Harry Home Archives

In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Harry Home’s boundless passion powered trains, community groups and love for his family

Bob Covey

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Harry R.J. Home, who passed away at age 86-years-old on March 30, 2020, knew what he wanted to do with his life from the time he was five years old. Infatuated with steam engines since his father let him hop aboard one near his childhood home of Hanna, Alberta, Home was an icon of railroading in Jas...

Jasper History

Local railroader wants to put heritage engine under steam again

Bob Covey

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Jasper’s Harry Home has been an icon of railroading in Jasper. Now the octogenarian wants to revive his 75-year old 6060 Steam Engine as a heritage tourism attraction. May 1, 2019 // The Jasper Local archives Harry Home wants to rekindle a fire that’s been extinguished for far too long. The 85-year-...

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...

Arts & Culture

HEADLINERS: Jasper Folk Music Festival artist profiles

Jack Mastrianni

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

The 2023 Jasper Folk Music Festival kicks off September 8. The Jasper Local puts the spotlight on four bands which have the two-day festival's top bil...

Community

Fruit tree bears trapped, relocated

Black bears attracted to ornamental trees are an increasing concern

Bob Covey

Friday, September 1, 2023

A mother black bear and her cub have been captured and removed from the Jasper townsite by wildlife officials. It’s a second-to-last-ditch effort to g...

Biking

Compassion and research driving cyclists in MS Bike Ride

Bob Covey

Friday, September 1, 2023

Ahead of the September Long weekend, in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, a group of dedicated volunteers are clearing trails, building bridges a...

Community

Visitor fined for enticing grizzly bears

Bob Covey

Friday, September 1, 2023

A park visitor has been fined $1,500 for enticing and disturbing wildlife in Jasper National Park. On June 15, Parks Canada dispatchers received a rep...

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...

Community

Injured black bear euthanized

Bob Covey

Friday, September 22, 2023

Parks Canada wildlife specialists euthanized a black bear cub after it was seriously injured in what appears to be a railway incident. For the last fo...

Alberta Politics

New Métis government formed; Kaila Mitchell elected Jasper House citizen representative

Bob Covey

Thursday, September 21, 2023

A new Otipemisiwak Metis Government has been formed and Kaila Mitchell is the newly elected representative for the Jasper House Métis District. “This ...

Letters

Letter: Poor infrastructure management can cause physical harm to people and wildlife

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Dear Editor, I’m an ex-Jasperite/Hintonite. I grew up in the area in the 70s and 80s, and of course Jasper has a special place in my heart. Two years ...

Business

Details from bid scores shed light on Jasper Transit RFP

Bob Covey

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

New details about the awarding of the Jasper Transit contract call into question information circulated in a widely-shared social media post by a loca...

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