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It’s 2015!

Let’s go swimming!

Nine hardy souls splash about in freezing cold Lake Revelstoke for the annual New Year’s Day polar bear swim at the 5 Mile boat launch north of the dam. Two others had already run out of the water to go warm up by the fire. Jason Ancell, seen raising his hands in triumph in the middle, has been jumping in for more than a decade now, while the rest of the group were relatively new to the occasion. Ancell and his son Logan actually jumped into the lake twice — first as a family and again with the rest of the group. Missing this year were Dean and Mark Hunter and their families, who started the swim many years ago.

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Fundraising underway after family loses home in Southside fire Alex Cooper

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Fundraising has begun to help a family of five who lost their home in a fire on Tuesday.

Sarah "Loo" Giesbrecht's home in the Oscar Street mobile home park burned down after a fire broke out on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at around 10:30 a.m.

Giesbrecht lived in the home with her three teenage sons and four-year-old daughter. They also had a dog, two cats and a snake.

Fortunately, no one was home at the time, though the snake died and one of the cats is missing.

Still, the family lost everything, said Giesbrecht's friend Courtney Nef. "They lost all their clothing, appliances, furniture, video games — there's nothing left in the house," Nef said.

To help, Nef launched an online fundraiser on GoFundMe. com. The website says, "She needs everything from toiletries to clothes to pet food."

Nef said donations of clothing or other items can be made to her by calling 250-814-8071.

She said Giesbrecht stayed with her the night of the fire, while the kids stayed at their father's place. Nef wasn't sure what the plan was beyond that.

A fundraiser during open mic night at the Last Drop on New Year’s Day raised $1,150 for Giesbrecht and her family, said Steve Smith, who organized the event. The Revelstoke Grizzlies contributed 40 tickets to help the cause.

The fire broke out at around 10:30 a.m. It took 29 firefighters almost three hours to extinguish and overhaul the fire, said fire chief Rob Girard in a news

Firefighters tackle a blaze that broke out in an Oscar Street mobile home last Tuesday morning.

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The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but he indicated that it might be the result of a space heater.

"Misuse of these appliances can be deadly and disastrous" said Girard.

He also reminded people to

have working smoke alarms installed in their homes.

This was the second mobile home fire this month. On December 12, a home west of Revelstoke was destroyed after it caught fire.

It is believed to have been caused by a faulty oil furnace.

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As of January 1, curbside recycling in Revelstoke is managed directly by Multi-Material BC (MMBC) on behalf of businesses that supply packaging and printed paper to residents. MMBC, through Bresco Industries, will collect those materials for recycling from single-family households in Revelstoke.

MMBC is a BC-based nonprofit organization that officially assumed responsibility for financing and delivering recycling services for packaging and printed paper across the province in May 2014. MMBC represents more than 1,000 companies that have stepped-up to meet the province's Recycling Regulation.

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lection in Revelstoke, residents should not see any changes.

Recycling will continue to be collected in single-use plastic bags and the recycling collection zones and schedule remain unchanged.

Residents with customer service questions can contact 250-8376652.

All materials that are collected from the curb, such as newsprint, paper, cardboard, plastic containers, metal containers, aerosol cans, milk cartons, and foil or plastic take-out containers, as well as non-deposit glass bottles and jars, plastic bags, and plastic foam packaging can be dropped off at local depots operated by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District as part of the MMMBC recycling program.

Additional details about the recycling program, including a full list of depot locations and

accepted materials, are on the MMBC website at www.RecyclingInBc.ca. Revelstoke residents can also download a smartphone app for personal recycling collection reminders by searching Multi-Material BC in smartphone app stores or visiting www.RecyclingInBC.ca/Revelstoke.

MMBC is among more than 20 extended producer responsibility programs introduced in British Columbia over the past two decades, which has seen industry assume responsibility for end-oflife management of items such as beverage containers, electronics, paint, used oil, tires and batteries. The concept behind extended producer responsibility is to make businesses responsible for collecting and recycling the products they supply into the BC marketplace.

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Revelstoke property values up Alex Cooper

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Revelstoke home values increased for the first time in five years — but just barely.

BC Assessment released its assessment rolls this morning and for the first time since 2010 the total value of Revelstoke homes went up — but only by a measly third of a per cent.

The overall value of business and industrial properties in Revelstoke increased by 4.17 per cent.

The total value of all properties in Revelstoke increased by $18,769,000 to $1,415,538,000 in 2015, up from $1,396,769,000 last year.

Of that, $4.2 million was due to new construction.

According to BC Assessment, the average home that was worth $310,000 in 2014 is now worth $313,000.

Properties were assessed on July 1, 2014.

Revelstoke is part of the North Okanagan assessment region, which also includes Vernon and the Shuswap. The total property value is up across the region to $27,173,940,965 this year from $26,221,360,408 last year. Almost $393 million of that increase is from new construction.

“Most homes in North Okanagan are worth more in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Jason Sowinski, deputy assessor, in a news release. “Most home owners in the North Okanagan will see modest changes in

the -5 per cent to +10 per cent range.”

The last time the Revelstoke assessment roll increased was 2010, when the total value of all property in Revelstoke peaked at about $1.6 billion.

In B.C., the biggest assessment increases took place in the northwest, where Kitimat saw home values jump by almost 38 per cent, while in Terrace property values jumped by more than 28 per cent.

The percentages reflect the total value of all properties, and includes the impact of new construction. The assessment of individual properties varies.

Assessment notices will be sent out in the mail in early January. You can also search for a homes assessment value online at bcassessment.ca.

Revelstoke home values are up for the first time since 2010, according to the latest roll from BC Assessment.

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Is SeeClickFix the solution?

Council gives approval for purchase of web application it hopes will streamline communication between city and public, and other notes from the Dec. 23 meeting of council.

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Council voted to spend $6,000 this year on a new web-based program that it hopes will improve customer service and communication with the public.

SeeClickFix is an app that people can download onto their phones in order to communicate with city hall. It allows them to send in notifications of problems like burnt out streetlights, potholes and streets that aren’t plowed. It also allows the city to send out questions to the public.

“SeeClickFix is a web based tool the city has been looking at in regards to how we can engage the community more as well as how we can improve service to the residents here,” Dean Strachan, the manager of development services,

said during a presentation to council.

Users have the ability to see what was already recorded and the data collected can be fed into the city’s GIS system so it can identify systemic issues, said Strachan.

“If we have a light issue in a particular neighbourhood, maybe there’s a broader issue that needs to be looked at?” he said.

The application is supposed to streamline the city’s process for responding to non-emergency issues. Currently that is done either by phone, e-mail or by inperson visits. A staff report says city hall deals with hundreds of the these kinds of calls each year.

One question council had: Will this save the city money? On that, staff couldn’t provide a definite answer. Tim Palmer, the city’s Chief Administrative Officer,

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said there could be reduced costs from “synergies” and there could be efficiencies when sending out crews to look after problems.

At the same time, he added: “I think we’re going to have much higher expectations from citizens for a more timely response.”

Council voted to approve the spending. “I think it’s a good concept and if council supports it, it will make an interesting report a year from now on what it does and does not do,” said Mayor Mark McKee.

Vacation rentals get third reading The first two vacation rental applications to go in front of council moved one step forward to approval.

Council gave third reading for

the applications to turn homes at 1585 Birch Drive and 1000 First Street West into vacation rentals.

The applications now only need final approval in order to become final.

The Birch Drive application went through with little said. A staff report responded to concerns raised at a public hearing. about enforcement.

“If they aren’t a success, we will follow up in a timely fashion to see neighbourhoods are not disturbed in the process,” said councillor Linda Nixon.

The First Street application was more contentious, with councillor Aaron Orlando voting against it.

“I think council heard from the neighbours pretty clearly about their issues,” he said. “I don’t know that this location is a good place for a vacation rental. It’s a really complex issue in my opinion, but when I heard six or seven neighbours express specific concerns about this one, I think it speaks to the suitability of this neighbourhood.”

The rest of council supported it, echoing Nixon’s previous thoughts that the neighbours must

be assured the bylaw would be enforced.

“If a vacation rental is otherwise appropriate, I think we should trust the monitoring and make sure they do a good job,” said coun. Connie Brothers.

Council to attend ‘Alderman School’ Council opted to attend the Local Government Leadership Academy in Kelowna this month, voting unanimously in favour of a motion to send all new councillors, with experienced councillors given the option to attend if they so choose.

Council was given other options, including bringing in a consultant or being trained inhouse by city staff.

“I think it’s a better product to go there and over four years, I think we’re going to learn something that saves us that few thousand dollars extra,” said coun.

Orlando.

Other councillors agreed.

“They’re good, they’re well done and I think it’s money well spent,” said Mayor Mark McKee.

Capsule Comments With John Teed & David Lafreniere Welcome to the first Capsule Comments of this New Year. Our resolution is to fill the column with interesting and useful tidbits of health information throughout the year.

Our goal is to keep you informed about important health topics through the year.

sometimes make too many. Not good. Pick one or two areas of your life that you’d like to change and set some realistic goals for those changes. Also, put a time limit on the goals, like 3 or 6 months. Shorter goals will enhance a feeling of accomplishment when you reach them.

Speaking of resolutions, many people don’t We’ve mentioned in bother making them this column before that down your at all. Those that do, writing

goals is a positive way of helping you achieve them. Just seeing your goal on your bathroom mirror each day will help you keep on track.

Also, tell a few good friends and relatives of your resolutions. They can be a great help in keeping your motivation.

causing irritability, fatigue, lack of interest in activities and inability to concentrate. Even sleeping and eating patterns are affected.

The condition is called “Seasonal Affective Disorder” (SAD) and can be helped by using light therapy.

Some people are adversely affected by the short winter days with decreased sunlight.

Their moods are affected

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Courage gets B.C. face in Ebola fighter Patrice Gordon Jeff Nagel Black Press

B.C. Ebola fighter Patrice Gordon's hospitalization this week after coming down with a fever has put a B.C. face on the army of medical heroes battling the killer disease in West Africa.

The Rossland nurse practitioner, who grew up in Nakusp, was released from an isolation unit at Kelowna General Hospital Thursday after three tests for Ebola came back negative.

She returned Christmas Day from four weeks in Sierra Leone and drove to hospital Dec. 29 – part way into her three-week period of selfquarantine at a Kelowna hotel – after developing symptoms now thought to be merely a severe cold.

Gordon spoke out Friday after finding herself in a media spotlight, saying she hopes more B.C. volunteers help fight the epidemic and that they can return home to face less stigma and fear than she did.

"Don't be afraid of us when we come home," she told reporters by phone, insisting medical workers like herself and designated hospitals are well prepared to prevent spread of the disease. "If I had it, it would have ended with me."

Gordon's Christmas Day arrival was a lonely one

– nobody met her at the airport and she went straight to a hotel room to begin her isolation.

"I would have loved to have somebody come and give me a hug. But I certainly wasn't about to broadcast that I had just been in one of the countries affected by Ebola because I didn't know what kind of reaction I was going to get."

Gordon previously worked overseas in Afghanistan and signed up with the Canadian Red Cross prior to the Ebola outbreak. She trained on procedures in Spain before going to an Ebola treatment centre in Kenema, Sierra Leone on Nov. 21. "The pull for me to be able to go and use my skills and try to make a difference there was huge," she said.

Her three adult sons were "not impressed" with her decision to go on the mission in the first place and were "very worried" to learn she was in hospital being tested for Ebola.

But Gordon says she has no regrets, despite sweat-soaked work and having her "heart broken 10 million times" as victims young and old perished.

"I would not change a thing, except to make Ebola go away," she said.

"This is how we make the world a better place – we go and do what we can."

Seven others from B.C. are now self-monitoring for symp-

toms during their own 21-day Ebola incubation periods and nine previous volunteers have undergone the three-week wait and been cleared.

All shared in an unexpected honour – Time Magazine's declaration of Ebola fighters as its Person of the Year.

"They risked and persisted, sacrificed and saved," Time's Nancy Gibbs wrote, citing their "tireless acts of courage and mercy" that helped buy the world time to boost its defenses.

"The rest of the world can sleep at night because a group of men and women are willing to stand and fight."

Gordon and other Red Cross workers celebrated in Sierra Leone when they heard the news but she immediately used it the next day to try to boost the spirits of their Ebola patients.

"The entire world is pulling for you guys," she recounted telling the stricken Africans, who she insists are the "real heroes" fighting the disease.

A possible return to the Ebola battlefield of West Africa has already crossed her mind, even though the B.C. nurse remains under hotel room lockdown until she's deemed safe from the disease on Jan. 14.

"My family's going to kill me," Gordon said. "But they know me well enough to know that I would already be conPatrice Gordon feeds an infant while working in Sierra Leone. templating going back."

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20th Annual Community Dinner on Christmas Day For the 20th year, the Community Christmas Dinner was an overwhelming success. Attendance was the best ever, with over 300 people sitting for dinner, and 84 dinners delivered or taken home for the next day.

Thank you to Matt Singh & family and the Frontier Family Restaurant, for hosting the event for the 11th year. And a very special ‘Thank You’ to the following for generous donations: Knights of Pythias Revelstoke Lodge 26 Revelstoke Florists Peoples Drug Mart Revelstoke Donaldson’s Pharmasave Cooper’s Foods Southside Food Mart Revelstoke Current News Revelstoke Times Review Revelstoke Cable TV Daspy’s Fashions Christopher Johnston Law Office BDO Dunwoody Accountants The Order of the Eastern Star Emo’s Restaurant Universal Footwear Ltd Team Gloria Conversations Coffee House

Roberta’s Tanning Salon Begbie Inspections Ltd. Shoji Insurance Planning Inc. Staff of Home Hardware Staff of Revelstoke Post Office Staff of Excel Tire Shop Staff of the Royal Bank Mayor McKee & Revelstoke Councillors Selkirk Graphics Stoke FM Radio CKCR EZ Rock Radio The Regent Inn The Modern Bakery Subway Revelstoke Consummate Building Services Santa & His Helper Revelstoke Pathfinders

To all of the volunteers who donated time, talents, and food, ….your support and genuine fellowship is sincerely appreciated…. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You !

To the individuals who donated money and food and wished to remain anonymous, Thank You! Your generosity will allow this very special day of fellowship to be repeated next year.

The Revelstoke Rod & Gun Club Banquet Committee is soliciting quotes for services in preparing the following food items for our annual banquet to be held on Saturday February 28, 2015.

Domestic meat: must be cooked at Recreaton Center kitchen on date of banquet 1. Turkeys and hams for 400 people 2. Baked potatoes to feed 350 people 3. Mixed fresh vegetables to feed 300 people 4. Dinner rolls and buter cups for 400 people as well as a midnight snack 5. 2 kinds of salad (green salad and Caesar salad) 6. 4 kinds of salad dressing 7. Cofee, tea, sugar and 650 creamers 8. Desserts for 400 people Wild meat: must be cooked in separate kitchen at Seniors Center kitchen on date of banquet. Wild meat will be supplied by Rod & Gun Club.

• Meal must be promptly served at 5:30 pm • Banquet cleanup (table service, dishes, food tables, kitchen) is to be included in bid.

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QUOTES MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 15, 2015. Please contact Alex Cameron at 250 837-2436 with any questons or quote.

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Calls for solutions come after repeated holiday highway closures back along the line who said this wouldn’t be cleared for a while, so we could turn around and go back.”

Two hours after they came to a stop, a highway worker finally drove down the line of parked cars to let them know the highway would be closed for up to another seven hours. The Young’s turned around and drove to Revelstoke.

“The whole of Revelstoke was just teeming with people,” said Marcia. “It was a little unnerving.”

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A line of cars sits stopped on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Revelstoke following a fatal crash on Friday, Jan. 2. @TyraArmstrong/Twitter

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On the highway It was Saturday, Dec. 27, and Marcia Young and her husband were on their way home to Summerland from Calgary, where they spent Christmas, when traffic came to a stop outside Revelstoke.

They sat in their car for two

hours wondering what was happening. Reports came down the line of vehicles of a serious accident and people dead. Some people turned around and drove back to Revelstoke.

“I felt we weren’t told enough when we were sitting on the road,” Marcia told me a few days later.

“There should have been some policeman or somebody who came

Meanwhile, at the Alpenrose Bed & Breakfast, Lisa Fik was fielding a constant stream of phone calls. As the first accommodation in the directory, she’s used to being the first place people call when they’re looking for a place to stay.

“When the road closes, I know immediately that it happens because the phone doesn’t stop ringing off the hook,” she said. “It’s not like this is something new. It’s happened over the years.”

From some conversations she had over the summer, she knew the C3 Church might be opening their doors to people, but she also started putting people in touch with friends she knew were willing to put people up. She estimates she helped 20 families that night — seniors, families with babies and many others — but she’s hesitant to take credit.

“It’s the people who took people in that deserve the thanks,” she said.

At the Visitor Information Centre about 250 people came in seeking accommodation, and more peo-

Budget, highways priorities as new council learns ropes

Mayor’s MEssage

By Mark Mckee

The new year is upon us and council is looking forward to the challenges and opportunities for the future of Revelstoke that lie ahead.

Budget season is quickly approaching and there will be numerous city departmental meetings to inform council on how the city departments function, the service each one provides and the cost of that service to taxpayers. This will enable council to make better-informed decisions during the budgetary process.

Council will be attending local government seminars on roles and responsibilities of elected officials, something I call "alderman school." This is another essential part of the "new" councils' learning curve. We are all of course diving into the day-today committee meetings, council meetings, and information gathering as part of council's decision-making process. For a new member of council, this can be a very time consuming, albeit interesting part of the job.

Of course council is well aware that the community's priorities are council's priorities.

Having a series of tragic highway accidents and subsequent extended closures is not acceptable, and council is prioritizing this issue. Not only will we be pressing other levels of government for highway upgrading, but we will also be re-evaluating short-term operational procedures.

Is the maintenance contract written to allow enough for the contractor to maintain the road

to be as safe as possible? What can be done to get accident investigators and, if needed, a coroner to the accident scene as quickly as possible to shorten the closure time? What is the plan to meet the needs of the travelling public?

There is a need for accommodations, food, a warm place to relax and wait, and information in general. There needs to be a coordinated effort between all of the workers, RCMP, highway rescue, highways, flag persons, and the Chamber of Commerce. Working together, we can minimize the impact and open the highway as soon as possible.

We are eager to serve the people of this city, as promised in the election. We are prioritizing and outlining the plans for the next four years so that we can be productive and effective in making progress and positive changes in Revelstoke.

I'm looking forward to what this council will be able to accomplish with the support of this community.

ple were calling, said Judy Goodman, the executive director of the Chamber of Commerce. Most hotel rooms were booked up, so staff took down people’s names, phone numbers and the number of beds they needed. When residents called in offering up space, they would match the parties up.

The C3 Church opened their doors, welcomed in about 30 people and provided them with coffee, hot chocolate and snacks. “People were really grateful,” said pastor Dave Olson.

The Youngs found a place to stay with a local family. After driving around the streets, they approached a young couple, who contacted their family, who offered up a bed and dinner. Marcia wrote a letter to the Times Review (see page 6) thanking them.

“I thought it would be nice for people to know how many good people there are in Revelstoke,” she said. “We were so impressed and so thrilled to be given a bed to sleep on.”

The highway opened at about 9:30 p.m. after an eight hour closure. Two people died in the crash that took place when a westbound semi collided with an eastbound vehicle. Hours passed while the crash was investigated and the BC Coroners Service attended the scene.

The repeat On Jan. 2, less than a week later, it happened again — a four-vehicle crash that left two dead near Albert Canyon east of Revelstoke

at around 2 p.m. that afternoon.

The tragic crash resulted in a lengthy closure as investigators, BC Air Ambulance and the coroner attended the scene. Once again, hundreds of travellers pulled into Revelstoke with nowhere to go.

“The second time was unique as well in that the fire chief called me on my cell phone, which makes a huge difference because we can get going right away on what we need to do,” said Goodman.

Things went better this time — there was a few dozen hotel rooms available and not as many people coming off the highway.

Unfortunately the Visitor Information Centre was closed due to renovations taking place next door that left staff feeling sick. Instead, Goodman posted a note on the door with a list of resources for people looking for a place. She sent an e-mail to all accommodators and restaurants advising them of the closure and to let her know if any of them had room. Otherwise, people were asked to check the Stoke List and RevySell Facebook group if they needed a room.

Stacey Brensrud, who administer the RevySell group, started a thread where people could post if they had room for people. “Stacey who runs RevySell has been outstanding,” said Goodman.

Once again, the C3 Church opened their doors and someone brought in two pots of soup for people to enjoy. “I was completely amazed by the generosity of people in the city,” said Olson.

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Revelstoke showed true meaning of Christmas by helping stranded travelers Editor, Throughout the hustle and bustle of the holiday season I’ve encountered many rude and stressed out people, but my faith in humanity was restored Saturday (Dec. 27) as we were stranded in Revelstoke due to a two vehicle crash on Highway 1 that sent two to the morgue and left thousands of travelers stranded.

We were one of those vehicles traveling home after spending a lovely Christmas with our extended family at Fairmont Resort. Suddenly, traffic was brought to a halt and we sat still for two hours, snickering as fellow travelers snuck into the bushes to go to the bathroom, while others got out of their vehicles to converse and share news.

We were sickened to learn that it was a fatal car crash but waited patiently for the accident to clear.

After several hours we were advised to turn around, that the road would not be reopening for another seven hours. As there was no other way home, we started our frantic search for accommodations. There are only 17 hotels in Revelstoke and about an equal number of B&B’s, but they had already been snapped up which left us wondering where to spend the night.

My nephew came up with the ingenious idea to post an ad to the Stoke List. Within an hour we received half a dozen responses from locals willing to open up their doors to complete strangers! Some of them had family members away for Christmas and were willing to give us their beds, while others had a combination of couches, foamies and beds that could make us comfortable. One fellow was heading out for the night but was even willing to open up his home to our family!

L ET T E R S As we sat in a jam-packed Denny’s that afternoon with our five family members sharing news with many of the other stranded travelers I was overwhelmed with the generosity of these local residents who would open their homes to complete strangers. I’ve never experienced anything like it.

We ended up staying with a lovely couple who not only provided us with comfortable beds, a hot tub and an Xbox for my son to play on, but also served us food and drinks and offered an enjoyable evening of conversation.

We later learned that the local Chamber of Commerce took names and found accommodations in Revelstoke homes for many others in our position and a local church housed many stranded travelers. Talk about a great way to experience the true meaning of Christmas! Thank you Revelstoke!

Trish Smith, Vancouver Island

THANK YOU FOR KINDNESS SHOWN Editor, On December 27, as we wended our way home from Calgary, a truly awful accident happened involving a semi truck and a car.

Sadly the accident claimed two lives so traffic was held up for hours while investigative procedures took place.

We were finally told two hours after we had been sitting in line that the road would not open until 10:30 p.m. We are both seniors both with nasty arthritic problems

and when we found there was no place to stay overnight in Revelstoke we were very worried about spending the night in the car or going on four more hours to Nakusp.

We were driving slowly through the residential part of Revelstoke when we stopped to ask a young couple about B&B’s. The girl called all over for us then called her grandma, who suggested an aunt would be willing to put us up for the night.

The lady who accepted us so easily into her home gave us a comfy bed and even had fresh turkey soup for our supper. We were overwhelmed with gratitude at Shannon’s trust of leaving us in her lovely home while she went to a movie.

Thank you from us and I am sure from many others who had similar experiences.

We will never forget this kindness from a Revelstoke family who all pitched together to find us a place. Shannon is a wonderful advertisement for the caring in your community and we thank her and Revelstoke for treating us so well.

Hopefully we can pass it forward at some later date.

Marcia Young, Summerland, B.C.

COUNCIL NEEDS TO URGE PROVINCE FOR HIGHWAY ACTION Council, I’m sure you are aware that so far this has been an awful winter on the Trans-Canada Highway. Too many deaths, too many clo-

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Thursday, January 8

Friday, January 16

Storm. Junior B hockey at the Revelstoke Forum at 7 p.m.

City Pub.

January 9–10

Junior B hockey, at the Revelstoke Forum at 7 p.m.

MUFFINS FOR GRANNY A documentary by Nadia McLaren, an Ojibway, and the Revelstoke elementary aboriginal support worker. The film combines home movie footage of her grandmother, interviews with six elders, including animated recreations of their stories, archival photos from residential schools, traditional songs, and scenes of the natural beauty of Ontario’s north.

Muffins for Granny is a layered and emotionally complex story of personal and cultural survival.

McLaren tells the story of her own grandmother by combining precious home movie fragments with the stories of seven elders dramatically affected by their experiences in residential school. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7 p.m.

DJ SOUP At the Traverse.

January 22 to February 2

come out for a country-western party/fundraiser for the Selkirk Saddle Club. At the community centre at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.

LEDFOOT Live at the Last Drop.

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. the Chase Heat.

SWAMP MUSIC A Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute

band, live at the Last Drop.

January 9–11

CANUCK SPLITFEST A three-day gathering of

splitboarders in Revelstoke. Go shred with friends during the day and enjoy talks by industry professionals and splitboarding gurus at night. The Hillcrest Hotel is serving as the hub of activities.

There will be a lineup of speakers at the Hillcrest on Saturday, Jan. 10, starting at 6:30 p.m., followed by a fundraising raffle.

Friday, January 9

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. the Castlegar Rebels. Junior B hockey, at the Revelstoke Forum at 7 p.m.

DJ SLYNK Aussie turntablist from Vancouver hits up the Traverse.

Saturday, January 10 DJ DEEPS At the Traverse.

Tuesday, January 13

FORESTRY OPEN HOUSE Local forestry companies and the Revelstoke Cycling Association host an open house to talk about local forestry management and solicit feedback on upcoming logging plans. There will be a presentation at 6:15 p.m., followed by an open house. At the community centre from 6–9 p.m.

Thursday, January 15

JOHN JENKINS Live at the Last Drop.

From previous page sures, too many commercial vehicle wrecks.

Unfortunately, there is no sign that the BC Ministry of Transportation has any plans to do anything to reduce the carnage. Indeed, the only change that they have made this winter, the increase in the speed limit, may be contributing to it.

Could council please consider writing to the Minister of Transportation asking for urgent action to address the problems on the highway?

Perhaps there needs to be an enforcement campaign by CVSE and the RCMP aimed at the trucking industry — especially the companies that employ many inexperienced

Saturday, January 17

AVALANCHE AWARENESS DAY

A roving team will be on Boulder Mountain promoting avalanche awareness and answering any questions regarding your gear and avalanche safety training.

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. the Sicamous Eagles. Junior B hockey, at the Revelstoke Forum at 7 p.m.

DJ WACKUTT At the Traverse.

Tuesday, January 20

INCREDIBLE EDIBLES — GMO OMG A

film night put on by the North Columbia Environmental Society. At the community centre at 7 p.m.

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. the Kamloops

drivers with no winter mountain experience and pressure them to meet schedules whatever the highway conditions.

Perhaps the standard of winter highway maintenance can to be improved.

The Ministry also needs to make progress on the long term solutions — improving the highway and raising standards of driving in the trucking industry. That won’t happen quickly but it needs to happen as soon as possible.

Nicholas Thomas, Revelstoke Editor’s note: All three letters were written before the Jan. 2 crash east of Revelstoke that resulted in two more deaths.

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January 23–24

DEVON COYOTE BAND Live at the Last Drop.

Friday, January 23

REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES vs. the PRINCETON POSSE. Junior B hockey, at the Revelstoke Forum at 7 p.m.

LUCAS MYERS: THE BEST OF THE CROMOLI BROTHERS The Cromoli Brothers are a

high-octane mash-up of sketch comedy, stand-up, vaudeville, and musical theatre, with the Brothers performing 15 vignettes ranging from the poignant to the political to the absurd. The audience chooses the order of the vignettes, making for a totally unique show every night! Including Nude Beach, Cover Song, Sex, Shot in the Dark, Dear Mary I’m in a Gang Now, Pilot Talk, and The Rich, the show also features original songs performed on ukulele, melodica and glockenspiel. The show contains adult material and is not suitable for children. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, or $12 for a pass holder, available at the Visitor Information Centre, ArtFirst, or the Revelstoke Arts Council website.

Saturday, January 24

Wednesday, January 28

MOVIES IN THE MOUNTAINS: LIFE’S A BREEZE A feel-good recession comedy about a family struggling to stay afloat and together through hard times in Ireland. In this delightful comedy from director Lance Daly a Dublin family races to recover their grandmother’s mattress — and its hidden stash of over a million euros in carefully squirreled-away savings. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $8.

Thursday, January 29

HOT ROCKS: THE ROLLING STONES TRIBUTE SHOW Canada’s number one Rolling Stones tribute – Toronto-based “Hot Rocks – The Rolling Stones Tribute Show” have it all; the music, the costumes, the show. The band features lead singer Bob Wotherspoon, North America’s most look-alike Mick Jagger, who truly “Moves Like Jagger.” Performing all of the Rolling Stones’ greatest hits along with his band who look and perform remarkably like their Rolling Stones counterparts in every way – Keith, Ronnie, Charlie and Bill. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. $20, or $15 for season pass holders, available at the Visitor Information Centre, ArtFirst, or the Revelstoke Arts Council website.

COWPUNCHER Live at the Last Drop.

MAJESTY Jazz/funk quintet, live at the River

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I’ve had a few conversations this week about what to do during a highway closure, especially a lengthy one that leads to many people stuck in Revelstoke late into the night with nowhere to stay (see page 5).

The first thing that needs to be done is better information for people stuck on the road behind the accident. DriveBC does a great providing updates online, but for those without smart phones, or cell phone access, there needs to be better communication on the ground so people aren’t sitting for hours waiting to find out what’s happening.

Second is there needs to be a faster response to clear accident scenes. Revelstoke needs a coroner and an acci-

wednesday jan 07 at 7:30 pm thursday jan 08 at 7:30 pm

Movie Line: 250-837-5540

THESE RAVEN SKIES Live at the Last Drop.

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 2hr 24m

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Annie

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What to do about highway closures?

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WES MACKEY Classic traditional blues musician, live at the 112 Lounge.

REVY STOMP Get your stompin' shoes on and

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dent reconstruction vehicle. The BC Coroners Service is looking to hire a coroner for Revelstoke, but a spokesperson told me that so far they haven’t a suitable candidate. As for accident reconstruction — there’s enough serious incidents in this area to warrant one being stationed here.

Third – and here’s where it gets complicated – is what to do with people stranded in Revelstoke. Some might be willing to hang around for several hours and continue their drive late at night, or make the long detour via Nakusp. Others aren’t so willing.

As it stands, Revelstoke’s many accommodations are likely to be completely booked most weekends, so finding hotel rooms isn’t the solu-

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tion. Instead, people have been opening up their homes and letting people in. That’s great, and shows what a great community we have, but it’s not a good long-term solution. You can’t rely on the kindness of strangers, even if it is for only a few times a year.

Some people have suggested buying 100 or so cots and setting up a shelter at the community centre. That’s a possibility, but the costs should be borne by the province. City taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook for problems resulting from provincial highways.

Local officials will be meeting to devise a solution. There’s a good chance we’ll see more instances like the ones that occurred over the holidays, hopefully a good plan will be developed that doesn’t just place the burden on Revelstokians

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ON TUESDAYS ALL SEATS ARE JUST ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ $6.00 ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ Here are some future movies we are considering: • Into the Woods

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Winter culture preview Cromoli Brothers Friday, Apr. 24

Kamloops Symphony Orchestra Chamber Musicians

Bach to the Future: A programme featuring the creativity of J.S. Bach, and the influence of Baroque style in contemporary compositions. Features Bach's Goldberg Variations, Handel's Trio Sonata in e minor, Raum' Baroque Suite, Igor Frolov's Divertimento and Bolling's Baroque and Blue from the Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano. $15, or $12 for season pass holders.

Performance Friday, Jan. 23

Lucas Myers: The best of the Cromoli Brothers

The Cromoli Brothers is the brainchild of Lucas Myers, the Nelson-based comedic actor who is known for his creative one-man shows. As he puts it on his website: “The Cromoli Brothers are a post modern vaudeville duo (or “pomovauduo” as the kids are calling it). They perform short vignettes using puppets. Ukulele’s. Sometimes Mexican wrestling masks. They also sing songs that provide a haunting soundtrack to our current human condition. And are Funny!” They are performing in Revelstoke on Friday, Jan. 23.

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The Revelstoke Arts Council has a big lineup scheduled for the this winter, with more than a dozen events lined up.

The full lineup for the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre includes a mix of movies, theatre, comedy, music and more.

Here's a look at each show taking place this winter. All shows start at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise indicated and tickets are available at the Visitor Information Centre, ArtFirst! and through the arts council website.

Music

Thursday, Jan. 29

Hot Rocks: The Rolling Stones Tribute Show Canada’s number one Rolling Stones tribute – Toronto-based “Hot Rocks – The Rolling Stones Tribute Show” have it all; the music, the costumes, the show. The band features lead singer Bob Wotherspoon, North America’s most look-alike Mick Jagger, who truly “Moves Like Jagger.” Performing all of the Rolling Stones’ greatest hits along with his band who look and perform remarkably like their Rolling Stones counterparts in every way – Keith, Ronnie, Charlie and Bill. $20, or $15 for season pass holders.

Friday, Feb. 13

Kevin Fox & Darrelle London: Valentine's Special Double Bill Dubbed “a cellist and guitarist of rare talent… with a voice that soars like an

angel” (Toronto Star), Kevin Fox has been captivating audiences across Canada with his unique musical tapestry of cello-driven pop songs. Meanwhile, Darrelle London’s journey from local Toronto indie piano-pop gem to international touring artist has involved much personal dedication to her craft, and a little help from some unexpected supporters along the way. $15, or $12 for season pass holders

The Cromoli Brothers are a high-octane mash-up of sketch comedy, stand-up, vaudeville, and musical theatre, with the Brothers performing 15 vignettes ranging from the poignant to the political to the absurd. The audience chooses the order of the vignettes, making for a totally unique show every night! Including Nude Beach, Cover Song, Sex, Shot in the Dark, Dear Mary I’m in a Gang Now, Pilot Talk, and The Rich, the show also features original songs performed on ukulele, melodica and glockenspiel. The show contains adult material and is not suitable for children. $15, or $12 for a pass holder Saturday, Feb. 7

Til Death: The Six Wives of Henry VIII It all starts in the afterlife, in a bizarre waiting room of sorts. One by one, the wives of Henry VIII arrive, much to the shock and dismay of each previous wife. What culminates is the heated frenzy of an ex-wives club where

these women swap stories, toss Anne Boleyn’s head around, pick on the ugly German one and, most importantly, fight for the right to be acknowledged as Henry’s true bride and eternal partner. But when Henry arrives…everything changes. $15, or $12 for season pass holders.

Saturday, Mar. 21

MACHiNENOiSY Dance Society presents PROX:IMITY RE:MIX PROX:IMITY RE:MIX is a layered performance combining dance, theatre and a complex multimedia universe that explores being young in this time and place. The show is created and performed by local Revelstoke youth, directed by MACHiNENOiSY artistic directors Delia Brett and Daelik and uses interactive technology like the Xbox Kinect system to trigger sound and visual projections.

PROX:IMITY RE:MIX is developed from MACHiNENOiSY’S highly acclaimed 2012 production Law of Proximity. $15, or $12 for season pass holders.

Wednesday, Apr. 1

Ballet Kelowna

Ballet Kelowna graces the stage with a mixed repertoire of classic and contemporary dance under newly-appointed Artistic Director Simone Orlando. An award-winning choreographer, and former dancer for the National Ballet of Canada, Desrosiers Dance Theatre, and Ballet BC, Orlando “can’t wait to get started.” Join us in giving her and the company a heart-felt welcome. $15, or $12 for season pass holders

Thursday, Mar. 12

Dave Gunning

Dave Gunning has been finding stories from the heart and turning them into song since he broke upon the East Coast music scene in Canada back in 1997. The Pictou County, Nova Scotia, born and bred singer-songwriter and working class hero has built up from humble beginnings to a point where his name is regularly included in conversation with artists such as David Francey, James Keelaghan, Ron Hynes, Stan Rogers, Bruce Cockburn and Gordon Lightfoot. $15, or $12 for season pass holders Friday, Mar. 20

QuintEssence

Featuring internationally renowned vocalists Robyn Driedger-Klassen, Barb Towell, Frédérik Robert and Peter Alexander, with celebrated pianist Tina Chang, the five members of QuintEssence offer a fresh and innovative concert experience for lovers of classical music of all styles. $15, or $12 for season pass holders.

MACHiNENOiSY MACHiNENOiSY is a contemporary dance company that merges dance and theatre. Led by artistic directors Delia Brett and Daelik, they “see dance as an art form capable of merging the spiritual with the theatrical, the sensual with the conceptual.” They are coming to Revelstoke on Saturday, Mar. 21, to present their show Law of Proximity in which they worked with sound and media artists and eight queer youth to create a multimedia dance performance that explores issues of gender, intimacy and identity.

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Wednesday, Mar. 25

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Friday, Jan. 16

Movies in the Mountains: The Railway Man

A documentary by Nadia McLaren, an Ojibway, and the Revelstoke elementary aboriginal support worker.

The film combines home movie footage of her grandmother, interviews with six elders, including animated recreations of their stories, archival photos from residential schools, traditional songs, and scenes of the natural beauty of Ontario’s north. Muffins for Granny is a layered and emotionally complex story of personal and cultural survival. McLaren tells the story of her own grandmother by combining precious home movie fragments with the stories of seven elders dramatically affected by their experiences in residential school. At 7 p.m. Free.

Based on the remarkable bestselling autobiography, The Railway Man tells the extraordinary and epic true story of Eric Lomax (Colin Firth), a British Army officer who is tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II. Decades later, Lomax and his beautiful love interest Patti (Nicole Kidman) discover that the Japanese interpreter responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and set out to confront him, and his haunting past, in this powerful and inspiring tale of heroism, humanity and the redeeming power of love. $8.

Muffins for Granny

Wednesday, Jan. 28

Movies in the Mountains: Life's a Breeze Life’s a Breeze is a feel-good recession comedy about a family struggling to stay afloat and together through hard times in Ireland. In this delightful comedy from director Lance Daly a Dublin family races to recover their grandmother’s mattress — and its hidden stash of over a million euros in carefully squirreled-away savings. $8.

Wednesday, Feb. 25

Movies in the Mountains: We Are the Best!

WE ARE THE BEST! is director Lukas Moodysson’s adaptation of his wife Coco’s graphic novel about three young misfits growing up in early ’80s Stockholm, who despite having no instruments, or discernible musical talent, put all their energy into forming an all-girl punk band. With tender affection for his young characters and the period in which his film is set, Moodysson paints an ebullient and sharply observant portrait of DIY spirit and growing up different. $8.

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The Little Prince

Family & Children Saturday, Feb. 7

The Little Prince Meet talking roses and foxes! Venture out on interplanetary travel!

Learn about true love and loyalty!

Join The Little Prince on a spectacular adventure as he celebrates openmindedness, open-heartedness and the beauty of imagination. With puppets, masks, original music and a little theatre magic, the storytelling experts of Monster Theatre capture audiences’ hearts and funny bones as they bring Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s cherished novella to life.

Tickets are $5, or $20 for a family of five (two adults and three children).

Saturday, Mar. 14

Ache Brazil

Equal parts music, dance, spectacle, Aché Brasil has played to enthusiastic audiences and critical acclaim from all over North America. Amazing acrobatic feats and dances all done to a combination of Brazil’s most infectious rhythms, featuring a fabulous back-up band comprosed of some of Brazil’s and Canada’s finest musicians.

Tickets are $5, or $20 for a family of five (two adults and three children).

Hot Rocks

Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince is one of the most beloved children’s books ever. Monster Theatre will tell the story of the prince’s journey through space and on earth using puppets, masks, original magic and some theatrical magic. They are in Revelstoke on Saturday, Feb. 7.

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ADMINISTRATION NOTICE OF PUBLICMEETING HEARINGDATES NOTICE OF SCHEDULED Please advised thatCity a Public Hearing willhas be posted held in Council located in Suite 102 – 103 Please be note that the of Revelstoke a list ofChambers scheduled Council, Committee and Second Street East, Revelstoke, B.C. on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. for each of the Commission meetings dates for the year 2015 on the notice board located in the Finance Department following three216 Zoning Amendment Bylaws: of City Hall, Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, BC and on the City of Revelstoke Website at revelstoke.ca Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2061 If you requireofadditional please contact the Corporate at The purpose the Bylaw information, is to add a High Density Residential VacationAdministration Rental DistrictDepartment (R4v) subzone 250-837-2911. to the existing High Density Residential District (R4) to permit vacation rental use for single family dwellings only. This will permit existing single family dwellings zoned High Density Residential District Tim (R4) Palmer to apply to rezone to the subzone to allow for vacation rental use.

Chief Administrative Officer Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2060 The purpose of the Bylaw NOTICE is to rezone OF the subject property located at 2077 Mountain Gate Road PUBLIC HEARING from Single Family Residential District (R1) to Single Family Residential Vacation Rental District (R1v) subzonebeinadvised order tothat allow for theHearing Vacation useinof an existing singlelocated family dwelling.

Please a Public willRental be held Council Chambers in Suite 102 – 103 Second Street East, Revelstoke, B.C. on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. for each of the Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2062 following three Zoning Amendment Bylaws: The purpose of the Bylaw is to rezone the subject property located at 412 Fourth Street West from High Density Residential (R4) to High Density Residential Vacation Rental District (R4v) Zoning Amendment BylawDistrict No. 2061 subzone in order to Bylaw allow is fortothe Vacation Rental use of an existing single family dwelling.

The purpose of the add a High Density Residential Vacation Rental District (R4v) subzone to the existing High Density Residential District (R4) to permit vacation rental use for single family dwellings only. This will permit existing single family dwellings zoned High Density Residential District revelstoke.ca (R4) to apply to rezone to the subzone to allow for vacation rental use.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2060 The purpose of the Bylaw is to rezone the subject property located at 2077 Mountain Gate Road from Single Family Residential District (R1) to Single Family Residential Vacation Rental District (R1v) subzone in order to allow for the Vacation Rental use of an existing single family dwelling.

It’s unlikely Mick, Keith and company will perform in Revelstoke, so Rolling Stones will have to settle for the closest thing — Hot Rocks: A Tribute to the Rolling Stones. The band consists of five Toronto-based musicians (and Stones’ lookalikes) who have been at it for a decade. They’re in town on Thursday, Jan. 29.

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The Taco Club moves inside Popular food truck expands food and drink menu with move into former Benoit’s Wine Bar space

catering to those seeking good food, and drink in an atmosphere that remains social and inviting. Not quite a bar, and not quite a full restaurant, owners Reilly Geidt and Mike Brown hope for the new Taco Club to become a hub, showcasing some of the good qualities of Revelstoke: creativity, LINDSAY MACPHEE Special to the Revelstoke Times Review community, good food and beer.

Over the last year and a half, the mobile Revelstoke’s own Taco Club has a new eatery has amassed a following of regular place to call home. The popular food truck customers satisfied by their tacos and buris now dishing out their eats in front of ritos made from fresh ingredients. Brown 107 Second Street East, while offering a and Geidt attribute much of their success place to escape from the cold, dine and to consistency in both food and presence. drink inside.

Although operating a food truck does Walking into the large, open space that have its challenges. Recognizing their used to be Benoit’s Wine Bar, you are capacity for mobile catering means foreinstantly warmed by the lively orange-col- going valuable local customers. This deliored walls that muse of Mexican sunsets cate balance was a factor in their decision and showcase some local creative minds. to seek a permanent location; another facThe layout of the space remains largely tor was seasonal weather. unchanged. There’s a small stage at the Fall and winter can be cold and wet at left of the room and tables throughout. the worst of times, leaving customers with The bar stands in the centre of the room, no place to eat, or turning them away comdisplaying the various tequilas available pletely. for consumption, while boards around the As well, with 60-square-feet of prep space boast not only an expanded food area in the truck, space and power were menu, but a multitude of beers available limiting factors preventing the eatery from and a short but sweet signature cocktail expanding their menu. menu.

Their new location looks to be a viaIt seems the space is quite versatile, ble solution to these challenges, allowing them to keep their customers happy, employ more people and evolve their flavour.

In keeping things fresh and complimenting their food menu, Taco Club goers can refresh their palate with cocktails made with real fruit.

There are also Tequila Flights in the works, where you can sample three of their various kinds of tequila.

Tequila’s range from reasonable to $19 for the most expensive one.

So far, the business expansion has surpassed both Brown and Geidt’s expectations. “I’m excited for people to be enjoying themselves in here. That has been a great thing to see,” said Geidt, comparing the brief customer interaction that is common with food truck operations.

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Reilly Geidt (left) and Mike Brown inside the Taco Club’s new restaurant on Second Street East.

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the community, as well as from who have maintained an open with them. They look forward to to grow The Taco Club and add vours and products.

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Their new location adds to the repertoire of new businesses in the Second Street East area, all the while adding a lively flare to the expanding downtown core.

This pair of chestnutbacked chickadees were among the thousand of birds spotted during the annual Revelstoke Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, Dec. 20.

The annual event sees local birders traipse through the mountains and along the flats looking for birds. It is part of an international citizen science event held in communities across North American around the holidays.

55 species were tallied, including the first ever chukar recorded in Revelstoke, and a whopping 2,496 Bohemian waxwings. photo by Don Manson

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Revelstoke’s New Year’s baby

Olivia, Liam top lists of new baby names in B.C. Black Press

Revelstoke’s first baby of 2015 is a girl. Lily was born a healthy 7 lbs, 3 oz, to parents Karla McTighe and Leif Johnson on Friday, Jan. 2, at 7:22 p.m.

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For the second straight year, and the fourth time in five years, Olivia was the top name for girls born in B.C. in 2013, according to the province’s Vital Statistics Agency.

Liam reclaimed the number one spot for baby boys replacing Ethan, which was tops in 2012, after edging out Liam the previous year.

The top five names for girls born in British Columbia in 2013 were Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Emily and Ava. For baby boys born in 2013 in B.C., the top five names were Liam, Mason, Ethan, Lucas and Benjamin.

There were 43,925 babies born in B.C. in 2013, which includes 22,491 boys and 21,434 girls.

See infographic on the Times Review website for more of the top 20 names chosen for new babies in 2013.

For more baby names chosen in B.C. see the complete lists for boys and girls at www.vs.gov. bc.ca/babynames/baby2013. html.

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Meeting convened to discuss response to highway closures Closures, from page 5

THE REACTION Between the two incidents, I spoke to Mayor Mark McKee. As the former head of the Safe TransCanada Highway lobby group, he’s well aware of the issues facing the highway.

“There’s lots of room for improvements,” he told me when asked about the closure.

To start with, he said accidents need to be investigated faster so

the highway can re-open quicker.

By the time the investigator has arrived, the investigation takes place and the accident cleaned up, hours have passed.

“There’s got to be better ways to be doing this,” he said. “It’s unfortunate people lost their lives but we have to think about the others. In a nine hour closure, I’m estimating 5,000 people were affected.

“That’s a lot of people. That puts a lot of strain on the community.”

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McKee praised locals who took people in and helped find people places to stay.

“I’m happy with the way our community reacted, I’m not happy with the process we’re going through to get this highway reopened and get traffic flowing,” he said.

To develop a response, a group of stakeholders was set to meet on Monday afternoon to discuss a plan for going forward.

“I want to have a sit-down meeting with all the affected parties, look at the system that’s in place, come up with a better system,” he said. “We have to start thinking about all these people that are lined up on the highway, have nowhere to go, no information.”

Goodman said there could be better communication. She said for the second incident, when fire

chief Rob Girard called her within moments of the accident, they were better able to respond. “If we don’t find out about it we get behind the eight ball,” she said.

She also wants to compile a list of locals that can put people up, so that way they don’t have to wait for people to come forward.

“There’s lots of people that want to help and they want to be on a list,” she said. “We can have an e-mail group and have a list of people we can start calling.”

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The Elevate Snow Camp held at Revelstoke Mountain Resort just before Christmas was a success, with 15 local youth given the opportunity to go snowboarding for the first time. The camp was put on by RMR pro’s Al Clark and Seb Grondin, with help from RMR, Revelstoke Secondary School and Community Connections. Participants were given outerwear, snowboards, boots, helmets and goggles that were donated by members of the community. The young snowboarders started out on the magic carpet and by the end of the camp some made their way all the way down the Last Spike from the top of the mountain. At the end, each kid was given a 10-day pass for RMR. “Snowboarding has consumed so much of my life — I really wanted to do something for the kids in town who for one reason or another have not been able to get out and ride,” said Clark. “With this kind of mountain literally in their backyards, it just felt wrong to me that it isn’t accessible to everybody.” Plans for a second camp are in the works.

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Grizzlies split games in West Kootenay road trip Cassandra Federico Special to the Times Review

The Grizzlies started 2015 with a road trip to the Kootenays. They took on the two top teams of the Neil Murdoch Division. After a loss against the Beaver Valley Nitehawks on Friday night, the Grizzlies defeated the Nelson Leafs on Saturday night.

Revelstoke played hard against Beaver Valley on Friday night, but they couldn’t hold onto the win, and lost 3-2.

Josh Pilon put the Grizzlies on the board at 17:58 in the first period, with help from Ullar Wiatzka. Mitch Foyle tied it up for the Nitehawks at 14:39 on a power play, leaving the score even at 1-1 going into the second.

At 11:08 in the second period, Tyler Chavez Leech restored Revelstoke’s lead. Assists went to Ryan Hozjan, and Steven Fiust.

The Grizzlies went into the third period with a one goal lead over the NiteHawks. At 14:41, the Nitehawks scored to tie the game back up.

Shortly after, Tyler Leicht score an unassisted goal to give Beaver Valley the lead. The Grizzlies couldn’t take the lead back, and lost the game 3-2.

Despite the loss on Friday, coach Ryan Parent felt good about the

Revelstoke Grizzlie’s goaltender Michael Lenko stretches out to stop Nelson Leafs’ forward Michael Rand during Revelstoke’s 3-2 win on Saturday.

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way the Grizzlies played. “For me I thought structurally our game was good, and we competed hard,” he said.

On Saturday night, the Grizzlies were in Nelson where they took on the Leafs. After being so close to a win on Friday night, they went to Nelson ready to play hard. The hard work generated in a win against the team that previously beat them 9-3.

Jeff Bochon opened the scoring for the Grizzlies at 2:48 in the first period with an unassisted goal. Chavez Leech added another for Revelstoke

shortly after, with help from Jackson Fulton, and Fiust. The Grizzlies went into the second leading 2-0.

There were no goals for either side in the second period, leaving the Leafs still trailing the Grizzlies going into the third.

Chavez Leech scored an unassisted goal on a powerplay at 8:33 in the third period, to give his team a three goal lead. Michael Rand put Nelson on the board at 7:16. Austin Lindsay added a second goal 30 seconds later to get the Leafs within one

but the Grizzlies managed to hang on and beat the Leafs 3-2.

Parent was proud of the way the Grizzlies played against Nelson.

“We were strong on the powerplay, and we brought a complete game against Nelson,” he said. “We didn’t worry about the way Nelson plays, and we focused on the way we play, which paid off.”

Parent was pleased with the effort of the entire team on their trip to the Kootenays, but the play of Chavez Leech, Brady Mende, and Zach

Morey stood out for him.

“Chavez Leech had a consistent weekend. He played not only physically, but he got us on the board.

Mende had probably his strongest weekend since he`s been here, and Morey came back from an injury, and was strong for us on the back end,” he said.

Chavez Leech shared his thoughts on how he thought the team played over the weekend. “As a group we played very well,” he said.

Chavez Leech also shared what he thinks the team needs to do to make the playoffs. “We just need to keep working hard, and focus on one game at a time.”

Revelstoke goaltender Michael Lenko had an exceptional weekend, making 28 saves on Friday and 43 on Saturday. Both Parent, and Chavez Leech praised his goaltending.

“He gave us a chance to win on Friday night,” Chavez Leech said.

“Nelson gave it hard to us in the first, but he weathered the storm,” Parent said.

The Grizzlies will play their first home game of 2015 on Tuesday, Jan. 6, against the Kelowna Chiefs. On Friday, the Castlegar Rebels will be in town. On Saturday, the Grizzlies will be in Sicamous to take on their division rivals.

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Lots of podiums for Revelstoke Nordic racers in Prince George Matt Smider

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This past weekend, the Revelstoke Nordic Ski Team made their annual northern trip to the BC Cup held at Otway Nordic Ski Centre in Prince George.

Ten Revelstoke Nordic junior skiers competed in

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Saturday’s race was a classic technique sprint, while Sunday challenged skiers with an interval start skate race. Cold racetime temperatures below -15 C meant that race organizers, in compliance with technical guidelines, had to cancel part of Saturday’s event and all of Sunday’s race for skiers aged 11 and younger.

Older racers were treated to a challenging array of courses, freshly designed, refined and certified in preparation for the 2015 Canada Winter Games to be held at Otway in February.

Saturday’s classic sprint event saw competitors compete a qualification round in the morning, which seeded them for the afternoon elimination heats. Dropping temperatures meant that younger racers (Bantam and younger) were only able to complete the morning’s qualification round.

Highlights from Saturday’s classic sprints: — Alana Brittin, Juvenile Girls 1, 600m – 1st — Alexandra Luxmoore, Bantam Girls 1, 400m – 2nd — Nelson Luxmoore, Bantam Boys 2, 400m – 2nd — Simon Blackie, Midget Boys 2, 400m – 2nd — Jaclyn Elliott, Bantam Girls 2, 400m 3rd — Elizabeth Elliott, Juvenile Girls 1, 600m - 3rd — Miika Park, Midget Girls 2, 400m - 5th Sunday saw colder temperatures in the morning and only Midget categories and older were able to compete. Kate and Beth

Alanna Brittin had a strong weekend in Prince George, with a first in the classic sprint on Debbie Koerber/File photo Saturday and fourth in the skate race on Sunday.

Granstrom, Alana Brittin and Elizabeth Elliott lead the way for Revelstoke, claiming four out of the top five spots in the interval start skate race.

Highlights from Sunday’s interval start skate: — Beth Granstrom, Juvenile Girls 1, 7.5km - 2nd — Kate Granstrom, Juvenile Girls 1, 7.5km - 3rd — Simon Blackie, Midget Boys 2, 3.3km - 4th — Alana Brittin, Juvenile Girls 1, 7.5km

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Revelstoke’s Emily Suchy (left) with her BC Para-Nordic teammate Emily Weekes.

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Revelstoke's Emily Suchy is one of the leaders of the six-person BC Para-Nordic Team, CrossCountry BC announced.

Suchy, a Nordic sit-skier, will be attending the Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C., in February.

She will be joined by standing male skier Andy Lin, a gold medallist at the last two Ski Nationals, male sit skier Ethan Hess, female standing skiers Emily Weekes and Lindsey McDonald, and standing male skier Sam Piercey.

Suchy was a double-gold medallist and crowned the Para-Nordic Women Sit Skiing National

Champion at the national crosscountry skiing championships in Whistler, B.C., in 2013.

The Canada Winter Games take place from Feb. 13 to March 1. The B.C. Para-Nordic team won six medals at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax and hopes to surpass that total this year.