Revelstoke Mountaineer Podcast

The Special Olympics program in Revelstoke is up and running again in Revelstoke after a hiatus for the past several years. We stopped by the Revelstoke Community Centre on Mar. 31, 2015 to speak with the coordinators and coaches behind the revived program, which seeks to enrich the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities, and their community.

The Revelstoke Mountaineer speaks with Simone Orlando, Artistic Director and CEO of Ballet Kelowna. The Okanagan professional dance company performs their spring programme called Forward: A Mixed Repertory Programme on April 1 at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre. We asked Simone about her new role as artistic director of the company and what the audience should look for at the April 1 performance.

The Revelstoke Mountaineer Mar. 25, 2015 interview with Bill Green, the Kootenay-Columbia Green Party candidate in the upcoming federal election.

On Mar. 17, B.C. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone unveiled the latest 10-year transportation plan. The plan, named ‘B.C. on the Move,’ outlined projects and initiatives across B.C., including several new ones near Revelstoke. The Revelstoke Mountaineer covered the local angle in our Mar. 23 story titled, New B.C. transportation plan: What it means for Revelstoke area. The feature story explored local aspects of the plan including a new Trans-Canada Highway four-laning project, variable speed signage, avalanche control plans, some reaction to the plan, and much more. On Mar. 26, we spoke with minister Stone on the phone, and have provided that audio interview below. In this interview, we get more details on plans for the Revelstoke area. Topics include: -details on plans for variable speed LED signs west of Revelstoke that will slow traffic during serious weather -plans to improve highway closure times by possible bringing a coroner and police highway reconstructionist to the area -e

Donald Luxton is a Vancouver-based heritage consultant with a particular interest in Modern architecture. About two years ago, he worked on a heritage study of the Revelstoke City Hall Building, completing an assessment of the building and its heritage value. Luxton’s report explained the importance of this early creation of Vancouver-based architect Charles B.K. Van Norman, a prominent B.C. architect who created our International Style city hall, a rare, early example from the late 1930s, when the Depression slowed construction in North America. The report detailed the building’s history, a number of interior and exterior interventions over the years (including the 1972 stucco job), and made recommendations about how to preserve its value as a heritage-listed building. We contacted Luxton to talk about the unofficial unveiling of the new Second Street entrance this week. What does he think? Thumbs up? Thumbs down? Moving forward, we asked him to weigh in on the debate on ongoing renovations, both interi

Aaron Orlando from the Revelstoke Mountaineer spoke with Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre theatre manager Miriam Manley about the centre's ongoing residency programs to figure out how they fit into the artistic vision for the theatre.

Revelstoke mountain bike racer Stu Dickson has claimed first in the Trans NZ endure race in New Zealand. We spoke with the 19-year-old racer about his experience, his biggest win to date and his plans for the upcoming BC Endure series. Stu Dickson is pictured at left in this photo

Former Cranbrook mayor Wayne Stetski has declared his candidacy for the New Democratic Party (NDP) for Member of Parliament in the riding of Kootenay–Columbia in the fall federal election. The Revelstoke Mountaineer's Aaron Orlando speaks with Stetski about his plans for the campaign, his election issues and his message for Revelstoke voters.

Revelstoke Museum & Archives curator Cathy English talks about the Land of Thundering Snow exhibit which opens at the museum on Mar. 4, 2015. The exhibit is the largest the museum has ever taken on, with funding of $235,000. It includes a museum display, and also the main online virtual exhibit, which is intended for audiences across Canada. In this interview, Aaron Orlando from the Revelstoke Mountaineer talks with Cathy about the exhibit and events on Mar. 4.

Here is a Feb. 28, 2015 interview with Columbia River—Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald (NDP) by the Revelstoke Mountaineer's Aaron Orlando. Topics include the recent B.C. provincial budget, a tax cut for British Columbians with the highest incomes, the amount funded in the B.C. budget for Trans-Canada Highway upgrades, and land use issues as they relate to forestry in the Revelstoke area, including the Mount Macpherson trails.

We spoke with Anna Fin, director of the Revelstoke Theatre Company's production of Snow Queen. It's at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre Feb. 26–28 and March 5–7.

Fraser Blyth and Hailey Ross worked as consultants on the new Revelstoke Food Security Strategy, alongside a large committee. Blyth is a planner based in Revelstoke, and Ross is a longtime local advocate and organizer for food security issues. The new document was profiled in this Revelstoke Mountaineer story, and we’ve embedded the document below. Food security issues are big in Revelstoke, and news of the plan generated a lot of traffic on our website, so we followed up with an audio interview. Aaron Orlando from the Revelstoke Mountaineer interviewed Blyth and Ross about the plan, and asked about ways community members can engage moving forward. We were joined in the interview by Lillian Ross, who is three months old, and did awesome in the interview. Also, here’s a link to the North Columbia Environmental Society’s Local Food Initiative. It is referenced in the story: http://northcolumbia.org/th_gallery/local-food-initiative-committee/