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NDP’s Kreiner withdraws from all-candidates forum
Local Government
NDP’s Kreiner withdraws from all-candidates forum
Bob Covey 
Monday, May 15, 2023
West Yellowhead’s NDP candidate Fred Kreiner has elected not to participate in Jasper’s scheduled all-candidates forum. “I’ve decided and the NDP party has decided that our efforts are better used knocking on doors and talking to people,” Kreiner told The Jasper Local on May 15. The Jasper Park Cham...
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Konnichiwa, Hakone: Council votes to continue Jasper to Japan delegation
Local Government
Konnichiwa, Hakone: Council votes to continue Jasper to Japan delegation
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Jasper Municipal Council is keeping a 51-year relationship with its Japanese Twin City alive. Despite some councillors wanting to skip the trip this year, a majority of voices around the Committee of the Whole table on Tuesday, May 9, voted in favour of sending a delegation to Hakone, Japan, in 2023...
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Jasper receives $6.5 million grant for affordable housing
Community
Jasper receives $6.5 million grant for affordable housing
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The Municipality of Jasper has been awarded a $6.5 million grant to build community and family housing in Jasper. “This is the most exciting news in housing we’ve had in quite some time,” Jasper’s Mayor Richard Ireland said. The money will be used to help build a 40-unit apartment development on Con...
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Parks Canada seeking input on land use and planning in Jasper
Business
Parks Canada seeking input on land use and planning in Jasper
Bob Covey 
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Parks Canada is seeking input on how land use planning and development services are delivered in Jasper.  On March 16, in two separate in-person sessions, Parks Canada representatives will invite input from Canadians, including Jasper residents, on sharing responsibility with the Municipality of Jas...
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Town recognizes team members for impactful service
Community
Town recognizes team members for impactful service
Bob Covey 
Thursday, March 2, 2023
The Municipality of Jasper took a day to recognize its staff last month.  On Thursday, February 16, the MOJ closed its facilities and asked employees to gather in person for an organization-wide staff appreciation day. Deemed the Recognize: Impact Employee Awards Celebration, the day’s events salute...
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Deadline for PHA feedback approaching
Community
Deadline for PHA feedback approaching
Bob Covey 
Friday, January 20, 2023
Parks Canada wants feedback on its proposed changes to Private Home Accommodation policy changes. The agency is reminding interested parties that they have until January 31 to provide comments. In December, Parks Canada’s planning and development office proposed new, less-restrictive rules for PHA’s...
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Parks takes softer stance on PHA amendments
Community
Parks takes softer stance on PHA amendments
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Conceptual policies have less severe restrictions on food prep areas, PHA size and access points  Parks Canada has revised deeply unpopular amendments to proposed Private Home Accommodation regulations. But questions persist as the agency solicits public feedback on the conceptual policies. The prop...
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Visitor economy not recovered yet: Tourism Jasper
Business
Visitor economy not recovered yet: Tourism Jasper
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Tourism partners working collaboratively to create more return visitors Canada’s visitor economy is still smarting from a post-2020 hangover but Jasper’s destination marketing organization (DMO) says it is developing a strategic plan to help the community earn back its market share. Despite the chal...
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Canadian Senate welcomes Jasper’s mayor
Alberta Politics
Canadian Senate welcomes Jasper’s mayor
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Jasper’s top official got a warm welcome in the gallery of Canada’s Upper House last month.  Mayor Richard Ireland was part of a Rocky Mountain delegation in Ottawa on November 22 when he was introduced in the Canadian Senate as a longterm colleague and dear friend of former Banff mayor, now-Canadia...
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Unanimous support for 2023 budget
Local Government
Unanimous support for 2023 budget
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Jasper municipal council passed its 2023 budget on December 6 with a $1.08 million or 4.45 per cent increase over the 2022 tax requisition. All of council voted in favour. To a residential ratepayer who owns a home assessed at $900,000, the increase represents a $105 annual jump; to an urban-commerc...
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Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper’s superintendent
News
Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper’s superintendent
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 5, 2023
Jasper National Park Superintendent Alan Fehr has declined a private offer to rebuild a washed-out bridge at Simon Creek, a structure which would allo...
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NDP’s Kreiner withdraws from all-candidates forum
Local Government
NDP’s Kreiner withdraws from all-candidates forum
Bob Covey 
Monday, May 15, 2023
West Yellowhead’s NDP candidate Fred Kreiner has elected not to participate in Jasper’s scheduled all-candidates forum. “I’ve decided and the NDP part...
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Helicopter sustains “incredible” damage after accident on Columbia Icefields
Community
Helicopter sustains “incredible” damage after accident on Columbia Icefields
Bob Covey 
Monday, April 24, 2023
A helicopter transporting Natural Resources Canada glacier surveyors had a hard landing on an icefield in Banff National Park April 14. The accident l...
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Letter: Keep up the public pressure to make Jasper’s backcountry safe
Opinion
Letter: Keep up the public pressure to make Jasper’s backcountry safe
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Re: Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper's superintendent (May 5, 2023) Dear Editor, This is an excellent article in The Jasper Local. I am...
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Letter: Maintaining the Athabasca Pass Heritage Trail
Opinion
Letter: Maintaining the Athabasca Pass Heritage Trail
Thursday, May 18, 2023
re: Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper’s superintendent (May 5, 2023)  Dear Editor, The Athabasca Pass Heritage Trail is a Canadian icon ...
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Store manager leaving a legacy of customer care
Store manager leaving a legacy of customer care
Bob Covey 
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Rick Lagace has stocked his last shelf. The store manager at TGP Your Jasper Grocer is retiring. Over hotdogs and pop in the TGP parking lot, Lagace s...
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Forty and fabulous: Mountain Air an OG of Jasper retail
Business
Forty and fabulous: Mountain Air an OG of Jasper retail
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Mountain Air stands as one of Jasper’s most unique, well-established shopping locations. Having celebrated the store’s 40th anniversary recently, the ...
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Here’s looking at you: Wildlife peeking, warnings peaking
News
Here’s looking at you: Wildlife peeking, warnings peaking
In Jasper, grizzly bears are out and wildlife warnings are up
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 12, 2023
As grizzly bears are peeking, visitors' excitement for a wildlife encounter is peaking. But so are wildlife warnings in Jasper National Park.  It's sp...
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Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper’s superintendent
News
Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper’s superintendent
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 5, 2023
Jasper National Park Superintendent Alan Fehr has declined a private offer to rebuild a washed-out bridge at Simon Creek, a structure which would allo...
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NDP’s Kreiner withdraws from all-candidates forum
Local Government
NDP’s Kreiner withdraws from all-candidates forum
Bob Covey 
Monday, May 15, 2023
West Yellowhead’s NDP candidate Fred Kreiner has elected not to participate in Jasper’s scheduled all-candidates forum. “I’ve decided and the NDP part...
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Helicopter sustains “incredible” damage after accident on Columbia Icefields
Community
Helicopter sustains “incredible” damage after accident on Columbia Icefields
Bob Covey 
Monday, April 24, 2023
A helicopter transporting Natural Resources Canada glacier surveyors had a hard landing on an icefield in Banff National Park April 14. The accident l...
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Letter: Keep up the public pressure to make Jasper’s backcountry safe
Opinion
Letter: Keep up the public pressure to make Jasper’s backcountry safe
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Re: Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper's superintendent (May 5, 2023) Dear Editor, This is an excellent article in The Jasper Local. I am...
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Perfect pitch: Jasper golfer an ambassador for women and deaf athletes
News
Perfect pitch: Jasper golfer an ambassador for women and deaf athletes
Women’s Golf Day at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club is June 6
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Dressed in Sunday red, balanced perfectly on her follow-through and watching her golf ball arc above a stand of aspens on the hardest ranked hole at S...
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Team Orange has the blues: Low voter turnout in Neverland
Alberta Politics
Team Orange has the blues: Low voter turnout in Neverland
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Despite pundits calling this election the most important in Alberta’s history, only one in four eligible Jasperites made the trip down to the Jasper A...
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Undying loyalty to political parties (and hockey teams) is bad for Alberta
Editorial
Undying loyalty to political parties (and hockey teams) is bad for Alberta
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 26, 2023
Confession time: for as long as I can remember, I’ve been a Calgary Flames fan. It’s not my fault! When you’re eight-years-old and your dad is dancing...
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GYPSD trustees question Alberta charter schools
GYPSD trustees question Alberta charter schools
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 26, 2023
Grande Yellowhead Public School Division’s board of trustees is speaking out against publicly-funded charter schools. In an opinion piece run in regio...
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