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Icefields Parkway reopened after avalanche work
News
Icefields Parkway reopened after avalanche work
Friday, March 7, 2025
UPDATED: The Icefields Parkway (Hwy93N) has been reopened. The parkway was closed on Saturday, March 8 through to Monday, March 10 . A winter storm was forecast to hit Jasper and Banff National Park March 9-10, bringing as much as 45 cm of snow, according to Parks Canada. "If the full force of this ...
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Avalanche control work complete, Parkway open
Environment
Avalanche control work complete, Parkway open
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
The Icefields Parkway is back open after being closed intermittently for avalanche work on Wednesday, March 8. Public safety crews required four short closures over the course of the day to conduct the control work. The longest closure lasted 45 minutes, according to Parks Canada. Courtesy Parks Can...
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Update: Parkway, Maligne Road remain open
Business
Update: Parkway, Maligne Road remain open
Bob Covey 
Monday, February 13, 2023
Parks Canada will not close the Icefields Parkway today as planned. The Maligne Lake Road is also open. Snowfall levels from the winter storm forecasted to hit Jasper National Park starting February 12, 2023, were not as significant as expected, Parks Canada says. Still, the agency is advising motor...
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Parks Canada responding to permit process bottlenecks
Business
Parks Canada responding to permit process bottlenecks
Bob Covey 
Monday, May 12, 2025
Agency encouraging rebuild applicants to book a pre-application meeting Jasper’s rebuild has hit a significant milestone, the Insurance Bureau of Cana...
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Jasper council opts not to reduce 2025 budget
Community
Jasper council opts not to reduce 2025 budget
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh 
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Mayor Richard Ireland emphasized that if the province had not promised to provide financial stabilization funding, council would have been forced to r...
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First business opens in Jasper pop-up village with more on the way
Biking
First business opens in Jasper pop-up village with more on the way
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh 
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Vicious Cycle's pop-up location opened on May 1; eight more businesses are expected to move in over the next two months until an official launch on th...
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Perfect, different storms: Wildfire talk to draw on 200 years of forest history
Community
Perfect, different storms: Wildfire talk to draw on 200 years of forest history
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
“One thing that has been clear is human behaviour hasn't changed. We tend to think that the last fire was an anomaly, think of it as unfortunate, and ...
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Neophyte author pens fantastical journey in familiar setting
Arts & Culture
Neophyte author pens fantastical journey in familiar setting
Bob Covey 
Saturday, May 3, 2025
The playful bending of personal knowledge, documented history and mythology—kindled from the stories of First Nations cultures he has deep reverence a...
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Opinion: Forget party politics. Vote for local representation
Alberta Politics
Opinion: Forget party politics. Vote for local representation
Bob Covey 
Friday, April 25, 2025
For the first time in decades, Yellowhead has a real race on its hands Pundits and prognosticators are all saying it: this federal election is the mos...
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Royal rumbling: 10 burgers, two winners, zero regrets
Local Dining
Royal rumbling: 10 burgers, two winners, zero regrets
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Indulge your senses and support Jasper at the 2025 Taste of Spring Festival Ding ding ding! Let’s get ready for your stomach to RUMBLE! Spring is in t...
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Straight up: We asked, some answered.
Alberta Politics
Straight up: We asked, some answered.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Yellowhead's federal election candidates answer 7 Questions about their 2025 campaign in their own (typed) words Editor's Note: The Jasper Local reach...
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Parks Canada responding to permit process bottlenecks
Business
Parks Canada responding to permit process bottlenecks
Bob Covey 
Monday, May 12, 2025
Agency encouraging rebuild applicants to book a pre-application meeting Jasper’s rebuild has hit a significant milestone, the Insurance Bureau of Cana...
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Jasper council opts not to reduce 2025 budget
Community
Jasper council opts not to reduce 2025 budget
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh 
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Mayor Richard Ireland emphasized that if the province had not promised to provide financial stabilization funding, council would have been forced to r...
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First business opens in Jasper pop-up village with more on the way
Biking
First business opens in Jasper pop-up village with more on the way
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh 
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Vicious Cycle's pop-up location opened on May 1; eight more businesses are expected to move in over the next two months until an official launch on th...
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Perfect, different storms: Wildfire talk to draw on 200 years of forest history
Community
Perfect, different storms: Wildfire talk to draw on 200 years of forest history
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
“One thing that has been clear is human behaviour hasn't changed. We tend to think that the last fire was an anomaly, think of it as unfortunate, and ...
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Perfect, different storms: Wildfire talk to draw on 200 years of forest history
Community
Perfect, different storms: Wildfire talk to draw on 200 years of forest history
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
“One thing that has been clear is human behaviour hasn't changed. We tend to think that the last fire was an anomaly, think of it as unfortunate, and ...
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First business opens in Jasper pop-up village with more on the way
Biking
First business opens in Jasper pop-up village with more on the way
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh 
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Vicious Cycle's pop-up location opened on May 1; eight more businesses are expected to move in over the next two months until an official launch on th...
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Trail Running film festival celebrating culture and community
Arts & Culture
Trail Running film festival celebrating culture and community
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Film buffs and trail fanatics alike will be running to the Jasper Legion this Saturday. The Trail Running Film Festival —a collection of films documen...
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Jasper council opts not to reduce 2025 budget
Community
Jasper council opts not to reduce 2025 budget
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative, Jasper Fitzhugh 
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Mayor Richard Ireland emphasized that if the province had not promised to provide financial stabilization funding, council would have been forced to r...
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