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130 years ago: The Kootenay Star, October 24, 1891
A man approached within 10 feet of a silver tipped bear in Illecillewaet. Although the bear approached him in a friendly manner, the man reacted defensively. He broke a cane on the bear’s nose, then quickly jumped into the water. The bear calmly walked away after a few minutes, and the man claimed he had run to the CP tracks.
120 years ago: Revelstoke Herald, October 19, 1901
The engines of the steamboat SS Revelstoke have arrived in town. The boat was to be used in the fall.
110 years ago: The Mail-Herald, October 18, 1911
The Allen Players, an entertainment company, put on a performance to benefit a city hospital. They had planned to perform the play “In the Bishop’s Horse-drawn Carriageâ€. All proceeds from the tickets would go to the hospital.
100 Years Ago: Revelstoke Review, October 20, 1921
An indoor football match was held at the RRYMCA Indoor football had only been invented a few years before, and that was Revelstoke’s introduction to the football adaptation.
90 years ago: The Revelstoke Review, October 23, 1931
Premier SF Tolmie and the Attorney General came to town to address the citizens of Revelstoke at Selkirk Hall. Many attended the speech where the Prime Minister discussed plans to deal with depression and unemployment rates in British Columbia
80 Years Ago: Revelstoke Review, October 23, 1941
The Liberals won their eighth consecutive victory in the provincial election. However, they did not obtain a majority and were discussing a possible coalition with the Conservatives. The representative of Revelstoke would again be Harry Johnston.
70 years ago: October 18, 1951
Thirteen local veteran railway workers were assigned to the Royal Train for the Revelstoke Division. The train, carrying Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, had a 20-minute stop scheduled in Revelstoke for Friday.
60 Years Ago: Revelstoke Review, October 19, 1961
The central television system went out in town. After inspecting the cables on Mount Revelstoke, the aluminum connections to an amplifier were found chipped and damaged. Hair was left as evidence that a bear had gnawed on the threads. Some people have suggested that the bear damaged the cable in protest against the new US station.
50 Years Ago: Revelstoke Review, October 21, 1971
Columbia Sports and Marine Ltd. opened on October 23 at its new location at 601 Victoria Rd. The company focused primarily on snowmobiling and marine service.
40 Years Ago: Revelstoke Review, October 21, 1981
There was a vote regarding the restructuring of Revelstoke. The majority of voters, 67.3 percent, supported the restructuring. The result meant that the areas of Big Eddy, Revelstoke Dam, South Revelstoke, Eastern CP Hill and Arrow Heights to Red Devil Hill would become the new community of Grand Revelstoke. This vote tripled the size of Revelstoke.
30 years ago: Revelstoke Times, October 23, 1991
The school board voted a 25 percent increase for its members. Some people found the $ 2,000 annual salary increase alarming and questioned the decision. They were concerned that the motivation of individuals to join the board would shift from interest in education to financial incentive.
20 years ago: Revelstoke Times Review, October 24, 2001
Members of the SOS Global Rescue March arrived in Revelstoke as part of their peace march from Vancouver to Calgary. Their goal was to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Three other groups walked sections between Calgary and Toronto.
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