If Picasso spent his whole life trying to paint like a child, more than three dozen young artists have a good start on the master.  The Jasper Habitat for the Arts was alive with the visual creations of the students of Mme Vanessa Martin’s after school art programs on April 9.  The exposition featur...

Two residents were acknowledged for their contributions to Jasper’s community well-being by Mayor and Council on April 16. During National Volunteer Week, Jasperites Marie-Pierre Flipo-Bergeron and Kiara Davis were presented with Mayor’s Recognition Awards for their volunteer efforts. “We’re a small...

Organizers of 15th annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival proud of the inclusive spaces created More than 40 events are planned between April 12 and 21. Local pride is flying high in anticipation of the annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival. As it’s done for 15 years now , the festival is once again fl...

Proposed Parks Canada policies for murals in Jasper would stifle art and compromise a burgeoning local festival, proponents say. On March 21, at Jasper National Park’s Planning and Development Advisory Committee meeting (PDAC) , Parks Canada will present proposed amendments to Jasper’s Architectural...

Industry seeing growing demand for non-alcoholic beers and mocktails The Jasper Beer and Spirts Festival filled the cups of hundreds of thirsty guests at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge on the February 9-11 Superbowl weekend. Hundreds of plaid-wearing beer lovers descended on Jasper February 9-11. //...

“Is there anybody there?” said the Traveller, Knocking on the moonlit door; And his horse in the silence champed the grasses—” No one descended to the traveller. // Harrap “It's 'chomped', Dad! Not champed . . . ” “No it isn't, it's 'champed'. Do you think I don't know the poem?” I took out the Phot...

Recommendation helps local professionals meet Parks Canada's eligible residency requirements To an artist, there’s nothing like a blank slate. And last week, a cadre of local creatives got the official word that their collective canvas has been primed for painting. On January 18, Jasper-based cerami...

Chris Dunlop wasn’t really given a chance to be a railroader.  Years ago, when Dunlop applied to CN, the recruiters of the day took one look at his thick glasses and dismissed his application. “They never called me back,” he recalled. It took Chris Dunlop (aka Z.O.) a day to set up the TrainMania tr...

Got a good idea for a new festival or event in Jasper? The provincial government is inviting Albertans to apply for up to $100,000 through their Events and Festivals Fund to "reignite existing events and activate new ones that drive overnight visitation," the website says. Applicants would need to f...

It was a tinseltown-tinted Christmas for local thespians Joost Tijssen and Pieter Van Loon.  Jasper Theater Productions' Pieter Van Loon (left) and Joost Tijssen performed a Christmas-themed show over the holidays. // Bob Covey The two-man theatre troupe rang in the New Year with Dinner and Theatre,...

Holiday shoppers looking to buy local might just have a new favourite JAM. The newly-opened Jasper Artisan Market and Refillery on Patricia Street has assembled a collective of local makers under one roof, just in time for the Christmas season. “It is so awesome, there’s so much potential for collab...

The Dark Sky Festival is 13 years old in 2023—young in astronomical terms, sure, but as far as science festivals go, that’s light years of hard work. Jasper’s Niki Wilson has been with the event since it was just a nebula. As the Dark Sky Festival’s science content advisor and festival host, she hel...

The stars are about to align for music lovers in Jasper. On October 13 and 14, two pre-eminent evenings will harmonize the silky sounds of professional musicians with the awe-inspiring amphitheaters at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. A Friday evening of Jazz and Dinner in the opulent Beauvert Room w...

The 2023 Jasper Folk Music Festival is in the books and it's unanimous: it was the festival organizers, and the community, deserved. After successive years of cancelations due to COVID-19, the herky-jerkiness of last year's Chetamon Mountain wildfire-compromised event, and some soggy memories of les...

A combined still-life/portrait series celebrating queer identity is catching the eyes of Coco’s Café clientele. Local art enthusiasts and coffee addicts are likely familiar with the frequently rotating art collections housed by Coco’s Café . The business is an approachable starting point for local a...

The 2023 Jasper Folk Music Festival kicks off September 8. The Jasper Local puts the spotlight on four bands which have the two-day festival's top billing. Get tickets! Moontricks—electronically-honed organic folk Hailing from the Kootenay Mountains, Nathan Gurley and Sean Rodman of Moontricks bring...

The Circus came to Jasper last month. Story-telling, aerial skills,  juggling, stilt-walking, plate-spinning and hoop arts. These were just some of the feats on display at the end of a full week of Circus Camp for Jasper youth. Dream Dance Circus Camp, a five-day workshop presented by the Dream Danc...

A new exhibition in the Jasper Yellowhead Museum and Archives (JYMA) details the complex history of the Ukrainian diaspora living in Jasper. Ukrainians in Jasper: Past and Present, is a reflection on the circle of life, shared history, and cultural and community values of Ukrainians in Jasper. The w...

The Jasper Yellowhead Museum and Archives is featuring a new fine art exhibition. Water Wilderness and Wildfires is an exhibition of fine art prints by Dee McLean, reflecting the precious nature of Our Places. The exhibition, which also includes material from the JYMA’s extensive archives, is curren...