With the start the new year, the Revelstoke Review is taking this time to share some of the stories that made headlines throughout 2024.
September
The City of Revelstoke was devastated to learn that a staple structure, The Frontier Motel restaurant, was engulfed in flames on Aug. 24. In a press release from the city, it was confirmed the Ol’ Frontier Family Restaurant had been completely lost in the structure fire. Revelstoke Fire Services responded to the commercial fire shortly after midnight at the Frontier Motel, on Highway 23 North. Fortunately, no injuries to firefighters or occupants were reported.
Fruit pickers had their hands and buckets full on Tuesday, Sept. 3, as Revelstoke’s gleaning project geared up for a busy season. The project, coordinated through Revelstoke Bear Aware, was organized by fruit gleaning coordinator, Goldie Rich. She explained fruit gleaning is an important and proactive tool for keeping bears in the wild – and out of residents’ yards. While much of the picked fruit was ripe and ready to be eaten, some of it was in the beginning stages of going bad which is an attractant to bears. When the fruit begins to fall on the ground and go bad, it begins to ferment and that fragrant aroma is picked up by bears far and wide.
Revelstoke Secondary School Grade 12 student Liam Dodds had an enormously successful showing at the Canadian National Amateur Motocross Championship, Aug. 7-11 in Walton, Ont. Dodds finished the week by placing third overall in his main class, open intermediate. Dodds competed against the best intermediate motocross rider in the country. He also placed sixth overall in the 250cc Schoolboy class, and seventh overall in the 250cc intermediate class.
Revelstoke Garlic Festival made its return on Sept. 15 at Queen Elizabeth Park. The festival is run by the Local Food Initiative (LFI) and is a big fundraiser for the organization.
Concerned citizens questioned a recent zoning bylaw they believe will make beekeeping in the city much more difficult. In several Facebook posts, residents of Revelstoke have expressed concern that these measures would greatly reduce the number of properties able to continue the practice of beekeeping. In response, Francesca Williams, Revelstoke communications coordinator, explained the city does not intend on stopping beekeeping operations. Williams said the director of development services, Paul Simon, and the city are proposing to allow beekeeping in all zones within the city. Simon said the city “will work with the beekeeping community to update the regulations that are currently in draft form to ensure that the regulations work for the local community.”
