Revelstoke

• Highway 1 widening east of Revelstoke to begin in the fall

  Plans to widen Highway 1 east of Revelstoke are coming together, with the province announcing Monday it selected a designer and builder. 

  Canada

  Jun 24
  
• ‘It still hasn’t sunk in’: B.C. woman wins $1.2 million

  Patricia Dillman was passing through Salmon Arm, on her way to pick someone up at a nearby airport, but was waylaid and decided to visit the casino.

  Money

  Jun 20
  
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• Avalanche mitigation work closes section of Highway 1

  DriveBC says no detours will be available, and is reminding drivers to watch for traffic control workers.

  Traffic

  Mar 17
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• Avalanche concerns close portion of Trans-Canada Highway in B.C. Interior

  The closure, due to a high avalanche hazard, is from Revelstoke to Golden, a distance of 141.4 kilometres.

  Traffic

  Feb 28
• Hazardous conditions forecast for Coquihalla, Trans Canada, Highway 3

  Hazardous winter driving conditions are expected on major routes in and out of the Southern Interior on Wednesday.

  Weather

  Feb 28
• B.C. tour guide helps rescue snowmobiler buried by avalanche

  Great Canadian Tours of Revelstoke said one of its tours was returning home on Monday afternoon when the guide spotted something unusual.

  Canada

  Feb 27
• Diesel spill cleanup underway after train derailment near Revelstoke, B.C.

  According to CPKC, one of its trains struck a stationary train on the tracks Friday night causing locomotives and grain cars to derail. Cleanup continued through the long weekend.

  Environment

  Feb 19
• 2 injured as train derails east of Revelstoke, B.C.

  According to CPKC, several rail cars jumped the track near Revelstoke Friday after one train collided with the rear of another train that was stopped on the track.

  Canada

  Feb 17
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• One dead after missing helicopter found near Revelstoke, B.C.

  The deceased is said to have been the only occupant of the helicopter and was reportedly travelling from Calgary to Sicamous.

  Investigations

  Jan 7
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• Police, search and rescue looking for missing helicopter near Revelstoke, B.C.  

  B.C.’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said it was alerted Friday evening by an emergency locator transmitter sounding in the Revelstoke area.

  Canada

  Jan 6