Revelstoke News

The contract dispute between teachers and public school employers must be settled - one way or another - before the new school year starts in September, Education Minister George Abbott said Friday.

By Alex Cooper - Revelstoke Times Review Published: May 25, 2012 5:00 PM Updated: May 25, 2012 5:15 PM Several hundred CP Rail workers and their supporters marched up and down Victoria Road in a rally for the striking union Friday afternoon.

The price of power in British Columbia is shaping up as a hot-button pre-election issue with Premier Christy Clark's Liberals promising to zap electricity rate hikes and the Opposition New Democrats warning about future costs of keeping rates artificially low.

David Wilks, the rookie MP for Kootney-Columbia, may be so back-bench he's in danger of falling off, yet he already knows long careers in politics are not founded on further aggravating angry local voters.

By Alex Cooper - Revelstoke Times Review Published: May 22, 2012 4:00 PM Updated: May 22, 2012 10:50 PM Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks said he will vote against the Conservative government's omnibus budget bill, but only if 12 other government MPs vote with him.

The bridge is located just west of Revelstoke, B.C. on Highway 1. Arthon Contractors Inc., from Kelowna, is the general contractor.

While many B.C. school boards are struggling with declining enrolments and school closings, one is booming.

Red Deer ceramicist Trudy Golley was so determined to make her artistic career fly that she earned more selling her clay creations out of her parents' basement than many of her friends made at so-called 'real' jobs.

RCMP inspect the scene of a truck crash near Albert Canyon. A woman was found dead under the wreckage when it was removed hours after the crash occurred.

By Aaron Orlando - Revelstoke Times Review Published: May 15, 2012 11:00 AM Updated: May 15, 2012 11:35 AM The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure today announced highway maintenance projects in the Revelstoke area for Highway 1 and Highway 23.

By Staff Writer - Revelstoke Times Review Published: May 14, 2012 1:00 PM Updated: May 14, 2012 1:45 PM The future of a French school will be decided on May 28, when the Francophone School Board of British Columbia is set to vote on its fate.

This is an illustrative drawing of a potential plan for the Mountain View school site done by the City of Revestoke planning department.

In a country as affluent as Canada, hunger is unacceptable. Yet, close to 900,000 Canadians will visit a food bank for assistance this month alone.

Police say the body of an Ontario woman killed in a truck crash in eastern B.C. Tuesday was hidden under the wreckage for hours before it was discovered.

What is SILGA? SILGA is the Southern Interior Local Government Association, previously known as the Okanogan Mainland Municipal Association that was started in 1935.

The front showed photos of the station's studio and transmitter, while the back, postmarked February 12, 1936 was addressed to F.E. Simpson of Montclair, New Jersey.

WHITEFISH, Mont. There is talk in Whitefish about creating a trade center in Calgary, to help encourage Canadians to spend their money in Montana.

By Aaron Orlando - Revelstoke Times Review Published: May 02, 2012 11:00 AM Updated: May 02, 2012 11:22 AM About 200 visiting politicians attended the 2012 SILGA convention and annual general meeting in Revelstoke from April 26-28. One of the key speakers was Ida Chong, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

By Edward Hill - Goldstream News Gazette Published: May 02, 2012 5:00 PM Updated: May 02, 2012 5:14 PM A Colwood publisher is launching a book series focused on community profiles as a means to generate economic development, and Langford is the first out of the gates.

By Aaron Orlando - Revelstoke Times Review Published: May 02, 2012 10:00 AM Updated: May 02, 2012 10:57 AM It's early Tuesday evening and a whole mess of boys, a bunch of dads and a couple of moms head out in a mountain bike convoy up Mackenzie Avenue.