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CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2025
Community
CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2025
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 graduates of Jasper Jr/Sr High School and École Desrochers! These bright young individuals are now stepping confidently into their futures. With the tools and experiences gained from their educational journey in Jasper, they embark on new adventures, carrying the communit...
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GYPSD confirms new superintendent
Community
GYPSD confirms new superintendent
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
The Grande Yellowhead Public School Division is welcoming a new, home-grown educator into the division’s top leadership position. Starting July 1, Hinton’s Kurt Scobie will continue his career’s upward trajectory when he officially begins his role as GYPDS's superintendent of schools and chief educa...
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Grande Yellowhead School Division workers vote to strike
Alberta Politics
Grande Yellowhead School Division workers vote to strike
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh 
Thursday, March 6, 2025
The union has not yet provided 72-hour strike notice or indicated when it might do that. Workers with the Grande Yellowhead Public School Division may soon join a province-wide strike for higher wages and more education funding. One hundred and sixty support staff voted 82 per cent in favour of stri...
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Palisades Centre closed for foreseeable future
Arts & Culture
Palisades Centre closed for foreseeable future
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
As Jasper National Park staff work to open the caribou conservation centre , another Parks Canada facility has been declared closed. The Palisades Stewardship and Education Centre (or Palisades Centre) in Jasper National Park was one of the first areas to be impacted by the Jasper Wildfire. This wil...
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Flag raising ceremony honours survivors
Community
Flag raising ceremony honours survivors
Bob Covey 
Friday, June 21, 2024
Dozens of Jasperites exchanged friendship and respect with community members of the Big Horn Stoney First Nation during a flag raising ceremony on National Indigenous Peoples Day. On June 21, with the sun shining bright on the first day of summer, elders John and Barry Wesley, with help from Jasper’...
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Jasper sledder dug out of avalanche
Education
Jasper sledder dug out of avalanche
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
“In a split second, everything can change” A Jasperite who was buried in an avalanche while snowmobiling in British Columbia is reminding other backcountry users how quickly things can go from good to bad in avalanche terrain. Alison Mason has been snowmobiling—sledding, in Valemount parlance—for fo...
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JNP launches fruit tree replacement program
Community
JNP launches fruit tree replacement program
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Ahead of the Jasper National Park 2024 Annual Public Forum , Parks Canada is launching a fruit tree replacement program . The announcement comes after the 2023 summer season wherein more than 400 bear-related incidents in the Jasper townsite were responded to by wildlife officials. The main cause, P...
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Women’s Day roundtable to inspire inclusivity
Community
Women’s Day roundtable to inspire inclusivity
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
An event designed to celebrate, empower and inspire women will coincide with International Women’s Day. On Thursday, March 7, from 12 p.m.-2 p.m. at the Jasper Activity Centre, the Jasper Local Immigration Partnership (LIP), in collaboration with Jasper Settlement Services, is organizing a lunch fil...
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A painful lesson in backcountry safety
Education
A painful lesson in backcountry safety
Bob Covey 
Monday, March 4, 2024
A painful slog out of Jasper’s backcountry has taught a party of skiers a lesson in being prepared for safe adventuring. Jasper’s John Ward has skied many a mile over many a mountain pass—and made most of his tracks and turns without incident. “I’ve never required any assistance,” Ward said. John Wa...
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Wish on a shooting star during meteor month, aka October
Education
Wish on a shooting star during meteor month, aka October
Peter McMahon 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
For those of you who enjoy wishing on a star, October is a double-header for meteor showers, which means twice as much fun for meteorite lovers in Jasper Dark Sky Preserve this Fall. While you can see a few solid streaks of light in the skies above Jasper throughout the year, the prime wish-making e...
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The dukes of hazard trees
Environment
The dukes of hazard trees
Bob Covey 
Monday, July 7, 2025
When normal forestry practices don’t cut it: With a light-on-the-land touch, specialized arborists are cleaning up Jasper’s burn debris It’s a widely-...
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Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
News
Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
Lucas Habib 
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Jasper soccer players have once again brought home a provincial soccer championship. Jaifred Mota was the first one to rush keeper Kieran Rudge after ...
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Standing on the shoulders of giants
Standing on the shoulders of giants
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Monday, July 14, 2025
Roping up for centennial celebrations of Mount Alberta's 1925 inaugural ascent If you are going to steal a mountain in Jasper, I’d recommend Mount Alb...
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Finding their bearings: How bears use habitat
Environment
Finding their bearings: How bears use habitat
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Dry grass crunched underfoot as the old grizzly searched for food. Her nostrils flared and her nose twitched as she tested her surroundings for anythi...
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Golf’s golden years at Jasper Park
Jasper History
Golf’s golden years at Jasper Park
John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor 
Monday, June 23, 2025
100 years ago, the Jasper Park Golf Club teed up its first round of the Royal and Ancient Game In 1457, King James II of England banned golf in Scotla...
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Two hikers killed by rockfall event at Bow Glacier Falls
Environment
Two hikers killed by rockfall event at Bow Glacier Falls
Friday, June 20, 2025
The Rockies hiking community is mourning the loss of two of its members today. Calgary's Jutta Hinrichs, 70 years old, a member of the hiking group Sl...
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The bear necessities
Environment
The bear necessities
Bob Covey 
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Collars, fences and attractant elimination keys to bear management Jasper National Park bear biologists are keeping a close eye on area grizzlies. At ...
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The dukes of hazard trees
Environment
The dukes of hazard trees
Bob Covey 
Monday, July 7, 2025
When normal forestry practices don’t cut it: With a light-on-the-land touch, specialized arborists are cleaning up Jasper’s burn debris It’s a widely-...
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Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
News
Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
Lucas Habib 
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Jasper soccer players have once again brought home a provincial soccer championship. Jaifred Mota was the first one to rush keeper Kieran Rudge after ...
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Standing on the shoulders of giants
Standing on the shoulders of giants
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Monday, July 14, 2025
Roping up for centennial celebrations of Mount Alberta's 1925 inaugural ascent If you are going to steal a mountain in Jasper, I’d recommend Mount Alb...
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Latest ›
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Standing on the shoulders of giants
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Monday, July 14, 2025
Roping up for centennial celebrations of Mount Alberta's 1925 inaugural ascent If you are going to steal a mountain in Jasper, I’d recommend Mount Alb...
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Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
News
Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
Lucas Habib 
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Jasper soccer players have once again brought home a provincial soccer championship. Jaifred Mota was the first one to rush keeper Kieran Rudge after ...
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The dukes of hazard trees
Environment
The dukes of hazard trees
Bob Covey 
Monday, July 7, 2025
When normal forestry practices don’t cut it: With a light-on-the-land touch, specialized arborists are cleaning up Jasper’s burn debris It’s a widely-...
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Walking Through Fire: Wildlife
Environment
Walking Through Fire: Wildlife
Kirsten Schmitten 
Friday, July 4, 2025
Part 2: Home is where the hearth is In Part 1 of our Walking Through Fire series , we discussed how post-fire vegetation bounces back. But what about ...
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