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CP Rail train derails, spills fish oil Aaron Orlando

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The City of Revelstoke’s snow removal operations came in under their $822,000 budget in 2013 for a total of $639,107. Snow deposits in 2013 were also below average, but not so far in 2014. “It’s been coming, that’s for sure,” said City of Revelstoke Public Works manager Darren Komonoski. “We’re a little above average.

Typically January can be a bit more arid and cooler.” This snow season, the city has made some tweaks to the snow removal system. They have reduced the number of loaders on guaranteed contracts from seven to five, but have a new grader on day shift, bringing the total from two to three. The heavy snowfalls over the weekend took their toll. The main loader and a blower broke down on Sunday night after big accumulations in the afternoon, slowing removal operations.

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A westbound CP Rail train derailed in the early morning hours of Jan. 8 about five kilometres east of Golden, B.C. sending six cars off the track, including a tanker carrying fish oil that was breached and leaked some of its contents.

CP Rail spokesperson Kevin Hrysak said the incident happened just before 4 a.m. on Jan. 8, and was cleared by the morning of Jan. 9, more than 24 hours later. The derailment halted traffic through the main east-west track for the duration.

Neither of the two CP Rail staff on the train were injured.

Hrysak said the mixed-freight, intermodal train had three locomotives and 88 cars. Only one train was involved.

Hrysak said the train wasn’t carrying any hazardous materials, such as oil, liquid petroleum gas, explosives

or hazardous chemicals. There was no fire associated with the derailment.

Of the six cars that jumped the track, some were empty. He said the breached car carrying fish oil did leak, but that the spill “was immediately contained.” No locomotives derailed.

Hrysak didn’t know where the train originated, but said it was destined for the west coast.

He didn’t have exact details on the stretch of track where the train derailed, such as whether it was near a tunnel, switch, a siding or a curve.

Hrysak said Transport Canada, the Transportation Safety Board and the B.C. Ministry of Environment were notified, but he was unsure if any officials attended the scene.

James Carmichael is the Regional Senior Investigator for the Canada Transportation Safety Board and is based in Calgary.

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No provincial funding for new rescue truck Alex Cooper

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Revelstoke fire chief Rob Girard shows all the highway rescue equipment that was transferred to a leased rescue truck.

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There will be no money coming from Victoria to pay for a new road rescue truck, and that leaves local officials looking for the cash to pay for the new vehicle.

Rescue One was heavily damaged in a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway on Dec. 20, 2013. The cost to repair the truck is estimated to be near the value of the 13-year-old vehicle so Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services is looking at buying a new truck.

The question is how it’s going to be paid for. The province says road rescue isn’t in its mandate, so it won’t pay, and the city doesn’t want to fund for a service that operates almost entirely outside its boundaries.

That has fire chief Rob Girard looking for funding sources for a vehicle that could cost several hundred thousand dollars. That could come from grants, corporate sponsorships or even good old fashioned bake sales and raffles, he said.

“You just go to start turning stones to find out where these grants are available,” said Girard. “I see it as a grant writing exercise, but it’s not going to be an easy exercise by any means.”

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Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services had a busy start to the week, responding to three calls on Monday and Tuesday, including a structure fire in the Big Eddy and a house fire just south of town.

The first incident started shortly after 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, when the fire department was called to a blaze on the 700 block on Lundell Road in the Big Eddy.

“Upon arrival fire crews were met with heavy smoke from the rear of the building and quickly gained access through the roll up doors of the structure and began fighting the fire," said Fire Chief Rob Girard in a news release.

Firefighters battle a Jan. 6 blaze on Lundell Road.

Photo contributed by Marc Joiner The building was a large truck repair shop that housed welding, propane, flammable liquids, two Later that day, just after noon, mined when they opened up ceiltractor trucks and snowmobiles, firefighters were called to a home ing and wall spaces that the fire making it a dangerous fight, said on the 1500 block of McKinnon was in and around the fireplace," Girard. "To make matters trickier, road where a home experienced said Girard. "We began extinthe local freight courier company minor damage due to a malfunc- guishment, which took some time in the adjacent building had to tioning thermostat. One person due to how the fire advanced in move their goods to ensure their was home at the time and damage the walls of the residence." freight was protected during the was minimal.

It took 20 responders about fire attack," he said.

On Tuesday, Jan 7, at around three hours to put out the fire. The The fire spread into the roof 5:30 a.m., fire fighters were called living room of the home sustained and it took 20 firefighters just to a house fire on the 1900 block substantial smoke and water damunder five hours to put out the of Lennard Drive in South Rev- age around the stone fireplace blaze. Girard credited his fire- elstoke. They arrived to a home Since the home is located outHZ & TW fighters with a "great save" and filled with smoke, with 15 peo- side city limits, the cause of the Client: ofstanding Forests, Lands NRO fire will be investigated by the said they did a great job. Ministryple outside theand vacation Campaign: PMP: FLNR-S-INTERIOR-2014 The cause of the fire is under Columbia Shuswap Regional rental home. investigation.

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Regulators discuss tanker safety City communications director resigns complete. CP Rail will forward the results of their investigation to the Canada Transport Safety Board.

The derailment came the same week as two other more high-profile incidents in Canada last week.

On Jan. 7 a train derailment and large fire near Plaster Rock, New Brunswick forced the evacuation of about 150 residents.

On Jan. 11, a CN train derailed at Burnaby Lake in the Lower Mainland.

On Jan. 13, experts, industry stakeholders and government officials met in Ottawa to look at ways of making the fleet of DOT-111 tanker cars more safe.

The Transport Safety Board has for years warned the tankers are unsafe in crashes because they are too easily rup-

Derailment, from page 1 He said the TSB was notified, but that investigators wouldn’t attend the scene, partially because of the unremarkable nature of the derailment, which had “no leaks,” “no spills” and no injuries.

“We’re going to continue communications with CP on it,” Carmichael said. “Unless something changes, we are not going to do anything further with it.”

He understood the derailment happened near a series of small tunnels in the Glenogle area, and part of the train came to a stop in a tunnel.

The TSB will rely on an investigation and report from CP Rail.

Hrysak said it was too early to attribute a cause to the crash, saying the investigation could take “a month to a year” to

tured.

Industry stakeholders mostly agree, but the challenge is how to achieve the needed upgrades to the tankers and fleet.

While the derailment near Golden drew little media attention, the one in Burnaby attracted much attention.

Burnaby NDP MP Kenneday Stewart said public confidence in the country’s railway system has been “seriously compromised” and he put the blame on the federal government’s regulatory system.

“With the Auditor General’s report and the recent frequency of train derailments, the public needs reassurance that steps are being taken to improve rail safety. We are not seeeing this action from the Conservative government,” Stewart said.

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After just over two months on the job, the City of Revelstoke’s administration and communications director has resigned.

Lyle Huntley was hired as the Director of Corporate Administration and Communications in late October, 2013.

In an interview with the Times Review, City of Revelstoke Chief Administrative Officer Tim Palmer said Huntley handed in his resignation on the morning of Jan. 7 and departed that day.

Huntley’s new position was a split between city administration duties and a new communications position. On Jan. 1, he also took over as the coordinator of the city’s emergency program after the city ended its contract with the former emergency program coordinator.

Huntley issued a brief statement in a media release: “The time I have spent at the City of Revelstoke, while short, has been rewarding and challenging at the same time.”

When asked why Huntley had resigned, Palmer said the City of Revelstoke wasn’t the right fit: “He’s decided that the position wasn’t the right fit for him for his career path.”

The Director of Communication portfolio was new to Revelstoke, and Palmer said the position would be reviewed.

He said he will recommend that he himself is reappointed as Director of Corporate Administration in

City of Revelstoke Director of Corporate Administration and Communications Lyle Huntley resigned on Jan. 3, after just over two months with the city. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

the interim.

As for the emergency program coordinator, Palmer said the City of Revelstoke has qualified staff who have experience with emergency coordination.

“I’ll need to address [the emergency program coordinator position] right away and make sure someone is appointed to that right away,” Palmer said.

When asked if Huntley’s departure was a setback for the City of Revelstoke, Palmer said no.

“Whenever you have a good person leaving an organization, I guess it is a very short term setback but it’s also an opportunity for moving ahead,” Palmer said.

In a statement, Palmer wished Huntley the best in the future.

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Snowboarder dies in Revelstoke Mountain Resort accident ALEX COOPER

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A 27-year-old man is dead after hitting a tree while snowboarding Friday morning at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, RCMP say.

The incident was reported on Jan. 10 at around 10 a.m. when some skiers found a lone male injured at the side of the Devil’s Club run on the upper portion of the resort, said Rob Elliott, the general manager of the resort.

The first people on scene performed CPR on the man until a off-duty patroller showed up on scene.

Ski patrol, RCMP and EHS responded to help the man but he succumbed to his injuries at the

scene.

Staff-Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky said the man appeared to have struck a tree at the side of the run.

He was not wearing a helmet at the time.

Police said he appeared to be snowboarding alone and they were looking to speak to people who might have seen him crash.

The man’s identity is not being released pending notification of his family. Elliott said he was a season-pass holder from outside Canada.

The incident is still being investigated.

RCMP and Revelstoke Mountain Resort have asked skiers and snowboarders to dress appropriately for conditions, wear a helmet and ride with friends.

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Road rescue not in province’s mandate, official says

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vincial responsibility. He used the term numerous times during an interview about the matter.

“They’re picking up people off a provincial highway. It’s actually a federal-provincial [highway]. It’s the Trans-Canada. It’s the number one highway. Where does it become the responsibility of the community?” he said. “In my mind, and I feel quite strongly for this, it’s a provincial responsibility to fund those programs.”

The Revelstoke Times Review requested an interview with an official from Emergency Management BC to discuss the road rescue program. Instead, we got e-mailed a statement from Gord Anderson, the province’s assistant deputy fire commissioner.

The statement explained the province’s position on highway rescue, saying that road rescue was not mandated in B.C. “There is no requirement for a community to provide them and in many areas across B.C., they are not,” Anderson wrote.

“However, many local authorities see it as a community investment or civic responsibility, even in neighbouring corridors directly outside their municipal boundaries, because they are considered an important extension of their community frequently used by the people who live, work, invest and visit their towns and cities.”

For that reason, the province does not fund road rescue equipment. He said communities were not obligated to provide those services and if they do chose to provide it, it is up to them to purchase the necessary equipment.

“Where communities like Revelstoke realize the value of traffic to and through their communities, particularly in corridors like the Trans-Canada, which is linking communities to a large number of tourists, the local authorities often see benefit in providing services like road rescue beyond their municipal boundaries. And because we see value in the service they provide, we assist them

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by providing road rescue service providers with funding to offset operating costs,” he wrote.

Organizations that offer road rescue service receive a $300 per hour reimbursement from the province. The provincial funding covers basic operating costs, but not expensive capital costs like equipment repairs or replacement.

For Mayor David Raven, that explanation doesn’t wash. Road rescue is not a service just for Revelstokians, but for the thousands of people who travel on the Trans-Canada every day.

“We’re going to lobby because we think it’s their responsibility. We think it’s something the province should be paying for,” he said. “Somebody who drives up from Vancouver should have some fiscal commitment to funding those programs.”

Revelstoke’s is not alone in its struggles with providing road rescue services. In Golden, the service stopped for several months in 2012 after Golden and District Search and Rescue stopped doing road rescue. According to Golden Mayor Christina Benty, GADSAR was struggling to keep its volunteers involved in road rescue as they were more interested in backcountry rescue.

“The other thing was funding.

They weren’t reimbursed appropriately,” she said. “They were having difficulty maintaining their equipment and that wasn’t working for them.”

In Golden, the town’s fire department offered to take on the service in order to give its volunteer firefighters more to do.

The town, however, didn’t want to incur any costs for road rescue outside its boundaries, said Benty. As a result, they negotiated a higher reimbursement rate from the province.

Still, the higher rate doesn’t include equipment, and she said that would continue to be a point of discussion.

“What I can say is that from a political perspective, we’re pleased we have road rescue ser-

vices in this area, because there was some concern,” Benty said.

“Given the nature of where we live and the volume of traffic traveling through our community, I can’t imagine those services not being available on the highways.”

She said there were talks with the province about getting funding for equipment. “We need to make sure that the equipment is funded appropriately. It is a service we’re providing outside municipal boundaries.”

A few years ago, Invermere found itself in a similar situation to Revelstoke after its rescue truck was totaled. With no money coming from the province, a major fundraising campaign was launched by the local Lion’s Club.

“We couldn’t get any funding even from Parks Canada and we do a lot of highway rescue out in the park, same as what Revelstoke does,” said Invermere fire chief Roger Ekman.

It took the community 18 months to raise the $500,000 required to buy a new rescue truck, he said.

Norm Macdonald, the MLA for Columbia River–Revelstoke, has said in the past that road rescue should be a provincial responsibility.

Right now in Revelstoke, highway rescue is being run using a leased vehicle that Emergency Management BC is paying for at the tune of $4,500 per month, said Girard. The lease for that expires in three months and after that, he isn’t sure what will happen to highway rescue.

“Trying to secure a vehicle or have vehicles repaired, or whatever the case may be, is not going to happen within three months,” he said.

The volunteer firefighters have expressed an desire to continue the service. “We are disappointed a more permanent solution cannot be found in a timelier manner,” said Brad Faucett, a volunteer firefighter and president of the Revelstoke Fire Rescue Society, in a news release.

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Firearms in stolen vehicle impeded RCMP search for Joshua Jeffs AARON ORLANDO

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A key new detail in the Joshua Jeffs missing person case emerged on Jan. 8, after court documents revealed Jeffs, 23, and Heather Thorassie, 22, are facing criminal charges related to firearms possession.

The charges are in addition to a charge of possession of stolen property over $5,000 related to a stolen vehicle police allege they were driving.

Manitoba resident Joshua Jeffs, 23, was officially listed missing on Jan. 2 after police and family became concerned after finding no trace of the man since he fled into the bush near Revelstoke on Dec. 19.

An information document sworn on Jan. 6, and filed with the Provincial Court, states both Jeffs and Thorassie are charged with occupying a vehicle in which there is a firearm, and careless storage of a firearm.

Revelstoke RCMP did not previously disclose there were firearms involved in the Dec. 19 incident.

The information casts a new light on the search for Jeffs in the hours after he fled into the bush on Dec. 19 from the 12 Mile area. He fled after the stolen vehicle he was in became stuck on a rural resource road after a police pursuit.

RCMP have said they set up a perimeter around the area between 6 a.m. and noon that day.

Revelstoke Search & Rescue and RCMP dog and helicopter searchers returned two days later on Dec. 21 to resume the search.

Missing person Joshua Jeffs fled RCMP into the bush at 12 Mile on Dec. 19.

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Staff-Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky said the fact that two stolen long-arms and a replica pistol were found in the abandoned car influenced the way police conducted their search.

“It affected the involvement of Search and Rescue on that first day, [in] locating a person who is possibly armed and dangerous,” Grabinsky said. “We didn’t involve Search and Rescue for that very reason.

“Based on an assumption that he must have gotten out, if we couldn’t find him in that first six hours, we didn’t initiate a further search at that time for an armed person,” Grabinsky said.

A search for a missing person who wants to be found is a different thing from a search for a person who doesn’t. Locating a person who doesn’t want to be found and may have a gun is another matter altogether.

Grabinsky said Thorassie, the other occupant of the vehicle, was not

co-operative with police for about 30 hours after her arrest.

Grabinsky said she then told police Jeffs didn’t have a firearm with him when he fled the vehicle.

Grabinsky said the new information, while not a complete assurance Jeffs was not armed, allowed police to involve Revelstoke Search and Rescue in the hunt for Jeffs on Dec. 21. However, armed police accompanied searchers on the ground and in a helicopter.

Grabinsky said police sometimes omit details of ongoing investigations, such as the involvement of firearms in this case.

“We are always holding back some form of information so that we can aid ourselves in our investigation.

If we reveal everything immediately to the media, it makes it difficult for court proceedings,” he said.

When police issued a missing persons alert for Jeffs in early January, they did not yet have approval from Crown prosecutors for the criminal charges police have recommended against him. (In B.C., police recommend charges to the Crown, who then decide whether to proceed with the case.)

Revelstoke RCMP didn’t volunteer the information about the stolen firearms to the media today; it arose through a court document search by the Revelstoke Times Review.

None of the allegations against Jeffs or Thorassie have been proven in court. Thorassie has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Revelstoke in February.

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Plan needed to help stranded travelers ALEX COOPER

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When hundreds of travelers found themselves stranded in Revelstoke with nowhere to stay earlier this month due to a highway closure, many people in town opened their doors and took people in.

Others looked to profit by charging people for a room.

“On the one part you have the best of Revelstoke with people opening up their houses to people who are stranded,” said Mayor David Raven, who took in several people at his home. “And then you’ve got the worst of Revelstoke in that people are taking advantage of it.”

The situation raised questions about Revelstoke’s response to the problem of stranded travelers that occurred on Thursday, Jan. 2. A heavy snowfall led to high avalanche hazard that forced a highway closure during a busy holiday period when local hotels would have been full.

As people crowded into town, there was nowhere for them to stay, and no system in place to find them rooms.

Who’s role it is to perform that role is up for debate. Judy Goodman, the executive director of the Chamber of Commerce said it wasn’t their role “to have an emergency response system.”

Meanwhile, Raven said that housing stranded travelers wasn’t a city responsibility. “It’s a provincial highway, it’s a provincial function,” he said.

Both the chamber and the city stepped up in different ways that day. The chamber started fielding calls and working to find people rooms. Later, the city set up an emergency centre at the community centre to help people out.

Goodman said the chamber and the Revelstoke Accommodation Association are working on a plan for the future. They want to improve communication with the front desks at every hotel to have a better idea of what places have rooms available. They are also looking to compile a database of people who can house stranded travelers. She said a centralized booking system would be very costly to implement and was an unlikely solution at the moment.

Raven said the city would have to develop a plan for the future if it chooses to take on responsibility.

“Whether we do that through the new visitor information centre, we have to understand the roles of the various players in the community,” he said. “It was not a city function. Rather it became one when the chamber and others started doing it. It was a cost to the city to do what we did.”

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Grizzlies worth more alive, study says TOM FLETCHER Black Press

B.C.’s Coastal First Nations were quick to endorse a new U.S. study of the value of bear viewing in their traditional territories.

Kitasoo/Xai’xais councillor Doug Neasloss said the study by the Washington D.C.-based Centre for Responsible Travel supports what the northwest coast aboriginal communities have been saying for years: “Bears are worth more alive than they are dead.”

The study calculated that in 2012, bear viewing in what is

now popularly known as the Great Bear Rainforest generated 12 times the visitor revenue as bear hunting. It counts 510 people employed in bear viewing companies compared to 12 jobs in guided hunting.

The study is the latest salvo in a battle over trophy hunting in B.C. In November the province proposed to expand its traditional grizzly hunt to include Cariboo and Kootenay regions that were previously closed due to population concerns.

The Coastal First Nations, which includes Haida, Heiltsuk and seven other North Coast

communities, has asserted its unresolved treaty rights in logging and pipeline protests as well as bear hunting. In 2012 the group announced a ban on trophy hunting for bears in its territories.

The province has continued to issue “harvesting” permits, including one well-publicized trophy shot by NHL player Clayton Stoner in May 2013, who took only the head and paws.

The U.S. study, funded by Tides Canada and Nature Conservancy USA, suggested B.C. has overstated the value of

its guide-outfitter business to remote economies.

The province tracks wildlife populations and records human-related deaths, including vehicle accidents and “conflict kills,” where ranchers or conservation officers shoot bears to protect homes or livestock.

The U.S. study reports that there were 74 grizzly hunters from outside B.C. in 2012, 80 per cent of them from the U.S. From 1976 to 2009 the province issued hunting permits for an average of 297 grizzly bears a year.

H1N1 flu returns, targets younger people TOM FLETCHER Black Press

Supplies of influenza vaccine are still available to B.C. residents, despite high demand as the H1N1 strain of the virus has returned, provincial health officials say.

Cases since the current flu season began in December have shown a shift towards people aged 20 to 69, rather than the very young and the elderly who are typically most vulnerable. There have been severe cases involving healthy, younger people and two deaths have been confirmed, one in the Okanagan and one on Vancouver Island.

The main strain of influenza to emerge this winter is a descendent of the H1N1 that prompted the largest vaccination in Canadian history in 2009-10, when the illness was declared a global pandemic.

Provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall said the B.C. health ministry purchased a record 1.4 million doses of the current

vaccine, which offers immunity to H1N1 and other strains. Some doctors’ offices and pharmacies have run out as demand has been higher than last year.

“We have supplies currently available, but it’s conceivable that if demand continues to be high, we’ll use up all of those 1.4 million doses,” Kendall said Wednesday.

“So I wouldn’t call it a vaccine shortage, I’d call it an unusually high demand.”

The health ministry has a website for information on influenza and other vaccinations, with a guide to finding local flu clinics, at www.immunizebc.ca.

Since 2009, pharmacies as well as doctors’ offices and dedicated flu clinics have been authorized to administer flu shots.

They are free of charge to higher risk groups, including pregnant women, very young or old people, people with other medical conditions and those planning to visit a hospital or long-term care facility.

Flu season typically runs from December to April. Kendall said in an average

year, between 10 and 20 per cent of B.C. residents contract the virus, with about 2,000 sick enough to be hospitalized and 500 deaths, mostly people with underlying conditions.

While severe illness among younger, healthier people is unusual, so far the current flu season is in the typical range, Kendall said.

Seasonal influenza is mainly a respiratory illness, with symptoms of coughing, fever, headache and muscle ache that typically last from seven to 10 days. It can be complicated by pneumonia and worsen underlying conditions such as heart disease.

Kendall said confirmation of North America’s first case of H5N1 “bird flu” is not a cause for public concern, because that strain is typically caught from poultry and rarely transmitted from person to person. A traveller returning from China to Edmonton via Vancouver during the Christmas season became ill and died Jan. 3.

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City appoints fire chief as emergency program coordinator Aaron Orlando

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In an act of housekeeping following the resignation of the Director of Corporate Administration and Communications Lyle Huntley on Jan. 7, the City of Revelstoke has appointed Fire Chief Rob Girard as the interim Emergency Program Coordinator.

Huntley took over the role as overseer of the city’s emergency operation on Jan. 1 after the City of Revelstoke cancelled the contract held by Revelstoke resident Simon Hunt.

The switch from a contract service provider with extensive emergency management experience to a side-desk project by an administrator with unknown emergency management qualifications raised eyebrows.

The City of Revelstoke’s handling of an avalanche-driven Trans-Canada Highway closure just a few days later led to one

Fire Chief Rob Girard will serve as interim emergency program coordinator. Times Review file photo

report critical of the city’s handling of the many stranded travellers. Despite the relative predictability of a highway closure when a heavy, warm snowstorm is bearing down on Revelstoke in January, the city didn’t effectively communicate their emergency referral centre to stranded travellers.

In a Jan. 9 media release

Quantities Technician Mica Generating Station

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announcing Girard’s temporary appointment, city officials were careful to outline Girard’s track record in emergency management.

“I am honoured to fill the interim Emergency Program Coordinator (EPC) position,” Girard said in a statement. “Keeping our community safe and knowing we have the people who will make a difference when we activate our emergency operations will make future emergency events a success.”

In a statement, mayor David Raven vetted Girard: “As the EPC leader, I have complete faith in chief Girard based on my personal observations of his problem solving and decision making abilities.

As our Fire Chief, he is doing this for the most part already.”

Girard takes over on an interim basis immediately.

Girard will not receive extra remuneration for the position.

Columbia Hydro Constructors Ltd.

Job Description: Quantities Technician needed to perform financial, scheduling andadministrative duties specifically related to the addition of a fifth and a sixth generating unit at the Mica Generating Station. The candidate must • Determine quantities of materials used for construction including those • of an electrical, mechanical and/or civil nature • Establish and confirm contractor progress payments • Establish and manage small contracts • Acquire materials using company procurement policies • Perform various project administrative duties Preferred Experience: • Technical knowledge in Civil, Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering • Familiarity with finance • Familiarity with procurement practices • Experience and familiarity working in Heavy Industry with preference • for Hydro-electric experience Skills/Abilities: • Excellent organizational skills • Strong computer skills • Excellent verbal and written communication skills The successful applicant will be required to work under a collective union agreement and to live in a camp located at Mica Creek BC, 140 kilometres north of Revelstoke. Resumes will be accepted until 7:00 am, 27 January, 2014; only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

To apply please email or fax resumes to: Columbia Hydro Constructors. Ltd. Fax: 250-805-4340 Email: chcgeneral@bchydro.com Wage: $33.76/hr Closing Date: 27 January 2014.

City of Revelstoke 216 Mackenzie Ave., Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0. Tel: 250-837-2161 web: city.revelstoke.ca

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

FINANCE

VOLUNTEER PROJECT EVALUATORS

GRANTS-IN-AID

The City of Revelstoke invites applications from residents to serve as evaluators for project submissions to the Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs delivered in partnership with the Columbia Shuswap Regional District.

The program evaluators are volunteers selected for their interest, previous experience, knowledge and skills relative to the economic, environmental and social aspects of the area.

Interested parties are reminded that the deadline for applying for a grant-in-aid from the City for 2014 is February 28, 2014 (July 31, 2014 for property tax exemption applications for the 2015 tax year).

If you are interested in applying, please submit a letter noting your interest and a brief outline of your qualifications. This can be mailed to the attention of T. LeRose, Manager of Legislated Services, at the City of Revelstoke, Box 170, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0, or e-mailed to TLerose@revelstoke.ca no later than 4:30pm on January 30, 2014.

A copy of the grant-in-aid policy and application form detailing the application procedures and requirements can be obtained from the Finance Department at City Hall: Box 170, 216 Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0 Telephone: 250-837-2161 Fax: 250-805-2009

For additional information, please call Alan Mason, Director of Community Economic Development at 250-837-5345. Thank you for your interest.

Or visit us at our web site at http://city.revelstoke.ca/ where a copy of the grant-in-aid policy may be viewed or downloaded from the Finance Section.

FINANCE

PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE

PROPERTY TAX INSTALLMENT PROGRAM

HOMECOMING 2014

Property owners are reminded that they have the option of paying property taxes by monthly installment.

In order to qualify for the year 2014, applications must be submitted to City Hall no later than April 30, 2014.

For an application form and copy of the full regulations please contact the Finance Department at City Hall at 250-837-2161 or visit our website at http://city.revelstoke.ca/ where these documents can be viewed and downloaded from the Finance section.

PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE ATTENTION: 2014 SPECIAL EVENT ORGANIZERS Application for Public Special Event Permits Local clubs and organizations interested in applying for a Beer Garden License for 2014 are invited to pick up their application forms in person at the Revelstoke Community Centre @ 600 Campbell Avenue or on-line at www.revelstoke.ca under the Parks, Recreation & Culture tab.

Completed forms are to be returned to the Community Centre by January 31st, 2014.

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Funds are limited and early application is recommended. Applications received after the deadline(s) may be denied if insufficient funds are available.

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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.

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

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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

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2 Habitat is located at 307 Mackenzie Avenue, formerly the Photo House. The second floor houses Revelstoke homebuilder Ursus Custom Homes.

3 Habitat’s unique logo.

4 Habitat carries premium brands Peak Performance (pictured), Swedish brand Fjall Raven and Quebecbased Chlorophylle. The interior is decorated with photos and original paintings by Revelstoke artist Rob Buchanan.

5 Owner Brock Freathy sees a renewed confidence in Revelstoke’s resort development — ­ Aaron Orlando

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Habitat Home + Style is Revelstoke’s newest lifestyle clothing store. The shop located at 307 Mackenzie Avenue opened in late December after extensive renovations to the former location of the Photo House.

Owner Brock Freathy explains the shop’s vision draws from his experiences as a heli-skiing guide, and in the construction industry. He worked as a guide for about 12 years, and moved to Revelstoke 10 years ago, where he transitioned from an off-season construction worker into the owner of Ursus Custom Homes.

The high end design and construction contractor is behind several luxury homes at the resort; their offices are located upstairs from Habitat.

Freathy explained the high-end brands are targeted at the heli-skiing clientele.

“I’m really exciting to be aligned with this level of brands,” Freathy explained of the core line up.

Peak Performance is a premium ski brand ideal for heliskiing. Chlorophylle is a Quebec-based outdoor lifestyle

brand, and Fjall Raven (Swedish for Arctic fox) is a heritage lifestyles brand from that Scandanavian country.

The clothing lines are the first phase of the new shop, and will soon be followed by exclusive home furnishings and decor. Manager Marc-Andre Maillet is finalizing their collection of furniture and home decor, which will combine quality imports and locally sourced products.

The furniture will feature “a Montreal love of style in both heritage and contemporary style,” Freathy said. “We’re bringing in unique products to Revelstoke.”

Revelstoke boutique sawmill operator Keith Starling’s artisan furniture and finishings are one product line to be featured, and other local woodworkers will be announced soon.

Freathy explained that Ursus Custom Homes is approaching its busiest construction season since Revelstoke Mountain Resort opened and Habitat wants to feature the finishings his clients appreciate.

The shop features original photo prints, paintings and photo art by Rob Buchanan, including a great highly-detailed series on Mt. Begbie and local alpine locations.

“Habitat is coming on at the right time to fill a void,” Freathy explained. He’s buoyed by the forecast busy construction season, saying that customers who’d been sitting on the fence for the past few years have gained confidence in the direction in which Revelstoke Mountain Resort and the community are going.

For a teaser of some of the million-plus homes in development, click the ‘projects’ tab at ursuscustomhomes.com.

Fan of the Wee k!

If the person highlighted in the photo is YOU, cut out this ad, bring it to the Revelstoke SUBWAY and you will receive a free FOOTLONG of your choice.

This offer is redeemable once only and only at Subway in Revelstoke.

Offer valid 1 month from print date.

Not valid with any Premium Sub, other promotion or offer.

RONALD'S RAVE REVIEW Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutoring Program VOLUNTEER TUTORS The Adult Literacy Volunteer Tutor Program and the English as Second Language Settlement Assistance Program (ESLSAP) are looking for volunteer tutors to help adults improve their reading, writing, math, and/or English as a Second Language skills.

For information call: Megan Shandro (VLTP) and BR Whalen (ESLSAP) at 250-837-4235 1880 Trans-Canada Hwy. 250.837.6230

Attention service groups, community and non-profit organizations, Kevin & Cathy Blakely of the Revelstoke McDonald's are pleased to sponsor this spot to present your message. Please call Mavis Cann at the Times Review with your information at 250-837-4667.

Revelstoke Realty Cynthia Kidd, Managing Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Revelstoke Realty is proud to announce that Joe Verbalis and Natasha Worby (formerly Stoke Realty Ltd.) have joined the RE/MAX team effective January 16, 2014.

We are excited that Joe will be coming aboard as our Primary Managing Broker and Natasha will join our highly regarded professional team of REALTORS®.

We look forward to having you come and visit them at our location, 209 First Street West (corner of Campbell Avenue & First Street).

Joe Verbalis

Managing Broker

Each office independently owned and operated

209 1st St. West, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0

Phone: 250-837-5121 • Fax: 250-837-7020

Natasha Worby

Sales Representative

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New Mackenzie Ave. clothing and interiors retailer features premium brands 1 Habitat employee Kristiina Ponnio in the newlyrenovated Habitat Style + Space storefront.

2 Habitat is located at 307 Mackenzie Avenue, formerly the Photo House. The second floor houses Revelstoke homebuilder Ursus Custom Homes.

3 Habitat’s unique logo.

4 Habitat carries premium brands Peak Performance (pictured), Swedish brand Fjall Raven and Quebecbased Chlorophylle. The interior is decorated with photos and original paintings by Revelstoke artist Rob Buchanan.

5 Owner Brock Freathy sees a renewed confidence in Revelstoke’s resort development — ­ Aaron Orlando

Have your Say Complete the survey for your chance to…

WIN $1,000!

Complete the survey by Jan. 31st, 2014 for your additional chance to win one of 10 grocery gift cards valued at $50!

three $1,000 cash prizes!

Enter at www.pulseresearch.com/bcsouth

Aaron Orlando

editor@revelstoketimesreview.com

Habitat Home + Style is Revelstoke’s newest lifestyle clothing store. The shop located at 307 Mackenzie Avenue opened in late December after extensive renovations to the former location of the Photo House.

Owner Brock Freathy explains the shop’s vision draws from his experiences as a heli-skiing guide, and in the construction industry. He worked as a guide for about 12 years, and moved to Revelstoke 10 years ago, where he transitioned from an off-season construction worker into the owner of Ursus Custom Homes.

The high end design and construction contractor is behind several luxury homes at the resort; their offices are located upstairs from Habitat.

Freathy explained the high-end brands are targeted at the heli-skiing clientele.

“I’m really exciting to be aligned with this level of brands,” Freathy explained of the core line up.

Peak Performance is a premium ski brand ideal for heliskiing. Chlorophylle is a Quebec-based outdoor lifestyle

brand, and Fjall Raven (Swedish for Arctic fox) is a heritage lifestyles brand from that Scandanavian country.

The clothing lines are the first phase of the new shop, and will soon be followed by exclusive home furnishings and decor. Manager Marc-Andre Maillet is finalizing their collection of furniture and home decor, which will combine quality imports and locally sourced products.

The furniture will feature “a Montreal love of style in both heritage and contemporary style,” Freathy said. “We’re bringing in unique products to Revelstoke.”

Revelstoke boutique sawmill operator Keith Starling’s artisan furniture and finishings are one product line to be featured, and other local woodworkers will be announced soon.

Freathy explained that Ursus Custom Homes is approaching its busiest construction season since Revelstoke Mountain Resort opened and Habitat wants to feature the finishings his clients appreciate.

The shop features original photo prints, paintings and photo art by Rob Buchanan, including a great highly-detailed series on Mt. Begbie and local alpine locations.

“Habitat is coming on at the right time to fill a void,” Freathy explained. He’s buoyed by the forecast busy construction season, saying that customers who’d been sitting on the fence for the past few years have gained confidence in the direction in which Revelstoke Mountain Resort and the community are going.

For a teaser of some of the million-plus homes in development, click the ‘projects’ tab at ursuscustomhomes.com.

Fan of the Wee k!

If the person highlighted in the photo is YOU, cut out this ad, bring it to the Revelstoke SUBWAY and you will receive a free FOOTLONG of your choice.

This offer is redeemable once only and only at Subway in Revelstoke.

Offer valid 1 month from print date.

Not valid with any Premium Sub, other promotion or offer.

RONALD'S RAVE REVIEW Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutoring Program VOLUNTEER TUTORS The Adult Literacy Volunteer Tutor Program and the English as Second Language Settlement Assistance Program (ESLSAP) are looking for volunteer tutors to help adults improve their reading, writing, math, and/or English as a Second Language skills.

For information call: Megan Shandro (VLTP) and BR Whalen (ESLSAP) at 250-837-4235 1880 Trans-Canada Hwy. 250.837.6230

Attention service groups, community and non-profit organizations, Kevin & Cathy Blakely of the Revelstoke McDonald's are pleased to sponsor this spot to present your message. Please call Mavis Cann at the Times Review with your information at 250-837-4667.

Revelstoke Realty Cynthia Kidd, Managing Broker/Owner of RE/MAX Revelstoke Realty is proud to announce that Joe Verbalis and Natasha Worby (formerly Stoke Realty Ltd.) have joined the RE/MAX team effective January 16, 2014.

We are excited that Joe will be coming aboard as our Primary Managing Broker and Natasha will join our highly regarded professional team of REALTORS®.

We look forward to having you come and visit them at our location, 209 First Street West (corner of Campbell Avenue & First Street).

Joe Verbalis

Managing Broker

Each office independently owned and operated

209 1st St. West, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0

Phone: 250-837-5121 • Fax: 250-837-7020

Natasha Worby

Sales Representative

www.revelstoke-realty.com

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Ongoing to January 31

REVELSTOKE READS Join the Columbia Ba-

sin Alliance for Literacy in a celebration of books by letting them know what your favourite books are. Send the title, author and category of your favourite book to revelstokereads.weebly.com/nominate.html, by e-mail to revelstokereads@gmail. com, by calling 250-805-2305 or by dropping by the CBAL office at Begbie View Elementary. The deadline is January 31.

Straight’s Reader’s Choice Contest, Buckman Coe plays conscious roots rock, with songs that are progressive and contemporary. Live at the Last Drop at 9 p.m.

Craig Cardiff

Tuesday, January 21

WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

At the Regent Hotel Lounge at 1 p.m. For more information call Ginger at 250-837-4129 or Bev at 250-837-4898.

Thursday, January 23

Wednesday, January 15

CANADIAN AVALANCHE CENTRE OPEN HOUSE Come down to the CAC offices to meet

HEADLAMP HEROES A Nordic race series

put on by the Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club. This month’s race is the skate sprints. Races start at the Mt. Macpherson Nordic Lodge. Registration is at 6 p.m. and the races are at 7 p.m. – bring a headlamp.

Thursday, January 16

DAVE GUNNING Called the “next big thing in

the True North of Song” by the Toronto Star, Gunning plays songs that grab you by the heart. Having grown up in humble beginnings, he now gets compared to the likes of Bruce Cockburn, David Francey and Gordon Lightfoot. His songs feature Irish, Scottish, French Acadian, folk and country musical styles. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at Art First, the Chamber of Commerce or through the Revelstoke Arts Council website. Part of the Frostbite Music Series.

SKRATCH BASTID with DANGER SOUNDS and KID EH Skratch Bastid is one

of Canada’s biggest DJs, mixing hip-hop, funk, disco and rock that will get you moving. He is joined by Revelstoke DJ’s Danger Sounds and Kid Eh. Live at the Traverse at 10 p.m.

January 17–18

GNFNR Guns & Roses cover band rocks the Last

Drop starting at 9 p.m. both nights.

Friday, January 17

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. Fernie Ghostriders at the Revelstoke Forum. 7 p.m.

DROP-IN CURLING Come out for some curling. The club provides equipment and instruc-

A Craig Cardiff show is an intimate affair. For the past few years, he has been passing around a book at his shows asking people to share something truthful in it. The stories people have written helped inspire his latest album, Love is Louder, which was released on Nov. 19, 2013. The double-album is a collection of 21 songs designed to provide kernels of hope and joy to listeners, said Cardiff. The Ontario singer-songwriter has built a loyal following over the years, garnering Juno Award and Folk Music Award nominations in the process. You can share your thoughts with him when he visits the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre on Thursday, Jan. 23. Tickets are $10 in advance, available at the Big Eddy Pub and the Village Idiot; or pay $15 at the door.

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tion – you just need to bring yourself. From 7–11 p.m. at the Revelstoke Curling Club (next to the Forum).

DJ PRAIZ Live at the Traverse at 10 p.m.

Saturday, January 18

AVALANCHE AWARENESS DAYS YOUTH EVENT Capow! (Canadian Powder Guiding) is putting on an avalanche awareness event geared towards youth at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. The event will include avalanche gear training, Salomon demos, a scavenger hunt and photo contest, freeski lesson with pros, and a “shreducation” with ACMG guide Marty Schaffer. From 8:30 a.m.

to 5 p.m.

WAKCUTT has been working the turntables for

almost 20 years and recently placed second in the national Red Bull 3Style competition. Live at the Traverse at 10 p.m.

Sunday, January 19

RELATIVE JAZZ Local jazz band plays everything from traditional jazz to blues and even some rock and roll. Live at the Last Drop at 8 p.m.

Monday, January 20

BUCKMAN COE Recently placing second as

best unsigned band in Vancouver in the Georgia

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the forecasters who produce the daily avalanche bulletins. Anyone from backcountry rookies to seasoned pros is welcome to attend and ask questions of the forecasters. From 5–7 p.m.

CRAIG CARDIFF Songwriter and troubadour, Craig Cardiff builds landscapes of sound using live digital loops, bringing the room to a hush.

Edged, folk, beautiful, melancholy and left leaning, one song breaks your heart, and the next one puts it back together. He’s at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, available at the Big Eddy Pub, Big Eddy Liquor Store, and the Village Idiot; or $15 at the door. Part of the Frostbite Music Series.

JOHN JENKINS Real and simple songwriting rooted in small town life. Live at the Last Drop at 9 p.m.

JAYSE ASPEY Whistler DJ will be showcasing a video set with his music. At the Traverse at 10 p.m.

Friday, January 24

DROP-IN CURLING Come out for some curl-

ing. The club provides equipment and instruction – you just need to bring yourself. From 7–11 p.m. at the Revelstoke Curling Club (next to the Forum).

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Dominic Unterberger wins Lake Louise GS race ALEX COOPER

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Revelstoke's Dominic Unterberger won his first FISlevel race, taking first place in the giant slalom at the Keurig Cup race in Lake Louise last week.

Unterberger, 19, recorded the second fastest time in the first run and the had the fastest second run to win with a combined time of 1:47.28. He finished 0.33 seconds ahead of runner-up Kevyn Read.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Unterberger in a news release. "Everyone on the team

has been skiing really fast in training and anyone of us could have taken it. I am happy with how I approached today and excited to have finally put down two solid runs in a race.

I'm also glad to have finally won my first FIS race and to have Brod (teammate Broderick Thompson) on the podium with me."

The result was Unterberger's best ever and his second podium finish this winter. Just before Christmas he finished second to Read at a GS race in Panorama, B.C.

Revelstoke Museum & Archives Association invites you to our

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Everyone is welcome. All members are eligible to vote. Bylaw changes will be voted on at the museum. Please call the museum for more information.

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Grizzlies scoreless on weekend road trip ALEX COOPER

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The Revelstoke Grizzlies were shut out in back-to-back games on a weekend road trip to the East Kootenays.

Revelstoke was in Fernie on Friday night to face the surging Fernie Ghostriders. The Grizzlies started with only 15 skaters and the bench got even shorter as the game went along as John Jamieson, Chad Thomas, Ethan Larson, Riley Creighton, Eric Austin and Jeremy McGregor were all ejected from the game for various offences.

The Ghostriders capitalized on the Grizzlies lack of discipline by scoring four times on 10 power play opportunities, running away with a 7-0 win.

On Saturday, Revelstoke was in Creston to face the

Eddie Mountain division leading Creston Valley Thunder Cats.

Due to suspensions resulting from the previous nights game, Revelstoke only had 14 skaters dressed. Despite the depleted bench, they managed to hold the Thunder Cats off the scoreboard in the first period. However, Creston scored three times in the second and the opened the floodgates in the third, firing six pucks past netminder Jaxon Nohr for the win.

Revelstoke plays three games this week. On Wednesday, they are in Golden to play the Rockets. On Friday, the Grizzlies host the Ghostriders at the Revelstoke Forum.

On Saturday, the team heads to Kamloops to face the divisionleading Storm.

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Revelstoke Grizzlies’ AP forward Tristan Sailor battles Creston defenceman Andrew Hodder for the puck in Saturday’s 9-0 loss.

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The Revelstoke Nordic Ski Team competed in BC Cup No. 1 at Otway Nordic Center in Prince George, B.C., last weekend. Fourteen athletes from Pee Wee to Masters categories made the bus trip to compete in beautiful, crisp and sunny conditions.

Saturday’s event was a skate sprint with athletes skiing a qualification round in the morning and head-tohead heats in the afternoon.

Sprints ranged in distance from 250m for the youngest skiers to 800m for the oldest. The longer sprint courses included technical terrain; steep climbs and quick descents.

On Sunday, athletes raced a challenging interval start classic race over distances of one to 10 kilometres.

Cool conditions allowed for easy waxing and allowed skiers to focus on mastering another technical course.

The top results for Revelstoke skiers were:

Alexandra Luxmoore, peewee girls 2: 2nd skate sprint, 2nd interval classic Jaclyn Elliott, bantam girls 1: 5th skate sprint, 4th interval classic Nelson Luxmoore, bantam boys 1: 3rd skate sprint, 3rd interval classic Alana Brittin, midget girls 2: 4th skate sprint, 1st interval classic Beth Granstrom, midget girls 2: 5th interval classic Simon Blackie, midget boys 1: 3rd skate sprint, 3rd interval classic “Really pleased with the way our skiers raced this weekend,” said coach Matt Smider. “It’s a real confidence boost to excel in technical, challenging terrain.

Whether it was podium finishes or technique adjustments and effective race plan execution, all skiers met objectives.”

The next event for the team will be the Reino Keski Salmi Loppet in Salmon Arm on January 18. BC Cup #2 takes place in Kamloops on January 25–26.

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Revelstoke to host ultra-marathon race Alex Cooper

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Revelstoke is set to play host to Canada's top endurance athletes when it hosts the Canadian Long Distance Mountain Running Championships this summer.

5 Peaks, an event company that runs a series of trail running races, and Revelstoke Mountain Resort are teaming up to host TrailSTOKE, a 60-kilometre trail race on July 19.

The race will start at the RMR day lodge and will see competitors run up the ski hill, through the alpine to the basin between Mount Cartier and Ghost Peak, and then back to the resort and down again.

Racers will spend 30 kilometres running through the alpine before descending to the finish line at the day lodge.

The course is 60-kilometre long with about 3,000 metres of elevation gain. Runners can take part individually or in teams of three.

The race starts at 7 a.m. and the winners are expected to reach the finish line at around 2 p.m. Runners have a deadline of 5 p.m. to finish.

The top finishers will be selected to represent Canada at the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships at the Pikes Peak Marathon in Coloraro

The views along the race course should be spectacular.

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The race weekend will begin Friday evening with three guests speakers at the resort starting at 7:30 p.m. The speakers include Revelstoke ski mountaineering racer Melanie Bernier, elite Canadian ultra-runner Adam Campbell, and American trail running champion Max King.

There is a party scheduled for Saturday evening at the day lodge and on Sunday there will be fun 5K and 10K runs.

For the more human, Revelstoke will play host to the North Face Dirty Feet trail run on Aug. 17. The event includes 5, 10, and 21-kilometre course around the Mount Macpherson trail network.

Position: Accounts Payable Clerk Location: School Board Office FTE/Hours Weekly: .714 FTE/25 hours weekly (12 months per year) Effective Date: As soon as possible Salary: $21.06 plus benefits School District No. 19 (Revelstoke) is accepting applications for Accounts Payable Clerk. This position also provides support and backup for the payroll department. Please come to the school board office at 501 11th Street East, Revelstoke, BC, V0E 2S0 in person or contact Jeanette Magarian, Confidential Secretary by email at jmagarian@sd19.bc.ca to obtain an application package with details regarding qualifications and duties.

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Yaeko (Yae) Hayashi

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With her family by her side, Yaeko passed away peacefully on January 3, 2014. Predeceased by her loving husband Dennis, she is survived and will be sadly missed by her children Allyson, Stewart (Iwona) and Patricia (David); grandchildren Nicole and Nataly; and sister Masayo Aura. As a mom, grandma, sister, aunt, friend and business woman, she will be lovingly remembered for her positive influence and grace.

A service was held Friday, January 10 at Kearney Funeral Services in Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, donations gratefully acknowledged to the North Shore Hospice, 319 East 14th Street, North Vancouver BC, V7M 1P6.

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Allan Peter Martiniuk passed away at his residence in Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday, December 21st, 2013 at the age of 40 years.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the Revelstoke Senior Citizen’s Centre on Sunday, January 12th, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Interment of the cremated remains will take place in the family plot of Mountain View Cemetery, Revelstoke.

Allan was born in Kamloops, B.C. on January 4, 1973 and while originally residing in Revelstoke, was a long-time resident of Vancouver. Allan enjoyed life and lived as a free spirit.

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Allan was predeceased by his mother Marie in 2001 and his grandparents. He is survived by his father Peter Martiniuk of Salmon Arm; sister Beckie (Jason) Campbell of Revelstoke; niece Hailey, nephew Noah as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

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The family asks that donations be made to the Kidney Foundation of Canada, in lieu of flowers.

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

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MCGILL, CLARE ELIZABETH (nee Marshall, formerly Frew) Born November 3, 1956 in Vancouver, BC Clare passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on January 5, 2014 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer at the age of 57 years.

Clare is predeceased by her father Charles Marshall and mother Betty Marshall (Chase, BC) and is lovingly remembered by her husband Wayne McGill and her daughters Annie Korver of Calgary and Erin Vieira (Jamie) of Kamloops, sister Diane Tarry (Bob) of Chase, brother Jim Marshall (Cindy) of Merritt, brother Harry Marshall (Monica) of Parksville, mother-in-law Joan McGill of Salmon Arm, stepson James McGill of Port Coquitlam, stepson Jay McGill of Calgary, stepdaughter Kolina Malloff of Grand Forks, numerous nieces and nephews, her beloved granddaughters Abby and Hannah Vieira and step-grandchildren Alexander, Ana and Lauren McGill, and many good friends.

Mom spent her childhood years in Vancouver, Williams Lake and finally Chase where she graduated from high school. In 1982 she moved to Revelstoke where she raised her two daughters. In 2000, Mom and Wayne moved to Salmon Arm. Mom loved to spend time travelling with Wayne in their RV and during the summer of 2013 together they took the ‘trip of their lifetime’ to the Grand Canyon. Mom also enjoyed quilting, sewing, taking her sailboat out on Shuswap Lake, and most of all, spending time with her family. Mom experienced her ‘perfect day’ on November 16, 2013 when she wed her best friend, Wayne McGill in the presence of her family.

Mom will forever be remembered as a loving mother, wife and Nana and a dedicated colleague.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Shuswap Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.

Mom’s service was held in Salmon Arm on Friday, January 10, 2014.

Arrangements entrusted to Fischer’s Funeral Services & Crematorium Ltd., Salmon Arm, (250) 833-1129. Email condolences and share memories through Clare’s obituary at www. fischersfuneralservices.com.

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Revelstoke Ski Club skiers competed in Alberta and BC last week, in some challenging conditions and some tough competition. The FIS athletes attended two GS races at Lake Louise and a slalom race in Norquay, while the younger racers were at a GS race in Sun Peaks, near Kamloops.

FIS coach Gregor DruĹžina reported the conditions were icy and inconsistent with some fresh snow in the Alberta ski areas, and the team struggled to put two solid runs together. “Each of them had some solid runs, or attacked certain sections well, but we couldn’t seem to put two solid runs together.â€?

In Lake Louise Jamie Park skied very well in her first run and was in fourth place but crashed in the second run and did not finish. The following day she finished seventh overall and second among BC U21 girls.

Mitch Smith enjoyed some successful single runs and had his first GS finish of his FIS career. And Emily Unterberger, with a 15th and 13th in GS, and a 13th in slalom, didn’t get the results she was hoping for this past weekend. Nonetheless, Emily has been invited to train with some of the best young women skiers in BC later this month in Apex. “When you are pushing this hard, mistakes will happen at some point but this is how we need to approach skiing at this level,â€? DruĹžina explained. “With more racing and good training, results will come. Our training in Revelstoke prior to these races was very good and the team was skiing very well.

I’m very happy with their approach. We have a race series in Panorama in two weeks so we are looking forward to cleaning up a few things and maintaining our progression.�

The event at Sun Peaks for the club’s U16, U14 and U12 racers was their first GS race of the season.

This was also a fairly tough field, with clubs from across the Okanagan as well as Prince George.

There were two races on Saturday that yielded a number of top-10 results for Revelstoke. Caroline Bouwmeester was sixth overall in U16 girls and Alexis Welch was seventh among U14 girls. John Sidjak was eight in U12 boys, and Sophia Humphreys came in eighth in one race and sixth in the other.

There were two races again on Sunday but the times for each run were combined for an overall result. The weather came in, making visibility tough and the conditions tricky. The skiers scoring top-15 results for Revelstoke were: Jenna Knight, 15th in U14 girls; Sophia Humphreys, seventh in U12 girls; Aleks Klassen, 11th in U14 boys; and John Sidjack 14th in U12 boys.

The club will be hosting a Nancy Greene zone final race on Jan 25, where you can see some future stars in the making. Thanks to Revelstoke Mountain Resort for giving us such a great home hill to train on, and to all our sponsors for helping to our young racers build on their dreams.

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Larger lots preferred for Mountain View Elementary site Alex Cooper

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There is near unanimous support for retaining the historic Mountain View Elementary school building and park space on the site of the old school, while the public also generally supports larger lots on the site.

at the community centre and 102 people filled out comment sheets. “We saw a lot of people coming and going and talked a lot of what people’s hopes and dreams were for the Mountain View site,” said Hooker.

He summarized the comments in a report to the board: — Almost everyone wanted to keep

That’s the summation of the feedback received at the Mountain View open house that was held in November.

The information was presented to the Revelstoke Board of Education by superintendent Mike Hooker at their meeting on Jan. 8..

180 people attended the open house

the old school and were willing to see the other buildings removed.

— There was universal support for a park on the site but opinion was divided on locating the park at the middle of the site or on the Garden Avenue side.

— People generally supported larger lots. Of the two options with

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the park in the middle of the site, more people preferred larger lots than smaller (27 versus 18).

Feedback was similar for the two options with the park near Garden Avenue, with 27 people wanting larger lots compared to nine people favouring smaller lots.

— Few people related smaller lots to affordable housing, though some people did support high-density, townhouse-style developments.

— On future uses for the historic building, most people supported community or cultural uses. Suggestions included condos, independent seniors housing, a private health clinic, office space, restaurant, micro-brewery and retail use.

There were also some issues brought up: — The foundation of the old Central School is still buried in the ground under the existing playing field and would need to be removed prior to development.

— Bear Aware noted the river bank along Third Street is a wildlife corridor, so housing could lead to garbage management issues.

In general, people were satisfied with the way the process was being conducted, said Hooker.

“We’re really looking at what will be best for the community,” he said.

Hooker said the information is still being compiled to create a final plan for the site.

Obtaining heritage designation for the historic school building is the priority right now.

The school board is also waiting on approvals for re-zoning and sub-dividing the Big Eddy site. The market value of those lots could help determine how things move forward with Mountain View.

“We have to remember we’re in Revelstoke and not Richmond.

Richmond built a new secondary school and sold the land just like that,” said school board chair Alan Chell.

“Our first test will be what is the market.

We’ve done everything the way we’re supposed to do it, it’s just a matter of what is the local market.”