August 2019 – The Rocky Mountain Goat News

Tete Jaune cemetery could open this fall

August 31, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken A new cemetery in Tete Jaune could open this fall. Meredith Burmaster, Manager of Community Services for the Regional District of Fraser Fort George said a few regulatory requirements must still be […]

The Open Gate Garden’s High Tea

August 31, 2019 The Goat

This week in photos: August 29th 2019

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This week in photos: August 22nd 2019

August 30, 2019 The Goat

Robson Valley Music Festival 2019

August 29, 2019 The Goat

By Goat Staff This year’s festival may have been muddy and wet due to rainball but the music and artistry was razor sharp. “RedPath performances and empowerment programs powerfully blend Indigenous culture and modern […]

Library bustling on a Tuesday night

August 28, 2019 Arthur Tanga

Upheaval could help Valemount, McBride: Forest Minister

August 27, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken According to the Province’s Forest Minister Doug Donaldson, Valemount and McBride could gain from government programs being developed to transform the province’s hurting forest industry. Donaldson sent an appeal to the federal […]

McBride Council: developer irked

August 26, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken McBride Council met at 7 pm on August 13, Mayor Gene Runtz and councillors Lucille Green, Diane Smith, Allan Frederick and Rosemary Hruby were in attendance, as well as CAO Sheila McCutcheon. […]

Valemount Council: childcare needs, cannabis fees, housing costs waived

August 25, 2019 The Goat

By Goat Staff Monique Jamin made a comment related to staff concerns around snow maintenance of a proposed Big Foot Arch on the Big Foot Trail on Main Street. She felt that staff could get […]

Moooooove over: farmer gets a surprise

August 25, 2019 The Goat

By ANDREA ARNOLD Local dairy farmer Ed Zimmerman saw nothing out of the ordinary when one of his dairy cows gave birth to a heifer calf on the morning of Friday August 9, 2019. After […]

Public art project boasts copper toenails

August 24, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken It’s a really big foot, but if you’re thinking of legendary fur-covered beasts, think again. Valemount is getting a big foot entirely unrelated to a Yeti or the abominable snowman; instead it […]