Elections Alberta is looking for more people to work the polls in Jasper , with the West Yellowhead electoral division still short about 200 election workers ahead of the Oct. 19 referendum. Jasper is one of the communities being prioritized for recruitment, according to Catie Kopp, Returning Office...

It was the fall of 1976. The arena was closed for construction of the new Jasper Activity Centre and curling rink, and a group of workers suddenly found themselves with a little extra time on their hands. So they did what any group of Jasper workers might do when a new facility was on the horizon: t...

A monumental work created at the Maligne Canyon Tea House offers a connection between Jasper, an Indigenous Canadian art icon and a family that helped preserve his legacy . More than four decades ago, Norval Morrisseau carried his paints into a small studio above the Maligne Canyon Tea House. In tim...

For cyclists, the steepest climbs eventually give way to downhill. For people living with MS, there isn’t always a finish line. For Spruce Grove's Michael MacFynn, one of the most difficult sections of the Hinton MS Bike Ride comes roughly 30 kilometres into the first day. The trail narrows. The cli...

It’s late spring in Jasper, 1940. There is still snow in the mountains, but its melted up to 2,000 meters and the town is green-ish. There’s a woman riding her bike down Connaught Drive in her shirt sleeves and a kid is tearing through the alley connecting Connaught to Miette Avenue, as if his mothe...

The music, the crowds, the dancing and all the little moments in between The 2026 Jasper Folk Music Festival brought the community together September 11 and 12 for another memorable weekend of live music in the mountains. Photographer Jamie Robson was there to capture the festival in all its energy ...

Developers wishing to build on Arnica Avenue will need to enter into development agreements so the Municipality of Jasper can recover over $776,000 in servicing costs. Council approved the Arnica Avenue Servicing Cost Recovery Policy on Tuesday, September 15, with the discussion taking place on Sept...

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...