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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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Festival of Trees spreading its branches
Community
Festival of Trees spreading its branches
Oksana Polivchak 
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
One of Jasper’s favourite Christmas events is underway. The 23rd annual Festival of Trees celebration, presented by the Jasper Yellowhead Museum and Archives , is a chance for businesses, organizations and individuals to contribute to the community, all while giving holiday shoppers the chance to do...
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Royal Canadian Artillery Band marching into town
Community
Royal Canadian Artillery Band marching into town
Bob Covey 
Friday, November 10, 2023
Members of a well-regarded brass quintet are polishing their instruments—and their boots—in advance of their Jasper performances. Tonight, five members of the Royal Canadian Artillery Band will be joining the Jasper Legion’s famously raucous Friday night crowds for a special Jasper Veterans’ Festiva...
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Celestial sights and symphonic sounds: Edmonton Symphony Orchestra returning to Lac Beauvert
Arts & Culture
Celestial sights and symphonic sounds: Edmonton Symphony Orchestra returning to Lac Beauvert
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
The stars are about to align for music lovers in Jasper. On October 13 and 14, two pre-eminent evenings will harmonize the silky sounds of professional musicians with the awe-inspiring amphitheaters at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. A Friday evening of Jazz and Dinner in the opulent Beauvert Room w...
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All access! Jasper Folk Fest photo gallery
Arts & Culture
All access! Jasper Folk Fest photo gallery
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
The 2023 Jasper Folk Music Festival is in the books and it's unanimous: it was the festival organizers, and the community, deserved. After successive years of cancelations due to COVID-19, the herky-jerkiness of last year's Chetamon Mountain wildfire-compromised event, and some soggy memories of les...
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A Glimpse of the trans experience: Art exhibit celebrates gender euphoria
Arts & Culture
A Glimpse of the trans experience: Art exhibit celebrates gender euphoria
Jack Mastrianni 
Thursday, September 7, 2023
A combined still-life/portrait series celebrating queer identity is catching the eyes of Coco’s Café clientele. Local art enthusiasts and coffee addicts are likely familiar with the frequently rotating art collections housed by Coco’s Café . The business is an approachable starting point for local a...
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Del Boy Druid to spice up local music scene
Jasper Arts & Culture
Del Boy Druid to spice up local music scene
August 17 at The Spice Joint; August 18 at The Grizz Café
Jack Mastrianni 
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Derek Loewen of Del Boy Druid is bringing a unique sound to two unique Jasper venues. Alongside New Orleans artist Azad Safavi , on August 17, Del Boy Druid  will take the stage at the Spice Joint Lounge . Local artist Wade Rimstead is also bringing his signature sound to the party. Then, on August ...
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Free Sunday concerts to showcase local live music
Jasper Arts & Culture
Free Sunday concerts to showcase local live music
Concerts will be every Sunday at Commemoration Park from 6-8 p.m. starting June 18
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
There’s a new series of concerts coming to town. On Sundays evenings, starting June 18 and running all summer, live music will reverberate over the grassy field at Jasper’s Commemoration Park . The free, acoustic concerts are being spearheaded by Jasper’s Marie-Pierre Flipo-Bergeron, known by her st...
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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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Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
News
Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
Monday, August 18, 2025
RCMP have charged a Jasper resident with possession of stolen property and dangerous driving. On August 17, Jasper RCMP received multiple reports of a...
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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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Jasper’s Mayor will run again in 2025
Alberta Politics
Jasper’s Mayor will run again in 2025
Bob Covey 
Friday, August 15, 2025
Richard Ireland has indicated his intent to run for mayor in Jasper again. The only mayor that the community has ever known filed his notice of intent...
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Shovel Pass Lodge gets a fresh alpine start
Business
Shovel Pass Lodge gets a fresh alpine start
Andrea Ziegler 
Thursday, August 7, 2025
En route to Jasper on July 23, 2024, as part of the Banff wildland firefighting team, Sara-Jay (SJ) Nogel was pretty sure she saw her dream going up i...
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Mushroom harvesters charged
Environment
Mushroom harvesters charged
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Two people who illegally harvested morel mushrooms in Jasper National Park have been charged with multiple offences. On May 28, 2025, Parks Canada law...
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Japanese alpinists summit Mt Alberta on centennial climb
Hiking and Climbing
Japanese alpinists summit Mt Alberta on centennial climb
Bob Covey 
Monday, August 4, 2025
At 4:20 p.m. on July 24, 2025—three days after the 100th year anniversary of its first ascent— two men who had been making their way up the steep, cru...
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New Red Cross-sponsored mural to honour The Things That Grew
Arts & Culture
New Red Cross-sponsored mural to honour The Things That Grew
Bob Covey 
Friday, August 1, 2025
The 2024 wildfire exacted a terrible toll on Jasper, but instead of focusing on what’s been lost, Jasper’s next mural will honour The Things That Grew...
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Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
News
Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
Monday, August 18, 2025
RCMP have charged a Jasper resident with possession of stolen property and dangerous driving. On August 17, Jasper RCMP received multiple reports of a...
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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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Jasper’s Mayor will run again in 2025
Alberta Politics
Jasper’s Mayor will run again in 2025
Bob Covey 
Friday, August 15, 2025
Richard Ireland has indicated his intent to run for mayor in Jasper again. The only mayor that the community has ever known filed his notice of intent...
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Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
News
Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest
Monday, August 18, 2025
RCMP have charged a Jasper resident with possession of stolen property and dangerous driving. On August 17, Jasper RCMP received multiple reports of a...
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Jasper’s Mayor will run again in 2025
Alberta Politics
Jasper’s Mayor will run again in 2025
Bob Covey 
Friday, August 15, 2025
Richard Ireland has indicated his intent to run for mayor in Jasper again. The only mayor that the community has ever known filed his notice of intent...
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Bet on Jasper: Reflections from the river
Community
Bet on Jasper: Reflections from the river
Georgia Ristivojevic 
Friday, August 15, 2025
Were it not for a life-altering wager, longtime local and raft guide Andre Blanchette-Dube might not have been raised in Jasper. “My parents moved to ...
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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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