One of Jasper’s best-loved eateries is giving a new meaning to the phrase “take-away.” After the space they leased was destroyed by last year’s wildfire, owners of the popular Patricia Street Deli are moving their operation out of the mountains and into the city. “Out of the ashes comes opportunity,...

Pushback on the proposed Patricia St. location swayed council to keep with administration's original proposal. The pop up business village is expected to launch on the May long weekend. The Municipality of Jasper is sticking with the Connaught Drive parking lot as the location for its pop-up busines...

Temporary village intended to host businesses displaced by wildfire The Municipality of Jasper is considering an alternative location for the proposed pop-up business village this summer: in the public parking lot in the 400 block of Patricia Street. Simultaneously, council is deliberating on allowi...

Despite the 2024 Jasper wildfire, Pursuit is forecasting a strong recovery of leisure travel in Jasper for 2025. At its March 11 shareholders meeting, David Barry, President and CEO of Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, reported strong fourth-quarter earnings in 2024, despite the company losing ne...

Jasperites were on the airwaves last week. Listeners to terrestrial radio heard a pot-pourri of Jasper recovery stories and successes on CBC Radio One on Friday, March 14 when the popular morning show Edmonton AM broadcast live from Andromeda Coffee on Patricia Street.  Some of the behind the scenes...

Jasper’s fire-stalled economy has been given another big boost to help it crank over. Yesterday (March 6, 2025), the federal government announced $2.2 million in funding to provide temporary retail locations for local businesses, to advance affordable housing, to help enable efficient construction i...

A group of tourism companies have collectively pledged more than $5.5 million to aid in Jasper’s wildfire recovery. Pursuit, the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Rocky Mountaineer and Jasper Brewing Co, are coming together to help the community after last summer’s unprecedented wildfires. “This donation ...

Jasper council is considering a proposal to create a temporary pop-up business village on Connaught Drive. The pop up village would be potentially located in the 600 block of Connaught Drive, in the parking lot with the municipal public washrooms. Council heard that the village would give businesses...

Community Futures West Yellowhead is reminding Jasper employers that they may be eligible for business recovery funding. Available through the Jasper Business Recovery Program , the grant money is available to businesses with 50 or fewer employees that are licensed in either the Municipality of Jasp...

Rent is rising in Jasper, and with it, tenants’ anxiety about being able to afford to live here. Last week, residents in the 36 units of the “Walk Ups” (1004 Patricia Street apartments) were sent notice that starting May 1, 2025, their rents were going up—from $1,500 to $2,000, in the case of one co...

It’s been six months since Jasper was evacuated due to the threat of a massive wildfire roaring down the Athabasca Valley. On Friday, January 24, it will be exactly six months since thousands of Jasperites learned that their homes, businesses and everything in them burnt to the ground . And on Satur...

Curtain Call, Polar Circus, Weeping Wall…Patricia Street? One of these Rocky Mountain ice climbing classics is not like the other. However, thanks to the creative minds at Rockaboo Mountain Adventures and with support from Travel Alberta, ice climbing is rising up in downtown Jasper. Along with ice ...

The Jasper Veterinary Clinic is back in action. Dr. Janet Jones is the longtime owner/operator of the clinic in Jasper. Although much of the clinic’s specialized equipment was lost in the July 24 Jasper wildfire, clinic staff made a huge milestone on October 29 when they reopened their doors in Jasp...

Parks Canada is temporarily closing the Icefields Parkway today (Saturday, December 7) for avalanche control. The Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93N) will be closed from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. from Parker Ridge to Big Bend. “This will allow necessary avalanche control work to safely take place,” a media statemen...

The federal government is funding a $3.9 million program to help Jasper’s small businesses rebound from last summer’s wildfire. This includes $3.45 million toward the Jasper Business Recovery Program, which will provide non-repayable funding for Jasper businesses. “This is going to offset lost reven...

UPDATED: Monday, October 7 The Skål Club of the Canadian Rockies, in partnership with Skål Canada, has brought together all sectors of the tourism industry to support Jasper. The Skål Club of the Canadian Rockies last month launched a global online silent auction, with all proceeds to be donated to ...

As local officials shore up millions of dollars worth of resources to help the community recover from the July 24 wildfire, a small team of advocates has been ensuring hundreds of workers in Jasper don’t slip through the cracks On July 22, when the community was evacuated due to the imminent threat ...

Residents with damaged homes must obtain residential demolition and debris removal permits or authorize a third party to do so on their behalf Jasperites who lost their homes in the July wildfire are being encouraged to participate in the community’s mass debris removal process being facilitated by ...

Developers of a large scale apartment complex on Connaught Drive have been given a second six-month extension from Parks Canada. In December of 2022, MDMC Development received development permits for their proposed 144 unit apartment building at Parcel GB .  Development permits are issued for one ye...

On July 9, FCL said the incident has been contained. “As we continue forward with resuming normal operations, we’re working towards bringing all systems back online safely.” Shelves in a Jasper grocery store have been barren this week and a local wholesaler has been forced to reduce service levels a...