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Park users charged with breach of caribou closures
Environment
Park users charged with breach of caribou closures
Bob Covey 
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Three campers and a dog-walker have court dates after hiking into areas of Jasper National Park closed for caribou conservation. Parks Canada law enforcement staff responded to two separate incidents on the same day, according to media spokespeople for Jasper National Park. On the afternoon of Febru...
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Pricey penalties for caribou closure trespassers
Environment
Pricey penalties for caribou closure trespassers
Bob Covey 
Monday, December 5, 2022
Three backcountry users in Jasper National Park were given hefty fines for entering areas closed for caribou conservation. On November 24 Jasper Provincial Court heard that last spring, three individuals were charged by Parks Canada law enforcement officers for trespassing in delayed-access areas. A...
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Four separate charges laid in illegal drone-flying incidents near Chetamon wildfire
Environment
Four separate charges laid in illegal drone-flying incidents near Chetamon wildfire
Bob Covey 
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Eight different illegal drone-flying incidents in and around an active wildfire in Jasper National Park have resulted in four separate charges being laid by Parks Canada wardens. Katie Ellsworth, Fire Management Officer and Plans Section Chief on the Chetamon Wildfire, said flying illegal drones com...
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Clean as a Whistler: Volunteers clean-up vandalism
Environment
Clean as a Whistler: Volunteers clean-up vandalism
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Volunteer effort on Whistlers’ Mountain eradicating graffiti from glacial erratics Volunteers were removing graffiti in Jasper National Park’s high alpine after a Jasper Skytram guest was caught vandalizing rocks and boulders along the Whistlers’ Mountain summit trail. On Thursday, July 28, a man vi...
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Who controls Banff and Jasper, and why parliament is now asking questions
Business
Who controls Banff and Jasper, and why parliament is now asking questions
Annie Koshy, guest contributor 
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
When more than half of the paid visitor experience inside Canada’s most iconic national parks is controlled by one foreign company, the question is no...
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Jasper Hockey Days scores big for community pride
Community
Jasper Hockey Days scores big for community pride
Monday, January 12, 2026
A weekend dedicated to hometown hockey netted big smiles and community pride at the Jasper Arena January 9-11. From the smallest skaters to the bigges...
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Council briefs: Rebuilding churches, Connaught housing, urban design
Community
Council briefs: Rebuilding churches, Connaught housing, urban design
Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter 
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The Municipality is interested in helping the Anglican and United Churches rebuild from the 2024 wildfire. The Jasper Anglican Church was destroyed in...
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Hinton RCMP looking for help in theft incident
News
Hinton RCMP looking for help in theft incident
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Members of the Hinton RCMP detachment are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying an individual suspected of theft. Hinton RCMP are asking m...
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UPDATED: Suspected sexual assailant arrested
Community
UPDATED: Suspected sexual assailant arrested
Sunday, January 4, 2026
Jasper RCMP have arrested an individual in relation to an alleged sexual assault incident. RCMP said today (Monday, January 5) that charges will be la...
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Local mountaineer biography now available as audiobook
Arts & Culture
Local mountaineer biography now available as audiobook
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Jasperite Susi Pfisterer’s 2016 biography on her father is now available on the world’s largest audiobook and podcast platform. When it debuted, 50 Pe...
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Letter: Bird-friendly windows reduce avian fatalities
Jasper Builds
Letter: Bird-friendly windows reduce avian fatalities
Tuesday, December 30, 2025
As Jasperites rebuild and new windows are installed in reconstructed homes, now seems like an opportune time to have a conversation about bird-friendl...
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Who’s the MCBOAT? (Most Christmassy Bird Of All Time)
Community
Who’s the MCBOAT? (Most Christmassy Bird Of All Time)
Mark Bradley, guest contributor 
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Jasper Local readers are worldly enough to know the biggest bird on earth (ostrich), as well as the the smallest (bee hummingbird ). Most know the the...
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Who controls Banff and Jasper, and why parliament is now asking questions
Business
Who controls Banff and Jasper, and why parliament is now asking questions
Annie Koshy, guest contributor 
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
When more than half of the paid visitor experience inside Canada’s most iconic national parks is controlled by one foreign company, the question is no...
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Jasper Hockey Days scores big for community pride
Community
Jasper Hockey Days scores big for community pride
Monday, January 12, 2026
A weekend dedicated to hometown hockey netted big smiles and community pride at the Jasper Arena January 9-11. From the smallest skaters to the bigges...
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Council briefs: Rebuilding churches, Connaught housing, urban design
Community
Council briefs: Rebuilding churches, Connaught housing, urban design
Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter 
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The Municipality is interested in helping the Anglican and United Churches rebuild from the 2024 wildfire. The Jasper Anglican Church was destroyed in...
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Hinton RCMP looking for help in theft incident
News
Hinton RCMP looking for help in theft incident
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Members of the Hinton RCMP detachment are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying an individual suspected of theft. Hinton RCMP are asking m...
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Chef’s Table: Refined dining during Jasper in January
Arts & Culture
Chef’s Table: Refined dining during Jasper in January
Amir Said, freelance reporter 
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Jasper in January, the mountain town’s iconic winter festival, kicks off this week, with a wide variety of events including the Chef’s Table Experienc...
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Guided by grapes at new Jasper in January event
Arts & Culture
Guided by grapes at new Jasper in January event
Amir Said, freelance reporter 
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Après Wine pairs the beauty of the snow-capped mountains with some of the best wine Jasper has to offer. Jasper in January — the mountain town’s most ...
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Council briefs: Rebuilding churches, Connaught housing, urban design
Community
Council briefs: Rebuilding churches, Connaught housing, urban design
Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter 
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The Municipality is interested in helping the Anglican and United Churches rebuild from the 2024 wildfire. The Jasper Anglican Church was destroyed in...
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Hinton RCMP looking for help in theft incident
News
Hinton RCMP looking for help in theft incident
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Members of the Hinton RCMP detachment are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying an individual suspected of theft. Hinton RCMP are asking m...
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