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A Christmas Miracle: CN staying in Jasper
Community
A Christmas Miracle: CN staying in Jasper
Monday, December 22, 2025
CN is not relocating its crew change terminal out of Jasper after all. The company has reconsidered its plans and is not proceeding at this time with the relocation to Hinton, it has announced. “After further consideration, we have decided to not proceed at this time with the relocation of crew chan...
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Jasper yard investments won’t change operations at this time: CN
Community
Jasper yard investments won’t change operations at this time: CN
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
CN is making considerable changes to its Jasper Yard, but the $12 million investment does not change the way the Jasper Yard operates, the company says. Jasperites may have noticed a bustle of activity in the Jasper Yard in recent months: sources close to the work, whose identities the Jasper Local ...
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Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Community
Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Bob Covey 
Monday, June 9, 2025
The fate of longterm Canadian National (CN) employees based in Jasper whose reporting terminal is being relocated is being discussed by local officials. And although CN has declined to comment on the matter, a report from Jasper’s Mayor to municipal council suggests railroaders may have some hope to...
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A steel foundation: A century of railroading in Jasper
Community
A steel foundation: A century of railroading in Jasper
John Wilmshurst 
Thursday, May 29, 2025
As much as Jasper’s recent history has been shaped by its status as a national park, Jasper is very much a railroad town. For more than 100 years, the parallel tracks that slash through this landscape have shaped Jasper’s story, delivering the goods and equipment that built Jasper, transporting the ...
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CN to relocate Jasper crew change terminal
Community
CN to relocate Jasper crew change terminal
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Company's decision will "gut the town," according to a union spokesperson CN is pulling out of Jasper. The railroad corporation will be closing its crew change facility in Jasper, the company has announced. The news was emailed to Jasper-based employees by Nicole James, Vice President of Transportat...
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‘My heart is raw’: AWN president reflects on Jasper’s painful history and the possibility of healing
Community
‘My heart is raw’: AWN president reflects on Jasper’s painful history and the possibility of healing
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
David MacPhee returned to the place his adopted family was forced to leave more than a century ago, carrying stories of grief — and a hope that reconc...
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UPDATED: Overdue camper safe
News
UPDATED: Overdue camper safe
Thursday, October 8, 2026
A Hinton man is home safe after being overdue for several days. Hinton RCMP had been asking for the public’s help locating a 27-year-old Hinton man wh...
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Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Business
Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Jasper could introduce winter bus service to Marmot Basin in November 2027 as part of a proposed five-year transit expansion plan that would more than...
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Jasper to begin consultation on new town plan
Community
Jasper to begin consultation on new town plan
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Jasperites will soon have a chance to help shape a new town plan that will guide the community’s growth and development over the coming years. Beth Sa...
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Jasper faces shortage of election workers ahead of Oct. 19 referendum
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 ...
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Bongs still going strong after 50 years
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...
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A Morrisseau painted in Jasper returns to public view after 40 years
Arts & Culture
A Morrisseau painted in Jasper returns to public view after 40 years
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
A monumental work created at the Maligne Canyon Tea House offers a connection between Jasper, an Indigenous Canadian art icon and a family that helped...
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Hinton MS Bike Ride rolls past $136,000 as fundraising continues
Biking
Hinton MS Bike Ride rolls past $136,000 as fundraising continues
Bob Covey 
Monday, September 28, 2026
For cyclists, the steepest climbs eventually give way to downhill. For people living with MS, there isn’t always a finish line. For Spruce Grove's Mic...
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‘My heart is raw’: AWN president reflects on Jasper’s painful history and the possibility of healing
Community
‘My heart is raw’: AWN president reflects on Jasper’s painful history and the possibility of healing
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
David MacPhee returned to the place his adopted family was forced to leave more than a century ago, carrying stories of grief — and a hope that reconc...
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UPDATED: Overdue camper safe
News
UPDATED: Overdue camper safe
Thursday, October 8, 2026
A Hinton man is home safe after being overdue for several days. Hinton RCMP had been asking for the public’s help locating a 27-year-old Hinton man wh...
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Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Business
Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Jasper could introduce winter bus service to Marmot Basin in November 2027 as part of a proposed five-year transit expansion plan that would more than...
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Jasper to begin consultation on new town plan
Community
Jasper to begin consultation on new town plan
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Jasperites will soon have a chance to help shape a new town plan that will guide the community’s growth and development over the coming years. Beth Sa...
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Latest ›
Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Business
Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Jasper could introduce winter bus service to Marmot Basin in November 2027 as part of a proposed five-year transit expansion plan that would more than...
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Jasper to begin consultation on new town plan
Community
Jasper to begin consultation on new town plan
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Jasperites will soon have a chance to help shape a new town plan that will guide the community’s growth and development over the coming years. Beth Sa...
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UPDATED: Overdue camper safe
News
UPDATED: Overdue camper safe
Thursday, October 8, 2026
A Hinton man is home safe after being overdue for several days. Hinton RCMP had been asking for the public’s help locating a 27-year-old Hinton man wh...
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‘My heart is raw’: AWN president reflects on Jasper’s painful history and the possibility of healing
Community
‘My heart is raw’: AWN president reflects on Jasper’s painful history and the possibility of healing
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
David MacPhee returned to the place his adopted family was forced to leave more than a century ago, carrying stories of grief — and a hope that reconc...
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