Railway blocks ranch access
By Andru McCracken When CN Rail parks a train on its siding across John Peterson’s property in Dunster it means he and his grandson don’t have access to their cattle. “It’s a farm crossing, so […]
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Robson River claims two lives
By Andru McCracken On Friday, August 9th, a 53-year-old Chinese citizen was walking along the lower section of the Berg Lake Trail when he slipped and fell into the Robson River according to RCMP. It […]
Fire exit stairs collapse under senior at Golden Years
By Laura Keil A senior citizen fell to the ground last week when a set of outdoor stairs collapsed beneath her at the Golden Years Lodge. The resident walked away unscathed except for bruises on […]
Change of owners at the Valemount Hotel
By Andru McCracken Peter Felmark is saying goodbye to the Valemount Hotel. Felmark bought the place in 1994 when he was 48 years old and made a raft of improvements to it, including hiring local […]
Goat gets top honours at newspaper awards
By Goat Staff The Rocky Mountain Goat has placed 1st in the Canadian Community Newspaper Awards for Best Feature Story in 2018. The award was given for Laura Keil’s longform feature story Failed Mission about […]
The alleged forged license and the inadmissable evidence
By Andru McCracken When Daniel Jason Keen produced an enlarged, doctored photocopy of a driver’s license, law enforcement may have thought they had a clear case of forgery on their hands, but Keen was cleared […]
Injured biker eager to return
By Andru McCracken Chantelle Grafton and her husband Warren want to make one thing clear: they love Valemount. Chantelle fell off a feature called the Sky Berm on Moby Dick at the Valemount Bike Fest […]
New garbage truck for McBride
By Andru McCracken The Village of McBride has a new 2020 Freightliner Truck with a garbage packer. It was delivered on July 25. After 22 years of service, public works is retiring its 1997 garbage […]
McBride Council: Air Access, New Trails, Committee Appointments
By Andrea Arnold The McBride Council met for their regular meeting on July 23, 2019. The meeting was called to order at 7:02pm by Mayor Gene Runtz. Also in attendance were Councillors Frederick, Smith, Green […]
Valemount Council: proposed zoning changes, woodstove exchange
By Goat Staff Mayor Owen Torgerson, councillors Hollie Blanchette, Sheri Gee, Donnie MacLean and Pete Pearson met on July 23rd, 2019 for their regular council meeting. Staff Chief Administrative Officer Wayne Robinson, Deputy Corporate Officer […]