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We will remember them: Hundreds turn out for Remembrance Day ceremonies
Community
We will remember them: Hundreds turn out for Remembrance Day ceremonies
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Jasperites turned out in the hundreds to observe Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Jasper Activity Centre on November 11. Captain (retired) Greg Key from The Jasper Legion emceed the event, noting that the hostilities of the First World War ceased on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.—the eleventh hour o...
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Students honour veterans with No Stone Left Alone
Community
Students honour veterans with No Stone Left Alone
Bob Covey 
Monday, November 11, 2024
Jasper students were helping keep alive the memory of fallen veterans who dedicated themselves to service. Students Jenna Fortin, Willow Lent and Naim Tremblay were some of the students who took part in the No Stone Left Alone 2024 program. // Bob Covey With help from the Jasper Royal Canadian Legio...
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Jasper loses a local legend
Community
Jasper loses a local legend
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Brian Sutherland, 1963-2024 “ Can ’ t stop what ’ s coming.” That was the message Brian Sutherland would, for many years, send me at some point in the summer. A 2012 "Can't stop what's coming" message. Sutherland was in BC when he sent his warning. The text was usually accompanied by a photo of a tr...
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In Memoriam: Harry Home’s boundless passion powered trains, community groups and love for his family
In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Harry Home’s boundless passion powered trains, community groups and love for his family
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Harry R.J. Home, who passed away at age 86-years-old on March 30, 2020, knew what he wanted to do with his life from the time he was five years old. Infatuated with steam engines since his father let him hop aboard one near his childhood home of Hanna, Alberta, Home was an icon of railroading in Jas...
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Jasper yard investments won’t change operations at this time: CN
Community
Jasper yard investments won’t change operations at this time: CN
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
CN is making considerable changes to its Jasper Yard, but the $12 million investment does not change the way the Jasper Yard operates, the company say...
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Status quo budget: Council proposes 10 percent tax hike
Community
Status quo budget: Council proposes 10 percent tax hike
Bob Covey 
Monday, December 8, 2025
Council conforms to all but one of administration's recommendations as ongoing wildfire recovery guides MOJ's 2026 budget A tied vote defeated a motio...
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Curtain call: A century of live theatre in Jasper
Arts & Culture
Curtain call: A century of live theatre in Jasper
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Principal among the gathering spaces that were lost in the 2024 Jasper Wildfire were the Jasper Anglican Church and its former neighbour, the McCready...
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Council briefs: electoral boundaries, housing corporation, skatepark naming
Community
Council briefs: electoral boundaries, housing corporation, skatepark naming
Peter Shokeir, freelancer reporter 
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Jasper council is leaning toward supporting a proposed provincial electoral district that would have it join Banff and Canmore. On Tuesday (Dec. 9), c...
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Muskrat love (Or: a rat by any other name…)
Environment
Muskrat love (Or: a rat by any other name…)
Mark Bradley 
Friday, November 21, 2025
I Smell a Rat! Let’s get one thing out of the way right now – muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) are not rats. Muskrats and rats are both rodents, but musk...
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JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Community
JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Bob Covey 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Positions created to facilitate Jasper’s recovery from the 2024 wildfire will be fully funded to the end of their respective terms. The announcement w...
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Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Arts & Culture
Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Funding requests from community groups, arts organizations, business advocates, service centres, foundations and festivals went before Jasper Municipa...
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Linking turns, climate art and community
Arts & Culture
Linking turns, climate art and community
Bob Covey 
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Nature may look chaotic, but it is, in fact, very well organized. So says artist Dee McLean. “We mess with it at our peril,” she says. A scientific il...
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Jasper yard investments won’t change operations at this time: CN
Community
Jasper yard investments won’t change operations at this time: CN
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
CN is making considerable changes to its Jasper Yard, but the $12 million investment does not change the way the Jasper Yard operates, the company say...
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Status quo budget: Council proposes 10 percent tax hike
Community
Status quo budget: Council proposes 10 percent tax hike
Bob Covey 
Monday, December 8, 2025
Council conforms to all but one of administration's recommendations as ongoing wildfire recovery guides MOJ's 2026 budget A tied vote defeated a motio...
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Curtain call: A century of live theatre in Jasper
Arts & Culture
Curtain call: A century of live theatre in Jasper
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Principal among the gathering spaces that were lost in the 2024 Jasper Wildfire were the Jasper Anglican Church and its former neighbour, the McCready...
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Council briefs: electoral boundaries, housing corporation, skatepark naming
Community
Council briefs: electoral boundaries, housing corporation, skatepark naming
Peter Shokeir, freelancer reporter 
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Jasper council is leaning toward supporting a proposed provincial electoral district that would have it join Banff and Canmore. On Tuesday (Dec. 9), c...
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Council briefs: electoral boundaries, housing corporation, skatepark naming
Community
Council briefs: electoral boundaries, housing corporation, skatepark naming
Peter Shokeir, freelancer reporter 
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Jasper council is leaning toward supporting a proposed provincial electoral district that would have it join Banff and Canmore. On Tuesday (Dec. 9), c...
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Status quo budget: Council proposes 10 percent tax hike
Community
Status quo budget: Council proposes 10 percent tax hike
Bob Covey 
Monday, December 8, 2025
Council conforms to all but one of administration's recommendations as ongoing wildfire recovery guides MOJ's 2026 budget A tied vote defeated a motio...
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Curtain call: A century of live theatre in Jasper
Arts & Culture
Curtain call: A century of live theatre in Jasper
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Thursday, December 4, 2025
Principal among the gathering spaces that were lost in the 2024 Jasper Wildfire were the Jasper Anglican Church and its former neighbour, the McCready...
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Jasper yard investments won’t change operations at this time: CN
Community
Jasper yard investments won’t change operations at this time: CN
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
CN is making considerable changes to its Jasper Yard, but the $12 million investment does not change the way the Jasper Yard operates, the company say...
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