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Evacuation alert issued for Dore River area due to high water +VIDEO and PHOTOS

June 23, 2020 Admin

Those in the alert area are asked to prepare in the event that an evacuation is required and take precautions to help prevent damage to their home, property and their personal safety. […]

Horseshoe lake road closed due to hole, high water +VIDEO

June 23, 2020 The Goat

Excessive water has claimed another road in McBride. Andrey Antypov and his wife Anya Antypova had been watching the water levels in the ditch along Horseshoe Lake Road for a few days. […]

Pipeline police

June 22, 2020 The Goat

Two RCMP Officers with CIRG, or the Community Industry Response Group were in Valemount on Tuesday. They’re tasked enforcing a BC Supreme Court injunction that prevents protestors from stopping the TMX Pipeline. […]

Indigenous groups react to TMX pipeline spill

June 22, 2020 The Goat

On Saturday June 13, 2020 the Trans Mountain pipeline in Abbotsford, BC spilled an estimated 150,000 litres of crude oil into the environment. In other words, they lost 1,195 barrels. […]

TMX: Local spin-off in question

June 20, 2020 The Goat

A local contractor is upset that he, and other local contractors have apparently been shut out of work that comes with the construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project. […]

McBride council: Village-owned properties, audit, more CN workers coming

June 19, 2020 The Goat

McBride Village Council met June 9, 2020 at 7:19pm via ZOOM by Mayor Runtz. In attendance were Councillors Smith, Frederick, Smith and Hruby, along with CAO McCutcheon. […]

Open burning bans rescinded in Prince George Fire Centre

June 18, 2020 The Goat

The Province rescinded the burning ban in the Prince George Fire Centre June 18th, which means Category 2 and 3 fires as well as resource management open fires are once again allowed with the proper precautions. […]

Water supply regulations in effect, the Village of Valemount

June 18, 2020 The Goat

At the Regular Council Meeting of June 9, 2020, Council adopted the Water Supply and Regulations Amendment Bylaw No. 822 and associated enforcement. More comprehensive water restrictions aid the Village in conserving water […]

Weeds ready to fly

June 17, 2020 The Goat

A cool rainy spring has helped the grass grow – and in the case of Valemount’s vacant 6-acre property in the centre of town, a whole crop of noxious weeds are about to launch their seed. […]

McBride water troubles

June 17, 2020 The Goat

Despite record run off the Village of McBride is asking people to use less water because the water system has been compromised due to debris. […]

Grizzly love story?

June 10, 2020 The Goat

As always it’s so exciting to film grizzlies closeup in the wild. The sow grizzly was feeding on the spring beauty flower bulbs and grasses on a mountain slide and then crosses over a fast moving mountain river… […]