By Abigail Popple, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Rocky Mountain Goat Valemount Council discussed train whistle cessation, a mining project near Blue River and paving Dogwood Street during the June 24th regular meeting. Mayor Owen Torgerson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Council amended the agenda to include a letter from the president of Capacitor Metals, a mining company working on a project near Blue River. Then, Council adopted the minutes of the June 10th regular and special meetings and moved on to hear the evening’s delegation. Whistle cessation presentation Two consultants with McElhanney Ltd., Caleb Marttinen and Joel Taker, presented a report on how the Village could safely implement a train whistle cessation policy. The Village contracted McElhanney to produce the report in November 2023, but the…
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