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Lys Morton

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

Revelstoke Grizzlies and their billet families in a large living room, a seated in different couches and chairs as they look at the camera and smile.

Billets for bears: How Revelstoke houses Junior A hockey players

By Lys Morton ● Recreation and Sports ● Mar 25, 2026

‘Without billet homes, we don’t have a junior team,’ Grizzlies’ billet homes organizer says.

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Southern Curry House owners Kokila Marikannan and Marikannan Thangaraj and their two children in a family portrait in front of a mountain scene.

Southern Curry House family builds a community through meals

By Lys Morton ● Latest News ● Mar 25, 2026

How Revelstoke’s growing culinary scene helped Southern Curry House’s Marikannan Thangaraj and his family find a home in the mountains.

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Semi and commercial trucks lined up on the Trans Canada Highway in Malakwa, image for the Revelstoke highway closure story

Highway closures ground products headed for Revelstoke

By Lys Morton ● Regional ● Mar 25, 2026

Commercial trucks bound for Revelstoke held in Malakwa during multi-day highway closure, stressing businesses, local freight company says.

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Revelstoke Forum repairs ‘short term’ solution for city’s recreation needs, CAO says

By Lys Morton ● Latest News ● Mar 18, 2026

The fate of the Revelstoke Forum and the future of a multipurpose facility are both conversations needed at this time, Evan Parliament, city chief administrative officer says.

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Crowd of 1,000 hikes, skis and boards in for Natural Selection finale

By Lys Morton ● Latest News ● Mar 17, 2026

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Nils Mindnich take the win at Natural Selection finale as competitors reflect on Revelstoke’s big features and bigger hospitality.

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Revelstoke pet owners frustrated with unclear waste bylaw

By Lys Morton ● Latest News ● Mar 11, 2026

City of Revelstoke’s recent reminder where to dispose of pet waste raises bylaw questions and pains with taking waste directly to landfill.

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Mateo Massitti walking the stage for his YETI Natural Selection 2026 vest. Photo for Revelstoke Mountain Resort Stoke chair update story.

Revelstoke represents in the crowds and competition for Natural Selection

By Lys Morton ● Recreation and Sports ● Mar 11, 2026

A string of storms and a broken chairlift didn’t keep crowds from cheering on Revelstoke riders Dustin Craven and Mateo Massitti at Natural Selection Revelstoke.

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