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Jasper Freeride Club hosting Try It program

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Calling all local youth with aspirations to free-ski or snowboard…The Jasper Freeride Club wants to ride with you! Jasper Freeride Club members have the chance to ski at different club competitions in Alberta. // Supplied This weekend (March 22 and 23) and again on April 12-13, Jasper Freeride is ex...

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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...

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...

News

New bold colour motif to brighten up rebuilding Jasper

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

New aesthetics guidelines recommended by local wildfire recovery staff are intended to brighten up Jasper’s local motif and bring in new, colour-curio...

Jasper History

Rocky road: The bumpy backstory of one of the world’s most scenic drives

John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

More than a ribbon of tar and gravel, the Icefields Parkway is a meandering journey of stories and adventures. In 1971, Rory Flanagan was fed up. More...

Community

Council signs off on memorial bench program

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Sunday, March 22, 2026

The Municipality will charge $4,185 per memorial bench for a 15-year term after council approved a new formalized program on Tuesday (March 17). Appli...

Community

Local orgs seeking volunteers at Oilers games to help Jasper score big

Bob Covey

Saturday, March 21, 2026

In hockey, most goals don’t happen without an assist. And for a community in recovery, reaching its recovery goals would be impossible without the ass...

Environment

Backcountry paddlers disappointed by new invasive species rules

Bob Covey

Friday, March 20, 2026

Some packrafters' 2026 backcountry plans have been sunk after Parks Canada's new Aquatic Invasive Species strategy surfaced recently, but whitewater a...

Environment

Road closure on Icefields Parkway extended

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Atmospheric river creates extreme avalanche hazard The Icefields Parkway (Hwy93N) will remain closed until at least Saturday, March 21. Extreme avalan...

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...

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...

News

New bold colour motif to brighten up rebuilding Jasper

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

New aesthetics guidelines recommended by local wildfire recovery staff are intended to brighten up Jasper’s local motif and bring in new, colour-curio...

Jasper History

Rocky road: The bumpy backstory of one of the world’s most scenic drives

John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

More than a ribbon of tar and gravel, the Icefields Parkway is a meandering journey of stories and adventures. In 1971, Rory Flanagan was fed up. More...

Community

Jasper skaters and visiting skiers raise funds for local families

Bob

Thursday, April 2, 2026

More than 250 UK-based students in town on a ski holiday got a taste of the good ol’ hockey game. The match, featuring the local oldtimers hockey club...

News

New bold colour motif to brighten up rebuilding Jasper

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

New aesthetics guidelines recommended by local wildfire recovery staff are intended to brighten up Jasper’s local motif and bring in new, colour-curio...

Jasper History

Rocky road: The bumpy backstory of one of the world’s most scenic drives

John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

More than a ribbon of tar and gravel, the Icefields Parkway is a meandering journey of stories and adventures. In 1971, Rory Flanagan was fed up. More...

Local Government

Council briefs: Transit fleet, wildfire donations, skatepark financing

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Sunday, March 29, 2026

The Municipality of Jasper is looking at procuring conventional buses rather than three electric buses for its transit fleet as originally intended. O...

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