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JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Community
JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Bob Covey 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Positions created to facilitate Jasper’s recovery from the 2024 wildfire will be fully funded to the end of their respective terms. The announcement was part of the Tuesday, November 18 Committee of the Whole meeting update from the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre (JRCC). Director of Recovery, M...
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Pathfinders helping Jasperites navigate the complex recovery journey
Community
Pathfinders helping Jasperites navigate the complex recovery journey
Bob Covey 
Friday, July 25, 2025
On a path fraught with obstacles, it's helpful to have a guide One year after a wildfire altered the way forward for so many Jasperites, local residents are being empowered as Pathfinders . Spearheaded by the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre and supported by the Municipality of Jasper, the Pathfi...
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Council considering pop up business village
Business
Council considering pop up business village
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh 
Monday, February 3, 2025
Jasper council is considering a proposal to create a temporary pop-up business village on Connaught Drive. The pop up village would be potentially located in the 600 block of Connaught Drive, in the parking lot with the municipal public washrooms. Council heard that the village would give businesses...
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Local seniors standing up for their space
Community
Local seniors standing up for their space
Bob Covey 
Monday, October 7, 2024
Jasper seniors faced with losing their dedicated lounge space are not taking the prospect sitting down. As post-wildfire recovery work in Jasper ramps up and the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre shores up resources to assist in Jasper’s anticipated years-long rebuilding process, local officials a...
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Icefields Parkway remains closed “until further notice”
News
Icefields Parkway remains closed “until further notice”
Sunday, March 22, 2026
The Icefields Parkway (Hwy93N) remains closed until further notice after a series of large avalanches brought down by Parks Canada public safety techn...
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Backcountry paddlers disappointed by new invasive species rules
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...
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Road closure on Icefields Parkway extended
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...
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After big fire department donation, local cancer support group seeking new funding sources
Community
After big fire department donation, local cancer support group seeking new funding sources
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
A cancer diagnosis is often harrowing, and the journey, for many, can be long and lonely. But particularly in a remote, rural community, cancer is not...
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Middle housing initiative aims to support higher-density options
Community
Middle housing initiative aims to support higher-density options
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Saturday, March 14, 2026
As the community rebuilds, the Municipality of Jasper is working with land development experts to identify middle housing opportunities . The Jasper H...
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Council explores year-round paid parking, mulls $718,000 in utility repairs
Local Government
Council explores year-round paid parking, mulls $718,000 in utility repairs
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Saturday, March 14, 2026
The Municipality of Jasper will reconsider whether to expand paid parking into the winter as council directed administration to explore the feasibilit...
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Council advocating for extensions on wildfire insurance claims
Community
Council advocating for extensions on wildfire insurance claims
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Jasper policyholders have just four months to file insurance claims for wildfire damages or initiate legal action against an insurer. On Tuesday (Marc...
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Laughter as medicine: Comedy tour stopping in Jasper.
Arts & Culture
Laughter as medicine: Comedy tour stopping in Jasper.
Cameron Jackson, freelance contributor 
Thursday, March 12, 2026
More than 19 months after wildfire rewrote Jasper's story overnight, a comedy trio is hoping to bring some levity to the town’s current chapter. The  ...
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Icefields Parkway remains closed “until further notice”
News
Icefields Parkway remains closed “until further notice”
Sunday, March 22, 2026
The Icefields Parkway (Hwy93N) remains closed until further notice after a series of large avalanches brought down by Parks Canada public safety techn...
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Backcountry paddlers disappointed by new invasive species rules
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...
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Road closure on Icefields Parkway extended
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...
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After big fire department donation, local cancer support group seeking new funding sources
Community
After big fire department donation, local cancer support group seeking new funding sources
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
A cancer diagnosis is often harrowing, and the journey, for many, can be long and lonely. But particularly in a remote, rural community, cancer is not...
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Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility
Business
Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility
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
The Icefields Parkway (Hwy93N) remains closed until further notice after a series of large avalanches brought down by Parks Canada public safety techn...
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Council signs off on memorial bench program
Community
Council signs off on memorial bench program
Bob 
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...
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Local orgs seeking volunteers at Oilers games to help Jasper score big
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...
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