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The Revelstoke Review
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The newspaper of record for Revelstoke, B.C., since 1914 🗞️ Part of Black Press Media. News tips? 👀 [email protected] https://www.revelstokereview.com
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 15d
Revelstoke’s fire chief is seeking regional funding to help relocate the city’s emergency operations centre from south of the Illecillewaet River at the airport, to the more central firefighter training grounds in Industrial Park with greater amenity 🚨

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Revelstoke fire chief seeks closer home for emergency operations centre
Regional program offering city up to $100,000 to fund relocation of community meeting point from airport to Industrial Park firefighter training grounds
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 15d
Revelstoke will benefit from a joint grant submission with the CSRD to request $2.46M to support its curbside compost program (needing 3.8K sets of bear-resistant bins) & $2.97M to install a much-needed septage receiving station ♻️ @colshuregdist.bsky.social

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Revelstoke, regional district team up on $5.43M to fund compost bins, septic station
City seeking $2.46 million for curbside Bear Smart bins, $2.97 million to install septage receiving facility to fill waste management gap for community and Area B
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 15d
Revelstoke is looking at $100K to change signs & reduce posted speed limits to 40 km/h for collector roads & 30 km/h for residential roads, with public works emphasizing greater pedestrian safety amid a recent collision injuring a staff member’s child 🚸

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Revelstoke looks to slow down, reduce incidents with lower speed zones
City's public works pursuing Victoria Road safety study, proposing 30 km/h for residential roads and 40 km/h for collector, commercial, industrial routes
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 15d
Parks Canada is collaborating with all 4 local First Nations to develop informational signage & exhibits on the little-recognized Indigenous history across the landscapes of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier national parks, aiming to “reflect the full story” 🗣️

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Revelstoke national parks working with First Nations to add educational exhibits
Parks Canada says Rogers Pass, Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks turning to Indigenous groups to improve conservation and "reflect the full story"
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 15d
The City of Revelstoke has answered community concerns about the month-long closure of Fourth Street in Southside, as public works carries out water main upgrades to replace old pipes & improve connectivity to fire hydrants🚰 @cityofrevelstoke.bsky.social

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City of Revelstoke answers questions about 4th Street closure
Water main upgrades causing month-long road closure, affecting transit and water service but not local market hours or garbage and recycling collection
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 15d
A public feedback period was a key component in Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation’s recent pursuit of 253 hectares of young & ancient forest north near Downie Arm, as lumber licensees effective April 2024 must seek wider input on cutblock proposals 🌲

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Public feedback key as Revelstoke corp eyes 253 ha of logging near Downie Arm
Public review finished for Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation, which says forestry is integral to city but it will work to limit old-growth harvesting
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
A Revelstoke teen was back in time for the start of school after a surgery that Cops for Kids offset costs for, as a peloton of cyclists fundraising for the charitable foundation stopped in town along their 1,000-kilometre route for the event’s 25th year 🚵‍♂️

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Revelstoke teen meets Cops for Kids cyclists who helped fund her surgery
Garratt family back home for school thanks to successful brain tumour operation, supported by charitable foundation via BC Children's Hospital
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
The Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society is spreading public awareness & seeking feedback from businesses in Revelstoke about potential economic impacts of whirling disease, which infects certain fish & has reached some waterways in B.C. 🦠

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Invasive species teams ask Revelstoke, Golden for input on fish disease
Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society providing a community member, business survey to gauge potential economic impacts of whirling disease
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
After a successful round of prescribed burns for forest fuel mitigation, Parks Canada is keeping certain trails closed on Mount Revelstoke for the rest of the season as fire crews carry out additional work & hazardous trees pose risk to visitors 🧑‍🚒

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Mount Revelstoke keeps some routes closed for season after controlled burns
Parks Canada announces upper three kilometres of parkway off limits for cyclists and pedestrians, other trails remain partly closed as fire crews continue work
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
At age 22, Jett Sabiston was building an off-grid container home with two sea-cans just outside Revelstoke to save money & energy. The last year’s work has already paid off, which she says was all for the price of between $30,000 & $35,000 🏠

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Meet the woman who built an off-grid container home near Revelstoke
Jette Sabiston was 22 when she bought two sea-cans to construct a house near Three Valley Gap — two years later, she's spent less than $35,000
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Revelstoke’s local rock band Pickle Juice is back with two new songs thanks to the release of a short film on YouTube documenting their electric studio performance of these & other hits from their first EP 🎸

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Revelstoke's Pickle Juice releasing short film with 2 new rock songs
Alternative rock band shares behind-the-scenes of Punk Rock Queen, Behind My Eyelids in 16-minute video coming to YouTube Sept. 13
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
School District 19’s superintendent is crediting the Revelstoke community for being instrumental to students’ successful education & development, as local schools head into the academic year targeting early literacy for levels up to Grade 3 📚

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'Whole town helping': Back to school with Revelstoke's SD19 superintendent
Early literacy program coming for kindergarten students as Arrow Heights Elementary School renos conclude and Roberta Kubik thanks staff and wider community
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Despite recent vandalism, the Revelstoke Legion is optimistic for success as it heads into an election this week for a new board & departs its longstanding trustee structure. It’s eyeing some $160,000 in renovations to bring things ahead half a century 🙋‍♀️

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Revelstoke Legion condemns vandalism ahead of 1st board election
Chairman Mark McKee "extremely optimistic" for Branch 46 ahead of Sept. 25 appointments and more than $160,000 in planned building renovations
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Revelstoke RCMP has asked the community to look out & slow down for the little ones this September as students return to class, with an emphasis on obeying 30 km/h speeds & other rules of the road in school zones 🏫

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Slow down for the little ones, Revelstoke RCMP remind as school returns
Staff sergeant encourages motorists to plan ahead, take their time on the road and stay vigilant in the city's 30-km/h school zones this September
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Ever witness the marvellous mountain goat of Mount Revelstoke & Glacier national parks? Relive them through some intimate photos from Hermit Meadows near Rogers Pass 🐐

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PHOTOS: Friendly phantoms of the alpine - Glacier's mountain goat
While not goats taxonomically, these mountain antelope symbolize alpine acrobatics at their best while warming hearts with their beautiful white wool
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Nels George Nelsen has had a blast getting to know Revelstoke - the home of his legendary, record-setting ski jumper great-grandfather - this year, on a quest to discover other living relatives & learn more about Nels Nelsen’s life ⛷️

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Rediscovering a local legend: Champion Revelstoke ski jumper Nels Nelsen
This year, great-grandson Nels George Nelsen made his very first visits to town in hopes of reconnecting with distant family and learning about his legendary namesake ancestor
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Meet the Mexican entrepreneur & baker who found a home in Canada thanks to Revelstoke’s La Baguette café. Now working at the visitor centre, Carlos “Charly” Mazzoco Espinosa is already looking for ways to give back to the community 🤝

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'Charly' Mazzoco Espinosa: A beacon of success for Revelstoke's Latinos
The Mexican entrepreneur first moved to Canada in 2021 thanks to help from La Baguette, and hopes to give back by supporting other Latin Americans in Revelstoke
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
A seven-hour closure of part of the Trans-Canada Highway in late August prompted Emcon Services to advise motorists to always be prepared for delays any time of year, if turning around for the nearest town isn’t an available option 🚧

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Always be prepared for delays, Emcon says after Trans-Canada Highway closure
Operations manager says many motorists were able to turn around from MacDonald Snowshed incident, but having emergency supplies still important in summer
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Sicamous RCMP arrested a Revelstoke man in August who resorted to disposing illicit drugs in the Eagle River during a traffic stop. He was arrested upon return, with possible cocaine seized & the vehicle suspected of being used for drug trafficking 🚔

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Revelstoke man arrested in Sicamous after suspected drug dump in Eagle River
'The man dumped the contents into the water before climbing back up…'
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Glacier National Park is one site participating in Parks Canada’s new Icy citizen science project, which asks hikers to submit same-place photos of glacial bodies to support long-term mountain ice monitoring in Western Canada 🧊

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'Icy' project lets Glacier National Park goers snap selfies for climate research
Parks Canada says taking an "Icy" will help scientists track changes to national, provincial park glaciers over time, amid International Year of Glaciers' Preservation
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
BC Hydro says it can’t offer to raise reservoir levels in the Revelstoke area despite public cries for mitigation of summer mosquitoes. The electric utility says it already bounces many water needs along the Columbia River & bugs were worse historically 🦟

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Raising Revelstoke reservoir wouldn't reduce mosquitoes: BC Hydro
Power operator says bugs below Revelstoke Dam haven't been bad in recent years compared with historically, though factors such as extra rainfall, aftereffects of drought are at play
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Revelstoke Mountain Resort unveiled its newest attraction in August: the Highline viewing deck & suspension bridge. Located just moments from the top of Revelation Gondola, the site offers unmatched views but isn’t accessible for bikes or wheelchairs ⛰️

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First glimpse of Revelstoke resort's Highline viewing deck, suspension bridge
Vice-president of operations says new attraction could become biggest draw for Revelstoke Mountain Resort, with free gondola admission for locals Aug. 30 to Sept. 29
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Revelstoke’s Community Connectons recently returned with its emergency fall food drive, asking the town to keep local generosity coming with a record ask of 10,000 pounds in non-perishable items - plus an emphasis on unopened & non-expired goods 🥫

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Revelstoke food drive targets 10K pounds of non-perishable goods
Community Connections (Revelstoke) Society optimistic about generosity of locals ahead of Christmas, but emphasizes importance of donating usable food
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Revelstoke skaters organized an inaugural skate jam this September to unite athletes & human-rights advocates to fundraise for the Gaza Skate Team, which until recently had continued building ramps & offering lessons for boarders in war-torn Palestine 🛹

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Revelstoke Skate Jam invites boarders to ollie for athletes in Gaza
Sept. 20 fundraiser working with Humanity in Revelstoke to support Gaza Skate Team and 'keep the lightness' amid conflict
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The Revelstoke Review @revelstokereview.bsky.social · 28d
Arts Revelstoke’s LUNA Fest took a different approach this year for its first night of music, putting an emphasis on selecting women-forward groups & non-binary artists to go against the grain of a male-dominated industry 💁‍♀️

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Artists excited to perform at women-centric Revelstoke LUNA Fest
Missy D, NADUH among female performers coming all the way from Vancouver to fill the annual festival's nocturnal soundscape
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