Valemount Secondary on the upswing
by Andru McCracken Principal Dan Kenkel expected to see a drop in school population this year after a particularly large class graduated. But there are 80 kids in the school already. “I’ve been at […]
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Puddle kids
Gretchen Trimm (left) and Hunter Loignon (right) took advantage of the wet weather on Saturday to enjoy some giant puddles. / LAURA KEIL
Soldiering on: Enrolment drops at McBride Elementary
by Andru McCracken With just 73 students in the school, staff layoffs as result, and an early surge in viruses making the rounds, this is not the high point of McBride Elementary School’s history. In […]
Coffee with Member of Parliament Bob Zimmer
by Andru McCracken The Rocky Mountain Goat caught up to our Member of Parliament Bob Zimmer when he visited Valemount and McBride on Wednesday, September 6. “Often we go to different places and talk to […]
Tourist wins Mount Robson Marathon
by Andru McCracken Piotr Babis said the point of his trip to BC this year was really just to see Mount Robson. During a hiking trip in June 2016 he only went as far as […]
Mount Robson Marathon adjusts after flash flooding
by Jean Ann Berkenpas The Mount Robson Marathon experienced another year of growth and was a big success due to the strong community support behind it. This year all 500 spots were full before race […]
Northern Health cuts rural prenatal classes
by Andru McCracken In June, Northern Health announced an app for pregnant women, but another change around the same time didn’t get a press release. “We are discontinuing prenatal classes in the Robson Valley,” Eryn […]
Blue River joins Robson Valley Fire Zone
by LAURA KEIL Blue River has joined Valemount and McBride in the Robson Valley Zone, which is part of the Prince George Fire Centre. Residents in Blue River will now have to heed fire advisories […]
Valemount’s old Shop Easy sold
by Andru McCracken The old grocery store at the corner of Cedar and 5th Avenue in Valemount has finally sold. The new BC-based owner confirmed the sale on Friday. The last business that operated in […]
A quiet Friday night as Valley loses power
by LAURA KEIL Residents and businesses lost power on Friday, some for as long as five hours due to a transmission circuit failure. BC Hydro says the suspected cause was lightning. At 4:15pm on Friday […]