This year the Revelstoke Golf Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
The opening of the Banff Springs hotel and golf course inspired the federal government to contemplate a similar project for Mount Revelstoke National Park, but the First World War shifted the government’s priorities. Twelve years later, Revelstoke finally got its golf course.
In April 1924, the Revelstoke Golf Club was founded, with Dr. A.L. Jones elected as its first president. Boasting 30 members, the club approached Revelstoke City Council with a request — to use the abandoned race track and agricultural fair grounds in Columbia Park for their golf course.
Stoke FM News takes a look at the history of the park and its current importance to the community.
