You know when you stumble into a dark spruce forest on a steep hill, and lichen drips off the branches? That’s caribou country. Caribou used to migrate all over these mountains. Now the Columbia South herd is extinct, and the Frisby-Boulder herd is functionally extirpated. The Columbia North herd, is actually growing. Scientists recently published […]
Nick Arkle is the CEO of the Gormon Group which owns Lumby Pole, Canoe Forest Products, Oroville Reman and Reload, and Downie Timber. Here’s our conversation about the current status of the trade war between Canada and US, and how his company is responding.
Since 1961 an agreement between Canada and the US has governed use of the Columbia River. The two countries have been renegotiating that agreement … until recently. Because of Donald Trump, negotiations are on hold. There will be a public information session about this on March 25. Follow this link for more information and to […]
The theme of today’s show is, Crisis is Opportunity. That was the message coming out of a luncheon hosted this week by the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce that I attended. Present was Michael Hoher, who advises business owners on exporting their products. On the show I talk about this lunch, and we get another update […]
RMR and Telus on efforts to increase and improve cell capacity around the ski hill.
Resident Jenna Fraser and the city of Revelstoke on an overcharged utility bill.
RMR and Downie Mill representatives’ initial impressions on trade war between Canada and US.
Today on the show we gave an update on how some of Revelstoke’s biggest employers are responding to the trade war between the Canada and US, and how the war may impact residents. We heard from a resident whose family was overcharged for seven years by the city on their utility bill. We shared a […]
In the age we’re living where the most powerful person in the world can say whatever he wants, facts be damned, I love that in Revelstoke, our archivist is one of our most celebrated residents. Here’s my conversation with our town’s memory keeper about her King Charles the third coronation award.
There’s no question that in places like Vernon, Kelowna, Kamloops and Vancouver, the toll the toxic drug crisis is taking on people’s lives, plays out visibly, on the streets. It’s not public in Revelstoke, but people here are struggling with the same addictions. In 2024, three people died from overdose. 15 people called emergency health […]