Canada’s 18th Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney, died in Florida at the age of 84 yesterday. He led his Conservative Party to the largest majority in Canadian history, and left office with the lowest approval public rating. In between, he saw other peaks and valleys in his political career, and became a polarizing figure. Follow the […]
Nora Hughes from Arts Revelstoke was back on the Morning Show reminding us of the great stuff coming up at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre over the next couple of weeks. We have Alex Zerbe the Zaniac coming up this Sunday, and Ballet Kelowna with 3 unique performances on March 16. https://artsrevelstoke.com/events/the-very-old-man-with-enormous-wings-2023/
Revelstoke Grizzlies’ assistant coach Ryan Petrovic made his Stoke FM Morning Show debut with April & Lerritt today. The team is up 3-0 in their playoff series against the Chase Heat after a 3-2 victory last night in Chase. After getting back to town in the wee hours this morning, they’re on their way back […]
The office of BC’s auditor-general, Michael Pickup, has released a report detailing that spills of hazardous materials are trending upward in the province, our response plan to such spills is out of date, and our system for making polluters pay is not performing up to expectation. https://www.oag.bc.ca/pubs/2024/managing-hazardous-spills-bc A snowmobiler was rescued on Feb. 26 in […]
There was way more snow this morning than when we went to bed last night!
Even though it looks like a crow wearing a yellow hat, the Yellow-crested Helmetshrike is a rare bird from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the first ever picture of one was recently take. https://www.iflscience.com/first-ever-photo-taken-of-lost-bird-species-and-boy-is-it-fabulous-73051 Here on Earth we’re having a Leap Year, where one extra day is tagged onto the end of February, […]
Johnny Strilaeff, the CEO of the Columbia Basin Trust, was on the Stoke FM Morning Show to talk about the launch of their management plan for the next decade. One of the most important things about the CBT is the engagement that it get from the public, because it’s that public that ultimately decides where […]
Sandra Riches from BC AdventureSmart let us know today that the winter webinar series is coming to a close, but there are still two left, with a very interesting and popular one coming up this week. The guest this week will be Celine Ritz, who will be reminding everyone that when natural disasters strike, you […]
Our friend Caroline LaChapelle, the executive director of the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce, was on the Morning Show with Jenn & Lerritt for our monthly update with her. The Chamber has applied for almost $300,000 from various sources for various projects over the next number of months. Follow the link below to check everything out. […]
A man was found shot to death in the parking lot of the Sicamous Best Western late Saturday afternoon. Police are asking the public to provide any video surveillance, cellphone, or dashcam footage of the incident, and say that “a distinct looking black Mercedes G-Wagon was seen speeding away from the scene. Anyone with information […]