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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 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...
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Opinion: Forget party politics. Vote for local representation
Alberta Politics
Opinion: Forget party politics. Vote for local representation
Bob Covey 
Friday, April 25, 2025
For the first time in decades, Yellowhead has a real race on its hands Pundits and prognosticators are all saying it: this federal election is the most important in Canadians’ lifetime. With relations with our southern neighbour hitting lows not seen since 1812 and pressing questions about how the c...
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Straight up: We asked, some answered.
Alberta Politics
Straight up: We asked, some answered.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Yellowhead's federal election candidates answer 7 Questions about their 2025 campaign in their own (typed) words Editor's Note: The Jasper Local reached out to the three mainstream candidates running for political office in Yellowhead. We are presenting the campaign teams' answers in the order we re...
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Corporate crocodile tears? AB energy execs cancel retreat to Jasper
Alberta Politics
Corporate crocodile tears? AB energy execs cancel retreat to Jasper
Bob Covey 
Thursday, April 17, 2025
A group of Alberta energy executives has cancelled their corporate retreat in Jasper because they’re mad that the municipality’s mayor wants federal politicians to make climate change a priority. What other conclusion could anyone take away from reading an April 15 letter from the Mullen Group , a t...
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Jasper’s director of recovery tapped as Liberal candidate in Yellowhead
Alberta Politics
Jasper’s director of recovery tapped as Liberal candidate in Yellowhead
Bob Covey 
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Michael Fark, the Municipality of Jasper’s Director of Recovery, has been selected as the 2025 Liberal candidate for Yellowhead. While as of March 27 the party hadn't officially announced his nomination, Fark confirmed to The Jasper Local that he is the expected candidate. The writ was dropped on Su...
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Grande Yellowhead School Division workers vote to strike
Alberta Politics
Grande Yellowhead School Division workers vote to strike
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh 
Thursday, March 6, 2025
The union has not yet provided 72-hour strike notice or indicated when it might do that. Workers with the Grande Yellowhead Public School Division may soon join a province-wide strike for higher wages and more education funding. One hundred and sixty support staff voted 82 per cent in favour of stri...
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Yellowhead MP on farewell tour
Alberta Politics
Yellowhead MP on farewell tour
Bob Covey 
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Gerald Soroka is saying his goodbyes to his Yellowhead constituents. Yellowhead’s representative in Canada’s House of Commons was not selected to represent the riding in the upcoming federal election. As such, on Monday, Soroka sent out a news release thanking his constituents for the opportunity to...
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Letters: Lack of respect for wildlife on full display in Alberta
Alberta Politics
Letters: Lack of respect for wildlife on full display in Alberta
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Re: Alberta's cougar harvest policy doesn't track (Jasper Local, February 14, 2025). February 19, 2025 Dear Editor: As a retired community newspaper publisher, taking a compliment on a good piece or editorial is something that I used to shy away from. That said, Bradley and Covey deserve a tip-of-th...
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Alberta’s cougar harvest policy doesn’t track
Alberta Politics
Alberta’s cougar harvest policy doesn’t track
Mark Bradley and Bob Covey 
Friday, February 14, 2025
Last week, while checking some of his trail cameras near Canmore’s Gap Lake, conservationist and wildlife photographer John E. Marriott came upon a cougar kill. Marriott thought it was his lucky day: a big horned sheep carcass meant the elusive cats were likely nearby, and paw prints surrounding the...
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300-plus interim housing units en route to Jasper
Alberta Politics
300-plus interim housing units en route to Jasper
Bob Covey 
Monday, February 3, 2025
Jasperites finally have some answers about interim housing. Details about the type, layout and anticipated location of Parks Canada-procured interim housing have been released by the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre. According to the JRCC, approximately 100 duplex-style trailers, representing up ...
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The dukes of hazard trees
Environment
The dukes of hazard trees
Bob Covey 
Monday, July 7, 2025
When normal forestry practices don’t cut it: With a light-on-the-land touch, specialized arborists are cleaning up Jasper’s burn debris It’s a widely-...
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Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
News
Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
Lucas Habib 
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Jasper soccer players have once again brought home a provincial soccer championship. Jaifred Mota was the first one to rush keeper Kieran Rudge after ...
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Standing on the shoulders of giants
Standing on the shoulders of giants
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Monday, July 14, 2025
Roping up for centennial celebrations of Mount Alberta's 1925 inaugural ascent If you are going to steal a mountain in Jasper, I’d recommend Mount Alb...
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Finding their bearings: How bears use habitat
Environment
Finding their bearings: How bears use habitat
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Dry grass crunched underfoot as the old grizzly searched for food. Her nostrils flared and her nose twitched as she tested her surroundings for anythi...
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Golf’s golden years at Jasper Park
Jasper History
Golf’s golden years at Jasper Park
John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor 
Monday, June 23, 2025
100 years ago, the Jasper Park Golf Club teed up its first round of the Royal and Ancient Game In 1457, King James II of England banned golf in Scotla...
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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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The dukes of hazard trees
Environment
The dukes of hazard trees
Bob Covey 
Monday, July 7, 2025
When normal forestry practices don’t cut it: With a light-on-the-land touch, specialized arborists are cleaning up Jasper’s burn debris It’s a widely-...
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Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
News
Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
Lucas Habib 
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Jasper soccer players have once again brought home a provincial soccer championship. Jaifred Mota was the first one to rush keeper Kieran Rudge after ...
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Standing on the shoulders of giants
Standing on the shoulders of giants
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Monday, July 14, 2025
Roping up for centennial celebrations of Mount Alberta's 1925 inaugural ascent If you are going to steal a mountain in Jasper, I’d recommend Mount Alb...
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Standing on the shoulders of giants
Standing on the shoulders of giants
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Monday, July 14, 2025
Roping up for centennial celebrations of Mount Alberta's 1925 inaugural ascent If you are going to steal a mountain in Jasper, I’d recommend Mount Alb...
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Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
News
Pitch perfect: Jasper U15 Football Club provincial champs
Lucas Habib 
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Jasper soccer players have once again brought home a provincial soccer championship. Jaifred Mota was the first one to rush keeper Kieran Rudge after ...
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The dukes of hazard trees
Environment
The dukes of hazard trees
Bob Covey 
Monday, July 7, 2025
When normal forestry practices don’t cut it: With a light-on-the-land touch, specialized arborists are cleaning up Jasper’s burn debris It’s a widely-...
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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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