Robson Valley schools may need to consolidate within the next ten years due to a projected decline in enrollment and poor facilities, according to School District 57’s new long-range facilities plan.

Update: The air quality advisory issued on Wednesday morning is still in effect as of 9:00 a.m. on Friday, February 7th. The advisory will continue until weather conditions change, says the Ministry ...

Nearly eight months after recycling services were paused throughout the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, McBride residents still do not have local recycling services. The Regional District ...

A report released by Community Futures Fraser-Fort George shows that solutions tailored to the local economies, including an urgent need for more and better financial supports, are necessary for the ...

As of 10 p.m. on January 28th, traffic is once again flowing in both directions on Highway 5 south of Valemount. Around 6 p.m. the highway was closed between Albreda River South Bridge and Bear Road ...

After reading the Valemount Council report published in The Goat’s Dec 19th issue, I was incredibly disappointed to learn that VARDA is unable to move forward with its pump track project. In a letter ...

BC Parks anticipates that the Berg Lake Trail will reopen this summer despite having sustained minor damage from flooding this fall, according to the Ministry of Environment and Parks. The 37.8 ...

Valemount Council discussed staff compensation, applying for a water use measuring system and how to finance byelections during their January 14th meeting. Mayor Owen Torgerson called the meeting to ...

Mayor Gene Runtz called the January 13th McBride Council meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. In the meeting Council was presented information about the Planet Youth Project ...

The knock-on effects of the Jasper wildfire have dug a $1.5M hole for Valemount businesses, says consulting agency Strategies North. The report recommends promoting tourism in Valemount to wider ...

“Drill, baby, drill”, exulted the new President of the World (American branch), but he will find that the oil and gas industry isn’t listening. As Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, tactfully put it in ...

With Maligne Canyon and other areas closed due to the Jasper wildfire, the national park has fewer natural ice climbing opportunities this winter. Rockaboo Mountain Adventures has made up for this ...