A painful slog out of Jasper’s backcountry has taught a party of skiers a lesson in being prepared for safe adventuring. Jasper’s John Ward has skied many a mile over many a mountain pass—and made most of his tracks and turns without incident. “I’ve never required any assistance,” Ward said. John Wa...

For those of you who enjoy wishing on a star, October is a double-header for meteor showers, which means twice as much fun for meteorite lovers in Jasper Dark Sky Preserve this Fall. While you can see a few solid streaks of light in the skies above Jasper throughout the year, the prime wish-making e...

A new exhibit depicting the importance of bison to Métis culture is on display at Whistlers’ Campground in Jasper National Park. Through 10 double-sided interpretive panels, colourfully rendered by Métis artist Jesse Gouchey, Lii Buflo: A Métis Way of Life uses story telling devices and technology t...

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 ...

Official Opposition Leader Rachel Notley talked to The Jasper Local to discuss running, the Rockies and the road ahead for the NDP   Rachel Notley was in Jasper on June 4 for the Banff-Jasper Relay . The Jasper Local snapped a photo of the leader of Alberta’s Official Opposition as she ran her 19 km...

On heels of Education Minister’s visit, one Jasper school board will pilot, one won’t Conseil scolaireCentre-Nord , the school board that Jasper’s École Desrochers belongs to, will pilot parts of the Alberta government’s draft K-6 curriculum next school year. Tanya Saumure, chair of the board of sch...

Most of us had a favourite teacher from school. I had a few. Mrs. Royer, in elementary school, was warm, accessible and caring. She treated all of her students equally, and I’ll never forget how hard she laughed at Grade 6 camp when my friend jumped out of his sleeping bag in his undies while she tr...

Jasperites are writing to their elected officials to express their dissatisfaction with the Alberta government’s proposed draft K-6 school curriculum. When Cristin Murphy first saw the newly released draft in early April, she was, like many of her friends and colleagues, surprised at not only what w...

You know that dream where you’re sitting in your old high school classroom and you’ve got a test in front of you but you haven’t studied and you don’t remember seeing any of the course material before and the test is actually in hieroglyphics and—oh no—you’re not wearing any pants? I hate that dream...

A local writer and science communicator is taking a deep-dive into the growing world of podcasting. Jasper’s Niki Wilson is bringing her inquisitive nature, vast knowledge of Rocky Mountain biology and love of a good pine marten story to a new podcast series called Anthropomania . Jasper’s Niki Wils...