Jasper Jr./Sr. High School students got a taste of Ukrainian traditional culture last week. Oksana Polivchak, who came to Canada not long after the Russian war on Ukraine began in late February, was happy to share her recipe of one of the most well-known Slavic dishes: borsch. Oksana Polivchak intro...

An all-female hockey team in Jasper is breaking the glass ceiling of boys-dominated sports. The U11 Grizzly Girls have joined the Northern Alberta Interlock league, a move which represents a novelty in Jasper and also a first for the league. Coach Janelle Tank is helping tow the Grizzlies to new gro...

Robot technology is allowing residents at Alpine Summit Seniors Lodge to access healthcare without leaving their home. A collaboration with the University of Alberta’s robotics team and the Evergreens Foundation has welcomed a new “resident” into Jasper’s seniors home and long-term-care facility. Un...

Kevin Van Tighem throwing his hat into the political arena Kevin Van Tighem says he can no longer justify wasting his experience, skills and knowledge when Alberta is facing such critical times. The author, conservationist and former superintendent of Banff National Park is running for the provincia...

HI Sleepy Hollow hosting Oct 19 A collective of artists and community-minded organizers are hosting an evening of live music and conversation October 19 about the challenges surrounding finding safe, affordable housing in Jasper. Derek Loewen, a staffer at Hostelling International’s HI Jasper, said ...

A Jasper high school volleyball team whose core squad has been together since junior high has high aspirations for their senior season. The Jasper boys team qualified this year for Volleyball Alberta’s Indoor Club System. Having played together as the Jasper Volleyball Club Chargers in the spring, t...

There has been no growth in the Chetamon Mountain Wildfire for more than a month. However, Parks Canada fire crews need more moisture to be able to declare the fire officially extinguished. “There are some remote valleys where the fire is still chewing away,” said Shepherd said Parks Canada’s incide...

When she was just nine-years-old, Megan Verhey knew she would move to the mountains someday. The southern Ontario transplant first came out west on a family vacation. The Rockies’ landscapes, the space, the wildlife…it all stuck with her. “I was chomping at the bit to get out here,” she laughed. A d...

Thanks to the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel ( CUAET ) Ukrainians and their family members are granted free, extended temporary status which allows them to work, study and stay in Canada until it is safe for them to return home. Some of those Ukrainians have made their temporary h...

Skiers, horseback riders and hikers lose out; backcountry lodges forced into disrepair Riding across Maccarib Pass into the Tonquin Valley feels like passing through a mist-filled portal into Narnia, a magical place populated by mythical creatures, including grizzly bears, wolverines and endangered ...