute readerfriendly articles that will “evoke Revelstoke” and show their passion for their subjects.

Chamber executive director Judy Goodman said they picked up some new members at the evening event and informed existing ones about services they offer. “A lot of people said, I didn’t know you had this, I didn’t know you did that,” she said.

The socials are going to be happening on a more regular basis from now on. Another new initiative is the Chamber’s “12 at 12” event. Goodman and the board will pick an issue or topic then gather together 10 stakeholders who’ll join herself and a board member to gather input.

One issue they’ve been working through is signage approvals through the city, which she’s got lots of input on so far.

There’s no date on the next social yet, but don’t miss the Nov. 3 Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards night.

Details are just being worked through for the gala dinner.

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For many, last week’s Banff Mountain Film Festival was their first chance to get inside the new theatre at Revelstoke Secondary School. The facility is fantastic — clean and new, of course. It features comfortable seats with a great view for everyone — there isn’t a bad seat in the house. The lines are crisp and contemporary, featuring lots of wood finish. See revelstoketimesreview.com for a video from the show. And don’t Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review miss the theatre’s first live professional symphony show.

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The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra is bringing its performance Brilliant Beethoven to Revelstoke’s new Performing Arts Centre this Thursday, Sept. 27.

The show marks the first big concert at the new theatre, and the first show of the Revelstoke Arts Council’s 2012–13 concert series.

The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra will be joined by pianist Stephane Lemelin, a highly soughtafter soloist who has performed with several major Canadian orchestras, and as a recitalist and chamber music performer. He has performed throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.

The show Brilliant Beethoven features two works by the famous German composer, the Egmont Overture and Piano Concerto #5. The orchestra will also perform Franz Schubert’s Symphony #4, which is also known as the “tragic symphony.”

Beethoven’s overture was composed for a 1787 play of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The subject of the music is the life and heroism of a 16th-century Dutch nobleman. It is an example of Beethoven’s passion, with repeated phrases, deep minor undertones and expressive melodies that demonstrate Beethoven’s romantic fervour.

The concerto, Beethoven’s last of five, was written in 1809 in the midst of the French invasion of Vienna. Schubert’s fourth symphony was composed in 1816 when he was only 19, but not performed until 1849, more than two decades after his death.

Tickets for the orchestra are $30. A $70 champagne dinner is available for up to 50 people. The price includes one ticket with priority seating and dinner with a member of the orchestra.

The orchestra is the first of six shows of the Revelstoke Arts Council’s 2012-13 season.

On Oct. 30, James Keelaghan, who has been called one of Canada’s finest folk singer-songwriters, takes the stage at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre. Tickets are $15.

On Nov. 15, Ballet Kelowna returns to Revelstoke, with a 10th anniversary program of contrasts and collaborations: good versus evil in Swan Lake‘s White Swan and Black Swan pas de deux, a battle

Bruce Dunn will be conducting the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra at the Performing Arts Centre this Thursday, Sept, 27.

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of ballerina egos, and a world premiere from two of Vancouver’s most exciting choreographers. Tickets are $20.

On Jan. 17, 2013, the Breakmen perform at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre. This Vancouver-based alt-country/indie/Canadian band played a very successful show at the Roxy Theatre last winter. Tickets are $15.

Feb. 7, 2013, presents a chance to relive the 1970s when ABBA Again, a tribute to the legendary Swedish pop band, comes to Revelstoke to perform at the new theatre. The show features the harmonized vocals, exciting choreography, glittering costumes (with platform shoes) and humour that made the band so famous. Tickets are $15.

The concert series wraps up on Mar. 6, 2013, when Canadian roots and blues artist Rita Chiarelli plays at the new theatre. Tickets are $20.

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MORE THAN 200 VOLUNTEERS SHOW UP FOR TWO NIGHTS OF EMERGENCY SERVICES FIGHT BACK AGAINST HUNGER FOOD DRIVE

What a turn-out!

The Revelstoke Emergency Services Fight Back Against Hunger Food Drive was a resounding success, with about 250 volunteers bringing back almost 4.5 tonnes (9,854 pounds) of food, $1,000 of Cooper’s gift cards (courtesy the Knights of Pythias) and $2,682.50 in donations for the Community Connections Food Bank.

“In-fricken-sane!” exclaimed organizer Krista Carnegie.

“It’s amazing and it went so smoothly.”

Volunteers from almost two dozen community groups and businesses supported Revelstoke’s Emergency Services personnel in going door-to-door collecting donations for the food bank.

They fanned across the city, to Columbia Park, Farwell, the Big Eddy, Southside, Arrow Heights and beyond.

When they returned to the RCMP detachment, they brought back truckloads of goods that filled box after box. “It was just an amazing, amazing project,” said Carnegie.

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The youngest group of aspiring acrobats was having fun at the new acrobats gymnasium, which opened last week inside Begbie View Elementary.

The Times Review visited when the kindergarten and grade one kids were having their class.

Instructors Heather Cretelli and Jef Kline wer teaching them some basics, like how to fall backward (top) and how to fall forward (left). Of course, they also got some chances to jump up and down and try some tricks (left).

The new space has an extra-high ceiling, which is expected to boost the performance of the competitive team, and maybe even the freestyle athletes that use the gym to practice their aerial manouevres.

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Revelstoke Minor Hockey started its season last weekend, with its atom, peewee and bantam teams in action.

On Saturday, the bantam Griz-

zlies downed Vernon 8-2 in tier three action. Meanwhile, the peewee Grizzlies defeated the Merritt Centennials 6-0.

On Sunday, the tier four peewee Grizzlies won again, beating the Salmon Arm Silvertips tier 3

team 6-4. The atom Grizzlies lost to Salmon Arm 7-6.

The bantam Grizzlies play host to Kamloops this Saturday, Sept.

29, at 3 p.m., and again on Sunday, Sept. 30, at 10:50 a.m. Both games are at the Forum.

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Grizzlies earn three points on road trip ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com

The Revelstoke Grizzlies took on two division rivals last weekend, downing the Chase Heat 5-2 on Friday before falling to the Sicamous Eagles 5-4 in double-overtime on Saturday.

“There’s definitely going to be a big rivalry this year between us and Chase and Sicamous.

I think our whole division is going to be tight this year,” said coach Kevin Kraus following the weekend action.

Friday night saw the Revelstoke Grizzlies travel to Chase to take on the Heat, who beat Revelstoke a week earlier.

Aiden Silzer-Hooker, a Revelstoke native, gave Chase a 1-0 lead after the first period, but Austin Donaldson tied it up for Revelstoke with a penalty shot goal early in the second.

Chase made it 2-1 when Catlin McLeod scored a power play goal midway through the frame.

When the third period started, Revelstoke took on new life, putting four pucks in the net for a 5-2 win. Dylan Ossman, Braden Seyl, Spencer Samuel and Darnel St. Pierre all score for the Grizzlies. Aaron Brandoli stopped 27 shots in nets.

“We played well. We took care of our chances and put Chase away,” said Kraus. “We

didn’t let them get back in the game like we had in previous games.”

On Saturday, Revelstoke travelled to Sicamous, looking for its second win of the year over their Eagle Pass rivals.

Riley Creighton got the Grizzlies on the board first with his first goal of the year near the midway point of the period. He was assisted by Cody Hendrickson.

Brett Trofanenko tied it up for Sicamous later in the period but Ossman restored Revelstoke’s lead with a minute to go.

Samuel made it 3-1 Grizzlies 95 seconds into the second period, but Revelstoke’s lead didn’t last as Nathan Grieve and Corbin Marcotte scored goals 100 seconds apart to tie the game heading into the third period.

In the final frame, Brodie Buhler scored for Revelstoke and Connor Buick for Sicamous to make the score 4-4 and send the game to overtime.

There, Cameron Berry scored with 2:05 left to go in the second overtime period to give Sicamous a 5-4 win.

Goaltender Conrad MacMillan made 49 saves for Revelstoke in the loss.

“Saturday night I thought from the get go for both teams

was a very sloppy game. It was back-and-forth and a lot of the goals weren’t very nice,” Kraus said. “We had them up in the third and let a weak one in to tie it and a controversial goal in the overtime and they ended up squeaking one out there.”

Kraus singled out Dylan Ossman for his strong play. The rookie forward scored two goals over the weekend, giving him four on the season. “The kid just seems to put the puck in the net.”

He also highlighted the plays of the local forwards on the team – brothers Kent and Cody Hendrickson, Brodie Buhler, Chevy Hantula and Riley Creighton.

“I thought those five kids really stood out for me and they battled for me all weekend and played good,” Kraus said.

The Grizzlies also made one trade last week, sending defenceman Tyler Bolduc to the North Okanagan Knights for future considerations to make room for some younger defencemen and the return of Andrew Standish.

Revelstoke was set to face the Kamloops Storm at home on Tuesday night, after press time.

This weekend the Grizzlies host the Kelowna Chiefs on Friday before heading down to Summerland on Saturday to take on Tyler Reay picked up four assists in two games for the Revelstoke Grizzlies last weekend.

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It may be time to expand your family, Cancer. For those who are not ready for more kids, a new pet can add a different atmosphere to the house. Visit a December 22– local shelter for some January 19 prospects.

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Ceremony marks 50th anniversary of Trans-Canada Highway ALEX COOPER reporter@revelstoketimesreview.com

About 50 people attended a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Trans-Canada Highway in Woodenhead Park in Revelstoke Friday morning.

The ceremony was an occasion for several dignitaries to go celebrate the history of the highway and tout its benefits to the province and the community.

The Trans-Canada Highway opened in the summer of 1962. There were two ceremonies marking its opening. The province held its opening on July 30 with a ceremony about 12 kilometres east of Revelstoke. Then, on Sept.

3, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker attended a ceremony at Rogers Pass marking the official opening of the highway.

Friday’s ceremony was attended by Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks, Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, Cathy English of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives, most city councillors, Bob Gaglardi, whose father Phil was the B.C. Minister of Transport when the highway opened; and Rob Hart, whose father was a civil highway engineer for the Department of Public Works when the highway was opened.

They each took turns going over the virtues of the highway. Wilks talked about how it helped open up Glacier National Parks to the public and he praised the “hard work that goes into keeping this vital route open and safe for those travelling through this stunning

mountainous terrain each year.”

Councillor Gary Starling, standing in for Mayor David Raven, talked about how the highway was a boon for Revelstoke and how it provided access for people and commerce to get here.

Cathy English went over the history of the construction and opening of the highway.

“The opening of the Rogers Pass section of the Trans-Canada Highway was extremely significant both for the country and for Revelstoke,” she said. “I think a lot of people were aware it was going to change the town significantly.”

Indeed it did, marking the beginning of a long, slow change from a mostly resourcebased economy to one with a heavy tourism component today.

While most dignitaries used the occasion to recite history or talk about the significance of the highway, Norm Macdonald used the occasion to push for improvement to the highway.

“I think we need to use these sorts of events to push to continue to make improvements on this section of highway,” he said in his speech. “I think that’s one of the messages that we take out of this event – that we need to continue to push to take a road that in places is still 50 years old and bring it up to a standard that’s appropriate for the travel that’s here.”

During the ceremony, Rob Hart, whose father Nick Huculak helped design the Rogers Pass section of the highway, drove in

From left: Tim Palmer, the CAO of the City of Revelstoke; Bob Gaglardi, son of Phil Gaglardi, who was the B.C. Minister of Transportation when the Trans-Canada Highway was finished; Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks, Revelstoke councillors Gary Starling and Steve Bender; Cathy English of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives, Columbia River–Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, and Rob Hart, whose father was the chief engineer for the Department of Public Works when the highway was built.

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from Calgary to present English with the survey transit that his father used to plot out the last bend of the road through Rogers Pass. He also recounted meeting John Diefenbaker at the opening ceremony.

“It was a huge event and I can remember I was just a shade over {4.5] years-old, too scared to shake John Diefenbaker’s hand,” he

said. “Everybody was twice as tall as I was and he was kind of an ornery looking old man to me.”

Once the speeches were done, many of the dignitaries got into the classic cars of the Revelstoke Vintage Car Club for a drive through Rogers Pass to the main ceremony at the new Donald Bridge near Golden.

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In Loving Memory of my Godson

Frankie Brunetti

The sun is still shining The sky is still blue But our lives now, Are not the same with out you.

Words cannot describe how much we miss you Frankie.

We will miss you forever and always.

(March 15, 1989 - September 29, 2011)

Your life was a blessing, Your memory a treasure...

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May the winds blow gently and whisper in your ear, so that you may know how much I love and miss you.

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Adopt a Pet

Clockwise from above: The Revelstoke Grizzlies join staff members from the Revelstoke Credit Union, who organized the race this year, moving it to a new Queen Elizabeth Park base.

Right: Men’s 12-kilomentre winner Rory Luxmoore (59) was in third while nearing the end of the Greenbelt stage. He is followed by women’s 12-kilometre winner Megan Evans.

Members of the Revelstoke Nordic team get ready for some dryland training at the Grizzly Bear race.

Photos by Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

This is Midnight, a young lady of about 1½ years. She's on the look-out for a place to call home. She's black with just a wee bit of white, and she is both friendly and full of fun.

If you are interested in meeting Midnight or any of the animals in the Animal Shelter, please contact the Animal Control Officer at 250-837-4747. If you would like information through email please send it to revelstokehumanesociety@gmail.com To view the animals for adoption in Revelstoke check out our website; www.revpound.petfinder.com.

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WE’VE GOT THE REGION COVERED

Times Review Classifieds Effective and Efficient

Call 250-837-4667 Email:classified@revelstoketimesreview.com CLASSIFIED DEADLINE THURSDAY, 4:00 pm prior to next issue

AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

There were many changes to the Revelstoke Grizzly Bear Run 2012, including a new sponsor, new courses, new location and a new feel.

126 racers took part in the Sept. 23 event that is more of a community race than a competitive one, with an emphasis on fun and including children and youth.

The Revelstoke Credit Union (RCU) took over as the lead sponsor, transforming the race into a community affair.

“We decided to bring it downtown here ... in the centre of the community and utilize the Greenbelt,” said organizer Todd Webber of the RCU. “Everyone’s been on it, they’re comfortable with it, it’s great with the kids, so we chose to go with that route.”

Webber said several RCU staff are active runners and they decided to get involved as the organizers this year.

The five-kilometre route started at Queen Elizabeth Park and headed downtown briefly before heading through Cen-

tennial Park, past the Illecillewaet Greenbelt and back. The 12-kilometre course added an extra loop into Arrow Heights.

The 2012 race wasn’t sanctioned by the Interior Running Association as it had been in previous years. That meant there were just a few competitive runners from out of town. In the past, racers from the Okanagan, Shuswap and beyond travelled to race and gain points on the circuit.

Jarrett Spannier had been a key organizer of the race for the past years under the banner of the Revelstoke Alpine Runners. In a brief speech following the race, he thanked former organizer Robin Abear for her help, and also welcomed the new RCU team. “I’d like to thank the Revelstoke Credit Union for saving this race for this community. A big round of applause for [RCU organizer] Crystal [Robichaud].”

Not having to man the timing booth allowed Spannier to race in his trademark Superman cape, (finishing 10th overall in the 12k with a time of 53:35.)

Rory Luxmoore won the men’s 12k with a time of 45:29, reeling in two early

leaders at about the six-kilometre mark.

“My kilometres were under four minutes, which I was pretty happy with,” he said.

He finished ahead of Denis Ryan of North Vancouver (46:40) and Gordon Mason of Revelstoke (49:00).

National champion Nordic skier Megan Evans had her best ever road racing result to date, finishing first amongst women with a time of 49:47. “I felt pretty good. I was kind of confused about pacing — I think I went out too fast, but it worked out,” said the Grade 11 RSS student.

The top three finishers in the five-kilometre race were Rory Christie-Hoyle (22:36), Nina McKinlay (22:58) and Mel Grasso (23:10).

Following the race participants gathered in Queen Elizabeth Park for a barbecue, live music and lots of prizes and draws. Members of the Revelstoke Grizzlies volunteered to help with set up and prize duties.

See revelstoketimesreview.com for a photo gallery from the 2012 race.

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