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Jasper cyclist pushing her limits in world’s longest self-supported bike race
Biking
Jasper cyclist pushing her limits in world’s longest self-supported bike race
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
3,700 KILOMETRES DOWN, 3,000 TO GO FIRST TIME RACER PAST HALF WAY POINT AS SHE NEARS THE LEGENDARY NEWTON BIKE SHOP IN KANSAS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ From the very beginning of her planned 6,700 km bike adventure...
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Giving plastic bags the boot
Environment
Giving plastic bags the boot
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 4, 2018
Jasper residents are teaming up to give plastic bags the boot from Jasper National Park. A growing group of locals, bothered by bags of the single-use variety, want to give retailers and their customers viable options when it comes to carrying their groceries and other goods. “I feel like Jasper sho...
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Council considering public survey on cannabis
Alberta Politics
Council considering public survey on cannabis
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 4, 2018
The Municipality of Jasper wants the community’s input on cannabis. When cannabis becomes legal in Alberta later this summer, some decisions on how to regulate the drug’s use and sale will be left up to municipalities. To help inform recommendations to council,a cannabis working group is proposing t...
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Environment
Valemount to get Canada’s first geothermal power plant
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
A $1.5 million geothermal energy demonstration project will soon be piped into the village of Valemount. Natural Resources Canada is funding the purchase of three 150kW modules which will turn the earth’s heat under the B.C. community into clean electricity. “The demonstration geothermal turbines wi...
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Alberta Politics
Local family petitions federal government to change park’s eligible residency rules
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
While Parks Canada is questioning a long-term Jasperite’s need to live in this community, Stef Dolan’s family is questioning the rules which define eligible residency in a national park. Dolan, who’s called Jasper home for 33 years, has been looking for a work-around ever since Jasper National Park ...
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Fire chief to fat bike Alberta’s Ice Road
Biking
Fire chief to fat bike Alberta’s Ice Road
andrea 
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Greg Van Tighem is getting back on the bike for charity. Jasper’s fat biking Fire Chief has skirted the skinny shoulders of Route 93, traversed the transport truck-heavy Highway 16, eaten dust on Texas thoroughfares and chewed icicles on an arctic ice road, all in the name of fundraising for the fig...
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Beavers gnaw their way into the A Final (formerly: Could Beavers gnaw their way into the A Final?)
News
Beavers gnaw their way into the A Final (formerly: Could Beavers gnaw their way into the A Final?)
andrea 
Sunday, March 18, 2018
This hockey season has been a tumultuous swim for the Crisp Pil Beavers and as this paper goes to press, lodge members (Beavers fans, duh) are excitedly imagining a scenario wherein the team makes it back into the A Final to match up against the (dreaded) Brew Pub for the third time in four years. A...
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Could the Bonestars dethrone the champs?
News
Could the Bonestars dethrone the champs?
Bob Covey 
Monday, March 5, 2018
Can the JFI BoneStars beat the Brew Pub Barley Kings? Finding out the answer to that question is the main reason this sports reporter decided to saunter down to the Jasper Hockey Arena at 10:30 p.m. on a Tuesday night in the middle of winter. Well that, and to jam to the sick beats that the 16-year-...
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Potential pot retailer keen to roll out bud business
Business
Potential pot retailer keen to roll out bud business
Bob Covey 
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Jasper Municipal Council was weeding through proposed cannabis legislation February 27 and at least one potential retailer in Jasper was keen to learn how local regulations would roll out. Leanne Stanko has been formulating a business plan for cannabis retail in Jasper ever since Prime Minister Just...
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Residency requirements squeeze life long Jasperite out of town
Community
Residency requirements squeeze life long Jasperite out of town
andrea 
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Another Jasperite is feeling the sting of Parks Canada’s eligible residency requirements. Kyle Darroch grew up in Jasper, won a handful of prestigious awards and scholarships for his contributions to his community, obtained a degree in education and six years ago came back to his hometown with the h...
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Float on: Canada Day Parade gallery
Arts & Culture
Float on: Canada Day Parade gallery
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Jasperites donned their red and white, kitted out their floats and paraded around the community with pride on Canada Day (Tuesday, July 1). Local busi...
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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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Aussie folk artist topping live music event at JPP
Arts & Culture
Aussie folk artist topping live music event at JPP
Sophie Pfisterer, freelance contributor 
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
One of Jasper’s most popular restaurants will soon be dishing up live music and good vibes. On July 4 at 8:30 p.m., Jasper Pizza Place will host a roo...
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When normal forestry practices don’t cut it
Environment
When normal forestry practices don’t cut it
Bob Covey 
Monday, July 7, 2025
With a light-on-the-land touch, specialized arborists are cleaning up Jasper’s burn debris It’s a widely-accepted mystery: whether or not a tree that ...
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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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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 in...
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Meet the locals: Fran Jones
Community
Meet the locals: Fran Jones
Georgia Ristivojevic 
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
While Jasper's mountains, rivers and lakes get plenty of (deserved) air time, it's the people who live here that make the community welcoming and incl...
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Float on: Canada Day Parade gallery
Arts & Culture
Float on: Canada Day Parade gallery
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Jasperites donned their red and white, kitted out their floats and paraded around the community with pride on Canada Day (Tuesday, July 1). Local busi...
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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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Aussie folk artist topping live music event at JPP
Arts & Culture
Aussie folk artist topping live music event at JPP
Sophie Pfisterer, freelance contributor 
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
One of Jasper’s most popular restaurants will soon be dishing up live music and good vibes. On July 4 at 8:30 p.m., Jasper Pizza Place will host a roo...
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When normal forestry practices don’t cut it
Environment
When normal forestry practices don’t cut it
Bob Covey 
Monday, July 7, 2025
With a light-on-the-land touch, specialized arborists are cleaning up Jasper’s burn debris It’s a widely-accepted mystery: whether or not a tree that ...
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Latest ›
When normal forestry practices don’t cut it
Environment
When normal forestry practices don’t cut it
Bob Covey 
Monday, July 7, 2025
With a light-on-the-land touch, specialized arborists are cleaning up Jasper’s burn debris It’s a widely-accepted mystery: whether or not a tree that ...
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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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Float on: Canada Day Parade gallery
Arts & Culture
Float on: Canada Day Parade gallery
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Jasperites donned their red and white, kitted out their floats and paraded around the community with pride on Canada Day (Tuesday, July 1). Local busi...
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Aussie folk artist topping live music event at JPP
Arts & Culture
Aussie folk artist topping live music event at JPP
Sophie Pfisterer, freelance contributor 
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
One of Jasper’s most popular restaurants will soon be dishing up live music and good vibes. On July 4 at 8:30 p.m., Jasper Pizza Place will host a roo...
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