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Lys Morton

Revelstoke Mountaineer's community journalist Lys Morton, a white man with a shaved head and a small brown beard stands leaning against a metal Revelstoke sign with the Columbia river and a mountain range behind him. He is smiling at the camera.

Lys is your community journalist for Revelstoke Mountaineer. He grew up in Calgary with the Rockies as a weekend stomping grounds and spent a decade on Vancouver Island for school and working as the community reporter for The Discourse Nanaimo. Your friendly neighborhood trans guy, Lys is focused on showcasing underrepresented voices, community joy and innovation and finding a new way to tell big stories. When not reporting around town, you can find him slowly working his way through his book collection while his two cats either curl up for pets or throw themselves around the place.

Lys's Latest Articles

Stoke Roasted Coffee owner Mark Hartley, a white man with some facial hair scruff wearing a cap and grey sweater, stands behind a table with rows of bagged coffee beans. There is an orange hue from the tent canopy everything is set up under.

Stoke Roasted Coffee celebrates 15 years

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Oct 18, 2023

Stoke Roasted Coffee chats about a changing coffee market, what makes someone open up a roaster house and not gentrifying their own home town.

The front entrance to the Revelstoke Community Connections outreach building. In the left hand window is a mural of fish in a river. Handing in the right hand window is an updated Pride flag with the BIPOC and Trans Flag colours and the Intersex symbol.

Community Connections Revelstoke’s outreach building under construction

By Lys Morton

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Oct 18, 2023

Key services at the main office and the food bank will remain available during construction.

Revelstoke library goes fines free alongside all Okanagan Regional Library branches

By Lys Morton

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Oct 11, 2023

Revelstoke library will no longer charge late fees on any materials in a move to ease accessibility, community librarian Lucie Bergeron says.

Marchers for orange shirt day come down a sloped street. The angle of the slope allows you to see the whole procession of marchers.

Revelstoke marks Orange Shirt Day with march and shared meals

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Oct 4, 2023

Orange Shirt Day organizer calls on Revelstoke for support: ‘We need community help with these actions and events’

Participants of the Save Old Growth Forests protest in Revelstoke march down McKenzie.

Day of action against old growth logging finds support in Revelstoke

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Oct 4, 2023

Revelstoke conservation group Wildsight, called on B.C. to take further actions on old growth logging promises.

Stubbs and The wraps summer band tour at LUNA Rail

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Sep 18, 2023

Stubbs and The, a genre-creative band ends their summer season with the inaugural LUNA Rail, a new addition to Luna Fest.

Balloon artist promises twisty fun and festival surprises at LUNA Rail

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Sep 15, 2023

Demmi Dupri joins artists in the launch of LUNA Rail with balloon creations for all ages and some juggling fun.

Tourism Revelstoke showcases robust community with back-to-back festivities

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Sep 2, 2023

Bikefest, Timber Day and Garlic Festival all focus on a season of gratitude, Tourism Revelstoke says.

Investigators and RCMP observe the scene of a vehicle altercation and shooting in Revelstoke.

Independent Investigations Office of BC opens case for Revelstoke shooting

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Aug 30, 2023

IIO is now investigating what led to an RCMP officer discharging their weapon in an Aug.27 shooting that led to the death of one.

Lys Morton joins Revelstoke Mountaineer

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Aug 30, 2023

Lys Morton joins the Revelstoke Mountaineer team. Having previously worked at The Discourse Nanaimo, he's eager to make Revelstoke home.