News and Views – Page 2 – The Rocky Mountain Goat News

Six days off the grid and a small time anomaly

October 10, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken If not for a brief outage Thursday night, residents may not have noticed that communities from Albreda to Dome Creek were running completely separate from the provincial power grid. But McBride resident […]

“Win-win” solution pitched for TRC suit

October 9, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken Tom Ryan would like to solve an eight year old legal dispute between TRC Cedar Ltd. and the McBride Community Forest Corporation (MCFC) with both parties capitalizing on a contract to provide […]

Police interview person of interest in possible attempted abduction

October 8, 2019 The Goat

Submitted by RCMP On Tuesday October 8, 2019 at 8:30am, a student from McBride Secondary School was headed to school when she was approached by a motorist. The man told the student that school had […]

Robson Valley students strike for the climate

October 8, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken Students left school and took to the streets on Wednesday, September 25 as part of a global student movement calling on world leaders to take action on climate change. The event was […]

Fire prevention week 2019: Not every hero wears a cape

October 6, 2019 The Goat

Goat Staff Valemount and McBride Fire Departments are reminding people that it’s often their own actions that can keep families safe. Hence this year’s theme: Not every hero wears a cape. Plan and practice your […]

New college director announced

October 5, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken Jeff Jewett is the new director of the Valemount College and while the new school is set up and ready to go, it’s his job to recruit students and get the college […]

Roundtable aimed at kickstarting rural artists

October 4, 2019 The Goat

By Laura Keil A dance company with a global mission is bringing an artist roundtable to Valemount Oct 5th to share knowledge to ultimately inspire more rural art. SQxDance is a Kootenay-based dance company that […]

TNRD chair owns mistake on RV rights

October 3, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken One of the issues that gave rise to the Thompson Nicola RV rights group in Clearwater was the enforcement of severe rules around camping on private property. The understanding of Tom Coles, […]

Two new federal candidates for Prince George – Peace River – Northern Rockies

October 3, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken Two weeks ago, three candidates were confirmed for the riding of Prince George – Peace River – Northern Rockies. This week, two more candidates have been nominated by their parties: Mavis Erickson […]

Full House for Annual Poker Ride

October 2, 2019 The Goat

By Shelly Cousineau The Robson Valley Chapter of the Backcountry Horsemen of BC (BCHBC) held their 9th Annual Poker Ride September 14, 2019 on the crown lease land on Hinkleman Road with a total of […]

New Lungs New Life

October 1, 2019 The Goat

Local woman back on her feet after lung transplant By Andru McCracken Before her operation Susie Forsyth barely had enough energy to get out of bed once a day, an oxygen tank went with her […]