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The newspaper of record for Revelstoke, B.C., since 1914 🗞️ Part of Black Press Media.

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With its parent company G&B Fuels gone bankrupt, Big Eddy Fuel Services has closed shop this September after many years providing bulk gas & diesel supply for Revelstoke & customers in Mica Creek, Rogers Pass, the Shuswap, Arrow Lakes, Slocan Valley & beyond ⛽️

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Revelstoke's Big Eddy Fuel Services closes as parent company goes bankrupt - Revelstoke Review
Business operated at least seven years but shut its doors suddenly due to G&B Fuels entering receivership
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September 17, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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The Revelstoke Cricket Club had a successful & well-supported run in the newly-formed Elite Cricket League this summer, winning 6 of 14 fixtures & now closing out the season with several games against Calgary cricketers 🏏

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Revelstoke Cricket Club touts summer success in new league with top Interior talent - Revelstoke Review
Team sits at six wins out of 14 fixtures, now looks to close out season with Calgary cricketers
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September 17, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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Parks Canada has started controlled burns on the lower slopes of Mount Revelstoke this September, working to better prepare the national park’s landscape for fire scenarios that could affect the wildland-urban interface 👩‍🚒

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Parks Canada starting wildfire fuel mitigation around lower Mount Revelstoke - Revelstoke Review
Crews begin removing trees and vegetation Sept. 1 that could propel fire in wildland-urban area
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September 17, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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The Local Food Fund now gives community members & businesses a way to support Revelstoke’s “uber-local” farms, while also helping improve food security by giving Community Connections money for buying fresh produce for food bank visitors 🍎

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New fund aims to reap support for Revelstoke farmers, alleviate food insecurity - Revelstoke Review
Annual drive also seeking 8,000 pounds of non-perishable donations to help food bank feed hundreds
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September 17, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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Hundreds of signal & communications employees across Canada resumed work in August after their union reluctantly settled with CPKC for binding interest arbitration, depsite 3 months demanding higher wages, improved work conditions & better work-life balance 🪧

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UPDATE: 12-week strike ends for 300 Canadian railroaders as union settles with arbitration - Revelstoke Review
Signal and communications staff left picket line Aug. 24, after calls for improved CPKC wages and work conditions
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September 17, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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Though black bear sightings & reports to conservation officers & Revelstoke Bear Aware have risen sharply this year, B.C.’s COS reported good news in August that it hadn’t yet killed any bears around town 🐻

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Revelstoke on track for non-lethal bear season, despite much more public reporting - Revelstoke Review
Province reports 148 bear-related calls so far for 2026, with no animals killed by conservation officers
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September 17, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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A council meeting in August revealed that Revelstoke’s mayor, councillors & city staff haven’t been on the same page about when contractor Neptune Technology Group will install thousands of water meters in homes & businesses throughout the community 🚰

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Revelstoke to address water meter concerns as installation timeline still unclear - Revelstoke Review
Contractor mailing letters to property owners about appointments, city holding open house
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September 17, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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The Enchanted Forest west of Revelstoke placed in the top 4 for B.C.’s best roadside attractions this summer, beating out other popular highway stops such as Three Valley Gap, Sparwood’s giant truck & the Keremeos fruit stands before facing against Barkerville 🏆

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Shuswap's Enchanted Forest wins Interior finals for best roadside attraction in B.C. - Revelstoke Review
Competition sees cherished fairytale trail score top four after narrowly beating Keremeos fruit stands
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September 17, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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After nearly 3 years pursuing an application to rezone its Mars Creek property & build an all-season lodge north of Revelstoke, Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing has been denied third reading for the project by the regional district due to heavy public opposition 🚁

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Plans for large Revelstoke heli-ski lodge rejected following public opposition - Revelstoke Review
Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing spent nearly three years pursuing rezoning, faced heavy stakeholder backlash
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September 17, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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Nearly $4,000 was raised in a single August weekend by Revelstoke’s Latino community, which organized a garage & bake sale to garner funds for family & friends impacted back home in Colombia by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of the country 🇨🇴

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Revelstoke's Latino community raises $4K at garage sale for Colombia earthquake relief - Revelstoke Review
Southside fundraiser sees local Colombians band together for family, friends back home in Cali
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September 17, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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The swift action of a Good Samaritan with a garden hose one August night prevented a Mackenzie Avenue container fire from causing damage to other structures, earning recognition from Revelstoke Fire Rescue Services 🚒

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Good Samaritan with garden hose douses Revelstoke container fire at dusk - Revelstoke Review
Metre-high flames were extinguished before fire crews arrived on scene, chief says
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September 17, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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New Tourism Revelstoke executive director Kyla Egan brings extensive destination management & sustainable tourism experience from across Canada & the world. She says the city must strike a balance between its seasonal visitors & year-round working population 🌎

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New Tourism Revelstoke exec strives for year-round destination with emphasis on working community - Revelstoke Review
Kyla Egan moved from Vancouver Island after engaging dozens of communities in sustainable tourism management
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September 17, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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Revelstoke’s Yorke Parkin made quite the splash at the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in August, earning gold & silver in 2 swim events while smashing 4 of his personal-best scores 🏊‍♂️

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Revelstoke's Yorke Parkin splashes Canadian Special Olympics with 2 medals for B.C. - Revelstoke Review
Swimmer nabs gold, silver at qualifiers for 2027 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Chile
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September 17, 2026 at 6:31 AM
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Revelstoke’s 2 downtown farmer markets had one of their busiest Saturdays on record during the B.C. Day long weekend, with 66 vendor stalls registered while businesses & summer visitors poured into town from across the province 👨‍🌾

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Revelstoke farmer markets driving high economic benefit for downtown businesses - Revelstoke Review
Saturday events get spotlight by BC Association of Farmers' Markets, most vendors on record
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September 17, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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A concrete decision on how to house more than 100 BC Hydro staff moving to town in spring 2027 for work on the Revelstoke Dam will continue to be delayed until city staff can report back on proposals submitted for building the necessary units in Southside 🏘️

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Time running out as Revelstoke defers options for housing 108 BC Hydro staff - Revelstoke Review
Workers coming to build new generating unit at Revelstoke Dam, need accommodation starting May 2027
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September 17, 2026 at 6:25 AM
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Stakeholders from across B.C. met in July to put pressure on the provincial government to pause & reconsider plans to decommission the Incomappleux Forest Service Road, which residents & property owners still rely on despite safety concerns for the route ⛔️🚷

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Residents, stakeholders unite to stop deactivation of valued forest road near Trout Lake - Revelstoke Review
Incomappleux FSR gated shut for years due to safety concerns, barring access to hundreds of properties
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September 17, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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Now 18 years old, SkyTrek Adventure Park is celebrating a year of success with its Sky Trail suspension bridge. The operations manager says it offers a more natural, forested alternative to similar attractions in Golden & at Revelstoke Mountain Resort 🌳

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SkyTrek Adventure Park near Revelstoke continues to elevate aerial tree trekking for B.C. - Revelstoke Review
With success of suspension bridge, management hopes to expand activities further, attract more local visitors
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September 17, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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The Colville Confederated Tribes & Sinixt Confederacy are asking Revelstoke anglers to report any Chinook salmon they see in the Arrow Lakes, now that the fish are slowly returning up the Columbia River due to being manually transported around dams downstream 🐟

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How First Nations are bringing Chinook salmon back to the Arrow Lakes - Revelstoke Review
Sinixt, Colville Confederated Tribes seeking reports of relocated fish making it past Hugh Keenleyside Dam
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September 17, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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Basecamp Resorts broke ground in August on a 3-building development off the Trans-Canada Highway that will hold 101 long-term rental units, expecting occupancy 18 months down the line for the Revelstoke community 🏗️

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Basecamp Resorts breaks ground on 101 long-term rental units in Revelstoke - Revelstoke Review
Project hitting gap in resort community housing market, chief strategy officer says
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September 17, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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BC Hydro made Revelstoke the first Southern Interior community to experience a fully EV-powered outdoor movie screening, bringing a quiet & zero-emission cinema setup to families at Queen Elizabeth Park last month 🔌

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Revelstoke hosting Southern Interior's first EV-powered movie screening - Revelstoke Review
BC Hydro partners with FreshAirCinema to bring outdoor film night Aug. 21 free of noise, emissions
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September 17, 2026 at 5:56 AM
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With 3,720 automated water meters coming to Revelstoke this summer & fall, the contractor for the city-wide project has emphasized the need for clear communication with residents & businesses ahead of installation, & compliance among all properties for metering🚰

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'We recognize this is a change': Contractor emphasizes communication, compliance for Revelstoke water metering - Revelstoke Review
Neptune Technology Group installing 3,720 meters for all residences, businesses this summer and fall
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August 21, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Revelstoke MP Mel Arnold recently accepted a new role as shadow fisheries minister for Canada’s Official Opposition. He spoke to priorities for managing aquatic invasive species, watershed drought, inland salmon conservation & seafood quality standards 🎣

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MP's new shadow minister role puts fisheries and water concerns in focus for Columbia-Shuswap - Revelstoke Review
Mel Arnold, representing Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies, appointed as Official Opposition for fisheries
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August 21, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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The Independent Investigations Office of BC is seeking witnesses & dashcam footage of a recent arrest east of Revelstoke near Albert Canyon on the Trans-Canada Highway, where a man tried to flee RCMP but was later found injured when brought to the detachment 🕵️

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B.C. watchdog seeks witnesses of recent arrest, injury east of Revelstoke - Revelstoke Review
RCMP approached man Aug. 2 sleeping in vehicle near Albert Canyon, before he tried to flee and was later found injured
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August 21, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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After merging the Revelstoke, Summerland & Osoyoos credit unions last summer, Cascadia Credit Union is applying to the provincial regulator for another merger with a financial co-operative in Vancouver. If approved, they could hold a members’ vote this fall 🏦

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Cascadia Credit Union applies to province for merger with Vancouver financial cooperative - Revelstoke Review
Greater Vancouver Community Credit Union also voted to submit application to BC Financial Services Authority
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August 21, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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The EV charging station at the Rogers Pass summit has been back up & running since late July, after a full month out of service due to a faulty transformer that also knocked out the snowshed lights nearby for drivers on the Trans-Canada Highway 🔌

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Rogers Pass EV chargers available again after month-long outage: BC Hydro - Revelstoke Review
Repairs completed July 24, but Illecillewaet brake check charging station remains out of service
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August 21, 2026 at 6:13 AM