A longtime Snaring Campground user writes to The Jasper Local following Parks Canada’s decision to move the campground to an online reservation system in 2027. Snaring River Valley near Snaring Campground. // Graeme Kennedy Dear editor: I read your article regarding Snaring campground going to reser...

Editor's Note (3 p.m. Sept 15): This story has been updated since The Jasper Local learned that the outstanding taxes and penalties were paid. The century-old Astoria Hotel has paid $644,000 in outstanding taxes and penalties. The payment occurred after council met on Tuesday. At that meeting, Counc...

It was a wrap on a successful fundraiser when the Jasper Ladies Golf Club presented a cheque to the Jasper Cancer Action and Support Group. The Jasper Ladies Golf Club’s annual Lena Baxter Memorial Tournament, held July 4 at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Course, raised $3,130 through raffles, ...

The Mount Robson Inn was destroyed in the 2024 Jasper wildfire. Its owner had spent years imagining a replacement before the disaster forced its vision into reality. More than a decade before the Jasper wildfire destroyed the Mount Robson Inn, Chad Gulevich was already thinking about replacing it. P...

The amounts have been referred to the 2027 budget discussions but have not been approved Editor's note: this story has been edited for clarity after its original publication on Sept 10, 2026 After stepping in to rescue Canada Day celebrations this year, the Municipality of Jasper will decide this fa...

The Municipality of Jasper is planning a gradual transition away from dedicated wildfire recovery operations over the next two years, with the final major organizational changes scheduled for fall 2028. Jasper Municipal Council heard how this demobilization would occur during its Aug. 25 committee o...

The iconic mountain film tour is coming back to Jasper Sept. 18 and 19, bringing adventure, adrenaline and mountain culture to the Jasper Activity Centre. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming back. The for the first time in years, the world's best mountain films will be shown in Jas...

Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge has earned a spot on National Geographic’s inaugural list of the Best New Hotels in the World , putting the Jasper resort among a collection of newly opened or renovated properties from around the globe. The recognition comes two years after the historic lodge was badly da...

Municipality says new policy will ask Jasperites what a “fair share” of property taxes looks like The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce is asking the Municipality of Jasper to rethink how commercial properties are taxed compared with residential properties, arguing the community’s 5:1 property-tax rat...

The Municipality of Jasper will provide up to $225,000 of support for the second and final phase of Jasper’s bike park. Municipal councillors voted unanimously in support of a motion made by Councillor Laurie Rodger during the Tuesday, September 1 regular council meeting. The Municipality will provi...

Federal, provincial and municipal governments commit a combined $7.9 million Jasper’s post-wildfire rebuild is getting another piece of critical infrastructure. The federal, provincial and municipal governments have committed $7.9 million to recommission the town’s wastewater lagoon. Federal Emergen...

First-come, first-served campgrounds' days are numbered in Jasper National Park For decades, Jasper residents could decide on a summer camping trip with little more planning than throwing some gear in the vehicle and heading 15 minutes east of town. That spontaneity is about to become harder to find...

For Jasper filmmaker Sophie Pfisterer, the phrase “it is what it is” has become something of a challenge. Pfisterer, a born-and-raised Jasper local studying film production in Abu Dhabi, is attempting to raise just under $4,000 to complete her 12-minute thesis film, It Is What It Is , a fictional st...

Currently owned by Parks Canada, units would be managed by Jasper Municipal Housing Corporation The Municipality of Jasper wants to utilize 24 CorCan housing units within the townsite for affordable housing once Jasper’s interim housing program wraps up. On Tuesday (Aug. 18), council authorized Mayo...

Jasper Folk Music Festival runs September 11-12. Get tickets here Ten years into the Jasper Folk Music Festival, organizers have learned a thing or two about what makes a great weekend of music in the mountains. For the festival’s 10th edition, that means bringing back some of the artists audiences ...

Jasper runners establish new ultra-marathon circuit Alex Lader was lying on the trail, shivering uncontrollably. He had already run more than 80 kilometres, summited three of four peaks in the Jasper townsite area and spent hours exposed to the sun and heat. Now, after making it about 500 metres pas...

Flowers in the Ashes explores how Jasper seniors are finding joy, connection and healing after the wildfire In the aftermath of a wildfire, recovery can become a full-time job. There are insurance forms to fill out, homes to rebuild, belongings to replace and difficult decisions to make. For older r...

The Municipality of Jasper is busy working out the details to potentially help the Anglican Church and United Church jointly rebuild from the 2024 wildfire. Beth Sanders, director of Urban Design and Standards, told committee of the whole on Tuesday (Aug. 11) that one of the main focuses will be dev...

What an ultramarathon taught me about strength, fear and showing up in the mountains Before sunrise The hairs rise on my arms and the butterflies in my stomach flutter vigorously as I step out of the car into the fresh July mountain air. I exhale deeply and load my Strava. It’s 5 a.m. and my eyes ar...

The Municipality of Jasper recently wrapped up the first phase of repairing water and sanitary infrastructure damaged by the Jasper wildfire. Logan Ireland, recovery project manager with the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre (JRCC), told council on Tuesday (Aug. 4) that the second phase will begin...