Throne Speech Round-Up
By Fran Yanor Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond was right about one thing on the day of the throne speech. “Fair to say the headlines today won’t be about the throne speech for the most […]
News and Views
Valemount Council: limits to bending, AQ impacts of pipeline
By Andru McCracken Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on February 11, 2020. Mayor Owen Torgerson and councilors Pete Pearson, Donnie MacLean, Sheri Gee and Hollie Blanchette were in attendance as well as Chief Administrative […]
McBride Council – Resolution Submission, Fee Increases, and Lagoon Repairs
By Andrea Arnold McBride Council met for their regular meeting on February 11, 2020. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm By Mayor Runtz. Also present for the meeting were Councillors Diane Smith, […]
Misguided gunfire: CO looks for ill-armed deer hunter
By Andru McCracken Conservation Officer Warren Chayer responded to a report of a mule deer shot within the limits of the Village of Valemount about 400 meters upstream from the village’s water intake. “Somebody had […]
Trans Mountain dollars to help with housing
By Andru McCracken According to a report to council, the Village of Valemount has negotiated a new ‘community benefit agreement’ with the Trans Mountain Pipeline and $135,000 will go towards developing new housing in Valemount. […]
Improved highway regs will work: MOT
By Andru McCracken The Ministry of Transportation responded to a story in the Goat last week detailing how new standards would indeed make the highway safer despite the concerns raised by a former highways maintenance […]
Prohibited driver pleads guilty
By Andru McCracken On August 15, 2019 an automatic licence plate reader installed on the cruiser of RCMP Sergeant Robert Dean identified a passing pick-up truck registered to a prohibited driver, Jeffery H. Dean had […]
Blue River reels with access woes
By Andru McCracken Unexpected logging is disrupting snowmobiling at Finn Creek, the main snowmobiling area in Blue River, BC and the local sled club says its impact eclipses that of managing endangered mountain caribou and […]
StrongStart offers kids under five a school experience
By Jean Ann Berkenpas StrongStart is a free school introduction program for children ages 0 to 5 to attend with their caregivers and this is the first year it is offered in Valemount. It […]
Pipeline update: Pedal down, costs up, local start uncertain
By Andru McCracken On February 7 Trans Mountain announced they would ‘accelerate’ construction on their expansion project in light of a February 4 Federal Court of Appeal ruling in the pipeline’s favour regarding an appeal […]
Highway contracts promise safer roads Will they deliver?
By Andru McCracken The highway maintenance contract between the Province and highway maintenance contractors will expire for the Robson Service Area (Wire Cache to the Alberta Border to Loos) in August 2021, and the tender […]