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Valemount Council: proposed zoning changes, woodstove exchange

August 7, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By Goat Staff Mayor Owen Torgerson, councillors Hollie Blanchette, Sheri Gee, Donnie MacLean and Pete Pearson met on July 23rd, 2019 for their regular council meeting. Staff Chief Administrative Officer Wayne Robinson, Deputy Corporate Officer […]

Friendly giants: New big trees protected in B.C.

August 4, 2019 Arthur Tanga

54 big trees protected from logging By Laura Keil An old-growth Douglas Fir tree in the Robson Valley will be protected from logging and more trees could get the same protection once new laws come […]

Via Rail seeks shelter in Valemount

August 3, 2019 The Goat

By Laura Keil This winter business owners went public about two train travellers who almost died while waiting for their delayed train in the dead of winter. Their train was 24 hours late and the […]

Robson Valley Music Festival gets beer garden, filmmakers

August 1, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By Laura Keil The Robson Valley Music Festival is back and promises more activities to keep festival-goers busy, including a beer garden near the stage. This is the first year the festival has a liquor […]

Carrier Lumber to stop aerial spray of forest for 3 years

July 29, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By Andru McCracken Carrier Lumber Ltd’s Chief Executive Officer Bill Kordyban has announced the company will no longer spray broadleaf herbicides from the air for a three year period in the Robson Valley Timber Supply […]

Valemount Community Forest buys sawmill

July 28, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By Laura Keil and Andru McCracken The Valemount Community Forest has purchased a sawmill and plans to operate an 8-person crew on the Industrial Park lands south of Valemount. VCF manager Craig Pryor made the […]

Valemount Glacier Destinations resort “alive and kicking”

July 26, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By: Laura Keil Valemount Glacier Destinations, the company behind the proposed year-round ski & sightseeing resort west of Valemount, gave an update last week, and project planners say it is “alive and kicking” despite delays. […]

Fast EV stations come to Robson Valley

July 26, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By Laura Keil BC Hydro is hard at work installing e-charging stations across BC including in Valemount, McBride, Mt Robson and Slim Creek. BC Hydro spokesperson Bob Gammer said they are aiming to install an […]

Soaring: gliding club comes to Valley

July 25, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken For Tyler Paradis, Tuesday was his first flight in the mountains. On the prairies he flies his glider courtesy of rising thermals. In the mountains he prepared to make his first attempt […]

Wildland firefighters training

July 24, 2019 Arthur Tanga

Buehler inquest wraps up

July 23, 2019 The Goat

By Laura Keil An inquest into the death of John Robert Buehler was slated to wrap up this week. Buehler, age 51, was shot by police on Sept. 17, 2014, following a police stake-out at […]