Hinton RCMP’s Traffic Section took a significant amount of drugs off the streets on January 8. After pulling over a vehicle in the Town of Hinton and conducting an impaired driving investigation, officers discovered and seized 363 grams of methamphetamine. The street value is approximately $20,000, ...

On February 4, bike, ski, snowshoe, skate, run…and eat maple taffy! The Jasper Winter Pentathlon is a made-in-Jasper event that brings together much of what makes the community great: diverse culture, outdoor recreation, connection to nature and community spirit. The Pentathlon is a great way to try...

Rising costs of providing waste services in Jasper will be increasingly shouldered by commercial ratepayers. In an effort to make the provision of waste services more equitable, Jasper Municipal Council recently adjusted the fees for recycling that commercial users pay. “This is an attempt at equity...

Parks Canada wants feedback on its proposed changes to Private Home Accommodation policy changes. The agency is reminding interested parties that they have until January 31 to provide comments. In December, Parks Canada’s planning and development office proposed new, less-restrictive rules for PHA’s...

In anticipation of Ukrainian New Year and Jasper’s first Mountain Malanka (New Year’s Eve) festival on January 21 at the Jasper Activity Centre, The Jasper Local presents another instalment of our Ukrainians Living in Jasper series.  Thanks to the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel ( ...

I love living in Alberta and having the Canadian Rockies in my backyard. I am fortunate to get away from the hustle and bustle of the big city and within hours be surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of the mountains. As an Albertan, my go to has always been Jasper, where its rustic charm and small...

UPDATED (11:33 p.m. MST): ATCO is reporting that power has been restored throughout the townsite. More than 800 Jasper residents were without electricity on the year’s longest night . ATCO Electric technicians are still investigating the cause of a power outage that began at 7:10 p.m. Power was lost...

Conceptual policies have less severe restrictions on food prep areas, PHA size and access points  Parks Canada has revised deeply unpopular amendments to proposed Private Home Accommodation regulations. But questions persist as the agency solicits public feedback on the conceptual policies. The prop...

A recent crime spree has left several Jasperites with one hole in their vehicles’ exhaust manifolds, and another in their pockets. Since December 17, local police have had four reports of catalytic converter thefts, said Cst. Yanick MacLean of the Jasper RCMP detachment. In a small town, that’s a di...

Three Jasperites have been recognized as Citizen Community Builders by the Alberta Municipalities association and the provincial government. Firefighters Kelly Dawson and Mathew Conte, along with municipal councillor Kathleen Waxer, were presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal o...