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...

Alberta Health Services and the Hinton Healthcare Centre are letting the public know of temporary acute bed shortages in the facility. Six of 23 acute care inpatient beds have been closed since March 15, according to the AHS website. The bed closures, which are anticipated to last until April 3, are...

No booze, limited tickets and volunteer security personnel will constitute new restrictions The Jasper Hockey League is taking measures to ensure the season’s grande finale isn’t a giant fiasco. Since the summer, the Jasper Arena has been undergoing renovations to add three dressing rooms to the bui...

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...

Jasper Municipal Council will backstop a fundraising shortfall to ensure the community gets the skatepark it deserves. Councillors voted unanimously in favour of loaning up to $150,000 to the Jasper Skatepark Committee. The recommendation came at their March 12 Committee of the Whole meeting. “This ...

Ahead of the Jasper National Park 2024 Annual Public Forum , Parks Canada is launching a fruit tree replacement program . The announcement comes after the 2023 summer season wherein more than 400 bear-related incidents in the Jasper townsite were responded to by wildlife officials. The main cause, P...

An event designed to celebrate, empower and inspire women will coincide with International Women’s Day. On Thursday, March 7, from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. at the Jasper Activity Centre, the Jasper Local Immigration Partnership (LIP), in collaboration with Jasper Settlement Services, is organizing a lunch fil...

Parks Canada is inviting Canadians to speak to the year that was, and the year that will be, in Jasper National Park. On March 12 and 13, Parks Canada staff will host the 2024 Jasper National Park Annual Public Forum—in-person, and on-line, respectively. The events provide an opportunity to speak di...

Avalanche professionals broadcast caution of "highly problematic" snowpack A special public avalanche warning (SPAW) has been issued for BC and western Alberta. On February 29, Avalanche Canada said that recent, significant snow storms across Western Canada, deposited on prominent weak layers establ...

The Municipality of Jasper is looking to build a home for public transit. The MOJ’s Tuesday, February 27 Committee of the Whole meeting saw councillors approve, by a 4-3 margin, a motion to direct administration to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to build Jasper’s first ever public transit fleet...

All of Jasper may have tuned into ABC’s The Bachelor Monday night, but I’m saving my screen time for an even juicier watch party. Even though I am DYING to see if true love blossoms in the Canadian Rockies and whether or not Bachelor Joey Graziadei’s polar plunge in Lac Beauvert will shrivel his cha...

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. //...

Brian Sutherland, 1963-2024 “ Can ’ t stop what ’ s coming.” That was the message Brian Sutherland would, for many years, send me at some point in the summer. A 2012 "Can't stop what's coming" message. Sutherland was in BC when he sent his warning. The text was usually accompanied by a photo of a tr...

Jasper’s seasonal nature is straining support services “Where I work is very seasonal. We get hours in the summer season, but in the winter it becomes unbearable when it comes to costs.” Jasperite Gurbinder Singh moved to town from Ontario and works in the local hospitality industry. Singh was worki...

Province wants to double tourism revenue by 2035; visiting officials recognize tourism-community challenges Premier Danielle Smith was in Jasper this week to announce a new provincial tourism strategy and on St. Valentine’s Day had adoring words for Jasper’s welcoming nature. “Jasper and Banff are t...

The Jasper U13 Bears play their final game of the regular season versus the Hinton Havoc this Thursday, February 15 at 6:15 p.m . at the Jasper Arena.  Jack Currie lags the puck in his own end. // Bob Covey Due to a conflicting Valentine’s Day Dance, pre-teen fans may be in short supply, so the Bear...

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...

The first time I saw an elk in Jasper, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones was topping the charts. No, this photo is not from 1965…the author just converted it to sepia tone to make it look "old timey." // Mark Bradley It was 1965, and we were in the middle of a family vacation to th...