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Resilient filmmaker sees hope through hardship
Arts and Culture
Resilient filmmaker sees hope through hardship
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
When Len Morissette was given the chance to produce and direct a documentary that would tell the complicated, calamitous story of the Aseniwuche Winewak Nation (AWN), he had a variety of reactions. “I was honoured, but I was also scared,” the 43-year-old Grande Prairie-based filmmaker said. Tasked w...
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New documentary brings long overdue light to blind spot in local history
Arts and Culture
New documentary brings long overdue light to blind spot in local history
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
How can we recognize you if we don’t know who you are? This was the message received by members of the Aseniwuche Winewak Nation (AWN) when they began to engage with the Government of Canada to press their rights as a First Nations people. This was a bitter irony, given that the Indigenous communiti...
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Municipality entering MOU with churches for joint rebuild project
Community
Municipality entering MOU with churches for joint rebuild project
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Monday, April 20, 2026
The Municipality of Jasper is expressing interest in helping the Anglican and United churches in their joint rebuild from the 2024 wildfire that would...
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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 s...
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Teacher Vanessa Martin on the art of letting students lead
Arts & Culture
Teacher Vanessa Martin on the art of letting students lead
Bob 
Thursday, April 16, 2026
In Vanessa Martin’s classroom, art isn’t just about what ends up on the wall. It’s about the courage to begin, the persistence to continue, and the qu...
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Through the looking glass: Pride festival promotes unity in Jasper
Arts & Culture
Through the looking glass: Pride festival promotes unity in Jasper
Monday, April 20, 2026
The 17th annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival opened with a powerful message of unity, resilience and responsibility, as community members gathered fo...
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Revered Canadian hip hop artists to headline Uplift! Kickoff Patio Party
Arts & Culture
Revered Canadian hip hop artists to headline Uplift! Kickoff Patio Party
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Jasperites with a craving to kick off spring with a bangin’ street party will soon have that itch officially—and rhythmically— scratched . Shad is one...
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Rebuilding questions? Red Cross experts offer in-person support
Community
Rebuilding questions? Red Cross experts offer in-person support
Bob Covey 
Thursday, April 9, 2026
A series of all-day, in-person support sessions will help connect Jasperites to resources and experts in recovery. On April 14-16, on top of available...
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Water Not Coal canvassers looking to mine Yellowhead for signatures
Alberta Politics
Water Not Coal canvassers looking to mine Yellowhead for signatures
Bob Covey 
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Residents of Yellowhead are urging their fellow Albertans to say no to coal mining in the Rockies. For weeks, canvassers with the Water Not Coal citiz...
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Council briefs: Transit fleet, insurance deadline, recovery updates
Community
Council briefs: Transit fleet, insurance deadline, recovery updates
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
A s the Municipality of Jasper transitions away from contracting out its local transit service and toward owning its own fleet, it will no longer cons...
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Municipality entering MOU with churches for joint rebuild project
Community
Municipality entering MOU with churches for joint rebuild project
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Monday, April 20, 2026
The Municipality of Jasper is expressing interest in helping the Anglican and United churches in their joint rebuild from the 2024 wildfire that would...
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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 s...
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Teacher Vanessa Martin on the art of letting students lead
Arts & Culture
Teacher Vanessa Martin on the art of letting students lead
Bob 
Thursday, April 16, 2026
In Vanessa Martin’s classroom, art isn’t just about what ends up on the wall. It’s about the courage to begin, the persistence to continue, and the qu...
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Through the looking glass: Pride festival promotes unity in Jasper
Arts & Culture
Through the looking glass: Pride festival promotes unity in Jasper
Monday, April 20, 2026
The 17th annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival opened with a powerful message of unity, resilience and responsibility, as community members gathered fo...
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Council approves $2M in repairs for wildfire-damaged utilities
Housing
Council approves $2M in repairs for wildfire-damaged utilities
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The Municipality will spend more than $2 million to replace wildfire-damaged curb stop valves in Cabin Creek, Lodgepole and Miette neighbourhoods. On ...
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Capturing Jasper’s magnetic night sky
Environment
Capturing Jasper’s magnetic night sky
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Jasper photographer Simone Heinrich captured an evening of aurora activity recently. Good things come to those who wait. // Simone Heinrich On Friday ...
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Through the looking glass: Pride festival promotes unity in Jasper
Arts & Culture
Through the looking glass: Pride festival promotes unity in Jasper
Monday, April 20, 2026
The 17th annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival opened with a powerful message of unity, resilience and responsibility, as community members gathered fo...
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Municipality entering MOU with churches for joint rebuild project
Community
Municipality entering MOU with churches for joint rebuild project
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Monday, April 20, 2026
The Municipality of Jasper is expressing interest in helping the Anglican and United churches in their joint rebuild from the 2024 wildfire that would...
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