Marmot Basin staff are organizing to change their relationship with their employer, but a technical issue with their union membership petition has stalled their unionization efforts. An application to the Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) was was filed on behalf of Marmot Basin employees this pa...

The stars are about to align for music lovers in Jasper. On October 13 and 14, two pre-eminent evenings will harmonize the silky sounds of professional musicians with the awe-inspiring amphitheaters at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. A Friday evening of Jazz and Dinner in the opulent Beauvert Room w...

Four dudes, 1,200 kilometres, two golf courses, 6,450 yards and 506 strokes. Those were the numbers for the representatives from Jasper Jr./Sr. High School at the Alberta Schools Athletic Association’s (ASAA) 2023 Provincial Golf Tournament. Four dudes: Drew Kovacs, Casey Peel, Lincoln Radloff and A...

Editor's note: An earlier version of this article said the caribou breeding facility had a $14 million budget. The budget has been increased significantly since that number was first reported and as of October 3, 2023, the investment from the federal government was $38.2 million. Parks Canada has sa...

The Honourable Marc Garneau is coming to Jasper for the upcoming Dark Sky Festival. Despite Garneau’s career in exploration, the 74-year-old has never been to Jasper. His wife has fond memories of visiting here when she was a student, but when it comes to the Rocky Mountains, the first Canadian in s...

No one could accuse Ray Naito of doing things the easy way. To get his gluten-free craft beer concept from a back-of-the-napkin idea, to where it is now—a real-life, drinkable product, available at local bottle shops, bars and restaurants, the 39-year-old has been through the wringer. Or the ferment...

Parks Canada wildlife specialists euthanized a black bear cub after it was seriously injured in what appears to be a railway incident. For the last four weeks, a recognizable black bear family, comprised of a mother and her three cubs, had been frequenting the Jasper townsite. The family was easy to...

A new Otipemisiwak Metis Government has been formed and Kaila Mitchell is the newly elected representative for the Jasper House Métis District. “This is a monumental moment not only for our area but for all Métis people in Alberta,” Mitchell said. “We are embarking on a new chapter in our history, a...

Dear Editor, I’m an ex-Jasperite/Hintonite. I grew up in the area in the 70s and 80s, and of course Jasper has a special place in my heart. Two years ago I moved back to Alberta to be closer to the grandkids and have settled in Cochrane. I am a longtime photographer, and whenever I can, I pay a visi...

New details about the awarding of the Jasper Transit contract call into question information circulated in a widely-shared social media post by a local transportation company. The post, “An open letter to the Jasper community,” shared on SunDog’s Tour and Transportation Co.’s Facebook page , has mor...