For 40 years, the province has put industry ahead of endangered species Is the Alberta government hell-bent on eliminating what remains of the two caribou herds that live in the mountains just north of Jasper National Park? Looking at the province’s recently released draft management plan for the Up...

“One thing that has been clear is human behaviour hasn't changed. We tend to think that the last fire was an anomaly, think of it as unfortunate, and don’t plan for the next one.”- Alan MacEachern One of Canada’s most eminent environmental historians is coming to Jasper to share lessons of wildfires...

Vicious Cycle's pop-up location opened on May 1; eight more businesses are expected to move in over the next two months until an official launch on the Canada Day long weekend. Vicious Cycle is the first business to open its temporary location at the new pop-up village for businesses displaced by th...

Film buffs and trail fanatics alike will be running to the Jasper Legion this Saturday. The Trail Running Film Festival —a collection of films documenting the culture of trail running—is coming to Jasper to help bring the community together.  Organizer Adam Lee, who hosts the Community Trail Running...

Mayor Richard Ireland emphasized that if the province had not promised to provide financial stabilization funding, council would have been forced to review and likely amend the budget. Municipal council won’t amend its 2025 budget due to the Alberta government helping offset municipal revenue losses...

Agency encouraging rebuild applicants to book a pre-application meeting Jasper’s rebuild has hit a significant milestone, the Insurance Bureau of Canada has announced. The community’s insurer-coordinated debris removal and site preparation program is now complete, paving the way for reconstruction. ...

Drug and weapons-related charges laid on two Jasper individuals last year are not being pursued, according to the RCMP. In March of 2024, drug trafficking and weapons-related charges against two Jasper residents were approved by the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service. The charges came after a six-mon...

If your beloved furry friend calls Jasper home, chances are you are familiar with Dr. Janet Jones, Jasper and Valemount’s local veterinarian.  For the past 30 years, Dr. Jones and her team at the Jasper Veterinary Clinic have been at the helm of caring for local animals. But now Dr. Jones is hanging...

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...