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...

Casey Paterson is using Jasper’s Moonlight Madness festivities for a good cause. The nine-year-old Jasperite will be setting up at Mettra Pharmacy on November 25 to collect socks through his charity program, Warm Feet, Warm Hearts. Working in collaboration with Boyle Street Community Services and th...

After an award winning season debuting their hit play From Jasper, With Love, local theatre stars Pieter Van Loon and Joost Tijssen are helping Jasper youth take the stage. Since November 18, and continuing until December 16, the duo have been featuring winter acting classes for teens. In the meanti...

Jasper firefighters responded to a structure fire at Bear Hill Lodge just before 5 a.m. on Saturday, November 5. The fire was called in at 4:56 a.m.; firefighters arrived on scene at 5:35 a.m., according to Jasperite Alissa Stack, who witnessed the incident. Alissa Stack “The crackling sound woke my...