Glimpses of Revelstoke’s past for June 30

Delbert Hooley, Ivind and Nels Nelsen and others at Revelstoke Ski Jump, circa 1920. (Revelstoke Museum and Archives photo 11995)
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Saanich Police Department Chief Dean Duthie speaks to the media Thursday (June 30) to provide an update on the investigation into a bank robbery in Saanich Tuesday (June 28) which left two suspects dead and six police officers injured. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

VIDEO: Police, coroners working to identify suspects in Saanich bank shootout
Thomas Wells gets the ball diamonds tuned up at the DND grounds for the Funtastic Slo Pitch Tournament Thursday, June 30. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)

PHOTOS: Funtastic ready to rock Vernon
U.S. House passes resolution calling for immediate release of Brittney Griner from Russia

U.S. House passes resolution calling for immediate release of Brittney Griner from Russia
Vancouver Island town plans celebration for Mike, B.C.’s famous bartending dog

Vancouver Island town plans celebration for Mike, B.C.’s famous bartending dog

The petition signatories include workers at Civeo at Sitka Lodge, Horizon North Dexterra at the LNG site, and Crossroads Lodge. (File photo)

200 LNG Canada camp workers push for 12 per cent wage increase amidst inflation
Nanaimo RCMP share tips that can help prevent children from being abducted or help police find them if they go missing. (File photo)

B.C. RCMP: child abductions rare but they happen, here’s how to protect yourself
Stepney Road is now fully open in Spallumcheen since flooding. (Township photos)

Flood watch underway in North Okanagan
RevyCar provides airport drop-offs, one-way travel from Revelstoke to Kelowna, and delivery within Revelstoke.

RevyCar is revving-up rental options in Revelstoke
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    Flash floods at Monte Lake June 28. (Jamie Swakum/ Facebook)

    Community of Monte Lake hit by flash floods

    Vancouver firefighters responded to a fire at Value Village at 1820 East Hastings around 10 p.m. on Wednesday June 29. (Shane MacKichan photo)

    VIDEO: Fire rips through East Vancouver Value Village

    Wildfire in Lytton, B.C., seen on June 30, 2021. (@guyatsfu/Twitter)

    ‘Sense of future’ for Lytton if homes rebuilt by this time next year: B.C. minister

    Multiple people have been injured during a gunfire exchange at Bank of Montreal location on Shelbourne Street near Pear Street. The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday (June 28). (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

    UPDATE: 2 suspects killed, 6 officers shot after daytime bank robbery in Saanich

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    Blaine Chalk poses for a photo in front of his home in London, Ont., where he flies a version of the Canadian Flag designed by Indigenous artist Curtis Wilson, Monday, June 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins

    After ‘Freedom Convoy,’ Canadian flag has taken on new meaning for some this year

    ‘It’s getting a connotation of: People who are the loudest are always the ones waving the flag’

    Dr. Bijoy Menon, a professor at the University of Calgary Foothills Medical Centre, describes his part in the largest stroke clinical trial ever run in Canada, in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, June 22, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

    ‘It saves lives’: Medical study says established heart drug good for strokes, too

    Tenecteplase shown to be an effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke

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    Sports
    The Salmon Arm Tennis Club will be hosting the National Bank Provincial Team Tennis Championships from Aug. 4-7, 2022. (File photo)

    Salmon Arm Tennis Club thrilled to host 2022 provincial championships

    Early August event forecast to be a boon to local economy

    Colorado Avalanche centre Alex Newhook is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a regular-season goal in March. Newhook, a former Victoria Grizzlies star, won a Stanley Cup on Sunday with the Avs following a 2-1 win over two-time defending champion Tampa Bay. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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    Notorious Canadian bank robber-author Stephen Reid talks to media in Victoria in 2015, before his death in 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dirk Meissner)

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    A memorial for the five victims of July’s fatal crane collapse stands in front of the Bernard Block construction site in downtown Kelowna as two new tower cranes are assembled at the site on Oct. 26, 2021. (Capital News)

    Mission Group holds moment of silence on anniversary of Kelowna crane collapse

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      Summerland Secondary School’s graduates of 2022 toss their hats to mark the end of high school. The high school graduation ceremony was held on June 27. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

      Summerland honours 97 students at grad ceremonies

      Graduates were presented with diplomas on June 27

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      Obituaries

      Leon Remus

      Jun 21st, 2022

      Marnie Filipchuk

      Jun 18th, 2022

      Bill Gill

      May 28th, 2022

      James “Jake” Clayton Frausel

      May 28th, 2022

      Wendy Lee Larson

      May 24th, 2022

      Walter Maki

      May 13th, 2022

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      Entertainment
      This image released by Universal Pictures shows Otto the Minion in a scene from "Minions: The Rise of Gru." (Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures via AP)

      Review: In ‘Rise of Gru,’ Minion mayhem reigns and will make fans happy

      5th instalment of the ‘Despicable Me’ franchise delivers what the audience wants

      Summerland Singers and Players will stage a murder mystery play aboard the Kettle Valley Steam Railway’s steam train in July. (Photo courtesy of the Summerland Museum)

      Murder mystery set aboard Summerland steam train

      Story inspired by actual events from early 1920s

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      Opinion

      Summerland Secondary School’s graduates of 2022 toss their hats to mark the end of high school. The high school graduation ceremony was held on June 27. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

      EDITORIAL: Class of 2022 prepared for uncertainties that lie ahead

      High school students have faced unique challeges in recent years

        Bruce Cameron

        CAMERON: What’s in a name? The BC Liberal Party contemplates a name change

        ‘The name change effort may look trivial, but it is a crucial step on the road to potentially regaining power’

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        May 11, 2022 -Daughter and father, Tania and Mario Conforti photographed in one of the homes they've built for a business feature in Boulevard magazine.. Don Denton photograph.

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          April 26, 2022 -Julia House photographed in her kitchen/cooking goods shop Ma Maison for Boulevard magazine. Don Denton photograph.

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