Banff Mountain Film Festival

Arts & Culture

Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Jasper

Bob Covey

Friday, September 4, 2026

The iconic mountain film tour is coming back to Jasper Sept. 18 and 19, bringing adventure, adrenaline and mountain culture to the Jasper Activity Centre. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming back. The for the first time in years, the world's best mountain films will be shown in Jas...

Arts and Culture

Pandemic pivot: Familiar events to be delivered digitally

Bob Covey

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Two more IRL (In Real Life) events in Jasper are going virtual. For 25 years, every December, the Chaba Theatre would be packed for a night of mountain movies when the world-famous Best of the Banff Mountain Film Festival would roll into town. On the night of the show, a rainbow of puffy jacket-wear...

Arts and Culture

Filmmaker and former Jasperite documenting the extremes of climbing and addiction

Bob Covey

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

A new film following Red Bull athlete Will Gadd as he seeks out new climbing routes in remote regions of China was a darling of the 2020 Banff Mountain Film Festival, which wrapped up November 8. The 40-minute documentary features the charismatic Gadd in his element as he on-sights vertical pillars...

Community

Bongs still going strong after 50 years

Thursday, October 1, 2026

It was the fall of 1976. The arena was closed for construction of the new Jasper Activity Centre and curling rink, and a group of workers suddenly fou...

Alberta Politics

Jasper faces shortage of election workers ahead of Oct. 19 referendum

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Elections Alberta is looking for more people to work the polls in Jasper , with the West Yellowhead electoral division still short about 200 election ...

Community

Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition

Bob Covey

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Parks Canada is standing by its decision to move Snaring Campground onto the online reservation system next year, despite a petition from Jasper resid...

Arts & Culture

A decade of creativity under one roof

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Jasper Habitat for the Arts, ACFA and the Jasper Municipal Library mark 10 years at the Jasper Library and Cultural Centre with music, cake and a cele...

Community

Behind the photo: Time stands still on Connaught Drive

John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor

Monday, September 28, 2026

It’s late spring in Jasper, 1940. There is still snow in the mountains, but its melted up to 2,000 meters and the town is green-ish. There’s a woman r...

Arts & Culture

Photo Gallery: That folk fest feeling

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

The music, the crowds, the dancing and all the little moments in between The 2026 Jasper Folk Music Festival brought the community together September ...

Community

Council establishes policy to recover servicing costs for Arnica Avenue

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Developers wishing to build on Arnica Avenue will need to enter into development agreements so the Municipality of Jasper can recover over $776,000 in...

Community

LETTER: ‘I’m deeply disappointed’ by Snaring campground changes

Thursday, September 17, 2026

A longtime Snaring Campground user writes to The Jasper Local following Parks Canada’s decision to move the campground to an online reservation system...

Community

Bongs still going strong after 50 years

Thursday, October 1, 2026

It was the fall of 1976. The arena was closed for construction of the new Jasper Activity Centre and curling rink, and a group of workers suddenly fou...

Alberta Politics

Jasper faces shortage of election workers ahead of Oct. 19 referendum

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Elections Alberta is looking for more people to work the polls in Jasper , with the West Yellowhead electoral division still short about 200 election ...

Community

Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition

Bob Covey

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Parks Canada is standing by its decision to move Snaring Campground onto the online reservation system next year, despite a petition from Jasper resid...

Arts & Culture

A decade of creativity under one roof

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Jasper Habitat for the Arts, ACFA and the Jasper Municipal Library mark 10 years at the Jasper Library and Cultural Centre with music, cake and a cele...

Community

Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition

Bob Covey

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Parks Canada is standing by its decision to move Snaring Campground onto the online reservation system next year, despite a petition from Jasper resid...

Alberta Politics

Jasper adopts more stringent privacy rules

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

"It's a good example of how provincial rules and regulations increase the cost of doing business for municipalities." The Municipality of Jasper has a...

A playground for everyone

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Jasper school community works toward a new place to play, heal and grow For more than a decade, the dream of a new playground at Jasper Elementary Sch...

Arts & Culture

A decade of creativity under one roof

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Jasper Habitat for the Arts, ACFA and the Jasper Municipal Library mark 10 years at the Jasper Library and Cultural Centre with music, cake and a cele...

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