Tourism partners working collaboratively to create more return visitors Canada’s visitor economy is still smarting from a post-2020 hangover but Jasper’s destination marketing organization (DMO) says it is developing a strategic plan to help the community earn back its market share. Despite the chal...

RCMP have determined that criminal charges are not warranted in the 2020 Columbia Icefields Ice Explorer rollover that killed three people.  Jasper RCMP have completed their investigation into the accident and determined the evidence gathered and reviewed did not meet the threshold for criminal char...

Two local business owners are concerned about the lack of business supports in the wake of Jasper’s September 4-14 power outage emergency. Patricia Street proprietors Lynn Wannop and Shelley Koebel both attended the September 27 committee of the whole meeting, on behalf of their individual businesse...

Jaime Breeze was three years old when she saw her first “spirit.” She’s not alone in that experience; many children claim to see ghosts. The difference was, unlike most children’s parents who chalk such behaviour up to an over-active imagination, Jaime’s mother was always supportive of her visions. ...

I’d skirt the guidelines, frustrated councillor tells restauranteurs Patio decision epitomizes jurisdictional issues between town and federal government Councillor Scott Wilson expressed the collective frustration of Jasperites at the May 17 municipal council meeting when he told business delegates ...

The owners of Bear Hill Brewing have made an offer to purchase the historic Chaba Theatre in Jasper and while the deal has not been finalized, the offer has been accepted, pending conditions. Bear Hill Brewing is the parent company of Jasper Brewing Co. Like thousands of kids who grew up in Jasper b...

A new shuttle service designed to alleviate congestion in Jasper’s downtown core and offer convenient transportation to and from Jasper’s campgrounds and high-use areas is up and running as of today (July 15). Jasper Municipal Council approved the use of its COVID relief reserve to fund a pilot proj...

Jasper’s Jakub Sebela wasn’t always interested in woodworking. When he was young, growing up in a tiny town in the foothills of the Czech Republic, Sebela wanted to be a mechanic. He thought woodworking was too messy. “I wanted to be clean,” the 32-year-old said. “I didn’t like the dust.” But his pa...

From a young age, Emilie Langley had a penchant for needlework. Sewing lessons as a teenager put her ahead of the curve; Langley would finish her home-economics assignments much faster than the rest of the students. “I think that upset the teacher,” Langley said with a laugh. In college, Langley rem...

Lynn and Andrew Wannop were not the first to find out that the Municipality of Jasper had some news to share with them. “I was in a meeting with our school coordinator,” Lynn said. “All of a sudden my phone started going crazy.” Lynn’s friends were blowing up her phone because they had just watched ...