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REVIEW Wild feast Wednesday March 2, 2016 Vol. 119, No. 09
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Grizzlies swept from playoffs ALEX COOPER
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modifications to the Mutas Road intersection that would, most notably, eliminate left turns out of the McDonald’s loop and into the Shell station. The open house will be the first opportunity for the public to get a look at and provide feedback on the proposed designs for improving the troubled intersection. It has grown increasingly problematic in recent years as traffic into town has increased. The city and local businesses have had to
The Revelstoke Grizzlies were swept out of the playoffs on Sunday, losing their first round series to the 100 Mile House Wranglers in four games. “That’s three years that just ended tonight,” said captain Kenny Batke. “I can’t say I’m disappointed because everyone worked hard, but to see it come to an end in one night is never easy.” Revelstoke went into the playoffs as underdogs against the division winners from 100 Mile, who iced a bigger and more experience team. They travelled to 100 Mile House last Tuesday, Feb. 23, ahead of game one on Wednesday. The teams traded goals in the first period, with Ryan Friesen scoring for 100 Mile and Kyle Berry evening things up for Revelstoke. Stephen Egan put 100 Mile up 2-1 with a goal midway through the second and Michael Lynch added to the Wranglers lead four minutes into the third. Brady Mende led the Grizzlies comeback, scoring twice in the third, including the tying goal with 22 seconds left to send the game to overtime. Justin Bond scored the game winner in overtime, giving 100 Mile the win. “Game one could have went either way,” said coach Ryan Parent. “You saw two evenly matched teams.” That even match up was skewed in game two on Thursday, when the Wranglers trampled on the Grizzlies penalty killing, scoring five power play goals in 11 chance on their way to a 9-4 win. The teams traded goals in the first, with Michael Lynch scoring for the Wranglers and Aaron Aragon netting a power play goal for Revelstoke.
see Intersection, page 10
see Grizzlies, page 15
Ashley and Franco Bafaro – and 20 friends – paid $300 for the privilege of eating first at the Revelstoke Rod & Gun Club’s annual awards banquet at the community centre on Saturday. Food choices included wild game jambalaya, moose with hunter’s sauce, bison meatballs, venison cabbage rolls, elk chow mein, and much more. For more photos from the crowded affair, see page 9. ~ Photo by Alex Cooper, Revelstoke Review
Plans presented for highway intersection ALEX COOPER
alex.cooper@revelstokereview.com The proposed design for the Trans-Canada Highway intersection upgrade will include roundabouts and some left turn restrictions, according to drawings provided to the Review. “There’s changes, but I think for most drivers the changes will be fairly favourable, fairly easy to navigate,” said Mike Thomas, the City of Revelstoke’s director of engineering.
An open house on the preliminary design plans for Revelstoke’s beleaguered Trans-Canada Highway intersection will take place at the community centre on Wednesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. The intersection is home to McDonald’s, A&W, Shell, Tim Horton’s, & Super 8 Motel, and is soon to be home to a Petro Canada and Starbucks. The proposal includes roundabouts at Victoria Road and Wright Street, and Laforme Boulevard and Fraser Drive (the turn-off to the Chevron). It also includes
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