International students a boon for local high schools
Some 20 international students will be calling the Robson Valley home this fall, as they settle into host families for the school year. The students, who are in grades 11 and 12, are placed by […]
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Wildlife crossing for highway 16
Construction on a new bridge on highway 16 between Valemount and Dunster will slow traffic this summer, but the end result should be a boon for fish and wildlife. The bridge will span Small River, […]
Supreme court ruling compels residents to leave Dunster school
Residents occupying Dunster school for the past week packed up on Friday after an injunction from the Supreme Court of B.C. demanding them to leave the premises immediately or face criminal charges and forced removal. […]
Swiss Bakery changes hands
After a decade of waking up before 4 a.m., serving people from around the world and keeping their recipes a secret, Manfred and Natalia Zumbrunn are placing Valemount’s Swiss Bakery into new hands. Come July […]
Haida Gwaii ambass. in McBride
A special train came through McBride last week. The ambassador from Haida Gwaii enjoyed a brief stop-over on the way to Prince George, while he accompanied the iconic Jasper totem pole. The pole is being […]
McBride visitors walk the solar system
Matthew Wheeler is looking for earth. It’s somewhere between the McBride info centre and First Avenue. “Right about here,” he says, swivelling around. The sun is the globular lamp light at the end of Main […]
The Buzz on the Yellowhead: there has been quite a buzz around the hangar out at Yellowhead Helicopters recently.
It has been a long flight since local entrepreneur Garry Forman purchased his first helicopter in 1975. Today, his company, Yellowhead Helicopters, is a growing industry name. Along the way, his fleet has shuttled celebrities […]