By Bob Covey
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Can Jasper take a mulligan on the limp handshake of greeting signs?
Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.
Can we talk about the new signs that adorn the east and west entrances of our town?
“Adorn” might not actually be the right word—that term usually applies to things which make something more attractive. Regretfully, Jasper’s new entrance signs do the opposite—like giving Beyoncé a bowl cut.
These shiny new guideposts are the limp handshakes of greeting signs, the equivalent of welcoming guests to our home with a stale fruitcake. Well meaning, perhaps, but awkward and lifeless. Glendon, Alberta, which has a three storey-high pierogi to introduce folks to town, can’t believe how bland our new signs are.
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Monday, July 22, 2024
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Thursday, July 11, 2024
Parks Canada and the Municipality of Jasper are coordinating efforts to implement a fire ban in Jasper National Park. Effective July 12, 2024, a fire ...
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Bob Covey 
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Jasperites have always known in the back of their minds that, as far as natural disasters go, when it comes to our biggest threat, wildfire is at the ...
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Monday, July 22, 2024
EVOLVING SITUATION: CHECK ALBERTA EMER G ENCY ALERTS , JASPER NATIONAL PARK and MUNICIPALITY OF JASPER social media for the most up-to-date informatio...
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Bob Covey 
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Despite complicated logistics of evacuating seniors, backcountry hikers and thousands of campers, process was "safe and orderly," according to Mayor T...
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Bob Covey 
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
As a massive wildfire roars up the Athabasca River Valley, an evacuated community waits on fire officials—and the weather—to turn the tide “One of Ca...
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
The community of Jasper has been forever changed after a massive wildfire spread into the townsite yesterday afternoon (July 25). Structural firefight...
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
Jasperites have always known in the back of their minds that, as far as natural disasters go, when it comes to our biggest threat, wildfire is at the ...
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Bob Covey 
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Wildfire personnel continue to fight two aggressive fires burning near the Jasper townsite. High winds and continued hot, dry weather in the last 24 h...
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Bob Covey 
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
As a massive wildfire roars up the Athabasca River Valley, an evacuated community waits on fire officials—and the weather—to turn the tide “One of Ca...
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