Illecillewaet River

Steve Black, a man in a rain coat stands on a rock embankment looking over a large swath of logs caught up in the Box Canyon log jam.

A river boxed in: How the Box Canyon log jam came to be – and what can be done about it

By Lys Morton ● Development ● Jul 9, 2025

The Box Canyon log jam ‘is something we aren’t playing with,’ City of Revelstoke director of engineering Steve Black says.

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Brief: Grizzly bear active in Revelstoke

By Revelstoke Mountaineer staff ● Latest News ● Sep 22, 2022

Revelstoke Bear Aware warns people to stay clear of the area near Lower Crowbar Trail, above the Upper Arrow Heights neighbourhood, after a confirmed grizzly bear sighting on Tuesday, September 21.

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Report studies long-term Illecillewaet River flooding potential in Revelstoke

By Nora Hughes ● Latest News ● Jul 12, 2022

A study commissioned by the City of Revelstoke shows that the dikes along the Illecillewaet River will withstand 200-year flooding events and the effects of climate change, but the Box Canyon log jam poses some threats.

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Box Canyon Bridge concept based on easier tourist trail attraction

By Emily Kemp ● Latest News ● Jul 1, 2015

The tourism-driven idea of creating a bridge across Box Canyon on the Illecillewaet River is at a preliminary stage. A preliminary cost estimate puts it around $750,000.

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Plan to link Illecillewaet pedestrian bridge to RMR via new trail explored

By Emily Kemp ● Latest News ● Apr 11, 2015

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