Re: Jasperites organizing for fractured friend, January 28, 2026 Dear Editor, I am Vratislav Ďurech's sister, Lucka Ďurechová. Our lives with my brother are miles apart, but our relationship is beautiful and loving. All of his good friends, including you in Jasper and here in Slovakia, know him in t...

As Jasperites rebuild and new windows are installed in reconstructed homes, now seems like an opportune time to have a conversation about bird-friendly windows. Bird-window collisions happen when birds can't distinguish between windows and the habitat those windows may be reflecting—trees or sky, fo...

It was with a feeling of trepidation that we approached Jasper this year. We have been regular visitors since 2001 and it’s become a kind of home away from home for us, full of happy memories and newfound friends. To say it was a tearful approach would not be an exaggeration—seeing the devastation t...

Re: Alberta's cougar harvest policy doesn't track (Jasper Local, February 14, 2025). February 19, 2025 Dear Editor: As a retired community newspaper publisher, taking a compliment on a good piece or editorial is something that I used to shy away from. That said, Bradley and Covey deserve a tip-of-th...

Dear Premier Smith, MLA Long, the Hinton Medical Clinic, and fellow Albertans: I am reaching out through this open letter to shed light on the urgent healthcare issues affecting our community in Hinton, Alberta. Over the past two years, I have personally tried eight times to schedule a doctor’s appo...

As I just arrived today for my two-day stay here I'd be happy to pay for parking, IF I could pay. The self-pay machine does not work, and I refuse to enter any credit card or other financial info and appsinto my cellphone. That leaves me completely unable to pay parking. I left a note on my motorcyc...

Dear Editor, This year, our school children are riding a white bus that is not following provincially legislated school bus rules, because it is, according to the Municipality of Jasper, a public transit bus providing select ridership for a special school route. This new town school route and servic...

On Remembrance Day, look at the old veterans gathered at your local cenotaph, standing proudly, or seated with a warm blanket on their lap. Try to imagine what they experienced many decades ago when they were young, and the world was at war. The great invasion to kick the Nazis out of France took pl...

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 ago I moved back to Alberta to be closer to the grandkids and have settled in Cochrane. I am a longtime photographer, and whenever I can, I pay a visi...

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 thrilled to see it. Thank you for writing and publishing it. I also was happy to see Tania Millen’s recent article ( A bridge too far: Neglect of bac...

Dear Editor, The world is made up of ordinary people yet we seldom see them on the big stage. But for once, for four days, we did. They came to say goodbye to an extraordinary lady: Her Majesty The Queen. They came in their thousands. They waited for ten, twelve, fifteen hours or more. Every colour ...