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Pipeline camp rezoning: village raises concerns

November 16, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken Trans Mountain is applying for a 3-year temporary use permit to use a part of the Valemount Community Forest lands as a work camp and a public consultation meeting will allow public […]

Local glaciers fading fast

November 13, 2019 The Goat

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, […]

Poaching in the Raush

November 12, 2019 The Goat

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

November 7, 2019 The Goat

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

November 5, 2019 The Goat

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

November 5, 2019 The Goat

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

November 3, 2019 The Goat

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

October 31, 2019 The Goat

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

October 30, 2019 The Goat

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

October 30, 2019 The Goat

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

October 28, 2019 The Goat

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. […]