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Former Interior Health top doc convicted of child sex crime gets full parole

Former Interior Health top doc convicted of child sex crime gets full parole

Albert de Villiers was granted full parole less than two years into his five and a half year sentence
Category 2, 3 burn bans remain for Revelstoke, fire chief reminds

Category 2, 3 burn bans remain for Revelstoke, fire chief reminds

Campfires continue to be allowed this fire season, but department chief notes city has authority to further restrict that based on conditions
Restored Revelstoke tomb resurfaces Japanese Canadian history and mystery

Restored Revelstoke tomb resurfaces Japanese Canadian history and mystery

The murder of Jennie Kiohara continues to puzzle Revelstoke 120 years later, but her story has brought attention to seldom-recognized local Japanese Canadian history
Study finds new Okanagan crayfish species in need of conservation

Study finds new Okanagan crayfish species in need of conservation

Pacifastacus okanaganensis, found in water bodies such as Okanagan Lake, faces risk of displacement by invasive non-native crayfish
Man sentenced following drug fuelled Okanagan spree, $300k in stolen lumber

Man sentenced following drug fuelled Okanagan spree, $300k in stolen lumber

Kevin Brophy received credit for time served which means he has less than 280 days left to serve
BC Tree Fruits $23M deal marks 'new era' for Okanagan growers

BC Tree Fruits $23M deal marks 'new era' for Okanagan growers

'It’s a commitment to local agriculture, communities, and the future of B.C. fruit'
Interior Health faces class-action lawsuit over 2009 data breach

Interior Health faces class-action lawsuit over 2009 data breach

The lawsuit alleges the health authority failed to safeguard the personal information of thousands of current and former employees
Revelstoke Golf Club, greenbelt society to relaunch skiing on the links

Revelstoke Golf Club, greenbelt society to relaunch skiing on the links

Club general manager excited to bring back seasonal practice of grooming four-kilometre cross-country trail for public use in winter
Crown counsel union files grievance over Okanagan, Kootenay staff shortages

Crown counsel union files grievance over Okanagan, Kootenay staff shortages

The BC Crown Counsel Association says 20 more Crown prosecutors are needed in the region in order to handle cases in a timely fashion
Private MacKinlay: The Revelstoke man who died liberating Europe

Private MacKinlay: The Revelstoke man who died liberating Europe

The 23-year-old left town in 1943 to fight in Italy and the Western Front, and is now being honoured in a commemorative postcard campaign