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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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Dream Heavy to rise and shine at Jasper Legion
Arts and Culture
Dream Heavy to rise and shine at Jasper Legion
Jack Mastrianni 
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Robson Valley rockers double billing with Jasper’s The Project, post-Street Party A new incarnation of a signature sound will be plugging in at the Jasper Legion this Saturday night. To Jasperites, musicians Seth MacDonald and Shara Gustafson are perhaps best known as organizers, hosts, and headline...
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Wendy Wacko: Heart of a Promoter
Arts and Culture
Wendy Wacko: Heart of a Promoter
Bob Covey 
Monday, December 19, 2022
With sale of Mountain Galleries, Jasper artist and filmmaker is reflecting on a life lived in art As a 10-year-old girl, Wendy Wacko never struggled with what she would do when she grew up. “I always knew I wanted to live a life in art,” she said. Some six decades later, the Jasper-based arts promot...
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Self determination and love for teaching a recipe for culinary success
Arts and Culture
Self determination and love for teaching a recipe for culinary success
Shanti Langevin 
Friday, December 2, 2022
When Julie Van Rosendaal was a young girl, she wanted to cook without help from mom. Embracing her child’s early love for cooking, Van Rosendaal’s mother told her she could start cooking by herself … as soon as she could read a recipe by herself. “So off I went with a stack of cookbooks to learn how...
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ATA fires back at province as teacher strike looms
Alberta Politics
ATA fires back at province as teacher strike looms
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Teachers trying to reach a collective agreement before October 6 are calling out the provincial government’s complaint to the Alberta labour board as ...
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MOJ receives disaster recovery award
Local Government
MOJ receives disaster recovery award
Joel Baglole, guest contributor 
Friday, September 12, 2025
The Municipality of Jasper has received the Disaster Recovery Institute Canada’s (DRI Canada) Award of Excellence. The honours were bestowed on the mu...
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Alberta reimburses Valemount for Jasper Wildfire-incurred expenses
Community
Alberta reimburses Valemount for Jasper Wildfire-incurred expenses
Bob Covey 
Monday, September 15, 2025
After months of lobbying three different governments for reimbursed costs incurred while hosting Jasper wildfire evacuees, the Village of Valemount an...
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Alberta teachers announce strike notice
Alberta Politics
Alberta teachers announce strike notice
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Teachers will walk off the job October 6 unless they can come to contract terms with the provincial government. On Wedensday, September 10, Alberta Te...
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In the mountains, STUFF happens
Hiking and Climbing
In the mountains, STUFF happens
David Harrap, guest contributor 
Friday, September 5, 2025
He passed us, not a care in the world as if he were strolling on a tropical beach. He wore running shoes and just a pair of shorts. It was hot, boilin...
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Election 2025: Voting tools for residents
Local Government
Election 2025: Voting tools for residents
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Residents displaced by the 2024 wildfire can still participate in this October’s municipal election. And with voting booths opening in less than two m...
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Green thumbs and jam
Community
Green thumbs and jam
Su Young-Leslie 
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
A gardener and a publisher walk into a Farmers’ Market I sow seeds in potting soil. When we were chatting at the market, Jasper Local publisher Andrea...
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Rebut the Rebuttal: Do Mark Hall’s criticisms ‘bear’ up to scrutiny?
Alberta Politics
Rebut the Rebuttal: Do Mark Hall’s criticisms ‘bear’ up to scrutiny?
Mark Bradley 
Monday, September 1, 2025
Mark Hall’s reaction to my article on the newly legalized practice of hunting bears with dogs started with the statement that it ‘relies on emotional ...
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ATA fires back at province as teacher strike looms
Alberta Politics
ATA fires back at province as teacher strike looms
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Teachers trying to reach a collective agreement before October 6 are calling out the provincial government’s complaint to the Alberta labour board as ...
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MOJ receives disaster recovery award
Local Government
MOJ receives disaster recovery award
Joel Baglole, guest contributor 
Friday, September 12, 2025
The Municipality of Jasper has received the Disaster Recovery Institute Canada’s (DRI Canada) Award of Excellence. The honours were bestowed on the mu...
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Alberta reimburses Valemount for Jasper Wildfire-incurred expenses
Community
Alberta reimburses Valemount for Jasper Wildfire-incurred expenses
Bob Covey 
Monday, September 15, 2025
After months of lobbying three different governments for reimbursed costs incurred while hosting Jasper wildfire evacuees, the Village of Valemount an...
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Alberta teachers announce strike notice
Alberta Politics
Alberta teachers announce strike notice
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Teachers will walk off the job October 6 unless they can come to contract terms with the provincial government. On Wedensday, September 10, Alberta Te...
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ATA fires back at province as teacher strike looms
Alberta Politics
ATA fires back at province as teacher strike looms
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Teachers trying to reach a collective agreement before October 6 are calling out the provincial government’s complaint to the Alberta labour board as ...
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Alberta reimburses Valemount for Jasper Wildfire-incurred expenses
Community
Alberta reimburses Valemount for Jasper Wildfire-incurred expenses
Bob Covey 
Monday, September 15, 2025
After months of lobbying three different governments for reimbursed costs incurred while hosting Jasper wildfire evacuees, the Village of Valemount an...
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The garden’s gentle giants: Caring for and cooking with zucchini
Community
The garden’s gentle giants: Caring for and cooking with zucchini
Su Young-Leslie, Green Thumbs and Jam 
Monday, September 15, 2025
Zucchini, that Zeppelin wanna-be in your garden, can be utilized in a rich range of recipes I’ve spent some time in Rossland, B.C. After gold was disc...
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MOJ receives disaster recovery award
Local Government
MOJ receives disaster recovery award
Joel Baglole, guest contributor 
Friday, September 12, 2025
The Municipality of Jasper has received the Disaster Recovery Institute Canada’s (DRI Canada) Award of Excellence. The honours were bestowed on the mu...
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