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Perfect pitch: Jasper golfer an ambassador for women and deaf athletes
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Perfect pitch: Jasper golfer an ambassador for women and deaf athletes
Women’s Golf Day at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club is June 6
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Dressed in Sunday red, balanced perfectly on her follow-through and watching her golf ball arc above a stand of aspens on the hardest ranked hole at Stanley Thompson’s Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club, 27-year-old Lydia Ingman is in her element. From dead centre of the pinched fairway on “Tekarra’s Cut,” as the bunkerless Hole 8 is named, Ingman has just played her second shot onto the elevated, hillsi...
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Team Orange has the blues: Low voter turnout in Neverland
Alberta Politics
Team Orange has the blues: Low voter turnout in Neverland
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Despite pundits calling this election the most important in Alberta’s history, only one in four eligible Jasperites made the trip down to the Jasper A...
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Fire ban lifted in Jasper
News
Fire ban lifted in Jasper
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Jasper National Park has lifted its fire ban as of today, May 24. Parks Canada says recent rain, combined with cooler temperatures in the forecast, ha...
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Water line break closes Wabasso campground ahead of May long weekend
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Water line break closes Wabasso campground ahead of May long weekend
Parks Canada has set up a “hotline” for campers with reservations who need to rebook
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 19, 2023
Jasper National Park staff were scrambling to rebook hundreds of campground reservations after damaged facilities at Wabasso and Whistlers Campgrounds...
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NDP’s Kreiner withdraws from all-candidates forum
Local Government
NDP’s Kreiner withdraws from all-candidates forum
Bob Covey 
Monday, May 15, 2023
West Yellowhead’s NDP candidate Fred Kreiner has elected not to participate in Jasper’s scheduled all-candidates forum. “I’ve decided and the NDP part...
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Here’s looking at you: Wildlife peeking, warnings peaking
News
Here’s looking at you: Wildlife peeking, warnings peaking
In Jasper, grizzly bears are out and wildlife warnings are up
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 12, 2023
As grizzly bears are peeking, visitors' excitement for a wildlife encounter is peaking. But so are wildlife warnings in Jasper National Park.  It's sp...
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Peaks & valleys ›
From dusk til dawn: Low light, high chance of wildlife encounters
Peaks & Valleys
From dusk til dawn: Low light, high chance of wildlife encounters
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
All over Jasper National Park, bears are waking up…and they’re hungry. Wildlife photographer Simone Heinrich spotted this black bear—her first such si...
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The Return of the Jedis: The Force is strong with hummingbirds
Environment
The Return of the Jedis: The Force is strong with hummingbirds
May the fourth be with you
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, May 4, 2023
May 4 is an auspicious day for Star Wars fans, but it also has special meaning for local hummingbird watchers: it’s approximately when the birds start...
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Animals on the move: migrants and vagrants in the world of wildlife
Environment
Animals on the move: migrants and vagrants in the world of wildlife
Mark Bradley 
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
“Hold on!” the pilot yelled. We had been surveying arctic caribou from a Dehavilland Beaver (often referred to as the best bush plane ever built). Thi...
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A bridge too far: Neglect of backcountry trails severs Canadians’ connection to heritage
Environment
A bridge too far: Neglect of backcountry trails severs Canadians’ connection to heritage
Tania Millen 
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Hopping from rock to rock, our laden backpacks jostling uncomfortably, the trail finally disappeared in a backwater channel of Jasper National Park’s ...
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Bull elk rescued by wildlife officials after falling through lake ice
Environment
Bull elk rescued by wildlife officials after falling through lake ice
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Photos by Patrick Barker for The Jasper Local An elk that fell through a partly frozen lake in Jasper National Park was given a new lease on life by P...
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Marmot’s Revenge served cold (and sunny) for fifth annual ski mountaineering event
Community
Marmot’s Revenge served cold (and sunny) for fifth annual ski mountaineering event
Friday, April 14, 2023
Photos by Maur Muzza Mere @muzzadventures and Patrick Barker @patrickrbarker The fifth annual Marmot’s Revenge skinned into Jasper National Park March...
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History of jasper national park ›
The last ride: Caribou protection measures saddle Tonquin Valley outfitters with closure
Hiking and Climbing
The last ride: Caribou protection measures saddle Tonquin Valley outfitters with closure
Tania Millen and Bob Covey 
Monday, October 3, 2022
Skiers, horseback riders and hikers lose out; backcountry lodges forced into disrepair Riding across Maccarib Pass into the Tonquin Valley feels like ...
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The Fellowship of the Dream: A father and son’s quest to climb with Royalty
Arts and Culture
The Fellowship of the Dream: A father and son’s quest to climb with Royalty
David Harrap 
Monday, September 19, 2022
This story originally appeared in the March 1, 2020 edition of The Jasper Local. Author’s note: If any names have been changed, it’s to spare the blus...
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Overflowing Medicine Lake’s wild whitewater linked to warm pools on Pacific Ocean
Jasper History
Overflowing Medicine Lake’s wild whitewater linked to warm pools on Pacific Ocean
Bob Covey 
Thursday, July 28, 2022
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is still being studied, but high water events in the Rockies offer clues Medicine Lake has breached its banks for the ...
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Shards of history dug up at Snapes Hill
Community
Shards of history dug up at Snapes Hill
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Forest grove transplanting project uncovers relics of human settlement in community greenspace Jasperites came together to transplant a forest grove o...
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A Stanley Thompson masterpiece: historic golf at Jasper Park
Jasper History
A Stanley Thompson masterpiece: historic golf at Jasper Park
Bob Covey 
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Scottish weather greeted early-season golfers but a week after opening day (which was May 7), members and guests saw that last winter’s insulating sno...
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Amateur historian wants to sow rich history on Snape’s Hill
Jasper History
Amateur historian wants to sow rich history on Snape’s Hill
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
A local resident wants to revitalize an overlooked part of Jasper’s history. More than a century after the steel ties of the Grand Truck Pacific Railw...
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Arts and culture in jasper ›
IndigiHauz: Beyond the fashion and the fantasy
Arts and Culture
IndigiHauz: Beyond the fashion and the fantasy
Jack Mastrianni 
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Cedar T, a two-spirit artist of the Indigenous drag house, IndigiHauz, was one of several queens whose performance marked the crown jewel of the Jaspe...
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Council reallocates funds to support mural festival
Arts and Culture
Council reallocates funds to support mural festival
Bob Covey 
Thursday, April 6, 2023
View Post The Municipality of Jasper is lifting up the community’s approaching mural festival. At their April 4 regular council meeting, council agree...
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Syrahs’ special menu supporting Québec-bound students
Arts and Culture
Syrahs’ special menu supporting Québec-bound students
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The menu is confirmed, the food order has arrived and the high school students of École Desrochers are set to serve up a meal fit for royalty—or at le...
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On precipice of album launch, Jasper’s Sons & Daughter coming of age
Arts and Culture
On precipice of album launch, Jasper’s Sons & Daughter coming of age
Jack Mastrianni 
Friday, March 17, 2023
Before our very eyes, Jasper’s Sons & Daughter is growing up. As Jasper’s favourite five-piece band prepares for their show tomorrow night (March 18) ...
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In pursuit of hoppiness: Getting into the beer festival spirit
Arts and Culture
In pursuit of hoppiness: Getting into the beer festival spirit
Lucas Habib 
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Canmore-based Sheepdog Brewing takes top spot in brewing competition If you were staying at Jasper Park Lodge during Superbowl Weekend (February 11), ...
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Top notch nosh: Community Dinners a delicious tradition
Arts and Culture
Top notch nosh: Community Dinners a delicious tradition
Bob Covey 
Monday, February 27, 2023
More than 540 people lined up for a Sunday Community Dinner at the Jasper Activity Centre on February 26. Staff and volunteers with The Raven Bistro c...
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Environment ›
Fire ban issued for Jasper
Environment
Fire ban issued for Jasper
Effective May 11, Jasper National Park and the Municipality of Jasper are issuing a park and town-wide fire ban
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Jasper National Park is issuing a fire ban. The ban is effective Thursday, May 11. Parks Canada announced the fire ban in partnership with the Municip...
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Province dumps $1.5 M into Jasper’s wastewater plant
Environment
Province dumps $1.5 M into Jasper’s wastewater plant
Bob Covey 
Friday, April 28, 2023
Funding from the province will help Jasper get its poop in a group. On Thursday, April 27, Mayor Richard Ireland announced the Municipality of Jasper ...
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Charged up for adventure: Eco-expedition gets a boost in Jasper
Community
Charged up for adventure: Eco-expedition gets a boost in Jasper
Bob Covey 
Friday, April 28, 2023
On April 25, Chris and Julie Ramsey’s Nissan crossover was plugged into the electric vehicle charging station on Connaught Drive. Their car, a 2022 Ni...
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Helicopter sustains “incredible” damage after accident on Columbia Icefields
Community
Helicopter sustains “incredible” damage after accident on Columbia Icefields
Bob Covey 
Monday, April 24, 2023
A helicopter transporting Natural Resources Canada glacier surveyors had a hard landing on an icefield in Banff National Park April 14. The accident l...
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Bear destroyed after dog mauling incident
Community
Bear destroyed after dog mauling incident
Bob Covey 
Monday, April 24, 2023
Jasper National Park wildlife officials have destroyed a black bear after the animal attacked and killed a visitor’s dog. The animal demonstrated pred...
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Icefields Parkway to close Friday afternoon
Business
Icefields Parkway to close Friday afternoon
Bob Covey 
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Parks Canada is planning to close the Icefields Parkway on April 14 (Friday) at 12 p.m. Warm temperatures will precipitate higher avalanche hazards in...
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