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Ghostbusters clear earthbound spirits from city hall

City fines, takes motor inn to court over flashing Christmas lights Case highlights adversarial nature of city/business relations on permit and signage issues and complex, confusing bylaw; the result is costs to taxpayers as both sides lawyer up after failing to work together amicably AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

Mike and Cahrei Rowland of Kelowna’s Healing Haunted Houses visited Revelstoke in late September where they performed rituals at City Hall, the Revelstoke Museum, the Revelstoke Railway Museum and the Revelstoke Courthouse. They freed ‘earthbound spirits’ from the buildings and shared some of their stories. See page 5 for our Halloween feature on their visit.

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It was some pretty harsh criticism from the mayor in a town hall forum – especially when the person being critcized wasn’t there to defend themselves.

“Cheesy, Las Vegas at its worst,” were the mayor’s words to describe two motels that have put up permanent Christmas lights – ones the city is trying to force them to take down.

“They’ve gone beyond appropriate to being quite gaudy,” mayor Raven said.

“They’ve contravened a lot of the planning and decor – the heritage values we’ve got in town.”

The question was about an upcoming court case in which the owners of the Gateway Inn on Victoria Road are disputing a $500 fine and an order to remove lights. It came at the city’s Oct. 25 town hall meeting.

Gateway Inn, page 7

Missing plane discovery ends 12-year mystery Wreck discovered in Eagle Pass but pilot still unaccounted for after search by RCMP and Revelstoke Search & Rescue and family showers.

At 6:10 p.m. Lethbridge Flight Services notified the B.C. Rescue Coordination Centre that Hesse had failed to arrive on schedule.

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Ernie Hesse Sr., 62, had about 35 years of flying experience when he taxied his two-tone, single-engine, 1959 Piper Comanche onto the runway of the 108 Mile Airport.

Sept. 8, 2000 was a cloudy day at the small airport just outside of 100 Mile House, B.C. The Stratford, Ont. native had just purchased the aging blue and white plane from a local resident and was on the first leg of his journey back to Ontario. His first scheduled stop was Lethbridge, Alta.

Hesse was not familiar with his newly-purchased antique plane.

He’d taken it for a test flight the day before and ran into mechanical problems.

Tom Schaff was the manager of

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Ernie Hesse was flying a single-engine 1959 Piper Comanche like this one when his disappeared en route from 100 Mile House, B.C. to Lethbridge, Alta on a path that took him past Revelstoke on Sept. 8, 2000.

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the 108 Mile Airport in 2000. He helped Hesse deal with the mechanical troubles. “It turned out to be a faulty spark plug, and I fixed it,” Schaff told the 100 Mile Free Press

back in 2000. “It’s quite common.”

The problem solved, Hesse paid for the plane and filed his flight plans for the next day.

As he lifted off into the clouds at

about 1 p.m., he faced a challenging flight over the Rocky Mountains.

The forecast on his route predicted deteriorating conditions; scattered and broken cloud, rain and thunder-

The archives of the 100 Mile House Free Press detail an extensive search for Hesse’s plane.

Archives indicate at least nine aircraft were involved, conducting a grid search over parts of an estimated 20,000 square kilometres along his flight path.

Officials pulled the plug on the search on Sept. 22., but the pilot’s son, Ernie Hesse Jr. bankrolled a private search after that, including helicopter time.

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Tech career opportunities booming in B.C. BRITISH COLUMBIA HAS A READY SOURCE OF GREAT JOBS AND CAREERS IN TECHNOLOGY. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS NEED TO KEEP UP WITH THAT DEMAND John Leech, Executive Director of the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC, explains that, “Every system we rely on – water, roads and transportation, telecommunications and Internet, hydro and natural gas, environment, health, forestry, and many more – utilizes engineering and applied science technology professionals working in the background. BC’s telecom and IT, animation and many other sectors produce new careers every month.”

ASTTBC has more than 10,000 members currently working in thousands of careers available to graduates of two-year diploma programs available at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and other B.C. colleges and institutes.

“Our members enjoy rewarding, well-paid and often recession-proof careers in public service and the private sector alike,” Leech states.

“For huge numbers of young men and women, technology is the answer. In B.C. and across Canada, technology permeates every workplace and job. We need to get capable students involved and engaged in applied sciences and head off workforce shortages by building a

B.C. ‘Science and Technology Culture’.”

Leech calls on government for renewed efforts to build student skills and confidence in math and science programming.

“We especially need to interest young students in science and how things work,” Leech says. “Young students use technology every day – smart phones, iPads and computers. They play video games, even build robots.”

Leech lauds the recent “Year of Science” program that encouraged students toward so-called “STEM” subjects – science, technology, engineering and math. Citing the recent $6 million B.C. campaign to encourage careers in trades, Leech urges a similar effort to build awareness of engineering technology education and careers.

BC Technology Industries Association employers like Telus and BC Hydro and many smaller technology-rich companies say the single most important position they now struggle to fill is Specialty Technician/Technologist. Even the Canadian Council of Chief Executives expressed concern that only 37 per cent of 16- to 18-year-olds

Two recent ASTTBC technology award recipients: Heather is Supervisor, Transportation Engineering for the City of Prince George, overseeing major construction projects. Paul works in the FortisBC Electricity Calibration Lab in Penticton.

were interested in taking even one post-secondary course in sciences, according to a recent Angus Reid survey.

Leech says the opportunities for those seeking work in the technology field are considerable given a wave of retirements of presentgeneration B.C. technology professionals that is already underway.

“Half of our membership is now middle-aged at 45-plus, and 22 per cent are over age 55!” he says.

“Every region of B.C. shows growing demand,” Leech concludes. “New two-year technology diploma programs are still needed in the north and central B.C. However, young people are investing to travel so they can earn the neces-

sary tech qualifications.”

It would appear their investment is a smart move, as it will result in a broad range of career opportunities. Industries in all regions of B.C. support programs for local trainees to fill engineering and applied science technologist, technician and technical specialist positions.

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Oil pipeline protesters gather at Grizzly Plaza Opponents of Northern Gateway project gather in Revelstoke as part of province-wide day of action AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

About 75 people rallied in Revelstoke’s Grizzly Plaza on Oct. 24 as part of a noon-hour protest against oil pipelines, including the Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal. The local protest was one of over 60 in communities across B.C. organized by Defend Our Coast.

Demonstrators targeted their local MLA offices, but since there’s not a constituency office here, they held the protest in the downtown plaza.

Local organizer Jennifer Crockford gave a brief speech before organizing the crowd for a photo to be sent beck to Defend Our Coast.

Afterwards attendees hung around and chatted with each other.

In an interview, Crockford said she was primarily motivated by protecting wilderness. “For me it was about pipelines crossing some of the [most] pristine nature in northern B.C., but even more [importantly] about the supertankers coming into the Kitimat port and going through Hecate Strait.

Most of us agree that there will be an oil spill – it’s just a given,” she said.

Crockford also cited larger geopolitical issues, such as the controversial proposed Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act (FIPA). The trade act signed by Prime Minister Ste-

Revelstoke protest organizer Jennifer Crockford.

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phen Harper is scheduled to go into effect Nov. 1 without debate in Parliament. Critics say the law will give Chinese state-owned mineral and oil companies the authority to skirt Canadian environment rules and labour laws.

“Our country is possibly going down a really bad path of letting foreign interests take over our oil,” she said. “It’s part of the great Canadian heritage to give away our resources – maybe it’s time to stop.”

“When you see that people in a small town in the Southeastern part of B.C. are this committed to stopping the Northern Gateway Pipeline, it tells me that there is a huge movement against the [pipeline],” Crockford added.

Resident Stu Smith said the risks and legacy to future generations are unacceptable. “The grandchildren of the politicians

About 75 protesters gathered in Grizzly Plaza on Oct. 25 to protest two oil pipeline projects proposed for B.C. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

that are making these decisions are being left in a position where it’s not if, it’s when they’re going to be dealing with the clean up of a horrendous mess on our pristine rivers and our coastline in B.C.,” he said.

For Smith, the pipeline issue will determine his vote in upcoming elections. “I’m a proud Canadian but I’m ashamed of my government and the decisions it’s making,” he said.

Resident Leah Evans said she’d travelled to areas in Northern B.C. where the pipeline route is planned. “It’s beautiful. I think a lot of people don’t realize what we have, and to see something destroy that – that can never come back,” she said.”

Wednesday’s protests followed Monday’s rally in Victoria where more than 2,000 protesters gathered on the B.C. legislature lawn, some promising to provoke arrests as well as criticizing proposed heavy oil pipelines from Alberta to the B.C. coast.

Organizers of the Victoria rally offered training in civil disobedience techniques to the more than 1,000 people who signed up for the protest, under the banner of Defend Our Coast. Sponsored by Greenpeace and the Council of Canadians, the coalition includes unions, aboriginal leaders and environmental organizations. Victoria Police were out in force to back up legis-

lature security, who locked the buildings down and turned away visitors for the day.

The new proposals are “job killers” because more diluted bitumen from the Alberta oil sands will be shipped out raw, either from Burnaby or Kitimat, said David Coles, president of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union.

The protests focused on two proposed projects, Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline from northern Alberta to Kitimat and the pending application by Kinder Morgan to twin its oil pipeline that has been carrying Alberta oil to Burnaby and Washington state for more than 60 years. ~with notes from Black Press

RCMP bust grow op on Viers Crescent AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

Revelstoke RCMP took about 60 marijuana plants from a “small, sophisticated” grow op

on Viers Crescent on Oct. 24.

Revelstoke RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Thomas Blakney said a single male resident has been arrested and is facing charges of possession for the purpose of

trafficking.

He said the man had rented the house and appeared to be living in the home alongside the grow op. Damage to the home as a result of the cultivation operation

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RCMP don’t have any other suspects at this time. Blakney said it was the first time this individual has been charged with marijuana production.

Blakney warned that grow ops pose an electrical hazard.

“There’s always a risk of fire,” he said.

The man is scheduled to appear in Revelstoke Provincial Court on Jan.9, 2013 to face the charges.

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Continue taking them throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding as well.

Donating blood is a very selfless thing to do. It is easy to do and you can’t catch any disease by donating.

You can donate every eight weeks but if each Canadian eligible to donate did it only twice yearly, there would be enough blood for all medical needs. Our Canadian blood system is the safest it has ever been.

supporters of regular walking as an exercise.

Using walking poles can be useful especially when walking over uneven terrain. Used properly, the poles help exercise the upper body muscles more and help us maintain better balance.

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City announces new engineering director

Changes aimed at unclogging courts

Engineer attended Australian Defence Force Academy, blogs about sustainable engineering design, worked in Castlegar on sustainability

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The City of Revelstoke has announced Mike Thomas, P. Eng., as the city’s new Director of Engineering.

Thomas most recently worked as Manager of Engineering Services in Langley, B.C. and before that as City Engineer in Rossland.

“I am excited to live and work in Revelstoke and provide engineering direction and leadership to the city,” Thomas said in a statement. “My family and I are looking forward to becoming part of the community and experiencing the diverse activities that the region has to offer.”

“We are excited to have Mike join the city staff and look forward to his expertise and energy as he addresses the challenges ahead of us,” mayor David Raven said in a statement.

The new engineering director studied engineering at the Australian Defence Force Academy and completed his Bachelor of Engineering at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Aus-

New City of Revelstoke Director of Engineering & Public Works Mike Thomas. UrbanWorkbench

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Thomas maintains a blog called UrbanWorkbench along with another engineer. “We have an interest in sustainable engineering design within urban areas, having worked on the design and construction of municipal infrastructure, as well as large scale residential housing, road corridor and industrial sites where sustainability has been a driving design criteria,” states the blog’s ‘about’ page. “Other experience includes road and subdivision design, golf

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course subdivision, on-site sewer and stormwater treatment, waste transfer station design, sewer force main design, and solutions for sustainable total water cycle management strategies.”

Thomas took part in the Australian Federal Government’s House of Representatives Standing Committee for the Environment, working with others to contribute a paper “on the role of green roof technology in the the goal of developing sustainable cities in Australia.”

Thomas lived in Castlegar while working in Rossland. While there he participated in sustainable community initiatives including the Creston Grain Community Supported Agriculture Project, the Castlegar Integrated Sustainability Planning Process and the TransitionCastlegar project.

He starts work here on Nov. 29. Those interested in meeting Thomas can attend a meet and greet at city hall from noon to 2 p.m. on Nov. 29.

Thomas takes over the position from Brian Mallett, who tragically passed away suddenly in May.

VICTORIA – Attorney General Shirley Bond has launched a new court management system designed to improve efficiency and cut down the backlog of criminal cases.

The changes are based on a review of the system conducted by lawyer Geoffrey Cowper, which analyzed a “culture of delay” that resists change. Cowper concluded the problem is partly because there is an incentive, particularly for defence lawyers, to delay cases, and no system for enforcing timely hearings of evidence.

“During the review there was a general sense that judges and lawyers have their own, insulated sense of what constitutes timeliness and responsiveness,” Cowper wrote in his report, released in September.

Bond announced the first phase of changes, including the establishment of a new oversight organization.

“The Justice and Public Safety Council will be asked to publish performance measures, and we’re going to look at designing and determining what those measures are, and there will be targets attached to them,” Bond said at a news conference in Kamloops Monday.

Samiran Lakshman, president of the B.C. Crown Counsel Association, said he welcomes the changes to a system that has prosecutors in some communities overwhelmed.

“Not every courthouse has a delay problem,” Lakshman said. “We have acute delay issues in the busiest courthouse in the province, which is Sur-

rey, as well as places like Fort St. John, Nanaimo and Richmond.”

In Surrey, he said it currently takes 14 months or more to schedule a half a day for a brief trial. Defendants who have waited 18 months or more can apply for and often receive a stay of proceedings because their case has taken too long.

Both Lakshman and NDP justice critic Leonard Krog have repeatedly pointed to a reduction of 16 provincial court judges since 2005. Lakshman said the recent imposition of a government-wide hiring freeze has slowed the replacement of prosecutors, sheriffs and court clerks, because each new hire requires approval from the head of the public service.

Bond has questioned why waiting time in courts goes up even when the crime rate and the number of new cases declines. She says it should not take an average of seven appearances in court before a criminal case goes to trial.

In his report, Cowper noted that 98 per cent of criminal cases end with a guilty plea or a stay of proceedings, but the system treats all cases as if they are going to trial. He said the number of new cases dropped sharply last year as most impaired driving charges were replaced with roadside suspensions, and now is at the same level as the early 1990s.

“The current rules were the result of a wholesale change made over a decade ago to involve judges more actively in the pre-trial phase of proceedings to encourage early resolution and reduce the high proportion of cases that collapse on the first day of trial,” Cowper wrote. “Neither prosecutors nor defence counsel changed their practices in order to realize the potential of the new rules.”

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Earthbound spirits, negative energies freed from city hall AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

It certainly wasn’t the kind of welcome you’d expect from a trained hospitality professional.

A middle-aged couple walk into the Revelstoke Tourism Information Centre, explain they’re in town from Kelowna for the day and are looking for information on old buildings and landmarks.

The man hands over his business card.

As if she’d seen a ghost, the woman behind the counter turns white, throws the card back towards him and takes a step back from the counter.

Mike “The Ghost Guy” Rowland of Healing Haunted Houses is a ghostbuster, and he travelled to Revelstoke in late September to free ghosts from historical buildings in town – and hopefully drum up some private business for his consultancy.

The clerk, it seems, believed in ghosts.

I can understand the clerk’s surprise. Rowland and his ghostbusting partner Cahrei don’t look like those who free ghosts from earthly purgatory.

At first glance, they could have been here to find new retail partners for their vertical blind business, or open an instant windshield chip repair franchise. He’s in a white, striped knit top and relaxed-fit khaki slacks, she’s in a fuchsia floral blouse and black Capri pants. As it were, they were here to delve into the world of lost souls.

Ghosts – or earthbound spirits as Rowland prefers – sometimes have trouble crossing over to the great beyond. “It’s about crossing them over into the light,” he explains. “It’s a service we do for those who are lost between two worlds.”

When we set up the appointment, we decided to find a building with lots of skeletons in the

Mike and Cahrei Rowland of Healing Haunted Houses perform a ritual to free earthbound souls from Revelstoke City Hall in late September. Check out the front steps ... freaky.

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closet. A building haunted by moribund souls who whiled their days away purposelessly shuffling papers, making things clink, clank and squeak. Lost souls condemned to write reports that will be shelved, never to be read, then repeat the process for eternity. OK, you get it now: Revelstoke City Hall.

As I rode my bike to the meeting, I wondered how they’d actually chase the ghosts out. Proton packs? PKE meters? Ecto goggles? Electric ghost traps?

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If I’m lucky, maybe a blood sacrifice with some good visuals, I thought. Perhaps they’ll cut the head off a chicken and squirt blood on the front steps, or something.

I wanted to make a crack to them about the mysterious symbols that had just appeared on sidewalks all over Revelstoke. “It’s really freaky,” I’d say. “Nobody knows how they got there.”

They say in journalism the bias is always towards the story; there’s that desire for a dramatic and exciting narrative. Well, I’m going to do the responsible thing and tell you that the Healing Haunted Houses method for freeing ghosts isn’t that exciting at all.

There was a short centring ritual of sorts – kind of like a yoga class warm-up.

Mike and Cahrei mostly sat on the bench out front of city hall and flipped through a tabulated binder while they performed quiet rituals. To the many passersby on that stunning fall day, they could have been a couple of city hall staffers taking advantage of the sunny day to review a policy manual on the front bench.

There was murmuring, and some speaking directly to the earthbound spirits. I listened carefully, but I could only hear Mike and Cahrei’s end of the conversation.

For over half an hour they flipped back and forth through that tabbed binder, all the while speaking with earthbound spirits.

Then, a long list of the trapped souls and their histories start coming out.

Mike senses a group of seven negative energies. He asked me if city council met in the building. No, the negative energies meet across the street, I thought.

They explain to me that the first batch of earthbound spirits freed during their ritual was a group of 12 “rough” men and women were killed in a backcountry landslide in 1889. The

spirits stayed with their bodies, hoping to be found. “Apparently no one ever came and they found themselves trapped in another way, in a place between where they were as people and where they needed to go to complete their journey of life,” Rowland wrote to me in a post-ritual report.

There was another group of five pioneers. The men and women died after their wagon slipped off an icy winter trail, rolling down and embankment, also killing the horse team. “They did not share why they stayed behind and why they took up residence in city hall,” Rowland said.

Another group of seven First Nations women were killed by European settlers, he said. Rowland said they wouldn’t elaborate more.

In total, Mike and Cahrei said they liberated 191 earthbound spirits and 194 negative energies from the Revelstoke City Hall building.

He describes the ritual as a service to those who he helps pass onto the next world. “If I was stuck in a place that didn’t seem like reality, it wouldn’t feel right,” Rowland said. I concur – I sit through city council meetings all the time, wishing someone would bring me back to reality.

After city hall, Mike and Cahrei went on to perform similar rituals at the Revelstoke Courthouse, the Revelstoke Railway Museum and the Revelstoke Museum.

They tell me they uncovered a 1941 food poisoning that killed four – at the time it was thought to be a group suicide, but by speaking with the souls they learned otherwise.

They relate other tales of lost souls.

Mike also puts a pitch in for his website healinghauntedhouses.com. For a fee, they’ll do private residences, he explains – even using an “energetic connection” over the phone. “It’s just like making a long distance call,” he said.

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evelstoke placed in the top 10 per cent of communities in the most recent reporting on socio-economic conditions in B.C. – an annual reporting completed by BC Stats based on economic hardship, crime, health problems and education concerns. Revelstoke was one of only three rural areas in B.C. to reach this level.

Given the ongoing global financial difficulties, our local economy is doing well, in part because of its diversity. The local forest sector is almost fully recovered from the downturn in 2007 – and notably none of the local operations took downtime as many others did in the province. This is in part because the local businesses produce high value wood products, from a range of tree species, such as quality dimension lumber, beams, architectural wood and flooring – not 2x4s as from most interior mills.

As well, skier days at RMR and winter accommodation counts have ticked up every year, and are predicted to increase again this season, creating a growing winter visitor season. The new tourism infrastructure and marketing funding that we receive as a B.C. resort community has fostered some cooperative marketing, created the Stoke shuttle service and expanded our snowmobile, biking and Nordic ski trails and related buildings, among other things. Revelstoke is now buzzing with tourists in both the summer and the winter seasons with an estimated 14,000 people in town during busy days.

As the third leg of our diversified economy, CPR is also picking up as the economy recov-

ers.

While economic conditions are improving locally, global financial conditions remain unstable. This creates uncertainty about the future, and a hesitance for investors to commit to new projects. This continuing uncertainty as well as the challenges of finding and retaining skilled workers, filling accommodations during the shoulder seasons and improving transportation links into the community are issues the team has been told need to be priorities for action in the ICSP. From a social perspective several factors of our quality of life are better than most B.C. communities – serious crime remains comparatively low (though serious crimes have increased in recent years), we are relatively healthy and we’ve taken many steps to make life better for seniors – in fact Revelstoke was one of twelve communities to receive ‘Age Friendly B.C. Recognition’ for our efforts to support older residents in remaining healthy and active in the community.

We are also leaders in early child development, school-based education and literacy. This has been achieved through community-wide partnerships of local, regional and provincial organizations working together to support our kids and families. The recent Children’s Charter is an illustration of this commitment.

However, there are opportunities to improve social conditions in Revelstoke. Problem substance use and drug-related offences are growing issues. Finding affordable housing and the high cost of living are challenges for many residents, particularly given the seasonal nature of the forestry and tourism sectors. Opportunities and activities for youth are limited. And the mix of year-round working families and the growing number of seasonal workers and visitors can lead to conflicts.

In recent years, working in partnership with community organizations, the Revelstoke Social Development Committee – a group of social sector specialists, business representatives and citizens appointed by the City - has facilitated strategies to address substance use and poverty reduction and compiled resources for newcomers to Revelstoke. Okanagan Col-

lege has taken leadership in crafting a Community Youth Assessment & Action Plan, resulting in a new Youth Initiative to improve opportunities for youth.

The Poverty Reduction Strategy reveals some important facts about socio-economic conditions in Revelstoke: • 1170 family units or 32.4% of all households filing income taxes can be considered low income based on the actual cost of living in Revelstoke – not 17% of households based on government low income cut-offs.

• A two-parent family of four needs a total household income of $66,000 per year – before tax – to meet their needs in Revelstoke today.

This means both parents have to be working all year making at least a ‘living wage’ of $17.75 per hour.

• Rental housing prices are the highest in the region, and are 52% to 150% higher than in 2006. Although the cost of purchasing housing has stabilized – though over 30% higher than before the resort announcement – property taxes continue to increase.

• Single individuals, particularly women, whose median income is nearly half that of men, lone-parent families and residents receiving Income Assistance and Disability Pensions are most frequently living below low-income levels.

• Food bank usage has increased dramatically with many current clients employed and most living in private rental housing.

The recent Community Survey was one of the first steps in creating this ICSP. It will provide more details on residents’ views about the community. The results will be available early in November.

Find out more about the ICSP, and the results of the community survey, and share your ideas about how to improve our local economy and social conditions at the upcoming Community Fair. Mark your calendar for November 27 at the Community Centre and plan to join us.

Cindy Pearce is a lead consultant on the City of Revelstoke’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan team.

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Sign bylaw draws city into legal battle Gateway Inn, from page 1 The matter came up at the Aug. 14 city council meeting, where staff was directed to enforce a ban on the lights. But what wasn’t so clear in the staff report is the lights targeted aren’t just the multicoloured rope lights on the archway at the entrance to the hotel; city hall wants him to take down the Christmas lights that line his entire motel because they flash.

Fine, says Gateway Inn owner William Zhao, just point out where in the bylaw it says flashing Christmas lights aren’t allowed, and get started informing everyone else in town not to put them up. “Everybody is OK, why am I not OK?” he asks.

William Zhao took over the Gateway Inn after moving here eight years ago from Vancouver.

The issue, says Zhao, is much more complicated than some Christmas lights. It’s been a couple years of dealing with city inspectors after he decided to tear down some shacky, dilapidated storage buildings in the back parking lot and replace them with modern facilities.

He shows me the permit, and conditions placed on it by the city’s Design Review Committee. Since then, he said he’s dealt with many city staff over multiple inspections during the construction process.

He said he tried to work in a spirit of cooperation, but the whole thing went sideways. “One person tells me this thing, another person tells you another,” he said.

Before long, the whole proj-

Revelstoke Gateway Inn owner William Zhao said an unneccessarily complex and convoluted development process for a garage, greenhouse (pictured) and a shed snowballed into an acrimonious dispute with the city. He’s had enough and is asking his lawyer to do the talking from here.

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ect was off the rails and communications between the parties was snarled.

“What do you want me to do?

I’ll do it,” Zhao said of the construction issues.

The Gateway Inn’s back parking lot isn’t visible from Victoria

Road. I have to agree the whole area of the hotel is much improved over the historical photos. There’s a new storage garage, an improved greenhouse, a gazebo and a picnic area. He plans to use the greenhouse to start more perrenials to improve the gardens around his inn.

That’s the point, Zhao said. He works hard in the peak season and makes the improvements he can in the shoulder seasons, little by little. The city process is overly-bureaucratic and not flexible enough to meet the needs of a business owner juggling the demands of everyday business with the desire to improve. He notes having to reapply for permits when they expire – too soon in his opinion.

I recalled the Aug. 14 city council meeting. I decided not to do a story on the issue because the city’s staff report seemed pretty clear cut. And a few lights on a gate aren’t really a big deal. But after looking through Zhao’s version of the paperwork – paperwork issued by the city – I’m not so sure.

Zhao’s narrative is compelling; but his moderate English abilities seem to leave him at a disadvantage against a legalese-laden trail of paperwork, and the adversarial bent that is evidenced in a report to the Aug. 14 council meeting.

That report links building permit issues to the Christmas lights issue. Zhao feels once the construction project went sideways, city staff started dinging him for unrelated issues. He’s decided not to back down on the Christmas

MLA: Gov’t showing ‘a real lack of care for seniors’

MLA REPORT

BY NORM MACDONALD In the last weeks, a number of my communities have lost highly respected elders whose lives were celebrated in memorial services that outlined years of service to community and a commitment to future generations.

It is a tremendous reminder of the important contribution that seniors make to our society. And I believe that we must

honour that contribution by enhancing our democracy, protecting the things we hold in common, and ensuring opportunity for our children.

And we must be sure that we make choices that show seniors just how deeply we value what they have given and what they continue to give to our communities.

But I am concerned that too frequently the way our seniors are treated shows very little respect.

Programs like DriveABLE which caused tremendous and unnecessary strain on seniors showed a real lack of care for seniors. Although the BC Liberals will claim that they’ve ‘fixed’ the program, the very fact that they would force this program which was so poorly thought out onto seniors shows that seniors are not a BC Liberal priority.

Other actions of government have

caused real difficulties for seniors such as the increases to residential care fees, the limiting of health care services and closure of rural health facilities such as the Kimberley Hospital which was closed shortly after the BC Liberals took power.

We need to make life better for seniors. We need to invest in ensuring that seniors are comfortable and cared for.

This is what I hear from the people I represent. People in this area are very clear that they want the best for the elders in our society.

And I agree. Who we are as a province is measured by the way we treat our seniors. And, in British Columbia, we simply have to do better. *** Norm Macdonald is the MLA for the riding of Columbia River—Revelstoke.

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lights issue. “I already hired a lawyer,” he said. “It’s a totally different story.”

It turns out this conflict with the city wasn’t the first one for Zhao.

He added two statues to his gateway when he took over the inn.

They look like figureheads from an ancient Greek pirate ship – two Mediterranean-featured sirens adorned in Rococo-styled linen robes dripping with grape bunches. The topless figures pose seductively, their arms interlaced over their heads as they cast their gazes downward – towards the back parking lot.

They used to cast their alluring eyes onto Victoria Road from the big gateway structure at the inn, attracting passing motorists to the inn. Zhao said they were also maligned in a public forum without his knowledge. At the time, he’d just arrived in Revelstoke and heard that there’d been a backlash against the immodest statues. He remembers hearing about it and then watching it on the cable channel. Being new to town, he decided to back down, moving them to their current perch on the back of the building.

I relate the mayor’s comments at the town hall meeting to Zhao – that his place looks cheesy.

“Ugly?” he asks, – that’s not in the bylaw. Show me where it says ugly in the bylaw, he tells me.

He adds he’s inviting other business owners who have had similar struggles with their building permits and signs to come support him on his court date (which hasn’t yet been set).

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It is still not too late to book a table.

If your goods are handmade, mail Garry at info@revelstokeartscouncil.com or call him at 250-814-9325.

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Burlesque Assassins features international talent Calgary director Jonathan Joffe brings together top burlesque talent for Cold War era mission: to seduce, destroy and keep the Nazi Atomic Death Ray out of communist hands AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

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At first glance, you can’t tell the stage name from the screen name: Roxi D’Lite stars as Bourbon Sue. She’s supported by Kiki Kaboom as Bombshell Belle – and many more top international burlesque stars who meld their stage personas with film roles in Calgary director Jonathan Joffe’s first feature-length film, Burlesque Assassins.

“If you picture what you think a movie called Burlesque Assassins would be, that’s what we strive to be,” Joffe tells me in a telephone interview. “It’s a group of sexy burlesque performers turned super-spies on a mission to save the world from a trio of Cold War villains. It’s sort of Charlie’s Angels meets Inglorious Basterds.”

Set in 1950s Cold War Medicine Hat, Alberta, Heroine Bourbon Sue is recruited into a league of sexy of stage performers who race against the clock to track down the Nazi Atomic Death Ray, lest it fall under communist control.

Sorry, back up a bit. International burlesque stars, Cold War spies – and Medicine Hat, Alberta?

“The short answer is, it’s a ridiculous film,” Joffe tells me. “It’s burlesque spies taking on the clone of Hitler taking and Mussolini junior. At the point at which you’re doing that, why do you need to set it in New York?

Why can’t you set it somewhere fun?”

Sexy fun is the focus of the film – not the extreme violence of a Tarantino flik.

“There’s a certain crossover of sensibility,” he said. “Except where Tarantino uses blood, I use breasts. Where he used over-the-top spectacle of violence, I’ve got an over-thetop spectacle of sexiness.”

The film was actually made in Calgary, where Joffe brought in a cast of burlesque stars, some who starred in the core cast, while others took part in performances in the many cabaret scenes. They include Koko La Douce, Kitten Deville, Scarlett Martini, Kellita, Xarah Von Den Velienregan, Renea Le Roux, Amber Ray and more.

“I love the art form and ... I love the community,” Joffe said of the burlesque scene, which he stumbled into a few years back.

Revelstoke has witnessed several burlesque shows in the past few years, and the burlesque revival has been ongoing for over a decade.

“There was a real boom as it became rediscovered city by city,” Joffe explains.

While it may be flagging in one town, the scene-based art form is taking off in another, creating a continuity.

The film has also made a name for itself since it was released earlier this year for its unique grassroots promotional tour. They’ve gone city to city to taking some of the cast members, melding live stage performances with a screening of the film. They tie in with other promotions for a fun, adult night out.

They’ve hit major Canadian centres and

Italian burlesque star Scarlett Martini is one of many top talents from Canada, the U.S. Photo courtesy of Burlesque Assasins and Europe featured in Burlesque Assassins.

will be off to Europe in the future.

The Nov. 3 show at the Roxy Theatre in Revelstoke will include some performers.

Details weren’t 100 per cent nailed down by press time, but organizer and Roxy owner Carl Rankin was hoping to bring in star Carrie Schiffler and other burlesque performers.

“There’s 5,000 indie films out there. Why should this one stand out? I think it’s a great strategy,” Joffe said of his road show. “It seems to be a winner.”

He’s also found kindred spirits in the roller derby community, who have been instrumental in the promotional tour. “The roller derby community is this great, common sense of style that we have, and common sense of fun – we really appreciate the sport,” he said.

The Revelstoke Derailers will be on hand to help with the show.

Roxy owner Carl Rankin has caught the burlesque bug like Joffe, and plans more shows in the future. The neon and flashing lights of the historic theatre make the Roxy a great venue for the shows. Rankin says he’s eyeing renovations for an old dressing room behind the stage and is exploring monthly burlesque shows.

“It’s just something that I’ve been waiting for to really pull a lot of local groups together that’s exciting and fun and adultoriented,” Rankin said. “I really think it’s going to sell out.”

Some of the proceeds of the Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m. live show and screening of Burlesque Assassins at the Roxy Theatre will benefit the Community Connections Revelstoke Food Bank. Tickets ($20) available at Wearabouts, Roxy Theatre and the Regent Inn.

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What's Up with Rotary Revelstoke Rotary Club

A Cultural Adventure: A Conversation with our Inbound Rotary Exchange Student

By Chris Bostock Public Relations Co-chair Revelstoke Rotary Club is active in the Youth Exchange program, both sending outbound students abroad, while hosting inbound students here in Revelstoke. This is one of the cornerstones of Rotary’s work – Rotary International has been sending young adults abroad since 1929. Last month, we spoke with our outbound student Aleen van der Meer of Armstrong, who is currently studying in Brazil. This month, we’re doing an interview with our inbound student, Lisa Watanabe of Japan. Both are amazing young adults that are really interesting to talk with. Here in Revelstoke, Lisa will have the opportunity to live with three to four host families during her stay.

We had Lisa over for dinner to learn about her experience in Canada so far.

to Hong Kong, and last year, to Switzerland and France.

What’s been your biggest surprise in Canada?

“The natural surroundings – the water, mountains and trees!” she says, without hesitation. She’s been surprised at the lack of tall buildings in Revelstoke. But everything else here, like cars and houses, she tells me, is big. “Our homes are much smaller,” she explains. “As well, the supermarket here is much

Lisa Watanabe visits Banff bigger than in my neighborhood in Japan, so it’s harder to find things!” Another contrast is that the Japanese are not big on pets not a lot of people have them. And although her family has two cars – a Volvo and a Toyota – she takes a ten-minute subway ride to get to school.

What have you done in Revelstoke since you got here in August?

“I went to Banff when I first arrived from Calgary. So far, I’ve tried skating in September, and been to a couple Grizzlies games,” she says.

Baseball and soccer are popular in Japan, but this has been Lisa’s first hockey experience. “I also went on a fishing trip on the river – Malcolm

didn’t catch anything!” she says with a grin. Other things she’s excited to do? “I’d like to visit Vancouver, and try skiing this winter. I’m looking forward to going hiking in the mountains.” Better check that last one off quick!

What courses are you studying?

How do you find the coursework?

“I’m currently taking English, Foods, English as a Second Language, and Social Studies. I’ve found it a little bit hard because of the language. I like English and Social Studies because it helps me learn the words.” The high school experience in Japan, she tells me, is very different. “I go to school from 7:40AM to 4:00PM, with an hour for lunch. We also don’t get to choose our classes - if I was in Japan this semester, I would be taking Socials, English, Japanese, Math, Chemistry, and Phys-Ed every day. If you’re interested in art or music, you have to take it outside of school. I go to a private school, where there are 1,000 students, and we have to wear a school uniform.” She’s glad she doesn’t have to here. Oh, and she’s really impressed with our brandnew high school!

You can contact any club member, or membership chair Randy Driediger at 250-837-6291.

Malcolm Bott

Rotary Member for: 23 Years What’s been the highlight of your Rotary experience?

The highlight is the Youth 250-837-3855 Exchange.

Rotary has allowed us to host well over 10 students over the years. It was a rewarding opportunity knowing that by sharing some of our family time with them, it allowed the students to grow as individuals in what can be an indecisive time in their lives. And when the students thank us many years after, that is rewarding.

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Ches Beerling Occupation: Retail/Wholesale Glass (Begbie Glass Co. Ltd.) Rotary Member for: 29 Years What’s been the highlight of your Rotary experience?

Student Exchange family hosting.

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How would you sum up your experience so far?

Rotary Member “It’s cold! We do get a little bit of snow at home, but when I left Fukuoka it was 30 degrees Celsius,” she says. Other than, that, however, it’s clear to me that Lisa’s had a pretty good time so far. When asked if she’s homesick, she replies “Not yet. Everyone has been really kind to me.” And as far as local cuisine, she gives both Kawakubo and Frisby Ridge a thumbs up. One final remark from Lisa reminds us of how lucky we are to live where we live, and one of the little things we take for granted, “I can see beautiful stars at night – I can’t see stars in my hometown.”

Rotary Member Revelstoke Rotary Club meets at noon each Thursday in the Begbie Room at the Regent Inn. If you’re interested in community service and learning what Rotary is all about, guests are welcome.

Member Name:

Occupation: Retail Footwear

Can you tell us a little about yourself?

“I am 15 years old, and I’m in Grade 10 in Japan. My home city is Fukuoka, Japan, which has approximately 1.5 million people,” she says. A little Google research reveals that Fukuoka is on the southern tip of Japan, and it’s the seventh-largest city in the country.

“I live with my mother and father, and my sister Lina.” They’re actually twin sisters, and she’s on a Rotary Exchange right now, as well. I ask Lisa where her sister is studying. It turns out she’s in Detroit; we both agree that her sister got the short end of the stick! As for Lisa’s family life, “my mom stays at home, and my dad writes for a magazine. I like to play tennis, and I really enjoy cooking Japanese food, watching movies, and travelling.” Where else has Lisa been? Well, she’s been

Rotary Member

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Joel Olson Occupation: Mortgage Broker Rotary Member for: 1 Year What’s been the highlight of your Rotary experience?

I enjoy the ability to network with like-minded professionals, and also to participate in raising money and championing local, national, and international causes.

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What’s been the highlight of your Rotary experience?

Being part of making the Youth Exchange all it can be.

What’s been the highlight of your Rotary experience?

Rotary fellowship and service back to the community.

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Aside from council and city staff, only about 35 people came out for a City of Revelstoke town hall meeting at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre on Oct. 25. There were, however, a number of new faces that skewed towards the younger end of usual civic affairs demographics.

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CITY COUNCIL BEAT FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 21-27 Council held a regular meeting on Oct. 23 and a not-so-well attended town hall meeting on Oct. 25. Here’s a very brief review of the week in city council affairs:

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COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES Attendees challenged council to reach out, especially to younger residents through social media.

Councillors said they’re reviewing their communications plan following the sidewalk sign debacle, but also said it was a twoway street: Many of the requests from the floor were already available through the city website, email or good-old face to face meetings.

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TRANSIT FARES The mayor was the split vote in favour of a bus fare raise. The change is essentially from $1.50 to $2 for adults and other increases for seniors and youths. The debate focused on fine-tuning the raise and balancing the need to improve ridership. Some councillors objected to the raise, saying the revenue difference was projected to be less than $3,000 annually, which wasn’t worth it if people stopped taking the bus.

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editor Frank Desrosiers of FD Productions. “He’s much more emotional than me – much better at making it appealing for people,� Hill said of the partnership.

THE MANASLU DISASTER Hill was propelled into national headlines in late September after a devastating avalanche swept down the Himalayan mountain of Manaslu, the eighth-highest peak in the world.

Hill was filming on at speed-ascent expedition at the time and was

camped nearby. A decision to locate their camp away from a large cluster of tents proved to be a life saver.

11 climbers died and many more were seriously injured in the avalanche.

Hill and his climbing party joined in rescue efforts. Hill will present a multi-media presentation on the disaster, followed by a question and answer session. “There’s so much stuff surrounding the avalanche,� Hill said. “For me it’s a great way to work through it and figure out all the lessons learned.

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Revelstoke mountaineer Greg Hill will present the world premiere of Two Million Reasons, a 30-minute documentary chronicling his adventures in 2010 when he set a mountaineering record by climbing and skiing two-million vertical feet in a year. “It takes people through my mind and the journey,� Hill told the Times Review of the narrative documentary. “It’s a story that I devoted a lot of energy into, of

I was lucky, there’s no doubt. Those people were unlucky and in those situations you’ve got to step back and take time to see what mistakes I was making and how to not make them again.�

He added: “I definitely have to keep on analysing and figuring it out. “It will be beneficial to me, and hopefully others. Hopefully other people can learn from it.�

Thursday, Nov. 1 at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre. Doors 7:30, show at 8. Tickets $10 at Skookum Cycle & Ski or at the door.

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The documentary is based on footage shot by Hill during the year, ranging from volcano ascents in South America to Mount Saint Elias in the Yukon and “a bunch of crazy first ascents that we did. “I’m just trying to share the passion that drove me to do two million feet, to share that with people, to show people why somebody would obsess about some little number on their watch for an entire year,� Hill said.

Hill turned editing and final interviews over to friend and Revelstoke filmer and

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Son vows to resume search for missing pilot zly country – could have gotten to the deceased pilot, removing his body from the scene.

from page 1 The Free Press stopped covering the story in late September, 2000.

McLean said the RCMP have notified family members and are in the process of closing the file, ending a 12-yearold mystery.

Transportation Safety Board spokesperson John Cottreau explained that they are not investigating; though they were notified first, it was the RCMP’s file all along. What about the idea that this man had just purchased a plane documented to have mechanical issues? What about the seller? The TSB doesn’t investigate for criminal matters, explained Cottreau; they carry out inspections to make safety findings and recommendations – something they weren’t intending to do in the case of this aging aircraft that went down in bad weather over difficult mountain terrain.

A MISSED OPPORTUNITY Nick Holmes-Smith is the owner and operator of Mustang Powder, a cat-skiing operation located in the Monashee Mountains to the west of Revelstoke, B.C. Back in 2005, he was just establishing his business, which is located at the end of a service road that connects to the Trans-Canada Highway. He was paying crews to cut snow cat paths through the forest.

One day, two crew members spotted a wrecked plane. It was snarled in dense bush near the low point of a ridge.

The location is between Perry River and Third Creek, about 20 kilometres north of the Trans-Canada.

The workers relayed the story to Holmes-Smith. They’d found an old, antique plane – a historical wreck, they thought.

“We just assumed that somebody found this wreckage, right?” said HolmesSmith.

He had it in the back of his mind to visit the wreck one day. That day came in early September of this year when he bushwhacked off the cat trail to the site.

“It was a small plane, very badly damaged,” Holmes-Smith said. “There was still some paperwork sitting among the wreckage. There were the running shoes, a sweater – a few things – and, I think, that’s kind of odd. It’s kind of odd that they didn’t take the paperwork and the personal effects.”

Other than some leftover clothing,

Ernie Hesse Sr. pictured with his favourite plane, the P 51 Mustang.

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there was no sign of the pilot.

The pilot’s seatbelt was located about 15 metres in front of the plane; the nuts and bolts that anchored it to the frame had been ripped out with it.

“It was a low spot on the ridge,” Holmes-Smith said. “I kind of have the feeling they might have been trying to get from one drainage to another and were trying to go through the lowest spot – probably in bad weather – didn’t make it.”

He told the story to a pilot friend.

She told him to contact the Canadian Transportation Safety Board with the call sign from the wreck.

RCMP LAUNCH SEARCH Sgt. Don McLean is the Opera-

tions Supervisor at the 100 Mile House RCMP detachment. The historical file landed on his desk. He contacted the Revelstoke RCMP, who, along with Revelstoke SAR, investigated the wreck and conducted a ground search of the area. However, they weren’t able to locate Hesse’s remains. “Based on the information that’s available, it’s pretty clear that it was a pretty violent crash,” McLean said in an interview.

“We’re pretty confident that the amount of damage that was in the structure of the plane, that he wouldn’t have survived the crash. The fact that his ID was located there indicates that he was there. I don’t think that he walked out.”

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Son Ernie Hesse Jr. continued on with a privately funded search for three months in 2000, but came up with nothing.

I spoke with the industrial electrician from his worksite at a mine in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert.

“He was a great pilot. I grew up in the plane with him,” Hesse Jr. said. His father first took him up when he was only five, teaching him to fly over the years. “Flying was his passion.”

The pilot was an active man who enjoyed playing slo-pitch and racquetball. “He was a very smart guy,” Hesse Jr. said. Hesse Sr. was also an electrician, working for the Fram Oil Filters manufacturing company in Stratford, Ontario.

His father had flown in many planes over the years and loved trying out Second World War era planes. He’d flown from Ontario to B.C. several times in the past and was familiar with the routes.

When he got the call in September of this year, Hesse Jr. mobilized 13 members of the family, who travelled to the Eagle Pass to search for his father’s remains. They flew into the area via helicopter from Three Valley Gap. Unfortunately, they were unsuccessful.

Hesse Jr. is convinced mechanical problems were the cause. “I was at the airport the day he left,” he said, noting the mechanical problems and repairs on the plane the day before.

“It looked like to my he was trying to fly down the Perry River and coming backwards,” Hesse Jr. said. “I think he was trying to get to the [Trans-Canada Highway]. We all strongly believe that it was mechanical issues with the plane.”

They feel he had turned around and was looking for an emergency landing strip when he crashed.

Hesse said there are two outstanding items that need closure.

The first is the mechanical condition of the plane; he’s concerned issues with the plane may not have been fully disclosed when his father bought it the day before the crash.

“I would love if the RCMP would follow through and try to determine the cause of the crash,” Hesse Jr. said. “But looking at the plane, it would be hard to find any evidence now. ... There’s nothing left of it. It was just a big scrap pile.”

The second is bringing his dad’s remains home. He plans to return after the snow melts next season to mount a bigger search: “I’m sure I will find something.”

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Arthritis by Alicia Mele, Home Health Care Manager, Pharmasave Arthritis is a common joint disorder that affects many people. There are many different forms of arthritis, therefore when being diagnosed it is important to be diagnosed with a specific form such as rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis.

The Revelstoke Board of Education is delighted to share highlights of our new Begbie View Elementary School.

The Honourable Don McRae, Minister of Education will be in Revelstoke on November 8th to officially open the new school and later that day, staff, community partners, parents and the general public are invited to an Open House.

Date: November 8th, 2012 Time: 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.

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Staff from the School District, our early learning, literacy and health partners and the Revelstoke Acrobats will be available to showcase the new school and our Neighbourhood Learning Centre spaces. Highlights include: • Elementary School Features; including Strong • Start, Computer Lab, Library, etc.

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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic inflammation disorder that affects the capsule around the joint, but can also cause inflammation of organs and tissues.

This autoimmune disease attacks the synovium, a thin membrane around the joint which causes the inflammation and pain in the joint. RA is a chronic disorder but if treated properly can have periods of remission. Remission is ended with flare ups, often triggered by stress or use of immune boosting drugs such as Echinacea.

There is no known cure for RA, the goal for treatment is to decrease pain and inflammation and maximize joint function.

This is achieved with antiinflammatory drugs such as Ibuprofen and often combined with a prescription medication.

Specific joint exercises given by a physiotherapist or Doctor will also help with remission of the disease.

joint disease which is caused by wear and tear on a joint and is a normal result of aging. Cartilage cushions the joint and over years it breaks down, a decrease in surrounding cartilage causes the bones to rub together, causing pain and inflammation, the joint becomes stiff due to lack of movement and decreased range of motion leading to muscle atrophy. Factors that increase ones chances of osteoarthritis are, a family history of the disease, obesity, previous bone fractures, over activity of the joint, and decreases blood flow to a specific joint.

Treatment of the disease consists of otc medication including acetaminophen and glucosamine. A doctor may also recommend corticosteroid injections to reduce swelling.

A physiotherapist will help to increase and maintain range of motion in the joint as well as decrease pain and swelling.

Applying hot and cold treatments will help reduce pain as well as a balanced diet and rest.

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Certain populations of people – those with chronic liver diseases i.e. cirrhosis of liver or hepatitis were potentially exposed to toxic levels of acetaminophen while adhering to the current maximum of 4,000mg/day.

Often arthritic joints can inhibit one’s ability to live a normal life, but with the proper daily living aids and bracing one can carry out a normal daily routine. Pharmasave contains a variety of braces that will help support the joint, and restrict over use, decreasing the number of arthritic flares that occur.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 REVELSTOKE NORDIC SKI CLUB MEMBERS’ NIGHT Come get your

Greg Hill for the premiere of a Frank Desrosiers edited film about the Revelstoke climber’s successful bid to climb and ski over two-million vertcal feat within a year. Show also features a presentation by hill on the Sept. 23 Manaslu avalanche that claimed 11 lives. Hill participated in rescue efforts on the scene. Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre. Doors at 7:30, show at 8. $10.

Tickets at Skookum Cycle and the door.

RNSC membership and find out what’s being planned for the upcoming season.

At the Mt. Macpherson Nordic Clubhouse. 6:30-9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 BROWN BAG HISTORY on Revelstoke before the Great War. Enjoy a talk on Revelstoke’s history by Cathy English, the curator of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. 12 p.m. $5.

NOVEMBER 1-3

NOVEMBER 8-10

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Theatre Company presents a series of one- or two-character, one act shorts.

Five directors will direct comedies and dramas to be directed back-to-back.

At McGregor’s Theatre in the Powder Springs Hotel. See page 20 for more.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 THE SUPERHEROES OF STOKE The latest ski movie from Matchstick Productions takes a look back at the 20 year history of the company. Featuring dozens of skiers who have skied in movies since the start. At the Roxy Theatre.

6:30 p.m.

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MENT Revelstoke Minor Hockey hosts teams from throughout the Interior and Alberta for a weekend-long tournament.

At the Revelstoke Forum.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3

Drop in sessions for newcomers from 7–10 p.m. at the Revelstoke Forum. $5

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At McGregor’s Theatre in the Powder Springs Hotel. Doors at 7:30 p.m., curtains at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors.

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annual Revelstoke Ski Club ski swap presents a great opportunity to sell your old gear and pick up something new or used. At the community centre. Details on page 16.

BIG JOHN BATES Small town stories, no-depression lyrics, soulful screams combined with accordion, cello and doom-wop piano. Live at the River

ALEX VISSA Live at the Last Drop.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 TOUGH LOVERS Live at the Last Drop. 9 p.m.

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After the Champions, the Tournament of Chumps Review: ‘fair-skinned, Bikini wrapped, flower bedecked, walloping wonder’

BY THE REVELSTOKE MUSEUM & ARCHIVES

This is the third of an eightpart series of excerpts from First Tracks: A History of Skiing in Revelstoke, the latest book from the Revelstoke Museum & Archives.

From 1950 to the 1970s, Revelstoke played host to the Tournament of Champions, an international tournament that attracted some of the world’s best ski jumpers. Of course, the locals got to have fun too.

Several old-timers in Revelstoke still remember, with a chuckle, the Tournament of Chumps that followed the Tournament of Champions for a few years in the 1950s. The tournament was organized by a female committee and was held on the Hans Gunnarsen Hill. The women wore

fancy hats and the male jumpers dressed in zany costumes; many dressed as women. On March 25, 1954, Revelstoke Review ski columnist Mary McCrae described the contestants’ attire: Francie Nelson – loungie effect in two-piece winter wonderland pyjamas.

Bud Mulholland – reminiscent of the vivid, chile Brazilian tamale, chuck full of daring and do.

Jim McKay – streamlined in a swish of red – red-flowing cape, Superman like.

George Davis – fair skinned, Bikini wrapped, flower bedecked, walloping wonder.

Art Dabell – wide-eyed, tricky and bright as a button in harem trousers, draped dress and woolly socks…

Roy Crowle – fluffy and oh-so-

cunning in long tresses and blue jeans.

Hans Hager – woman of the worldish and quite continental in mannish trousers and ‘little woman in the kitchen apron.’

Don Farrell – shy and demure in a pale green bias-cut creation and sweetly flowered hat.

Lloyd Bennison – appealing in smart, cosy flannelette pyjamas, unforgettable cold, cold large nose that kept a pair of bifocals nicely spaced on the nose bridge… *** First Tracks, the History of Skiing in Revelstoke, is due out in early December. Pre-orders can be made at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives or by calling 250-837-3067. The book is $40 inc. HST if ordered before Dec. 1, and $45 inc. HST afterwards.

The Tournament of Chumps in the 1950s was a lighter take on the heroics of the big ski jump, including lots of cross-dressing.

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REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES Next Home Games Saturday Nov. 10th vs. North Okanagan Knights Puck Drops at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday November 17th vs. Chase Heat Puck Drops at 7:00 p.m.

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The Revelstoke Grizzlies went 2-3 this week, with a 5-4 road win over the Penticton Lakers on Oct. 24, a 7-5 home win versus the Osoyoos Coyotes before they fell short in a comeback over Doug Birks Division leaders the North Okanagan Knights.

In Penticton, the Grizzlies spread the scoring around, with goals coming from Brodie Buhler, Devon Hascarl (first star), Kent Hendrickson (second star), Spencer Samuel and Dallas Flockhart.

TJ Christensen earned nine penalty minutes and a game misconduct for a tilt in the third period.

In their Friday night match at the Revelstoke Forum versus the Okanagan Division-leading Osoyoos Coyotes, the Grizzlies came out flat in the first, falling behind 3-1.

A scoring surge in the second put the Grizzlies on top, including two goals from Spencer Samuel and one from TJ Christensen, ending the period 4-3 in favour of the Grizzlies.

Spencer Samuel potted one more in the third, and teammates Jordan Holloway and Dayne Anderson also scored to make the lead 7-3.

The Coyotes rallied for two more, but fell two short for a 7-3 final.

Spencer Samuel earned a hattrick and the first star.

On Saturday, the Grizzlies faced Doug Birks Division rivals the North Okanagan Knights, who now lead the entire league with 25 points.

The back-and-forth play was evenly matched for the first 10 minutes, with neither goalie facing many quality shots.

Dayne Anderson got the Grizzlies on the board with a powerplay goal assisted by Tyler Reay.

Tyler Reay fed the puck to Spencer Samuel at 6:46 for the two-goal lead.

Braden Seyl menaced Knights attackers in the first, laying two of the biggest hits of the night in the first.

As the first wound down, the Knights started to display a solid ability for controlled play in the offensive zone, greatly increasing possession and good cycling.

Meanwhile, the Grizzlies lacked confidence in their own

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zone, badly blowing several clearing attempts.

After Grizzlies Jordan Holloway and Devon Hascarl crowded the penalty box with a hooking call each, the writing was on the wall for a NOK goal. The Knights easily cycled the puck to the net and Colton Thibault put one past Aaron Brandoli glove side.

In the second, Brandoli made a phenomenal diving save to deny the Knights some momentum, but the Grizzlies fell behind 4-3 before a Jordan Furlane goal tied it again.

The Knights continued to show cool and controlled play in the offensive zone, just waiting for the Grizzlies to slip up.

The Grizzlies obliged with two penalties late in the period, each followed by a goal. The scorers were Brett Hawrys and Mat Lambert.

The Grizzlies rallied to 5-4 early in the third when Dal-

las Flockhart put a saveable shot through Dustin Nikkel’s fivehole.

Heroics on the rush resulted in some close chances. Braden Seyl lost a horseshoe on a breakaway out of the penalty box.

Austin Donaldson led a phenomenal forecheck on the a shift change, lacing through three defenders behind the net before nearly getting one through the goalie’s legs.

With only 14 minutes of Grizzlies penalties resulting in three goals, the Grizzlies struggling penalty kill and lack of confidence building plays in their own zone were the difference in this game.

The Grizzlies are on the road this week, facing Chase on Nov. 2, Kamloops on Nov. 4 and Princeton on Nov. 9. They’ll get another shot at the North Okanagan Knights at their next home game on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.

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Capricorn, get together with Leo and develop a plan that will get your finances in order. Until you sit down and view everything in black and white, things will be in flux.

July 23– August 22

Leo, err on the side of caution this week; otherwise you may see too much money flying out of your wallet. Get into a saving mode instead of a spending one for the time being.

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Aquarius, although work may be giving you headaches, stick with it for the time being because there could be some major changes on the horizon that work to your advantage.

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Cancer, embrace your childish side and let loose. Sometimes it can feel great to shake off responsibility for the time being and just act like a kid with no worries.

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Scorpio, no matter how hard you try, it is not in the stars for you to make a fortune on any get-rich-quick scheme.

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It’s time to get creative, Gemini. Maybe you are planning a party that can use an interesting theme or thinking ahead to holiday shopping. Think outside November 22– of the box.

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While this may hurt now, there’s a good chance you will mend fences in the long run.

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Viznaugh wins gold in Cyclo-cross 15-year-old Revelstoke cyclist Kellen Viznaugh took gold at the U17 BC Cyclocross Championships held on Oct. 21 at Mahon Park in North Vancouver.

The rider is in his second season in the discipline, which involves riding a street bike with offroad modifications on roads, paths and some cross-country off-road. Viznaugh’s goal this season is to qualify for the national Cyclo-Cross Championships in South Surrey this November.

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Revelstoke’s John Scarcelli returned from the Huntsman Senior Games in St. George, Utah earlier this month with a gold medal in the 74+ team slopitch tournament.

Scarcelli was a power hitter for the Vancouverbased Coast Capitals team at the world seniors tournament, putting up two home runs, three triples “and a bunch of doubles” over the tournament.

“It felt great for sure,” he said.

The left fielder helped his team power over their opponents 19-5 in the final with a home run in the final.

What’s the secret of keeping your power hitting game healthy past your mid-70s?

Hard practice, it seems. “I used to go for my bike ride and bang the ball into the backstop.”

He worried he was making a spectacle of himself by repeatedly drilling balls into a wall. “What’s that old fart doing there?” he thought passersby were thinking. “Am I out of my mind or something?”

John Scarcelli won gold in slo-pitch at the World Senior Games this month.

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Rev Theatre Company presents Short Shorts New directors, performers debut in comedy production featuring six Tarragon Theatre shorts AARON ORLANDO editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

The Revelstoke Theatre Company’s new comic production of Short Shorts has attracted lots of new talent to the company for the show.

The production consists of six, ten-minute plays taken from Snappy Shorts, a book compilation of Toronto-based Tarragon Theatre’s plays from the past two decades. The Toronto company’s mission is to create and develop new plays.

Producer and artistic director Anita Hallewas said the shorter, tenminute format wasn’t as daunting as their past shows, prompting new performers to step off the sidelines. “People didn’t feel to scared. We’re hoping this has a knock on effect,” Hallewas said.

“It’s quite a lot of people involved in the one production which we’re quite excited about,” she said. “We’ve got so many new performers that haven’t been involved in the company.”

How does she describe the show? “They’re all about 10 minutes long – they’re all funny.”

Two theatre company members will make their debut as directors in Short Shorts.

Lynn Kaulback is mentoring first-time director Jacolyn Daniluck in her production of Thirty-Six C, starring Gillian MacLachlan and Emily Beaumont.

Martin Ralph is helping John Devitt with his debut directing On the Door, featuring Imogen Whale and Janet Pearson. Whale is performing in Revelstoke for the first time, while Pearson is appearing on stage for the first time.

Aspiring Francine starts Patti Shonek and Ana Pollo, who interact with the audience in the first show on the ticket.

Satish Shonek fills the uniform of a U.S. immigration guard in The Audition, which also starts Dante Hamilton. It’s directed by Lyn Kaulback.

In addition to directing, Darren McKay acts alongside Robyn Abear

Clockwise from above: Darren McKay and Robyn Abear star in You May Already Be a Winner.

Satish Shonek (right) and Dante Hamilton in the audition.

Ana Pollo (pictured) starts alongside Patti Shonek in Aspiring Francine.

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in You May Already Be a winner, directed by Martin Ralph.

Denny Kaulback directs Sarah Harper and Tanya Peters in Firing Francine.

The show at new venue McGregor’s at Powder Springs Inn also features dinner packages at

the inn’s restaurants.

Hallewas is currently the chair of the Revelstoke Theatre Company. “The company’s growing which is exciting – we’ve got a lot of things happening,” she said. “I feel like we’re getting everything together in terms of our

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vision to grow and get bigger” Short Shorts plays on Nov. 1, 2, 3 and again on Nov. 8, 9, 10. Doors at 7:30, curtains at 8 p.m.

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