When she was just nine-years-old, Megan Verhey knew she would move to the mountains someday. The southern Ontario transplant first came out west on a family vacation. The Rockies’ landscapes, the space, the wildlife…it all stuck with her. “I was chomping at the bit to get out here,” she laughed. A d...

Thanks to the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel ( CUAET ) Ukrainians and their family members are granted free, extended temporary status which allows them to work, study and stay in Canada until it is safe for them to return home. Some of those Ukrainians have made their temporary h...

The Jasper Folk Music Festival is back on track . After the Sept 9-10 festival was postponed by a town-wide power outage earlier this month , organizers are excited to announced that the Jasper Folk Music Festival (JFMF) will be taking the stage after all in Jasper’s Commemoration Park on October 1 ...

Jasper’s electric transmission line has been repaired, power is back online and the community is eager to welcome back visitors. ATCO restored power to the community via the repaired transmission line early this morning (September 14, 1 a.m.) after operating precariously for 10 days on back up, gene...

Sprinkler system surrounding community to be dismantled Firefighters are “locking in” the north and south ends of the Chetamon mountain wildfire east of the Jasper townsite in Jasper National Park. The Chetamon wildfire’s north and south perimeters are being “locked in” thanks to cool temperatures a...

A family who depended on Jasper’s Community Outreach Services (COS) to overcome barriers during a vulnerable time in their lives returned to the community yesterday to show their support during Jasper’s time of need. Miguel Lopez and Carmina Martinez operate the Las Tres Marias food truck , a mobile...

Campgrounds closed to at least September 25 Firefighters were successful in holding the Chetamon wildfire despite unseasonably warm weather and high winds yesterday (September 10). More than 125 firefighting personnel and eight helicopters are fighting the wildfire. Most of the resources are suppres...

“Our mission is to take all steps to ensure residents are not required to vacate,” Richard Ireland says As trees burst into flames on a mountainside 15 kilometres from the townsite and with neighbourhoods shrouded in darkness, Jasper’s mayor is stressing the acute nature of the community’s wildfire ...

Fire-damaged transmission line could take several weeks to repair Power has been restored to most residential zones of Jasper but community members are being reminded to conserve energy and visitors are being asked to reschedule their trips to Jasper National Park. “Now is not the time to visit Jasp...

Planned outage at 1 p.m. today. Power to return “late tonight” Wildfire a stark reminder to be wildfire prepared Overnight rain and cooler temperatures on September 5 allowed firefighters to access two priority areas of the Chetamon wildfire as ATCO prepares to return the community’s power in phases...