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Rebuild permits rise as Jasper moves ahead on housing, water bylaws
Housing
Rebuild permits rise as Jasper moves ahead on housing, water bylaws
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Jasper council received updates on wildfire recovery progress, advanced a revised water services bylaw and approved a loan guarantee supporting a new 40-unit affordable housing development . Parks Canada has issued occupancy permits to 22 properties rebuilt from the Jasper wildfire, including the fi...
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Chamber exploring business-owned staff housing facility
Business
Chamber exploring business-owned staff housing facility
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Friday, April 17, 2026
The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce (JPCC) is proposing businesses join together to form a co-operative that would build and manage a not-for-profit staff housing facility. Many local businesses offer ad hoc staff accommodations, often owning their own apartments or houses, due to Jasper’s chronic h...
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Feds announce nearly $40 million to address housing in Jasper
Community
Feds announce nearly $40 million to address housing in Jasper
Bob Covey 
Friday, February 7, 2025
Jasper’s urgent housing needs have been given a $39.4 million shot in the arm. Yesterday (February 6, 2025), the federal government announced a $9.4 million contribution to Jasper’s longer-term housing solutions, as well as $30 million to provide interim housing for those displaced by the July 24 wi...
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Jasper receives $6.5 million grant for affordable housing
Community
Jasper receives $6.5 million grant for affordable housing
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
The Municipality of Jasper has been awarded a $6.5 million grant to build community and family housing in Jasper. “This is the most exciting news in housing we’ve had in quite some time,” Jasper’s Mayor Richard Ireland said. The money will be used to help build a 40-unit apartment development on Con...
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Arrest made, charges laid in property crime investigation
News
Arrest made, charges laid in property crime investigation
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
A female resident of Winnipeg has been arrested and faces charges related to property crime in Jasper. On June 12, 2026, Jasper RCMP were advised of a...
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CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2026
Community
CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2026
Bob 
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Congratulations to the 2026 graduates of Jasper Jr/Sr High School and École Desrochers! From classrooms and sports fields to stages and mountain trail...
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Jasper students reach for the skies at national satellite challenge
Education
Jasper students reach for the skies at national satellite challenge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
A group of Jasper high school students spent months designing, building and testing a miniature satellite, only to watch their hard work encounter a h...
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A new generation of community leaders
Community
A new generation of community leaders
Monday, June 1, 2026
Youth-focused version of Pathfinders program trains students to help the community on its recovery journey Twenty-three Jasper students were recognize...
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Opening-Day ace makes Jasper golf history
News
Opening-Day ace makes Jasper golf history
Bob Covey 
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Ryan Schulhauser's first round at the Jasper Park Golf Course is one he'll never forget. The Saskatoon golfer recorded the first hole-in-one of his li...
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Council eyes new buses as Jasper Transit sees bump in ridership
Community
Council eyes new buses as Jasper Transit sees bump in ridership
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Saturday, May 30, 2026
The Municipality of Jasper may soon own its own buses as Jasper Transit shifts from contracting out local transit services to operating a municipally ...
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Whirling disease confirmed in Athabasca watershed; no cases detected in Jasper National Park
Environment
Whirling disease confirmed in Athabasca watershed; no cases detected in Jasper National Park
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Whirling disease has been detected in Alberta’s Athabasca watershed, raising new concerns about the spread of the invasive fish parasite in the Rockie...
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Arrest made, charges laid in property crime investigation
News
Arrest made, charges laid in property crime investigation
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
A female resident of Winnipeg has been arrested and faces charges related to property crime in Jasper. On June 12, 2026, Jasper RCMP were advised of a...
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CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2026
Community
CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2026
Bob 
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Congratulations to the 2026 graduates of Jasper Jr/Sr High School and École Desrochers! From classrooms and sports fields to stages and mountain trail...
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Jasper students reach for the skies at national satellite challenge
Education
Jasper students reach for the skies at national satellite challenge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
A group of Jasper high school students spent months designing, building and testing a miniature satellite, only to watch their hard work encounter a h...
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CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2026
Community
CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2026
Bob 
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Congratulations to the 2026 graduates of Jasper Jr/Sr High School and École Desrochers! From classrooms and sports fields to stages and mountain trail...
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Jasper students reach for the skies at national satellite challenge
Education
Jasper students reach for the skies at national satellite challenge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
A group of Jasper high school students spent months designing, building and testing a miniature satellite, only to watch their hard work encounter a h...
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Arrest made, charges laid in property crime investigation
News
Arrest made, charges laid in property crime investigation
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
A female resident of Winnipeg has been arrested and faces charges related to property crime in Jasper. On June 12, 2026, Jasper RCMP were advised of a...
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Survey says: lack of visitors biggest hurdle to recovery
Business
Survey says: lack of visitors biggest hurdle to recovery
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Thursday, June 11, 2026
A lack of visitors to Jasper National Park remains the biggest challenge for businesses recovering from the 2024 wildfire, according to a new economic...
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