Connection, camaraderie, community: Grand Opening May 10 A new movement is building in Jasper. Since February 6, the local chapter of Men’s Shed Canada has been helping out with local construction projects—TV stands, accessibility ramps, benches, planters...and the entire set for the recent Jasper A...

The playful bending of personal knowledge, documented history and mythology—kindled from the stories of First Nations cultures he has deep reverence and respect for—informs author Cameron Wilson’s  Ancestors: Great Spirit Remembers A former Jasperite is leaning on his experience as a wilderness expl...

For the first time in decades, Yellowhead has a real race on its hands Pundits and prognosticators are all saying it: this federal election is the most important in Canadians’ lifetime. With relations with our southern neighbour hitting lows not seen since 1812 and pressing questions about how the c...

Indulge your senses and support Jasper at the 2025 Taste of Spring Festival Ding ding ding! Let’s get ready for your stomach to RUMBLE! Spring is in the air, local rafting companies are guiding clients down the river, and visitors and residents are revelling in a special season that is prime for a p...

Yellowhead's federal election candidates answer 7 Questions about their 2025 campaign in their own (typed) words Editor's Note: The Jasper Local reached out to the three mainstream candidates running for political office in Yellowhead. We are presenting the campaign teams' answers in the order we re...

A group of local thespians are ready to cast a spell on Jasper. Jasper Acts—a community theatre group made up of a diverse, dedicated group of actors and artists—are bringing a fantastical feature to local audiences May 2-4. PUFFS, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic, i...

A group of Alberta energy executives has cancelled their corporate retreat in Jasper because they’re mad that the municipality’s mayor wants federal politicians to make climate change a priority. What other conclusion could anyone take away from reading an April 15 letter from the Mullen Group , a t...

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...

The Jasper Community Team Society has boosted its capacity to assist local residents. The trusted community organization, which has received more than $2.2 million in donations to support Jasper’s long-term recovery, is working with a partner organization in the Bow Valley to help support its operat...

This piece was originally published in the February issue of The Tomato Food and Drink magazine Nine months after wildfire devastated Jasper, 86-ing at least a dozen well-loved cafés and restaurants in a town that loves to dine, the service industry is rising up again. It’s not quite cork-popping ti...