![]() McCormick said she use to volunteer at a school, helping with chicken wing dissections for biology class. McCormick is a gastroenterologist, which is a doctor that treats problems in the gastrointestinal tract and liver. The city was named by the Canadian Pacific Railway in appreciation of Lord Revelstoke, who helped save the railway from bankruptcy in 1885 by buying the company’s unsold bonds. “It’s an outstandingly cool name and has always been stuck in my brain.” When she needed a name for the character of her new book, she picked Revelstoke. ![]() As the car inched forward, McCormick said she was mesmerized by the mountains and rivers. ![]() During the trip, she got stuck in a horrendous traffic jam on Highway 1 near Revelstoke. Seattle-based author Susan McCormick said many years ago she was in Canada, visiting national parks. While the youth is fictional in a recently released book called The Antidote, his name is based on our city. ![]() The skill comes in handy when a classmate chokes on a hot dog or when the school janitor suffers a heart attack. He can see diseases, injuries and anything else wrong with the human body. Twelve-year-old Alex Revelstoke is different. ![]()
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