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We will remember them: Hundreds turn out for Remembrance Day ceremonies
Community
We will remember them: Hundreds turn out for Remembrance Day ceremonies
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Jasperites turned out in the hundreds to observe Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Jasper Activity Centre on November 11. Captain (retired) Greg Key from The Jasper Legion emceed the event, noting that the hostilities of the First World War ceased on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.—the eleventh hour o...
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Letter: Appreciating Jasper’s Remembrance Day efforts to connect students to veterans
Letters
Letter: Appreciating Jasper’s Remembrance Day efforts to connect students to veterans
Friday, November 15, 2024
Dear Editor Thank you for the article highlighting the effort of Jasper school children taking care of and decorating the grave stones of those that gave their lives to allow us the freedoms we enjoy. ( Students honour veterans with No Stone Left Alone, November 11, 2024) My home town was liberated ...
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Students honour veterans with No Stone Left Alone
Community
Students honour veterans with No Stone Left Alone
Bob Covey 
Monday, November 11, 2024
Jasper students were helping keep alive the memory of fallen veterans who dedicated themselves to service. Students Jenna Fortin, Willow Lent and Naim Tremblay were some of the students who took part in the No Stone Left Alone 2024 program. // Bob Covey With help from the Jasper Royal Canadian Legio...
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Jasper Remembers: Hundreds turn out for Remembrance Day ceremonies
Community
Jasper Remembers: Hundreds turn out for Remembrance Day ceremonies
Bob Covey 
Monday, November 13, 2023
Hundreds of people gathered at the Jasper Activity Centre on Saturday, November 11 to observe Remembrance Day ceremonies. The event was emceed by Sgt. Greg Key from The Jasper Legion. Members of the Jasper Girl Guides helped various community representatives and dignitaries lay wreaths next to the c...
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The courage of young women and men
Guest Editorial
The courage of young women and men
Monday, November 6, 2023
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...
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Bongs still going strong after 50 years
Community
Bongs still going strong after 50 years
Thursday, October 1, 2026
It was the fall of 1976. The arena was closed for construction of the new Jasper Activity Centre and curling rink, and a group of workers suddenly fou...
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Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition
Community
Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Parks Canada is standing by its decision to move Snaring Campground onto the online reservation system next year, despite a petition from Jasper resid...
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Jasper faces shortage of election workers ahead of Oct. 19 referendum
Alberta Politics
Jasper faces shortage of election workers ahead of Oct. 19 referendum
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Elections Alberta is looking for more people to work the polls in Jasper , with the West Yellowhead electoral division still short about 200 election ...
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A decade of creativity under one roof
Arts & Culture
A decade of creativity under one roof
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Jasper Habitat for the Arts, ACFA and the Jasper Municipal Library mark 10 years at the Jasper Library and Cultural Centre with music, cake and a cele...
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Behind the photo: Time stands still on Connaught Drive
Community
Behind the photo: Time stands still on Connaught Drive
John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor 
Monday, September 28, 2026
It’s late spring in Jasper, 1940. There is still snow in the mountains, but its melted up to 2,000 meters and the town is green-ish. There’s a woman r...
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Photo Gallery: That folk fest feeling
Arts & Culture
Photo Gallery: That folk fest feeling
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
The music, the crowds, the dancing and all the little moments in between The 2026 Jasper Folk Music Festival brought the community together September ...
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Council establishes policy to recover servicing costs for Arnica Avenue
Community
Council establishes policy to recover servicing costs for Arnica Avenue
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Developers wishing to build on Arnica Avenue will need to enter into development agreements so the Municipality of Jasper can recover over $776,000 in...
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LETTER: ‘I’m deeply disappointed’ by Snaring campground changes
Community
LETTER: ‘I’m deeply disappointed’ by Snaring campground changes
Thursday, September 17, 2026
A longtime Snaring Campground user writes to The Jasper Local following Parks Canada’s decision to move the campground to an online reservation system...
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Bongs still going strong after 50 years
Community
Bongs still going strong after 50 years
Thursday, October 1, 2026
It was the fall of 1976. The arena was closed for construction of the new Jasper Activity Centre and curling rink, and a group of workers suddenly fou...
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Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition
Community
Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Parks Canada is standing by its decision to move Snaring Campground onto the online reservation system next year, despite a petition from Jasper resid...
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Jasper faces shortage of election workers ahead of Oct. 19 referendum
Alberta Politics
Jasper faces shortage of election workers ahead of Oct. 19 referendum
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Elections Alberta is looking for more people to work the polls in Jasper , with the West Yellowhead electoral division still short about 200 election ...
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A decade of creativity under one roof
Arts & Culture
A decade of creativity under one roof
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Jasper Habitat for the Arts, ACFA and the Jasper Municipal Library mark 10 years at the Jasper Library and Cultural Centre with music, cake and a cele...
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Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition
Community
Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Parks Canada is standing by its decision to move Snaring Campground onto the online reservation system next year, despite a petition from Jasper resid...
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Jasper adopts more stringent privacy rules
Alberta Politics
Jasper adopts more stringent privacy rules
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
"It's a good example of how provincial rules and regulations increase the cost of doing business for municipalities." The Municipality of Jasper has a...
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A playground for everyone
A playground for everyone
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Jasper school community works toward a new place to play, heal and grow For more than a decade, the dream of a new playground at Jasper Elementary Sch...
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A decade of creativity under one roof
Arts & Culture
A decade of creativity under one roof
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Jasper Habitat for the Arts, ACFA and the Jasper Municipal Library mark 10 years at the Jasper Library and Cultural Centre with music, cake and a cele...
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