With surgery in Mexico, Jasperite hopes to reclaim her active life while raising awareness of gaps in specialized care for a debilitating disease For years, Alisen Charlten has tried to manage an illness that has steadily taken away the things that make her life in Jasper feel like her own. The chro...

The Jasper Municipal Library is asking council for nearly $30,000 more than last year, citing additional staffing costs associated with new provincial restrictions on access to explicit content. Of the $381,000 requested by eight community groups, the largest request was $248,000 for the Municipalit...

Sponsored content Barrister Jessica Reed remains licensed in Alberta, offering estate administration and business law services to clients in Jasper and across the region. Although Jessica Reed now lives in British Columbia, the Jasper-raised barrister continues to practise Alberta law remotely, help...

The Jasper U18 Bearcats opened their 2026-27 home season Saturday with a moving tribute to Danica Hills and Kayla Peacock, two young teammates who passed away in a car accident while returning home from hockey practice in February. With the families of both girls in attendance, players and members o...

208 Jasper Field Unit employees identified as affected as Parks Canada plans to cut about 500 full-time-equivalent positions nationally Nearly half of the employees working for Parks Canada’s Jasper Field Unit have been identified as affected by a federal workforce adjustment process that is expecte...

Jasper earned five out of five blooms in this year’s Communities in Bloom Alberta Awards, placing it among just two communities in the province to receive the top rating. Meg Moll, administrator for Jasper Communities in Bloom, said the committee was pleased with the results and the feedback from ju...

Jasperites will soon have a chance to help shape a new town plan that will guide the community’s growth and development over the coming years. Beth Sanders, the Municipality’s director of Urban Design and Standards, told council Sept. 29 that the plan is necessary to transfer land-use planning and d...

Jasper school community works toward a new place to play, heal and grow For more than a decade, the dream of a new playground at Jasper Elementary School has been a work in progress. What began with conversations between parents about replacing the aging equipment has gradually become a multi-phase ...

David MacPhee returned to the place his adopted family was forced to leave more than a century ago, carrying stories of grief — and a hope that reconciliation can make tomorrow different for his grandchildren. When David MacPhee looks at the mountains around Jasper, he doesn't simply see mountains. ...

Parks Canada is standing by its decision to move Snaring Campground onto the online reservation system next year, despite a petition from Jasper residents asking the agency to reconsider. In a response to the community members who organized the petition, Jasper National Park Superintendent Geneviève...

Jasper Habitat for the Arts, ACFA and the Jasper Municipal Library mark 10 years at the Jasper Library and Cultural Centre with music, cake and a celebration of the building’s creative community For the past 10 years, the Jasper Library and Cultural Centre has been more than a place to borrow a book...

It was the fall of 1976. The arena was closed for construction of the new Jasper Activity Centre and curling rink, and a group of workers suddenly found themselves with a little extra time on their hands. So they did what any group of Jasper workers might do when a new facility was on the horizon: t...

For cyclists, the steepest climbs eventually give way to downhill. For people living with MS, there isn’t always a finish line. For Spruce Grove's Michael MacFynn, one of the most difficult sections of the Hinton MS Bike Ride comes roughly 30 kilometres into the first day. The trail narrows. The cli...

It’s late spring in Jasper, 1940. There is still snow in the mountains, but its melted up to 2,000 meters and the town is green-ish. There’s a woman riding her bike down Connaught Drive in her shirt sleeves and a kid is tearing through the alley connecting Connaught to Miette Avenue, as if his mothe...

The music, the crowds, the dancing and all the little moments in between The 2026 Jasper Folk Music Festival brought the community together September 11 and 12 for another memorable weekend of live music in the mountains. Photographer Jamie Robson was there to capture the festival in all its energy ...

Developers wishing to build on Arnica Avenue will need to enter into development agreements so the Municipality of Jasper can recover over $776,000 in servicing costs. Council approved the Arnica Avenue Servicing Cost Recovery Policy on Tuesday, September 15, with the discussion taking place on Sept...

A longtime Snaring Campground user writes to The Jasper Local following Parks Canada’s decision to move the campground to an online reservation system in 2027. Snaring River Valley near Snaring Campground. // Graeme Kennedy Dear editor: I read your article regarding Snaring campground going to reser...

It was a wrap on a successful fundraiser when the Jasper Ladies Golf Club presented a cheque to the Jasper Cancer Action and Support Group. The Jasper Ladies Golf Club’s annual Lena Baxter Memorial Tournament, held July 4 at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course, raised $3,130 through raffles, ...

The Jasper Community Team Society has appointed Susan Given as its new executive director, bringing a veteran community health and disaster-recovery leader into the organization's next phase. Given, a Jasper resident, began the role Aug. 17 after 30 years working in community-based health and social...

The amounts have been referred to the 2027 budget discussions but have not been approved Editor's note: this story has been edited for clarity after its original publication on Sept 10, 2026 After stepping in to rescue Canada Day celebrations this year, the Municipality of Jasper will decide this fa...