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Le cirque comes to town
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 4-8, Marie-Joanne (MJ) Fogue Makou and Steve Jodoin from Unitheatre Edmonton brought big performer energy down the Yellowhead Highway and into the Ja...
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New Red Cross-sponsored mural to honour The Things That Grew
Arts & Culture
New Red Cross-sponsored mural to honour The Things That Grew
Bob Covey 
Friday, August 1, 2025
The 2024 wildfire exacted a terrible toll on Jasper, but instead of focusing on what’s been lost, Jasper’s next mural will honour The Things That Grew. Starting on August 6, helped along by a series of community events and opportunities for residents to gather, Belgian artist Gijs Vanhee will bring ...
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Voices from Jasper exhibition commemorates one year anniversary of fire
Arts & Culture
Voices from Jasper exhibition commemorates one year anniversary of fire
Sophie Pfisterer, freelance reporter 
Monday, July 21, 2025
“I feel like I should share my process of healing and hopefully it can help somebody else.” - Katie Potter __ A collection of writing, visual art and photography is rising from the ashes of Jasper’s devastating wildfire. To commemorate the one year anniversary of the fire, on July 25, the Jasper Art...
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Float on: Canada Day Parade gallery
Arts & Culture
Float on: Canada Day Parade gallery
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Jasperites donned their red and white, kitted out their floats and paraded around the community with pride on Canada Day (Tuesday, July 1). Local businesses, organizations, and performers came together to showcase what makes Jasper such a special place to live and visit. Maligne Adventures took an a...
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Aussie folk artist topping live music event at JPP
Arts & Culture
Aussie folk artist topping live music event at JPP
Sophie Pfisterer, freelance contributor 
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
One of Jasper’s most popular restaurants will soon be dishing up live music and good vibes. On July 4 at 8:30 p.m., Jasper Pizza Place will host a rooftop concert featuring Australian singer-songwriter Kim Churchill and folk duo The Isaac Brothers. Churchill, who specializes in folk, rock, and blues...
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Jam for Jasper at the Banff Springs
Arts & Culture
Jam for Jasper at the Banff Springs
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 23, 2025
Jasperites encouraged to attend wildfire resilience event A live music event, a rally cry, a celebration of resilience, a reckoning. An artist’s statement on a changing climate, a gathering of community, an album release night, a fundraiser. Call it what you will, the upcoming Jam for Jasper will be...
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Trail Running film festival celebrating culture and community
Arts & Culture
Trail Running film festival celebrating culture and community
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Film buffs and trail fanatics alike will be running to the Jasper Legion this Saturday. The Trail Running Film Festival —a collection of films documenting the culture of trail running—is coming to Jasper to help bring the community together.  Organizer Adam Lee, who hosts the Community Trail Running...
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Neophyte author pens fantastical journey in familiar setting
Arts & Culture
Neophyte author pens fantastical journey in familiar setting
Bob Covey 
Saturday, May 3, 2025
The playful bending of personal knowledge, documented history and mythology—kindled from the stories of First Nations cultures he has deep reverence and respect for—informs author Cameron Wilson’s  Ancestors: Great Spirit Remembers A former Jasperite is leaning on his experience as a wilderness expl...
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Spellbound: Youth-led theatre group ready to raise the curtain
Arts & Culture
Spellbound: Youth-led theatre group ready to raise the curtain
Bob Covey 
Friday, April 18, 2025
A group of local thespians are ready to cast a spell on Jasper. Jasper Acts—a community theatre group made up of a diverse, dedicated group of actors and artists—are bringing a fantastical feature to local audiences May 2-4. PUFFS, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic, i...
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How to celebrate Pride like a local
Arts & Culture
How to celebrate Pride like a local
Bob Covey 
Friday, April 4, 2025
Local pride is flying high in anticipation of the annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival. As it’s done for 16 years now, the festival is once again flaunting Jasper’s diverse and welcoming community. From April 4-13, Jasper Pride will bring in flocks of unique visitors to the community and surrounding...
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Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
News
Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
Monday, August 18, 2025
RCMP have charged a Jasper resident with possession of stolen property and dangerous driving. On August 17, Jasper RCMP received multiple reports of a...
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Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Alberta Politics
Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, August 21, 2025
In July, Todd Loewen, the Minister for Alberta’s Forestry and Parks, quietly updated provincial regulations to allow the use of dogs while hunting bla...
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Walking Through Fire: The Land
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. ...
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Soiled: Jasper’s debris removal process will offer lessons for future fire-affected communities
Environment
Soiled: Jasper’s debris removal process will offer lessons for future fire-affected communities
Bob Covey 
Friday, August 8, 2025
Too restrictive regulations? Or insincere insurance companies? The Jasper Local digs into one of the complex elements of rebuilding in a national park...
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Shovel Pass Lodge gets a fresh alpine start
Business
Shovel Pass Lodge gets a fresh alpine start
Andrea Ziegler 
Thursday, August 7, 2025
En route to Jasper on July 23, 2024, as part of the Banff wildland firefighting team, Sara-Jay (SJ) Nogel was pretty sure she saw her dream going up i...
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Mushroom harvesters charged
Environment
Mushroom harvesters charged
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Two people who illegally harvested morel mushrooms in Jasper National Park have been charged with multiple offences. On May 28, 2025, Parks Canada law...
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Japanese alpinists summit Mt Alberta on centennial climb
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...
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Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
News
Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
Monday, August 18, 2025
RCMP have charged a Jasper resident with possession of stolen property and dangerous driving. On August 17, Jasper RCMP received multiple reports of a...
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Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Alberta Politics
Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, August 21, 2025
In July, Todd Loewen, the Minister for Alberta’s Forestry and Parks, quietly updated provincial regulations to allow the use of dogs while hunting bla...
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Walking Through Fire: The Land
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. ...
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Latest ›
Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Alberta Politics
Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, August 21, 2025
In July, Todd Loewen, the Minister for Alberta’s Forestry and Parks, quietly updated provincial regulations to allow the use of dogs while hunting bla...
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Walking Through Fire: The Land
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. ...
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Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
News
Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
Monday, August 18, 2025
RCMP have charged a Jasper resident with possession of stolen property and dangerous driving. On August 17, Jasper RCMP received multiple reports of a...
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Jasper’s Mayor will run again in 2025
Alberta Politics
Jasper’s Mayor will run again in 2025
Bob Covey 
Friday, August 15, 2025
Richard Ireland has indicated his intent to run for mayor in Jasper again. The only mayor that the community has ever known filed his notice of intent...
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