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Walking Through Fire
Environment
Walking Through Fire
Kirsten Schmitten 
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Part 1: Pioneer species on a fire-affected landscape Driving into the park a month after the 2024 Jasper Wildfire, we braced ourselves for a charred-earth landscape. Emotions of loss, devastation, and trepidation followed us in. So when we passed vibrant patches of green grasses springing from newly...
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What to expect when visiting Jasper this summer
News
What to expect when visiting Jasper this summer
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalsim Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh 
Monday, May 26, 2025
"It's a really incredible time to visit Jasper, to bear witness to a large natural disaster and to see what it means for the ecology of the park and to understand it is part of the natural cycle of the ecosystem here in Jasper." Although the landscape may look different in Jasper National Park this ...
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“The pinnacle of ski mountaineering in Canada” Historic descent on Mount Robson
News
“The pinnacle of ski mountaineering in Canada” Historic descent on Mount Robson
Abigail Popple, Local Journalism Initiative, Robson Valley Goat Newspaper 
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
A British Columbia athlete has skied from the summit of the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. On February 16, Christina Lustenberger and ski mountaineer partner Guillaume Pierrel skied an impossibly steep line through the mind-bending cliffs of the Canadian alpha mountain, Mount Robson. The duo'...
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First turns of Jasper in January: Tips for skiing with kids
Community
First turns of Jasper in January: Tips for skiing with kids
Bob Covey 
Monday, January 13, 2025
Like thousands of snow thirsty Albertans, I will always love riding at Marmot Basin.  Despite our local mountain not always being in the same condensation conversation as resorts in B.C.’s snowy interior or on the wet coast, unequivocally, some of my most fun days on snow have been at Marmot. Openin...
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The winning ingredients: Competition in nature
Environment
The winning ingredients: Competition in nature
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, June 27, 2024
This is the time of year when competition is on everyone’s mind. The NHL and NBA playoffs have just ended, the 2024 Euros are underway and the Paris Olympics are just around the corner. Everywhere you look, people are straining and sweating to reach the podium or lift the cup (sadly, my Toronto Rapt...
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Pursuit to purchase SkyTram for $25M
Business
Pursuit to purchase SkyTram for $25M
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
The Jasper SkyTram will be sold to Pursuit. Viad Corp, parent company of Pursuit Banff/Jasper Collection, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Jasper SkyTram from RMSI-JTAC Equipment Holdings LP, the Edmonton-based corporation that also owns Marmot Basin. Subject to Parks ...
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Maligne Lake campsites reopened after grizzly encounter
Environment
Maligne Lake campsites reopened after grizzly encounter
Bob Covey 
Friday, June 14, 2024
Canoe-accessed facilities on Maligne Lake are open again after a camper’s close encounter with a grizzly bear family precipitated two campground evacuations and subsequent closures. Last Friday, June 7, a camper at Coronet Creek campsite , a backcountry tent site on the south end of Jasper National ...
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Mountain film festival to inspire adventure
Community
Mountain film festival to inspire adventure
Bob Covey 
Thursday, April 11, 2024
In Jasper, mountains are all around us, but on April 17, at the Jasper Legion, they will take centre stage. A four-feature summer film festival, Mountains On Stage , presented by the local francophone association ( ACFA Jasper ), will inspire and entertain, according to organizers.  “At the end of t...
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Making it count: Caribou, by the numbers (Part 1)
News
Making it count: Caribou, by the numbers (Part 1)
Mark Bradley 
Sunday, March 3, 2024
“Mai, tuktumia’tuit!” That means “Wow, look at all those caribou!” (I think… my Inuktitut has not improved after 30 years of inactivity). It was a cold but sunny morning in late winter, somewhere along the treeline about 100 km west of Arviat, Nunavut. Peter, Joe and I were travelling by snowmobile ...
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Skiers and boarders lifted to new heights at Marmot Basin
News
Skiers and boarders lifted to new heights at Marmot Basin
Bob Covey 
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Knob Quad Chair opens to the public Hoots, hollers and even the occasional “cowabunga!” were reverberating on the upper mountain at Marmot Basin on Wednesday, January 24. The reason? The long-awaited, newly constructed, $7 million Knob Quad Chairlift made its official public debut, whisking skiers a...
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Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Community
Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Bob Covey 
Monday, June 9, 2025
The fate of longterm Canadian National (CN) employees based in Jasper whose reporting terminal is being relocated is being discussed by local official...
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What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Health
What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Andrea Ziegler 
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Earlier this year, Jasper Local publisher Andrea Ziegler skied into a backcountry cabin with her husband and a group of friends. She was not expecting...
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Yellowhead Lake fire extinguished
News
Yellowhead Lake fire extinguished
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
A small (0.5 hectare) wildfire near Yellowhead Lake, just outside of Jasper National Park's west border with B.C., has been extinguished. At 7 p.m. on...
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Jam for Jasper at the Banff Springs
Arts & Culture
Jam for Jasper at the Banff Springs
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 23, 2025
Jasperites encouraged to attend wildfire resilience event A live music event, a rally cry, a celebration of resilience, a reckoning. An artist’s state...
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Alberta’s caribou conundrum
Alberta Politics
Alberta’s caribou conundrum
Mark Bradley 
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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 car...
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Perfect, different storms: Wildfire talk to draw on 200 years of forest history
Community
Perfect, different storms: Wildfire talk to draw on 200 years of forest history
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
“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 ...
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Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Community
Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Bob Covey 
Monday, June 9, 2025
The fate of longterm Canadian National (CN) employees based in Jasper whose reporting terminal is being relocated is being discussed by local official...
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What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Health
What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Andrea Ziegler 
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Earlier this year, Jasper Local publisher Andrea Ziegler skied into a backcountry cabin with her husband and a group of friends. She was not expecting...
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What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Health
What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Andrea Ziegler 
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Earlier this year, Jasper Local publisher Andrea Ziegler skied into a backcountry cabin with her husband and a group of friends. She was not expecting...
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Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Community
Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Bob Covey 
Monday, June 9, 2025
The fate of longterm Canadian National (CN) employees based in Jasper whose reporting terminal is being relocated is being discussed by local official...
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Introducing Fine Point Cedar Homes
Featured Builders
Introducing Fine Point Cedar Homes
Friday, June 6, 2025
How long have you been in business? Doug and Barbara Pocha have been in business as Fine Point Cedar Homes for 25 years. Our predominant supplier is L...
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RCMP charge Hintonites after seizure of fentanyl
News
RCMP charge Hintonites after seizure of fentanyl
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Two residents of Hinton have been charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. In January 2025, acting on informa...
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