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Into the pool!
A record 360 swimmers showed up to compete in the Revelstoke Aquaducks swim meet at the aquatic centre last weekend. Revelstoke finished second in the meet. Here, the division two boys leap off the blocks at the start of the 100 metre freestyle heats. See our coverage of the tournament inside. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review
Revelstoke Adventure Park proposal rejected by provincial authorities B.C. regulators have “disallowed” the adventure park proposal, but proponents plan to forge ahead with development plans Aaron Orlando
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Revelstoke Adventure Park, the proposal for a large outdoor adventure park in the Greeley area near Revelstoke, has been dealt a blow after provincial authorities rejected the proponent’s application last week. However, RAP spokesperson Jason Roe said the development group will continue on with the development concept after they get
an opportunity to assess in detail the reasons why the application was rejected. Roe said their avenues could include a revision, resubmission or an appeal, but it was too early to say since he is still gathering information on the reasons for the rejection. “I don’t have all the information,” Roe told the Times Review, saying he’d just heard the news last week. He said having issues red-flagged is “part of the process.”
Nine issues have been identified by provincial authorities, Roe said. They include issues such as First Nations consultations, roadway engineering, highway access and egress, and proximity to (and some overlap with) the Revelstoke watershed in the Greeley area. “We never expected we were going to get a rubber stamp,” Roe said. He added several of the issues were anticipated. “We feel confident we will be able to mitigate those reasons.”
For example, Roe said engineering concerns about the roadway could be worked out, and that surveys and studies required as part of First Nations consultations were foreseen. However, Roe said he was surprised by the City of Revelstoke’s plans to explore possible annexation of the area, including the adjacent Greeley Creek watershed. City staff and politicians have sent mixed messages about the expansion since the RAP proposal became public in early 2013. The city declared its intention to study annexation in a letter to provincial officials in early June, although just weeks before Mayor David
Raven had said the city had abandoned the idea. Roe said several of the concerns expressed by the ministry reflected those expressed in the city’s letter. “We are going to have to talk to the city,” Roe said. “The CSRD were unaware of the boundary expansion request.” Adding another layer of complexity is the Revelstoke Mountain Resort Master Development Agreement, a multi-party agreement between the province, the City of Revelstoke and Revelstoke Mountain Resort that lays out the rules for resort development.
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