Local glaciers fading fast
By Andru McCracken If you hoped that the cold wet weather we experienced this summer may have built up local glaciers like Castle Creek or Zillmer, or even slowed their fate, think again. In fact, […]
Environment
Poaching in the Raush
By Andru McCracken Devanee Cardinal is getting the word out that hunters aren’t welcome on her family’s land up the Raush without permission and is signing the property to make it clear what is private […]
Council acts on Clean Air recommendations
By Andru McCracken The Village of Valemount is taking action on the community’s air quality problem. At their October 22 meeting, council approved a set of actions brought forward by the Clean Air Task […]
Barriers to Innovation: Geothermal Power
By Andru McCracken MLA Andrew Weaver wants to see geothermal power developed in Valemount and he expects to see someone from the provincial NDP take the lead as a champion. Weaver asked the NDP what […]
EV Network is growing
By Andru McCracken Valemount and McBride both have new Level 3 charging stations. BC Hydro’s Bob Gammer made the journey to McBride and Jen Walker-Larsen came to Valemount to open up the communities’ newest infrastructure, […]
McBride council: Building Assessements, Charging Station, Child Care and Clean Water
By Andrea Arnold Members of McBride Council met for their regular meeting on Tuesday October 22. The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Mayor Runtz. Also present for the meeting, Council members Lucille […]
The fine art of making hay in the rain: swath grazing
By Andru McCracken Thanks to a miserably wet summer and a lack of good haying weather, farmers Seiji and Catherine Hiroe weren’t able to get all their hay off this year, and so, by necessity […]
Trash Talk
By Laura Keil Reps from the Regional District were in town last week to spread the word on reducing trash. Waste Diversion program leader Rachel Ryder says the regional district collected 73,000 tons of solid […]
MCFC board confirmed
By Andru McCracken On Wednesday, October 16, the Village of McBride hosted the McBride Community Forest Corporation’s (MCFC) annual general meeting and about 40 people attended. Acting mayor Allan Frederick chaired the meeting for mayor […]
MCFC in the black, growing
Slash piles remain urgent issue By Andru McCracken McBride Community Forest Corporation had good news to share after the previous two years of losses according to Chair Joseph Rich and interim general manager Shaughnessy Clausen. […]
Valemount geothermal project debated at the Leg
By Andru McCracken MLA Andrew Weaver tried to get a better understanding of why geothermal power is idling in Valemount instead of forging ahead, prompting this interchange in the legislature on Tuesday. You can find […]