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Talking nerdy: Festival host Niki Wilson’s Dark Sky dark horses
Arts & Culture
Talking nerdy: Festival host Niki Wilson’s Dark Sky dark horses
Bob Covey 
Monday, October 16, 2023
The Dark Sky Festival is 13 years old in 2023—young in astronomical terms, sure, but as far as science festivals go, that’s light years of hard work. Jasper’s Niki Wilson has been with the event since it was just a nebula. As the Dark Sky Festival’s science content advisor and festival host, she hel...
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Arts and Culture
Jasper science journalist plunging into podcasting
Bob Covey 
Monday, March 15, 2021
A local writer and science communicator is taking a deep-dive into the growing world of podcasting. Jasper’s Niki Wilson is bringing her inquisitive nature, vast knowledge of Rocky Mountain biology and love of a good pine marten story to a new podcast series called Anthropomania . Jasper’s Niki Wils...
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Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Community
Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Bob Covey 
Monday, June 9, 2025
The fate of longterm Canadian National (CN) employees based in Jasper whose reporting terminal is being relocated is being discussed by local official...
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What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Health
What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Andrea Ziegler 
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Earlier this year, Jasper Local publisher Andrea Ziegler skied into a backcountry cabin with her husband and a group of friends. She was not expecting...
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Introducing Fine Point Cedar Homes
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Introducing Fine Point Cedar Homes
Friday, June 6, 2025
How long have you been in business? Doug and Barbara Pocha have been in business as Fine Point Cedar Homes for 25 years. Our predominant supplier is L...
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Firefighters battling out of control wildfire in Yellowhead Country
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Firefighters battling out of control wildfire in Yellowhead Country
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
A wildfire 6 km west of Mercoal, Alberta, remains out of control. Alberta Wildfire firefighters, helicopters and heavy equipment continue to respond t...
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Yellowhead Lake fire extinguished
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Yellowhead Lake fire extinguished
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
A small (0.5 hectare) wildfire near Yellowhead Lake, just outside of Jasper National Park's west border with B.C., has been extinguished. At 7 p.m. on...
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What to expect when visiting Jasper this summer
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What to expect when visiting Jasper this summer
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalsim Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh 
Monday, May 26, 2025
"It's a really incredible time to visit Jasper, to bear witness to a large natural disaster and to see what it means for the ecology of the park and t...
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Jam for Jasper at the Banff Springs
Arts & Culture
Jam for Jasper at the Banff Springs
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 23, 2025
Jasperites encouraged to attend wildfire resilience event A live music event, a rally cry, a celebration of resilience, a reckoning. An artist’s state...
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Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Community
Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Bob Covey 
Monday, June 9, 2025
The fate of longterm Canadian National (CN) employees based in Jasper whose reporting terminal is being relocated is being discussed by local official...
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What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Health
What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Andrea Ziegler 
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Earlier this year, Jasper Local publisher Andrea Ziegler skied into a backcountry cabin with her husband and a group of friends. She was not expecting...
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Introducing Fine Point Cedar Homes
Featured Builders
Introducing Fine Point Cedar Homes
Friday, June 6, 2025
How long have you been in business? Doug and Barbara Pocha have been in business as Fine Point Cedar Homes for 25 years. Our predominant supplier is L...
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Latest ›
What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Health
What lies beneath: Outhouses, rabies and their adorable, unfortunate connection
Andrea Ziegler 
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Earlier this year, Jasper Local publisher Andrea Ziegler skied into a backcountry cabin with her husband and a group of friends. She was not expecting...
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Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Community
Railroaders’ eligible residency discussed by council, CN
Bob Covey 
Monday, June 9, 2025
The fate of longterm Canadian National (CN) employees based in Jasper whose reporting terminal is being relocated is being discussed by local official...
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Introducing Fine Point Cedar Homes
Featured Builders
Introducing Fine Point Cedar Homes
Friday, June 6, 2025
How long have you been in business? Doug and Barbara Pocha have been in business as Fine Point Cedar Homes for 25 years. Our predominant supplier is L...
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RCMP charge Hintonites after seizure of fentanyl
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RCMP charge Hintonites after seizure of fentanyl
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Two residents of Hinton have been charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. In January 2025, acting on informa...
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