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“Tired” hikers charged after requiring rescue from closed area

Bob Covey

Friday, September 20, 2024

Charges are pending after two hikers in a closed area in Jasper National Park were air-lifted to safety by a Parks Canada rescue team. On September 10, Jasper National Park dispatchers responded to a 911 call for help by a party attempting to climb Pyramid Mountain— access trails to which are in an ...

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Firefighters battling out of control wildfire in Yellowhead Country

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

A wildfire 6 km west of Mercoal, Alberta, remains out of control. Alberta Wildfire firefighters, helicopters and heavy equipment continue to respond t...

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What to expect when visiting Jasper this summer

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalsim Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh

Monday, May 26, 2025

"It's a really incredible time to visit Jasper, to bear witness to a large natural disaster and to see what it means for the ecology of the park and t...

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Yellowhead Lake fire extinguished

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

A small (0.5 hectare) wildfire near Yellowhead Lake, just outside of Jasper National Park's west border with B.C., has been extinguished. At 7 p.m. on...

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...

Biking

First business opens in Jasper pop-up village with more on the way

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Vicious Cycle's pop-up location opened on May 1; eight more businesses are expected to move in over the next two months until an official launch on th...

Arts & Culture

Trail Running film festival celebrating culture and community

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Film buffs and trail fanatics alike will be running to the Jasper Legion this Saturday. The Trail Running Film Festival —a collection of films documen...

Community

Jasper council opts not to reduce 2025 budget

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Mayor Richard Ireland emphasized that if the province had not promised to provide financial stabilization funding, council would have been forced to r...

Business

Parks Canada responding to permit process bottlenecks

Bob Covey

Monday, May 12, 2025

Agency encouraging rebuild applicants to book a pre-application meeting Jasper’s rebuild has hit a significant milestone, the Insurance Bureau of Cana...

News

Firefighters battling out of control wildfire in Yellowhead Country

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

A wildfire 6 km west of Mercoal, Alberta, remains out of control. Alberta Wildfire firefighters, helicopters and heavy equipment continue to respond t...

News

What to expect when visiting Jasper this summer

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalsim Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh

Monday, May 26, 2025

"It's a really incredible time to visit Jasper, to bear witness to a large natural disaster and to see what it means for the ecology of the park and t...

News

Yellowhead Lake fire extinguished

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

A small (0.5 hectare) wildfire near Yellowhead Lake, just outside of Jasper National Park's west border with B.C., has been extinguished. At 7 p.m. on...

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...

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...

Community

Evergreens celebrates 65 years of seniors housing

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

When they turn 65, individuals in Canada become eligible for a pension. But when the Evergreens Foundation turns 65, pensioners throw a party! On Satu...

News

Firefighters battling out of control wildfire in Yellowhead Country

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

A wildfire 6 km west of Mercoal, Alberta, remains out of control. Alberta Wildfire firefighters, helicopters and heavy equipment continue to respond t...

News

Yellowhead Lake fire extinguished

Tuesday, May 27, 2025

A small (0.5 hectare) wildfire near Yellowhead Lake, just outside of Jasper National Park's west border with B.C., has been extinguished. At 7 p.m. on...

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