The Rocky Mountain Goat News

Australia Fires: BC Pitches in

News and Views

January 22, 2020

By Andru McCracken BC Wildfire Service staff, including one local, are helping in the Australian wildfires as the country continues to be hit by one of the worst fire seasons on record. On Dec. 3, […]

Travelling by train: Signage enroute for Valemount’s notorious ‘platform’

News and Views

January 22, 2020

By Andru McCracken Pete Pearson couldn’t believe it when he saw campers set up near Valemount’s VIA train platform. His wife had taken a photo of the men’s tent, and when he finished his clean […]

Steering the Bird-Dog

Environment

January 21, 2020

Loos man plays part in Australia By Andru McCracken A man who grew up in Loos and attended McBride Secondary School is high above the front lines of the wildfire emergency in Australia. Some may […]

Valemount couple safe in Sydney

Environment

January 20, 2020

By Andru McCracken Valemount residents Sam Lafferma and his partner, Australian-born Nicole Breed, and their daughter Matilda are safe in Chipping Norton, a suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia as the fires rage […]

Dunster Community Forest confirms Syncra purchase

Business

January 20, 2020

By Andru McCracken It’s been an open secret for a few months, but the Goat has confirmed that the Dunster Community Forest has agreed to purchase McBride’s Syncra Mill. Some details have yet to be […]