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Jasper’s director of recovery tapped as Liberal candidate in Yellowhead

Bob Covey

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Michael Fark, the Municipality of Jasper’s Director of Recovery, has been selected as the 2025 Liberal candidate for Yellowhead. While as of March 27 the party hadn't officially announced his nomination, Fark confirmed to The Jasper Local that he is the expected candidate. The writ was dropped on Su...

Community

Muni eyes CorCan units for affordable housing

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Currently owned by Parks Canada, units would be managed by Jasper Municipal Housing Corporation The Municipality of Jasper wants to utilize 24 CorCan ...

Arts & Culture

Old favourites, new discoveries: Folk Fest celebrates 10 years

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Jasper Folk Music Festival runs September 11-12. Get tickets here Ten years into the Jasper Folk Music Festival, organizers have learned a thing or tw...

Arts & Culture

Jasper filmmaker seeks support to finish debut festival film

Bob Covey

Friday, August 28, 2026

For Jasper filmmaker Sophie Pfisterer, the phrase “it is what it is” has become something of a challenge. Pfisterer, a born-and-raised Jasper local st...

Community

Repairs to Jasper’s fire-impacted roadways underway

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Roadwork to cause delays on several Jasper-area roads through October Parks Canada says safety projects on fire-impacted roads will mean alternating t...

Environment

First captive-bred Jasper caribou take their chances in the wild

Monday, August 10, 2026

Five animals released into Tonquin Valley in historic first step for conservation breeding program For the first time, Parks Canada biologists opened ...

News

Jasperite swims the length of Maligne Lake

Cameron Jackson, freelance reporter

Monday, August 10, 2026

Jasper boat captain becomes the first recorded person to swim the 22-kilometre length of one of the Rockies’ most iconic lakes At 6:30 a.m. on Monday,...

Alberta Politics

‘Don’t play with fire’: Forever Canadian founder brings unity message to Alberta

Bob Covey

Saturday, August 8, 2026

Thomas Lukaszuk says legitimate grievances with Ottawa need fixing—but breaking up the country isn't the answer Thomas Lukaszuk is spending a lot of t...

Community

Muni eyes CorCan units for affordable housing

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Currently owned by Parks Canada, units would be managed by Jasper Municipal Housing Corporation The Municipality of Jasper wants to utilize 24 CorCan ...

Arts & Culture

Old favourites, new discoveries: Folk Fest celebrates 10 years

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Jasper Folk Music Festival runs September 11-12. Get tickets here Ten years into the Jasper Folk Music Festival, organizers have learned a thing or tw...

Arts & Culture

Jasper filmmaker seeks support to finish debut festival film

Bob Covey

Friday, August 28, 2026

For Jasper filmmaker Sophie Pfisterer, the phrase “it is what it is” has become something of a challenge. Pfisterer, a born-and-raised Jasper local st...

Arts & Culture

Jasper filmmaker seeks support to finish debut festival film

Bob Covey

Friday, August 28, 2026

For Jasper filmmaker Sophie Pfisterer, the phrase “it is what it is” has become something of a challenge. Pfisterer, a born-and-raised Jasper local st...

Community

Muni eyes CorCan units for affordable housing

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Currently owned by Parks Canada, units would be managed by Jasper Municipal Housing Corporation The Municipality of Jasper wants to utilize 24 CorCan ...

Arts & Culture

Old favourites, new discoveries: Folk Fest celebrates 10 years

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Jasper Folk Music Festival runs September 11-12. Get tickets here Ten years into the Jasper Folk Music Festival, organizers have learned a thing or tw...

Hiking and Climbing

Baby food, blisters and 6,250 metres over 115 kms

Sophie Pfisterer, freelance reporter

Friday, August 21, 2026

Jasper runners establish new ultra-marathon circuit Alex Lader was lying on the trail, shivering uncontrollably. He had already run more than 80 kilom...

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