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Revelstoke residents Colin Tits-worth and Brett Renaud are being credited with saving two lives on June 15 after rescuing two capsized canoeists who were slipping into shock and hypothermia while cling-ing to a fl oating log in the middle of the Columbia River.

The incident happened on June 15 at around 8:45 p.m.

Revelstoke resident Cameron Vansolkema and his stepson Cody Thomson, 16, were camping at Blanket Creek Provincial Park south of Revelstoke.

They canoed across the fl ooded Columbia River earlier in the day to do some fi shing on the eastern shore.

While on their way back across the river that evening, the pair slipped up for a brief moment. We both looked over one side and it

just fl ipped, said Thomson. We tried fl ipping [the canoe] back over, but all the water went into it and it started to sink, so we started swim-

ming.Thomson said they swam for

about 20 minutes towards the west-ern shore. They soon realized just how bad their predicament was. I looked back and it was like we never even moved, Thomson said. The Columbia is currently fl ooded and very wide at Blanket Creek.

Thomson said thats when they started cramping up and feeling the effects of the extreme cold.

The pair managed to fi nd a log that was fl oating in the middle of the river and swam towards it. We started calling for help, Thomson said. I went into shock and got hypothermia. I was really freaked out.

Luckily for Vansolkema and Thomson, camper Brett Renaud and Blanket Creek park manager Colin

Titsworth were having a chat at one of the campsites closest to the river. As we were taking, I said, Did you hear that? Titsworth told the Times Review.

The pair ran down to the shore. We could see way off in the dis-tance them splashing, he said. You could tell it was a pretty pan-icked yell.

They ran back up to the camp-ing area, where Titsworth and Renaud commandeered a truck already loaded with a canoe from another campsite, driving down to the shore.

They forged towards the strug-gling pair. When they arrived, Van-solkema was pulling Thomson along using a backstroke. The kid

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Rescuers make last-minute save after boaters capsize in frigid ColumbiaRevelstoke RCMP are commending Revelstoke residents Brett Renaud and Colin Titsworth after they saved a pair of capsized canoeists who were clinging to a log and near death in the Columbia at Blanket Creek

Rescuer Colin Titsworth said hes been an avid canoeist since he was a kid something that helped him and Brett Renaud rescue two other Rev-elstokians from an icy death in the Columbia River. Facebook image

Left: Mountain View Elementary School held a fi nal school assembly and photo on June 22 to mark the end of Mountain Views 98th and fi nal school year. The school was opened in 1914 as Revel-stoke High School and was switched over to Mountain View Elementary in 1965. For more, see page 11.

Above: Students check out a cake depict-ing Mountain View Elementary school. The amazing vegan cake was made by Kathy Bracken.

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Mountain Views 98th and nal classMountain Views 98th and nal class

Airport Way will remain closed near Williamsons Lake as crews work to repair a section of road that broke away after a cul-vert failed sometime last week.

If were open by a week from today, we will be fortunate. It could be longer, said Darren Komonoski in an interview on Monday morning.

The road was closed Thursday evening after a large sinkhole was noticed in the road at the bend just north of the Williamson Lake turnoff.

City public works crews started excavating on Friday and continued to dig over the week-end. By Sunday night, there was fi ll piled three-metres high along long stretches of Airport Way on both sides of the sinkhole. Two excavators were parked on site.

The current status of the plan is were going to divert the water and with the work of the Min-istry of the Environment were going to look at the existing pipe and evaluate if were going to repair or replace the pipe, said Komonoski.

The cost of the repairs has not been determined as of press time.

The sinkhole was caused after a culvert beneath the road separated on a joint and the coupling let go, said Komonoski. He estimated the water was eroding the ground beneath the road for months now. He said the city inspects culverts weekly and daily during rain events but did not notice the problem because water was still fl owing through the culvert. He estimated 80 per cent of the water was still fl owing through but the remainder was escaping and erod-ing the road bed.

As a result of the sinkhole, Air-port Way is open to local traf-fi c only between Nichol Road and Westerburg Road. The area immediately surround the excava-tion is closed. A detour has been set up via Nichol Road, Camozzi Road and Westerburg Road.

MUDSLIDES LEAVES

DRIVERS STRANDED, AGAIN

Two mudslides on the Trans-Canada Highway caused by heavy rain left hundreds stranded in Revelstoke and caused 10-hour backlogs at the Shelter Bay ferry over the weekend.

The fi rst slide came down 15 kilometres west of Revelstoke on Saturday at around 6 p.m. A sec-ond slide came down later near Camp Creek, about 25 kilometres west of Revelstoke.

As a result, the highway shut down for more than 40 hours, leaving hundreds of tractor-trail-ers and many other travellers stranded in Revelstoke. Those

looking to go the long way around via the Shelter Bay ferry were faced with waits of up to 10 hours.

The line was so long that High-way 23 south was closed for sev-eral hours on Sunday to prevent more people from heading that way.

The slide deposited large boul-ders on the Camp Creek Bridge. Sonia Koziboykian, co-owner of the (appropriately-named for now) Noahs Ark Resort, which is near Camp Creek, confi rmed that work crews were working to clear the bridge.

She said her husband and guests at her resort had been to the site and reported several pieces of

heavy equipment making prog-ress on the deluge at the bridge.

She said the bridge elevation was not very high off the river, so it didnt take much to send the boulders onto the road.

The worst of the damage was in the Sicamous area, where a fl ash fl ood forced several hundred people to evacuate from Swansea Point along Mara Lake area.

The Times Review provided breaking news coverage of the closure of Airport Way and the fl oods on the Trans-Canada and Sicamous area at revelstoketimes-review.com. Check there for a detailed account of the events as they unfolded, including many more photos and video.

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Above: The scene at the Camp Creek Bridge about 25 kilome-tres west of Revelstoke on the Trans-Canada on Sunday, June 23 after it was washed out by the raging creek in the night. Right: City crews have dug up Airport Way near Williamsons Lake after a sinkhole opened up on the morning of June 22. The sinkhole was located at the spot where recent culvert work was just completed.

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When the City of Revelstoke proposed redrawing the off-leash dog areas in Revelstoke in April, the bylaw came with a big bark. The city proposed eliminating the popular dog walking area below the Revelstoke Workers Memorial next to Centennial Park.

Now, after public consultation, that proposed restriction has lost its bite.

On June 26 city council will consider a revised, compromise bylaw, said city planning director John Guenther.

Much of the proposed closure in the Downie Marsh area has been clawed back and will remain an off-leash area. The core marshy area where the big ponds are next to Downie Timber will now be off-limits for off-leash dogs, which is the only major change. However, there remains a signifi cant band of off-leash area on the shore of the Columbia River all the way from Centennial Park to the new Mark Kingsbury pedestrian bridge.

The Times Review attended a public consultation meeting on the proposed changes in May. The majority of attendees were dog owners; their comments over-

whelmingly focused on the Downie Marsh area hoping to keep it off-leash.

The main approach here is to try to minimize the impact on habitat as best we can within the Downie Marsh area, and I think most peo-ple should understand that, Guen-ther told the Times Review. He said there were a range of opinions gath-ered as part of consultation.

There were middle of the road [people], there were environmen-tally inclined people that had dogs that thought it was still good to have an off-leash area around the marsh, he said. They didnt see the real point of protecting the bird

habitat because they didnt see the high environmental value there that other people saw.

The six other off-leash areas in Revelstoke either remain about the same or are expanded. The main expansions are on the Columbia Flats south of Illecillewaet River towards the Revelstoke Airport, and a large expansion in the Big Eddy to include the area from the dike to the Columbia River shore. There were also several other housekeeping tweaks and expansions to smaller off-leash areas in May. Those tweaks made straightforward sense; the off leash area in the Industrial Park was mis-mapped. The off-

leash area on Westside Road has been shifted from right on the road down to the shoreline.

After June 26 council consid-eration, Guenther said the next step will be updating non-exis-tent and unclear signage, as well as a fresh wave of animal con-trol bylaw enforcement. Walking dogs off-leash on the Blackbelt paved walkway from Centennial Park to Kovach Park has never been allowed, nor was a change contem-plated this time. Guenther said ani-mal control was out warning dog owners last week. Fines could fol-low.


Compromise dog off-leash plan halves Downie Marsh areaProposal to eliminate whole area to off-leash walking is clawed back to only the marsh area nearest Downie Street Sawmills

School district sets $11-million budget for next school year

The Revelstoke Board of Edu-cation was presented with a 2012-13 budget of slightly more than $11 million at its fi nal meeting of the school year last week.

In her report to the board, Bar-bara Ross, the school district trea-surer, said there was still a lot uncertainty in the budget due to the completion of the two new schools and Neighbourhood Learning Cen-tres.

The maintenance and custo-dial needs of these facilities is, as yet, not fi nalized; nor are the leases/contracts for our Acrobat Centre partners, the Francophone Author-ity and the Revelstoke Arts Coun-cil, Ross wrote.

The budget is based on operating grant revenue of $10,195,297; capi-tal funding of $510,000 and special purpose funds of $346,516. The latter includes $127,866 from the provinces Learning Improvement fund, which was doubled this year due to savings obtained during the teachers strike.

The district is expecting a decline of 12 students, mostly due

to the addition of the French school in Revelstoke.

Teaching staff will be down the equivalent of 2.27 full time posi-tions, a result of elementary school consolidation, reduced grade eight enrolment, and fewer electives at RSS. With seven teachers retiring, no layoffs are planned.

Support staff costs have also been reduced by more than three full-time position. Overall, sala-ries and benefi ts will be down by $230,127, despite the school dis-trict paying two superintendents next year.

The capital expenditures bud-get has been increased by almost $60,000 to purchase new furni-ture at Columbia Park and Arrow Heights Elementary schools, and to replace some district vehicles.

The budget is preliminary and will not be fi nalized until fi nal enrolment is determined later in the year.

The trustees gave fi rst, second and third readings to the budget and passed it unanimously.

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take possession of the new elemen-tary school on August 15, reported Earl Woodhurst, the district princi-pal of operations and technology.

The frame for the classroom block of the school and most of the wiring and drywall is complete, he reported, and plans for two play-grounds are being fi nalized.

At the high school, the landscap-ing is being fi nished and a basket-ball court and two beach volleyball courts are being built.

The school board staff also moved back into the school board offi ce, which was renovated and given a new basement board room.

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Rogue biking trails in the area might get a whole lot better after the Revelstoke school board approved a new course on trail building.

The course, Recreation Trail Management, was outlined by Rev-elstoke Secondary School teachers Jeff Colvin and Craig Weiler. As stated, the course has been devel-oped for students wanting a com-prehensive study in sustainable trail development and maintenance, including, but not limited to, moun-tain biking and hiking trails.

The course, which will be taught in the evening and on several week-ends, will include sections on tour-ism, mountain biking policy, envi-ronmental stewardship, grant applications, trail design and trail construction and maintenance.

Trustee Elmer Rorstad said he hoped the course could lead to man-agement opportunities.

School district chair Alan Chell said the course could provide an opportunity for more personalized learning.

AHE SITE OF NEW FRENCH SCHOOL

Revelstokes new French school will be located at Arrow Heights Elementary.

The school, which will have 12 students from kindergarten to grade 2, will have its own classroom, offi ce and entrance, superintendent Anne Cooper reported.

The addition of the school will see each Revelstoke elementary school lose four students, Cooper said.

NO NEW PRINCIPAL FOR RSS YET

Revelstoke Secondary School will be heading into the summer with no new principal hired for next year.

The position was re-advertised after the desired candidate turned down the job offer due to the cost of living in Revelstoke and family issues.

Current principal Mike Hooker is leaving RSS to take over as school district superintendent at the start of the next school year. He and current superintendent Anne Cooper will share duties next year as the district transitions in preparation for Coo-pers retirement.

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Revelstoke teachers rallied in Grizzly Plaza to mark one year since theyve been without a contract.

A small group of teachers held placards and at the Victoria Road intersection, getting honks of support from some drivers.

Revelstoke Teachers Association (RTA) president Bill MacFarlane has spent much of the past year at the bargaining table in the Lower Mainland, but was back in Revelstoke for the rally.

He said he felt the B.C. Teachers Fed-eration (BCTF) has been at a disadvantage from the start, saying the B.C. Public School Employers Association (BCPSEA) antic-ipated the government would step in: [The BCPSEA] knew that Abbott would legislate right from the beginning, so, right away, that puts them at an advantage. Theyve got all the power ... through the government.

Currently, the year-long struggle is held up awaiting a court decision on the appointment of mediator Charles Jago. His appointment was contested by the BCTF, who claimed he lacked mediation experience and is biased. A judge has yet to rule on the teachers chal-lenge.

MacFarlane says hes concerned the whole process is heading towards an imposed con-tract. Weve lived through imposed contracts before. They dont work, he said. They just make everybody unhappy. It contributes to bad feelings in the school, bad morale as far as the relationship between the employer and

the employee.The best way to resolve any of that is of

course through negotiated settlement, which we couldnt achieve because there was never any intent on the part of BCPSEA to come to an agreement in my opinion, MacFarlane added.

B.C. teachers have been in a battle with the government for the past year when their last contract expired in June, 2011. The teachers union has argued for an increase in wages, benefi ts and better working condi-tions, including smaller class size and com-position, a reduction in case loads, more class preparation time and improved learning spe-cialist ratios.

But the government has maintained all public sectors must accept a net-zero contract, which has resulted in a tumultuous stand-off between the union and the education minis-try.

Last September, the union entered phase one of job action, resulting in no teacher supervision during recess, and before and after school care; no teacher attendance in administrative meetings; and no teacher-writ-ten report cards. Job action escalated in March to a full-scale walkout that lasted three days.

Shortly after, the government passed Bill 22 legislation that forbade further strike action and imposed a six-month cooling off period, which completes in August.

One month later, the teachers union voted in favour of withdrawing from extracurricu-lar activities.

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Revelstoke teachers rally to mark year without contractTeachers across BC rally to protest Bill 22 and mark anniversary; Revelstoke Teachers Association president Bill MacFarlane involved in bargaining at the provincial level worries contract will be imposed


Revelstoke teachers rally on June 20 in Grizzly Plaza at a protest organized by the Revel-stoke Teachers Association to mark a year since B.C. teachers have had a contract. The B.C. Teachers Federation organized similar rallies across the province on June 20. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

had kind of given up for the most part, Titsworth said, noting he was in severe pain from cramping. The struggling pair just managed to make it to the log as the rescue canoe arrived.

Thomson says without their rescue efforts, they wouldnt be alive.

They picked me up ... I laid down [in the canoe.] I actually dont remember that because I actually fell asleep, he said of his experience slipping into shock.

The pair took Thomson to shore and went back out for his stepfa-ther, rescuing him as well.

In the meantime, authori-ties in Revelstoke had been noti-fi ed. RCMP, Revelstoke Search & Rescue and the BCAS were dis-patched. They treated the pair for hypothermia. Both men are doing fi ne now.

The Revelstoke RCMP are praising the efforts of Titsworth and Renaud. The actions of Colin and Brett are extraordinary and both should be commended for their quick thinking, said RCMP Staff-Sgt. Jacquie Olsen in a state-ment.

Thomson wanted to come spend some time at home follow-ing the incident, but Renaud and Vansolkema stayed on camping at

Blanket Creek and couldnt be reached for an interview.

Thomson would like to get in touch with Titsworth to thank him personally. I havent seen Colin and he saved me, Thomson said. If he wouldnt have come out I dont think I would have made it.

What lesson does Thomson have to share about the incident? Make sure you have a life jacket because it does save your life, he said. Without it, I wouldnt be here for sure, no.

Titsworth said he was glad he could help: In the end its just Revelstoke folk looking out for Revelstoke folk.

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RAC, city introduce Cultural StrategyRevelstoke Arts Council ends 2011/12 year with two new theatre venues in the mix; new year brings Revelstoke Cultural Strategy focusing on next decade

John Jenkins of the John Jenkins Small Town Revival (on guitar) was scheduled to be accompanied by a painter from Golden who was to make an interpretive painting based on the music. The painter, however, never made it. So, a roomful of artists on hand at MacGregors for the Revelstoke Arts Councils (RAC) June 19 annual general meeting fi lled in by working on two collaborative pieces. Jacquie Pendergast (left) tries her hand at spray paint while RAC president Carol Palladino (right) and treasurer Neills Kristensen look on. The RACs newest board member was pressed into volunteer service just minutes after being sworn in; Powder Springs Resort manager Emma Kirkland wrestled up painting supplies and an improvised canvas for the impromptu art jam, while Jenkins played along. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

THE SHOW MUST GO ONTHE SHOW MUST GO ON

The Revelstoke Arts Council met for its Annual General Meeting on June 19 at McGregors at the Powder Springs Inn one of two brand-new theat-rical venues in Revelstoke. Either new venue would be enough to make the year notable, but they werent the only new things creating a buzz in the arts sector. As well hear later, the Revelstoke Cultural Strategy update is fresh off the press.

Like all AGMs it was a changing of the guard. Departing members included Cathy Granstrom, who was thanked for her six years of work with the coun-cil, including pioneering the Summer Street Festival when she took it on as a volunteer.

New RAC board members are Emily Beaumont and Emma Kirkland. Returning board members are president Carol Palladino, Tina Lindegaard, Carmen Segger, John Devitt, Meghann Hutton, Amy Flex-man, Neills Kristensen and Erin Johnston.

RAC president Carol Palladino said the council was looking forward to the future of the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre. Were excited to be work-ing with School District 19 on the management plan for the new Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre, she said. We have a ways to go, but I think theres a shared vision of making it truly a community cul-tural service. I think were getting there. Its early days and Im sure therell be some growing pains.

Executive Director Garry Pendergast echoed Pal-ladinos enthusiasm, telling the Times Review in a later interview that negotiations with the school dis-trict over the management plan had seen a com-plete sea change.

It really has become positive. Its going to be the best in the region without a doubt, he added.

Pendergast said details of the 2012/13 Concert Series shows in the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre are being fi nalized. Did you know that the series is traditionally a money-loser for the council? They put it on for the communitys benefi t. This year, theyve scheduled folk singer and songwriter James Keel-aghan on Oct. 30, the Kelowna Ballet on Nov. 15, (tentatively) CBC Radios Christmas Carol some-time in December, and Rita Chiarelli at a to-be-de-termined date in March. Comedian and one-man variety show Robert Post is pencilled in for April.

Also new this year is a newly-revised Revelstoke Arts Council website as well as a Revelstoke Spirit Festival website.

Their full compliment of annual events and fes-tivals is coming back, including the Concert Series, Summer Street Festival, Revelstoke Spirit Festival and the Handmade Parade.

Pendergast notes the RAC has attracted the risqu sequins, glamour and sass of the Cheescake Bur-lesque Revue for the Revelstoke Spirit Fest in 2013.

REVELSTOKE CULTURAL STRATEGY

The Revelstoke Cultural Strategy entitled Rev-ving Up is an update of an existing plan from 2006. It maps out Revelstokes cultural strategy for the next decade. It was prepared by consultants GDH Solutions and Creative Outsources who worked with the City of Revelstokes Parks, Recreation and Culture department and the Revelstoke Arts Council on the plan. It is now basically done, but will need to be integrated with other city documents, starting with an appointment with Revelstoke city council on June 26.

The strategy includes a push to have the munic-ipality more involved in supporting arts initiatives, amongst many other directions.

Citing popular contemporary theories that suggest the cultural life of a municipality is a key economic driver and attractant of other business and economic activity, the report lays out a case for increased municipal support for the arts sector. It also notes internet-based information sharing enables new kinds of cultural life not possible before, expanding possibilities even more.

The visioning portion of the strategy focuses on preserving and enhancing all aspects of cultural life in Revelstoke, with a particular focus on creating new partnerships and collaboration at all levels.

The strategy also has an eye on the soon-to-be-empty Mountain View Elementary School, won-dering if it could liberate the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre from the old RCMP detachment cells.


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Editor, The idea of bike lanes or the recently

invented sharrows as proposed by the Enhancement Committee is innovative and is only exceeded by the lack of thought that went into its proposal. The idea of remov-ing parking on the north side of Fourth Street ranks right up there with the trian-gular wheel. Why people on the north side of Fourth Street should be denied park-ing has yet to be explained. The idea that sharrows will make the streets safer for children is the fi rst misconception by the committee as it evidently does not know, or wishes to ignore, the student population of Revelstoke. Drive down Fourth Street now and you will fi nd the bike crowd all over the road, the adult population however can be counted on your thumbs.

What does the committee suggest for cyclists at night? What rules if any should be in place, again the adults are noted by their absence. What does the commit-tee propose for snow removal? With snow placed in the middle of the road, there is hardly enough room now to drive without installing the bike lanes.

What consideration if any has been given to truck traffi c, are trucks to be elim-inated? As the city is in charge of snow removal, have they considered the logis-tics of this cost of clearing bike lanes and sidewalks? Is this why the bike lane only to be considered to the end of October? Are the bikes all to be hung up at the end of October? The committee has proposed bike lanes (note plural, not singular) from the Illecillewat Bridge to the Big Eddy Bridge, however it has not solved the prob-lem of crossing the entrance of the city by the eastern access, try looking south down Fourth Street to the traffi c coming towards you, are we to have yet another four way stop? What route has the committee pro-

posed to get from Fourth to Third? I note that bike lanes have already been

painted on the road, what has been the cost to the taxpayer of this action? Are bikes to be licensed or are they going to go free, who pays for all of this utopian idea, the cyclist or the taxpayer? The answer to all of these questions is moot, and the inven-tion of new words is only an insult to the residents intelligence.

Are people going to rush to Revelstoke because of the bike lanes or are people going to move from Revelstoke because of the lack of parking I think the latter not the former. The other alternative is to ban automobiles and trucks from the city streets and replace them with rickshaws that can be licensed, what a business opportunity for the taxi company!

Ronold Holoday,Revelstoke

FISHERIES CRITIC DERIDES MP DAVID WILKS POSITION ON OMNIBUS BUDGET BILL

Editor,What will be left of Canadas fi sheries

after MP David Wilks is through?He voted to pass the Conservative gov-

ernments reckless changes to the Fisher-ies Act, which remove provisions that pro-tect fi sh habitat from destruction. Habitat destruction is the most common reason for decline of a species. Without habitat, we cant have healthy fi sh stocks.

These changes undo the cornerstone of environmental law in Canada and have attracted widespread opposition even from Conservatives. Former conservative fi sheries ministers Tom Siddon and John Fraser have publicly opposed the changes. So have more than 625 scientists and for-mer Liberal fi sheries ministers Herb Dhali-wal and David Anderson.

Existing laws can be improved, but these changes are being passed without the proper scrutiny they need to get the balance right. The Conservatives are ramming them through in their 400-page omnibus budget bill, leaving no time for proper study. They claim these changes are so essential that they have to be passed right away, yet they didnt even merit a single mention in the Conservatives recent election platform.

The changes are part of a widespread, willing neglect for our fi sh by the Con-servatives. While they have grown public spending by leaps and bounds over their six years in power, they have cut the Depart-ment of Fisheries and Oceans by over 25 per cent. Poor enforcement has greatly reduced the number of pollution and hab-itat violations that are pursued by DFO; indeed, convictions for violations are now almost non-existent.

Over 75,000 Canadians are directly or indirectly employed through our fi sher-ies and many more fi sh for fun, with one in every seven adult Canadians applying for licences every year. Mr. Wilks needs to shake off the iron-grip of the Prime Minis-ters offi ce, start thinking for himself and protect our fi sh!

Lawrence MacAulay, MPLiberal Critic for Fisheries and Oceans

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ONGOING TO JULY 6COLUMBIA BASIN TRUST COMMUNITY ART PROJECT Art show at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. The side galleries feature Coreen Tuckers Behind the Mask and Dawn Thrashers Upward Bound. The show opens on Friday, June 6, at 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27BROWN BAG LUNCH HISTORY TALK This weeks topic is Rogers Pass Highway. Hosted by Cathy English, curator at the Revelstoke Museum & Archives. 12:15-12:45 p.m. Coffee and cookies provided. $5.

THURSDAY, JUNE 28MT. BEGBIE ELEMENTARY YEAR-END & CLOS-ING CELEBRATIONS Join students, staff and teachers at Mt. Begbie Elementary for a day of activities marking the closing of the school. Morning events includes a pan-cake breakfast, time capsule building, year-end assembly and picnic lunch. An open house will be held in the gym from 1-5 p.m. featuring memorabilia displays, year-end slideshow, a presentation by Cathy English about the history of MBE, a time capsule for people to add memories too, and a silent auction and raf e.YOUTH OPEN MIC NIGHT Local youth talent kicks off the Summer Street Fest music series. With perfor-mances by at least ten musical acts, several food vendors and booths promoting youth-oriented activities. In Grizzly Plaza. 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, JUNE 29RSS GRAD CEREMONY Revelstoke Secondary Schools latest crop of graduates get their high school di-plomas. The ceremony starts with a group photo in Grizzly Plaza at 10:15 a.m. and moves to the school for 11 a.m.WILLHORSE High-energy, riff-driven, blues-rock band that blends the Rolling Stones, Black Crowes and Steve Earl. Part of the Summer Street Fest music series in Griz-zly Plaza. 6:30 p.m.BILLIE-JO PORTER Singer-songwriter from Australia but living in Revelstoke. Live at the 112 Lounge. 7 p.m.MINDIL BEACH MARKETS An explosive blend of rock, reggae, hip hop, folk, funk and blues. Live at the Last Drop. 9 p.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 30TANYA LIPSCOMB A raw one-woman show with wild expression, enthusiastic deliverance and a sweet, sensu-ous style. Part of the Summer Street Fest music series in Grizzly Plaza. 6:30 p.m.

DEVON COYOTE Blues inspired, hard rocking one-man show. Live at the Last Drop. 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 1CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS start in downtown Revelstoke at noon with a parade that winds up at Queen Elizabeth Park. There will be music, kids games, food and prizes at events at Queen Elizabeth Park after that. 12-6 p.m.SHANNON LYON A singer-songwriter with in uences ranging from Neil Young to Sebadoh. Part of the Summer Street Fest music series in Grizzly Plaza. 6:30 p.m.

JULY 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30SUMMER ART WALK Check out art by more than 50 artists in 44 businesses across Revelstoke with this an-nual city-wide art exhibit. Look for a brochure in partici-pating businesses to see who is showing where.

MONDAY, JULY 2BLACKBERRY WOOD A foot stomping, barn shaking alt-country gypsy folk band. Part of the Summer Street Fest music series in Grizzly Plaza. 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, JULY 3MARITIME KITCHEN PARTY A rocking band steeped in the traditions of Nova Scotia. Part of the Sum-mer Street Fest music series in Grizzly Plaza. 6:30 p.m.

JULY 3-5JUNIOR NATURALIST CLUB Join in a day of learn-ing about the plants and animals in the area. A new program is offered every week. For children 6-10. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. $5. Presented by the Friends of Mt. Revelstoke & Glacier.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4BLUE HOPKINS Bluegrass and folk musician. Part of the Summer Street Fest music series in Grizzly Plaza. 6:30 p.m.

JULY 4-9STEVE PALMER Folk/roots singer. Live at the 112 Lounge. 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, JULY 5DEVON COYOTE Blues inspired, hard rocking one-man show. Part of the Summer Street Fest music series. In Grizzly Plaza. 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, JULY 6CHARITY PRO-AM Golf tournament at the Revelstoke Golf Club. 10 a.m. Shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.SISTER GIRL Old-style country band with soulful fe-

male vocal harmonies. Part of the Summer Street Fest music series in Grizzly Plaza. 6:30 p.m.

JULY 6-8WHATSHAN MUSIC & FAMILY FESTIVAL Three days of music and family activities. Features a variety of

music, art, food and culture from western Canada. Music includes Bentall, Valdy, The Kimberlites, The Henry Smalls Band, Darren Johnson, Rough Pearl, Good for Grapes, Jason Thomas, Lisa Marie and many more. Visit www.whatshanmusicfes-tival.com for details.

Riley Dickson will be one of the many young performers taking part in the Youth Night that is kicking of the Summer Street Fest in Grizzly Plaza this Thursday, July 28. As many as 10 local performers are expected to play and there will also be youth-oriented information booths and food vendors set up. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review fi le photo

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Building Envelope ReviewThe City of Revelstoke seeks a qualifi ed consultant or contractor to review the condition of the Revelstoke City Hall building envelope located at 216 Mackenzie Avenue and to make recommendations for remediation as required.

Interested Contractors or Consultants are requested to obtain specifi cations from the Planning, Building, and By-Law Enforcement Department City of Revelstoke 216 Mackenzie Avenue or the City of Revelstokes website at www.cityofrevelstoke.com/Bids.aspx?CatID=17

Proposals shall be submitted prior to 3:00 p.m. on July 6, 2012, as outlined in the R.F.P.

PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF REVELSTOKE 2011 ANNUAL REPORT

The City of Revelstoke will be presenting its 2011 Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2011 at the Regular Meeting of City Council on July 10, 2012. The meeting will be held in Council Chambers located at Suite 102, 103 Second Street East starting at 3:00 p.m.

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

The Annual Report includes the fi nancial statements, listing of tax exemptions, City achievements and objectives for the upcoming years, as well as a description on the services the City provides.

Written submissions addressed to Council will be included with the Agenda for the Regular Council Meeting of July 10, 2012, and become part of the public record.

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

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The Aquatic Centre will be open during the following hours:

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PESTICIDE BYLAWThe City of Revelstoke wishes to remind residents that Bylaw No.1988 prohibits the use of pesticides as a means of improving or maintaining the appearance of lawns on residential properties.

For further information pertaining to this Bylaw and for a list of environmental friendly alternatives, visit the City of Revelstoke website at city.revelstoke.ca, click on Community and follow the links under Environmental Citizenship.

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Revy Foodies explore creating a more resilient local food movement

Given it was about the only sunny evening so far this year, a crowd of about 45 who attended the Revy Foodies inaugural event on June 21 showed there is a healthy appetite to continue building a local food move-ment in Revelstoke.

The keynote speaker was Vancouver-based urban food and agriculture special-ist Janine de la Salle.

De la Salle, an Agricul-ture Systems Specialist with HB Lanarc-Golder, was named Young Planner of the Year by the Canadian Insti-tute of Planners in 2010. She has published articles in planning and popular media and in 2010 published Agri-cultural Urbanism: Hand-book for Building Sustain-able Food Systems in 21st Century Cities.

Were all familiar with the basic concepts food security and the 100 Mile Diet, for example which are all tied together into a larger local food movement thats swept across popular culture in the past fi ve years. I prefer the term food resil-iency, de la Salle told the audience.

The focus of the presen-tation and discussion was how to build on the move-

ment and integrate it into city plans. And the move-

ment, no doubt, has been in Revelstoke for years. Those in the audience included Rob Jay and Terra Park of Terra Firma Farms, Christy Shaw of Mountain Good-ness Natural Foods, Revel-stoke Community Garden designer Kate Walsh, local food processor Conor Hur-ley of Stoke Roasted Cof-fee and Josee Zimanyi of the Modern Bakeshop & Cafe to name a few.

De la Salle said focus-ing on the municipal level is key, saying provincial-level action can be frustrating. Youre not in a real change-place anymore, she said.

Even though shes a plan-ner herself, de la Salle rec-ommended grassroots action, encouraging activ-ists to organize and create a groundswell that trickles up.

Theres a lot of other things you can do before you get to policy, she said.

Going a bit against the grain, the food systems expert told the audience that the extreme of a local-food-only utopia as espoused by some was a misnomer; were always going to rely on imports to a large extent, especially given our local agriculture reality. Creating a more sustainable food sys-

tem requires a multi-faceted approach.

One local initiative de la Salle recommended was creating a food charter. De la Salle has been heav-ily involved in food sys-tems planning in Vancou-ver. That city adopted their Vancouver Food Charter in 2007. The charter is based on fi ve guiding principles community economic devel-opment, ecological health, social justice, collaboration & participation and cele-bration. She feels that food charters are a great fi rst step in small towns.

What about food and agriculture is important to you? she asked some-thing to be considered when creating a food charter.

The movement cant run on enthusiasm alone, she said. There are lots of sources of food initiative funding. She recommended sources like the Columbia Basin Trust, the Real Estate Foundation of B.C., Inte-rior Health, credit unions and the local Community Futures branch as a source of funding for job-creating initiatives.

Much of the discussion focused on local issues, zeroing in agriculture. The local climate and lack of

agricultural land were both cited as major hindrances to local agriculture. On the other hand, green thumbs have eyed out lots of small, local plots that are fal-low every year. De la Salle encourages changing local policies to encourage urban farming. such as allowing farm sales from urban farm plots.

***Another topic of discus-

sion is the City of Revel-stokes Integrated Commu-nity Sustainability Plan. The contract was tendered by the City of Revelstoke in April of this year and the plan is in early development phases. It explores all things social, environmental and economic of which the local food system is a big part. City environmental sustainabil-ity coordinator Penny Page-Brittin (who recently had her contract extended for three more years) explained to the group that there would be signifi cant overlap between the food initiatives and the ICSP.

So, whats next? Partici-pants seemed inspired, but there wasnt any direct next step planned, other than to maintain existing programs and digest the possibilities.


WE ALL KNOW THE LANGUAGE THE 100-MILE DIET, LOCAVORES, FOOD SECURITY, LOCAL FOOD NOW REVY-FOODIES IS SEEKING TO UNITE AND BUILD MOMENTUM FOR THE LOCAL FOOD MOVEMENT

Revy-Foodies organizers Claire Sebber (left) and Hailey Ross (right) join Janine de la Salle at her June 19 presentation and forum at the Revelstoke Seniors Centre. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

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ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC NOTICEROAD CLOSURE BYLAW NO. 2015 (Bend Road)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Revelstoke intends to close off a portion of roads dedicated by Plans 9551 (A19), R257 and 8437 and remove the dedication of the highway adjacent to the following parcels: 1740 Bend Road: Parcel A (Plan DD 11781), except parts included in Plans 4700, R257 and NEP71966;1750 TCH No. 1: Parcel A (see 35097I) of Parcel 3 (see Plan F-5) of Legal Subdivision 11, except (1) that part of Legal Subdivision 11 included in Plan R257 and (2) Plan NEP72429;1702 Bend Road: Lot A, Plan 4624, except part included in Plan 8437; and1670 Bend Road: Lot 1, Plan 8437

all of Section 34, Twp 23, Range 2, W6M, Kootenay District, as shown outlined in heavy black as "Closed Road Parcel A", "Closed Road Parcel B" and "Closed Road Parcel "C" in the plan below and being in the aggregate approximately 7826.6 metres squared in area. This closure is to accommodate proposed development.

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AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT the fi le for the proposed Bylaw is available for review in the Planning Department, City Hall 216 Mackenzie Avenue, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive except for statutory holidays from Wednesday, June 20, 2012 to and including Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT any person who feels that their interest may be affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to present written submission to City Council during the regular Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. Council Chambers are located at Suite 102, 103 Second Street East, Revelstoke, BC. This documentation must be received in writing by the Deputy Director of Corporate Administration, Revelstoke City Hall, 216 Mackenzie Avenue, Box 170, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 no later than 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 4, 2012.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT, in accordance with Section 26 of the Community Charter, Council for the City of Revelstoke hereby gives notice of its intention to transfer fee simple title to Closed Road Parcel A, Closed Road Parcel B and Closed Road Parcel C to Big Bend Development Corporation in exchange for new road dedications approximately 9800 square metres in area.

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact the Planning Department at 250-837-3637 or the Administration Department at 250-837-2911.

Teresa LeRose, Deputy Director, Corporate Administration

ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC NOTICEROAD CLOSURE BYLAW NO. 2002 - (Farrell Road)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Revelstoke intends to close off a portion of road dedicated by Plans 4004, 5017 and 8570 and remove the dedication of the highway adjacent to the following parcels: 922 Farrell Road: Plan 8570, Lot 1, Section 34, Twp 23, Range 2, W6M, Kootenay District; and910 Farrell Road: Plan 5017, Lot 3, Section 34, Twp 23, Range 2, W6M, Kootenay District.

as shown outlined in heavy black as "Closed Road" in the plan below and being approximately 387.6 square metres in area. This closure is to accommodate proposed development.

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AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT the fi le for the proposed Bylaw is available for review in the Planning Department, City Hall 216 Mackenzie Avenue, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday inclusive except for statutory holidays from Wednesday, June 20, 2012 to and including Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT any person who feels that their interest may be affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to present written submission to City Council during the regular Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. Council Chambers are located at Suite 102, 103 Second Street East, Revelstoke, BC. This documentation must be received in writing by the Deputy Director of Corporate Administration, Revelstoke City Hall, 216 Mackenzie Avenue, Box 170, Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0 no later than 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 4, 2012.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT, in accordance with Section 26 of the Community Charter, Council for the City of Revelstoke hereby gives notice of its intention to transfer fee simple title to the Closed Road to Big Bend Development Corporation in exchange for new road dedications approximately 1630.9 square metres in area.

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact the Planning Department at 250-837-3637 or the Administration Department at 250-837-2911.

Teresa LeRose, Deputy Director, Corporate Administration

City of Revelstoke

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NOTICE OF PATCHING AND PAVINGThe City of Revelstoke wishes to advise that there may be minor delays while Valley Black Top performs various patching and paving jobs through out the City during the week of July 3, 2012.

The City of Revelstoke wishes to apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thanks residents in advance for their patience during this time.

Public Works Department

Public Works- Operations1200 East Victoria Rd.(250) 837-2001

Finance/Property Tax216 MacKenzie Ave.(250) 837-2161

Planning& Building216 MacKenzie Ave.(250) 837-3637

FireDepartment227 West 4 St.(250) 837-2884Emergency Only 911

Parks & Recreation/Aquatic600 Campbell Ave.(250) 837-9351

CommunityEconomicDevelopment204 Campbell Ave.(250) 837-5345

Engineering/Public Works216 MacKenzie Ave.(250) 837-2922

Administration216 MacKenzie Ave.(250) 837-2911

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WATERING RESTRICTIONSThe City of Revelstoke wishes to remind residents that watering restrictions are in effect year round and is requesting that residents adhere to these restrictions.

The use of water for sprinkling, irrigation, and the washing of driveways, and sidewalks is only permitted at even numbered property addresses on even numbered calendar days and odd numbered property addresses on odd numbered calendar days between the hours of 6:00am to 10:00 am only.

If further watering restrictions are required the City of Revelstoke will implement stage two (2) watering restrictions which is hand watering of plant material only.

Thank you from the City of Revelstoke Public Works Department.

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Revelstoke Derailers win Ski Town ShowdownWhistler may have a bigger ski

resort, but when it comes to roller derby, the ladies of Revelstoke are tops.

The Revelstoke Derailers defeated the the Black Diamond Betties 190 to 139 to win the Ski Town Showdown and the fi rst ever roller derby bout in Revelstoke.

It was a great battle. It was a lot cleaner, more plays, more structured than the last team we played, said Jen Kipling, the Derailers assistant cap-tain. This team was a lot stronger so it was really good placement on the score and really good competition.

The night was a boisterous affair, with the line stretching around the Forum 30 minutes before the bout started. The sold-out crowd of 800 people packed into the forum to cheer on the home town ladies.

The Derailers skated out onto the rink, dressed in their new royal blue and grey uniforms.

The Black Diamond Betties fol-lowed, coming out with ski gog-gles on and ski poles in hand. One Betty skated around the rink taunting the crowd with a sign saying Derail This.

The Derailers, boistered by the home town crowd, got off to a fl ying start, with Kernel Panic earning lead jammer status off the bat and skating Revelstoke to an early lead.

In the second jam, a penalty to the Betties jammer gave Revelstokes AKilla the Honey free reign of the track and she added to the Derailers lead.

Tank, the third member in Revel-stokes trio of jammers, also achieved lead jammer status in her fi rst turn on the track.

The fi rst half ended with the score 97-57 in Revelstokes favour. The action on the track throughout the fi rst half was fi erce, with several big hits being laid on both sides. The half ended with Kernel Panic going down hard, but she got back up and was ready to go.

The second half started with Rev-elstoke adding to its lead, particularly AKilla the Honey, who seemed to be constantly fi nding seams in the pack. By the 10 minute mark, Revelstokes lead was 157-76.

After that, Whistler started to climb back, pulling within 40 points and looking like they were going to make it close, but a strong fi nish by Revel-stoke, including one jam where the Derailers were down to only three blockers due to penalties, made the fi nal score 190-139.

It was amazing having this much energy in the building and it helped us play really well as a team with every-one behind us, said Kipling.

The Derailers next home bout is Saturday, July 21, against the Pentic-ton Pistoleras.


Top: AKilla the Honey of the Revelstoke Derailers attempts to break through the Black Diamond Bet-ties blockers.; Left: Tank braces for a hit from Gold E Blocks.; Above: The Derailers Hannah Balector blocks the Betties Lass Eurasian. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review

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Both Mountain View and Mt. Begbie Elementary have been eyed as new culture centres since they were scheduled to close, but the plan doesnt elab-orate much on any proposals, taking a wait-and-see view.

The report fi nishes with 16 recommendations. Some highlights include:

- Ensuring the new theatre serves the needs of the community as well as the school district

- Engaging the entire local arts and culture com-munity, emphasizing new members from youth-ori-ented culture and senior decision-makers from gov-ernment

- Cross-promoting arts and culture events through the Revelstoke Accommodation Association and the Chamber of Commerce to attract more visitors

- Encourage the City of Revelstoke to take on a greater role in supporting the arts

- Continue to acquire and install public art- Target Revelstoke residents not currently

involved in arts and culture through improved com-munication

- Evolve a cultural tourism marketing program

Culture strategy updatefrom page 5

End of an era at Mountain View Elementary

Above right: Retiring Mountain View Elementary School principal Bob Cooper presents students with a cake in the shape of their elementary school. Built in 1914, the school was a high school before switch-ing over to an elementary school in 1965. Revel-stoke Museum & Archives Curator Cathy English (below) gave a presentation on the history of the school, noting the various additions and subtrac-tions from the facility over the years. Did you know the school grounds used to boast an opera house? Above: Alex Farrugia and Catherine Bellerose sell commemorative T-shirts of the school that include a painting of the school by local artist Rachel Kelly. The shirts are available through the school parent advisory committee or at Sangha Bean in Revel-stoke. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

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The Revelstoke Grizzlies say thanks to their fans after being eliminated by the Sicamous Eagles in the rst round of the playoffs this year. After a month of questions, it has been learned the team will stay in Revelstoke. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review le photo

the franchise.All I can tell you is I attended the

league meetings in Castlegar and they asked me if I was going to operate the team and I said yes, Hendrickson told the Times Review Monday morning.

The KIJHL held a meeting on Sunday, May 6, in Castlegar B.C., where the issue of the Grizzlies ownership came up. The issue has been a matter of debate as both the current ownership group of Grizzly Sports Entertainment, which is headed by Lew Hendrickson, and the Revelstoke Grizzlies Society have maintained they owned the team.

At the Sunday meeting, Hendrickson represented the owners and representa-tives of the society attended as observers.

We discussed who the owner of the Grizzlies was, whos going to operate it and its the current owners of the Revel-stoke Grizzlies, KIJHL president Bill Olhausen told the Times Review. We asked all the questions if he was able to operate and if he could take care of every-thing and he assured the membership that he could. Thats all we could take. We of-fered the society to make a statement if they wished and they declined.

the franchise.Its not going to 100 Mile, I can tell

you that, Olhausen said on Friday, prior to the meeting.

The sale to 100 Mile House fell apart once it was learned there was a legal agreement with the Revelstoke Grizzlies Society giving it the fi rst right to buy the team. Tom Bachynski, the head of the 100 Mile House group, said both he and the league were unaware of the clause when the application was fi led to move the team.

On April 1, GSE fi led an application with the league to sell the team to a group in 100 Mile House. However, when the Society sold the team to GSE in 2006, a clause was put in the sale contract giving the society the right to buy the team for $1 if an application was made to move or fold the team before May 31, 2016. It also required the owners to put a $25,000 bond in a trust and that money would be handed over to the society in case it re-gained ownership of the team.

Mavis Cann, the president of the Rev-elstoke Grizzlies Society, and former

Society, page 12

Resource conservation hit hardest as government cuts 14 local Parks jobs

The resource conservation de-partment for Revelstoke & Glacier National Parks will be the hardest hit by a recent round of layoffs that will see 14 staff have their jobs elim-inated or hours reduced.

Out of the 14 affected jobs, six have been surplussed government speak for eliminated and eight oth-ers will see their hours reduced by varying degrees. Out of the six lay-offs, fi ve people left voluntarily.

As a result, hours and days of op-

Giant Cedars Boardwalk and the Rogers Pass Centre set to open for shorter periods of the year.

The cuts are across most parts of the parks operations; highway op-erations, the avalanche program and visitor safety will remain as they are but resource conservation is the hardest hit, with four out of eight po-sitions eliminated, long-time Parks employee Alan Polster told me.

Polster, the cultural resource manager for Mt. Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks, volunteered to take an early retirement. His posi-tion is one of six being eliminated.

decided to leave early when word of layoffs came down and he was guar-anteed his full pension if he left.

For me its not a bad news sto-ry, he said. For most of the people that are affected, it is bad news, For the biologist whos job is surplussed, shes devastated.

The cuts were made public last Monday, April 30, when wide-spread layoffs were announced across the public sector. Parks Canada was one of the hardest hit, with 605 em-ployees given lay-off notices and more than 1,000 seeing their hours reduced, according to Kevin King, a regional vice-president of the Union of National Employees and Public

Service Alliance of Canada. They are part of the cuts announced in the Harper governments 2012 Eco-nomic Action Plan.

The Revelstoke Parks Canada of-fi ce is responsible for running Mt. Revelstoke & Glacier National Parks and the Rogers Pass Historic Site.

Denis St. Onge, the chairperson of the union local, said in an e-mail Tuesday he was still working on get-ting specifi cs with regards to the lo-cal cuts.

Some of our members have been affected by the workforce adjustment process and have had their permanent positions changed to seasonal positions, and some

workers were informed that their po-sition is now non-existent and being laid-off is one of the options facing them, he wrote.

In Revelstoke, the changes in staffi ng will mean many sites will be closed during the fall and spring and hours of operations will be reduced at most sites.

Its about ensuring were align-ing our operations to our visitor seasons, said Karen Tierney, the su-perintendent of Mt. Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks.

She said the impacts were not sig-nifi cant, but include the following:

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toke Grizzlies say thanks to their fans after being eliminated by the Sicamous Eagles inund of the playoffs this year. After a month of questions, it has been learned the team will elstoke. Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review le photo

the franchise.All I can tell you is I attended the

league meetings in Castlegar and theyasked me if I was going to operate the team and I said yes, Hendrickson told the Times Review Monday morning.

The KIJHL held a meeting on Sunday, May 6, in Castlegar B.C., where the issueof the Grizzlies ownership came up. The issue has been a matter of debate as both the current ownership group of Grizzly Sports Entertainment, which is headed by Lew Hendrickson, and the Revelstoke Grizzlies Society have maintained they owned the team.

At the Sunday meeting, Hendrickson represented the owners and representa-tives of the society attended as observers.

We discussed who the owner of the Grizzlies was, whos going to operate it and its the current owners of the Revel-stoke Grizzlies, KIJHL president Bill Olhausen told the Times Review. We asked all the questions if he was able to operate and if he could take care of every-thing and he assured the membership that he could. Thats all we could take. We of-fered the society to make a statement if they wished and they declined.

the franchise.Its not going to 100 Mile, I can tell

you that, Olhausen said on Friday, prior to the meeting.

The sale to 100 Mile House fell apart once it was learned there was a legal agreement with the Revelstoke Grizzlies Society giving it the fi rst right to buy the fiteam. Tom Bachynski, the head of the100 Mile House group, said both he and the league were unaware of the clause when the application was filed to move fithe team.

On April 1, GSE filed an application fiwith the league to sell the team to a group in 100 Mile House. However, when the Society sold the team to GSE in 2006, a clause was put in the sale contract giving the society the right to buy the team for $1 if an application was made to move or fold the team before May 31, 2016. It also required the owners to put a $25,000 bond in a trust and that money would be handed over to the society in case it re-gained ownership of the team.

Mavis Cann, the president of the Rev-elstoke Grizzlies Society, and former

Society, page 12

ource conservation hit hardest as government cuts 14 local Parks jobs

ource conservation de-or Revelstoke & Glacier arks will be the hardest cent round of layoffs that staff have their jobs elim-ours reduced.the 14 affected jobs, six surplussed government iminated and eight oth-

e their hours reduced by grees. Out of the six lay-eople left voluntarily.ult, hours and days of op-

Giant Cedars Boardwalk and the Rogers Pass Centre set to open for shorter periods of the year.

The cuts are across most parts of the parks operations; highway op-erations, the avalanche program and visitor safety will remain as they are but resource conservation is the hardest hit, with four out of eight po-sitions eliminated, long-time Parks employee Alan Polster told me.

Polster, the cultural resource manager for Mt. Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks, volunteered to take an early retirement. His posi-tion is one of six being eliminated.

decided to leave early when word of layoffs came down and he was guar-anteed his full pension if he left.

For me its not a bad news sto-ry, he said. For most of the people that are affected, it is bad news, For the biologist whos job is surplussed, shes devastated.

The cuts were made public last Monday, April 30, when wide-spread layoffs were announced across the public sector. Parks Canada was one of the hardest hit, with 605 em-ployees given lay-off notices and more than 1,000 seeing their hours reduced, according to Kevin King, a regional vice-president of the Union of National Employees and Public

Service Alliance of Canada. They are part of the cuts announced in the Harper governments 2012 Eco-nomic Action Plan.

The Revelstoke Parks Canada of-fi ce is responsible for running Mt. fiRevelstoke & Glacier National Parks and the Rogers Pass Historic Site.

Denis St. Onge, the chairperson of the union local, said in an e-mail Tuesday he was still working on get-ting specifics with regards to the lo-fical cuts.

Some of our members have been affected by the workforce adjustment process and have had their permanent positions changed to seasonal positions, and some

workers were informed that their po-sition is now non-existent and being laid-off is one of the options facing them, he wrote.

In Revelstoke, the changes in staffing will mean many sites will be ficlosed during the fall and spring and hours of operations will be reduced at most sites.

Its about ensuring were align-ing our operations to our visitor seasons, said Karen Tierney, the su-perintendent of Mt. Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks.

She said the impacts were not sig-nificant, but include the following:fi

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