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on stage without throwing up in fear, so although I love music, my skills come in the form of listening. Those who can sing and play an instrument impress me – I can barely brush my teeth and check phone messages at the same time. In May, Reved hosted a night of free live entertainment called In the Spirit of Music at The Last Drop. For the event, we asked six local bands and musicians if they would be willing to play pro-bono for the audience. From day one, the spirit was there – Wanetta Stroo, vocalist and guitarist for Blindspot, was an enormous help in lining up all the musicians. Her band along with Sister Girl, Steve Smith, Highway One, Havoc Way and Positive Corruption, all agreed without hesitation to contribute to the night.
We were pretty sure the night would attract a good crowd, A) because it was free, and B) because we thought an event like this - with its mix of rock, "Railway Museum in fall" country, punk and contemporary - would bring such an assortment of music lovers out for the night, that it would be a swell time My sister’s the same; our strongest bond is through music. We may be getting older of integration. (and older), but we’re convinced we have And integrate they did; young, old; skatincredible, timeless taste for alternative ers, businessmen – it didn’t matter. Music modern rock; if no one else thinks so, we tastes may range, but in the end it’s the are at least sustained by each other. Like music we’re after and the overall goal is the teenagers we once were, conversations about new music will build with rising the same on everyone’s list – enjoyment. eagerness until one of us screams, “Oh The energy that comes from a dancing my god, we have such good taste in pack of humans can leave you in its music!” afterglow for days, hence the popularity of music celebrations. The Revelstoke Music We watch our lives through music – Festival is a prime example and one for through particular songs that just get ya which our town is becoming known during right there – uplifts, break-downs and the the summers. I’m looking forward to seeever so promising songs of love (sung ing some of the local acts playing at this really cool and with the least amount of happening affair in June. sap possible, of course).
Artist in Profile...Rachel Kelly is on page two
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of my earliest childhood recollections is of my parents’ love for music. Although their tastes for types of music differed greatly, the overall feeling was that music was a big part of life in our house. It was played often, loud and, at times, with little regard to us kids. Whether my sister and I wanted to hear an ABBA album at mid-night wasn’t up for discussion; we could either deal with it or join our night-owl mother cleaning the house. Sometimes just before bedtime, with our teeth brushed and jammies on, dad would sit us on the couch and pop some giant 80’s headphones on top of our small heads. We’d listen to "Boys of Summer", (a Don Henley song I still love), or something by The Doors, and, later I’d fall asleep to Rick Dee’s Weekly Top Forty coming from my clock radio. But the music didn’t always come from speakers; my mom has one of the prettiest birdsongs of a whistle and whatever she was doing: cooking, sewing, playing cards with dad, she’d whistle away. She also found her inner Broadway Star in her early fifties and handles the stage floor with conviction. Dad? Well, he’d belt out some jingles for kicks, like "Can’t Get Enough of Those Sugar Crisps", but his songs were best left sung by others. He could, however, play a mean set of airdrums and nobody knows the importance of good stereo sound like him. Besides early-onset tinnitus, one of the things I developed through childhood was what you’d expect from the offspring of these two people – a hearty appetite for music.
When I’m not listening to music from a stereo or other music-projector, there still remains some sort of tune in my head. This could be the tinnitus, sure, but I recently became aware that much of the music playing through my brain is my mind’s way of associating what I’m doing with what I’m thinking. If I’m rushing to get something done, I’ll start subconsciously humming something like, “Don’t you worry, there’s still time”, from alternative rock stars, Tegan and Sarah.
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pg.2 pg.3 pg.4 pg.5 People talk about getting a song stuck in pg.6/7 their head all the time, but if you take a minute to hear the words, they sometimes pg.8 correlate to what’s on your mind. If you’re perpetually humming Christmas jingles, pg.9 you may want to get that checked out… pg.10 So far in life, I don’t play musical instruments, (although I’ve inherited the airdrum pg.11 gene, I think), and I’m not sure I could sing pg.12
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Artist Rachel Kelly has Revelstoke asking, Where did she come from all of a sudden? The truth is, Rachel, whose paintings can brighten even the darkest of walls, has lived here for over a decade. But with children now enrolled in school, and the arduous days of home building behind her, Rachel is doing what she set out to do 13 years ago. In 1996, Rachel stepped out the doors of North Island College with a fine arts diploma and straight into the path of motherhood. Life as a full-time artist turned into a daydream and the paint brushes were put aside. She moved to Revelstoke a year later to be with her husband, Dennis, and to start raising their family. Although never far from her mind, art as she knew it, wasn’t something she felt she could do. “I always thought there was no time for art, with kids and a house and work. “When I first moved here, though, I took tons of pictures of people’s homes and the downtown area knowing that (painting them) was what I always wanted to do.” And sometimes a little encouragement is all you need. While home last summer for a family reunion in Campbell River, a chance meeting with her former college art teacher got Rachel thinking. The teacher was always a fan of her art work and asked what had become of her talents. After the conversation, Rachel had a pretty clear message. “He said, ‘I don’t care what you do; just go home and paint. Paint!’ ”
So Rachel painted and in less than a year, her lively, almost liquid scenes of downtown Revelstoke started popping up on walls around town. At first, Rachel’s art attracts the eye with cheerful colour. But as you are inevitably pulled closer, the streets you recognize from walking around town on a day to day basis, take on a different meaning. “Nature is amazing, but I find it can be intimidating to paint. Buildings and structures with all their angles and corners, come easier to me.” Nature, then, acts more as an accessory to Rachel’s paintings; like a tasteful scarf that flatters an outfit. Her use of trees, snow and mountains adds just what’s necessary, softening edges and giving functional objects like road signs, an artistic purpose in the overall scene. Rachel may have taken a hiatus after college, but she has easily fallen back in step. One thing that makes this possible is family and friends playing a supporting role. “My husband, Dennis, is very logical. If I’m overwhelmed about starting something, he’ll just say, ‘What’s so hard about…’ and he’ll lay it out so it seems so easy just to take that first step. “The same with his parents. Dennis’ mom comes over almost every morning, looks at my easel and says, ‘Now what are you painting today?’”
“Sometimes I’ll be having trouble finishing off one of my paintings. I’ll grab the phone and call someone; when I hang up, I’ll be like, 'hey, I finished it!'” The Kelly kids are into art, too. “My daughter, Soleil, likes to help me paint and she can spend hours in the winter drawing in front of the fire. She got an easel for her birthday, as did my step-daughter, Jayden.” In 2002, Rachel took her son, River, over to help her paint a banner for the Revelstoke Banner Project, an exhibition displaying banners painted by local artists on lamp posts and street lights around town. “I wanted to do (a banner) with him so we went down to the art centre and whipped off this cool salmon banner. I gave River a bunch of paint brushes with different greens and blues for the water and I painted the salmon.” For the following few years, Rachel instructed the kids banner project at the Visual Arts Centre, but when the Kelly’s bought some land and started building their house, it was an all-consuming project. Again, Rachel found she had no time for art. Rachel, who is not a skier, headed up the gondola for the first time this winter at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. "My friend, Jackie, said I had to get up there to see the view, so I went up with my camera." She photographed a shot looking back towards Mount Begbie and the Columbia River. The result was a painting of the scene, which she auctioned off at a fundraiser for the Railway Museum. Painting in the bay windows of her kitchen, Rachel says her next endeavor is to apply to Art in the Park, a sponsored program put on by the Visual Arts Centre and Parks Canada that places local artists in mountain settings for one week every year. And then? “I don’t see any reason why not to turn this into my profession. I have time, I’m getting positive reinforcement...all I’d like to do now is get some marketing skills under my belt!” You can reach Rachel Kelly at 837-2779 or e-mail rachelannekelly@hotmail.com.
All photos courtesy of Rachel Kelly
Rachel also has a knack for painting while talking on the phone.
Rachel Kelly painting at home.
"Revelstoke Railway Museum"
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The Revelstoke Humane Society It’s not only people having trouble finding homes in Revelstoke these days. Cats and dogs, many of them left behind from evicted owners or seasonal workers, are facing life on the streets, as well. Many variables result in orphaned animals, but not all of them are intentional. “When seniors pass away, they often leave pets behind,” says Sarah Solomon, president of the Revelstoke Humane Society. “They are older pets, but they may still have three or four good years of loving left in them.” She adds when people come to the shelter to adopt a pet, they’re more likely to go for the younger model. The busiest time of year for the shelter tends to be the spring. “That’s kitten season,” says Sarah. “Cats are definitely abandoned more than dogs as people believe a cat has a good chance of fending for itself. There are at least 15 cats to every one dog in there."
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The Humane Society spent nearly the equivalent to what they received last year in donations and other forms of funding. The costs cover necessities, like pet food, spaying and neutering and vet visits, but, as with most charities, little is leftover for extras. There are 12-15 volunteers currently working for the Humane Society, but Sarah says they could benefit with several more.
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“Summer is approaching and our regulars tend to take much deserved time off. The more the merrier for volunteers during the summer months!” Volunteers for the shelter work weekends and evenings and can expect to put in 2 hours per week. Fundraising hours vary. The social aspect is one advantage volunteers enjoy the most.
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Casey Brown - Just livin’ it! by Conor Hurley
Mountain biking has become as much a part of Revelstoke as snow is part of the Monashees. Casey Brown, born in Queenstown, NZ, has become part of Revelstoke, too. The 18 year-old managed to earn her way onto the North American downhill mountain biking scene by placing 10th this April at the Sea Otter Classic, held in Monterey, California. The “pedally” Sea Otter course was short, (2 minutes 30 sec.) and contained only 500 feet of vertical drop, but seemed to suit her well; it was only her sixth day on the bike this season. When Brown lines up at the starting gate at a race such as the Sea Otter, she is not only facing world-class competition, but also heavy-duty race entry fees and lift ticket prices as much as $140 per race.
You may have seen Casey working at Revelstoke's Valhalla Pure Oufitters or at the Camp of Champions, a company in Whistler offering mountain bike programs, in order to fuel her 100+ day per year biking habit. Casey picked up the sport when she moved to Revelstoke, inspired by her older brother, Sam and his similar interests. By age 14, she started racing with the Revelstoke based High Country Cycling Team. Currently, she races for the Whistler based Summit Bike Shop, ODI Grips and Fox. I caught up with Casey this spring and inquired about her racing schedule. Nonchalantly, she listed off a race calendar comprising of the Panorama B.C. Cup, the Kamloops Race the Ranchin, the Sun Peaks Canada Cup and the Kokanee Crank Workx. When asked where she was going with the sport, Casey simply responded, “I’m just living it. I want to ride my bike as much as possible.” And that she will, when she heads to Whistler for two months this summer to do just that, ride her bike.
“You get to hang with the animals!” says Sarah. To contact the Revelstoke Humane Society, call 250-837-4747.
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the building’s ‘skin’ and its openings should be properly constructed so that no water infiltration is possible. This will reduce the occurrence of mold formation within the wall cavities. In snow country, it also means designing Green this and green that… to prevent ice damming on roofs by using strong Where to start when it comes to home renovation and construction roof finishes properly by Melanie Bernier flashed and designing large overhangs. One of the key elements in the Did you know the average North American spends about design of a building is the choice of green and recycled 90 per cent of their time in an indoor environment? Did material. This is an important point that should be kept you know indoor pollution is considered to be the cause in mind from the excavation to the interior finishing. Look of several types of cancer and respiratory disease? for reputable labels like Green Guard or Green Seal, Those two facts alone help to reinforce the importance when shopping for building material. When choosing of having a healthy home. Along with many contributors, wood for framing, finishing, cabinets or furniture, look VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds), pesticides and for FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) approved wood. natural occurring moulds, are some common sources These days, there are eco-friendly alternatives to most of pollution found inside our home. What can we do to every building material available in British Columbia. The improve the indoor air quality, increase our indoor life price of going green, depending on the choices, can be quality and be friendlier to the environment all at once? only 0-15 per cent. Here are some tips to help you make good choices during home renovation and new construction. When doing interior home improvements, focus on using solvent-free paints and avoid MDF (Medium Density First, it starts with the design. Every building project Fireboard) for cabinets and storage areas. Look for should take under consideration climate responsiveenvironmentally friendly flooring alternatives like bamboo ness. This means that with proper room-layout and and cork, instead of linoleum and carpet, as a good way well-oriented openings and design allowing passive to increase the air quality of indoor spaces. heating and cooling, air quality can be greatly improved. The space should also be designed in such a fashion Not doing renovations, but still willing to make your home that all combustion sources, like a garage or workshop, a healthier place? Avoid strong cleaning chemicals. be isolated from the main living space. The design of
Environmentally friendly solutions, like water and vinegar or baking soda, clean just as well. Getting the ventilation system cleaned once every two years also ensures your air quality is clean. Look for any water leakage and water infiltration in basements and clean windows if any trace of mould is present. Trying to save water may not help to solve indoor air issues, but it’s certainly good for the environment. For example in the bathroom, fill a 2-4 litre water bottle and place in the reservoir of the toilet. When the toilet is flushed, many litres of clean, drinkable water are saved. For more information on green strategies, contact Melanie Bernier at Monashees Drafting & Design Company at 250-814-7890.
Valuable reading: "Green Building Products; the GreenSpec Guide to residential building materials" Alex Wilson and Mark Piepkorn "Squeaky Green; the method guide to detoxing your home" Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry "Prescription for a Healthy House" Paula Baker-Laporte, Erica Elliott and John Banta Websites: http://www.greenseal.org/ http://www.greenguard.org/
The 2nd street Communal Garden A large array of perennials bloom throughout different times of the summer in this dragon-themed garden. The clay dragons are hand-made by Sharon Kelley, who has the garden off the side of her home. There is no fee and if you have plants from your own garden, bring them over. Volunteers welcome! Sharon's garden is located at 407 2nd Street West.
PAINTED TURTLE PERIL by Heather Lea British Columbia’s Blue List is a defining record of species and subspecies of special concern around the province. On this list is one of Revelstoke’s most interesting and vulnerable reptiles – the painted turtle; here we find one of the highest populations of painted turtles found in all of B.C. Being that the painted turtle’s favourite chill-out spots are wetlands and ponds, it’s easy to see why these laid back creatures like to frequent the sloughs around Airport Way and Williamson Lake. They’re not picky; painted turtles have no qualms about hangin’ out in the swamp pits of Revelstoke to mingle with their own and other exciting species. And come spring, the turtles are getting frisky. After laying around sunning themselves on rocks and logs all day, that pent up energy goes to good use as they pick out a mate and head up towards Red Devil Hill, (a.k.a. Turtle Make-Out Point). But this is where things can take a turn for the worse. Red Devil Hill is a road that can ruin a frisky turtle’s chances of getting lucky like a dating teenager's father waiting up on the porch. This threatening stretch of road lays between the turtles' pick-up point and the subsequent mating area and before reaching the rich upland soil so perfect for nuzzling, the turtles must first labouriously cross two lanes of risky tarmac. Sometimes, if a painted turtle has had a late night of frolicking around in the sloughs, they may be a little slower than molasses on the up-take. Merciless tires of cars driving along Red Devil Hill can squash a turtle before he’s even had the chance to show what he’s made of in the mating department. Let’s help the turtle out. If you're looking for a reason to pop open a bottle of wine, here's one: Painted Turtle Winery, located in Oliver, B.C. helps painted turtles reproduce by donating a portion of their proceeds toward the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation - an organization that helps fund projects for biological diversity education in B.C. Next time you’re in the liquor store, you might want to check out this wine. They use BPA-Free bottles, which are 100 per cent recycleable, have 90 per cent waste reduction and use 85 per cent less packaging, to boot!
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health & you Frankenfoods by Melissa Hemphill Registered holistic nutritionist Once upon a time, humans relied on open-pollination (the bugs and the bees) to spread plant love and evolve our foodstuffs. In the 1920’s “traditional breeding” amped up and seed companies began selling hybrids – natural selection with a little push. Now we have entered the age of "Frankenfoods", in which approximately 30,000 Canadian grocery store products, or 70 per cent of processed foods, contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients. Genetically modified or genetically engineered foods are crop plants that have been modified in a laboratory through the insertion of a gene. Scientists isolate a desired gene, such as drought resistance, from plant #1 and insert it into plant #2, giving plant #2 drought resistance. Another spin: genes that allow a crop to resist a powerful herbicide have been inserted into a crop and when the crop is sprayed with said herbicide, only the Franken-crops survive. Many processed foods contain soy – half of the soy produced in the world is GM. The acreage consumed by GM crops has increased by twenty-five fold in the last five years, with soy, corn, canola, potatoes and cotton leading the field. Is this a good or a bad thing? As with any arguments there are two passionate sides. Proponents of GM crops say they will solve the world’s increasing food demands. The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization reports that current food production can sustain world food needs, even for the 8 billion people projected to inhabit this beautiful earth in 2030. For those people who die of starvation, it is access, not quantity, that is the issue.
Research asks about the development of pesticide resistance and the creation of “superweeds”. Ninety-eight per cent of the world’s seed sales are from just six companies. One of these companies, Monsanto, owns Seminis which supplies over 40 per cent of the U.S. vegetable seed market, supplying to well-known seed companies like Nichols, Stokes and a dozen others. Another trick is that several GM seed companies have created co-dependant seeds and chemicals – you must buy the chemicals to turn on the genes in the seeds purchased from the same company. GM crops say seeds that are resistant to cold, drought or salinity allow food to be grown on previously unsuitable land. Biology says natural biodiversity is key, allowing for species survival in a changing climate with adaptive plant diseases. The GM crops with increased amount of specific nutrients, like vitamin A, will help relieve malnutrition in the developing world. Economics says that the high price of development has lead to patenting GM crops, which has lead to the development of “terminator seeds” (plants that don’t produce seeds), which requires desperately poor nations to purchase seeds every year – an unsustainable situation. Health Canada's website reads, "No GM food is allowed on the market in Canada unless Health Canada's scientists are satisfied the food is safe and nutritious." Although new GM foods undergo safety assessments, I say I am not a guinea pig. There are no long-term studies verifying the safety of GM foods or studies which look at the cumulative effects of consumption of multiple GM foods. Introduction of a gene into a plant produces a protein which could potentially be allergenic, without consumers being aware that they are even eating something different. This is since Health Canada decided in 2004 that labelling of GM foods would be voluntary. So, the decision to consume GM foods has fallen into the lap of the educated consumer. If you don’t like the sounds of Frankenfoods, you have a few fantastic options: 1. Eat certified organically grown foods, which do not allow for GM foods; 2. Grow your own food from heirloom, certified organic seeds and trade with neighbours; 3. Check out Greenpeace’s Shoppers’ Guide to GMO-Free Food on the Greenpeace website. And remember that GM crops find their way into meat and dairy products through animal feeds.
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Creating pest resistant crops through the insertion of a bacterial gene, will decrease pesticide costs to farmers and residue left on food. Organic farmers answer with equal to better yields than industrialized farming. Research has found decreased bacterial populations in soils where these crops are grown, leading to “dead soil”. By creating herbicide resistant crops (ie. RoundUp-Ready® crops will survive a spraying of RoundUp® while killing all other weeds) will decrease the costs of multiple sprayings and decrease the dangers of agricultural spray-offs. Like my friend, Alison says, “They spray that *$@# on our foods and then we eat it?!”
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Children’s Summer Day Camp The Children’s Summer Day Camp program operates during the months of July and August. Camps provide an opportunity for children to have a fun, meaningful, activity filled summer. Each of the eight-week programs feature a different theme and daily projects, recreational and leisure activities are related to the theme. Themes include drama, sports, games and science, wet and wild water, exploration and discovery and art. The camps are open to children, who have finished Kindergarten and for children up to the age of 11. Camps run Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration starts at 9 a.m. on June 1 at Community Connections (314 – Second Street East) on a first come, first serve basis. Permission forms and waivers must be completed and payment made in full at the time of registration in order to ensure your space. Sponsorship is available. For further information contact Kristal Bradshaw 250-837-2920 ext. 39
Residential Programs Eighth Street Home The Eighth Street home was the first group home developed in Revelstoke to address the needs of individuals reconnecting with their communities after the Tranquil Institution closed down in Kamloops. Eighth Street provides a safe, caring home for our seniors with developmental disabilities. The individuals in this home are over 60, so some have chosen to retire. Like many other retired seniors in our community, this makes them busier than ever before! They enjoy the lazy river at the pool, senior’s bingo, Moberly adult day program, line dancing, Grizzly home games and a host of other activities in the community. Up to five individuals live in the home and are supported by their devoted family members and nine full-time employees.
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Youth Program & Summer Activities School’s out and signs of summer are beginning to appear. If you have kids and are starting to make plans for July and August, keep the Community Connections summer camp programs in mind. There has been an exciting new change to the camp program this year that you won’t want to miss out on! For the summer of 2009, the Community Connections Youth Program will be offering pre-teen camps for youth in grades 5-7 (or age equivalent). Youth events will continue throughout the summer for grades 8 a.m.-12p.m. Camps will take place Monday to Friday (with the exception of July 1 and August 3) from 9a.m.-3p.m. Each week will focus on a particular theme. Some of the themes to look forward to (still subject to change) are: “Outdoor-Adrenaline” week, “Express Yourself with Art” week, and “Take Action in your Community!” week. Registration for pre-teen camps start June 1st, Monday to Friday, from 12-4 p.m. Leading the pre-teen Camp program are Cali Olleck and Erica Maltby. We are also looking for donations of bikes to meet the needs of local youth who attend programs and services throughout the year. Bikes requiring minor repairs gladly accepted. Please contact Cali Olleck at (250)837-2920, ext 27 for more information. Community Connections is a non-profit organization and sponsorship money is essential to keep the camp programs running. Money received from sponsors both outside and within Revelstoke allows Community Connections to offer year-round, free events to local youth, as well as offer Revelstoke’s only day camp program during the summer. These programs have proven to be a valuable service to the community, providing skill and self-esteem development to local youth. If you are interested in donating to the Community Connections Youth Program, please contact Anne Corrie at 250-837-2920 ext. 27.
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In addition, one of the unique opportunities we can provide at the Eighth Street home is our training apartment for adults with developmental disabilities. While the individual lives in the one bedroom apartment, she/he develops the skills needed to live independently with support from staff, family and friends. The goal is to assist an individual in learning the skills necessary to eventually move into an apartment or home in the community. Once they have moved they are provided with continued support to live a full and purposeful life.
The Food Bank provides year round assistance to individuals, seniors and families within the community of Revelstoke. We provide weekly distribution of food hampers including milk, bread, vegetables, fruit, kid’s snacks, vitamins and the annual Christmas Hamper program. The Baby Bundles program is also provided through the Food Bank and provides baby clothing and blankets, vitamins, formula, diapers and baby supplies to moms and newborns who would not otherwise be able to afford them. We believe in giving people a hand up, not a hand-out, and offer different ways for people to help themselves. In partnership with the Canadian Diabetes Association, we host Food Skills for Families, a series of weekly cooking sessions that provide people with a unique opportunity to: • gain hands-on cooking experience and learn while cooking • learn about nutrition, making healthy food choices, safe food handling and storage, meal planning, healthy snacks, shopping and much more • have fun and share in the enjoyment of the food and making new friends. • learn how to find and prepare healthy foods that meet your cultural, social and financial needs. As well, the Community Garden has been a very successful program for the past three years. Local gardeners have created a beautiful garden oasis with twelve 4x8 plots for their own use and one 10x10 plot planted specifically for the Food Bank. Last year, volunteers harvested a wide variety of vegetables including potatoes, carrots, zucchini, lettuce, tomatoes and a host of others. This year, we will be expanding the Community Garden space and will be utilizing two separate gardens that local community members have kindly donated for our use. The Food Skills for Families and the Community Garden are programs that are open to all community members. For further information please contact Patti Larson at 250-837-2920, ext. 28. Editor’s Note: If you have extra veggies in your garden you can’t eat fast enough, please bring them to the Food Bank.
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Second Street Home The Second Street home provides care for up to four adults with developmental disabilities. In response to the individual’s skills, abilities, and goals, the staff supports each person to live as independently as possible. Individuals have the opportunity to assist in meal preparation, grocery shopping, leisure activities, house cleaning, yard maintenance, and many more typical home activities. They are supported by four full-time employees and one part-time employee. The adults living in this home are semi-independent, active contributors in our community; they work at our local businesses and take part in all forms of activities within our community. For further information, contact Kelly Riguedell at 250-837-2062. Jumping Jacks Program Baking at The Modern Bake Shop & Cafe
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Community Development Programs Social Justice Advocate The Advocate Program continues to provide services to any citizen of Revelstoke, who requires assistance with local, provincial or federal social issues. Many of the concerns involve income security, disability support, residential tenancy issues, and the complications of accessing regionalized government services in an isolated community. This program works in a collaborative manner with many local agencies and services to help insure that all Revelstokians have equal access to resources and services to meet their basic life needs. Parents and Community Together This program offers a parent and pre-school child drop-in every Thursday morning 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Come and join us for food, fun, and many stimulating adult conversations. We also offer a variety of Parent Education Groups on a scheduled basis, including Positive Parenting, Nobody’s Perfect, Step Parenting and other topics. Housing Outreach Worker This new program provides support to those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. It includes support for obtaining income security, the basic needs for starting a home, and referrals to other support. Contact Melissa Jameson at a drop-in appointment Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Tenant Support Worker This new position supports tenants of B.C. Housing Residences in a variety of life skills, activities and referrals that can assist them in identifying individual strengths. It also helps to find available community support to assist with tenants goals. The program is delivered from a coaching and capacity-building perspective. For further information contact Cathy Girling at 250-837-2920 ext. 38.
Individualized Community Jumping Jacks Inclusion Program Pre-school Program The Individualized Community Inclusion Program provides numerous opportunities to enrich the lives of adults with developmental disabilities. This program contains a series of life skills, volunteer opportunities, educational activities and of course FUN!
We will also be gearing up for the ‘Relay for Life’ on Sunday, June 28th. Our purpose this year has a lot of meaning as we will be walking in commemoration of our dear friend Lilli, whom we lost to cancer on January 7th of this year. In 2008, we managed to raise over $1,200 for cancer research! A huge accomplishment for our program participants, many of whom have fought and won the battle against cancer. Most of the funds raised came from our bottle drive. If you would like to donate your bottles, please feel free to drop them off at 718 5th Street East or call 250-837-0855 and we would be happy to collect them. Our participants are also looking forward to camping this summer. We are planning two trips, each for two nights of fun in the sun (and maybe the rain). We are looking for sponsors to send our clients to camp this year. The cost of camp is extremely high and with a very small budget, we are asking for community support to help cover some of these costs. Staffing costs of these trips are covered by Community Living Service for Adults. However, the cost of food, camping fees and entertainment is not. These trips are truly the highlight of the year as many of our participants have not had the chance to spend a night outdoors and enjoy nature, something that can easily be taken for granted. Once again, we will be gearing up to plant and grow our community garden this summer. Many hours each summer are spent weeding, watering and providing our local food bank with fresh vegetables for their weekly distributions. Contact Lonnie Williams at 250-837- 0855
Playing at Jumping Jacks
Join us for art, singing, games, puzzles, books, toys, movement and more! The Jumping Jacks Pre-school Program helps to develop a strong educational foundation while having fun. Jumping Jacks is a fully integrated, licensed preschool for children between the ages of three and five. An early childhood educator and assistant offer two classes: Mon/Wed/Fri or Tues/Thurs. We are delighted to incorporate the Seeds of Empathy program into the pre-school. This program focuses on developing the children’s literacy skills, identifying feelings and developing empathy through visits with our Seeds of Empathy baby and family. Jumping Jacks is located at 1550 Illecillewaet Road. For more information or to register, please call the pre-school at 250-837-5773 or 250-837-2920 during the summer months.
Supported Employment Program The Supported Employment Program has expanded over the past year, providing individuals with developmental disabilities increased support and training and aims to find participants real, paid work. We are working towards creating a public relations network in Revelstoke, emphasizing the positive contribution that people with disabilities can bring to your workplace. Our goal is to create a program that works with the general public, private businesses, and educators to enhance the employment opportunities for these individuals. Locating potential employers is key pre-employment support. Ideally, we would like to have a network of local employers who are on board, and actively participating in the program, as they do in many other communities.
*All photos courtesy of Community Connections
The Supported Employment Program provides all necessary information, resources and support to the employer, current employees and to our program participants, who are ready and willing to work, ensuring that everyone involved is successful. We provide a job coach to the individual free of cost aiming towards independent, paid employment. Employers may initially think that they do not have any jobs for someone with a developmental disability. However, our experience and success stories demonstrate that many jobs exist when an employer has the necessary resources at their finger tips. As supported employment specialists, our team works directly with our clients ranging in age from 16 to 64 who are currently seeking employment in Revelstoke. We conduct extensive functional assessments, evaluating strengths and weaknesses, and determining individual job compatibility. In Revelstoke there are currently 806 active businesses. Presently, only six participate in the supported employment program. We are urging local businesses to step up to the plate, and add diversity to your workplace!
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For further information contact Shannon Moorhead or Kim Wiggins at 250-837-0855.
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get outta here
by Conor Hurley
A road trip around the Silver Circle, while driving on liquid Gold There is nothing like a summer road trip - the wind in your hair, the world at your feet and only the empty road of adventure lying before you. The West Kootenays have tempted my lust for the dirty task of a vegetable oil powered roadie for some time. My brother once told me while we were en route from New Hampshire to B.C. that he thought I enjoyed being covered in vegetable oil. What I enjoy is the prospect of a somewhat socially responsible means of satisfying my thirst for modern day adventure, something of which B.C. has plenty to offer. Trout Lake, perhaps the jewel of the Kootenays, sits perched in a valley below Trout Mountain. It empties its waters into Kootenay Lake via the Lardeau River, home to the Gerrard Rainbow Trout. The dusty and sinuous Highway 31 traces the mountainside high above the northern shore of the lake; which, in the face of a loaded logging truck, can make for a hair-raising experience, so take heed, you’re on an active logging road. Unbeknownst to me, I was embarking on an incredible journey through the Kootenays’ Silvery past when I headed south on Highway 23 from Revelstoke. Over one hundred years ago, the Slocan Valley and the Kootenays played host to a silver rush that brought about the boom and bust of towns like Sandon (peak population 5,000), and Whitewater (now known as Retallack), Three Forks (peak population 2,000), Alamo (peak population 200) and Cody (peak population 200). While these towns have been all but taken back by the very forest from which they sprung, their lore and a few of their traces still remain. After spending my first night of the trip camped at the abandoned town site of Gerrard, I headed south along the western shore of Kootenay Lake. Sometime around 8 a.m.
I rolled into the historic town of Kaslo after an abbreviated night’s sleep due to a thriving mosquito population. The town of nearly 1,000 current people played a pivotal role in the sliver rush of the 1890’s, linking the Sandon and surrounding mines to smelters in Canada and the U.S. by both water and rail. People by the thousand raced to find their riches on the slopes of Payne and Reco Mountain above the soon to be incorporated town of Sandon (Incorporated January 1, 1898 and Disincorporated in 1920). During the same time, two railway companies (the N&S and the K&S) raced to build rail lines to carry Sandon’s silverlead ore to smelters in Trail, B.C. and Washington, U.S. In 1895, the Kalso and Slocan Railway, operated by the American Great Northern Railway, reached the town of Sandon via the Valley of the Ghosts (Highway 31A). While the Nakusp and Slocan railway, a subsidiary company of the CPR, arrived in Sandon a short period of time later. Rail service to Sandon followed the town’s demise and the last train rolled out of town in early June of 1955 prior to the rail line being washed out. And that was just how I felt after spending several days of hanging around Nelsons’ various swimming holes. Kootenay water is second to none - warm or cold, depending on the season; moving or placid morning waters. However, if I was trying to dry out, heading north on Highway 6 towards New Denver (formally know as El Dorado), Silverton and Nakusp was a bad idea. The Slocan and Arrow Lakes contain the same healing waters. Touring in a luxury automobile is an activity I would highly recommend. As my 1982 Mercedes-Benz loped along the windy eastern shore of the Slocan Lake, the warm evening air breathed through my window while the Vahallas
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A greasy spin on times gone by in the West Kootenays
Kootenay Lake at sunrise
majestically orchestrated a symphony of colours stretched across their jagged skyline. However, as the sun dropped below the horizon, the mountains blackened, exposing a dark side of their past. During WW II, thousands of Japanese-Canadians were torn from their coastal B.C. towns by the Canadian Government. These people, many of whom were born in Canada, were stripped of their property, rights, and were forced into internment camps located in Sandon, Slocan City, Kaslo and New Denver, just to name a few sites. Situated on the eastern shore of the Slocan Lake, New Denver, is home to the Nikkei Internment Memorial Center and the Kohan Reflection Garden. I stood on the shore of the Arrow Lake at Galena Bay, (which, by chance, bares the name of the silver-lead ore Eli Carpenter and Jack Seaton discovered on the slopes of Payne Mountain in 1891), and mused about the 600+ kilometers I had covered and the 80+ liters of vegetable oil I had burned. If harnessing century-old technology could propel me around a region that saw over 30 billion dollars worth of silver extracted from the heart of the Kootenays, imagine what could happen if we pointed our sights towards the future?
The many faces of Revelstoke
Lord Revelstoke and Revelstoke, B.C.
by Alison Lapshinoff
The year was 1885. The construction of a railway that would connect British Columbia, the newest province of a fledgling nation, to the rest of Canada was well underway. Thousands of migrant workers from China had come to B.C. to facilitate the railroad's timely completion. The new province had joined the confederation on one condition; the trans-continental railway be completed within 10 years. A suitable route through the treacherous and avalanche prone Selkirk Mountains just east of Revelstoke had finally been discovered by Major A.B. Rogers for whom the pass is named. Laying this section of track was dangerous, back-breaking labour, and now, on the cusp of its completion, the Canadian Pacific Railway was teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. Meanwhile, in Farwell, the simple frontier town that we know today as Revelstoke, the CP Rail was embroiled in a land dispute with a provincial surveyor. In a ‘get rich quick’ scheme, surveyor A.S. Farwell had applied to the government for a land grant, specifically, the land where the railway would cross the Columbia River. He promptly surveyed a town site centered around what is today known as Front Street and gave it his name, speculating that the company would want to build their station and yards in present day Columbia Park. When the railway reached his land, Farwell surmised that the company would pay him a small fortune to pass through it. European encampment on this picturesque spot on the banks of the Columbia dates back to the early 1800s when David Thompson was mapping the river for westward expansion. Fur traders and travellers could easily land their crafts at the ‘Big Eddy’ where a swirl in the river had eroded its banks, creating an ideal spot to moor their boats and stop for a rest. Later, as railway construction rushed west, the site came to be called ‘Second Crossing’, as it was the second place that the line crossed the Columbia, the first being in Donald, B.C. near Golden.
When the railway reached Second Crossing and Farwell’s land, confusion ensued, for it seemed that the provincial and federal governments had each issued titles to the same land. CP Rail refused to deal with Farwell, disputing his land claim and establishing their own town site just east of his, near the station and rail yards. Most CP employees opted to settle in what was coming to be known as Upper Town, near the station, but down by the river, on Farwell’s land, a settlement had grown also. Thus, for a time, Revelstoke had two separate business districts; Upper Town (downtown) and Lower Town (Farwell). While land claim disputes and court battles dragged on in the new, wild-west frontier town called Farwell, in the treacherous mountain passes men were losing their lives laying the track for a railway that would unite a nation. Financial resources had run out and the line was still not complete. The future of the railway seemed bleak and uncertain. Finally, saving the company from financial ruin, was a last minute, much needed loan. Edward Baring, Lord Revelstoke of the Bank of England provided the capital to complete the project that would connect B.C. to the rest of Canada. Thus, on November 7, 1885, the last spike of the railway that connected east and west was driven into the earth at Craigellachie, B.C. Perched on the banks of the Columbia, the new town grew quickly. Housing the divisional headquarters for CP Rail, development in housing and business boomed. Paddle wheelers plied the Columbia with mail, livestock, produce and people. An important railway centre supplied by 13 mills, the future looked bright. On June 1, 1886 the name of the town was officially changed from Farwell to Revelstoke, honouring the man whose banking institution connected Canada together.
by Cathy English, curator Revelstoke Museum and Archives Ask any local person how Revelstoke got its name and most of them will be able to tell you Lord Revelstoke that we are named after Lord Revelstoke, who saved the Canadian Pacific Railway company from bankruptcy. But who was this British Lord and what was he doing saving a Canadian railway?
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Edward Charles Baring was born in1828, into the Baring family, who had been involved in commerce in England since 1717, when John Baring came from Bremen, Germany as a cloth merchant. John’s son, Francis Baring, had control of the family’s London trading house, and it was this firm that evolved into Baring Brothers, one of England’s most powerful and respected banking establishments. In 1856, Edward Charles Baring, grandson of Francis, joined the firm and eventually became senior partner. He was considered brilliant but erratic in his business dealings, and was admired and respected in London public life. He married into the Devon family of Bulteel and purchased an estate and country house at Membland, in Devon. In 1885, Edward Charles Baring was raised to the peerage as Lord Revelstoke, taking the name from the parish at his Membland Estate. In July of 1885, George Stephen, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, travelled to Europe seeking financial backing for the troubled railway company. The line was almost complete, but capital was badly needed. International commerce was not new to the firm of Baring Brothers. They had been financing corporate and government ventures in North and South America since the early 1800s. Edward Baring met personally with George Stephen, and between 1885 and 1889 raised about 13 million pounds in six issues of shares. The Canadian Pacific Railway petitioned the Post Office Department of Canada to change the name of the settlement of Farwell to Revelstoke, and this change took place on June 1, 1886. James Baring, great-grandson of Edward Charles Baring, succeeded to the title as the 6th Baron Revelstoke on June 5, 2003. Lord Revelstoke is pleased to be coming to Revelstoke this July for the Homecoming and says, “The honour is mine to share a few days with the descendants of all those who were involved with building the Canadian Pacific Railway and making Revelstoke a thriving community.” Revelstoke Museum & Archives will be opening an exhibit in July that explores the connection between Revelstoke and Lord Revelstoke.
Celebrating 50 years of history and heritage in Revelstoke,BC Upcoming at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives! Heritage Explorers Program - Children ages 5-12 have the opportunity to learn and explore our city's history and heritage Thursday afternoons through July and August. Heritage Cemetery Tours - tours of Revelstoke's Mountain View Cemetery are offered throughout the spring and summer. The tour focuses on the history of the cemetery grounds and stories of Revelstoke's pioneers. Cemetery walks are scheduled during the summer or can be requested by a group of four or more people. Cost is $5.00 per person. Meet at the cemetery gates (Highway 23 north across from the Frontier Restaurant) or call the museum for a ride. Tours are Thursday, June 18, Wednesday July 8, and Tuesday August 18. All tours start at 7:00 p.m. Heritage Garden - our heritage garden is open and growing daily with beautiful plants and flowers. Come relax and enjoy our garden. (Located at the museum.) Heritage Cookbooks - in 2008, we produced “A Tradition of Elegance” Heritage Cookbook. It was so successful we have created two new cookbooks: “A Legacy of Country Dining” and “A Tradition of Elegance – Second Servings.” The official launch of the new cookbooks will take place at the museum during Homecoming on Saturday, July 24 at 10:00 a.m. Gift Shop - drop by our Gift Shop to see local talent for sale, as well as heritage photos, museum cookbooks, garden items, pottery, local books, Deluxe hats, and much, much more. Our gifts are unique! The gift shop is open during Museum hours. Beer & Wings - Our popular Beer & Wings evening takes place at the Museum in the heritage garden (weather permitting) August 21st this year. The Revelstoke Museum celebrates Railroad Days with well-known chef and former Revelstoke resident Ronnie Kwong. Revelstoke's Mount Begbie Brewing Company will join us with their finest beer. Don't miss it!
Watch for our opening ceremonies for these exciting new exhibits! Queen Victoria Hospital "Then & Now" Opening in June Lord Revelstoke Opening during Homecoming in July
July Homecoming events at the Museum: Dinner with Lord Revelstoke: Thursday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Revelstoke Golf Course. Heritage Walking Tours: Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25 at 3:00 p.m. Guided Heritage Home Tour: Sunday, July 26 at 2:00 p.m. Registration is a must for this event. Cemetery Tours: Friday at 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. for the lantern tour, Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
Exhibit Opening and Heritage Cookbook Launch: 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 24. Come in to see our exhibits, research your family history, and help us identify photographs from the Review and the Times-Review newspapers from the 1970s to 1990s.
For all information, please contact the Revelstoke Museum & Archives at 250.837.3067. E-mail: revelstokemuseum@telus.net Website: www.revelstokemuseum.ca
THESCENE by Colin Titsworth
It's festival time! Summer festivals - Individuals who are loyal to these annual gatherings endure lengthy road trips to seek the unique amusement only found within event festival grounds. Almost every B.C. town is vying for a summer weekend to claim as their own on the festival scene because monetary spinoff and publicity are boosting their towns beyond the festive weekend. Festivals are based on camaraderie rather than competition, which sets the stage for singing, laughing, dancing and partying.
Okanagan Summer Wine Festival - August 7-8 Silver Star Mountain Resort - A more sophisticated outing that will require footwear at
all times. A multidimensional event weekend that includes seminars, culinary showcasing and industry presentations.
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues - August 14-16
Here is a selection of vibrant, small town festivals that are accessible with a minor commute:
Music industry heroes flock to Salmon Arm to be part of this world class event that showcases musicians in workshops that produce matchless originals. Big names jump on eight music stages each day and night.
Revelstoke Music Festival - June 26-27
New Denver Garlic festival - Sept 13
Merritt Mountain Music Festival - July 9-12
"In music festivals, the object is not to gain a prize or defeat a rival, but to pace one another on the road to excellence."
Two days and nights to shake it with family or friends. Heading into its eighth year, the Revelstoke Music Festival recently introduced an Ultimate Frisbee Tournament head's up! Country, country and more country! A monstrous festival that has put Merritt on the honky-tonk map of North America.
Shushwap Lake Festival of the Arts - July 11-19
Demonstrations and workshops put on by the artists teach visitors about different art mediums throughout the week. Local artists display their talents and creations at several locations throughout Sorrento.
Nakusp Rock Festival - July 17-19
Festival fever for this event kicks off at the Shelter Bay ferry lineup which is part of the journey to Nakusp’s growing music extravaganza. A medley of musical performances is backed with a solid list of fringe activities and events for the entire family.
Kaslo Jazz Festival - July 31- August 2
This midsummer event draws top-notch jazz performers to a floating dock in the funky lakeside town of Kaslo. A spectacle that will recharge your soul.
Shambhala - August 5-10
Salmo - The Salmo River Ranch transforms into another world for five nonstop days that may change your life. Six themed stages are connected by walkways that let you wander the venue for a show that suits your vibe. Bring your open mind and a costume to a mystical experience that recently earned itself a documentary film.
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Over 130 vendors will be on location for the 17th annual A bargain on the festival circuit with adult admission only costing three bucks. This is “where culture meets agriculture!”
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Your festival experience can drastically fluctuate depending on your level of preparedness. Overnighters will need enough tarps and rope to protect their belongings from the elements; under these flapping blue sheets should be fruit to fight off the scurvy, and enough pastries to share with strangers. Valuables can be kept in a small waterproof case that fits easily inside your sexy rain poncho. To avoid festival-foot, ensure extra socks and a dance-worthy pair of gumboots are nearby. Hand wipes are your shower-in-a-box and are ideal for removing layers of dirt and sunscreen at the end of the night. The keys/wallet combo are essential for avoiding a hitchhike home so make sure they are stashed where you'll remember them. Enjoy the festival season.
Welcome Home! A word from Revelstoke's Homecoming Committee Current and former residents agree that Revelstoke is a great community to live in with our tremendous geographic setting and strong sense of community spirit. We know our community continues to build on the efforts that residents have made over the past 110 years and I would like to thank all our homecoming
Revelstokians for your contributions over the years. After our 100th birthday celebration in 1999, we made the decision to hold homecomings every five years and we anticipate 2009 being just as successful as 2004. We've got a full range of activities planned for the weekend of July 24-26, and hope you will enjoy seeing the changes in the community while renewing old friendships. Welcome home!
Alan Chell, chair Homecoming committee
daily specials! Located in Powder Springs Hotel
Enjoy great English food and a cosy atmosphere with fireplace. 201 2nd St. west . 250 837 5151
Open Monday-Saturday noon-7p.m. or later 250.837.2002 Come see us at our new location first week of July - #106 Orton Ave.
WHAT'SYOURBIZ'NESS? photos: Alison Lapshinoff
The men behind the operation are father and son, Tony and Eric Scarcella, as well as Davis, who bought the business in 2006. These men are responsible for collecting recyclables free of charge from every participating business in town, including large operations like Cooper’s and the liquor store and issuing a refund for cans, bottles and tetra packs. How is collecting and paying for used drink containers profitable? This was first and foremost in my mind when I headed to the depot to check it out.
Co-owners of Revelstoke Bottle Depot, Eric Scarcella and Lawrence Davis. Tony Scarcella not shown.
The Revelstoke Bottle Depot by Alison Lapshinoff
In Revelstoke’s industrial park, just across from the Rona Home Centre on Cartier Street, three men have made a profitable business out of giving money away. “The more money we give away, the better business is!” jokes part owner Lawrence Davis. Outside the depot is bustling with activity. Staff are busy sorting cans and bottles into their appropriate areas. At long, wooden tables, recyclables are being unloaded and refunds being paid out with satisfied customers departing, cash in hand. It is a bustling and highly organized operation. Every beverage container in Revelstoke that does not meet a sad ending at the landfill, comes through this place to be re-used or reincarnated into some other usable product.
After the containers are collected, they are sorted appropriately and taken to larger handling facilities in places like Salmon Arm, Kelowna, Richmond or Calgary. The Revelstoke Bottle Depot is then paid a handling fee; a nominal sum per container, but consider the numbers. Every year roughly 2,200,000 alcoholic beverage containers pass through the depot as well as 2,600,000 non alcoholic from the Revelstoke area alone. This equates to a fair amount of drinking as well as a huge number of cans and bottles diverted from the landfill and given new life. Beer bottles are returned to the brewery, sanitized and re-used up to five times. When they are no longer useable, they are ground down and used to manufacture things such as fiberglass insulation, asphalt and sand for golf courses. Cans are melted down and can be back on the shelves within six weeks. Plastic bottles are power washed and shredded, then sold to companies who use the material to produce new bottles and buckets. Tetra pack juice boxes are hydra-pulped to separate paper, plastic and foil. Then the paper is given new life as cardboard boxes. All this re-using saves a vast amount of raw material as well as energy. Manufacturing a can from recycled aluminum uses 95 per cent less energy than making one from new material and making plastic products from recycled material uses about one third less energy. Thousands of tons of paper pulp is recovered from recycled juice boxes, every ton saving about 17 trees. Some folks recycle for the money; others for the earth. For the latter, the depot
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With increased awareness about the environment and our negative impact on it, business at the bottle depot is increasing at a rate of about 10 per cent every year. Just imagine three to four thousand cases of beer and roughly 250 large bags of pop and juice containers diverted from the landfill every week in Revelstoke alone. Local businesses that do not take advantage of the services offered by the bottle depot might consider that while they must pay to dispose of their rubbish, their recyclables could be picked up for free. And those who watch their garbage magically disappear every week without so much as a thought to where it may end up, could at least start recycling for the money. After all, when you make a trip to the bottle depot, everyone profits: the customer, the earth and even the depot itself. The Revelstoke Bottle Depot is located at 97 Cartier Street. They are open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. and on Saturday until 3 p.m. They are closed on Sunday. For more information on the services they offer, check out their website at www.revelstokebottledepot.com or give them a call at 250-837-2693.
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Revelstoke Homecoming 2009 For ALL present and former Revelstokians and visitors!
Do You Remember?
July 24,25 &26
• Revelstoke’s 75th Anniversary - 1974 • Revelstoke’s High School 75th Anniversary -1979 • CPR’s 100th Golden Spike Anniversary - 1985 • Swinging 60’s Reunion - 1988 • Rediscover Revelstoke Reunion - 1993 • Revelstoke’s 100th Anniversary - 1999 • Revelstoke Homecoming - 2004
Tentative Events* • Parade & family picnic in Queen Elizabeth Park • Vintage car display/motorcycle show ‘n’ shine • Farmer’s market & seniors socials • Art exhibit, children’s festival & fireworks • Quilt show, heritage tours & south country reunion • Beer gardens, dances & golf tournament • Museum festivities & Grizzly Plaza entertainment * times, dates and more events to be announced
And visiting from England, Lord Revelstoke, descendent of the first Lord Revelstoke, after whom our city is named!
For more information:
Email: revelstokehomecoming2009@hotmail.com Facebook: revelstokehomecoming2009 Contact: Brenda (Dixon) (Camozzi) Deibert 250-837-3424
It’s been 5 years! This year’s Homecoming promises to be a great one, so don’t miss it! Reved Quarterly is partially sponsored by: