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Valemount residents fear losing only grocery store in the village Residents of the Village of Valemount in eastern B.C. are worried about access to fresh food as the only grocery store in the community struggles with supply and refrigeration issues. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jul 13, 2021 8:03 PM PT | Last Updated: July 14 Shelves and fridges sit barren as the IGA in Valemont, B.C., located on Highway 5 near the Alberta border.(Meg Aspey) ....
Simpcw First Nations, whose territory extends north of Kamloops to Jasper and Kakwa Park, is exploring the feasibility of a large capacity facility that converts waste to thermal and electrical energy, and serves the Thompson Valley and beyond. Conceptual drawing courtesy of Simpcw Resources Nearly two years after Canfor shut down its sawmill in Vavenby, B.C., a respected First Nations-owned resource company is exploring the possibility of a new waste-to-energy facility to take its place.
“We started thinking, is there something that we should look into that might create a different environment, a different buzz?” said Al Chorney, CEO of Simpcw Resources Group. “And with forestry taking it on the chin, decade after decade, one has to look at the region through a different lens.” ....
Posted: February 1, 2021 Aimee Watson Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to welcome two new members to its Board of Directors. Codie Morigeau (pictured above), a nominee of the Ktunaxa Nation Council, and Aimee Watson, a nominee of the Regional District of Central Kootenay, have joined the Board effective January 1. Larry Binks and Vickie Thomas leave the Board after completing their six-year terms. “I would like to welcome Codie and Aimee to the Trust’s Board of Directors and look forward to working together to support the work of the Trust moving forward,” said Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, and Minister Responsible for Columbia Basin Trust. “I also thank exiting Board members Larry Binks and Vickie Thomas for their years of dedicated service and wish them the best.” ....
No need for travel ban, visitors follow COVID-19 protocols, says northern BC mayor - BC News castanet.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from castanet.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
So far, local residents and non-essential visitors are adhering to public health protocols, said Valemount Mayor Owen Torgerson (pictured here in September 2019). Dorothy Titchner Thursday s announcement that B.C. will not impose an interprovincial travel ban went over just fine with one northern mayor.
“It really doesn’t matter where folks come from,” Valemount Mayor Owen Torgerson said. “What matters is their behaviour once they are in Valemount.”
So far, local residents and non-essential visitors are adhering to provincial health protocols, said Torgerson, whose village is about a 1.5-hour drive from Jasper, AB.
Besides being a popular outdoor adventure tourist destination year round, the village of Valemount and surrounding communities in the Robson Valley are currently hosting up to 100 Trans Mountain workers, he said. ....