Australia Fires: BC Pitches in
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, […]
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Travelling by train: Signage enroute for Valemount’s notorious ‘platform’
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
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
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
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 […]
Transformative librarian on the move
By Andru McCracken The remarkable librarian Naomi Balla-Boudreau is leaving McBride. She has decided to take a position in Deep River in the Ottawa Valley, north of Algonquin Park in Ontario, it’s very close to […]
Clean heat from wood? New resident buys German boiler
By Andru McCracken Frances LeClerc is heating his home just outside of Valemount with a German-designed boiler and he believes this technology could help Valemount grow and prosper. The system uses high-tech automation to burn […]
Police seek tips on recycling stolen from depot
Submitted by Cst Bill McKenna, Valemount RCMP On January 12th, 2020, at approximately 11:30 am, an unknown male stole several bags of cans and bottles from Valemount’s recycling depot on 5th Avenue. A hatchback vehicle […]
An Avalanche Forecast for McBride
By Andru McCracken For the first time ever, the North Rockies has an avalanche forecast to help backcountry users make good decisions in the winter time. For the last 5 years, the North Rockies (which […]
Press Release: Avalanche Canada providing forecasts via inReach to Kakwa
January 9, 2020, Revelstoke, BC — Snowmobilers in the Kakwa region, which straddles the border between Alberta and BC, will now be able to access avalanche forecasts via their Garmin inReach devices. Avalanche Canada is […]
Irishmen camp for VIA
By Andru McCracken A couple of Irishmen who were in town visiting the area founded themselves waiting for the VIA train out of doors. Luckily, the men were well prepared and had brought a tent. […]