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CSRD FireSmart programs gets $1 million funding boost
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s FireSmart program will remain active for an additional two years, thanks to a $1.1 million grant from the province’s Community Resiliency Investment program. The FireSmart program is an education and prevention program with a goal of reducing the risk of wildfires near communities and critical […]
City to host neighbourhood coffee chats on draft zoning bylaw rewrite
The City of Revelstoke is inviting community members to a series of coffee chats on the city’s Zoning Bylaw Comprehensive Rewrite Project. The coffee chats, which will take place in council chambers, are educational sessions that will run on a neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood basis. They will allow residents a chance to ask […]
Columbia Park Elementary students practice inclusivity on the playground
The success of a school-wide project to teach students at Columbia Park Elementary School to communicate using Augmentative and Alternative Communication has led to a series of grant applications for outdoor communication boards at local school and community playgrounds. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) uses communication devices such as iPads, […]
Revelstoke RCMP investigating early morning shooting
Revelstoke RCMP are investigating after a man with a gunshot wound was left at Queen Victoria Hospital this past Thursday. Revelstoke RCMP say they were made aware of an injured man who walked into Queen Victoria Hospital at around 6 a.m. on March 14. The victim, who is well known […]
City to lobby province after Ministry of Environment says no to phased approach for wastewater upgrades
The City of Revelstoke plans to lobby the BC government after the Ministry of Environment reneged on a plan to allow the city to upgrade its wastewater management system using a phased approach. The ministry is now demanding the city meet immediate compliance with municipal wastewater regulations, increasing the project […]
Mixed reviews from community members on city logo redesign options
Community feedback on logo redesign options for the City of Revelstoke has been mixed so far, but communications coordinator Francesca Williams says she wants to hear it all. The city unveiled four logo designs during the Revelstoke Winter Carnival and is asking community members to vote and submit feedback on […]
Stoke FM Knows the City’s New Logo Vote
Part of the Winter Carnival’s opening ceremonies was Mayor Gary Sulz unveiling four options for Revelstoke’s new corporate logo. Follow the links below to check them out, see when and where in-person voting is taking place, or where you can vote online. https://talkrevelstoke.ca/cor-new-logo?utm_source=revelstoke%20review&utm_campaign=revelstoke%20review%3A%20outbound&utm_medium=referral
Improving forest management will help reduce wildfires, retired foresters tell CSRD
Better forest management and changes to provincial government policy are key to reducing the frequency and intensity of wildfires. This is according to retired foresters Archie MacDonald and Murray Wilson, who presented at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District regular board meeting on February 15. The pair said they are speaking […]
City-wide water metering in the works for Revelstoke
A plan by the City of Revelstoke to introduce city-wide water metering after splitting utility invoices from property taxes is tied to efforts to reduce water use. The city says it is regularly asked to act in a more environmentally friendly way. Water meters are a step towards this, […]
Vista to buy Revelstoke’s 106.1 Bounce Radio from Bell Media
Revelstoke’s 106.1 Bounce Radio is among 21 radio stations Vista Radio is looking to acquire from Bell Media. The sale is pending approval from the Canadian Radio-Televison and Telecommunications Commission. For many in Revelstoke, news of the potential sale of Bounce Radio better known to some as CKCR or the […]
BC Intimate Images Protection Act now in force
A new Intimate Images Protection Act to help people in BC who have had their intimate images shared without their consent is now in effect. The province, in partnership with the Civil Resolution Tribunal, has launched services that allow those who have had images shared without consent access supports to […]
Phone restrictions in school among actions BC government taking to keep kids safe
The BC government says it is moving forward with actions to keep kids and young people safe online. Those actions include restricting the use of cellphones in schools, launching services to remove images from the internet and pursue predators, and creating legislation to hold social media companies accountable for the […]
City to work with Velosolutions on bike pump track for Centennial Park
A pump track is a little bit closer to becoming a reality in Revelstoke. Revelstoke city council has given the go ahead for city staff the enter into a contract with Velosolutions to design and build a pump track at Centennial Park. In a brief overview of the project to […]
Brothers face charges after assaulting police
Two Revelstoke police officers were assaulted while attempting to arrest a man earlier this month. According to Revelstoke RCMP, the officers were called to the downtown core to investigate a report of an assault on January 13 at 12:30 a.m. Police then arrested a man who was identified as the […]
Man injured after failed attempt to board a moving train
A man was sent to Kelowna Hospital after a failed attempt to board a moving in Revelstoke. The 42 year old man from Quebec was sent to hospital after his hand was severely injured while trying to board a west-bound moving Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train in the early […]
Handmade tote travels from Revy to Kurt Russell’s hands in Godzilla
Trevor Kehler 20 years ago started making bags out of old seatbelts, one of which is now featured in the Godzilla series — Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. U.S.E.D, the name of Kehler’s Revelstoke-based company, came up when Haida Harper did a search for tote bags made in B.C. The assistant […]
Happy holidays in Revelstoke at the CP holiday train
Every year a CP Rail train decked out in lights, stops in communities across Canada and the U.S., and raises money for local food banks. CP presented a $10,000 to the Revelstoke food bank when they were in town, from the stage that folds down from a special train car. […]
The howitzers that blast avalanches in the Rogers Pass to keep the route open
Millions of dollars worth of commerce flow every hour on Highway One and the Canadian Pacific Rail through the Rogers Pass in B.C. The Selkirk Mountains are legendary for steep terrain and deep powder skiing, which is also perfect equation for massive avalanches that thunder from the tops of the […]
Community members step up to support Revelstoke food bank, while food insecurity is at all time high
Listen to the radio version of this story: Community Connections Revelstoke is trying to raise $150,000 this December, which is double the goal of year’s past. After a donation of $23,000 on Tuesday from local contractors, the total was at $108,000. This is at a time when food insecurity in […]
RCMP reports snowmobiler fatality in Revelstoke area on Saturday
A 27-year old man from Quebec died on Sat. Dec. 4 while snowmobiling in the Toilet Bowl area of Boulder Mountain, according to a news release from the Revelstoke RCMP. The man had been separated from the group he was riding with. He tried to contact them by radio, but […]
Revelstoke Mountain Resort to open on Saturday
Revelstoke Mountain Resort will open the ski hill on Saturday, Dec. 9, a week later than it planned. The opening was delayed because there wasn’t enough snow on the mountain. In a notification today, RMR said that over 60 cm of snow fell in the last five days, and there’s […]
Residents of Revelstoke’s 2 biggest mobile home parks may have a chance to buy their land
Radio story: The owners of the two biggest manufactured home parks in Revelstoke, want to turn them into stratas. The Cumming family, which operates as Rimcher Investments Ltd., owns four parks in town. They sent out a letter in November to residents of Glacier Heights and Oscar Street parks, saying […]
Google will continue to host Canadian news content
Listen to the radio story here: Google has struck a deal with the federal government. And Canadian news content will not be blocked in google searches as a result. The Canadian government in the spring passed the Online News Act, Bill C-18. The intent of which is to try and […]
Revelstoke Mountain Resort delays ski hill opening due to low snowpack
For the first time since opening in 2007, Revelstoke Mountain Resort is delaying the start of the ski season because there isn’t enough snow on the mountain. The hill was supposed to open on Dec. 2. Now the opening is postponed until further notice. RMR says that its operations team […]
Revelstoke can opt in to B.C.’s permanent residency requirement for STRs
British Columbia passed new legislation at the end of October that brings sweeping changes to how short-term rentals are managed across the province. “I don’t say this lightly, they’re unprecedented and they’re probably the most substantial legislative changes in B.C.’s history with respect to planning,” said Paul Simon, Revelstoke’s lead […]
Revelstoke boxing club scrambling for a space to train
The road to the former Revelstoke Boxing Club house is bumpy and dark. It’s near the Illecillewaet River, in the area the city is developing into Powerhouse Road Park. Now, the building sits empty. Up until last week, women, men, teens and the Revelstoke Grizzly hockey team trained at the […]
Community Connections Revelstoke cuts positions and reduces food bank hours
Melissa Hemphill says the loss of her position and the work she was doing at Community Connections sent ripples through the province. “It was interpreted as a loss of momentum,” said the former co-director of community outreach and development, and food security coordinator. Hemphill was terminated without cause earlier in […]
Local businesses to open in Revelstoke’s Mackenzie Village
The three buildings lining Nichol Rd.— the latest in the Mackenzie Village development—will soon have local businesses moving in and opening up shop. “We’re very proud that 90 per cent of the people are local, who a lot of them couldn’t get businesses downtown,” said Shelly Evans, one of […]
Survey finds more Canadians are living beyond their means
Over 60 per cent of Canadians are spending 37 per cent of their income on housing, and 51 per cent say if they lost their main source of income they would default on their mortgage payments after a few months. This is according to a new survey by Leger, done […]
Revelstoke’s compost facility is waiting for a business case from a prospective waste hauler
There is a business case to be made by someone in Revelstoke to haul compost from businesses and residents to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s composting facility at the landfill. That was one of the messages to come out of the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce’s coffee connection event on commercial […]
Stoke FM + Katie Burrell present: a stand-up comedy festival at the Roxy Theatre!
Join us Nov. 10 for a night of comedy at the Roxy Theatre. Doors open at 7 pm when DJ Chunk will serenade you until the show starts at 8 pm. Featuring headliner Dino Archie from Vancouver, Kathleen McGee from Edmonton, Kate Belton from Kelowna, and Aaron Read from Vancouver. […]
After Revy crime spree cops say, lock up your cars and valuables
There was a crime spree the night of Oct. 5 in the Southside neighbourhood of Revelstoke. Cash, wallets and valuables were stolen from unlocked vehicles, RCMP said Friday, Oct. 6 in a press release. The thieves used the stolen money to buy gas and other stolen items locally. As well, […]
UBCM debrief with Revelstoke Mayor Gary Sulz
Revelstoke’s mayor and four councillors attended the Union of B.C. Municipalities conference from Sept. 18 to 21 in Vancouver. Mayor Gary Sulz and councillors Austin Luciow, Tim Stapenhurst, Tim Palmer and Matt Cherry met with two ministers, 17 provincial staff members, and 14 other resort municipalities. The conference is a […]
100s rally in Vernon against LGBTQ rights
Trigger warning. This story talks about beliefs rooted in hate, death and suicide. About 400 people in Vernon on Wednesday spilled over the steps of city hall, the latest form of protest against Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) resources. SOGI has been used since 2016 in B.C. schools. It […]
UPDATE: Revelstoke RCMP say man meant no harm by offering girl a ride
Updated on September 14 at 1:30 pm Revelstoke RCMP said in a press release Thursday afternoon that the man in question went into the station Wednesday afternoon to identity himself. He apologized for his actions and poor judgement. Revelstoke RCMP are warning of what they call a “suspicious occurrence” — […]
Identity of man killed in August by Revelstoke RCMP revealed by family
The sister of the man killed by Revelstoke RCMP early on Aug. 28 revealed his identity on Facebook. Garry Pashe Jr., 24, lived in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, with his partner and two young children, according to his obituary. Mellisa Pashe is his sister. She wrote on Facebook that she […]
Revelstoke CAO answers pressing questions at Chamber-hosted lunch
Revelstoke city council is aggressively pursuing affordable housing, said the city’s chief administrative officer Evan Parliament before about ten members of the business community Thursday at a lunch hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at The Nest, in Eagle Pass Lodge. Chamber executive director Caroline Lachappelle asked Parliament six questions […]
B.C. legislators to consider subsidizing summer camps thanks to Revelstoke recommendation
British Columbia legislators will consider a recommendation from Revelstoke to include money in the 2024 budget to subsidize summer camps thanks to input from the After School Society executive director, Joanne Gawler. That’s because the price of summer camps is high, and parents in the summer often have no choice […]
Dispatch from the Columbia River: A rest day in Pateros, Washington
To listen to this first part of this story click here. Hannah Griffin is one month into her adventure of paddling the entire Columbia River, from Canal Flats all the way to Astoria, Oregon where the mighty river enters the Pacific Ocean. Here’s an update from her motel room […]
Lack of subsidized child care spots leads to inequality in Revelstoke
Shandree Seymour is sitting on the back patio outside her Southside townhouse in Revelstoke in the sweltering summer heat. She’s off work because her one-year-old, Jack, is sick. At this point, Seymour had been back to work for three months, and Jack had been in three different child care situations. […]
Revelstoke RCMP officer shot man dead after car chase
Revelstoke RCMP shot a man dead Sunday night or early Monday morning at the corner of Victoria and Townley Streets, in the roundabout. In a press release from the RCMP E Division in Surry, Staff Sergeant Kris Clarke said that RCMP received at 11:00 p.m. Sunday night a report of […]
Best year ever at Dark Horse Invitational in Revelstoke
Listen to an interview with Casey Brown above. The third year of the Dark Horse Invitational air session took place at Revelstoke Mountain Resort over the past few days, and with 22 female riders aged between 13 and 30-something, organizer Casey Brown says it’s the best year ever. This is […]
Woman gets laid off and decides to paddle the entire Columbia River from Canal Flats to the Pacific
Hannah Griffin is floating in her little yellow canoe right now on Lake Roosevelt in Washington State. This is a reservoir on the Columbia River created by the Grand Coulee Dam. “I’m taking a rest day and snoozing lots,” Griffin said via text. She’s on a long journey that started […]
Travel restrictions lifted for most Southern Interior communities
The B.C. government announced on Tuesday that the restriction on non-essential travel for the purpose of staying in temporary accommodation in six interior communities would lift on Wednesday, August 23. The restriction for West Kelowna remains in place. That means no travelling to that community to stay in temporary accommodation […]
Stoke FM News Travel Ban Restrictions Lifted Social Media Lockout
After a harrowing weekend in the Southern Interior of the province, the BC government has lifted all of the travel bans initiated on Saturday, with the exception of West Kelowna. As well, the social media lockout of Canadian news content is having an effect on the way Stoke FM gets […]
Stoke FM AGM coming up on September 19
Come one come all to the Stoke FM AGM on Tuesday, September 19! Around the right of the RCU Insurance main door, on Connaught across from BC Liquor. 6:30 p.m. It’ll be short. There will be snacks, mingling and tunes. Bring your own wine. We’d love to see the shining […]
Revelstoke fire chief on emergency and evacuation plans
Revelstoke is faring well amidst the current devastating fires going on around the interior at the moment. There is no imminent threat to the town, and evacuees from the Kelowna area and Shuswap are seeking refuge in hotels and campgrounds in Revelstoke. However, the message from the province is that […]
No room at the inn in BC communities affected by fire
The BC government is restricting people staying in temporary accommodation for non-essential reasons in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton, Osooyoos and Oliver. It’s to leave rooms free for fire fighters and evacuees. As of Saturday afternoon there were 35,0000 people in the interior on evacuation order, and 30,000 on […]
Big Eddy water is safe to drink says the city of Revelstoke
Water samples from the Big Eddy supply done by Interior Health came show bacterial testing results and disinfection levels are within normal drinking water standards, said the city of Revelstoke in a news alert. The city put of a press release on Aug. 16 saying a single water sample from […]
Stay off the roads and out of hotels in BC’s southern interior unless it’s essential
The province of B.C. is in a state of emergency as of the evening of Friday, Aug. 18 due to the “rapidly deteriorating” wildfire situation in the interior, Premier David Eby said in a press conference. There are 20,000 people on evacuation alert, and 15,000 on evacuation order in the […]
Revelstoke prohibits lawn watering, says water treatment is at capacity
Increased water restrictions come into effect Aug. 4 in Revelstoke as drought conditions persist across B.C. Watering of lawns is now completely prohibited. That includes residential lawns and non-residential lawns. Watering of trees, shrubs, flowers and garden is permitted by hand, with soaker hoses and drip irrigation. Topping up or […]
Parks Canada bans smoking in Glacier and Mt. Revelstoke National Parks
Smoking is banned in Glacier and Mt. Revelstoke National Parks until further notice. This is an attempt to reduce the risk of human-caused fires as fire resources are stretched thin and hot, dry conditions persist across B.C. There is also a campfire ban in both parks. Parks Canada is also […]
Bank form causes mobile home sales to fall through across BC
Ed Kowsi sits on the covered porch of his mobile home in the Hideaway Trailer Park in Revelstoke. He rifles through papers gathered in a folder in front of him. Kowski and his wife have been trying since June to sell their trailer and move out of town, but they […]
Sister of firefighter asks that the death of Devyn Gale be a wake up call
By Meagan Deuling Kayln Gale looks small and young on the stage at the Revelstoke high school auditorium, beside her brother Nolan, both of them in the red shirt and blue pants B.C. Wildfire Service firefighters wear. Their sister Devyn Gale was killed on July 12 by a falling tree […]
The federal Online News Act may make it harder to access local news
CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN TO A RADIO VERSION OF THIS STORY By Meagan Deuling Canada’s Bill-C18, the Online News Act, is the federal government’s attempt to get major digital companies to pay Canadian news organizations for their online content. Instead it may make it harder for Canadian to access information. […]
BC is in extreme drought and government says to conserve water
By Meagan Deuling The government of B.C. is saying that drought conditions across the province are extreme. Ministers are calling on British Columbians to shift their mindset to one of water conservation. “While it is not uncommon for British Columbians to face drought, the level and extent of drought that […]
Job posting: Stoke FM Radio Society Executive Director
Position title: Stoke FM Radio Society Executive Director Location: Hybrid (some onsite work/some remote work) Hours: 15 hours/week permanent part-time Pay: $20 per hour Start date: As soon as possible Stoke FM Radio Society is currently seeking an Executive Director to oversee the overall administration, programming, communication, and outreach […]
Stoke FM is hiring a Community Radio Journalist
Stoke FM Community Radio Journalist Stoke FM Radio Society Revelstoke, B.C.’s Stoke FM is a community not-for-profit radio station now celebrating its 10thyear on the airwaves. Revelstoke is a unique and dynamic mountain community located at the intersection of theTrans-Canada Highway and the Columbia River. Our community has a dynamic […]
The 1st Annual Stoke FM Radiothon
WOW! We surpassed our fundraising goal! Thank you to everyone who tuned in and helped make our first Radiothon such a success. We had so much fun in the studio! We are overwhelmed with the show of support from our community. A huge thank you to the companies who donated […]
Why AEMCON Should be on Each Aspiring Musicians Calendar Next Year
What is AEMCON, you ask? The Alberta Electronic Music Conference, which takes place in Calgary, Alberta each fall. With an extra stacked lineup of musicians and industry heads doing everything from informative talk panels to hardware demonstrations and lighting talks, it really is arguably the best networking opportunity for people […]
Stoke FM’s pick of Canadian Content at Bass Coast 2019
Back for it’s 11th consecutive year, the Bass Coast Music and Arts Festival returns to Merritt, BC this July 12, 2019 for a 3 day long duality themed edition featuring a class selection of local artistic and musical programming covering all ranges of the electronic spectrum. In an ever competitive […]
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