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Did you get Google Street Viewed on Sept. 21?
What were you doing on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012? If you were outside in Revelstoke that day, there’s a chance the Google Street View vehicle got a picture of you. Google Street View recently uploaded Revelstoke. They visited here several years ago, driving through the McDonald’s drive-through before getting back onto the Trans-Canada. This time they drove around most of Revelstoke, except for the Arrow Heights neighbourhood and a few streets here and there. We took a spin around parts of town for interesting sights. Clockwise from top left: Two youths obey the new no-skateboarding signs on the sidewalk by longboarding on the street; this proud Scotsman chose a kilt bearing the Scottish flag to go with his red leggings when he headed out for a cup of coffee; Revelstoke Times Review distribution manager Greg Brownlee is a model cyclist. He rides on the right, wears a helmet and obeys stop signs. Note: the blurred faces are Google’s doing. — Aaron Orlando Google Maps images
Visitor centre controversy at development review committee
This design for the new Revelstoke Visitor Info Centre on Victoria Road was reluctantly okayed by the city’s development review committee. Currently, the building will sit right next to Pharmasave, but the city’s planning department wanted to move it to the front of the lot, amongst other options they felt would fit better with the Official Community Plan and other zoning documents.
Aaron Orlando
editor@revelstoketimesreview.com
They say you can’t fight city hall and win. But what happens when city hall clashes with city hall? The answer, as it appeared at a Nov. 27 City of Revelstoke development review committee meeting, appeared to be whoever held rank. The question at hand was the design of the new Visitor Information Centre complex on Victoria Road. The proponents are a partnership including the City of Revelstoke, the Revelstoke Chamber of Com-
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merce and Community Futures Revelstoke. They proposed the building, pictured left, to be located right next to Pharmasave. Importantly, they want to put the parking lot out front, just like Pharmasave, and would also create another parking lot on an adjacent lot next to the BC Liquor Store. However, this proposal was panned by the city’s planning department, who said the proposal went against the city’s Official Community Plan and other zoning rules. Specifically, a parking lot out front created walkability issues for the department.
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