Girls hockey

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Jasper Grizzlies clawing down gender barriers

Bob Covey

Thursday, October 27, 2022

An all-female hockey team in Jasper is breaking the glass ceiling of boys-dominated sports. The U11 Grizzly Girls have joined the Northern Alberta Interlock league, a move which represents a novelty in Jasper and also a first for the league. Coach Janelle Tank is helping tow the Grizzlies to new gro...

News

Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper’s superintendent

Bob Covey

Friday, May 5, 2023

Jasper National Park Superintendent Alan Fehr has declined a private offer to rebuild a washed-out bridge at Simon Creek, a structure which would allo...

Local Government

NDP’s Kreiner withdraws from all-candidates forum

Bob Covey

Monday, May 15, 2023

West Yellowhead’s NDP candidate Fred Kreiner has elected not to participate in Jasper’s scheduled all-candidates forum. “I’ve decided and the NDP part...

Community

Helicopter sustains “incredible” damage after accident on Columbia Icefields

Bob Covey

Monday, April 24, 2023

A helicopter transporting Natural Resources Canada glacier surveyors had a hard landing on an icefield in Banff National Park April 14. The accident l...

Opinion

Letter: Keep up the public pressure to make Jasper’s backcountry safe

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Re: Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper's superintendent (May 5, 2023) Dear Editor, This is an excellent article in The Jasper Local. I am...

Wildlife

Adios, amigo!

Bob Covey

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Grazing happily on the greened-up lawn at a local cabin resort last week, a five-year old grizzly bear was blissfully unaware—or at least unfazed—by t...

News

Water line break closes Wabasso campground ahead of May long weekend

Parks Canada has set up a “hotline” for campers with reservations who need to rebook

Bob Covey

Friday, May 19, 2023

Jasper National Park staff were scrambling to rebook hundreds of campground reservations after damaged facilities at Wabasso and Whistlers Campgrounds...

Opinion

Letter: Maintaining the Athabasca Pass Heritage Trail

Thursday, May 18, 2023

re: Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper’s superintendent (May 5, 2023) Dear Editor, The Athabasca Pass Heritage Trail is a Canadian icon ...

Store manager leaving a legacy of customer care

Bob Covey

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Rick Lagace has stocked his last shelf. The store manager at TGP Your Jasper Grocer is retiring. Over hotdogs and pop in the TGP parking lot, Lagace s...

News

Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper’s superintendent

Bob Covey

Friday, May 5, 2023

Jasper National Park Superintendent Alan Fehr has declined a private offer to rebuild a washed-out bridge at Simon Creek, a structure which would allo...

Local Government

NDP’s Kreiner withdraws from all-candidates forum

Bob Covey

Monday, May 15, 2023

West Yellowhead’s NDP candidate Fred Kreiner has elected not to participate in Jasper’s scheduled all-candidates forum. “I’ve decided and the NDP part...

Community

Helicopter sustains “incredible” damage after accident on Columbia Icefields

Bob Covey

Monday, April 24, 2023

A helicopter transporting Natural Resources Canada glacier surveyors had a hard landing on an icefield in Banff National Park April 14. The accident l...

Opinion

Letter: Keep up the public pressure to make Jasper’s backcountry safe

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Re: Fully funded bridge proposal rebuffed by Jasper's superintendent (May 5, 2023) Dear Editor, This is an excellent article in The Jasper Local. I am...

News

Wildfire, now under control, likely ignited after bear electrocution

Two wildfires detected and extinguished in Jasper National Park

Bob Covey

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

A wildfire in Jasper National Park which likely started after a black bear cub climbed a power pole and was electrocuted is smouldering but under cont...

Peaks & Valleys

Loon landing: The big bird behind the iconic call

Mark Bradley, freelance contributor

Monday, June 5, 2023

“Hey Mark, check out these little loons!” Garth, a Parks Canada resource conservation staffer, had just walked into my office. On his camera were phot...

News

Perfect pitch: Jasper golfer an ambassador for women and deaf athletes

Women’s Golf Day at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club is June 6

Bob Covey

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Dressed in Sunday red, balanced perfectly on her follow-through and watching her golf ball arc above a stand of aspens on the hardest ranked hole at S...

Alberta Politics

Team Orange has the blues: Low voter turnout in Neverland

Bob Covey

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Despite pundits calling this election the most important in Alberta’s history, only one in four eligible Jasperites made the trip down to the Jasper A...

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