Long-time Valemount resident Louise MacLean’s recent passing offered an opportunity to reflect as I also receive my 20-year resident pin later this year. My first nine years as a journalist and museum administrator gave me unique opportunities to learn from...

So, I worry if I can do anything for just pure fun. Either I need to have a purpose for what I do, or reflect on the lessons after. Ballroom dancing is my newest hobby to come under the microscope!...

Do these questions or comments get you the response you desire? You always leave me to do the dirty dishes. Why do you always schedule me for the fewest number of shifts? How do you let another student get away...

While you’re gearing up for the New Year, I have two suggestions to help you achieve your potential. Know Yourself How do you feel about New Year resolutions? Your answer could help you the underlying trait that determines how you...

After a recent Editorial and letter to the Editor in the Rocky Mountain Goat newspaper related to housing in Valemount, I wanted to add to the conversation. Housing is an issue in Valemount because of limited availability of housing for...

During my recent trip to Guatemala earlier this year I witnessed grassroots community organizing to create change in seven different non-profit organizations around the country. The people were ordinary citizens – housewives, midwives, weavers, health workers and teachers. But they...

Request for a rainbow crosswalk is being made to the Valemount council (June 28, 2016) and in the same agenda is a carefully worded letter from a Christian group concerned about council proclaiming support for a minority group by saying...

I am a small business owner in Valemount and will have owned my retail store for 10 years in October 2015. I find that living locally I am able to have my finger on the pulse, be flexible and innovative...

I feel relieved after the Valemount Glacier Destinations resort’s presentation of its Master Plan for a few reasons: By involving the Simpcw First Nations from the beginning, the developers want to get this right. The Developers have the money to...

After growing up in India’s commercial capital – Mumbai, Jamshedpur took me by surprise. The minute I stepped off the train at Tatanagar in February 2015, I knew I was in another world. The station was immaculate with sweepers cleaning...