Visitors may have to pay more for parking in Jasper this summer should council approve new rates presented on Tuesday (February 24, 2026). The rates would go from $4.50 to $7 per hour for on-street, $3.50 to $7 per hour for parking lots and $17 to $28 for a full day in a lot. Committee of the Whole ...

With its All Seasons Resort Act , the Alberta Government is skirting due process, ignoring public opinion and putting wildlife in the crosshairs, writes Mark Bradley—all to build a flagship resort in Kananaskis Country able to host 9,000 people per day . Late last year, the Government of Alberta des...

The community of Hinton is mourning the loss of two daughters, friends, students and teammates. Last night (February 23, 2026) at approximately 7:15 p.m., Jasper RCMP responded to a report of a collision involving a pickup and a semi-truck on Highway 16. They were assisted by Hinton RCMP, EMS and th...

As a retired teacher, Jasper’s Paulette Dubé has logged thousands of hours in the classroom. Like many educators, she considers herself a life long student. But before July of 2024, Dubé would not have guessed her higher learning would include how to help a community navigate rebuilding after a wild...

Residents who lost their homes are racing to submit their rebuild permits before increased off-site levies potentially come into effect, according to some Jasper municipal councillors. But municipal administration clarified that the proposed changes will only affect net-new development. Councillor W...

Jasper officials are anticipating recent land-use policy updates will help address the town’s chronic housing shortage and simplify rules for residents. The changes, which came into effect February 9, include loosening restrictions on accessory dwelling units and increasing the maximum height of apa...

Gold is trading below $35 an ounce; the Dow has sunk to 631; and just the year before, men have for the first time, walked on the moon. And now here is a girl in bell bottoms with a brown leather shoulder bag all swinging free walking towards me. I don't know her but she reminds me of Goldie Hawn. B...

Council will seek feedback before increasing off-site levies to cover the cost that net new development puts on municipal infrastructure. Town planner Marley Pollock told council on Tuesday (Feb. 10) that the existing rates do not reflect the current costs of providing infrastructure to support the ...

Rotarians are making available a second round of fire relief funding for local Jasper-area organizations. The Rotary District 5370 Charitable Foundation (RDCF) has completed its first round of wildfire relief funding, approving $56,216 in grants, according to a press release. Now, Doug Campbell, gra...

To help provide peace of mind for a recovering community, the West Central Airshed Society (WCAS) has taken up long-term air monitoring for Jasper. The non-profit organization, which is responsible for monitoring and reporting outdoor air quality across west-central Alberta, replaced the Alberta gov...

The Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre (JRCC) has received feedback from residents about higher-than-expected invoices associated with the bulk debris removal program. Michael Fark, Municipal Director of Recovery, told council on Tuesday (Feb. 3) that the JRCC was following up with the Insurance Bu...

Re: Jasperites organizing for fractured friend, January 28, 2026 Dear Editor, I am Vratislav Ďurech's sister, Lucka Ďurechová. Our lives with my brother are miles apart, but our relationship is beautiful and loving. All of his good friends, including you in Jasper and here in Slovakia, know him in t...

Marmot Basin helps launch Canadian-made safety device for ski resorts Ski families have one less thing to worry about on the slopes thanks to new GPS-tracking technology developed by a Alberta-born ski dad. Keith Macintyre wants to help parents end “lost child panic” at ski resorts. Macintyre, a sof...

A 62-year-old man from Hinton has been charged with possession of child pornography. A year and a half after Alberta’s Integrated Child Exploitation (AICE) Unit received a tip that explicit images had been uploaded to Amazon Photos, a search and seizure at a Hinton residence led to an arrest. The ti...

Naked Olympians. Do we have your attention yet? The tradition of the Ancient Olympics, begun in 776 BCE, and maintained for a 1,000-year run, was that athletes competed in the nude. Naked pankration wrestlers on a ceramic kylix, ca. 480 BC. London, British Museum // Image via Wikimedia It goes witho...

"Very misleading" Councillor criticizes how transit finances presented; other councillors clap back Jasper Municipal Councillor Laurie Rodger argued that the true municipal contribution to transit was made unclear in an annual transit update on Tuesday (Jan. 27). Town administration’s report stated ...

A former Jasperite is in a desperate situation after a devastating accident while abroad. While ice climbing in Colorado recently, Vratislav “Vrato” Durech fell approximately 40 metres. He survived the fall, but sustained a horrifying list of injuries including multiple facial fractures, a shattered...

The opening gala of another buzz-worthy exhibition from the Jasper Artists Guild attracted dozens of art lovers, creatives and immaculately-dressed Jasperites to the Jasper Art Gallery on January 23. Sharply-dressed Jasperites in the house. // Sergio Rodriguez BUZZFest is JAG's annual art extravagan...

Solar is for sale in Jasper. But as Jasper Local publisher Andrea Ziegler has discovered, taking advantage of the sun’s energy isn’t as straightforward as it might seem For some years, my husband and I have been considering installing solar panels on the roof of our Jasper home. We have been delayin...

GoA's South-Athabasca sub-regional plan represents another nail in the caribou coffin Alberta’s caribou are once again taking a back seat to industry. On December 17, the Government of Alberta released a draft of a caribou management plan for the South Athabasca sub-region , a 38,000 km-sq area of l...