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Is the Fortress Mountain proposal a house of cards?
Alberta Politics
Is the Fortress Mountain proposal a house of cards?
Mark Bradley, guest contributor 
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
With its All Seasons Resort Act , the Alberta Government is skirting due process, ignoring public opinion and putting wildlife in the crosshairs, writes Mark Bradley—all to build a flagship resort in Kananaskis Country able to host 9,000 people per day . Late last year, the Government of Alberta des...
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Finding their bearings: How bears use habitat
Environment
Finding their bearings: How bears use habitat
Mark Bradley 
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Dry grass crunched underfoot as the old grizzly searched for food. Her nostrils flared and her nose twitched as she tested her surroundings for anything out of the ordinary.  It was hot and dry. It was July, 2024. Bear 222, JNP's most thoroughly-documented grizzly. // Mark Bradley - Boreal Nature Ph...
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Wildlife responders program a poorly camouflaged grizzly hunt?
Alberta Politics
Wildlife responders program a poorly camouflaged grizzly hunt?
Mark Bradley 
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Is Alberta’s Minister of Forestry and Parks camouflaging the hunting of “problem” grizzly bears as a wildlife safety measure? Back in June, Minister Todd Loewen, a renowned big game hunter and shareholder in a Valleyview-based outfitting business, signed a ministerial order that, to this retired bio...
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Here’s looking at you: Wildlife peeking, warnings peaking
News
Here’s looking at you: Wildlife peeking, warnings peaking
In Jasper, grizzly bears are out and wildlife warnings are up
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 12, 2023
As grizzly bears are peeking, visitors' excitement for a wildlife encounter is peaking. But so are wildlife warnings in Jasper National Park.  It's spring. Grizzly bears and black bears are out of hibernation and gorging themselves on Jasper National Park greenery. Because that nutritious vegetation...
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Problem grizzly bears captured, collared and relocated
Community
Problem grizzly bears captured, collared and relocated
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Two grizzly bears that had been habituated to using the Jasper townsite have been captured and relocated to a remote part of Jasper National Park. The three-year-old siblings, which were “skinny and food-stressed,” according to Parks Canada human-wildlife conflict specialist Steve Malcolm, were capt...
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Detour to Marmot Basin: Mud and debris closes part of Wabasso Rd
Business
Detour to Marmot Basin: Mud and debris closes part of Wabasso Rd
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Parks Canada is posting notice that a section of the Wabasso Road (93A) is closed as of 6 p.m., April 4, 2026. The closure is due to falling debris an...
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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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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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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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Jasper hears budget implications of land-use authority
Housing
Jasper hears budget implications of land-use authority
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Administration outlined the current and projected state of Jasper’s development planning function as it transitions to municipal responsibility The Mu...
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Icefields Parkway to reopen today
News
Icefields Parkway to reopen today
Thursday, March 26, 2026
The Icefields Parkway will reopen at 2 p.m. MST today (Thursday, March 26). Parks Canada has said that a 250-metre section of highway covered in avala...
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Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility
Business
Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility
Bob Covey 
Monday, March 23, 2026
Jasper has the makings of a hardware store again. As the Jasper Home Hardware on Sleepy Hollow Road is rebuilt following the July 2024 Jasper Wildfire...
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Icefields Parkway remains closed “until further notice”
News
Icefields Parkway remains closed “until further notice”
Sunday, March 22, 2026
UPDATE (March 26, 12 p.m.): The Icefields Parkway will reopen on Thursday, March 26 at 2 p.m . The Icefields Parkway (Hwy93N) remains closed until fur...
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Detour to Marmot Basin: Mud and debris closes part of Wabasso Rd
Business
Detour to Marmot Basin: Mud and debris closes part of Wabasso Rd
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Parks Canada is posting notice that a section of the Wabasso Road (93A) is closed as of 6 p.m., April 4, 2026. The closure is due to falling debris an...
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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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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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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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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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Detour to Marmot Basin: Mud and debris closes part of Wabasso Rd
Business
Detour to Marmot Basin: Mud and debris closes part of Wabasso Rd
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Parks Canada is posting notice that a section of the Wabasso Road (93A) is closed as of 6 p.m., April 4, 2026. The closure is due to falling debris an...
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