Mayor Gary Sulz announces health update
Sulz shared his cancer diagnosis and plans to temporarily step back from mayoral duties at a Nov. 7 meeting and public video release.
Sulz shared his cancer diagnosis and plans to temporarily step back from mayoral duties at a Nov. 7 meeting and public video release.
The City of Revelstoke will be looking for its fourth Chief Administrative Officer this council term after it has announced its third, James Thackray, is no longer with the city. As usual, the city isn't disclosing the reasons why the latest CAO has left.
On Mar. 5, Revelstoke residents gathered for a twilight vigil in Grizzly Plaza in support of Ukrainian migrants to the community.
Fires at community owned wood waste utility puts it out of service for months. The future of the facility is not clear and our attempt to get answers from political leadership was unsuccessful.
In a tied vote, Revelstoke council rejected a plan for a quick park zoning change designation for the Lower Jordan River area to prevent gravel pit development in a specific area nearby the river, instead opting to pursue a 'Section 17' reserve designation under the Land Act. In the meantime, two new gravel pit applications have been filed in the general area.
Revelstoke residents trying to put food on the table during the pandemic have stepped forward with complaints of big fines, legal fights, and aggressive bylaw enforcement tactics against chicken coops.
No City of Revelstoke by-election scheduled yet.
Revelstoke City Council has approved plans for a controversial worker camp in Johnson Heights, but limited the temporary use permit to two years, meaning the applicant will need to apply for an extension within two years if they want to extend the permit for up to three more years.
City of Revelstoke Mayor Gary Sulz is interviewed on the Revelstoke Mountaineer Podcast about a by-election delay. An hour after this recording was made, council's Oct. 13 meeting was cancelled entirely, so it now appears likely the matter won't be before council until after the Oct. 24 provincial election.
When asked about delays in the City of Revelstoke by-election, both the mayor and city administration staff said Elections BC had given them permission to delay it until after the upcoming provincial election, but Elections BC says that's just not the case.