120 Years Ago: Revelstoke Herald, May 25, 1898
The local citizens celebrated the Queen’s Birthday on May 24 with a sports day, including a bird shoot by the Revelstoke Gun Club, in which Guy Barber and Ed White were the high scorers. Fire Brigade Races were held on Front Street, with Fire Brigade No. 2 winning both the Wet Test and the Hub and Hub Race. Track and field events, including a fat men’s race were held, along with bicycle races and horse races. The Revelstoke Brass Band provided musical entertainment.
110 Years Ago: Mail-Herald, May 23, 1908
A Sikh cremation was held in the small cave near the city water tank on the base of Mount Revelstoke (referred to as Mount Victoria in 1908). The newspaper referred to it as a “strange ceremony.” There were several South Asian men working in the Revelstoke district in sawmills and in CPR labour gangs.
100 Years Ago: Revelstoke Review, May 23, 1918
A delegation from the school board attended the city council meeting to ask whether council planned to close the local schools. The city had a bank debt of $17,000 and the bank would not advance the city any more money. Mayor McKinnon blamed the situation on the fact that many residents had not paid their taxes. The city agreed to hold a public meeting to address the question before making the decision to close the schools.
80 Years Ago: Revelstoke Review, May 27, 1938
The Revelstoke Rod and Gun Club received a grant of $250 from the provincial government for fish culture. The fish hatchery at Taft, under the management of Bert Cullis, will receive 100,000 trout eggs by June 15th. It is expected that local lakes, including Begbie Lake, and Williamson’s Lake will be stocked with the fish fry.
70 Years Ago: Revelstoke Review, May 27, 1948
Revelstoke sight-seeing tours will be available this summer with Rutherford’s Taxi offering tours of the city, golf course, Williamson’s Lake, Box Canyon, Silver Tip Falls, and Mount Revelstoke National Park. The firm has purchased a new Plymouth 8-passenger station wagon. Canadian Greyhound Lines have included Revelstoke in two of their all-expense tours with overnight stops at the Regent Inn or Heather Lodge at the summit of Mount Revelstoke. The package will include lunch and dinner at Heather Lodge.
50 Years Ago: Revelstoke Review, May 23, 1968
The local Lions Club was invited to bring their Viking parade float to an international convention of Lions Clubs in Dallas, Texas in early July. The float had appeared at many major events in B.C. since it was first shown in Revelstoke, and won several awards. It took second place at the Dallas convention.
40 Years Ago: Revelstoke Review, May 22, 1978
Construction was beginning on Revelstoke Dam and a housing impact study showed that housing prices in Revelstoke were significantly higher than in Sicamous, with an average 3-bedroom room in Sicamous selling for $55,000, and Revelstoke prices about 20% higher. Rental prices in Revelstoke were from $300 per month for an older home, and up to “a whopping” $450 to $500 per month for a new home.
20 Years Ago: Revelstoke Time Review, May 27, 1998
The Farwell Child Care Centre opened its doors on this date, as Revelstoke’s first group infant-toddler centre with Colleen Wall as coordinator. The centre was run by the Revelstoke Childcare Society and is still operating in 2018 as Stepping Stones.