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Radon report: not great P2 Tourism down but not out P3 Digital economy soars P9 Local ski business outlook P15 Thursday, October 15th, 2020 Volume 11 Issue 38 PM42164515 $2.00 GST INCLUDED A COVID-19 Halloween P7 ($1.30 when you subscribe) Ski hill access GRAD CLASS pitched for gets creative COVID relief By Andru McCracken In a report to Valemount Council, Economic Development Officer Silvio Gislimberti ventured that the path to rebuilding the economy post COVID-19 should be downhill. As in downhill skiing. Gislimberti advised council that the Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program (CERIP), a provincial grant, could be used to build bridge access over the McLennan River to a proposed ski hill on Mount Trudeau. Gislimberti said that Valemount Glacier Destinations Ltd., the current Recreation Controlled Area tenure holder, would contribute to the project by providing engineered bridge drawings and a geotechnical study for the bridge RE-ELECT abutments. “Once completed, the bridge could be owned and operated by the Valemount Community Forest. This bridge will also represent substantialRE-ELECT cost savings for RE-ELECTShirley logging operationsRE-ELECT in the McLennan valley,” he said. In the near term, the bridge would facilitate access to a community handle-tow BOND lift planned by theRE-ELECT Valemount Ski Society. Shirley Gislimberti said thatShirley the ski society is in the process of applying for permits to operate a Prince George-Valemount community ski hill through the Mountain Resort Branch of the Province of BC. BOND He estimated theBOND cost of the bridge at GRAD $850,000. Shirley Gislimberti said the Prince George-Valemount grant aims to supportPrince CONT’D George-Valemount ON P3 CALENDAR Andrew Wilkinson BOND The Community Birthday Calendar has been a fundraiser for the Graduating LeaderClass ofof theMcBride BC Liberal Secondary Party School for the past 45 years. This year, due to the small class size as well as COVID-19 restrictions on door-to-door sales, the class has been selling from a Irene Berndsen table just outside AG foods, but sales have been low. 2021 high school grads Tyler and Destiny work with Marty Kelly at the table set Prince George-Valemount Sales PRINCE GEORGE up outside AG Foods in McBride. /ANDREA ARNOLD Andrew Wilkinson ASPIRE REALTY Irene Berndsen Leader of the BC Liberal Party Andrew2018 MLS Award Winner Wilkinson serving McBride, nd MCBRIDE Valemount and the Robson Valley By Andrea Arnold AG Foods.A strong With just economic two more days recovery of plan14 and to Friday, October 16 from 11:45- 851-2ASPIRE Avenue REALTY [email protected] ofof thethe BCBC LiberalLiberal PartyParty - full duplex [email protected] table sales planned, Wednesday, October 1:15pm, for orders and payment (cash - 2 - 3bdrm 2bthrm units www.mountainviewrealty.ca restore confidence and rebuild BC www.mountainviewrealty.ca- full basement The Community Birthday Calendar has 14 and Friday, October 16, sales are low. only). $229,000 - let your tenants help with the mortgage! McBride 250-569-7397 been a fundraiser for the graduating class The cost of these calendars remains $11. If you want to support the 2021 Grad McBride 250-569-7397 Personal Real Estate Corporation Andrew Wilkinson of McBride Secondary School for the past SubmissionImmediate of birthday, actions anniversary to supportand/ class small through the purchase of a calendar Bell Mountain Road Andrew Wilkinson2044 Museum Road see LISTINGS ON Leader of the BC Liberal Party 45 years. 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Several homes in both communities tested above 200 becquerels per cubic meter. The study didn’t reveal any above 600bq/m3. /TAKE ACTION ON RADON By Andru McCracken Where does it come from? and then shipped to the lab for testing. Results of the tests Radon gas is the natural result of trace amounts of are only communicated to homeowners to protect their Results from a campaign to test radon levels in Valemount uranium naturally breaking down. Radon enters homes privacy. and McBride are back and tests show that 10 per cent of from the ground. Radon tests can be purchased at Robson Valley Home homes in Valemount and 17 per cent of homes in McBride Hardware in McBride and Valemount Home Hardware. reported levels higher than 200 becquerels per cubic metre. What can be done? Taking action The B.C. average is eight per cent of homes. It’s pretty simple to deal with. Radon is emitted from the That measurement, becquerels per cubic metre, is a ground, so installing a fan to exhaust air from the ground “Many Canadians still don’t know that radon is the leading measure of radioactivity and 200 becquerels per cubic metre around your home can prevent radon from building up. cause of lung cancer in non-smokers,