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Illecillewaet pedestrian bridge gets green light after grant success

Illecillewaet pedestrian bridge gets green light after grant success

Plans to build a pedestrian bridge across the Illecillewaet River near the old rail abutment on the Illecillewaet Greenbelt got a final boost with news that a key grant application was successful.
RCMP believe Shelter Bay drowning was homicide

RCMP believe Shelter Bay drowning was homicide

The RCMP are now classifying the August 2010 drowning of an Alberta schoolteacher at Shelter Bay as a homicide. Laura Letts Beckett, a 50-year-old elementary school teacher from Westlock, Alberta, was in a boat with her husband on Aug. 18, 2010.
Stage set for HST referendum

Stage set for HST referendum

Delivery of three million voting packages for the HST referendum could be disrupted by postal workers' rotating strikes across the country.
Broad community support helps Relay for Life Revelstoke raise $60,000

Broad community support helps Relay for Life Revelstoke raise $60,000

Once again, Revelstoke came together to make Relay for Life Revelstoke an outstanding success, raising over $60,000 at their June 12 event.

Website designer disappointed city didn't go local

Revelstoke-based Rev Software owner Shane McCallum is disappointed his local business didn’t win the contract to design the City of Revelstoke’s new website.
Come down to Relay for Life Revelstoke!

Come down to Relay for Life Revelstoke!

If you're looking for a great place to grab a snack, let the kids run free for a bit and catch up with some friends -- all for a good cause -- then come down to the Relay for Life Revelstoke today (June 12) at Mountain View elementary school.
Final cost of Grizzly Plaza extension project revealed

Final cost of Grizzly Plaza extension project revealed

Some housekeeping in the finance department has revealed the final cost of the 2009 Grizzly Plaza extension project.

Council to consider temporarily rescinding new pesticide bylaw

A procedural error means the new cosmetic pesticide ban bylaw that was adopted on May 24 looks likely to be temporarily rescinded.

City staff support new 'liquor primary' license for Wino's Lounge

A new city staff report recommends city council supports an application for a new 'liquor primary' license for the proposed Wino's Lounge wine bar at the Revelstoke Mountain Resort village.

Transportation minister Lekstrom: Trans-Canada near Revelstoke a 'top priority'

In a letter to Revelstoke mayor David Raven, the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom says the Trans-Canada Highway between Kamloops and the Alberta border remains a "top priority" for the ministry.