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Turning the tables on club culture: Jasper-based DJ finds community in music
Arts and Culture
Turning the tables on club culture: Jasper-based DJ finds community in music
Bob Covey 
Monday, January 29, 2024
In time, Lucy Locvan might not be the only full time DJ, music producer, video gamer and YouTube host to hang her headphones in Jasper. But she’s definitely DA FIRST to do it. Lucy Da First is Locvan’s handle for her creative art process, and it’s also how she’s been introduced recently—by hosts of ...
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IndigiHauz: Beyond the fashion and the fantasy
Arts and Culture
IndigiHauz: Beyond the fashion and the fantasy
Jack Mastrianni 
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Cedar T, a two-spirit artist of the Indigenous drag house, IndigiHauz, was one of several queens whose performance marked the crown jewel of the Jasper Pride and Ski Festival’s closing weekend.  The evening was called Sâkihitowin —a Cree word meaning love and kindness for oneself, family, and commun...
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Council reallocates funds to support mural festival
Arts and Culture
Council reallocates funds to support mural festival
Bob Covey 
Thursday, April 6, 2023
View Post The Municipality of Jasper is lifting up the community’s approaching mural festival. At their April 4 regular council meeting, council agreed to reallocate $25,000 to secure a wall sponsorship with the 2023 UpLift Mural Festival .  “This will elevate our community for years to come,” said ...
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Syrahs’ special menu supporting Québec-bound students
Arts and Culture
Syrahs’ special menu supporting Québec-bound students
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The menu is confirmed, the food order has arrived and the high school students of École Desrochers are set to serve up a meal fit for royalty—or at least a meal fit to help them discover Place Royale . In preparation for their upcoming exchange to Ottawa and Québec City, five Jasper high school stud...
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On precipice of album launch, Jasper’s Sons & Daughter coming of age
Arts and Culture
On precipice of album launch, Jasper’s Sons & Daughter coming of age
Jack Mastrianni 
Friday, March 17, 2023
Before our very eyes, Jasper’s Sons & Daughter is growing up. As Jasper’s favourite five-piece band prepares for their show tomorrow night (March 18) at the Jasper Legion, the home-grown musicians are reflecting on where they’ve come from and where they’re going next. “We’re trying to put our best f...
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In pursuit of hoppiness: Getting into the beer festival spirit
Arts and Culture
In pursuit of hoppiness: Getting into the beer festival spirit
Lucas Habib 
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Canmore-based Sheepdog Brewing takes top spot in brewing competition If you were staying at Jasper Park Lodge during Superbowl Weekend (February 11), you may have been surprised to see not a throng of overdressed patrons, nor pyjama-clad women for the PJ Party, but a lot of dudes with long beards we...
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Top notch nosh: Community Dinners a delicious tradition
Arts and Culture
Top notch nosh: Community Dinners a delicious tradition
Bob Covey 
Monday, February 27, 2023
More than 540 people lined up for a Sunday Community Dinner at the Jasper Activity Centre on February 26. Staff and volunteers with The Raven Bistro cooked and dished up Shwarma-seasoned pulled chicken and fire-roasted tomato chickpea stew on coconut jasmine rice, served with hummus, tzatziki, carro...
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Storytelling Night brings big bucks for early ed
Arts and Culture
Storytelling Night brings big bucks for early ed
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Nearly 120 Jasper residents gathered around the proverbial campfire to hear tales of triumph, tragedy, wildlife and wonder Tuesday night. On February 21 the Downstream Bar hosted Once Upon A Time, Stories from Jasper Story Tellers, a much-appreciated return-to-regular-programming for the Friends of ...
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Behind the curtain: A look into the creative process of Jasper Theater Productions’ latest staging
Arts and Culture
Behind the curtain: A look into the creative process of Jasper Theater Productions’ latest staging
Jack Mastrianni 
Thursday, February 16, 2023
January 26 marked the second and last night of Jasper Theater Productions’ Theatre Tour. With a variety of performing arts acts presented in a multi-venue format, the show has made its mark as one of the most uniquely creative endeavours to come out of the Jasper arts scene in recent times. Creating...
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Welcome to the NBHD
Arts and Culture
Welcome to the NBHD
Bob Covey 
Thursday, February 2, 2023
A new culinary experience in Jasper has opened its doors, and its kitchen, to the tapas-hungry public. NBHD (pronounced Neighbourhood ) is located upstairs in the Patricia Centre Mall, the brainchild of Jasperites Tim Horrocks and Vladi Dostálová—two ambitious ex-pats who have since 2018 been servin...
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Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Alberta Politics
Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, August 21, 2025
In July, Todd Loewen, the Minister for Alberta’s Forestry and Parks, quietly updated provincial regulations to allow the use of dogs while hunting bla...
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Walking Through Fire: The Land
Environment
Walking Through Fire: The Land
Kirsten Schmitten 
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Part 3: Seeing the forest floor through the trees In  Part 1 of our Walking Through Fire series , we discussed how post-fire vegetation bounces back. ...
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Rebuttal: Hound-assisted black bear hunting not a reckless trophy pursuit
Guest Editorial
Rebuttal: Hound-assisted black bear hunting not a reckless trophy pursuit
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
The recent opinion piece published in The Jasper Local raises concerns about the ethics, effectiveness, and motivations behind Alberta’s decision to p...
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Olga Louise Dowling (1926-2025)
Obituaries
Olga Louise Dowling (1926-2025)
Bob 
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Olga Louise Dowling (Yewchin) was born on October 27, 1926 in Northern Valley, Alberta. She passed away on August 6, 2025 in Jasper, Alberta It is wit...
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Bearing down: Finding food in and out of the burn
Environment
Bearing down: Finding food in and out of the burn
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Even though the summer sun was sweltering, the mother grizzly kept up the search. Eventually, she poked her nose into the ground and started digging. ...
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Permitting progressing, despite complexities of rebuild: JRCC
Environment
Permitting progressing, despite complexities of rebuild: JRCC
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Permitting is steadily moving forward in Jasper, according to the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre (JRCC). At the August 5 regular council meeting,...
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Happy home coming: R4 District welcomes first replacement home
Jasper Builds
Happy home coming: R4 District welcomes first replacement home
Andrea Ziegler 
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
A nervous Darren Thom was awake at 5am today (August 12, 2025), eagerly anticipating the arrival of his new home. Nearly three hours later, at 7:50am,...
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Le cirque comes to town
Arts & Culture
Le cirque comes to town
Saturday, August 9, 2025
A week of theatre games hosted by a duo from Edmonton culminated in a Friday afternoon circus performance for the ages (and for all ages). From August...
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Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Alberta Politics
Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, August 21, 2025
In July, Todd Loewen, the Minister for Alberta’s Forestry and Parks, quietly updated provincial regulations to allow the use of dogs while hunting bla...
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Walking Through Fire: The Land
Environment
Walking Through Fire: The Land
Kirsten Schmitten 
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Part 3: Seeing the forest floor through the trees In  Part 1 of our Walking Through Fire series , we discussed how post-fire vegetation bounces back. ...
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Rebuttal: Hound-assisted black bear hunting not a reckless trophy pursuit
Guest Editorial
Rebuttal: Hound-assisted black bear hunting not a reckless trophy pursuit
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
The recent opinion piece published in The Jasper Local raises concerns about the ethics, effectiveness, and motivations behind Alberta’s decision to p...
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Olga Louise Dowling (1926-2025)
Obituaries
Olga Louise Dowling (1926-2025)
Bob 
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Olga Louise Dowling (Yewchin) was born on October 27, 1926 in Northern Valley, Alberta. She passed away on August 6, 2025 in Jasper, Alberta It is wit...
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Olga Louise Dowling (1926-2025)
Obituaries
Olga Louise Dowling (1926-2025)
Bob 
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Olga Louise Dowling (Yewchin) was born on October 27, 1926 in Northern Valley, Alberta. She passed away on August 6, 2025 in Jasper, Alberta It is wit...
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George Douglas Mattison (1928 – 2025)
Obituaries
George Douglas Mattison (1928 – 2025)
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
George Douglas Mattison (1928-2025) of Jasper, Alberta, passed away on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, at the age of 96, with his family by his side. He ...
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Rebuttal: Hound-assisted black bear hunting not a reckless trophy pursuit
Guest Editorial
Rebuttal: Hound-assisted black bear hunting not a reckless trophy pursuit
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
The recent opinion piece published in The Jasper Local raises concerns about the ethics, effectiveness, and motivations behind Alberta’s decision to p...
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Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Alberta Politics
Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, August 21, 2025
In July, Todd Loewen, the Minister for Alberta’s Forestry and Parks, quietly updated provincial regulations to allow the use of dogs while hunting bla...
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