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Chef’s Table: Refined dining during Jasper in January

Amir Said, freelance reporter

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Jasper in January, the mountain town’s iconic winter festival, kicks off this week, with a wide variety of events including the Chef’s Table Experience , catered to those looking to fall in love with food Culinary explorers will find their foodie dreams come true this Jasper in January. And those considering the Chef’s Table Experience this Saturday, January 17, might want to skip lunch. The brand...

Arts & Culture

Guided by grapes at new Jasper in January event

Amir Said, freelance reporter

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Après Wine pairs the beauty of the snow-capped mountains with some of the best wine Jasper has to offer. Jasper in January — the mountain town’s most ...

Community

Council briefs: Rebuilding churches, Connaught housing, urban design

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The Municipality is interested in helping the Anglican and United Churches rebuild from the 2024 wildfire. The Jasper Anglican Church was destroyed in...

News

Hinton RCMP looking for help in theft incident

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Members of the Hinton RCMP detachment are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying an individual suspected of theft. Hinton RCMP are asking m...

Business

Who controls Banff and Jasper, and why parliament is now asking questions

Annie Koshy, guest contributor

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

When more than half of the paid visitor experience inside Canada’s most iconic national parks is controlled by one foreign company, the question is no...

Community

Jasper Hockey Days scores big for community pride

Monday, January 12, 2026

A weekend dedicated to hometown hockey netted big smiles and community pride at the Jasper Arena January 9-11. From the smallest skaters to the bigges...

Community

Council briefs: Utility rates, supplementary property taxes

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Chamber criticizes utility rate model’s ‘inequitable billing tiers’ As council considered increasing utility rates, debate reignited around the Munici...

Community

Community Dinners to start January 11

Sophie Pfisterer, Guest Contributor

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

In anticipation of the launch of Jasper's Community Dinner program on January 11, contributor Sophie Pfisterer has this report on theCommunity Christm...

Community

UPDATED: Suspected sexual assailant arrested

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Jasper RCMP have arrested an individual in relation to an alleged sexual assault incident. RCMP said today (Monday, January 5) that charges will be la...

Hiking and Climbing

Turning Eighty—La Fin Du Monde?

David Harrap, guest contributor

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

God, I was tired. And we still had to hike out. The author on a Mount Christie expedition in 2005, around the same time he celebrated his 60th year. /...

Arts & Culture

A celestial celebration: Jasper Dark Sky Festival returns for 15th year

Amir Said

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Festival will feature astronomy experts, space-themed experiences and signature events that highlight Jasper's exceptional stargazing opportunities Ja...

Guest Editorial

On Borrowed Roads: Rediscovering Jasper

Troy Nahumko

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

"Returning to Jasper this summer, I found myself rerooting, as an Albertan who spent most of my adult life abroad." The palette beyond our engine was ...

Hiking and Climbing

In the mountains, STUFF happens

David Harrap, guest contributor

Friday, September 5, 2025

He passed us, not a care in the world as if he were strolling on a tropical beach. He wore running shoes and just a pair of shorts. It was hot, boilin...

Environment

Walking Through Fire: The Land

Kirsten Schmitten

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Part 3: Seeing the forest floor through the trees In Part 1 of our Walking Through Fire series , we discussed how post-fire vegetation bounces back. ...

Environment

Bearing down: Finding food in and out of the burn

Mark Bradley

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Even though the summer sun was sweltering, the mother grizzly kept up the search. Eventually, she poked her nose into the ground and started digging. ...

Community

Who’s the MCBOAT? (Most Christmassy Bird Of All Time)

Mark Bradley, guest contributor

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Jasper Local readers are worldly enough to know the biggest bird on earth (ostrich), as well as the the smallest (bee hummingbird ). Most know the the...

Environment

Muskrat love (Or: a rat by any other name…)

Mark Bradley

Friday, November 21, 2025

I Smell a Rat! Let’s get one thing out of the way right now – muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) are not rats. Muskrats and rats are both rodents, but musk...

Environment

CWD: A Zombie Deer apocalypse?

Mark Bradley

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Beware the ‘Fawn of the Dead’: a herd of skeletal, pock-marked deer limp menacingly towards their target, moaning, intent on a gory brain feast…grraaa...

Environment

New calves mark caribou breeding centre’s progress

Peter Shokeir, freelance contributor

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Seven caribou calves born in first year of breeding program The Caribou Conservation Breeding Centre has begun achieving tangible results with the bir...

Environment

Two Jasper wildfire reports analyze key factors in rapid spread

Peter Shokeir, freelance contributor

Friday, October 31, 2025

Two new reports shed light on how the 2024 Jasper wildfire spread so quickly. The reports, which were commissioned by Parks Canada, also reaffirm the ...

Arts & Culture

Embers doc glows with compassionate, urgent storytelling

Bob Covey

Monday, October 20, 2025

“We’re all one day away from a life we don’t recognize.” An intimate story about grief and the healing power of art following the devastating 2024 Jas...

Arts & Culture

Curtain call: A century of live theatre in Jasper

John Wilmshurst, guest contributor

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Principal among the gathering spaces that were lost in the 2024 Jasper Wildfire were the Jasper Anglican Church and its former neighbour, the McCready...

Arts & Culture

Le cirque comes to town

Saturday, August 9, 2025

A week of theatre games hosted by a duo from Edmonton culminated in a Friday afternoon circus performance for the ages (and for all ages). From August...

Community

We will remember them: Hundreds turn out for Remembrance Day ceremonies

Bob Covey

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Jasperites turned out in the hundreds to observe Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Jasper Activity Centre on November 11. Captain (retired) Greg Key f...

Community

A century of outdoor skating in Jasper

John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Ice skating is physics. A narrow blade applying an exact pressure on the ice, enough to melt it quickly but briefly, lubricating the metal, allowing t...

Community

WAHKOTOWIN: Nature’s law

Bob Covey

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Jasperites came together with members of the Kelly Lake Cree Nation on Tuesday, September 30. National Truth and Reconciliation Day recognizes the atr...

Hiking and Climbing

Japanese alpinists summit Mt Alberta on centennial climb

Bob Covey

Monday, August 4, 2025

At 4:20 p.m. on July 24, 2025—three days after the 100th year anniversary of its first ascent— two men who had been making their way up the steep, cru...

Business

Who controls Banff and Jasper, and why parliament is now asking questions

Annie Koshy, guest contributor

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

When more than half of the paid visitor experience inside Canada’s most iconic national parks is controlled by one foreign company, the question is no...

Community

Jasper Hockey Days scores big for community pride

Monday, January 12, 2026

A weekend dedicated to hometown hockey netted big smiles and community pride at the Jasper Arena January 9-11. From the smallest skaters to the bigges...

Community

Council briefs: Rebuilding churches, Connaught housing, urban design

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The Municipality is interested in helping the Anglican and United Churches rebuild from the 2024 wildfire. The Jasper Anglican Church was destroyed in...

Community

Council briefs: Utility rates, supplementary property taxes

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Chamber criticizes utility rate model’s ‘inequitable billing tiers’ As council considered increasing utility rates, debate reignited around the Munici...

Business

Council reduces tax requisition by $300,000 through cuts, using reserve

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Friday, December 19, 2025

After weeks of deliberations and hearing multiple requests to reduce the tax burden, Jasper Municipal Council has passed its 2026 operational and capi...

Business

Council requests budget details following criticism from Chamber

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Monday, December 15, 2025

Council is sending its administrative team back to the drawing board on Jasper’s 2026 municipal budget. In asking for more information about the 2026 ...

Community

A Christmas Ode to Jasper’s Seniors

Friday, December 12, 2025

Our Seniors know their way around They’re the ones who built our town. Through their sweat, through their toil They planted roots in rocky soil. The s...

Community

Council briefs: electoral boundaries, housing corporation, skatepark naming

Peter Shokeir, freelancer reporter

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Jasper council is leaning toward supporting a proposed provincial electoral district that would have it join Banff and Canmore. On Tuesday (Dec. 9), c...

Business

Who controls Banff and Jasper, and why parliament is now asking questions

Annie Koshy, guest contributor

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

When more than half of the paid visitor experience inside Canada’s most iconic national parks is controlled by one foreign company, the question is no...

Community

Jasper Hockey Days scores big for community pride

Monday, January 12, 2026

A weekend dedicated to hometown hockey netted big smiles and community pride at the Jasper Arena January 9-11. From the smallest skaters to the bigges...

Community

Council briefs: Rebuilding churches, Connaught housing, urban design

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The Municipality is interested in helping the Anglican and United Churches rebuild from the 2024 wildfire. The Jasper Anglican Church was destroyed in...

Community

Council briefs: Utility rates, supplementary property taxes

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Chamber criticizes utility rate model’s ‘inequitable billing tiers’ As council considered increasing utility rates, debate reignited around the Munici...

Business

Council reduces tax requisition by $300,000 through cuts, using reserve

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Friday, December 19, 2025

After weeks of deliberations and hearing multiple requests to reduce the tax burden, Jasper Municipal Council has passed its 2026 operational and capi...

Business

Council requests budget details following criticism from Chamber

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Monday, December 15, 2025

Council is sending its administrative team back to the drawing board on Jasper’s 2026 municipal budget. In asking for more information about the 2026 ...

Community

A Christmas Ode to Jasper’s Seniors

Friday, December 12, 2025

Our Seniors know their way around They’re the ones who built our town. Through their sweat, through their toil They planted roots in rocky soil. The s...

Community

Council briefs: electoral boundaries, housing corporation, skatepark naming

Peter Shokeir, freelancer reporter

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Jasper council is leaning toward supporting a proposed provincial electoral district that would have it join Banff and Canmore. On Tuesday (Dec. 9), c...

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