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Secondary school students show off in “Valemount-a-palooza”

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Secondary school students show off in “Valemount-a-palooza”

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Dozens of Valemount parents, teachers and residents packed into the halls of Valemount Secondary School last Wednesday to attend the school’s first-ever Valemount-a-palooza. The event brought together secondary school students to show off projects they were proud of, from paintings…Read Article

Ken Abernathy: Valemount’s hardest working 90-year-old - The Rocky Mountain Goat

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Ken Abernathy: Valemount’s hardest working 90-year-old - The Rocky Mountain Goat

Ken Abernathy: Valemount’s hardest working 90-year-old Most days you can find Ken in his shop, servicing vehicles, despite recently turning 90. /Rachel Fraser By Rachel Fraser Chances are, you’ve heard Ken Abernathy say he works half-days now – only 12 hours. He says he’s semi-retired, though you can find him almost everyday, all day, in his shop servicing vehicles, or on an emergency service call to save a stranded truck. I found him …Read Article

Top 5 waterfall trails in the Valemount area - The Rocky Mountain Goat

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Top 5 waterfall trails in the Valemount area - The Rocky Mountain Goat

Top 5 waterfall trails in the Valemount area By Laura KeilValemount and the surrounding area has some spectacular waterfalls, some easily accessible, others more difficult to reach. Here are my favourites. For more info on these and other trails, you can also visit hikevalemount.com Hawaii, BC (Aloha trail) Distance/Elevation: 600m distance, 100m elevation to the main ridge viewpoint. Best parts: Lush forest, stunning waterfalls cascading down t…Read Article

Valemount Council: pension plans, water metering, blood plasma

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Valemount Council discussed employees’ pension plans, water metering and plasma donation in northern B.C. during its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 10th.Valemount · Valemount See the Story

Painting by local artist included in national competition - The Rocky Mountain Goat

Painting by local artist included in FCA exhibition and competition By Rachel Fraser “Packsaddle Traverse”, by local artist Jean Ann Berkenpas is being featured in the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) 2025 Calendar Exhibition and Competition this month. The online exhibition opened June 1st and runs for the month. Pieces accepted to the exhibition were chosen by jury and of those, 14 will be chosen to be featured in the 2026 FCA calendar. T…Valemount · Valemount Read Article

Community pillar, WWII veteran Alice Olson passes away at 102 - The Rocky Mountain Goat

Community pillar, WWII veteran Alice Olson passes away at 102Alice Olson at her 101st birthday party last year. Olson lived in Valemount for nearly 70 years in the 6th Avenue house she and her husband built. /Abigail Popple, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, RMGBy Abigail Popple, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, RMGThe Robson Valley’s oldest resident and one of Canada’s last WWII veterans Alice Olson peacefully passed away last week at …World War II · Valemount Read Article

Thousands of fry released in fourth annual chinook salmon event

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Nearly 9,000 chinook salmon fry swam free at this year’s salmon release day in Valemount. Organized in tandem with Simpcw First Nation, Tourism Valemount and Prince George-based Spruce City Wildlife Association, the annual event allows locals to watch as salmon…Valemount · Valemount See the Story

Thousands of baby salmon released in Valemount’s Swift Creek

These salmon have a five-year lifecycle where they spend two years making their way down the river, three years in the Pacific Ocean and then head back upstream to spawn.Valemount · Valemount Read Article

Flooding damages 1.4km of Highway 5 between Valemount, Blue River - The Rocky Mountain Goat

Flooding damages 1.4km of Highway 5 between Valemount, Blue RiverThis drone image shows some of the flood damage near Allan Creek along Highway 5 between Valemount and Blue River. /Courtesy of Emil Anderson Road Maintenance By Spencer HallFlooding caused by heavy rain combined with seasonal runoff damaged about 1.4 kilometres of Highway 5 between Valemount and Blue River over the weekend.The Ministry of Transportation said the roadway experience…Valemount · Valemount Read Article

Sawmill Employees' Petition Presented to Valemount Council

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Employees of Valemount-based sawmill Cedar Valley Holdings are still in limbo as the company anticipates an interruption in work – and possibly closing altogether – by the end of June. Owner Jason Alexander says the expected closure is due to…Valemount · Valemount See the Story

Valemount Council holds public hearing on Official Community Plan, Zoning Bylaw

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Valemount Council held a public hearing before its May 27th regular meeting to discuss updates to the Village’s Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw. Mayor Owen Torgerson called the public hearing to order at 7:00 p.m.Valemount · Valemount See the Story