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209 1st St. West, Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0250-837-5121/fax: 250-837-7020

revelstoke-realty.com OMREB

"NOBODY WORKS HARDER FOR YOU THAN RE/MAX"

1524 Nichol Road $595,000

327 Moss Street $139,900

317 MacKenzie Avenue$469,000

Revelstoke Realty"Right Agents for Today's Market"

684 Landers Road $214,900

1974 Big Eddy Road$249,000

55A & 55B Burke Drive$389,000

Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board

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Hot Lapse winners - 10

OUR PRECIOUS PLANET Revelstoke Skating Club presents environment-themed show - 14

Huge Greenslide avalanche overruns Airport Way

For perspective on the size of Sunday’s Greenslide avalanche, notice the yellow avalanche sign in both pictures. Above, a transporta-tion ministry photo showing the main stream. B.C. Ministry of Transportation photo

Right: Word of the avalanche spread quickly through Revelstoke, soon drawing crowds to see the huge slide. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

A massive avalanche tore down Mt. Cartier’s Greenslide avalanche path early in the afternoon on Sunday, Mar 9, blocking Airport Way just south of Greenslide Road.

The slide crossed the road about 200 metres south of residences in the area.

At the roadway, the slide was roughly eight metres high, although it was difficult to gain perspective past the wall of muddy, clumped snow.

It stopped several metres away from a yellow road sign warning motorists not to stop due to avalanche risk.

Mt. Cartier is located just south of Revelstoke, and its long, smooth southern slope is famous for produc-ing massive slides every few decades.

Witnesses said the slide ran several hundred metres past the roadway, stopping near the Columbia River.

A worker on scene said there was no information anyone had been caught in the slide.

There are only a few homes, farms and other struc-tures south of location where the slide cut off the road.

Transport officials had moved heavy equipment to the scene, but work hadn’t started by Sunday at about 4 p.m. due to avalanche hazard assessment.

Minstry of Transportation officials didn’t return a call for more information by press time on Monday.

AAron [email protected]

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Your financial four-leaf clover

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Revelstoke Credit UnionNOTICE OF ANNUALGENERAL MEETING

The 2014 Annual General Meeting will be held at theSenior Citizen’s Complex on

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 7:30pm

We invite you to experience the power of membershipas we give back to our community and distribute the

community giving recipient donations.

Join us for information, door prizes & refreshments.

The man charged with stealing

a truck, trailer and snowmobiles

from a Revelstoke motel in an inci-

dent in the early morning hours

of Feb. 23 has made a first court

appearance.

Enderby resident Mitchell Ron-

ald Szekely, 32, appeared in

Salmon Arm court on Mar. 4; the

proceedings were adjourned to

Mar. 18.

He is facing charges of breach

of probation, possession of stolen

property over $5,000 and attempt-

ing to evade police.

Szekely remains in custody and

is scheduled to appear in Salmon

Arm court via video conference on

Mar. 18.

Man accused in Revelstoke snowmobile thefts appears in courtAARON [email protected]

Winter took its toll of two relatively new pickup trucks in this crash on Mar. 5 near the Big Eddy Market. Epic snowfalls last week had a few people talking about their experience this Revelstoke winter. We have to burst their bubble, though. As of Monday, Mar. 10, the record-keepers at the City of Revelstoke public works department have recorded a total of 425 centimetres of snowfall. That’s hardly a noteworthy snow total. Since snowfall record-keeping began in Revelstoke in 1906, so far this season is only the 44th snowi-est winter on record, and we’re a long way off the record year of 779 centimetres set during the winter of 1971–72. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

Snowmaggedin’ you down? Coffee shop chatter about this epic snow season in the City of Revelstoke sent us digging through the record books. Sorry, but we found the winter of 2013–14 is nothing to tell the grandchildren about – yet, at least.

Rescuers respond to Montana Bowl avalancheBREAKING NEWS: AVALANCHE SEARCH UNDERWAY IN MONTANA BOWL

As of Revelstoke Times Review press time on Mar. 10, Revelstoke Mountain Resort patrollers are conducting an avalanche

search in the Mon-tana Bowl area, a ski area located in the sidecountry beyond the resort’s bound-aries.

Revelstoke Moun-tain Resort GM Rob Elliott has confirmed to the Times Review that the ongoing ski patrol avalanche search outside of

RMR boundary in the Montana Bowl is not a training exercise. Early, unconfirmed reports indicate a category 3 slide with a two-metre crown. One skier who is believed to have triggered it was found on scene with a deployed airbag; it’s unknown if others were involved but there is concern about two oth-ers who were in the vicinity.

Searchers have done a hasty search of the debris field and got no transceiver hits and are now organizing probe and dog searches. We first heard of incident at 1:05 p.m. when a patroller radioed a visual of the slide.

Many patrollers were on scene as of press time. The only detail we have confirmed is that an incident happened outside the bound-ary, the rest have been gleaned from rescu-ers’ radio communications. Hoping for the best.

AARON [email protected]

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there have been many claims made that taking high doses would prevent cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s as well as giving you good skin and eyesight. However, there is very little clinical evidence that vitamin E supplements are beneficial and many of the studies on the vitamin were inconclusive.

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nicotine to the user) and nicotine patches. Recent results of one study showed the two methods were about equal in helping people stop smoking but the success rate was relatively low with both. E-cigarettes have still not been OK’d by Health Canada due to concerns about the effects of long-term use.

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Snow foils Revelstoke ski thief

A Revelstoke ski thief’s early-morning first tracks proved to be nothing to brag about.

Cory Russell Faulconer, 22, pleaded guilty to theft and assault in Revelstoke Pro-vincial Court on Mar. 5. The charges stem from an early morning stealing spree in the Revelstoke Best Western Park-ing lot on Dec. 11, 2013, after security guards caught Faul-coner walking off with a pair

of skis, a snowboard and other items he stole from vehicles in the lot.

Mother nature tipped off two patrolling hotel security guards to the crime in progress. Fresh flakes were flying overnight, and guard Joseph Marcoffio – an auxiliary RCMP officer – noticed fresh footprints weav-ing through the parking lot.

In fact, the single set of foot-prints led from car door to truck door, Crown prosecutor Mar-iane Armstrong told the court.

“They also observed fresh snow brushed from door han-

dles,” she said. The guards followed the

tracks into the adjacent Sand-man Inn parking lot, where they found Falcouner walk-ing away with a pair of skis, a snowboard and several iPods stuffed into his pockets.

When confronted, Faulconer – who appears to be about six feet tall and well over 200 pounds – dropped the skis and snowboard and squared up to the guards. A wrestling match ensued, exhausting one of the guards. By the time the RCMP arrived, the two guards had

gained the upper hand, pinning him to the ground in the snowy parking lot.

Faulconer pleaded guilt-ing in court. Justice Takahashi asked the young man if he con-curred with the prosecutor’s version of events.

“That’s pretty much what happened,” Faulconer said. By way of explanation, Faulconer said: “I was drinking. … I made stupid choices.”

Faulconer, who has no pre-vious criminal record, was sen-tenced to a conditional dis-charge with one year’s proba-

AAron [email protected]

tion. He must not go back to the hotels mentioned, and must refrain from drinking during probation. Justice Takahashi sentenced Faulconer to 25 hours of community service and he must also pay a vic-tim surcharge of $100 for each count. The judge amended a nightly curfew to weekends only so Faul-coner can continue to work nights.

A man making a getaway with stolen snowboard in one arm and stolen skis in the other failed to account for the freshies factor

Court hears railway trespassing case

The young waitress was caught red-handed, or so she thought.

“I’m going to plead guilty, your honour,” she told Justice Takahashi at the Mar. 5 sitting of the Provincial Court at the Revelstoke Courthouse.

Her crime? She was busted cutting through the CP Rail yard near the bocce ball courts on Townley Street.

It went down on May 3, 2013, when CP Rail policeman Cst. Joel Chenard was on patrol, doing some trespasser enforce-ment. It was during Operation Lifesaver Rail Safety Week, which ran April 29–May 5, 2013.

He noticed the young lady walking along a footpath, when he confronted her, leading to a trespassing charge under section 26.1 of the Railway Act.

The young lady, whom we’ll

spare public embarrassment, was one of two people on the Mar. 5 court docket facing tres-passing charges under the Rail-way Act.

She didn’t have the rougher edges of many court defen-dants. Her outfit was well put together; her braided cornsilk-blonde hair was matched with a black and grey-toned sweater and skirt combo, black leggings and buckled ankle boots.

As is often the case with defendants who opt to plead guilty with no lawyer to repre-sent them, the judge inquired into the circumstances.

Justice Takahashi asked about the vicinity of the ‘no trespassing’ sign to where she was caught. Cst. Chenard said it was about 30 metres away, and reminded the judge that tres-passing under the Railway Act is different from normal tres-passing because “the onus is on the accused” found on railway property.

The area in question is near the terribly-designed Fourth Street/Townley Street/Victo-ria Road intersection. A city bocce court sits nearby, adding to potential confusion. For those crystal clear on the rules, the long way around involves three pedestrian crossings of the scar-iest intersection in Revelstoke.

After further questioning from the judge, the defendant wasn’t sure how to plead, and took up the judge’s advice to consult with a duty counsel.

In the end, her duty counsel explained the young lady – who has lived in Revelstoke for about 16 months – thought it was OK to walk on the well-worn path, a shortcut from Townley Street to downtown.

Because she had consulted with a retired engineer at the Railway Museum afterwards about where was off limits, the constable and the duty council agreed to reduce her fine to $50.

AAron [email protected]

CP Rail police are taking trespassers to court, but is the poor design of the adjacent intersection part of the issue? Aaron Orlando/Revel-

stoke Times Review

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REVELSTOKE COMMUNITY HOUSING SOCIETY: CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO UNDERTAKE AFEASIBILITY STUDY TO DEVELOP AN EMERGENCY

SHELTER IN REVELSTOKE

The Revelstoke Community Housing Society (RCHS) is seeking proposals from interested and experienced parties to undertake a Feasibility Study to develop an Emergency Shelter in Revelstoke. Reporting to the Board of Directors of the RCHS, the consultant will complete a needs assessment for the emergency shelter, determine options for developing an emergency shelter facility including identifying potential sites, identify options for managing and operating an emergency shelter in Revelstoke, and review successful operating models for emergency shelters in other communities.

Interested parties should provide an expression of interest which outlines:

• Education and experience relevant to emergency housing; • Communication, organization, research and group facilitation skills; • Key success factors and approaches to achieve success; • Timeframe for completing the Feasibility Study; • Lump sum amount expected as remuneration for undertaking the • Feasibility Study.

For further information, please contact Alan Mason, RCHS Board member at 250-837-5345 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Expressions of interest should be addressed to: Revelstoke Community Housing Society, Box 2398, Revelstoke, BC, V0E 2S0, or dropped off at 301-Victoria Road West, Revelstoke. Proposals must be received by 4:30pm on Thursday, March 27th, 2014.

RCHS wishes to thank all those who submit proposals. Only those whose proposals meet the needs of the RCHS will be contacted.

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B.C. teachers vote for three-step strike plan

B.C. public school teach-ers have voted 89% to give their union authority for strike action in three stages.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker said there is no set schedule on when work-to-rule action would begin.

“There will be no job action tomorrow, there will be no job action next week,” Iker said after the vote results were in Thursday evening. “It will depend entirely on what is happening at the nego-tiating table and whether or not the government and the employ-ers’ association are prepared to be fair and reasonable.”

After a year of bargaining sessions with an expired con-tract, the BCTF still has not pre-sented a specific wage and ben-

efit demand. Education Minister Peter Fassbender urged the union to present its opening position as negotiation sessions resumed Fri-day.

Union members were briefed before the vote on the initial wage offer delivered by Peter Cam-eron, chief negotiator for B.C.’s 60 school districts. It describes pay increases totalling 6.5% over six years.

Fassbender reiterated that class size and composition are up for negotiation as well as wages and benefits. Iker said the strike vote shows the members’ rejection of “unfair and unreasonable pro-posals that would undo the class size, class composition and spe-cialist teacher staffing levels we just won back in a B.C. Supreme Court ruling.”

More than 29,000 teachers voted, with 26,000 saying yes to

the strike option that can be acti-vated on 72 hours’ notice for 90 days.

Details of the strike plan have emerged from several school dis-tricts, where BCTF members have voted to authorize the first two phases.

Phase one is refusing meetings or communication with admin-istrators, and working to rule on hours, except for pre-arranged voluntary activities. According to one summary released by the government, teachers are to arrive at school no more than one hour before class time and leave by one hour after classes, with no supervision of students outside of class time.

Phase two is rotating one-day walkouts in districts around the province. Phase three, a full-scale strike, would require a second vote by members to authorize.

Teachers vote 89% in support of possible staged strike action in B.C. schools

Tom FleTcherBlack Press

It was a nail-biting district spelling bee final at Arrow Heights Elementary School on Mar. 4. The final grade 4–7 competitors were drawn from school competitions across the district, and faced increasingly difficult words in a sudden-death format. Carriage, turmoil, genetic, forbidden, vouch, morale, disarray, talis-man … these were a few of the last words. After her last competitor stum-bled, first place finisher Emily MacLeod clinched the victory by spelling the championship word, ailment. It was the second year the district has hosted the competition. Front row left to right: Amelia Brown, AHE (3rd place winner); Ezra Lebel, BVE; Emily MacLeod, AHE (1st place winner); Maya McDowell, CPE; Alexi Mostert, AHE. Middle row left to right: Samantha Flick, CPE; Jayke Coueffin, BVE; Kaytlynn New, CPE. Back row left to right: Allison Just, teacher sponsor; Jaimie Reynolds, AHE (second place winner); Sue Leach, teacher sponsor; Frankie Howe, CPE; Eleanor Wilson, teacher sponsor; Sara Supinen, BVE; Patti Matsushita, pronouncer. Absent From Photo: Devyn Gale, BVE. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

Revelstoke’s top spellers!

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Mill � re families demand justice

VICTORIA – Survivors and rela-tives of those killed in a pair of saw-mill explosions in northern B.C. came to the B.C. legislature Thurs-day to back calls for an independent inquiry into the disasters and how they were investigated.

Among the visitors was Maureen Luggi, a former chief of the Lake Babine First Nation, and her son Robert Luggi Jr. Her husband Rob-ert and her second cousin Carl Char-lie were both killed in the explosion in January 2012 at the Babine For-est Products sawmill in Burns Lake.

Both Maureen Luggi and Dirk Weissbach, who was also working on that evening shift and was one of 20 workers injured, questioned why the mill continued to operate as the temperature fell to below -40. Water lines were frozen and vent fans used to clear dust from the dry wood were turned off to keep heat in the build-ing.

Maureen Luggi said she has reviewed the WorkSafeBC report, the Crown prosecutor decision not to lay criminal charges and a fol-low-up report by John Dyble, Pre-mier Christy Clark’s deputy minis-

ter, which looked at problems with evidence gathering by WorkSafeBC investigators.

“Our families will never be the same,” she said. “I would like jus-tice, I want transparency, I want accountability. All of this evidence that the Crown looked at, I want to know what’s in it.”

With family members in the pub-lic gallery, Clark took questions from NDP leader Adrian Dix in the legislature.

“My view is that in order to make sure this never happens again, we need to get on with � xing the prob-lems that exist at WorkSafeBC,” Clark said. “We need to do it now.”

Dix told the legislature that two years after the fatal explosions in Burns Lake and at Lakeland Mills in Prince George, 42 per cent of mills inspected have continued to show non-compliance with dust control measures.

A coroner’s inquest is sched-uled for this fall into the Burns Lake incident. Prosecutors have not yet decided on whether to lay charges in the Lakeland explosion, which also killed two workers and injured 22 more in April 2012.

Injured mill worker Dirk Weissbach and his wife Kathleen (left) and NDP leader Adrian Dix (right) listen as Maureen Luggi speaks to reporters about the death of her husband Robert at Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake in 2012. Tom Fletcher/Black Press photo

Survivors, families demand transparency, justice and accountability after mill disaster

AARON [email protected]

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Of 345 species at risk in Canada, more than 160 have waited far too long for recovery strategies. Thanks to a recent federal court decision, four luckier ones are � nally getting overdue plans detail-ing steps needed to save and protect them, including identifying habitat they need to survive. But to make it happen, environ-mental groups including the David Suzuki Foundation, with the help of Ecojustice lawyers, had to take the federal govern-ment to court. It wasn’t the � rst time we’ve gone to court to protect wildlife.

In what the judge called “the tip of the iceberg”, the court found an enormous systemic problem in the two ministries responsible for protecting endangered and threatened wildlife. Both the environment and � sheries ministers broke the law for the species in question by allowing multi-year delays in meeting deadlines required under the Species at Risk Act.

This legal win is good news for Paci� c humpback whales, marbled murrelets, Nechako white sturgeon and southern mountain caribou. But their fate and that of many other federally recognized endan-gered and threatened species remains in jeopardy. Court victories are just a start. It will take political will to ensure species and their habitats get the protection they

need.The yellow-breasted chat, northern gos-

hawk and spotted turtle are just some of the endangered species that continue to wait – some for as long as seven years now. The eastern whip-poor-will – known for its dis-tinct nocturnal cries – struggles to survive pollution, pesticides and climate change, while the grey fox and prairie loggerhead shrike confront agricultural and pesticide threats as they contend with recovery strat-egy delays.

When plans come this late, impacts of large development projects such as the Northern Gateway pipeline aren’t ade-quately considered before projects are approved. We’ll never know if the Joint Review Panel’s recommendation to sup-port the Enbridge project would have been different had it considered recovery impacts on threatened species such as the humpback whale.

Recovery strategies are not the only slow-moving part of the species-at-risk process. Just getting status assessments for species may take up to � ve years. Five more years could be required for govern-ment to decide whether to accept these sci-enti� c assessments and give species pro-tection. Then, legal timelines kick in, fol-lowed by recovery strategies – many delayed – and still more years for action plans, which have no timelines, to take effect. For killer whales, whose overdue action plan was just released, the process has taken about 13 years and a court chal-lenge from the David Suzuki Foundation and others, which concluded government was failing to protect the whale’s critical habitat. Many species have been waiting even longer.

The Species at Risk Act was adopted in 2002 to protect Canada’s plants and animals. Although the act itself is sound,

implementation leaves much to be desired. Some species that need help, such as the porbeagle shark, are excluded from the list, along with other � sh that have high eco-nomic value. Despite a 90 per cent decline in population, the shark was denied pro-tection because of possible impacts on the � shing industry.

The act only automatically applies to a small fraction of species at risk, since most are not guaranteed protection on provincial lands, and allows the federal government to step in if a province is failing to pro-tect a species. But this has only happened once, for the greater sage grouse. Despite a recent federal emergency order to improve protection for the bird and its prairie hab-itat, concerns remain around continued delays on recovery actions.

The main threat to more than 85 per cent of species at risk is habitat loss and deg-radation. Recovery plans identify habitat, which can then be protected and restored to help wildlife survive. Strategies are now required for 192 species. Successful court challenges – such as our 2009 Nooksack dace case involving a small minnow on the brink of extinction – helped enforce the act’s requirement that the federal govern-ment identify critical habitat. Government can speed the process by following a pre-cautionary approach in the absence of sci-enti� c certainty.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we didn’t have to resort to court challenges to protect threat-ened wildlife? Endangered species caught in long delays are like emergency patients denied life support. If we really care about them, we need to do a better job of sup-porting them.

With contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Communications Specialist Theresa Beer.

Wildlife win in court, lose on the ground

SCIENCE MATTERSBY DAVID SUZUKI

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Report highlights unsafe forestry bridges

There are problems in the for-est, but nobody is talking about where they are.

An investigation of 216 bridges constructed throughout the prov-ince in the past three years has found numerous non-compli-ances with legislation and over two dozen bridges that may not be safe for industrial use, accord-ing to a report released March 5 by the Forest Practices Board.

The investigation carried out last summer by the indepen-dent watchdog found 19 bridges that were obviously unsafe and another 13 bridges that had seri-ous safety concerns. 

Forty per cent of the bridges did not have complete plans and in the case of 74 bridges, the required sign-off by a pro-fessional that the bridge was designed and built correctly was not completed, states the report. 

“What we found is highly dis-turbing, given the emphasis gov-ernment and industry have placed

on safety in recent years,” said Forest Practices Board chair Tim Ryan.

“The problem is not the lack of legislation or guidance by profes-sional associations, the problem is that some professionals are not performing to the standards gov-ernment and the public expect.”

While the report includes pho-tos of some of the unsafe bridges, the Forest Practices Board would not reveal their location.

“That was not the purpose of the report; the purpose was to determine if bridges were being properly designed and built,” says Ryan, noting the responsi-bility lies with the Association of BC Forest Professionals and Association of Professional Engi-neers and Geoscientists. “When we started, we involved those to organizations so they were fully aware … the organizations will take that up with their members.”

In a joint release also issued March 5, the two organizations stated their concerns and indi-cated they would be following up on the board’s investigation –

and using “enforcement and dis-cipline systems” if necessary.

“In addition the professions will update the current profes-sional practice guidelines, iden-tify the necessary skills and com-petencies required for this work, and undertake specialized profes-sional development with mem-bers in this area of practice,” notes the release.

And government will be watching too.

Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, David Thomson, says he is dis-appointed by the findings and expects the unsafe bridges have already been corrected, or will be immediately.

“I have asked staff to follow-up with the two professional associ-ations and forestry associations to identify and address contribut-ing factors to substandard bridge-building practices and to come up with an action plan within 60 days,” he says. “As recommended by the board, I’ve also directed ministry compliance and enforce-ment staff to include bridges in

their inspection plans.”The Forest Practices

Board is B.C.’s indepen-dent watchdog for sound forest and range prac-tices, reporting its find-ings and recommenda-tions directly to the pub-lic and government. 

The board can inves-tigate and report on cur-rent forestry and range issues and make rec-ommendations for improvement to prac-tices and legislation.

BarB BrouwerBlack Press

Authors of report won’t say which bridges are unsafe or a serious safety concern

B.C. still attractive to miners, minister says

Industry representatives from around the world are dis-appointed in the latest rejected mine in B.C., but they’re not tak-ing it out on the provincial gov-ernment, Energy and Mines Min-ister Bill Bennett says.

Bennett started his week in Toronto at the Prospectors and Development Association con-vention, pitching B.C.’s efforts to make B.C. more attractive to mining investment. He said del-egates were disappointed to hear that Taseko Mines’ proposal to develop a copper-gold deposit near Williams Lake.

“People don’t associate that decision with the B.C. govern-ment, they associate it with the federal government, and I think people here are more optimistic than I expected,” Bennett said in a phone interview from Toronto.

With 30,000 delegates, the convention is the largest indus-try gathering in the world. Ben-nett promoted the construction of the Northwest Transmission Line, bringing electricity to the remote region north of Terrace. To be completed this summer, the line will enable operation of the Red Chris copper-gold mine near Iskut.

Of the 20 major mine propos-als currently in the B.C. environ-mental assessment process, five are in the northwest.

Bennett said one of the main

difficulties for junior mining companies is attracting financing for projects that take many years to develop.

The annual Fraser Institute global survey of mining compa-nies, released at the convention. Alberta was viewed as the most attractive jurisdiction in Can-ada for mining, and third in the world, based on taxation, legal system and certainty around land claims.

B.C.’s ranking in the survey went from 31st to 32nd in the world, a measure of its aborigi-nal relations climate.

Gavin Dirom, president of the Association for Mineral Explo-ration B.C., said the province has improved in the ranking over the past five years, along with Alberta and Nunavut.

Tom FleTcherBlack Press

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett (right) visits ironworkers on the Red Chris Mine Construction site last summer. The line is expected to be complete this summer. BC Government photo

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APPLICANT: Big Bend Development Corporation, Inc. No. BC0686698 ADDRESS: 903 Farrell Road LEGAL: LOT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 5A SECTION 34 TOWNSHIP 23 RANGE 2 WEST OF THE 6TH MERIDIAN KOOTENAY DISTRICT PLAN 765

Purpose:1. The applicant is seeking the following bylaw amendments to allow the proposed development of a new brewing and retail/tasting facility for Mt. Begbie Brewing Company on the site: a. Amend the City of Revelstoke Of� cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 1950, to change the land use designation from T5L – Urban Residential to T5O – High Street Mixed Use. b. Amend the City of Revelstoke Zoning Bylaw No. 1264, 1984, to change the zoning designation from Low Density Residential (R2) to Central Business District (C1).

Reference: Of� cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2039 & Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2040

Anyone who believes they will be affected by the proposed bylaw is invited to attend the public hearing to present verbal or written submissions to Council for consideration. Copies of all the relevant documents for the proposed Bylaw Amendments will be available for review in the Engineering and Development Services Department at City Hall, 216 Mackenzie Avenue, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays up until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 25th, 2014. Written submissions to be considered at the public hearing must be received by the Administration Department before 12:00 noon on March 25th, 2014. Email submissions can be sent to [email protected].

If you have any questions or require further information, please contact 250-837-3637.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGPlease be advised that a Public Hearing will be held in Council Chambers located in Suite 102 – 103 Second Street East, Revelstoke, B.C. on Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

APPLICANT: Selkirk Land and Cattle Corporation, Inc. No. 522500 ADDRESS: 3000 Mountain Gate Road, Revelstoke, B.C LEGAL: PORTION OF REMAINDER NW ¼ OF SECTION 24, TP. 23, R 2, W6M, KOOTENAY DISTRICT EXCEPT PARTS INCLUDED IN PLANS 6130, 6131, 11598 AND 17018

Purpose:1. The applicant is seeking the following bylaw amendments to allow single family lot development on the site: a. Amend the City of Revelstoke Of� cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 1950, to change the land use designation from RMR Resort – Resort Neighbourhood to Residential, T3 – Sub Urban Land Use. b. Amend the City of Revelstoke Zoning Bylaw No. 1264, 1984, to change the zoning designation from Rural Residential – 60 Hectare District (RR60) to Single Family Residential District (R1). c. The discharge of Land Use Contract No. M5793.

Reference: Of� cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 2042, Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2043 & Land Use Contract Discharge Bylaw No. 2044

Anyone who believes they will be affected by the proposed bylaw is invited to attend the public hearing to present verbal or written submissions to Council for consideration. Copies of all the relevant documents for the proposed Bylaw Amendments will be available for review in the Engineering and Development Services Department at City Hall, 216 Mackenzie Avenue, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays up until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 25th, 2014. Written submissions to be considered at the public hearing must be received by the Administration Department before 12:00 noon on March 25th, 2014. Email submissions can be sent to [email protected].

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONSThe Parks Recreation & Culture Department is looking for local groups to run the beer garden for Canada Day.Any group wishing to host the beer garden must submit a letter of interest by Friday, March 21st at 4:00pm.In your letter we want to hear what your favorite Canada Day event is!

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Squash BC honours Kevin Dorrius

Squash BC is proud to announce that Kevin Dorrius from the Revelstoke Racquet Den is this year’s recipient of the Squash BC Junior Service Award. 

This prestigious award is presented to an individual who has unselfishly inspired, coached or mentored junior squash players. 

Kevin has spent countless hours vol-unteering to grow and develop one of the province’s premiere junior squash programs.  Under Kevin’s guidance, Revelstoke juniors are now participat-ing in large tournaments throughout B.C.

Prior to Kevin’s arrival on the scene, the Interior was under represented in the Squash BC junior program.  Kev-in’s philosophy is “squash and sport should always be fun” and he works with other tournament organizers to ensure the Revelstoke juniors have a positive experience. 

Revelstoke’s juniors are a fine example of taking Kevin’s philoso-phy to heart as they always display a high degree of sportsmanship both on and off the court. Not only is Kevin an avid squash player and coach, he is also the Kootenays Zone Represen-tative for Squash BC and a member of the Squash BC Junior Grassroots Com-mittee. 

With Kevin’s involvement, the future of squash in our province looks bright.  Congratulations Kevin!

Dorrius working with regional programs

In an interview with the Revelstoke Times Review, Dorrius said it “felt really good to be recognized like that.”

He was listening to the speech announcing the award, but was “quite surprised” to hear he was awarded the honour.

“I was thinking, ‘This guy is doing a lot,’” he said.

The Revelstoke club is in the top three when measured by members per court.

Their junior team sent the third-larg-est contingent to the provincial tourna-ment last year and the fifth-largest this year.

“We’re closing the competitive gap,” Dorrius said, saying Revelstoke junior competitors are giving “rave review about how much players have improved.”

Dorrius is working with clubs in Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon to build junior programs and create regional competitions.

The date hasn’t been set yet, but the club is hosting a junior tournament next year.

—Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

Everyone who hangs around the Revelstoke Racquet Den on Mackenzie Avenue knows Kevin Dorrius is tireless volunteer who has devoted countless hours to building up squash in Revelstoke, and especially with building the junior program here. Now he’s been recognized by Squash BC with a special award for his ef-forts. He’s joined here by Cindy Longley, chair of the BC Squash Junior Committee. Aaron Orlando/RTR

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Reuben Krabbe was the winner of Hot Lapse, the third annual Revelstoke photo showdown that saw six photographers spend three days shooting and editing together a slideshow of images last week.

Krabbe won for his stunning slideshow that contrasted the curves of the mountains with the curves of the human body. He began his slideshow with a quote by Bra-zilian architect Oscar Niemeyer:

“It is not the right angle that attracts me, nor the straight line, hard and inflexi-ble, created by man. What attracts me is the free and sensual curve, the curve that I find in the mountains of my country, in the sin-uous course of its rivers, in the body of the beloved woman.”

Using that as inspiration, Krabbe seam-lessly faded photographs of human curves with ski photographs showing similar lines.

The result was a slideshow that was the unanimous choice as winner. This reporter spoke to many people after the show and the consensus was that Krabbe’s slideshow was the best.

In addition to the $3,000 Krabbe won for top prize, he also took home a pair of Salomon skis for winning the People’s Choice Award.

Revelstoke photographer Steve Shannon took home second prize for his slideshow Handcrafted, which showcased both ski-ing, snowboarding, as well as local man-ufacturing businesses such as Mt. Begbie Brewing Co., Trapper Snowboards, Big Bend Skis and Almond Manufacturing.

Zoya Lynch finished in third for her slideshow CO2.

The photographers had 72 hours to take their photos and edit their slideshows. They were shown at a sold out event at the Roxy Theatre on Friday, Mar. 7.

You can watch all the slideshows at www.revelstoketimesreview.com, or look for links on the Hot Lapse Facebook page.

We spoke to Reuben Krabbe after the show.

How does it feel to both win this compe-tition and the people’s choice award?

It’s very, very cool. I’ve never had any ski photo competition pan out like this before, so it’s really, really cool to be able to have this. It’s also really cool to do it in a town that’s not your home town, because it takes so much local knowledge to make this show happen. I owe a lot to Gord Spur-geon and Sean Cochrane for their knowl-edge and their contribution to our show.

You came up here from Whistler. What was it like for you to shoot in a brand new area?

I came out here in January and I shot a bit, so I knew two out of the three areas that

we shot. Beyond that it’s just trying to make sure that you’re really open and flowing with whatever’s happening because you can’t con-trol weather, you can’t control snow quality – so you have to be open for the whole thing.

Where did you go?First day was Begbie Shoulder, second day

was the resort, third day was Boulder Moun-tain.

Where did your idea come from?I’m always looking for different ideas for

these types of shows and drawing influences from anywhere else. I saw that quote in a magazine and ended up copying it down, or shot a photo with my phone just to make sure I had it. I thought on it for quite a while and it fit to do it here in Revelstoke, where you could shoot it in any condition on any land-scape.

What was the most challenging part of this?

The most challenging part was messing up the start date and then all of a sudden realizing

I had to start 25 hours earlier than I thought I did. That was on me messing up one or two e-mails, thinking it started on a Tuesday, and then having to start on a Monday.

What about the best part?The best part is being able to create some-

thing according to your own vision, as much as you want to follow that, and then get to share it with a bunch of people who celebrate ski culture. It’s such a cool thing and I love to be able to chase that.

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Top: Contest winner Reuben Krabbe’s entry into the Hot Lapse photo competition. The Whistler photographer shot on Begbie Shoulder, Revel-stoke Mountain Resort and Boulder Mountain. Bottom left: Revelstoke’s Steve Shannon took second place with a series called Handcrafted, which featured imagery of local manufacturing operations, including Mt. Begbie Brewing Co., Trapper Snowboards, Big Bend Skis and Almond Manufacturing. Revelstoke photographer Zoya Lynch recently claimed top prize at Whistler’s Deep Winter Photo Challenge, and returned home where she earned third-place in the 2014 Hot Lapse event.

All photos courtesy Hot Lapse organizers. Counter clockwise from top: Reuben Krabbe, Steve Shannon, Zoya Lynch

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The warm and wet Pineapple Express that swept over Revelstoke on the weekend combined with an extra hour of afternoon daylight on Sunday marked the definitive beginning of the 2014 spring apres-ski patio season. Here, organizers announce the competitors for the Revelstoke leg of the freeride tour at a Mar. 9 ceremony at Rockford Plaza at the Revelstoke Mountain Resort base. The competition was originally scheduled to happen on Monday, Mar. 10, but organizers have called a weather day due to conditions and visibility. The competition falls after our press time. Check revelstoketimesreview.com for photos and results from the competition. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

Freeride World Tour competition window Mar. 11–15

Revelstoke Mountain Resort is hosting the Swatch Freeride World Tour this week, with plenty of events at the resort and in downtown Revelstoke.

The original competition date – Mar. 10 – was postponed due to conditions and visibility. Delays are common because visibil-

ity issues affect judging, filming and safety on the big mountain course.

The competition is slated for the Mac Daddy face, an impos-ing, north-facing, 52-degree slope beyond the resort boundary on Mt. Mackenzie. It’s possible to view the competition by touring from the top of the Stoke chair, but anyone doing so should be prepared for the backcountry. For

the less adventurous who don’t have a good set of binoculars, Revelstoke Mountain Resort will be screening the competition live on the Rockford Plaza jumbotron.

For more on Swatch Freeride World Tour events, see the Rev-elstoke Mountain Resort website or check out events in the Revel-stoke Times Review Community Calendar.

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Revelstoke’s Rylan Kappler drops a cliff during last year’s event. John Antoniuk/Revelstoke Mountain Resort photo

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Revelstoke’s FIS team was in Kim-berley this week for a Keurig Cup Super G race. This was the first Super G race of the season for the team, and the training on Devil’s Club at RMR has certainly paid off. Emily Unter-berger was third among the U18s, fourth overall, and Jamie Park came in fifth.

“All of the athletes did a really good job of skiing tactically,” reported head FIS coach Gregor Druzina.

“It was interesting for me to see where we are in relation to other clubs. Both Emily and Jamie skied very sol-idly and got some good results.” Unfortunately in the men’s race, Mitch Smith got off balance in one of the turns and injured his right ankle. We all hope he will be back on skis soon.

The next race for Emily and Jamie

will be in Nakiska for the Nor AM finals, where they will compete in Super G, slalom and GS. “The NorAm is the highest level of ski racing in North America,” explains Coach Dru-zina. “This will be the first race at this level for both of them, and we are approaching this completion with the aim to learn a lot, ski well, and get ready for Senior Nationals in Whistler at the end of the month.”

The ski club’s younger athletes per-formed spectacularly at the Nancy Greene zone finals race at Silver Star Mountain Resort on March 1. With 13 skiers, Team Revelstoke came away with four podium finishes, three top-five finishes, and three top-ten fin-ishes.  Over 150 athletes competed at the finals event hosted by Vernon Ski Club. They hosted a great event

Revelstoke FIS team tackles Super G at KimberleyRevelstoke Nancy Greenes compete at zone finals at Silver Star

despite  tough race conditions including very cold temperatures and over 10 centimetres of fresh snow. 

Saturday’s competition was a dual giant slalom race for the U8 age category. All three Rev-elstoke racers in this division skied to top ten finishes. Alena Hamilton placed eighth, Felix Freathy placed seventh, and Dana Mahoney placed fourth — solid performances from the club’s youngest racers.

Sunday was a dual slalom race for the U10 and U12 racers. A tight course with new snow accu-mulating made the conditions tricky for the skiers. Nonetheless, the conditions did not deter team Revelstoke from putting their best efforts forward.

Revelstoke owned the podium in the 2005 age category with wins by Reed Kelly in the boys class and Nora Sidjak in the girls. Both skiers have enjoyed successful results all season and they dem-onstrated their continued domi-nance at the finals. Liam Freathy also skied well to earn a sixth-place finish in the 2005 class, one of his best of the season. Kale Jay too skied strongly in this compet-itive age group improving on his second run and finishing in the top 15.

In the 2004 category, Revel-stoke’s Erica Peasgood skied to a first place finish. She put down

two technically clean, solid runs in a turny course and it paid off with a one second lead over her competition. Sydney Musseau and Brynn Harrison also represented Revelstoke well in this class improving their times on their sec-ond runs and finishing just outside the top ten. 

Alex Jay, Revelstoke’s only 2003 boy in the competition, skied to a fourth place finish with two respectable runs.  In the old-est age category, the 2002 class, Revelstoke skiers John Sidjak and Sophia Humphries put down two fast runs each to both earn top results. Sophia Humphries skied well to a fourth place finish among a competitive group of female ski-ers that included a rare podium tie

and the first place female earning the fastest time in the entire race. John Sidjak chased winner Jamie Trow with two fast runs earning him a second place podium finish.

Revelstoke coach Carter Berton said she was very proud of all the Revelstoke athletes. “Everyone stepped it up for these finals and demonstrated some of their best skiing in difficult conditions,” she said. “Their hard work in training all season paid off this weekend.”

The U14s will head to Sun Peaks for the provincial cham-pionships March 14–16. And on March 29–30, Revelstoke will host the Okanagan Zone Finals for U12, U14 and U16. Come on up to RMR to catch some great ski racing action!

Above: Emily Unterberger finishes third at the Kimberley Super G. Gregor Druzina photo Below: Nora Sidjak won the 2005 girls’ Nancy Greene zone finals at Silver Star. Rob Sidjak photo

By Mary Clayton & Carter Bertonrevelstoke Ski Club

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Wednesday, March 12FOOD SKILLS FOR FAMILIES A weekly series of healthy cooking sessions host by Community Con-nections. Come and learn how to prepare tasty meals using fresh whole foods. At Community Connections at 1:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 13REVELSTOKE SKATING CLUB PRESENTS OUR PRECIOUS PLANET The Revelstoke Skat-ing Club is pleased to present Our Precious Planet, a skating spectacular that will take you around the world to explore the Arctic, Rainforest, Oceans, and Savanna. Join Revelstoke’s developing skaters and their coaches Nina Greschner, Adrienne Schurdevin, and Shawn Bracken for an event you can’t afford to miss. Doors open at 6 p.m. Thursday March 13 and show starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation. FWT EVENT: REDEYE EMPIRE plays the Big Eddy Pub as part of the Frostbite Series. FWT EVENT: THE LIBRARIAN at Traverse. An-drea Graham is known as the Librarian, but don’t be fooled by her deceptively quiet composure. The Bass Coast Music Festival’s co-founder and music curator has been making some very loud noises up and down the Pacific Northwest for the better part of a decade. Her knack for blending total dance floor destruction with sly subtleties and hot new exclusives makes for a consistently accessible, yet undeniably future sound.

Friday, March 14WINTER STORY TIME AND TODDLER TIME Stories and songs for caregivers and their toddlers aged 3–4-years-old. At the Revelstoke library every Friday at 9:15 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Call the library at 250-837-5095 to register.FWT EVENT: BOGGS GANGSTA PARTY featuring DJ Praiz at Traverse. FWT EVENT: THE COAL CREEK BOYS play the Last Drop. 9 p.m.

saTurday, March 15 FWT EVENT: RED BULL THRE3STYLE DJ Wakutt at Traverse.BEYOND BOARDING Film and presentation by activist organization Beyond Boarding links hopes to inspire snowboarders into an activist lifestyle. 7 p.m. at RPAC. Tickets $10, $5 seniors. FWT EVENT: THE COAL CREEK BOYS play the Last Drop. 9 p.m.

Monday, March 17ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY at the Last Drop with DJ Declan.

Tuesday, March 18WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUP At the Regent Hotel Lounge at 1 p.m. For more informa-tion call Ginger at 250-837-4129 or Bev at 250-837-4898.

Wednesday, March 19FOOD SKILLS FOR FAMILIES A weekly series of healthy cooking sessions host by Community Con-nections. Come and learn how to prepare tasty meals using fresh whole foods. At Community Connections at 1:30 p.m.

OPEN MIC NIGHT at the Last Drop.

Thursday, March 20

SNOWMOBILE RIDE FOR DAD raises funds for prostate cancer research this year. Hosted by Rev-elstoke Snowmobile Club, Glacier House Resort, and Great Canadian Snowmobile Tours. Details of tour and BBQ available at revelstokesnowmobileclub.com. YOUNG BENJAMINS AND SMOKEKILLERS at the Last Drop.

THE GOOD OL’ GOATS Live at the Big Eddy Pub at 9 p.m. Part of the Frostbite Music Series.

BLONDTRON at Traverse.

March 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29THE DUMB WAITER by Harold Pinter, directed by Anita Hallewas. Ben and Gus are hit men who are holed-up in a dingy, disused basement of a rooming house, waiting to be sent out on their next job. Thinking the house has been abandoned, things get complicated when they receive information from sources coming from other floors to send food orders up a dumb waiter. They bicker between themselves as their anxiety grows about the unknown victim. At the RSS Drama Studio, 8 p.m. Tickets $10/$12 at Powder Springs Inn.

Friday, March 21SPRING BREAK TRACKSIDE at the Revelstoke Railway Museum. Follow in the footsteps of Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny from the classic children’s book The Boxcar Children which celebrates its 90th birthday in 2014. Enjoy fun activities and make a box car to take home. 1–3 p.m. $5 per child, adults by donation. Tickets at the door. DROP IN CURLING at the Revelstoke Curling Club. The club supplies the equipment and on-ice instruction. Bring clean, dry running shoes. 7–11 p.m. YOUNG BENJAMINS AND SMOKEKILLERS at the Last Drop.

saTurday, March 22THE FUNK HUNTERS play Traverse Lounge.SHANE PHILIP at the Last Drop. The multi-instru-mentalist and didgeridoo specialist is a frequent visi-tor to Revelstoke known to get dance parties going.

Monday, March 24DJ DECLAN AND THE HOUSE OF FUNK at the Last Drop.

Tuesday, March 25COMMON THREADS KNITTING CLUB Drop-in to the Revelstoke library for tea and company while you work on your knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching and anything else. Goes from 7–9 p.m.THE LION THE BEAR AND THE FOX play at the Last Drop.

Wednesday, March 26FOOD SKILLS FOR FAMILIES A weekly series of healthy cooking sessions host by Community Con-nections. Come and learn how to prepare tasty meals using fresh whole foods. At Community Connections at 1:30 p.m.AMAL (2008) is an award-winning film by director Richie Mehta. The powerful and heart-rending tale follows a poor Delhi street merchant who seeks his missing son. In Hindi with English subtitles. Part of Revelstoke Multicultural Society’s film series. $7, $5 for society members. 7:30 p.m. at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre.

Poppy ska/reggae performers hailing from the Coast, Redeye Empire have put up some party shows in Revelstoke in the past, and should be a good fit with they bring their surf/snow lifestyle-influenced show to the Big Eddy Pub on Thursday, March 13. Spring is around the cor-ner and it’s time to think about sunshine again. —Aaron Orlando Photo courtesy Redeye Empire

Ladies, do you ever get a hankerin’ for a straight-up double shot of hard-luck man? The Coal Creek Boys formed around the Fernie-area community of Coal Creek, and play outlaw country with a fatalistic bent. You’d better catch these veteran live performers at the Last Drop this Friday and Saturday, cause they’re boarding a westbound steam train after that, and word is the sheriff and his posse of hired guns have the tracks blocked at the pass, just layin’ in wait. –—Aaron Orlando Coal Creek Boys photo

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Skating club hosts Our Precious Planet showcase

Get ready for the Revelstoke Skating Club’s season showcase performance.Our Precious Planet will share how far the skaters have come and showcase

this new piece. The Revelstoke Skating Club is a not-for-profit society created to give chil-

dren and adults the opportunity to develop skills on the ice.

The project is a community effort relying on the support of parents and volunteers to organize the shows. The crew of accredited coaches are dedi-cated to getting the skaters’ performances ready.

Head coach Nina Greschner choreographed and produced the piece with the help of KidSkate coach Adrienne Schurdevin and PowerSkate coach Shawn Bracken. 

A large multi-generational cast ranging in age from three to adult includes many enthusiastic skat-ers returning from previous performances.

The last year’s event was a huge success; hun-dreds of people came out. The society is hoping for an even bigger turnout this year.

The theme this year is global environmental

issues. Spanning the ocean, arctic, rainforest and the Savanna desert, each scene will depict a commonly known and broad issue its inhabitants face.

At a recent rehearsal, the smallest of the skaters hold green signs that say “reuse, recycle, reduce,” a testament to some of the solutions to the issues brought up in the piece. Others wore brightly coloured homemade animal or insect costumes. 

So come out, be entertained, show some support for all their hard work and buy a flower for your favourite skater at intermission. The show is at the Revelstoke Forum on Thursday, Mar. 13., doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 6:30. Admis-sion is by donation.

March 13 Revelstoke Skating Club event showcases talent

Revelstoke Skating Club members prepared for their annual showcase at a Mar. 7 practice. This year’s showcase is entitled Our Precious Planet. Ana Pollo/Special to the Revelstoke Times Review

AnA PolloSpecial to the Revelstoke Times Review

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The Revelstoke Men’s Bonspiel finished on Mar. 2 with a victory in the A final by Ed Wozniak’s team from Revelstoke, who edged out Roger Kessler’s team, also from Revelstoke. A total of 10 teams entered, including visiting teams from Armstrong, Calgary and Lethbridge. Pictured here from left: Roger Kessler (Skip), Angelo Brunetti, Lawrence Rebalkin, Rocco Zappone, Sandy McDonald, Gary Krestinsky, Ed Wozniak and Adam Kidd. Event sponsors include Tim Hortons, Investor’s Group and Canyon Electric. Aaron Orlando/Revelstoke Times Review

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LOUIE BERLIN (Gieri)1938-2014

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Louie Berlin, formerly of the Crowsnest Pass. Louie left this world peacefully on February 24th, 2014 at the Kelowna Regional Hospital.

One of 5 children, Louie was raised with a great appreciation of family and friends and the simple pleasures of life. Louie spent all his school years in Coleman and relocated to Field and Revelstoke B.C. working for the C.P.R. until his retirement. Revelstoke was his home where he made many close friends.

Louie’s passion was collecting and trading antiques. In the summers, he would travel around western Canada attending antique shows and was well known by many of the dealers. You could often find him sitting at a booth, going through old postcards or the like, visiting. It was a social time for him and he made many friends over the years. It always made Louie happy when he found something rare that he could buy or trade. He was sharp, and knew a good deal when he saw one. His collections helped define who he was - he would often bring a treasure or two to show when he visited his family members. He had a particular place in his heart for his nieces and nephews – and they for him. He was in touch with many of them on a regular basis. Over the past month he reconnected with many of them as his illness took hold.

Louie was a kind, unassuming man who liked a simple life. His love for his nieces and nephews was very special and he took the time to maintain these relationships, despite time and distance. His love for each of them has created a strong bond of friendship among them – one that will endure well into the future.

Louie was predeceased by his parents John and Maria, and step-mother Adelina, his sisters Florence (Tony) DeLauw, and Marie (Vic) Cervo, and his nephew Gary Cervo. He leaves to mourn his passing, sister Josie Kroeker of Lethbridge, and brother Fiore (Anita) Berlin of the Crowsnest Pass, and his 11 nieces and nephews.

A memorial service was held in Revelstoke, B.C. on Monday, March 10, 2014, at St. Peter’s Anglican Church. A memorial service will be held in the Crowsnest Pass at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association.

In Loving Memory ofDale Antoine Coueffi n

who passed away March 18, 2013

When we are sad and lonely,And everything goes wrong,

We seem to hear you whisper, “Cheer up and carry on”.

Each time we see your photo,You seem to smile and say,“Don’t cry I’m only sleeping,we’ll meet again some day”.

Miss you and love you always,Gracia (mother), Carol, Teresa, Kathy,

Rhonda (sisters), Shane (brother) and families.

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Health Minister Terry Lake said his ministry is watching closely as Fra-ser Health deals with a potential outbreak of measles, which appears linked to a lack of rou-tine vaccinations in school-aged children.

Lake said he has not yet considered mak-ing vaccinations man-datory for school-aged children, as other prov-inces have, despite some schools in the Fraser Valley reporting no vac-cinations at all.

“At this time we’re not going down that road, but we certainly want the public to be very aware of the impor-tance of vaccination, and get the rates back up where they should be,” Lake said.

Fraser Health has confirmed two cases and about 100 suspected cases in the Eastern Fra-ser Valley. Officials wouldn’t identify the school Monday, except to say it is in a Chilli-wack community with a history of low immuni-zation rates.

Officials asked any-one who believes they are exposed to measles to contact their doctor before arriving at a med-ical facility.

“We are urging indi-viduals who may have been exposed to the virus to contact their local Public Health Unit to be cleared before travelling during spring break,” said Dr. Paul Van Buynder, chief medical officer for Fra-ser Health.

The measles warning applies to Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Hope.

Measles outbreak alarms ministerBlack Press

VICTORIA – The B.C. government is continuing to remake its unpopular “carbon neutral government” program, expanding a fund to return carbon offset payments to hospitals and post-second-ary institutions for energy saving proj-ects.

The new capital fund is an expansion of the “carbon neutral capital program” that was set up for B.C.’s 60 school dis-tricts in 2012. The fund is financed via a 2010 law that forces all public sector entities to pay $25 per tonne for green-house gas emissions from their opera-tions.

Environment Minister Mary Polak

announced Tuesday that carbon offsets from health authorities, colleges and universities will be added to the school capital fund, which districts apply to with energy saving ideas such as insula-tion or boiler replacement.

The carbon neutral government plan was controversial from the start, as school and health districts had to divert millions

from their budgets to offset their heating, lighting and transportation emissions.

Its popularity didn’t improve when the first big carbon offsets chosen by the Pacific Carbon Trust included a gas well flare reduction program for Encana Corp. in northern B.C.

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money was offered to help them. The Pacific Carbon Trust was wound up last year, with offsets chosen by small group in the environment ministry.

The education ministry also announced Tuesday its latest energy saving project funded in 28 school dis-tricts. They include boiler replacements, heat pumps and electric cars. School bus emissions have been exempted from the carbon neutral government program since the beginning.

Carbon offsets return to hospitals, collegesTom FleTcherBlack Press

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Beyond Boarding links snowboarding, positive change

Tomo Campos, Jon Muirhead and Jasper Rosen of Beyond Boarding have put many miles on their bio-diesel powered camper van, traveling around B.C. to learn about the effects of climate change on remote commu-nities. They’ve put together a video and spoken word presentation, which they’ll present at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre on Mar. 15. Beyond Boarding image

Skiing and snowboarding are, at their core, about sliding down snowy slopes.

They’ve developed their cultures and subcultures, but they usually balance atop the activity more unsteadily than the skier or rider does on the slope.

A high-end heli-skier and a low-end ski bum have little in common in their lifestyles, other than the two planks. Each competitive discipline comes with its own set of clothing, cliques and cultures.

Likewise, the backcoun-try splitboarder only passes the resort bar-star at 5:30 a.m. when the former is heading to the hills and the latter is stum-bling home.

In a sense, the ski and snow-board lifestyle is a blank slate, ready to be rewritten by any-one with a new lifestyle con-cept.

Beyond Boarding hopes to link snowboarding with activ-ism.

Organization founders Tomo Campos, Jon Muirhead and Jasper Rosen will be pre-senting two videos and giving talks at an event at the Revel-stoke Performing Arts Centre this Saturday, March 15.

Their videos showcase their travels through South Amer-ica, then closer to home in northern British Columbia, where they linked up with

First Nations communities to explore the issues of climate change and industrial develop-ment in rural communities.

I spoke with the boys just after their show in Nelson. They were packed into their bio-diesel van for another night of camping, getting ready to head towards Revel-stoke.

Campos said the presenta-tion does explore issues like climate change, but at its core it’s about activism, and getting snowboarders involved.

“We want to bridge a gap between snowboarding and activism, rather than just spreading awareness in the snowboarding community,” Campos said. “Especially in our movies and a lot of our talks is saying that we can know all we want about all the issues, it’s about actually doing something that’s going to change things.”

Their journey and films have been getting some atten-tion in snowboard media out-lets.

Beyond Boarding is work-ing with several local organi-zations, including the North Columbia Environmental Soci-ety, to generate interest for their showing in Revelstoke.

Campos hopes to the pre-sentation can be a catalyst that will unite like-minded snow-boarders into more conscious activism on issues facing.

“It’s a different way of see-ing things. These movies

teach us so much about dif-ferent issues that are facing Canadians right now, but they also show ways you can get involved,” he said.

Campos said their Nelson show last week was a reward-ing experience.

“It was so cross-genera-tional; we had people from high school and elders there,” he said.

But what about in Revel-stoke, with its defined red-necky streak. Many snow-boarders here for the winter work in the oil patch. What’s in the presentation for them?

Event co-organizer Desiree Wallace said while Beyond Boarding does take an opposi-tional stance to tar sand devel-opment, they’re not about dividing people.

“Part of the movie is focus-ing on people who actually work in the industry, recogniz-ing we can’t demonize them and we can’t exclude them from this movement because many of them aren’t going them for the good times or they think it’s the right thing to do,” she said. “They’re going there for quick cash. Our govern-ment and our society needs to do a better job of creating jobs that can sustain people.”

The event at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre on Saturday, Mar. 15 is $10, $8 for NCES members and $5 for students.

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