Mayor Gene Runtz called the McBride Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th. Council received an update on the Robson Valley Legacies Senior Housing Development, discussed further the ...

Police in Barriere are requesting the public’s help in apprehending a 59-year-old man with an outstanding arrest warrant for assault. Cameron James Rose is described as being 5 foot 9, weighing about ...

Snow accumulation is still well below normal throughout the province, according to the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship. While January typically sees the highest snow accumulation out ...

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.

Valemount Council approved the Village’s 2025-2027 Resort Development Strategy at their meeting last Tuesday, January 28th. The strategy outlines the Village’s goals for the tourism sector over the ...

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 ...

The Valemount Learning Society, a local non-profit which offers courses on everything from occupational first aid to English as a second language, is now offering financial literacy workshops. The ...

Valemount Council adjusted the Village office hours, approved a plan to allocate funds from the Resort Municipality Initiative, and amended the Village’s fees and charges bylaw at its January 21st ...

With the daylight fast disappearing late one evening I was fortunate to be able to film this great gray owl swoop silently down off its perch in an attempt to capture a little rodent like a mouse or ...

Weekly newspaper serving Valemount, McBride and the Robson & North Thompson Valleys ...

The Rocky Mountain Goat is a weekly newspaper covering east-central British Columbia, a rural area which includes the communities of Valemount, McBride, Dunster, and Blue River.

Earlier this year, a Valemount resident spotted a bear wandering near train tracks – despite the winter weather. Following this sighting, The Goat reached out to the Ministry of Land, Water and ...