It’s been a summer staple in Jasper for 34 years, but Parks Day 2024 is arguably the most thoughtfully-curated celebration of Jasper National Park yet.  The annual event, organized and presented by the non-profit organization Friends of Jasper National Park, is this July 19-21 leaning into the commu...

Naked Pictures by Rockies poet Mme Paulette Dubé is a curious peek into a curious mind during a curious time in the world.  Naked Pictures is available in Jasper and through At Bay Press. // Supplied Peering at the COVID pandemic from her various perches in Jasper’s wildlife-rich Douglas fir forests...

Parks Canada and the Municipality of Jasper are coordinating efforts to implement a fire ban in Jasper National Park. Effective July 12, 2024, a fire ban will be in place in Jasper National Park and the Municipality of Jasper until further notice. This measure aims to prevent human-caused wildfires....

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...

An azure ice cave at the toe of a glacier. A deep limestone canyon, carved by millennia of hydrological forces. A quartzite peak at the roof of the Rockies. These are the places where Sasha Galitzki is in her element. These are the spaces where Galitzki soars. Adventure aerialist Sasha Galitzky perf...

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...

The Municipality of Jasper has scratched a local bylaw which banned skateboards, rollerblades and scooters from downtown roads. The discussion came after a Jasper resident complained that electric scooters should be allowed downtown. E-scooters on public roadways are still prohibited under Alberta’s...

A grizzly bear family relocated from the Jasper townsite area one year ago has come full circle. Parks Canada will be extending an area closure now that Grizzly Bear 222 and her cubs—who have become well-known to Jasper National Park officials, residents and visitors alike—are back in the Jasper tow...

The Jasper SkyTram will be sold to Pursuit. Viad Corp, parent company of Pursuit Banff/Jasper Collection, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Jasper SkyTram from RMSI-JTAC Equipment Holdings LP, the Edmonton-based corporation that also owns Marmot Basin. Subject to Parks ...

Request for Proposals will cost out e-bus ownership Jasper Transit is being propelled forward on the road to zero emissions. At their June 18 regular council meeting , municipal councillors narrowly passed a motion to build a $3.2 million transit fleet facility. At the same meeting, councillors auth...

Supply chain issues for required materials contribute to latest delay Jasper Aquatic Centre renovations have hit another hurdle and the Municipality of Jasper will have to delay the re-opening of the facility by approximately six weeks. Unforeseen supply chain issues with the future change room’s pa...

Updated July 10 , 2024 Local RCMP members are reiterating their request for the public's help in locating a 29-year-old male who was last seen in Jasper.  Mark Bullock, a resident of Hinton, AB, was last seen on the 800 block of Patricia Street in Jasper more than three weeks ago. Jasper RCMP say th...

Dozens of Jasperites exchanged friendship and respect with community members of the Big Horn Stoney First Nation during a flag raising ceremony on National Indigenous Peoples Day. On June 21, with the sun shining bright on the first day of summer, elders John and Barry Wesley, with help from Jasper’...

After a fire destroyed their laundry business, resilient owners re-open with gratitude Few people in Jasper clean up like Tony and Clara Adriano. The owners of Adriano Laundry Service were looking extremely sharp on June 7 at the grand re-opening of their business, but considering that only four mon...

Jasper RCMP are asking the public for information about a recent home robbery in the west end of the community. On Thursday, June 13, at approximately 5:30 a.m., a male broke into a home in the Cabin Creek area. The male was wearing a hoodie and holding a knife. Police say he asked the occupant in t...

Jasper’s Dr. Declan Unsworth finished first in the 126km “Leg Burner” race at the 10th annual Jasper Gran Fondo June 8. The good doctor also burned the rest of the field on the Marmot Basin Road hill climb, registering the fastest time of more than 220 racers whose route included the 13 km, 700 metr...

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...