On June 21, Jasper National Park celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day. Hosting the 2023 celebration were the Secwépemc (Simpcw people), or People of the River. Simpcw are part of the Shuswap Nation and have deep ancestral and contemporary connections to the land now known as Jasper National Pa...

On June 21, Jasper National Park is celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day. Hosting the 2023 celebration is the Símpcwemc (Simpcw people), or People of the River. Simpcw are part of the Shuswap Nation and have deep ancestral and contemporary connections to the land now known as Jasper National ...

Jasper is home to an abundance of wildlife, but to many residents, far and away the most important animal in Jasper is Canis lupus familiaris —the domestic dog. While many pups share the title of Best Boy or Girl, only one can take top honour as The Oldest Dog in Town. Enter Sassy. Sassy is a Shih T...

Opening weekend, 1995: Jasper National Park fishing guide, Mike Merilovich, had two clients for a half day on Pyramid Lake. Merilovich, the owner of On-Line Sport and Tackle, had a good feeling about the trip. He’d already landed one lake trout first thing in the morning—as he tells it, the fish hit...

Jasper Municipal Council is staring down a request for an extra $6.4 million to fund ballooning renovation costs at the Jasper Activity Centre. The request to approve a 45 per cent cost increase to the ongoing project came to the June 13 committee of the whole meeting via Christopher Read, the town’...

Pride in Jasper was flying high on June 6 as the Jasper Junior/Senior High School’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) celebrated the start of Pride Month. A flag raising ceremony which hoisted the rainbow colours in front of the high school also included speeches and snacks. Speakers included 11-y...

Mountain Air stands as one of Jasper’s most unique, well-established shopping locations. Having celebrated the store’s 40th anniversary recently, the shop also serves as a long-standing archetype— an OG , if you will—of Jasper retail. With their anniversary date in the bag, owner Karen Jacobs has ta...

Hundreds of evacuees from wildfires in Edson and Yellowhead County were received by Jasper's emergency facilities and services over the weekend. Fleeing several out-of-control wildfires that threatened their communities, more than 600 evacuees from the West Yellowhead region were registered at the e...

Jasper Municipal Council will discuss a recommendation to establish a public transit system at its next meeting. The town’s Chief Administrative Officer, Bill Given, is recommending council award a three-year contract to provide public bus transportation in Jasper to PWTransit Canada , a company tha...

Cedar T, a two-spirit artist of the Indigenous drag house, IndigiHauz, was one of several queens whose performance marked the crown jewel of the Jasper Pride and Ski Festival’s closing weekend.  The evening was called Sâkihitowin —a Cree word meaning love and kindness for oneself, family, and commun...