The Jasper Food Bank is closing its doors for the summer. The organization made the announcement on June 7.  “With the unprecedented uptick in food bank users, we do not have the supply or funding to continue at the level we are at during the busy summer months,” said Operations Manager Cristin Murp...

A longtime Jasper hockey official has been recognized for his outstanding commitment to the game. When Glen Leitch moved to Jasper in 1997, joined a recreational hockey team (RIP JPL S**thawks) and was eventually recruited to referee the local men’s commercial league, the then 42-year-old had no ide...

Jasper’s U-18 boys volleyball team (JVC Peak) has returned from nationals with no hardware to speak of, but with a duffle bag full of on-court lessons and an appreciation for their successful season.   Earlier this year, 10 young men from Jasper and another from Hinton qualified to compete alongside...

A short film festival featuring different Jasper newcomers’ stories will premiere at the Jasper Activity Centre June 11. The shorts, produced by filmmaker Mike Lang, showcase the settlement journeys of six individuals who have arrived in Jasper from around the globe. “They’re literally from all over...

Jasper’s mayor is pushing back on prevailing narratives that suggest the municipality’s transit system has been rushed, town capital costs are out of control and Jasper’s financial capacity is at its breaking point. As he does every spring, on May 8, Mayor Richard Ireland took the stage at the Jaspe...

She came, she saw, she lived her best life. And now Laura-Ann Chong is settling in to her second "dream job" in as many years. If you’ve had the privilege of staying or playing at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge , you can bet your experience was elevated thanks to the behind-the-scenes work of JPL’s ...

Jade Dulle knows something about an uphill battle. The 28-year-old Saskatoon woman recently passed through Jasper on her road bike. Her starting point was Prince Rupert, B.C., 1,000 kilometres away. Her endpoint: Newfoundland. Getting through the Rocky Mountains was tough, but Dulle wasn’t prepared ...

Organizers, artists and partakers of the 2024 UpLift! Mural Festival are soaring on the thermals of another successful celebration of art in Jasper. The festival, now in its third year, has brought more vibrancy to walls around the community. And because Parks Canada has softened its stance on forma...

Jasper National Park has implemented area closures to give grizzly bears, black bears and calving elk room to roam. Grizzly bears are in the Jasper valley bottoms. Area closures along Trail 7 are in place to give them room. // Simone Heinrich Trail 7 along the south and east borders of the Jasper Pa...

Victims were sleeping while thieves stole electronics, bikes and keys to vehicle Three suspects connected to a recent break-and-enter at a family home in Jasper have been arrested by RCMP officers.  On April 26, Jasper RCMP received a report of a break-and-enter at a residence in Jasper. The victims...