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Trapper Snowboards Puts the Soul in Science
by John Devitt
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omehow everything ‘local’ just tastes better. Whether it’s a tomato grown in your backyard, a pint of the local ale or eating powder that blows up from around a locally crafted snowboard. For Revelstoke, where snow is the endemic native ‘species’, Trapper Snowboards is a natural addition to the pedigree of products created in our community. Like many a brilliant idea, Trapper Snowboards was founded over a few beers at the Big Eddy Pub in December 2010 by Greg Fortier and Tyler Riddell. Things were set in motion simply enough; Greg wanted a split board but found the industry hadn’t ramped up enough to provide one. Together he and Tyler took the concept and decided it would be a great hobby. “We started bullshitting, ‘Hey we should make our own boards for us and our friends out of the garage,’" says Greg, “and it just went from there.” The name ‘Trapper’ came from a long list and was ultimately selected for its rustic appeal, deeply rooted in Canadian heritage of frontiersmen, voyageurs and explorers making their way into an uncharted land. Similarly when Greg and Tyler built their first prototype board during the 2010/11 winter season they were setting off into unknown territory. Managing to find some information online, there were still many ‘blanks’ to fill in through good oldfashioned trial and error. "We set up at the farmer’s market that summer,” Greg recalls, “and planned to build maybe 25 boards that Tyler Riddell, left, and Greg Fortier pose with the Trapper Boards collection. Photo: Steve Dutcheshen, Dutchfoto.net
year out of the garage.” Tyler jumps in, “Local support and general interest outside of Revelstoke ramped things up pretty fast from zero to 60 and by midsummer we already had 35 pre-orders, so our plans changed really quickly.” Despite moving from a garage to a larger shop in the Big Eddy, Trapper has maintained its artistic vision and dedication to high quality. “A lot of small manufacturers just put boards together,” explains Greg. “There’s a lot of brand hype but they don’t put a lot of the same quality materials in that we do. Right from the beginning we wanted to use the best materials; the most durable epoxies and top sheets and a high quality wood core.” For some, science is art and this is true for Trapper beginning with the heart of the board. The Douglas fir wood core used by Trapper is one of the key factors helping them stand out from the competition. Using locally sourced wood selected by Take to Heart Contracting from their mill just up Westside Road, Tyler and Greg sort through what is already highgrade product to select only the finest pieces. The Douglas fir looks great, performs well and provides the natural soul to the finished product. The true artistry in the process becomes clear as Tyler illustrates the science behind the board construction. The composite material is the highest quality they can get and this year has been specially engineered to their own specs. “We use a combination of lots of carbon fibre and basalt fibre. Basalt is more environmentally friendly then fibreglass and gives much higher performance than fibreglass.” Greg expounds further on the chemistry by giving a rundown on what he believes is the most significant piece of the Trapper production.
“Our epoxies are designed to cure at a higher temperature and a longer time period than most other companies.” Since other companies generally cure their epoxies for 15 minutes, curing a Trapper Snowboard at one hundred degrees Celsius for an hour or more creates a much more durable product with better performance. “Because we’re so set on quality we’re willing to take on the challenge of longer production times. Our epoxy is in the range of 15-20 per cent stronger than a regular manufacturer. We’re willing to pay for that quality,” says Tyler. Quality construction and quality art is the name of the game for Trapper Greg Fortier of Trapper Snowboards explains the shaping Snowboards. With a stable of artists from process. Photo: John Devitt all across Western Canada Greg and Tyler have a fine selection of graphics to use on the biologist and Tyler is a construction consultant; both top sheet of their boards. The creative pieces focus were simply seeking to create their own permanent on the B.C. environment, exploring the essence of full-time jobs here in Revelstoke. frontier life inherent in the company name. Pieces often include references to the flora and fauna found They brought some of their own skills to the table in the B.C. interior, with images depicting salmon, but ultimately dedicated themselves to learning everything they needed to craft a great product. It is grizzly bears and more. precisely this devotion that puts the art and soul in “We’ve gotten some great designs from artists in the science of Trapper Snowboards. Nelson, Fernie and Golden,” says Greg. “But this year we’re stoked that Cam Morrison and Rob Jobe from Pinz-N-Needlez, a board and tattoo shop in Salmon Arm, are doing a couple of pieces too,” finishes Tyler. With Greg and Tyler's knowledge of chemistry, manufacturing and fabrication, one would think they have been practicing their snowboard construction for years but you would be wrong. Greg is a
Top photo: Greg Fortier showing off some next to finished boards with graphic applied. Photo: John Devitt Bottom photo: Trapper Kitty Cat graphic owned by Jeremy Hanke in Revelstoke. Photo Tyler Riddell
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Don’t Pet Me by Heather Lea
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love cats and a few dogs but find it perplexing when people still ask me to pet-sit. I think there was a memo going around titled something like Heather Lea and Your Pet, which gave examples of what happens when I’m in charge of your beloved animal. There is a disclaimer in there along the lines of, "It’s not her fault she just gets overwhelmed."
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I have extreme losing-your-pet anxiety. You know when you really don’t want something to happen and it happens? Let me ask you this – would you cry if The Invincible Powder sometime in the 1970s. Photo: Brent Lea you came home after leaving me with your pet and it was dead or had run away? Then don’t get your not eaten, barely rousing herself when approached. tion. They often said they wouldn’t know what to do She had to go to the vet. And now. The soon-to-be without Tiggy, she was just so damn cute and perfect. hopes up if I'm in charge of your pet. ex-friends of my folks had left me their car – a fairly Here’s a rundown of pet-misfortune that has hap- new Volvo station wagon with plush leather interior. “Watch the back door,” said mom upon leaving. “It Late for school, I backed the Volvo up to the dog and doesn’t close properly.” For 13 years mom and dad pened while I was on pet duty: hauled her into the back trying not to make things managed to keep Tiggy inside but it took me all of 1984: I was ten. My family was on an outing in the worse for her. She lay on the blanket comatose, mak- a few hours to lose her to the wild. While locking backwoods near our cabin in Invermere, B.C.; me, ing no sound the whole ride down the long hill out up the house that night, there it was – the damn my sister, mom and dad and our dog, Powder. Pow- of the mountains into town. I had to leave her at the back door, ajar. Cat? Gone. The level of stress I felt then didn’t ease off for six days. I couldn’t find der had Invincible Status; she was once run over by vets unceremoniously and race to school. her. I started out like all lost-cat owners – shaka semi and came out the other end after completing a deft tuck-n-roll manoeuver. A mix of Samoyed and On the way home, I stopped at the vets expecting the ing the treat bag, calling in a high-pitched voice. Husky, Powder was elegant-looking but loved to play worse. They told me she needed to spend the night. I put up posters on neighbourhood lamp posts and get into it hard-core. On the day of said outing, One night turned into two and then three nights. On and went door-to-door. I even got Tiggy some my sister and I took Powder down to the river while the fourth day, I stopped in again and was greeted air-time on the local radio. The days went by mom and dad worked on a bridge that needed fixing by a dog who was nothing like the one I dropped off; and still no Tiggy. Even the other cat got weird. He’d eye me from the couch with a before we could cross with the truck. Mom gave a nod look that said, “You know this is your fault.” at me since I was the oldest: “Watch Powder,” she said. No sooner had I turned my back to get another rock to throw in the river when I heard this awful screambarking. Powder was being swept away by the fierce and mighty Toby Creek. I pissed myself and my sister started crying. Dad, hearing the scream-barking, grabbed some rope from the back of the truck and took off in a bolt running downstream alongside the drowning Powder. While she was stuck in a water hydraulic, dad got ahead and managed to loop the rope around a tree and body-rappel down the steep embankment. (I think I saw a cape.) Positioning himself and with superhuman Dad Strength, he reached out just as Powder was swooshing by and grabbed her by the scruff of the neck, yanking her to shore. Dad then took hold of the rope and, carrying a barfing dog, hauled himself and Powder back up the river’s crumbling edge.
"The first night the pipes froze because the fire went out. The second night the dogs howled realizing their fate in the care of a shitty pet-sitter." she leaped and bounded all over the waiting room, smiled like only dogs can do and licked my face gleefully. Apparently she’d had some stomach obstruction and, unclogged, was as good as new. Leaving a fat tab behind for the owners I took her to the car where she jumped in and ran-walked all over the interior. I could barely restrain her and was happy for the ten minutes of calm inside the grocery store when I stopped for milk on our way home.
That was what started it all, my fear of being responsible for pets. Over the years of my childhood and teenage-hood we had other pets – cats and dogs mostly – but I was careful not to become attached.
Cursing myself for forgetting the dog cage, I walked back toward the Volvo, opened the door and promptly dropped the milk. The backseat was eaten. Tufts of foam and leather were carelessly tossed aside in Dog 1994: Here was no ordinary pet-sitting opportunity. #12’s delighted rejuvenation. She burst forth from The Marshalls were friends of my parents. I was in the front seat and grinned. You can’t hit someone college and already had a full schedule but the idea else’s dog. We drove home and that’s when I noticed of living in a cabin in the woods and taking care of the crack in the windshield. I don’t know if the crack sled dogs was appealing. The owners knew I was was from her or something hit us and I didn’t notice away all day in school yet they still felt comfortable but all that coupled with the fact that their pipes were leaving me responsible for 16 huskies and a big log frozen and I forgot to get their mail for two weeks, home heated only by wood. The first night the pipes thwarted a friendship with the Marshalls forever. froze because the fire went out. The second night the dogs howled realizing their fate in the care of a 2007: Despite the warning signs, my parents still asked me to look after their cats while they were shitty pet-sitter. away for three weeks. Tiggy had perfect shiny fur The third morning I awoke to extra-frenzied barking and strolled around the house with confidence borne huskies. Was it someone coming up the long drive? only to indoor cats that have never had to watch their Or could it mean one of their own was down? Sure backs in an alley. Mom and dad loved Tiggy. There enough, Dog #12 was out for the count; drooling, food was another cat but Tiggy got all the love and atten-
On day six, I’d given up hope. I felt terrible. There was no way Tiggy could survive the outdoors with her cush upbringing. If the other cats didn’t get her, the bears would or the coyotes or some cat-stealer. Then the phone rang. It was the neighbours. They’d seen glowing cat eyes dart under their woodpile out back when they pulled into their driveway. “Might have been Tiggy,” they said. Hope returned and I got out my flashlight to head across the street with my bag of kitty treats. If she was in there she enjoyed watching me for a long time wandering around the neighbour’s yard, shaking a plastic bag. Dejected, I started for home but it occurred to me maybe Tiggy came home now and again trying to get in but I couldn’t see or hear her. I went back to the woodpile and left a trail of treats from there, across the street, up the deck stairs and then a big pile right at the sliding doors into the living room. I slept under the dining room table that night with the sliding doors locked open only as wide as a cat. At around three a.m. I felt a presence. My eyes flew open and there was Tiggy starring me down waiting for me to acknowledge her or something, like she hadn’t just caused me the worst anxiety over the last week. She looked a little rough around the edges. I felt like if she could talk she’d tell me what life on the streets had been like. We spent the rest of the night spooning. There have been other incidents with me and pets; I once poisoned the dog of good friends, or rather, I let him get poisoned by eating something terrible in the dumpster. It’s hard to watch everything that goes in their mouth. I also lost a boss’s dog for a day and killed another boss’s fish. So if you’re reading this and I’ve pet-sat for you and your pet is still around, consider yourself and your pet, lucky.
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MSG, the Raging Debate by Pauline Hunt
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ost people know that MSG (Monosodium glutamate or glutamic acid) makes their food taste better but they may not know what it does to their bodies. Truly natural glutamic acid, as it exists in its unadulterated form in nature, is an amino acid. It is found in abundance in both plant and animal protein where it is bound to other amino acids in chains. Manufactured glutamic acid (MSG) is produced commercially and is no longer tied or chained to other amino acids so it kind of floats around the body freely.
heart irregularities, asthma, autism, seizures and depression. This level is different for everyone. It is here that the debate begins. It is a scientific fact that we are filled with hundreds of chemical compounds, even in the womb.
How do we decide which of these causes disease and which doesn't? Or is it an accumulation of this toxic soup in us that causes disease? Over the last 40 years obesity has climbed steadily, reaching epic proportions. Of course that doesn't necessarily prove MSG has caused the increased obesity. Studies done in the 1960s by Dr. John Olney, a pioneer in brain research at Keeping monosodium glutamate off Washington University, showed MSG the table is no easy task. When you are caused obesity in lab animals and he shopping there are dozens of hidden wonders why no one was listening. He names for MSG like glutamic acid and even coined the term that describes this anything with the word glutamate in whole category of substances like MSG, it, yeast extract, anything hydrolyzed, aspartame and other glutamates as calcium caseinate, sodium caseinate, “excitotoxins”, which describes a mechautolyzed yeast, gelatin, textured pro- anism in which certain brain cells are tein, soy protein, whey protein, flavour- excited to death. Dr. Russell Blaylock, ing, spices; the list continues with over a retired neurosurgeon in Mississippi, is of the opinion that a number of food 60 ingredients. additives, including MSG and asparBasically, any fast food or processed tame, are toxic. "Name something they food will most likely have some form don't affect," says Dr. Blaylock, “there of glutamate as an ingredient. Studies are receptors in the spleen, they're in on brain research suggest processed the liver, they're in the heart, in the free glutamic acid (MSG) is neuro- gastrointestinal tract, in the immune toxic (kills brain cells) and damages system – they're in the brain, in periphthe endocrine system, which regu- eral nerves, in the vagus nerves, in the lates hormones. When the amount heart and all the arteries."* of MSG ingested exceeds a person's personal tolerance level, it may cause You may be thinking, “But these addiadverse reactions ranging from a tin- tives are legal, they are safe.” However, gling feeling or simple skin rash to several scientists, such as Dr. Blaylock, such things as obesity, irritable bowel, would like the American FDA to reasthma, migraines, mood swings, consider the safety of food additives
and we should be doing the same in Canada. But the debate continues; why do food companies add MSG to foods? It all comes back to profits. MSG tricks your tongue into making you think a certain food is high in protein and thus nutritious. The illusion created by adding MSG to a food product enables the food manufacturer to add less real food. MSG stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin. It's a convenient way to keep consumers coming back for more. The blood sugar drops because of the insulin flood and you are hungry an hour later. Sound familiar? So how do we begin to mitigate this inundation of MSG to our bodies? Eat whole, natural, organic fruits and veggies whenever possible. Also good are naturally raised meats, unprocessed, in small amounts, wheat flour without malted barley in it and whole organic milk (not low-fat, which contains milk proteins, aka glutamate). Adding ginger, rosemary, oregano and other simple spices to your cooking adds flavour without additives. Also recommended are dark green vegetables because they are high in antioxidants to defuse MSG damage. They're also high in magnesium, which can actually block MSG from those glutamate receptors and damage. So you might want to take a closer look at the side of the package you are buying; or better yet, choose locally-produced, non-processed foods whenever possible.
EMERGING Revelstoke's Youth
Mentoring Tomorrow’s Leaders with Community Connections by John Devitt
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we are very open to trying new things with our mentors.” Consistent with most volunteer programs, Youth Mentorship is dependent on support from sponsorship partners. Kelly says she is grateful for the support from the business community, noting significant promotion from Stoke FM, but more support is needed.
n this digitally isolated world any effort to get people to interact with each other face-to-face and away from a monitor is significant. Yet building relationships is a key component to human growth and development. Community Connections Revelstoke has recognized this need and two years ago developed and imple- “Balu Yoga offers a free yoga session if the mented the Youth Mentorship program. mentor and mentee arrive together. Sangha Bean offers a free drink to the mentee with Today Community Connections Mentoring a purchase from the mentor,” explains Coordinator, Kelly Silzer, describes the pro- Kelly, volunteering some examples. “The gram as essentially a way to connect young more businesses that can provide these protégés, known as youth mentees, in Revel- types of offers give our participants more stoke with mature community mentors in activity options in this small but important order to share wisdom and friendship. In volunteer program.” simplest terms a youth mentee is someone generally aged 12 to 18 and a mentor Meghan Tabor, a volunteer mentor in the is someone older than the mentee. “The program, agrees with Kelly’s assertion of premise of mentoring is relationship based. the program’s importance. “It helps guide Most youth crave multiple relationships our younger generation to be a positive imbut many don’t have that,” explains Kelly. pact in the community. It gets them out of “[With this program] the youth are able to the house and doing something,” she says. learn about themselves through networking Meghan explains she and her mentee do or by trying new things they’ve never tried all sorts of things in and around Revelstoke before. The program is all about sharing new that neither would have done otherwise. skills and experiences through the mentee- One gets an excuse to do fun ‘kid stuff’ like watch Madagascar 3, and the other gets exmentor relationship." posed to things that grow critical thinking Participants in the program can come from skills, like attending insightful workshops all walks of life. Kelly is adamant that when such as the Clean Bin Challenge. Most imit comes to linking mentors the program portantly Meghan reveals, “The mentee gets is open to any combinations. One mentor to have consistent interaction with someone with a group of kids or a group of mentors who always has their best interest at heart with a group of kids or elementary aged free of judgment. I get to see someone grow mentees with secondary school mentors. up and feel I have made a difference in a She asserts the possibilities are endless positive way.” and includes the key point that the amount of time spent in Revelstoke is not a factor. “That relationship piece is really the most “Having a firm time requirement just doesn’t important part of the program,” Kelly afwork in a town like Revelstoke where so firms. “It ties in to the overall youth stratmany people come and go. There are lots of egy by getting youth involved, which there great people who might only be here for a ski is a definite need for.” For more informaseason and so we’re starting to link them up too.” tion on the Youth Mentoring Program, visit www.community-connections.ca/mentoring. Kelly is clear however, that the relationship The program is currently seeking additional with the mentee is key. “Studies have shown male role models to fill mentorship roles that developing a short-term relationship and businesses to provide creative product with a youth mentee can be damaging for or service offers for mentors and mentees. them unless the time frame is made clear Contact Kelly Silzer, Mentoring Coordinright up front. But there is a need for this ator at Community Connections Revelstoke, type of program in the community and so 250-837-2920.
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The (Un)usual Suspects Names of ingredients that always contain processed free glutamic acid:
Names of ingredients that often contain or produce processed free glutamic acid:
Ajinomoto Any “hydrolyzed protein” Anything “…protein” Anything “hydrolyzed” Autolyzed yeast Calcium caseinate, Sodium caseinate Calcium glutamate (E 623) Gelatin Glutamic acid (E 620)II, Glutamate (E 620) Magnesium glutamate (E 625) Monoammonium glutamate (E 624) Monopotassium glutamate (E 622) Monosodium glutamate (E 621) Natrium glutamate Soy protein isolate Soy protein, soy protein concentrate Textured protein Vetsin Whey protein isolate Whey protein, whey protein concentrate Yeast extract, yeast food, yeast nutrient
Any “flavours” or “flavouring” Anything “enzyme modified” Anything “fermented” Anything “protein fortified” Anything “ultra-pasteurized” Anything containing “enzymes” Barley malt Bouillon and broth Carrageenan (E 407) Citric acid, Citrate (E 330) Malt extract Maltodextrin Pectin (E 440) Protease Seasonings Soy sauce Soy sauce extract Stock
The following are ingredients suspected of containing or creating sufficient processed free glutamic acid to serve as MSG-reaction triggers in HIGHLY SENSITIVE people: Anything "enriched" Anything "vitamin enriched" Brown rice syrup Corn starch Corn syrup Dextrose Lipolyzed butter fat Milk powder Modified food starch Most things low fat or no fat Reduced fat milk (skim; 1%; 2%) Rice syrup
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What mentoring program best suits you? Source: www.truthinlabeling.org/hiddensources.html
For more information please contact Kelly Silzer at Community Connections Phone: 250.837.2920 E-mail: ksilzer@community-connections.ca
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slopes near streams. The salamanders f you've spent some time in Revel- micro-habitat requirements and bodstoke you may know there are many ies make them particularly sensitive to things that make our city special; but changes in moisture and toxins. did you know that Revelstoke is also home to one of the most elusive am- This elusive species hibernates for the winter and only comes out of its hidphibians in North America? ing spot above 7° C. It is also nocturUntil 2001 the northernmost habitat nal so can be somewhat difficult to of the Coeur d’Alene salamander was find. Coeur d’Alene salamanders are thought to be 120 km south of Revel- about 10-13 cm from nose to tail and stoke. Shortly afterward the Habitat are blackish brown with a yellowish Conservation Trust Fund, a Canadian throat patch and a yellow, mustardtrust, supported additional field sur- coloured, orange or reddish stripe veys along the Columbia River iden- along the back. Some are occasionally tifying populations up to 95 km north found with no stripe at all. The Coeur of Revelstoke. In 2003 the salamander d’Alene salamander was on the Minwere also found in Mount Revelstoke istry of Environment Endangered SpeNational Park. Isolated populations are cies and Ecosystems Blue List in Britscattered throughout northern Idaho, ish Columbia. western Montana and southeastern However, in 2008 experts determined British Columbia. there are more of these salamanders So what's the big deal about a salaman- than previously thought and upgraded der? The Coeur d’Alene salamander, the salamander’s status to Yellow. Loor Plethodon idahoensis to the science cal amphibian expert, Lisa Larson of world, is special because it is the only Revelstoke, has conducted field studspecies of lungless salamander (family ies in the Revelstoke area since 2006, Plethodontidae) that lives in Canada adding eight new locations to the provwest of the Pacific coast. This is by far incial database. It is considered a spethe largest salamander family with 376 cies of Special Concern in Canada by the committee on the Status of Endanrecognized species around the world. gered Wildlife in Canada. This salaThe interesting part is that Coeur mander is protected in that it cannot d’Alene salamanders breathe through be killed, collected or held in captivtheir skin and the lining of their mouths ity without special permits under the and live in damp environments such as provincial Wildlife Act. those found in cedar-hemlock forests around here. Not only does it need a The long-toed salamander is the more damp environment, it needs fractured common salamander in this area and bedrock crevices to keep it away from during the spring breeding season it cold winters and scorching summers. can be found in the same habitat where Features with these characteristics in- seepage ends in pools. Lisa believes clude waterfall splash zones, rock seep- the two species may compete for food age, fissured bedrock and rock covered and subterranean retreats but there
are many of both in the forests around Revelstoke. Although these salamanders spend much of the year in their hiding spots, they are active above ground during the spring and fall (May through October) or during wet periods in the summer. During this time they will forage, mate and move about. The greatest threat to this species’ habitat is the alteration of the watercourse that provides food and moist micro-habitats. Structural changes to their habitat may also threaten the salamanders, including sedimentation or slumping, which may clog retreats, blasting of rock for road or culvert construction and silvicultural practices such as herbicide application and burning, which alter vegetative structure. Coeur d’Alene salamanders fortunate enough to establish their home within Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Park boundaries are protected from preventable disturbances, while populations occurring outside of protected areas are more vulnerable. However, if climate change results in lower precipitation or decreases in snowpack as predicted, populations that inhabit seepage and low volume creeks will likely be lost. Populations are distributed in patches throughout their range so one population near a particular stream could be wiped out during a major disturbance. Although there aren’t any scientific studies currently addressing the research needs of this species, Lisa says she plans to continue to build on the work she’s done on this unique creature.
made. As CAC forecaster, Joe Lammers, makes clear, “The avalanche doesn’t care if you are an expert or not.” The digital world allows people to stay current with mountain conditions through remote weather station data, satellite imagery and web cams. This information can be infused into the pre-trip planning routine and throughout your journey, if cell service is available. We may head into the mountains to get away from smart phones however, these devices may prove priceless if used to source incoming weather issues. Sometimes all you can do is look into the sky to assess the situation but if eliminating the guesswork through technology helps determine the best option then it’s a worthy advancement.
Backcountry ski-touring at the Durrand Glacier Chalet with Selkirk Mountain Experience. Photo supplied by Ruedi Beglinger
Investigating Snow by Colin Titsworth
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he urge to explore the surrounding mountains propels skiers and snowmobilers deep into the wintery hills in search of happiness. But this happiness sometimes comes at a price. Revelstoke has rightfully become an epicenter for analyzing snow and the professionals in this line of work are progressing their trade to make the backcountry safer. The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC), based in our community, has created a platform for education along with a strategic communications system to assist your decision-making when in avalanche terrain. There are more people searching for snow than ever before and snowmobiles are charging into zones that
were unthinkable a decade ago. Powder fever has become an international pandemic but fortunately the technology side of the sport is keeping pace with advancements that may save your life. Avalanche airbag backpacks are one product that save lives. Developers continue to improve on the airbag value by studying incidents where they were deployed. More companies are making these backpacks and their popularity is surging with every media story that credits their effectiveness. Avalanche transceivers are another safety device, which have evolved since original analogue versions were developed in the 1960s. Digital transceivers are drastically more user friendly and efficient when multiple burials exist. During search mode they have the capacity to clearly decipher more than one signal and
visually guide you in the direction of transmitting transceivers. However, this new technology can create a false confidence because if you’re not familiar with the transceiver it’s useless. Backyard practice sessions and visiting Revelstoke Mountain Resorts training area will help keep your skills honed. Avalanche awareness combined with a proficient understanding of your safety gear is essential if you want to venture into the winter wilderness. Learning the fundamentals can be acquired through a tiered learning process that will help you become confident through calculated planning. Classroom sessions aren’t the only component to being protected from harm. Gaining experience in the field from knowledgeable leaders will help establish solid judgment skills. Deciding to turn around because conditions are not ideal is a tough call but occasionally it needs to be
The CAC’s avalanche forecasters Latest Bulletins are a compilation of current conditions with helpful advice, warnings and cautionary notes. This source has become the backbone of information for snow-seekers venturing off the beaten track. The CAC revised the format of their bulletins last year to become more visually enhanced with a structured focus on key points. Further alterations have been made to supply extra weather observations and features that illustrate patterns/trends of avalanche conditions. Up-to-date bulletins can even be retrieved by calling a toll-free number, 1-800.667.1105, if your phone isn’t quite ‘smart’ enough to display the website. Errors in judgment can rapidly turn situations tragic in remote areas and your actions may impact innocent bystanders. With a plethora of terrain to access and an influx of visitors to Revelstoke’s backcountry, it’s inevitable that accidents will occur. This brutal reality is a fact of mountain life. By developing best practices and sharing knowledge, the wilderness can actually be a safe place to spend your time. Get out there!
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GLACIER NATIONAL PARK WINTER PERMIT SYSTEM NOW IN EFFECT
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The 2012/13 Winter Permit System is now in effect in Glacier National Park. Access to all slopes in the park that face the Trans-Canada Highway and Canadian Pacific Rail is either prohibited or restricted to the public. The Winter Permit System allows backcountry users to enter Winter Restricted Areas that are part of the highway avalanche program when artillery gunfire is not anticipated in those areas. This system protects the public from avalanche control actions in the transportation corridor, but it does not render slopes safe for winter recreationists.
Le système de délivrance de permis d’accès hivernal est maintenant en vigueur dans le parc national des Glaciers pour la saison 2012-2013. L’accès du public à toutes les pentes du parc qui bordent la Transcanadienne et la voie ferrée du Canadien Pacifique est interdit ou restreint. Ce système permet aux randonneurs de l’arrière pays de pénétrer dans les zones d’accès hivernal restreint visées par le programme de déclenchement préventif d’avalanches lorsque des tirs d’artillerie n’y sont pas prévus. Ce système protège le public contre les déclenchements préventifs dans le couloir routier, mais il n’assure pas la sécurité des pentes pour les amateurs de loisirs d’hiver.
For the 2012/13 season: • Annual Winter Permits are available through an online Winter Permit System quiz; parkscanada. gc.ca/skirogerspass - Parks Canada will not be holding Orientation Sessions this year • Daily individual winter permits continue to be available at the Rogers Pass Discovery Centre • A Waiver of Liability and Indemnity Agreement and specific terms and conditions must still be accepted as in previous years. Winter recreationists are reminded that entering a closed area in the park without a permit is dangerous and an offence under the Canada National Parks Act. With an increase in violations last year, it is important to note that one hundred percent compliance with the Winter Permit System is required. Violation of restricted and prohibited areas is punishable on conviction of a fine of up to $200,000, and could result in permanent changes to the Winter Permit System. Don’t take the last run! For complete details on the Winter Permit System, please visit parkscanada.gc.ca/skirogerspass or call 250-837-7500. Please note that Glacier Park Lodge is closed for the winter of 2012/13 and there is no fuel or hotel accommodation in Rogers Pass. Travellers should plan their trips accordingly and check DriveBC.ca for current road conditions.
Pour la saison 2012-2013 : • Il est possible de se procurer un permis d’accès hivernal d’un an en subissant un test-éclair en ligne sur le système de délivrance, au parcscanada.gc.ca/skicolrogers. Parcs Canada ne tient pas de séances d’orientation cette année. • Les particuliers peuvent obtenir leur permis d’accès hivernal d’une journée au Centre de la découverte du Col Rogers. • Comme par le passé, il faut cette année encore accepter les modalités d’une entente d’exonération de responsabilité et d’indemnisation. Nous tenons à rappeler aux amateurs de loisirs d’hiver qu’il est dangereux et illégal en vertu de la Loi sur les parcs nationaux du Canada de pénétrer sans permis dans une zone fermée au public. Compte tenu de la hausse du nombre d’infractions enregistrées l’an dernier, il est important de noter que Parcs Canada exige désormais un taux de conformité de 100 % aux modalités du système de délivrance de permis d’accès hivernal. Ceux qui pénètrent illégalement dans des zones d’accès restreint ou interdit sont passibles d’une amende pouvant aller jusqu’à 200 000 $. De plus, les infractions pourraient entraîner des changements permanents au système de délivrance de permis d’accès hivernal. N’en faites pas votre dernière descente. Pour obtenir des détails complets sur le système de délivrance de permis d’accès hivernal, consultez le site Web parcscanada.gc.ca/ skicolrogers ou composez le 250-837-7500. Veuillez noter que le Glacier Park Lodge est fermé pour l’hiver 2012 2013 et qu’il n’y a ni essence ni hébergement dans le col Rogers. Les voyageurs sont priés de planifier leurs déplacements en conséquence et de consulter le site Web DriveBC.ca (en anglais seulement) pour connaître l’état des routes.
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good fit for coaching, planting a seed that would blossom over the next few years. While Sudbury brought Matt success as an athlete and coach, bigger adventures awaited him. “I spent so much time sailing on lakes in Ontario, I wanted to sail and teach on the big ocean water in Eastern Canada,” he declared. The moved proved to be beneficial for Matt. This past summer at the National Championships in Kingston, Ontario he harnessed the light shifting winds to his advantage earning him victory in the catamaran class. He also helped build a successful training program at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. Despite these successes Matt got restless again. “I could have stayed in Halifax with great friends and a nice cushy gig but I wanted to challenge myself.” He now finds himself in the land of mountains finding ways to bring together his experience as a coach in two seemingly different sports.
Although Matt sees a lot of similarities he explains, “They are both individual sports that allow you You lookin' at my tights? Matt Smider represents striking to challenge yourself and tailor Nova Scotia style. Photo: Rory Luxmoore your progress to whatever level you desire. Both sports also attract determined, From Wet Feet to Cold Feet resilient athletes.”
by Rory Luxmoore
Meet one of Revelstoke’s newest neighbours.
He arrives fresh from the East Coast. If you get close enough you may still smell the salty sea air on his rain jacket. Matt Smider comes to us from Nova Scotia where he was running sailing programs at a well-respected yacht club on Halifax’s Northwest Arm. Swapping sails for skis, Matt will be hitting the trails as Revelstoke’s new Nordic ski coach. Matt’s road to Revelstoke has been a long one. He grew up in Sudbury and quickly found his two passions: skiing and sailing. In the heart of the Nickel City lies Ramsey Lake. This small lake, with its notoriously unpredictable shifting winds, was the setting for his early love of sailing. Matt progressed through a variety of boats in his early years becoming a proficient sailor. He also got involved in cross-country skiing. The Laurentian Nordic Ski Club became his ski home for many years. There he developed a passion for training and racing as an endurance athlete.
Skiing and sailing demand mindful interaction between the athlete and an ever-changing environment. While the competitor may have put in countless hours of training and prepped their skis for the day ahead, the snow, sun, wind and multitude of human factors can mark a different outcome than expected. Likewise, Matt cautions, “Noting weather tendencies, you may train for breeze on a big swell but when you head to your event the conditions may be light and glassy.” Sounds much like life. Matt has been attracted to the many unpredictable variables the two sports share and enjoys finding ways to make the most of the conditions at hand. With Matt’s penchant for new adventures he may be onto new challenges before long. Yet the snow lured him here last year and the community and beauty of the area may help convince him to stay.
“I grew up across the street from a conservation area in Sudbury and took the area for granted. SeeCoincidentally, his first sailing coach was also his ing the beauty surrounding Revelstoke I will never first ski coach. His unorthodox methods for making take it for granted again.” sailing and skiing fun for a bright-eyed newcomer He echoes what many people say about Revelstoke rubbed off on Matt. – the small town feel and the friendly like-minded He reminisces, “[The coach] made training fun. I people. However, it is the young group of Nordic remember pirate days when there was no wind; skiers he enjoys most about the town. “Their energy we’d jump from boat to boat hanging off masts to is contagious and their commentary will keep you capsize each other.” Similar positive mentors con- in stitches all work-out long.” tributed to Matt’s love for sport as he grew older. A later ski coach noted Matt’s eye for technical details Perhaps Matt will join the long list of talented and a knack for helping the younger kids on the newcomers, who came for a season or two but now team. This coach suggested that Matt would be a call Revelstoke home.
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L to R: Andrew Stacey, Feisal Somji and Miguel Narvaez stopped before the silt pits in the Baja 1000 Desert Race. Photo: Dave Seaton
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Revy Rider Takes on the Baja 1000
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am as done as done can be. It’s 4:30 a.m. and I’m peeling my daily use contact lenses off my bloodshot eyes in the washroom of a Pemex Gas Station, at the south end of the Baja Peninsula. I haven’t slept or showered for 48 hours. It’s Nov. 17, 2012 and we have just officially pulled out of the 45th annual Score Tecate Baja 1000 Desert Race. With me are my wife, Joanne, my injured comrade and co-rider, Miguel, and his support truck driver, Jorge. We are on our way to La Paz to meet up with the rest of our team and enjoy the wind-up festivities of this epic and infamous desert race. A damaged race bike, a modified 2011 Honda CRF 450X, is in the back of the truck we are riding in.
by Andrew Stacey
During the pre-running I can’t say enough about the people of Mexico. We experienced unprecedented kindness and generosity and were treated like some kind of stars. I wish we had of known to bring stickers to give to the local fans as they line the race course looking for stickers to trade with their friends. Fortunately that generosity was not completely lost when during the last day of pre-running Feisal was robbed at gun-point for one of our practice motorcycles - my motorcycle. He was unhurt and the race bike remained safe with our pit providers JCR Racing. It did make for a very exciting run up to the race start. After the pre-
In May of this year when team captain Feisal Somji of Calgary, Alberta invited me to join him as one of four riders on his team to race the Baja 1000, I knew it would be the biggest challenge of my life. He brought together myself, Dave Seaton from Kelowna and Miguel Narvaez of Mexico to ride the race. Support drivers were John Mirko of Vancouver, Doug Seaton from Nakusp, West Luck of Fort St. James B.C. and Jose and Jorge from Mexico. On Nov. 4, after months of training on the Revy Riders dirt bike trail network and hiking in the mountains around Revelstoke and with some time off from CP Rail I left for Mexico. In order to practice and pre-run the race course we brought four motorcycles, three from Canada and one from Mexico. Over seven days we travelled south down the Baja Peninsula riding over 840 miles of the race course in an effort to plan our race strategy and familiarize ourselves with the terrain. We overcame lost riders, flat tires, blown fork seals, 100 degree heat, cactus collisions, scorpion encounters, random livestock near-misses and a host of logistical nightmares due to lack of communications and the shear immensity of the distances involved. We were all amazed by how rugged the race course was, not just long at 1121.55 miles, but bone crushingly rough. Endless whups (a sequence of wavy bumps close together), riverbeds, boulder fields, washouts, silt pits and every living thing covered with sharp painful barbs. The Laredo Wash passed through a garbage dump filled with burning piles of trash before dropping through a mud pit full of animal waste before heading over one rock covered hill after another. Much of the race course was little more than a cat track through the brush.
large two-men trucks designed and built specifically for these races. They are worth millions and are normally sponsored by Monster Energy and Red Bull. When one of them passes it gets super bright from behind so you pull over and stop. The 1,000 plus horsepower monster passes by inches away at upwards of 50 miles per hour leaving a cloud of dust that completely blinds you. As soon as visibility returned I had to get hot on his tail, trying to ride as deep into his dust trail as I dared to stay ahead of the next trophy truck. But with speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour it was only a matter of time before the next one started gaining on me. I have never been so scared. We managed to make it 689 miles before Miguel, in the middle of the night while limping the bike to San Juanico with a broken clutch lever, was clipped in the right foot by a passing race buggy tearing off the foot peg and leaving Miguel unable to go on. A passing helicopter looking for another rider with two broken arms picked him up as well, stashed the race bike off the trail and took them both to the hospital in San Ignacio. It was many hours before we got word as to Miguel’s fate at which point we knew the race was over for us. It was midnight on Nov. 17 when we managed to recover the race bike and head for La Paz.
"...during the last day of pre-running Feisal was robbed at gunpoint for one of our practice motorcycles my motorcycle."
Out of about 300 entrants only 58 per cent finished. Before Miguel’s collision we were running in the top 50 per cent and were on schedule to finish in about 29 hours. Team Honda won the race in just over 20 hours followed by the Red Bull trophy truck. I’ve been asked if I had fun, if I’ll go back and try to finish next year.
As I sensed when Feisal invited me, this indeed turned out to be the most difficult challenge of my life to date. Can you overcome the pain, exhaustion and fear to finish? As much as running, we realized we had to break the race I hated that we had to pull out of the race and down into smaller sections to try to reduce rider longed to cross that finish line, I don’t know fatigue but that meant using all four chase trucks if I’ll be back. The Baja beat us the first time out; like the mountains around Revelstoke it to move riders in a leap-frog manner. plays no favourites. Feisal was first to run starting at 6:45 a.m. on Nov. 15. After five rider changes and 400 The desert is harsh and unyielding, beautiful miles I started on my third leg where I ex- and daunting. It will tolerate neither ego nor perienced being passed in the night by the arrogance from those that dare to venture into first seven of over 30 trophy trucks, which are its wilderness. 10
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lawfulness. Community property was seized and the community was forced to pay fines. After attempts by the police to seize property in payment of fines, many schools in the Brilliant area, coincidentally, were destroyed by fire. On occasion, homemade bombs targeted bridges and railways. Non-violent, nude protests were staged in Nelson and outlying areas. The CCUB rejected the actions of these few extremists, who gradually became known as the Sons of Freedom.
loud banging on the door, we thought it would break. Three RCMP officers came in and went straight to the bed waving the clubs in their hands in front of me and my child, and they said, “How old is the boy?” We told them he is only six years old. The boy started to cry and begged us not to take him, but they said, “Get him dressed or we'll take him in his underwear.” So I dressed my little son for the last time, and he was taken from us who is not even school age.”
In 1953 the Social Credit party declared that 'getting tough with the Doukhobors' was a priority. Soon afterwards 148 Doukhobor adults were arrested and The local residents welcomed the group, admiring imprisoned for parading nude near a school. They their hard-work ethic and their contribution to local were sentenced to three years at the Oakalla prison in economic development. However, tensions began to Burnaby. At the same time, 104 children were loaded mount between the B.C. government and the Doukh- into buses and taken to New Denver, B.C. where the obors because they refused to submit birth, marriage and death records. Their refusal reflected their views that registration was under their God's jurisdiction. They also worried that government registration was a ploy to aid in military conscription, which they vehemently opposed.
The boys were put to work digging fencepost holes and eventually the dormitory was surrounded by a high wire fence. They attended the regular public school in the town of New Denver, while evenings and weekends were spent in the dormitory. Parents were allowed to visit their children for only one hour on two Sundays per month but they had to procure special passes. In protest most chose to see their children through the fence outside, even in the dead of winter.
he Doukhobor religious group was persecuted by church and state in Tsarist Russia because they would not follow Russian Orthodox church views and refused military service. Influential humanitarians, particularly the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, interceded on their behalf and 7,500 Doukhobor immigrants came to Canada in 1899, settling in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Canadian government was sympathetic to the Doukhobor plight and promised the newcomers exemption from military service. The first group of Doukhobors moved to British Columbia in 1908 settling near Grand Forks and Castlegar.
Initially, complying with the laws about schooling, Doukhobor children were sent to public schools. Beginning in 1912 schoolchildren were withdrawn, a major reason was the arrest of Doukhobor community members for failing to register government records.
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In 1912 the Brilliant community, near Castlegar, stated these three objections to public schooling: that education in public schools leads to militarism; that it is not practical and: that it alienates people from one another, thus militating against community life.
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These reasons were referred to again and again for the next 40 years as the controversy continued. In 1925 their leader's acceptance of public schools settled the question for a majority of the Doukhobors. However, a faction of community members refused to comply. For 25 years there was great unrest. The settlement in Brilliant, named the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood (CCUB), was held liable for un-
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The children were not allowed to speak their mother tongue, Russian, for fear of facing the strap. Survivors of this event relay stories of verbal, physical and sexual abuse. The girls' long braids were cut off and they were given numbers; treated like little prisoners and fed sub-par food. A total of 170 children passed through the institution in its six-year history. Some children spent the entire six years there. Eventually in 1959, when the parents appeared before a judge in Nelson and promised their children would attend the regular public school, the children were returned to buildings of an old sanitorium served as their dormi- their homes. tory. The government invoked the Children's Protection Act to make them wards of the Provincial Super- Currently about 100 former residents, named the intendent of Child Welfare. Occasional police raids on New Denver Survivors Collective, are fighting for an Sons of Freedom settlements brought in more chil- apology styled similar to that given to First Nations dren. In one such raid seventy police officers entered groups in 2008. They argue the schooling issue was the small village of Krestova, in the Slocan Valley, be- an excuse to assimilate the Sons of Freedom. They say from 1953 to 1959 the children became victims of a fore dawn and seized 40 children. long-standing cultural battle between their communFrom his book Limits on Liberty, The Experience of ities and the province. Ultimately the group wants the Mennonite, Hutterite and Doukhobor Communities government to carry out recommendations put forin Canada, William Janzen tells one mother's ac- ward by a 1999 B.C. Ombudsman report, which called count: “On January 18, 1955, at 8:00 a.m. we heard a for an unconditional, clear and public apology.
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FromOurReaders Confessions of a Local Ski Bum
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ow. Revelstoke was featured in the September issue of Powder Magazine. When a friend handed me a copy I thought, "this is big." Powder is to the ski world what Vogue is to the fashion industry. With great anticipation I sat down to read. At first I thought, "well it’s okay." I mean apart from the flippant style and glaring errors (Revelstoke is ‘smack in the middle’ of the Columbia Mountains not the Canadian Rockies), the article is basically a tribute to the steep and deep that we know and love. But the more I thought about the article, the more I found it disturbing. The author makes the assumption that prior to the development of the resort skiing wasn’t really part of the community. He even goes so far to say the locals “don’t get all of the hullabaloo about the high speed lift thingies going up on Mount Mackenzie.” He then takes this further and sensationalizes the ‘before and after’ by stating that, “The end result of the development is that about half the town looks like it wants to beat the crap out of the other half.” Okay, take a deep breath. Let’s tackle one thing at a time. As we all know, skiing has long been a vital, integral part of our community. We are home to the oldest ski club in Canada. There is an amazing ski jumping history. At print-time the Revelstoke Museum is releasing a major publication on the history of skiing in our area. Based on this and the fact that we have big mountains and heaps of snow the development of the resort was a calculated economic development initiative. Residents from multi-generational skier families were some of the most active proponents. Developing the resort on Mount Mackenzie wasn’t something that
I remembered this experience when it came time to and down my spine. It was going to be good. Really good. And the rest, as they say, is history. make that lifestyle choice about where to live.
by Jill Zacharias
randomly happened to Revelstoke; Revelstoke made it happen. Personally, skiing has been a huge part of my life since I was a kid. I learned to ski at Grandview Mountain in Kamloops, one of the tiny ski hills that popped up in the big snow years of the 1970s. Many years later when the snow dried up and Grandview closed down, Revelstoke bought its old blue chairlift, which became the Powder Slug and lived up to its name for many years. I skied Tod Mountain on skis 205 cm long, enduring the 25 minute ride on the old Burfield Chair, then the longest chairlift in North America, through driving wind and dense fog, crouched under a frozen burlap tarp handed out by lifties with pitying looks on their faces. I laughed when they changed the name of Tod Mountain to Sun Peaks. Later I spent a number of years in Banff working service industry jobs, skiing every day and socializing every night despite my university degree. These were the days of the Banff Adult Racing Club at Norquay, when my thumb was my ride to Lake Louise. In my search for the ultimate ski bum situation, I ended up getting a new career just so I could work for Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) and get free heli-skiing. It worked and by intention I had a few seasons of phenomenal skiing and by default, I ended up with a career that I loved and worked at for over 20 years. One winter before I moved to Revelstoke, I scored a free day of heli-skiing with my bro, who was a guide working for CMH Revelstoke at the time in the Regent Hotel. The hotel’s owners, the Beruschis, along with Buck Corrigan, the other guides and staff, all welcomed me with open arms. This connection with my brother holds true to this day.
In 1992, when my husband and I arrived in Revelstoke there were familiar faces from Banff and Canmore, other people seeking a small town mountain lifestyle. I bought a pass at the local ski hill and discovered people who came from skier families, who had lived in Revelstoke for generations. One year, the lower chair on the mountain was condemned, shut down, and there was no lift-serviced skiing. I was new to the community but when I heard plans for a meeting to talk about the absence of a community ski hill, I went. The room was filled with people from every walk of life – foresters, railroaders, business owners, a doctor – all with one thing in common – they were all skiers. Everyone decided the best thing to do was punch a road to the base of the second lift and lobbied the city hard. To this group, a ski hill was part of the identity of the community. The city listened and everyone worked together to make it happen. Clyde Newsome, former owner of Powder Springs, said he’d run the ski hill and for years we skied the Powder Slug – eight minutes up, two minutes down, 600 vertical feet of pure fun. I taught my daughter to ski and we became a skier family too. Revelstoke drew me into its embrace like an old friend. Coming from the Banff/Canmore corridor I knew when the development of Mount Mackenzie became serious, certain things in Revelstoke were going to change. I joined an ad hoc housing committee and in 2005 and 2006, did the preliminary affordable housing research for the city. I got caught up in analyzing social change. So one day in the fall of 2007, when I stood in my backyard and looked up at Mount Mackenzie and saw the top of “the high speed lift thingy” glinting in the evening light, my reaction took me off-guard. Suddenly I fully realized the magnitude of the skiing we were about to have. My knees got weak. I felt shivers running up
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Also, as they say, the only constant is change. Over the past 10 years, mostly in my role as a director on the Community Futures board, I’ve been to conferences all over B.C. I’ve learned how other small, rural communities struggle to stem the out-migration of youth from their towns. They watch the future of their communities disappearing, drawn by the limelight of bigger centres. In contrast, I see Revelstoke filling up with active, entrepreneurial young people. Are they ‘ski bums’ like myself? Perhaps. They are also artists, musicians, teachers, doctors, business owners, labourers, waiters and waitresses, volunteers – or maybe just youth experiencing the world, finding their way. Yes, they bring change to our community, but change is good if we make it so. As I grind my dark espresso Stoke Roasted coffee beans for my morning latté, I think of how Connor Hurley and friends, featured in the Powder Magazine article, have improved my life immeasurably. Revelstoke is not wholly a ski town. Both the community and economy are diverse, thank goodness. But does “one half of the town” want to “beat the crap out of the other half”? I think not. Any tension in the pubs I’ve heard about has usually been between tourists who choose one form of recreation over another. At the end of the day, after nearly 45 years of being a ski bum I love the sport more than ever – thanks to the mega supply of face shots five minutes from my front door. To the fledgling ski bums I, for one, say ‘welcome to Revelstoke.’ I see future ski families. I see, in part, our future. Editor's note: The City of Revelstoke's Social Development Committee, Okanagan College and numerous community partners have come together to pull off Revelstoke's first annual "Welcome Week for Seasonal Workers and Visitors". This event will run Dec. 7 - 15. The goal is to connect newcomers with the community and vice versa. Watch for event posters around town!
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Winning the West (and other small achievements) by Alison Lapshinoff
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t would seem the west has been tamed; the vast tract of tangled, mountainous wilderness that is British Columbia has been rendered civilized, made a habitable place ordinary men and women might easily call home. Towns are dotted throughout this densely forested, craggy landscape full of people with washing machines and cars, snow blowers and electric heat. Connecting such places, and perhaps the only thing from keeping parts of B.C. from seeming an utterly empty wilderness, is a thin strip of pavement and two parallel lines of steel: the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. To abandon these monumental, human-made achievements is to return to a different time, a time when life was more trying.
new calling; tourism is the way of the future. In the brand new opening days of Revelstoke Mountain Resort the future looked bright. Young families were moving to town, buying homes and revitalizing a populace that was aging rapidly. Entrepreneurs were starting new businesses and revitalizing old ones, optimistically sinking money into extensive renovations. Roads were built in to fancy new subdivisions made ready for all the exquisitely designed custom homes the new, well-heeled crowd would inevitably want to build when they flocked here. Everyone radiated with the happy glow of optimism. Today, a few short years later, a tanking world economy has brought a hard dose of reality with it and cries of discontent are becoming louder. Empty shop fronts are a sign of the times and well-paid jobs are scarce. The price of housing in Revelstoke is still beyond reach for many and entire subdivisions sit empty of homes, the sudden halt of the booming economy stopping construction in its tracks.
Stores struggle to keep their Not so long ago the Columbia doors open and seasonal River was the mighty highway; "Opportunities abound if we visitors from faraway places fill unencumbered by dams, it made our lowest paying jobs, their its journey from the mountains just take the time and make scant income barely enough to the sea. Stalwart men and the effort to find them. Today to support all the businesses their resolute wives, perpetuis just a bump in the road." trying to make good. Families ally swollen with child, plied who bought at the peak of this thoroughfare into the great the real estate craze are findunknown, determined to carve ing their homes to be worth out a small piece of this magnificent land to call their own. Bearded pioneers hacked through considerably less today. Some leave to find their new Eden. the devil’s club on horseback while tenacious mosquitoes tried Others stay, a warm place for the town still in their hearts, breaking the settlers resolve faster than the tangled forest it- hoping things will change. self. The highway brings one back to modern times where surviving the elements is a non-issue. Semis barrel by moving But perhaps a little perspective is in order: Times are hard but loads from place to place and SUVs laden with sports gear ac- not that hard. The real work has been done by the folks who celerate toward the next point on the map. Some may even be carved this place out of the wilderness. We no longer birth our babies in a snowbound wilderness by the fireside, only fate bound for Revelstoke. and the inept hands of a grizzled husband standing between Happily situated at a picturesque junction of the Columbia and life and death. No. The hospital is just up the road. The windIllecillewaet Rivers, Revelstoke is a mere dot of civilization in ing strip of pavement that navigates its tortuous route over the what is essentially a vast wilderness. Yet groceries get in and high mountain passes affords us the freedom to come and go tourists get out, albeit sometimes a little later than planned as we please. We no longer have need for machetes and loaded thanks to Mother Nature’s iron clad fist around these parts. A rifles to keep the grizzlies at bay. Our grocery stores are full, happy town of friendly, laid back folks, year-round recreation even if our wallets are not. and a killer view, Revelstoke's urban development has come a Manual labour is largely performed by machines. And our jobs, long way since its incorporation in 1899. although sometimes uninspiring and underpaid, usually reFor the better part of the last century industries like logging, quire our attendance for a mere eight hours a day, a luxury the mining and the railway were the town’s main bread winners pioneers of yesteryear could only dream of as they toiled from as well as the production of hydro-electricity through the dam- sunup to sundown in order that their large brood might survive ming of the Columbia. Ask a long-time local about what is often another winter. Thanks to their sweat, we have time to play or remembered fondly as ‘the dam days’ and they may get a nos- simply relax and enjoy the view. Times are tough but we are talgic twinkle in their eye for simpler times when living was not going to starve. cheap and Revelstoke a quiet little undiscovered gem. When the dam-building days drew to a close, the local economy took Revelstoke was handed to us on a silver platter through the a downturn and people began eyeing the tourist trade as the blood and sweat of our forebears. We are surrounded by the next big money. Thus, a ski resort of grandiose proportions was natural beauty of British Columbia but are not entrapped by proposed. When this dream, or perhaps nightmare depending it. Opportunities abound if we just take the time and make the on your standpoint, became a reality just a few years ago, the effort to find them. Today is just a bump in the road. Revelstoke outside world really began to creep in, complete with all its vices. will continue to grow and change and evolve. Life isn’t always easy but the real hard work has been done by the folks whose The little town on the banks of the mighty rivers entered a tenacity forged a civilization out of the wild. Mother Nature new era in her evolution. Winter brings rambunctious sled- still rules but the west has been tamed. ders with thick wallets and shiny trucks, hungry for fresh powder, fat steaks and beer. Mention Revelstoke today to a young Now, if you will excuse me, I have spent enough time peckAussie with a penchant for powder and they will likely have ing out this article on my old laptop. The sun is peeking heard of it or perhaps have a buddy working in the ski indus- through the clouds and the snowy peaks of Mount Begbie try here. Heli-skiing brings an international crowd of well- are revealing themselves. Birds are chirping and the day is paid thrill seekers, who fill our restaurants on snowy nights. full of promise. I’m going for a sunny ski before my long and In the summer, Revelstoke’s streets are packed with RVs and tiring eight-hour shift. How you see the day is your decision. Enjoy the mountains. road-tripping families. So it seems Revelstoke has found her
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The Next Level for Revelstoke’s Music Scene by John Devitt
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any can still remember when Bryan Adams arrived in August, 1991 to perform in front of a sold-out Revelstoke crowd. The audience was drawn from surrounding communities to watch and listen as a Canadian icon played a stopover show between Vancouver and Calgary. The concert may now live only in memory but Revelstoke still sits between those two major cities, making it the perfect stopping point for artists making the rounds in western Canada. These days ‘Revelstoke’ is on the lips of many as a fresh, hip place to go for winter and summer. Unlike many destination resort communities, Revelstoke has still retained its authentic feel, for now, and should be a natural fit for bands looking to add to their cache of cool. Only recently did Xavier Rudd stop in to play an unannounced show late one Sunday night at the Last Drop on his way between dates in Vancouver and Edmonton. Wouldn’t it be great to finish work for the day and stumble across a last minute notice that one of your favourite bands will be playing downtown that same night? While eleventh hour shows of this nature are extremely improbable, three or four months notice for the same act performing in Revelstoke may not be that far fetched. Shannon Sternloff, a local musician and manager of Get Live Music Agency, agrees that Revelstoke is perfectly situated as a musical layover for early or mid-week dates as part of a broader tour. Although this is mostly relevant to smaller, emerging bands. “The most important consideration for larger tour acts is will their performance at said locale help or hurt their profile? Sometimes when you play a smaller town, people are wondering ‘Why would they do that? They must not be as popular as we thought!’” While small bands will play in exchange for accommodation, food and maybe some drinks, larger acts expect big dollars for their shows. “Maybe Aerosmith would play here if we offered them two million dollars,” Shannon jokes. The guarantee of a paycheque is key. When Bryan Adams played Centennial Park on that summer night in 1991, 12,ooo tickets had been pre-sold, representing a crowd pulled from more than just the regular local bar scene. Adams was touring through Revelstoke only two months after the international release of ‘Everything I do, I do it for you’, and one month after it hit #1 on billboard charts. Marketing was easy and widespread. Selling tickets to that show was a cinch. Adams raked in the cash. Revelstoke Arts Council Coordinator, Garry Pendergast, explains that advance warning from a band passing through Revelstoke is rare. If the band is already planning a stopover, they generally contact him early on to book a performance when possible. The problem as always it seems, is money. “The issue for the Arts Council is that we have very little 'spare' cash. The Concert Series is budgeted for with all grants etc. taken into account and so we have very little we can use if a band suddenly appears. Bands seem to think we have more money to pay for it all.” Nevertheless, Garry is nothing if not enthusiastic. “I do search for well-known acts that might be coming through. I’ve had replies from Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams’ people. Unfortunately neither could stop because they would be passing through in the middle of the night." Shannon says, “We have a great thing going and I think there are some acts that don’t realize the potential of playing here. As the town grows, so will the attractiveness of playing here. We are off to a great start and it keeps getting better every year.” Proactively, Garry thinks there is an approach that could work. “I could e-mail all promoters and say we are willing to host performances and give a certain level of [financial] support.” All that is needed is a strong marketing plan and the dollars to back up the effort to get the ball rolling. Once bands start to realize Revelstoke is a hot spot of activity, a perfect location for playing to long-term fans or breaking new artists, then it could become a regular thing. Just like the Bryan Adam’s concert in 1991 that drew in over 10,000 people, the benefit to the tourism sector would be huge in an event like this. The ski industry has realized Revelstoke is an important name brand. It will only be a matter of time before the music industry follows suit.
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