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Skiers and snowboarders offload at the top of the Stoke Chair at Revelstoke Mountain Resort on opening day, Nov. 30. By all accounts it was a good opening weekend. Although the early-season base was still a little thin, the opening day featured the usual powder stashes, and an overnight snowfall meant even better conditions on Sunday.

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The accommodation review

Hotel owners old and new face new challenges in world of online ratings

City council, city staff and observers attend the first City of Revelstoke 2014 budget meeting on Nov. 26.

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On the surface, the Swiss Chalet Motel does not seem like the type of place that would attract rave reviews. It’s located on a busy street, next to a gas station and across from the railway tracks.

Yet on the website Trip Advisor, it’s ranked the fifth best hotel in Revelstoke with an 86 per cent rating, only behind the Sutton Place Hotel, the Best Western Plus, the Coast Hillcrest and the Regent Hotel – all seemingly fancier options.

At the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards it received the award for Accommodation Excellence. At the banquet, it was cited for both its excellent renovations and excellent marketing.

“I think the Swiss Chalet is an excellent example of someone who’s been a long-term owner that puts a lot of effort into the physical and marketing aspects of the business,” said Thom Tischik, the executive director of the Revelstoke Accommodation Association. “He’s always doing extremely good renovations to bring the property to a higher level.”

For Eric Scarcella, owner of the Swiss Chalet, running his business is about paying attention to what customers say and keeping up with trends. He spends time on the road taking his son to minor hockey games, so when he stays at a chain hotel, he looks at what they’re doing. He recently completed a 15-room renovation to put new counter tops, cabinets and other upgrades in the motel.

“A lot of it is keeping up with the times and the trends,” he said. “Guests want more and they don’t want to pay more.”

The online reviews for the Swiss Chalet almost universally note the clean rooms, friendly staff and good breakfast. Scarcella said the first two are especially important to generating good reviews and keep guests coming back.

“Guests, they come in and they want to see a friendly person behind the front desk thats knowledgeable of the area,” he said. “They get in to the room and it’s clean and presentable – good beds. Those are the key things.”

For new hotel owners, paying attention to user reviews is key to see what changes need to be made.

Revelstoke has seen some changes in its accommoda-

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Revelstoke city council began their annual budget deliberations at a special meeting Nov. 28, where they faced a full room of spectators.

The vast majority were from Revelstoke’s business community; many have been associated with restraint views on the city budget, pushing for fiscal restraint, cuts, operational efficiency, an increased tax base, a more equitable business-to-residential tax split and better fiscal management.

It’s the last budget cycle before the 2014 municipal election and some rumoured council candidates were in attendance. Resident Scott Duke publicized his council candidacy last week. Although not in attendance, Red Apple manager Trevor English has declared he’s running on a fiscal management platform as well.

With the budget process shaping up to be the most politicized and heated in years, Mayor David Raven issued opening remarks, calling for a “healthy and respectful” debate. “At the end of the day, the decision will sit with this table,” Raven said.

Finance director Graham Inglis gave a slide presentation, noting ups and downs in the city’s financial picture.

The budget calls for revenues of $22.75 million in 2014, and expenses totalling $21.1 million, for a surplus of $1.03 million (once

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A warehouse full of soup for the Philippines

Ray Brosseuk stands in his Big Eddy warehouse with about 200 barrels of dried soup mix behind him, ready to be shipped out to the Philippines to aid with recovery efforts after typhoon Haiyan devastated large parts of the country, leaving thousands dead and millions homeless. Ray and his wife Jackie operate the charity Partners for Others, which sends food and clothing to children in Africa. Following the typhoon, they decided to ship the soup mix to the Philippines. “They’re in desperate need and I’ve got it,” said Brosseuk.

The mix comes from the Okanagan Gleaners, a Christian volunteer group that collects the unwanted harvest from farmers in the Okanagan. “They go out and glean the fields,” said Brosseuk. “They call the farmers and if the farmer has tomatoes they don’t want to pick, maybe because it has an odd shape, they go and pick it.

“We usually take half their yearly production. 3.5-million cups a year is what I can afford

to ship out.”

The soup contains a mix of tomatoes, broccoli, beets, carrots and other vegetables. It is salted and vacuum sealed into one-kilogram bags. A single bag can produce 150 servings a soup, and there’s 80 bags in a barrel. Brosseuk said one barrel can generally serve a small African village for a year.

Partners for Others is a charity that is funded by the Brosseuk’s gold mining operation in the Yukon. This year, after investing money to market and produce more of his Gold Machine mining equipment, Brosseuk said they are accepting donations, which can be made through the Thrift Store. He thanked the community for its support and said they are looking for volunteers who can come in and help fold clothes one day a week.

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City starts with 3.9 per cent residential, business tax increase Budget, from page 1 several subtractions are factored in.)

The draft document proposes a 3.9 per cent tax increase for residential, business and light-industrial properties and a big 11.82 per cent increase for major industry. These are mostly baseline numbers that will change; in recent years, the council has typically shaved a couple of percentage points off the starting point.

The 11.82 per cent increase for heavy industry indicates the city is prepared to claw back concessions it made to Downie Timber in the past few budget cycles. Downie Timber occupies the only heavy industry property in Revelstoke.

Currently, the city’s long-term debt sits at about $17.9 million. The plan calls for a slight reduction in the number over the five-year cycle.

Inglis noted the city’s financial practices have improved somewhat over the past year, funding capital projects out of current revenue, instead of out of borrowing. In other words, the city is living paycheque to paycheque instead of off the credit card.

In a preamble to the five-year financial plan, Inglis writes that development of Revelstoke Mountain Resort, “creates challenges for balancing city revenues, costs and investments,” and that, “projected operating costs currently exceed … revenues, prompting the need for careful consideration of service levels to avoid unacceptable tax increases.”

The budget places the blame for tax increases on supplementary tax assessment appeals: “Approximately three per cent of the increase for 2014 relates to the recovery of revenue lost from successful supplementary assessments in 2013,” the report states. Although the exact revenue loss created by the supplementary assessments is unknown, a recent city report pegged it in the $250,000 range. Inglis said the city is considering a tax reserve mechanism to deal with future assessment uncertainty.

Ongoing renovations at city hall have drawn the most focus this year.

The item is budgeted for $800,000,

A stalled $800,000 renovation project at Revelstoke City Hall was the talk of the town last week after the Times Review reported the project came to a halt because the city ran out of money for the renos. Our story drew a written protest from new city communications manager Lyle Huntley, who said the story was misleading, saying it should be reworded to say city CAO Tim Palmer decided to stop the renovations out of “significant” budget concerns. Times Review editorial staff rejected the complaint, standing by our original story, saying it stated the situation plainly. We continued our call for a basic, itemized budget for the renovation project, and we have submitted written and oral requests. Coun. Tony Scarcella also asked for numbers at council’s Nov. 26 regular meeting. City administration has said it will prepare a public report in the coming weeks. At the city’s Nov. 28 budget meeting, Mayor David Raven did confirm the budget included interior and exterior renovations, such as the stucco envelope replacement project.

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and renovations began in the summer, but have stopped following a year-end budget shortfall.

At council’s Nov. 28 meeting, Coun. Tony Scarcella repeated his request for a budget for the ongoing renovations.

The Times Review has also submitted oral and written requests for information. In a brief budget question period, Mayor David Raven confirmed the project included interior and exterior renovations, but no breakdown of the costs have been presented to council.

In response to Times Review questions, city communications manager Lyle Huntley said city CAO Tim Palmer was preparing a report on the renovations for council to be presented at their Dec. 10 meeting.

A few huge-ticket items pop up in the long-term capital budget. $4.5 million is budgeted for sewer outflow relocation – a new pipe system to move waste from the sewage treatment plant into the Columbia River at

Centennial Park. Currently, the waste is dumped into the Illecillewaet River.

This project has been in a holding pattern for well over five years. The city is required by senior government to undertake the environment-related project, and will require funding from senior government to proceed. It’s unclear if it will be completed during this five-year cycle, although it is being budgeted.

The Downie force main replacement will cost $1 million and the sewage treatment place expansion is budgeted for $1.2 million – both start after 2014.

Two new fire vehicles – a truck and a water tender – are budgeted at $725,000 for both in 2015.

Kovach Park washrooms are budgeted for $80,000 in 2014. The bicycle pump track planned for Centennial Park is budgeted for $30,000 in 2014, while the skateboard park is budgeted for $50,000 between 2014–2016. $200,000 is budgeted for an odourcontrol scrubber for the sewage treat-

Finance director: Hotel tax skews city spending upward Aaron Orlando

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Included in the city’s Nov. 26 council agenda was a rebuttal of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’s BC Municipal Spending Watch 2013 report, which was released earlier in November.

That report found Revelstoke was the 12th worst “freest spending municipality” in B.C. Real operating spending per capita increased by 89 per cent between 2000 an 2011. Between 2010 and 2011, per capita spending jumped 13 per cent in one year. According to the report, Revelstoke jumped from 26th worst to 12th worst on one year.

Inglis categorically dismissed the report, saying the small-business interest group’s report was “biased in favour of supporting its particular point of view” and labelled some its comparisons as “spurious.”

He said a new accounting system adopted in B.C. in 2009 shifted the way capital assets were accounted for, moving their depreciation into the “operating expenses” category. This artificially inflates overall spending, he said.

Revelstokians are familiar with the hotel tax, a scheme adopted when Revelstoke became an official resort municipality. Although the tax is collected through a hotel tax, Inglis said the new funding is expended as an operating expense. This inflates expenditures, although the tax is not a property tax, he wrote.

Inglis pointed a finger at senior government downloading as a cause of increased spending.

However, he attributed the bulk of expenditure growth in the city budget to projects approved or ushered in by past councils: Revelstoke Mountain Resort, the new RCMP station, the aquatic centre, taking over the Revelstoke Court House and the water treatment plant at Greeley.

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poised to use the recent community online survey as a tool in the budget process. Results from that survey have yet to be released, but the messaging from city hall and city council is the survey showed support for city services. Results of the survey have been promised by the end of 2013.

City council hopes to develop a more complete draft in the coming weeks. The city will hold a budget open house on Jan. 14, 2014.

The financial plan document is available online, and is attached to this story at revelstoketimesreview.com.

The financial plan introduction does go into a fair amount of detail, but the city has yet to release a spreadsheet version of that details line items by department. Inglis declined a request from the Times Review for a copy of the document.

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ment plant.

The draft financial plan notes capital project spending is creating “pressure” on the budget: “The pressure to deal with an ever-increasing burden of capital projects as our infrastructure is consumed places acute stress on our limited resources. This is particularly evident in water and sewer functions where significant rate increases are anticipated in order to meet the costs of capital projects.”

In his report, Inglis listed several “accomplishments” in the plan. They include no long-term general debt, debt-reduction and increasing reserves and surpluses, amongst others.

This is the earliest this council has started their budget process, something Mayor Raven said was in response to input from past focus groups.

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tion sector this winter. There’s new owners at the Glacier House Resort and the Monashee Lodge, and The Cube, a new boutique hostel opening with a unique design inspired by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian, is opening downtown.

In the case of the first two, they face the challenge of putting a new face on older properties.

Daniel Kellie is the new owner of Glacier House. He first came here on a summer vacation, came back during the winter to ski, bought a condo, and in June, he bought the hotel. Prior to moving here he owned a pub in Sydney, Australia, for 20 years.

“The town, it’s such a pretty town. The potential of the town ... there’s so much going on here in the summer and the winter,” he said. “There’s more to do here in the summer than the winter – it’s amazing.”

He bought a hotel with generally positive reviews but with a mixed reputation amongst its primarily winter clientele – the snowmobile community.

Since taking over, Kellie has been working to get the word out about the change. He re-branded the hotel and built a new website.

He’s made some renovations and changed the menu at the restaurant. He’s also sought to change the staff culture and has been involved in community events like the Revy Riders festival and Spirit Fest.

“We’re always working on trying to attract people to Revelstoke because there’s so much

to offer,” he said. “It’s trying to communicate what there is to offer so they know there’s more here than just a stop through.”

Jeffrey Arnold, the new owner of the Monashee Lodge is a true personality.

Where to start?

He’s worked in film, radio and newspapers as a writer, and you can purchase a copy of his novel Nobody’s Laughing at the front desk of the Lower Town motel.

The fictional work follows protagonist Richard Bonhom as he picks up from a failed marriage, financial scandal and family tragedy and continues his metaphysical journey for salvation.

Arnold’s path to Revelstoke is equally action-packed. He’s worked in finance, internationally, including postings in Vancouver, the Caribbean and Middle East. Recently, he tells me, he got soaked on a real estate project that got dragged down with the financial downturn.

Jeffrey and partner Grace were searching for a new line of business and opted for Revelstoke for two reasons. The first was the lifestyle that many move here for, but more importantly, they felt there are good prospects in the accommodations business. Arnold had been through the numbers and feels there’s a bright future for any motel that’s interested in investing in improvements.

The lobby of the Monashee Lodge has undergone extensive renovations, including a new hot tub and sauna area. Outside,

Jeffrey and Grace Arnold are amongst a new wave of accommodation owners in Revelstoke. They took over the Monashee Lodge earlier this year and are undertaking interior and exterior renovations. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

Above: The Swiss Chalet motel has been undergoing renovations in advance of the winter season.

Left: The Cube, a boutique hostel, is nearing completion.

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Mayor awaits details of rail safety disclosure rules Aaron Orlando

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Revelstoke Mayor David Raven says new federal rules that require rail companies to disclose hazardous cargos to municipalities are a step in the right direction, but more details are needed.

“The devil is always in the details,” Raven said following the Nov. 20 announcement from the federal Ministry of Transportation, which requires rail companies to disclose the nature and volume of

dangerous goods to municipalities on an annual basis.

Rail companies will also be required to list in their annual reports quarterly breakdowns of hazardous materials shipped.

Critics called for more detailed disclosures; the Revelstoke mayor said city leaders will have to wait and see how the system works.

“Because you are on the CPR mainline, you can pretty much assume everything goes through here,” Raven noted.

He said the city’s emergency

preparedness program and fire department were well-prepared to deal with rail emergencies – such as the fire on the rail bridge over the Columbia River in May of 2013.

However, any municipality of our size would struggle to deal with a large-scale disaster, such as the July Lac-Mégantic derailment, that killed 47 and devastated the town’s core with explosions and fire.

“How do you prepare for that?

So quick and so devastating,” Raven said. “You prepare for the extent that you can, but you can’t,

because of the nature of what’s going across the railways, it’s hard to be prepared for every conceivable emergency.”

Raven said, in his opinion, dangerous goods transportation on the Trans-Canada Highway was “of even greater concern.”

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) represents municipal governments at the federal level. The organization pushed for changes to disclosure rules following the Lac-Mégantic derailment disaster.

FCM president Claude Dauphin welcomed the new rules: “It sends a clear message that the Government of Canada fully agrees that local governments need to know basic information about dangerous goods being transported through their communities. The Lac-Mégantic tragedy, and recent derailments in other parts of the country, have underscored the critical role that municipalities play in planning for and responding to rail emergencies involving dangerous goods.”

Weather a factor in fatal collision on Trans-Canada Highway Aaron Orlando

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One man is dead following a head-on collision between two tractor-trailers on the Trans-Canada Highway at about 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1.

The incident occurred just east of the Canyon Hot Springs resort,

roughly 35 kilometres east of Revelstoke, police said.

Revelstoke RCMP officer Cst. Gary McLaughlin said a westbound tractor-trailer collided with an eastbound tractor-trailer headon, killing the driver of the westbound truck.

McLaughlin said the crash was violent, describing it as, “one of

the worst I’ve ever seen.”

Traffic incident reconstructionists are still sorting out the cause, but McLaughlin said a preliminary investigation found that speed was not a factor, but weather was. One of the trucks had jack-knifed ahead of the impact.

The identity and hometown of

the victim has not been released.

There were no other injuries in the head-on collision.

Revelstoke RCMP and first responders had an extremely busy day on highways and roadways on Sunday, dealing with seven crashes and MVIs. They involved cars, trucks and even a snowplow.

Cst. McLaughlin said that all

the incidents were speed-related, with the exception of the fatal crash.

Road conditions were not good between Revelstoke and Golden, following a night of heavy snow and ongoing snowy conditions on Sunday.

Council set to make skateboard park location decision on Dec. 10 Alex Cooper

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Could the location of a new skateboard park finally be settled for once and for all?

The tumultuous issue came to a head at the last council meeting when a letter from the Columbia Valley Skateboard

Association was presented to council. The letter asked city to designate Kovach Park as the site of a new skateboard park, saying Centennial Park would prove too costly a location for both the CVSA and taxpayers due to site issues.

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She asked that the report come back to council for a vote at its Dec. 10 meeting.

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Young hockey players gathered last week to thank their sponsors for the new uniforms they are proudly wearing in this photo.

The sponsors are featured in a new sign for the Revelstoke Forum, pictured in the background. The team sponsors are: novice, Lakeside Printing; pre-novice, Tim Hortons; peewee, Green Timber Logging; bantam, Speers Construction; midget, Downie Timber; atom, Sure Haul Transportation. Revelstoke Minor Hockey president Peter Grimm thanked all of the sponsors for their generosity and continued support for youth hockey in Revelstoke.

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MLA: Fight for public power NORM MACDONALD MLA REPORT

With the recent announcement that BC Hydro rates are about to go up by 28 per cent over the next four years, people are reminded that the BC Liberals promised, prior to the election, that they would keep any increases to rates very low.

And how much is this increase going to cost you?

British Columbians will pay an

average of $300 more per year.

For families that are already finding it hard to make ends meet, the increase in their hydro bill will mean even less money available for other necessities such as food and clothing.

BC Hydro, which once provided significant dividends to the province while still maintaining low rates for ratepayers, is now struggling with debt and aging infrastructure. How could this have happen in less than a

decade?

While some might characterize the situation as mismanagement by BC Hydro, if you look closely, the most costly decisions have been made by the Premier and cabinet. This is an example of government interference, pure and simple.

When the BC Liberals passed a law that stated that BC Hydro could no longer build new projects but instead must purchase power generated by privatelyowned power developments, a scenario was created where private companies were given

public rivers and lands to build power projects using ratepayers money from long-term sales contracts at highly inflated rates.

When the BC Liberals removed many BC Hydro decisions from the oversight of the BC Utilities Commission, the need to prove that decisions were in the best interest of ratepayers over the long term was ended.

With each example of BC Liberal interference in BC Hydro, people across this area

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Norm Foster is one of Canada’s greatest playwrights, and one whose plays the Revelstoke Theatre Company has played before, so when it came time to choose a Christmas play, the choice wasn’t too hard.

“I thought it was time we did something special for Christmas. I thought it was time we did something with kids again because it’s been a while,” director Lyn Kaulback told me during intermission at the first dress rehearsal for Dear Santa last week. “I read six different plays and this is the one I chose because it’s Norm Foster, so I know it’s a big sell, and it has more kids in it.”

The plot synopsis for Dear Santa is fairly straightforward.

“Santa Claus tries to fulfill a child’s special Christmas wish while his staff attempts to overcome a supply shortage at the North Pole.”

Bob Loepkky plays Santa.

His Santa seems weary from the stress and exhaustion of getting ready for Christmas.

He’s dressed in pyjama bottoms and a Revelstoke Grizzlies jersey. The elf choir sounds terrible (“I’ve heard better sounds out of a Whoopee cushion,” one character quips) and he’s being pestered by Lewis Flapdoodle (Denny Kaulback), a smooth talking sleigh salesman who’s trying to get Santa to buy a rocket-powered sleight, and he won’t take no for an answer.

Around him, Santa’s chief of staff Algernon Gladstone (Benjamin Menzies), shop steward Bozidar (Darren McKay)

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and housekeeper Octavia (Svea Exner), try to keep the toy making going, despite a lack of wood glue. Algernon is pompous and stuck-up, Bozidar speaks with a quasi-Russian accent and constantly butchers the English language, and Octavia has a crush on Algernon – but he doesn’t know it.

The elves are played by 12 Revelstoke children – Gavin Camara, Sarah Carey, Everet Carter, Madeline Carter, Aza Deschamps, Holly Hamilton, Sophia Laurence, Mercedes Loepkky, Thomas MacDonald, Donald Robichaud, Brooklynn Webber and Cassie Whyte.

They dance and bounce across the stage with glee, making toys and singing songs.

Their bright blue, red, purple and yellow costumes were designed and created by Gillian Hewitt.

Then there’s Kit Bishop (Darby Stillwell), a stowaway who wound up at the North Pole trying to deliver a letter from her brother to Santa. She finds herself in the middle of all this mayhem.

Dear Santa features the largest cast the Revelstoke Theatre Company has used in a number of years, and it’s the first with children in a while too. She said directing has been fun, but also a challenge.

“It’s a hassle getting that many people available all the time. I’ve got two boys in hockey, the girls are in dance

Public power stood up and said no. In 2008, rallies were held all across this constituency with many 100’s of people protesting against the giveaway of our rivers for private power projects. And at those rallies, speakers such as Rafe Mair and Joe Foy predicted that the actions of the BC Liberal government would result in massive increases in hydro rates and would be significantly detrimental to the financial wellbeing of BC Hydro.

People in this area fully understood this issue then and they used their voices and their votes to speak against the BC Liberals’ failed energy plans. It is important that we remember the real story of how we got here and that we don’t give up the fight to protect public power in this province.

Norm Macdonald is the MLA for Columbia River—Revelstoke.

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class and all that. The hard thing is getting that many people on task for the same schedule.”

The set wasn’t fully set up at the show I attended because of events last weekend at the RPAC. Zofie Humphreys, the producer, said there was a lot of support from the community for the play and she expected a lot of people to come out.

Dear Santa is at the Revelstoke Performing Art Centre from Dec. 6–8 and 12–14.

All shows are at 7:30 p.m., except the Dec. 8 show, which is at two p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and $5 for pre-schoolers at the Dec. 8 show.

As in previous years, we will gratefully accept donations of wild meat and fish for annual awards banquet in February.

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Santa Claus parade

SHRED MOVIE NIGHT With punk rockers

Blacked Out. At the Traverse at 10 p.m.

Saturday, December 7

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Come enjoy a

delicious pancake breakfast and have your photo taken with Santa. There are three seatings available – at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. At the United Church. $6.

RADAR THE RESCUE DOG Author Janet Love Morrison and illustrator Zuzana Driediger present their book Radar the Rescue Dog, about the story of avalanche rescue dog. Driediger will bring her own rescue dog to the event. At the Revelstoke Library from 12–1 p.m.

SANTA CLAUS PARADE Revelstoke’s annual Santa parade starts at the court house at 4 p.m. and then heads down First Street to Mackenzie Avenue. This year’s theme is ‘Back to the 80s – Onezies and Retro Sweaters Unite!’

SOUPER DE NOEL POTLUCK A Christmas dinner for francophiles and francophones. Bring a dish to share with everyone, your own plate and utensils, and juice or other beverage. At the Seniors Centre from 5:30 p.m. to midnight. $4 for adults and $8 per family. RSVP by e-mailing carolinegrenieris@yahoo.ca or at www.perfectpotluck.com/ meals.php?t=GKBR2596 DJ KATO At the Traverse. 10 p.m.

Wednesday, December 11

The Revelstoke Santa Claus parade takes place this Saturday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. The parade starts at the court house and will make its way down First Street to Mackenzie, where it continues on through downtown. Expect dozens of community groups and businesses to take part and toss out treats for the kids. As usual, Santa Claus will be the last one on the route.

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DEAR SANTA by Norm Foster. The Revel-

FROM THE SUMMIT at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. The side galleries feature Holes and Tunnels by Jacqueline Palmer, Work from the Glacier Stewardship Adventure Program, and I Dream of Skiing by Julie Kozek. Opens on Friday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 4

REVELSTOKE SENIORS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER at the Revelstoke Com-

Freezing cold fine art print show!

munity Centre. Ticket cut off date is Nov. 22. Starts at 5:30 p.m. Price is $18. Tickets at the Revelstoke Seniors Centre office or from Ruth Boettger at 250837-4126.

80s & 90s RETRO PARTY with DJ Wesside.

Every Wednesday at the Traverse at 10 p.m.

FEATURING 2 LOCALS

ONE PAINTER, ONE PHOTOGRAPHER: Alisha Reilly-Roe: Mounted Prints of Oil Paintings www.alishareilly-roe.ca Special Guest: Bruno Long Photographs on Canvas www.brunolong.com Come in outdoor wear, fire pit, hot drinks, kids welcome.

Fine Art Christmas Gifts start at $35, Print draw prizes.

4 to 7pm, Friday, Dec 6th, 877 Begbie Rd. (Turn left on Begbie at the Market after the single lane bridge)

Thursday, December 5

STICKYBUDS At the Traverse. 10 p.m.

December 6–8

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2hr 27m wednesday dec 04 at 7:30 pm thursday dec 05 at 7:30 pm

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Movie Line: 250-837-5540 115 Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, B.C.

December 12–14

DEAR SANTA by Norm Foster. The Revel-

Ongoing to December 6

WINTER OUTDOOR ART SOIREE

BROWN BAG HISTORY This week’s talk is on holiday stories. Enjoy a talk on Revelstoke’s history by Cathy English, the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. At 12:15 p.m. $5.

PG

stoke Theatre Company presents it newest play.

Santa Claus tries to fulfill a child’s special Christmas wish while his staff attempts to overcome a supply shortage at the North Pole. This is a laugh-filled holiday play innocent enough for the youngest boy or girl, and entertaining enough for adults. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre.

The Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday show is at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors. Buy three tickets and get one free. Tickets available at the Powder Springs or through revelstoketheatrecompany.org.

Friday, December 6

WINTER OUTDOOR ART SOIREE

Painter Alisha Reilly-Roe and photographer Bruno Long team up for an outdoor art show. Come in outdoor wear for fire put, hot drinks and a range of Christmas gifts and print giveaways. At 877 Begbie

stoke Theatre Company presents it newest play.

Santa Claus tries to fulfill a child’s special Christmas wish while his staff attempts to overcome a supply shortage at the North Pole. This is a laugh-filled holiday play innocent enough for the youngest boy or girl, and entertaining enough for adults. All shows are at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the Powder Springs or through revelstoketheatrecompany.org.

Thursday, December 12

DAMAGED INC. A tribute to heavy metal leg-

ends Metallica, live at the Traverse at 9 p.m.

Fri, Dec. 13 to Sat, Dec. 21 The CHRISTMAS SHOP At the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. Opens Friday, December 13, at 6 p.m.

Friday, December 13

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SWATCH FREERIDE WORLD TOUR

BY THE NORTH FACE The Freeride World

Ho Ho! Santa Claus rides into town on the CP Rail Holiday Train, accompanied by live music.

The event is a fundraiser for the Community Connections Food Bank, so come with a donation. At the CP Rail parking lot on Victoria Road at 3 p.m.

SHRED MOVIE NIGHT with DJ Dangersounds. At the Traverse at 9 p.m.

Tour returns to Revelstoke Mountain Resort as some of the world’s best skiers and snowboarders tackle the Mac Daddy face. The first possible competition day is Wednesday, Dec. 18, with Dec. 19–23 being held for weather days. Be flexible if you want to check it out.

Saturday, December 14

Monday, December 16

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. Osoyoos

Coyotes at the Revelstoke Forum. 7 p.m.

LONGWALK SHORTDOCK At the Traverse at 10 p.m.

Sunday, December 15

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. Princeton Posse at the Revelstoke Forum. 2 p.m.

THE HUMBLE SPIRITS A evening of poetry, acting, singing, music and lighting. Fun times for all ages. At the Revelstoke Seniors Centre at 5 p.m.

CHRISTMAS SEASONAL SOUNDS

The Revelstoke Community Band takes to the stage to play a selection of seasonal favourites. This is a family event geared for all ages. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under, and free for children under six. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre.

December 16–20

WES MACKEY This great blues musi-

cian returns to the 112 Lounge for a week of intimate shows. Starts at 6 p.m. each night.

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FREERIDE FEST: ROXY $5 SKI MOVIE NIGHT Featuring Way of Life, the

latest ski movie from Teton Gravity Research.

At the Roxy Theatre at 5:30 p.m.

FREERIDE FEST: VIDIOTS Come show your homemade ski and snowboard movies at the Village Idiot for a chance to win a prize.

Starts at 9 p.m.

Tuesday, December 17

WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUP At the Regent Hotel Lounge at 1

p.m. For more information call Ginger at 250837-4129 or Bev at 250-837-4898.

FREERIDE FEST: OPENING CEREMONIES Come out for the bib draw and opening ceremonies of the Freeride World Tour at the Rockford Plaza and Revelstoke Mountain Resort at 3:30 p.m.

FREERIDE FEST: ROXY $5 SKI MOVIE NIGHT Featuring All I Can, the

highly-acclaimed movie from Sherpas Cinema. At the Roxy Theatre at 5:30 p.m.

FREERIDE FEST: JOHN JENKINS Altcountry one-man-band, live at Benoit’s Wine Bar at 8 p.m.

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HOMECOMING 2014

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

REVELSTOKE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The Homecoming Committee is looking for local groups, clubs or organizations interested in hosting events during the Homecoming Weekend August 15th – August 17th, 2014. In particular, we are looking for groups that may be interested in hosting Pancake Breakfasts, a themed Dinner, Children’s Activities, Cultural Events, and Street Performances.

The City of Revelstoke invites applications from members of the general public to serve as members of the Revelstoke Social Development Committee. The purpose of the committee is to provide advice and suggestions to the City of Revelstoke with respect to Social Action Goals and Objectives that arise from the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan. Committee members are volunteers selected for their interest, experience, knowledge, skills and ability to represent the population of the area.

If your group is interested in hosting one of these events or any other event during the Homecoming weekend, please submit a letter of interest outlining the event you are proposing to host. Submissions will be accepted until Wednesday, January 15th, 2014.

Letters of interest can be submitted to Laurie Donato at the Parks, Recreation & Culture Department or by email to ldonato@revelstoke.ca

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The Homecoming Committee is looking for local groups to run a beer garden during the weekend of August 15th - August 17th, 2013 for the Homecoming Weekend. Any group wishing to host the beer garden must submit a letter of interest no later than Wednesday, January 15th, 2014.

Prior experience is preferred but not mandatory.

If your organization is interested in hosting a Beer Garden during this event, please contact Laurie Donato at 250-837-9351 or by email at ldonato@revelstoke.ca

LEGISLATIVE SERVICES NOTICE - 2014 DOG LICENCES Please be advised that dog licences for 2014 are available for sale as of December 1, 2013 at City Hall.

Fees from December 1, 2013 to February 28, 2014 are as follows, after which the rates increase: Neutered or Spayed Dog (Male or Female) $20.00 Unneutered or Unspayed Dog (Male or Female) $60.00

If you are interested in applying, please submit a letter noting your interest and a brief outline of your qualifications. This can be mailed or delivered to the attention of the Teresa LeRose, Manager of Legislative Services, City of Revelstoke, Box 170, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 or sent via e-mail to tlerose@revelstoke.ca. The deadline to submit applications is 4:30pm on Thursday, December 19, 2013.

For additional information, contact Alan Mason, Director of Community Economic Development at 837-5345 or e-mail amason@revelstoke.ca.

PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The City of Revelstoke is currently accepting resumes for winter snow removal operations for qualified Grader/Loader Operators, Truck Drivers and Roads Maintenance Persons.

Interested individuals are asked to submit a drivers abstract, along with an up to date resume. All applicants must have a minimum valid class 5 drivers license (class 3 preferred) with a valid air ticket and Traffic Control Ticket.

Please submit your resume to Darren Komonoski, Operations Manager, 1200 E Victoria Rd. or email to dkomonoski@revelstoke.ca The City of Revelstoke thanks all applicants for their interest in applying for these positions; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

If you are registering your dog for the first time, you will need a veterinarian’s certificate indicating that the dog has been neutered or spayed.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Animal Control Officer at 250-837-4747.

Teresa LeRose, Manager of Legislative Services

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1. The Revelstoke Snowmobile Club hosted the Thunderstruck video series organizers at a very full Coast Hillcrest Hotel for the Revelstoke premiere of Thunderstruck 12 on Nov. 30. The annual event is a fundraser for the Revelstoke Food Bank, the Canadian Avalanche Centre and the club. This year, the early total was about $10,000 from an auction of lots of sledding gear. The Revelstoke Snowmobile Club is celebrating 45 years this season; commemorative T-shirts are available. Pictured from left: director Kathy Burke, director Al Erickson, treasurer Barb Byman, president Greg Byman and director Clayton Berlingette.

2. Nicole Cherlet shows off the gingerbread house display at Chantilly Kitchen, Bed and Bath during Moonlight Madness on Friday, Nov. 29. The house was up for auction, with all proceeds going to the Revelstoke Food Bank.

3. Chris Ford was decked out in his full 1980s get up for ‘80s skating night at the arena on Friday. The night was one of the many events going on for Welcome Week in Revelstoke.

4. Two lucky guys from Calgary snagged a photo with two of the key organizers of the Revelstoke Ski Club’s 2013 Snowflake Wine Festival at the Sutton Place Hotel on Nov. 30. The club fundraiser is a classy affair featuring wine samples from regional wineries. At left, Calgary resident Sandy Barham joined auctioneer Marty Minisofer (right) on the trip to Revelstoke. In the centre are Mary Clayton and Sally Carmichael, ski club dynamos who put the great event together with the help of many volunteers.

5. Carrigan Hale (left) and Marie Marback were dressed in Christmas-themed outfits during Moonlight Madness at Kidz on Main on Friday.

6. Revelstoke Mountain Resort social media coordinator and real estate salesperson Emily Beaumont (left) joins Tenille Barber at the Snowflake Wine Festival on Nov. 30.

7. The Revelstoke Mountain Resort opening day line-up wasn’t as long as previous years, possibly owing to an earlier opening day this season. The maze has been widened, packing more people into the space near the gondola and helping prevent line-ups into the parking lot.

8. Said the Whale put on a great show at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre on Nov. 30. The audience included lots of young local fans.

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1. The Revelstoke Snowmobile Club hosted the Thunderstruck video series organizers at a very full Coast Hillcrest Hotel for the Revelstoke premiere of Thunderstruck 12 on Nov. 30. The annual event is a fundraser for the Revelstoke Food Bank, the Canadian Avalanche Centre and the club. This year, the early total was about $10,000 from an auction of lots of sledding gear. The Revelstoke Snowmobile Club is celebrating 45 years this season; commemorative T-shirts are available. Pictured from left: director Kathy Burke, director Al Erickson, treasurer Barb Byman, president Greg Byman and director Clayton Berlingette.

2. Nicole Cherlet shows off the gingerbread house display at Chantilly Kitchen, Bed and Bath during Moonlight Madness on Friday, Nov. 29. The house was up for auction, with all proceeds going to the Revelstoke Food Bank.

3. Chris Ford was decked out in his full 1980s get up for ‘80s skating night at the arena on Friday. The night was one of the many events going on for Welcome Week in Revelstoke.

4. Two lucky guys from Calgary snagged a photo with two of the key organizers of the Revelstoke Ski Club’s 2013 Snowflake Wine Festival at the Sutton Place Hotel on Nov. 30. The club fundraiser is a classy affair featuring wine samples from regional wineries. At left, Calgary resident Sandy Barham joined auctioneer Marty Minisofer (right) on the trip to Revelstoke. In the centre are Mary Clayton and Sally Carmichael, ski club dynamos who put the great event together with the help of many volunteers.

5. Carrigan Hale (left) and Marie Marback were dressed in Christmas-themed outfits during Moonlight Madness at Kidz on Main on Friday.

6. Revelstoke Mountain Resort social media coordinator and real estate salesperson Emily Beaumont (left) joins Tenille Barber at the Snowflake Wine Festival on Nov. 30.

7. The Revelstoke Mountain Resort opening day line-up wasn’t as long as previous years, possibly owing to an earlier opening day this season. The maze has been widened, packing more people into the space near the gondola and helping prevent line-ups into the parking lot.

8. Said the Whale put on a great show at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre on Nov. 30. The audience included lots of young local fans.

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by Thomas Campbell of Souped Up Stables in Ohio, and trained by Jimmy Corrigan. Its mother is named Libeccio and its father is named Monashee Mountain, so we assume the owners have some connection to the area (unfortunately they didn’t return calls for an interview). How safe a bet is it? Well, according to equibase.com, in 37 career starts, it has seven firsts, five seconds and six third-place finishes, for career earnings of $260,714.

It slowed down in 2013, with only one win in 10 starts.

Revel Stoke claims to be the “original spiced whisky.” Distilled in Canada and blended in the U.S. by Ed Phillips & Sons, there are now three varieties of Revel Stoke spiced whisky. There’s the original, which you’ve probably seen at the liquor store. It was the winner of the Spirits International Prestige Award and features hints of vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, coriander and cardamom. It’s 45 per cent alcohol, but it’s a fairly easy drink, if you don’t mind sweeter spirits. They also produce a blended Canadian whiskey, which is a mix of a three-year-old whiskey and an eight-year-old whiskey. The latest addition to the Revel Stoke brand is a cinnamon whiskey.

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If there’s a sign awareness of Revelstoke is growing, it’s the increasing ways that the name of our town is being used. To keep on top of the news, I get e-mail alerts every time the word Revelstoke is mentioned on the Internet. These are a few of the products that use our town’s name, some of which could make for a great Christmas gift.

tar and banjo on stage, and building up songs using a foot-pedal to loop the track. Seale named himself Revelstoke after stopping here on a post-college road trip with some friends. “I’d never even heard of Revelstoke,” Seale said.

“It was beautiful, our first real beautiful day. It was just unreal.” When he recorded his first album, Esprit d’escalier, the March 2010 Boulder Mountain avalanche was in the news, so he went with the name Revelstoke.

You can download esprit d’escalier, and his follow-up My-Oh-My from his webpage, revelstoke.bandcamp.com.

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Revelstoke has a large variety of hotels, motels, inns, hostels and bed & breakfasts that range from the upscale Sutton Place Hotel to lowerend offerings like the Frontier Motel.

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Even though it was opening day at the ski hill, the Revelstoke Judo Club managed to entice 55 competitors to fight at their annual tournament last Saturday. Judokas came from Kelowna, Salmon Arm and Vernon to test their skills against Revelstoke locals.

“This was definitely a record year for participants,” said Revelstoke sensei Cornelius Suchy. “We had 27 locals fighting, and would have had even more but Sunday was the BC Games trials in Vernon so some older kids were saving themselves for that event.

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Currently it’s hosted at the Legion, which has graciously accommodated our club for many years. “This tournament is really geared towards kids, especially new kids and those who have participated for a couple of years,” said Suchy.

Judo involves throws and grappling, but is also an Olympic sport and is a great way to improve balance and fitness and, last but not least, selfconfidence and respect towards your opponents.

The encouraging theme about this event was that each Revelstoke child won at least one match, with most kids having three to four, and some up to

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eight matches.

Although we kept score during the matches and assigned winners, there was no overall tally of winners because the main point was participation. “It’s a Randori [a sparring bout], not a Chiai [a competition fight].”

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Ryan Howe scores for the Revelstoke Novice Grizzlies during the team’s win over Nakusp at the Novice hockey tournament Saturday evening.

Revelstoke hosted a 10-team tournament with teams from West Kelowna, Vernon, Salmon Arm, Kelowna and Nakusp. Revelstoke did very well with three wins and a tie, but it was a non-competitive tournament so there was round robin play only. There were many community sponsors: Cooper’s Foods, Legends N Heroes, Emos, Padrino’s Pizza, Kino’s Snacks, Revelstoke Credit Union, and RCU Insurance. Huge thanks go to the parents and volunteers who made this event possible, in particular arena staff and Dennis Berarducci.

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It was a team that looked defeated. The way they skated to the face off circle, they way they sat on the bench. They were the signs of a team that has lost its morale.

Unable to score and unable to keep the puck out of the net, the Revelstoke Grizzlies lost three straight games last weekend, falling 5-2 to the Kamloops Storm on Friday, 6-0 to the Sicamous Eagles on Saturday and, worst of all, 10-2 to the Chase Heat at home on Sunday.

This was after their coach Darren Naylor resigned on Friday, citing family reasons for his reason to quit mid-season.

Now the team finds itself eight points behind Sicamous for a playoff spot with 25 games left to play.

As of press time, there was no word on who would be coaching the team going forward.

The week was a tumultuous one, with Naylor leaving following a practice on Thursday. On Friday, he told the Times Review he had resigned before he told owner Lewis Hendrickson the news.

“Basically my number one thing is my family,” he said. “I’ve been traveling back and forth between there and the coast and it’s weigh-

ing on me.”

He alluded to other reasons, without going into them.

Naylor was hired as the Grizzlies coach at the start of the season. He inherited a team that had done no recruiting and attempted to assemble a competitive roster as players came and went from the team.

There were times when the team showed signs of life, but in most games, a combination of lack of scoring depth, defensive errors and costly penalties hurt the team.

“I wish the circumstances weren’t what it was but there was some player issues and probably at the end of the day what’s best for everybody is him going back to look after his family,” said Hendrickson in response to the resignation.

Naylor’s departure appeared to buoy the spirits of the team. “Something had to lift the spirits here, something had to change,” said captain Devon Hascarl on Friday.

“It’s never easy bringing somebody new in, re-learning everything, but then again, the guys are excited for a change.”

On the ice though, the team didn’t fair any better. On Friday, in Kamloops, Revelstoke was outshot 68-17 en route to a 5-2 loss. Matt MacDonald and Hascarl scored

for the Grizzlies, and Aaron Brandoli made 63 saves, but the Storm scored four power play goals for the win.

On Saturday, the Grizzlies were in Sicamous to face the Eagles.

Once again they were outshot badly, this time 52-28, and lost 6-0.

On Sunday, the Grizzlies finished the weekend with a 10-2 loss to the Chase Heat in front of a small crowd at the Revelstoke Forum. Kyler Wilkinson and Jeremy McGregor scored for the Grizzlies in the loss.

Afterwards, interim coach Sheldon Nohr said the team needed to calm down, and start having fun.

“They’ve had a lot of things happen to them with the team dynamics. Lots has changed and it’s really tough,” he said. “Right now they don’t know anything. They’re frustrated, they know they’re behind other teams. Right now, they don’t what to look forward to.”

He had scheduled a Monday morning practice, and he said his main aim was to make it fun.

“It’s hard to boost their morale.

It’s really tough situation their in,” he said. “All we can do is stay positive and make the game as fun as possible” There was no word on who would be assuming full-time coach-

Jeremy McGregor fires home a shot for his third goal of the season in the Revelstoke Grizzlies 10-2 loss to the Chase Heat on Sunday.

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they just need a coach to put them in the right direction.

“We’re running out of time here but it’s not impossible,” he said. “I know there’s a lot of guys in there that are willing to do it and put in the extra hours to figure it out.

We’re here to work hard, we do work hard. It’s just a lack guidance.

If our team wants to do it, we will do it.”

ing duties as of press time. Hendrickson said there would be someone in place by the end of the week.

The Grizzlies play three road games this weekend – Friday against Sicamous and then backto-back games against the 100 Mile House Wranglers.

Despite the team’s woes, Hascarl sounded hopeful the team could rebound and still make the playoffs,

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Obituaries Peter Eugene Ozero Peter Eugene Ozero passed away peacefully at Queen Victoria Hospital, Revelstoke on Sunday, November 24th, 2013 at the age of 89 years.

Prayers were recited from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Revelstoke on Thursday evening, November 28th, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial on Friday morning, November 29th with Father Aaron de Dios celebrant. Interment of Peter’s cremated remains followed in the family plot of Mountain View Cemetery, Revelstoke. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 202 – 1835 Gordon Drive, Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 3H5, or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C., 201 – 635 Victoria Street, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2B3, in memory of Peter.

Peter was born in Revelstoke on October 30, 1924 and had been a life-long resident. He will be well remembered as a co-founder of Revelstoke Home Hardware, and, until his sons sold the business this year, still checked the mail and greeted customers. Peter enjoyed fishing, camping and playing cards. He also liked to dance and was an accomplished polka dancer. In his younger years Peter loved to ski and taught most of his grandchildren how to ski. Peter’s greatest enjoyment in life was visiting with family and friends. He loved people and being around those he loved.

Peter was predeceased by his parents, James Ozero and Olga Ozero, stepmother Sophie Ozero, brother Fred Ozero, sister Mary Ottenbreit, nephew Jim Ottenbreit, sister-in-law Bonnie Ozero and brother-in-law John Ottenbreit.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Anne; three sons: Gerry (Mari) of Revelstoke, Barry (Marina) of Revelstoke and Les (Cindy) of Kamloops; six grandchildren: Alison (Nathan), Amy (Nils), Brice (Michelle), Lena (Stevan), Ryan (Rachel) and Jeannette; six great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Peter was the last surviving member of his generation of siblings and cousins in the Ozero family.

Messages of condolence may be sent to Peter’s family by viewing his obituary at www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com.

Cremation arrangements were in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, great grandmother, mother-in-law and friend Joyce O’Reilly. Joyce passed away peacefully on November 23rd, 2013 at the Mt. Cartier Court Residential Care Facility in Revelstoke BC. She was 82 years old.

Joyce was born on January 13th, 1931 in Edmonton Alberta. Joyce, along with her twin sister Joan, was in the middle of five children, having two brothers, Bob and Gerry and a little sister Denise. As a young girl, she and Joan spent their time riding their bikes around, what was then, west Edmonton or at Lac Ste. Anne with the family and their dog Rover.

Joyce said that she knew from the time she was a little girl that she wanted to be a nurse, and in 1951 Joyce entered the Archer Memorial Hospital’s School of Nursing in Lamont Alberta. It was here, over the next three years that Joyce, not only gained an education in the field of medicine, but established a friendship and bond with her twelve classmates that would span six decades and endures to this day, the closest which would be with her dear friend Veso. Joyce graduated as a Registered Nurse in September of 1953.

On a trip to Victoria BC in 1956 Joyce met a tall Aussie named Steve, and on a sunny October day of that year they were married in Edmonton. They initially lived Edmonton, however after several stints between Sydney Australia and Edmonton, Joyce and Steve finally settled in Ft. Saskatchewan Alberta where Joyce worked as a nurse at the Rivercrest Lodge Nursing Home. It was here they raised their four children, Mary-Ellen, Anne-Marie, Laura-Lynn and Glen.

Joyce said, that as a young girl she remembers standing in front of their house in Edmonton, and looking at the white clouds on the edge of the prairie horizon, pretend they were mountains, and had wished she could live in a mountain town. In 1987 that wish came true when Joyce and Steve moved to Revelstoke to be closer to their grandchildren. Joyce put her nursing cap back on and worked for a while at the Selkirk Clinic. However Joyce’s real delight was working at the Geidt’s antique store, on Mackenzie Ave., where she took pleasure in meeting and talking with all the tourists. In later years Joyce could be found curled up in a lawn chair with a cup of coffee at Steve’s stall, at the farmer’s market, visiting with the family and the locals. Joyce secretly desired to be a writer and a political cartoonist, but was happy to dabble in writing and painting, and as with most writers, was reluctant to share her stories. Her true passion though was flowers, and she loved nothing more that to be sitting in her garden basking in the hot sun of a Revelstoke afternoon.

Joyce spent her last few years in the “Cottages” at Mt. Cartier Court, where she confused the nursing staff with her nocturnal lifestyle, amazed them with her insatiable sweet tooth and amused them with her dry wit… as she did for all of us. Joyce’s passing has left a hole in our hearts, she will be missed.

Joyce is predeceased by her husband Steve and her daughter Laura-Lynn, and is survived by her three remaining children, her son-in-law, ten grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, two grand-dogs and one grand-cat.

At Joyce’s request she was cremated with no service.

The Family of Joyce O’Reilly would like to thank the following: First and foremost; The Care-Aids, Nurses and staff at Cottage-B for their attentive care. Sheila Geidt for being such a good bingo partner and friend.

Dr. C. MacDonald, physician and friend. Gary Sulz at Brandon Bowers Funeral Service for the gracious service.

We would also like to thank all those who have offered their sympathy and condolences at our time of loss.

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