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Caribou defenders erect blockade on forestry access road
Alberta Politics
Caribou defenders erect blockade on forestry access road
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
A blockade protesting the planned harvest of 3,500 hectares of old growth caribou habitat has been erected 75 kms south of Grande Cache near the Berland River. Last week, land defenders erected a rudimentary barrier to stop West Fraser Forest Product workers from accessing the Moon Creek forestry ro...
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Metis group to file injunction to stop caribou habitat clearcut
Alberta Politics
Metis group to file injunction to stop caribou habitat clearcut
Bob Covey 
Friday, September 3, 2021
A Grande Cache Metis organization is preparing to seek a prohibitory injunction to halt a Hinton-based logging company’s planned harvest of 3,500 hectares of critical caribou habitat. The Mountain Metis Nation Association, an umbrella organization of the Metis Nation of Alberta, says the Moon Creek ...
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Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility
Business
Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility
Bob Covey 
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 to reopen today
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...
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Jasper hears budget implications of land-use authority
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...
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Council briefs: Transit fleet, wildfire donations, skatepark financing
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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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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UPDATED: Parkway to close for avalanche control
News
UPDATED: Parkway to close for avalanche control
Monday, March 16, 2026
The Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93N) is anticipated to close tomorrow (Tuesday, March 17) at 12 p.m. Jasper National Park forecasters are expecting a signi...
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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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Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility
Business
Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility
Bob Covey 
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...
this is a test
Icefields Parkway to reopen today
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...
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Jasper hears budget implications of land-use authority
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...
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Council briefs: Transit fleet, wildfire donations, skatepark financing
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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Council briefs: Transit fleet, wildfire donations, skatepark financing
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...
this is a test
Jasper hears budget implications of land-use authority
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...
this is a test
Icefields Parkway to reopen today
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...
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Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility
Business
Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility
Bob Covey 
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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