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REVIEW Under review Wednesday June 3, 2015 Vol. 118, No. 22

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Backyard chickens – 3 School budget – 4 Council corner – 6 Community calendar – 7 Agathe Bernard – 9 Flats clean-up – 13

Lt.-Col. Mason Stalker, the commanding officer of the First Battalion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, greets Revelstoke cadets during their ceremonial review on Sunday, May 31. Stalker grew up in Revelstoke, joining the Rocky Mountain Rangers Cadet Corps as a youth before moving on to a career in the Canadian Armed Forces. For more on his visit, see page 9. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review

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Affordable housing underway?

Is the Oscar Street affordable housing development finally underway? I was surprised to learn last week that work was going on the site. Where's the big announcement, I wondered? When I called Mayor Mark McKee to find out what was hapening, he didn't – or couldn't – provide a definite answer, saying an announcement was being readied.

Right now, the contractor BRP Construction is preparing the site for construction, the mayor told me. When asked directly if the Revelstoke Community Housing Society had reached a funding agreement with BC Housing, McKee was evasive. "We're still working towards a big announcement for the community. We're prepping the ground in anticipation of that final big announcement." I guess we'll have to wait and see. ~ Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review

City spending $120,000 on sewage lagoon smell fix ALEX COOPER

was brought up at council we’ve had issues with lagoon number one. It’s on its last breath, and its last breath smells a little bit."

Revelstoke council voted to spend another $120,000 to The latest problems emerged when a report from Mike address odour problems coming from the sewage treatment Thomas, the city's director of engineering, revealed that plant. the recent stench emerging from the plant and plaguing "This is, as far as I’m concerned, the number one issue in Southside likely came from the sewage lagoons. The unseaRevelstoke right now," said Mayor Mark McKee, who took sonably warm weather changed the conditions in the first the lead on addressing the issue and responding to ques- lagoon, causing the smell. tions at Tuesday's council meeting. "Since the last time this Council voted unanimously to spend $120,000 from the sewer reserve to purchase mixers for the lagoon. The mixers will stir up the lagoon mixture, creating more aerobic activity, as opposed to the odour-causing anaerobic activity currently taking place.

"I would like to have it here at the same Good Music time the headworks filtration is finished," Good Times said McKee. Work installing an odour Come out scrubber on the headworks building is set alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com

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to be finished by about June 15. That work is costing the city about $360,000, bringing the total cost of addressing the odour issue to almost $500,000.

Thomas said this would be a long-term fix. "This is a solution that’s been used elsewhere to deal with this problem," Thomas said. “This is not a short-term fix, this is a longterm fix that will be added to the lagoon and will be there as long as we need it.”

The City of Revelstoke's five year financial plan includes $1.2 million in 2019 for expanding the sewage treatment plant. Thomas said this will address capacity and effluent issues.

Southside residents, especially those living near the sewage treatment plant, are taking a wait-and-see approach, crossing their fingers and holding their nose that their problems will be solved.

"I want to stress to the community how important this is to everyone at city hall," said McKee. "The impression is we’re doing nothing when the fact is we’re doing lots.”

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City reviving backyard chicken bylaw

NEWS

... AND OTHER BRIEF ITEMS FROM THE MAY 26 MEETING OF REVELSTOKE CITY COUNCIL ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com The backyard chicken bylaw is back on the City of Revelstoke agenda following a request put forward by the recently-revived environment advisory committee.

The committee, it its first meeting two years, asked council to resurrect the bylaw.

Mayor Mark McKee responded by saying the bylaw would be brought to the next administration committee meeting before being presented to council.

He said staff was researching other communities to see what worked and what didn't.

The backyard chicken bylaw has been nesting for almost two years now. The last reference in the Review archives dates to August 2013, when the city stopped working on an overarching animal bylaw in favour of one that just regulated chickens.

The lack of a bylaw hasn't stopped anyone from actually purchasing and raising chickens.

The Food Security Strategy that was released in February calls for the city to amend its animal control bylaw to allow for chickens, bees and other small livestock in single-family residential zones.

NEW FIRE TRUCK DEFERRED Revelstoke Fire Rescue will have to wait a bit before getting a new fire truck.

Council delayed the replacement of the 30-year-old pumper truck, instead opting to study the matter over the next budget cycle before moving ahead with the purchase.

The city's five-year financial plan calls for the purchase of a new pumper truck in 2016. Fire Chief Rob Girard asked council for permission to begin the tender process to replace the aging truck, but instead council postponed the decision.

“I was under the impression we deferred this out for one year," said Mayor Mark McKee, instead asking the matter be part of the 2016 budget discussions.

“I’m asking the budget focus group to make this one of its first priorities," he said.

Girard's report to council says fire apparatus should be replaced within 20 years.

The city's capital plan calls for $47,000 to be budgeted on the truck in 2016, and $94,000 each subsequent year of a five-year lease. It's listed as a number one priority.

Council agreed to a motion to defer the purchase.

“I’m not saying we’re not buying it. I’m saying we need more time before buying it," said McKee.

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CITY TO STUDY SPLASH PARK The city will be looking at the costs associated with installing a splash park in Farwell Park.

A group has come forward to the city expressing interest in turning the decommissioned wading pool into a splash park at an estimated cost of $250,000. Now the project has officially been added to the work plan for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture following council's approval.

"This project is at its early stages and requires further work to better define the scope of the project, including infrastructure and associated costs," says a staff report from Laurie Donato, the director of parks, recreation and culture. "Adding this initiative to the Parks, Recreation & Culture work plan will assist staff and the group in better defining the cost and scope of the project.

Once the project has a better definition, a plan can be developed, along with more definitive pricing for council’s consideration."

Mayor Mark McKee said the splash park was one of his top priorities. Councillor Linda Nixon said she hoped the park was built with pre-schoolers in mind, while coun.

Trevor English said he wants the park to meet everyone's needs.

BUILDING PERMIT RENEWAL PROGRAM A SUCCESS An initiative from the planning department to deal with a huge backlog of expired building permits has met with success.

According to a staff report, 215 of 300 property owners with expired building permits took advantage of a one-year waiver

Jackie Pendergast, the chair of the Revelstoke public art committee, holds up an example of the bronze leaves that will form part of the new sculpture that will hopefully go up this year outside the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. Council approved the choice of John McKinnon, who created the Victoria Road overpass bears, to craft a sculpture called Blowin in the Wind. The $50,000 sculpture will feature several hundred bronze leaves. “Imagine a huge rock with 3-to-400 leaves going in a swirl over the rock and going up about nine feet. It’s going to be absolutely stunning,” said Pendergast. She said McKinnon hopes to finish the scuplture by the fall. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review

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Revelstoke school district passes $13 million budget Even though the ministry provided additional funding, it didn’t cover the cost pressures. ~ Bruce Tisdale, secretary-treasurer, Revelstoke School District ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com The Revelstoke School District passed its preliminary budget for the 2015-16 school year on Wednesday.

The $12,994,939 budget was passed at the May 27 meeting of the Revelstoke Board of Education following a series of finance committee meetings.

"Even though the ministry provided additional funding, it didn’t cover the cost pressures," said secretary-treasurer Bruce Tisdale, adding the district was able to maintain class sizes and staffing ratios.

The school district is expected to receive $12,793,566 in funding next school year, up about $368,000 from this year. That's the result in an $200-per-student increase in funding. However, Tisdale said rising

costs like salary increases, benefit increases, and hikes in utility costs will more than offset the increase.

The school district wouldn't give a figure for the budget shortfall that had to be overcome to produce a balanced budget.

The district was also expected to find about $59,000 in administrative savings, as mandated by the province.

Superintendent Mike Hooker said there were few enrolment-related cuts; enrolment is expected to be down a minimal amount, to 925 full-time-equivalent students next year.

“We were able to take some class time out of the high school without impacting course selection," said Hooker.

Spending on teachers will be up about $110,000 to $8,592,335. Spending on district administration staff has been reduced by about $20,000 to $587,000, with the some of the hours of one district principal allocated to teaching.

Operations and maintenance expenses are up by more than $300,000 to $3,642,285, while transportation costs are down by about $38,000 to $263,319.

The school district is forecasting a $111,456 deficit next year.

The budget is preliminary and is subject to change depending on final enrolment numbers.

You can read the full budget on the Revelstoke Review website.

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PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF REVELSTOKE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

INVITATION TO TENDER KOVACH PARK WASHROOM BUILDING

The City of Revelstoke will be presenting its 2014 Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2014 at the Regular Meeting of City Council on June 23, 2015. The meeting will be held in Council Chambers located at Suite 102, 103 Second Street East starting at 3:00 p.m.

Sealed Tenders marked “Kovach Park Washroom Building” will be received at the office of The Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture the City of Revelstoke, PO Box 170, 600 Campbell Avenue, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0, up to and including 2:00 pm local time, June 18th, 2015 for the following:

The public is encouraged to attend and will be afforded an opportunity to make submissions and ask questions.

The Annual Report includes the financial statements, listing of tax exemptions, City achievements and objectives for the upcoming years.

Written submissions addressed to Council will be included with the Agenda for the Regular Council Meeting of June 23, 2015, and become part of the public record.

The Annual Report will be made available for public inspection on the City of Revelstoke website at revelstoke.ca and available in hard copy for review at the Finance Department of City Hall, 216 Mackenzie Avenue.

Dawn Levesque Director of Corporate Administration

FINANCE NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS The Property Tax Notices for 2015 have been mailed out and are due for payment by July 2nd, 2015. If you have not received your tax notice, or if you have recently purchased a home, please contact City Hall at 250-837-2161. Failure to receive a property tax notice does not relieve the owner from payment nor penalty for late payment. We DO accept cheques, post-dated to July 2nd, 2015.

If you are unable to pay your taxes in full before the due date, please ensure you apply for your Home Owner Grant before then. Payments received and Home Owner Grants applied for, after July 2nd, 2015, are subject to a 10% penalty on the current balance outstanding. Customers on the installment plan should also make sure that they claim the Home Owner Grant by July 2nd, 2015 in order to avoid the penalty on that portion of their property taxes.

If you are mailing your payment please note that postmarks are NOT accepted as proof of timely payment.

City Hall is open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We will be closed Wednesday, July 1st, 2015.

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The Parks, Recreation and Culture Department at the City of Revelstoke invites tenders from interested persons or entities to construct a washroom facility located at Kovach Park.

Tender documents are available for a fee of $25.00 and can be picked up from: City of Revelstoke Parks, Recreation and Culture Department 600 Campbell Avenue, Revelstoke, B.C. Contact: Laurie Donato Phone: 250-837-9351 Email: ldonato@revelstoke.ca

FINANCE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL PLAN FOCUS GROUP - 2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN The City of Revelstoke invites applications from residents to serve as members of the Financial Plan Focus Group. The purpose of the Focus Group is to assist Council in its review of the Financial Plan for 2016-2020. The Focus Group will be expected to meet at Committee and special financial meetings and present a complete report to Council by the end of October 2015.

If you are interested in applying, please submit a letter noting your interest and a brief outline of your qualifications. This can be mailed or delivered to City Hall, to the attention of Dawn Levesque, Director of Corporate Administration, City of Revelstoke, Box 170, 216 Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 or by email: dlevesque@revelstoke.ca by 4:30 pm June 16, 2015.

For additional information, contact Graham Inglis, Director of Finance at 250-837-2161 or by email: ginglis@revelstoke.ca.

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Interested parties are invited to submit a cover letter and resume by mail, email or in person to: Dawn Levesque Director of Corporate Administration City of Revelstoke, PO Box 170, 216 Mackenzie Avenue, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0 Phone: 250-837-2911 E-mail: dlevesque@revelstoke.ca The City of Revelstoke wishes to thank all applicants in advance for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Apprentices required for public construction

Pressure to continue for Macpherson plan

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ALEX COOPER

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It’s not a firm quota, but construction unions have won a commitment from the B.C. government to require apprentices to be hired for public projects worth more than $15 million.

Jobs Minister Shirley Bond announced the new requirement Tuesday, and it takes effect July 1.

Construction firms bidding on major projects such as schools, hospitals, roads or bridges will have to include their plans to hire apprentices.

Construction unions have pushed for the change, arguing that a lack of apprentices on public jobs is an obvious gap in the government’s skills training plan. B.C. Building Trades executive director Tom Sigurdson said he is pleased with the agreement, and will give it a year to work before deciding if it goes far enough.

Bond said the coming year could see as many as 15 major projects that would qualify. She agreed with Sigurdson that many apprentices don’t complete their training because they can’t find a job placement between stints in trade school.

Bond said subcontracts worth $500,000 or more, with a focus on one of the 57 Red Seal trades, will also require an apprenticeship component. In her discussions with employers, she said they are looking to increase apprenticeships as baby boom trades people begin to retire in large numbers.

Houle Electric president Robert Lashin said the government has struck the right balance. “By hav-

Local politicians say they will keep pressing for a new land-use plan for Mount Macpherson, after the Minister in charge said that would not be happening.

Steve Thomson, the Minister of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations, told the Review last week that the land-use plan would not be revisited, even after the City of Revelstoke made a request to do so, and more than 1,600 people signed an online petition asking for a new plan.

"We believe there's a robust process in place that is working to address the concerns and under no circumstances will the cross-country ski and mountain bike trails be affected by the proposed development other than some alterations to the visual landscape," Thomson said.

Both Mayor Mark McKee and Rural Revelstoke director Loni Parker said they will continue to push for a new plan. The matter was addressed at the last meeting of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Board of Directors, who received a letter from the Minister responding to a request for more consultation on the matter.

"The board wholly supported us sending a thank you letter back to the minister for his response and reiterating we'd like to see some more landuse planning for the community of Revelstoke," said Parker.

McKee told the Review he was still waiting to see the official response to the city's request for a new land-use plan. Still, he said he's willing to go to Victoria to discuss the matter if the request is denied.

"The bottom line for us is the community has given a pretty strong and clear direction they want more involvement in the land-use panning, especially around Macpherson," he said. "Council agrees with it, the regional district agrees with it."

BC Timber Sales is planning to log two cut blocks on Mount Macpherson in 2016. The logging would impact several mountain biking and crosscountry skiing trails.

Council, from page 3 on renewal fees to deal with their outstanding permits.

The report says the city lost about $16,000 in potential revenue by waiving the building permit renewal fee, but that it also potentially saved more than $400,000 in staff time by not having to register Notices on Title on the outstanding permits.

"This was a really great idea, showed some initiative and cleaned up a lot of backload," said councillor Linda Nixon. "What’s most important is they put a process in place so this doesn’t happen again.”

The city will now go after property owners with outstanding building permits in order of how old

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ing a policy like this, government is setting a standard but is not being prescriptive,” he said.

NDP jobs critic Shane Simpson said his party has called for apprentice opportunities on publicly funded projects for years, but the government needs to go further.

“In the public service, including municipalities, schools, universities, health care, there are only 300 apprentices in the whole province, and about half of them are with BC Hydro,” Simpson said.

B.C. Federation of Labour president Irene Lanzinger said “aspirational goals are not enough,” and the province should require one of four employees on major projects be apprentices.

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Busy season for public works COUNCIL CORNER

Gary Sulz As the Chairperson of the Public Works Committee, the Revelstoke Review has asked me to give an update on the activities of the Public Works department. As this department does the maintenance work for the citizens of Revelstoke, their tasks are many and varied. I have included what is on the agenda for the next 4-6 weeks.

Spring is a busy time for the public works staff, with many projects ongoing or up-and-coming. As we all know, our number one concern in the city at this time is the odour control with the sewage lagoons. A contractor has been working on the headworks equipment and adding the charcoal odour control abatement device. Staff has been in contact with sewage consultants about the lagoon smell issue and is working diligently in physically adding products to amend the lagoon to deal with this on-going odour problem.

New equipment is on its way to be installed which will mix and in turn aerate the lagoon contents. The aeration should increase the aerobic bacteria that dissolve the sewage and in turn abate the lagoon smell, something that we are all hoping for. As well, the lagoon building roof will get its upgrade. Sewer distribution upgrades and relining are in the works, as well as flushing of some sewer mains. The geotechnical work for the Third Street sanitary main is underway.

In the water department there will be a fire flow upgrade to the Mutas Loop area (the road behind McDonalds and the A&W). This work will be carried out in

Spring is a busy time for the public works staff, with many projects ongoing or up-and-coming. the evenings to minimize any disruption to the local businesses.

There will be some water metering implementation on distribution pipes to determine if and where any of these water pipes may be leaking. The water tank on the Trans-Canada Highway will have a new water meter installed. There will be on-going water distribution upgrades as well as hydrant maintenance and replacement. New chlorine shut offs will be installed at the Greely water treatment plant.

One of the largest water projects this year will be the replacement of the water main underneath the Illecillewaet River bed which connects to Arrow Heights.

The Big Eddy Waterworks will be reviewed as we await news of the grant application for this project. I am told it may be fall before we have news about the grant funds.

Public works staff are currently replacing street lights along Mackenzie Avenue and this project is well on its way to completion. My sincere thanks to the residents who have been affected by this upgrade for their patience as staff work diligently to minimize any and all disruption in your neighbourhood.

There will be ongoing crack sealing, patching and paving to our roads throughout the community. Sidewalk inspection, maintenance and repairs is also being done throughout the summer. Also ongoing is the storm sewer maintenance and replacement. Some of our city equipment has exhausted its useful life cycle so we will see some equipment replacement as well.

In the buildings department, a tender has gone out to the community for the construction of the washroom facility in

Kovach Park. We are confident that this will be dealt with in a timely manner.

The volunteer firefighters are working on their final financing for the expansion to the Fire Museum and they are hopeful this project will be off the ground soon.

There will be a variety of fencing and roofing repairs done as needed at city facilities.

The engineering roof load reports will be on-going. Tis is to tell us what condition the city buildings roofs are in, all in relation to snow load. Staff will be working on a building report to identify any and all hazards, and there will be upgrades to a variety of the city HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Condition) systems to make sure these are all in good repair.

In the parks department, staff are working on some irrigation upgrades and repairs, as well as annual plantings and tree replacement. During these warm months, the parks staff continue to support ongoing public events and sporting tournaments, with maintenance of the fields and the marking of the lines for the events.

I want to remind residents that the City of Revelstoke subscribes to the SeeClikFix program. I encourage the residents to download this app to their phone. You can use this app to take a photo of any concern or problem. This will be automatically sent to the city, where staff can than deal with this issue in a timely manner.

As always, city staff or councillors can be reached by e-mail through the City of Revelstoke website or by telephone by contacting Public Works at 250-8372001 or city hall at 250-837-2911.

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BROWN BAG LUNCH Come learn about Revelstoke's history at this talk by Cathy English, the curator of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. This week's topic is on pioneer stories. At the museum at 12:15 p.m.

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ARTIST & SLAVE Folk-rock pianist, guitarist and singer, live at the Last Drop on a fundraising tour for Doctors Without Borders.

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SONNY RHODES American blues singer and lap steel guitar player, live at the Last Drop.

KYTAMI Violins mixed with electronic music. Live at the River City Pub.

June 6–7

AQUADUCKS SWIM MEET The Revelstoke Aquaducks host the first swim meet of the summer at the aquatic centre. Come watch our local swimmers compete against teams from around the Okanagan all day Saturday and Sunday.

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TAKE A KID MOUNTAIN BIKING DAY Check out our bicycle obstacle course, cycle the gentle 2 k Soren Sorensen Trail or the more challenging 5 k trail, get your bike tuned up and win prizes. Suitable for kids of all ages, including those on runbikes. Hosted by Parks Canada in Mount Revelstoke National Park from 12–4 p.m.

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OZGOODE Live at the Last Drop.

Tuesday, June 9

TANNER JAMES Live at the Last Drop.

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BUILDER FILM PREMIERE A movie about building (and riding) mountain bike trails. This is a fundraiser for the Martha Creek Makeover, a project to upgrade the Martha Creek trail. At the Roxy Theatre. The 6:30 p.m. show is all ages and tickets are $15. The 8:30 p.m. show is 19+ and licensed, and tickets are $20.

THE BOOM BOOMS Live at the River City Pub. After party for Builder film premiere.

Parks Canada is hosting its second annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day in Mount Revelstoke National Park this Saturday, June 6 . The event will feature a skills course for young people and a chance for kids to work on their mountain biking skills. ~ Photo courtesy Parks Canada

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BROTHER TWANG The ultimate party band, live at the River City Pub.

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CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF CRAFT: WOOD, METAL AND LEATHER A new show opens at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. The side gallery features Our Home, Their Home, an art show about wetland birds by Arrow Heights Elementary students. The show opens Friday, June 12, at 6 p.m.

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Shotgun start at 10 a.m. $80 for club members and $90 for non-members. Fee includes dinner. Sign up at the RCMP detachment or Begbie Glass.

JAZZ CLUB Featuring the quintet of Doug Sonju on saxophone and clarinet, Don Clark on trumpet, Jordan Dick on guitar, Bill Lockie on bass and Scott Gamble on drums. In the Selkirk Room at the Regent Hotel from 7–9 p.m.

TASMAN JUDE Live at the Last Drop.

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MOUNTAIN PARADISE SHOW & SHINE The Revelstoke Vintage Car Club hosts its annual show in downtown Revelstoke. Come check out the many classic rides from throughout the B.C. Interior.

RANDY "ELVIS" FRISKIE A tribute to the King of Rock n Roll. Live at the community centre at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25, available at Conversations and the community centre. Part of the vintage car show festivities.

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STOKED TO GET SPANKED Revelstoke's premier mountain bike race returns, with the option of doing one or two laps of the 17 kilometre course.

Shorter distances are available for younger racers. $45 entry fee. Race starts at 10 a.m. for those who just want to spectate. Hosted by Skookum Cycle & Ski at Mount Macpherson.

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Agathe Bernard aims for research trip of a lifetime MELISSA JAMESON

Special to the Revelstoke Review Revelstoke-based geologist Agathe Bernard is hoping she'll be on board the chance of a life time. She has been chosen as one of 14 women who will travel by ship across the Atlantic Ocean from the Ivory Coast to Central Brazil, collecting scientific data about plastics in the ocean as part of Exxpedition Africa to Brazil 2015 (Ascension Islands).

When Bernard found out about the project, she knew she had to apply. She currently works for the North Columbia Environmental Society as the sustainable living coordinator. Previously, she lived and worked in Trail, B.C., where she worked on a project alongside BC Health studying toxins in the area and the impact they were having on the population. Bernard was responsible for coming up with an action plan to help reduce the toxins.

“The project was an awareness campaign,” she said. “My strategy was to make a video and afterwards go talk in schools.”

Each female taking part in expedition has a specific task. Bernard will be taking water samples, as well as creating a film.

“I've always liked filming,” she said. “Last year I did a short ski film in Iceland. I've done a few Kickstarters. Right now I'm working on sustainability. I want to inspire people to make change. It can be a small change.”

For Bernard, one of the biggest struggles with the issue of plastics in the ocean is the lack of regulation.

Agathe Bernard is raising money to help fund a research trip across the Atlantic Ocean.

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much we don't know about it. The ocean regulates the climate,” she said, noting that fish travel beyond international boundaries in the water.

One of the most significant issues with plastic being put into the oceans is that it breaks down into microbeads. Bernard explained that these microbeads attract other pollutants and toxins, and that fish often mistake them for food.

Taking part in the project comes at a high cost of $25,000. That fee includes the cost of crossing the ocean, flights, gear and insurance. What it does not include is any wages for Bernard. That's why she's started up a crowd-funding campaign to help cover her costs.

“It's a pretty big investment of my time, so I'm doing it all or nothing,” she said. “If I do it that way I have more chances to meet my end goal.”

The ocean crossing itself will take three to four weeks, and Bernard will have an opportunity to work with female scientists from all over the world. The crew is allfemale in order to promote healthier consumer choices for women and make them more aware of the toxins they are not only eating, but also putting on their skin, she said.

“This project is large scale, but it's also about our every day life with chemicals,” she said. “I'm hoping people will think beyond the mountains to the ocean.”

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COMMUNITY

Former cadet, now CO, returns home for ceremonial review ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com The Revelstoke Rocky Mountain Rangers Cadet Corps partnered with their colleagues in Enderby for their annual ceremonial review on Sunday.

Presiding over the ceremony was LieutenantColonel Mason Stalker, the commanding officer of the First Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

Stalker was born in Bowmanville, Ont., but he grew up in Revelstoke and was a member of the cadets before starting a career in the military. He received the Meritorious Service Medal from the Governor General for his actions as a commanding officer in Afghanistan and was named CO of the PPCLI last August.

On Sunday, he oversaw the cadets ceremony at Mount Begbie Elementary before addressing the gathering of young cadets, their families and supporters. Here's a few excerpts from his talk:

ON THE COMMUNITIES OF REVELSTOKE & ENDERBY: "Look at the community support here. The heart at the centre of the Enderby and Revelstoke corps is that sense of community. They're little towns in the Interior, but they always exceed expectations.

"The beauty of those two communities is its people. Its people like you in the cadet corps who have persevered.

"When I look out here today, I see a rich history of service. What does that say to you? It says the service in this community, the sense of it is absolutely deep."

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"I would argue that you are each part of that fabric. You are part of that fabric that makes up that colour, that flag, that special item we all focus on in the military.

This isn't a piece of cloth to the cadets. It certainly isn't a piece of cloth to me and many of the members here.

"It represents service, it represents duty, and it represents some of the principles that we all learn here as cadets. You are part of this history. There are 117 years that are thread into that history? Is that not important? I think that's wonderful."

ON BEING A COMMANDING OFFICER: "I said very clearly and very deliberately that everything I know right now that made me get to be a commanding officer, I learned in cadets. I won't tell too many people, but it isn't rocket science to be a CO. To be a CO, it's all about first principles. What The combined Revelstoke & Enderby cadet corps march past their families and supportare some of those principles? ers during their ceremonial review on Sunday. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review Teamwork. Selflessness — in other words putting others before yourself. Treating people with dignity and respect. Hard work. Discipline... There's all these little things that come out of cadet training that you don't realize until later."

ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGERS COLOURS:

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"What colours are, is they're something very important to a military unit. They're a flag that has been consecrated. There has been a ceremony that makes these colours special to the units they be-

"There will be times where you go, 'This isn't for me. It's too hard.' I urge you to stay with the program. It is an absolutely wonderful program that you will only realize with things that come."

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OPINION

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Norm Macdonald Why should the firing of Agricultural Land Commission chair Richard Bullock matter to you? Because exclusions of land from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) can make property developers a great deal of money, and Mr. Bullock was determined that agricultural land should be used for agricultural purposes, standing in the way of friends of government who want to make a lot of money.

How do I know this is true? A prominent BC Liberal, a politically appointed Ministerial Assistant to the Minister of Finance, pled guilty in court to taking a $50,000 bribe to get a specific piece of land out of the ALR. Imagine how much money that developer knew he was going to make if he was willing to pay someone in government an amount that for many people is more than a year’s salary.

A top BC Liberal admitted to this under oath, the land was removed, and the developer saw the value of the land in question drastically increased.

Since this time, the BC Liberals have taken further steps to make it even easier for property developers to buy agricultural land and change the zoning with no regard for the needs of the province to feed itself. Last year, the BC Liberals passed a law that changed the criteria for getting land out of the ALR to rules that were so loosely defined and nebulous, that virtually any re-

If you look at the BC Liberal record on food security and protecting agricultural land it is more than just an example of simple failure. It is a record that includes bribery and corruption. quest could be granted.

Prior to his firing, Richard Bullock had been outspoken in his support of the ALR, and critical of the changes that the government was forcing on the Agricultural Land Commission. He knew that Bill 24 was the final step in undermining the ALR and was going to make it difficult for government every time an inappropriate exclusion was pushed through.

Mr. Bullock understands that we have a great responsibility to protect our agricultural lands, not just in the present, but for future generations. We need to do everything we can to increase food security, and we cannot do that if we have destroyed our agricultural land base.

If you look at the BC Liberal record on food security and protecting agricultural land it is more than just an example of simple failure. It is a record that includes bribery and corruption.

The firing of Richard Bullock reminds us just how far we’ve strayed from the original intent of the Agricultural Land Reserve. And the price we will pay will be felt for many generations.

Norm Macdonald is the MLA for Columbia River–Revelstoke. To reach him, call 1-866-870-4188 or e-mail norm. macdonald.mla@leg.bc.ca.

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Macpherson needs protection Editor, The interview with Minister Steve Thomson was disappointing to say the least, but not surprising given the one dimensional view his government displays towards economic development. More than 1,000 people have petitioned to have the land use re-examined in the Begbie Falls and Mt. Macpherson area. This says that there seems to be more people who have an interest in preserving this area than destroying it. I do not believe that more than 1,000 local people will benefit from using this area as a timber harvest, while leaving a very popular recreational development destroyed for years.

The basis for the minister's position seems to be supported by a plan which is almost 20 years old. The changes that have occurred in Revelstoke's economy since then are seismic. Tourism and recreational pursuits will be the dominant economy in far less than the next 20 years. For Revelstoke to continue to be successful in this competitive market we need to re-think all land designations in all local areas.

The success of places like Banff, Whistler and Canmore are directly related to the easy access to the natural environment in which people bike, ski and hike. Doing these activities in a clear cut forest will certainly make us unique in the market we are competing in, though I don't think this product will bring the revenue we need to continue with the success we have been seeing. Unfortunately Minister Thomson doesn't know

the difference between an experience in a natural environment and a clear cut, as he states the trails will remain untouched, an absurd comment.

In the 24 years I have been living in Revelstoke, I have been witnessing a wonderful transition from an industrial town to a resort. As I said earlier, this change has been seismic given the history of Revelstoke. These changes have brought many young families to a town that seemed to be on life support when I came here in 1991. These young families bring two new things into our economy: first, a wonderful youthful entrepreneurial spirit, and, second, revenue from outside the city as people do not always work where they live anymore. It is now time for city council to make it known if it supports the new economy for the long term or it will milk the last drops of revenue from the old economy, possibly putting the future economy at risk.

The current council ran on platform of change and if they don't recognize this issue as part of the change that needs to made, their mandate is based on false promises. If we do not start preparing for the day that the mill closes and CP trains do not stop here anymore, when these things happen it will pale in comparison to a few logging jobs lost to saving the Begbie and Macpherson recreational area. Lets look forward not backward. It would a huge mistake to put the new economy at risk for a short life line to the old one.

Dave Hickey, Revelstoke

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SPORTS

Runners will be treated to amazing views at the Glacier Grind. ~ Photo by Rob Stokes

Ultramarathon coming to Glacier National Park ALEX COOPER

alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com A new ultra-marathon trail race is being held in Glacier National Park this fall.

The Glacier Grind will see runners cover about 48 kilometres of distance and 4,000 metres of elevation gain.

The race is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, and will coincide with the Axis Mundi Harvest Festival.

It is being organized by 5Peaks, the same company that puts on TrailStoke at Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

Amy Golumbia, the national race director for 5Peaks, said the idea for the race emerged following a fun run to Eva Lake in Mount Revelstoke National Park last summer.

"We started chatting and discussing the option of doing a longer race, such as an ultramarathon, in order to attract racers from further away," she wrote in an e-mail. "The longer the race, the further people seem to be willing to travel to do it."

Glacier National Park was chosen because of it's beauty, said Golumbia, and because it's friendly for spectators, with one central aid station on the course.

The Grind will be based out of the Illecillewaet Campground, with runners heading up and down the trails in the Asulkan and Illecillewaet areas.

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"This location offered a true mountain race, similar to some of the sky races in Europe, with massive elevation gain," said Golumbia.

This is the second ultramarathon being hosted by 5Peaks in the Revelstoke area this year, along with TrailStoke, which is scheduled to take place at Revelstoke Mountain Resort on August 29.

Golumbia said runners from all over make the effort to travel to ultramarathons, especially if they're in unique locations.

"We really want people to come to the park if they haven't before, and spend time exploring everything the area has to offer," she said. "With Trailstoke, we had a lot of people tell us that they had always wanted to come to the area, but hadn't made the effort or had a reason to until they registered for the race. Once they come for an event, they are likely to come back. We've heard that runners are planning to head to the area this summer to explore and train. It's a great way to expose people to this beautiful part of the world!"

As for TrailStoke, the biggest change is the move to the end of August, which should allow for all the snow to melt and the full course to be run. This year's race will be a little longer and feature more single track than last year, said Golumbia.

Registration for the Glacier Grind is open at glaciergrind.com and is capped at 200 people. You can sign up for TrailStoke at trailstoke.5peaks.com.

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The Revelstoke Aquaducks want to pick up where they left off last season, when they finished ninth in the province. ~ Photo courtesy Revelstoke Aquaducks

Last season was a record-breaking one for the Revelstoke Aquaqducks in many ways. Not only was their record board significantly altered by multiple swimmers, the Ducks cracked the top 10 teams at BC Summer Swim Association Provincials in Kamloops, placing ninth.

This season, the Revelstoke Aquaducks are looking to pick up where they left off when they host the rest of the Okanagan region in the first meet of the year this weekend, June 6-7. One month into training, the Ducks hope to showcase what they have learned and the results of their hard work during the hectic month of May. Almost 60 children from Revelstoke are signed up to race, the youngest being four, though there are adult swimmers who will be competing as well.

One of the most entertaining events the meet offers particular to Revelstoke is the family relay, where family (or a combination of families) compete against each other in exhibition fun to determine which club not only has the fastest kids, but the fastest family of freestylers.

Normally a meet runs preliminaries to qualify for finals and thus limits the swimmer's number of entries. This year, the Ducks have gone to a timed-finals format that allows athletes to enter in all possible events, and also offers a few exhibition events that swimmers would not normally get the chance to compete in.

Despite a hard fight and some truly excellent swimming, last year the Revelstoke meet was won by a strong Kelowna team that came with numbers to spare, with Revelstoke coming in a close second. Come out and support your local swim team as they swim their way to new personal bests this weekend, and attempt to win back the title of Top Team from the Kelowna Ogopogos!

Following the Revelstoke meet, the Ducks will have a weekend off before the season picks up in earnest when the Lumby Lightning host June 20-21 at their outdoor pool, which will hopefully be sans thunder and lightning for the duration of the weekend.

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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Ann Catto at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital on May 22nd, 2015. Ann is survived by her sons Mark & Noel; daughter-in-law Deanna and grandsons Mackenzie, Angus, Liam, and Allistair. Ann was predeceased by her husband Alan and her parentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s John and Elsie Grigor of Wallsend, England.

Born in Wallsend, County Northumberland, England, Ann attended a well sought after grammar school and then transitioned to her professional life with her local hospital board, which is where she made many friends for life. Ann took Alanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand in marriage in 1962. Ann and Alan came to Canada in 1972 and lived for several years in Winnipeg. After the birth of her second son Noel, Ann chose to be a stay at home mom. Ann and family made numerous moves due to Alanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career but chose to settle in Revelstoke in 1981.

Ann soon became immersed in the community and very involved with St. Francis of Assisi parish church. Over the years she volunteered thousands of hours to the parish and was instrumental in organizing numerous important events such as the hugely popular Christmas Bazaars. Ann then returned to work for many years as a curator for the Revelstoke Museum. Ann made a big impact very quickly with the historical society. Ann was instrumental to having Lord Revelstoke visit our community in 2009 for that yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homecoming celebrations and as a result their friendship lasted until his death in 2012.

Ann also took on a huge challenge first as a tireless volunteer and then as the manager of the local transition house in Revelstoke and is heralded as helping hundreds of families manage their way through troubled times. Ann took great joy in her service during those years and was commended numerous times by her partner agencies for dedication to the community.

Ann and Alan were together to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in 2012 by renewing their vows in front of family and close friends at St. Francis of Assisi. Ann was a person of good taste, with an appreciation for art, fine foods, and music. Her good graces were infectious and we adopted as many as we could for our own. Ann had a wonderful sense of humor and as such made many people laugh with her well told stories. Ann was a very big part of our lives and as such will be sorely missed.

The date for a memorial for Ann will be announced in the near future. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Revelstoke Hospital Auxiliary, Box 1781, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0, in Annâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting Annâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obituary at www.brandonbowersfuneralhome.com Cremation arrangements are in the care of Brandon Bowers Funeral Home, Revelstoke.

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks for the many expressions of condolences we have received through this trying time.

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The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) is seeking information about bats in buildings in the Revelstoke area this summer. If you have bats in your home, summer cabin, or other building, KCBP would like to hear from you. “Very little is known about bats in the Columbia region” says Dr. Leigh Anne Isaac, biologist with the KCBP. “We are trying to learn more about the bat colonies here including where they are roosting, what species are present, and how to promote bat stewardship.”

Of the sixteen species of bats in BC, over half are red or blue-listed, meaning that they are vulnerable or threatened to becoming endangered. There are many threats to these amazing creatures of the night including habitat loss, intentional extermination (which is illegal under the BC Wildlife Act), wind farm development, and most recently, White Nose Syndrome which is caused by an introduced fungus. WNS has decimated bat populations, particularly those in eastern North America- ~6 million bats have died in North America since 2006.

Bats need all the help they can get.

Whether you want to promote bats using your garden or you need advice to safely evict them from a building, the KCBP can help. Funded by the Columbia Basin Trust and the Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund, and delivered in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society, the KCBP is a community initiative with the goals to raise awareness about bats, provide information to landowners with bats in buildings, and promote a citizen science program for monitoring bat populations.

“We encourage anyone who has bats in a building, particularly those with large colonies, to let us know so that we can visit the property to assess the situation, identify the bat species, and provide information on safe evictions and the installation of bat-houses” continues Isaac.

One of the focuses this year is on the BC Bat Count where residents are encouraged to count bats leaving a roost site on their property for four nights (2 in early-June and 2 in mid-July) in order to monitor populations. This long-term monitoring information is very valuable since there is very little known about local bat species and their population numbers.

If you have bats living in your buildings, would like to join the BC Bat Count, or need information on how to build a bat-house, visit the Kootenay Community Bat Project website at www.kootenaybats.com or contact kootenaybats@gmail.com or 1-855-9BC-BATS ext. 14.

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