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Jasper facing higher RCMP costs as Alberta ponders provincial police force

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Monday, March 2, 2026

PLUS: Council contemplating where to find $776,000 for serviced RCMP lot The Municipality of Jasper could pay nearly $1.2 million annually for RCMP policing by 2030-31, according to preliminary estimates from provincial officials. In December, theGovernment of Alberta (GOA)announcedchanges to the Police Funding Model formula, as well as significant increases to the overall amount of fundscollected...

Community

Live music, premium prizes and big mountain family energy on tap for Vrato fundraiser

Bob Covey

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Fundraiser takes place Saturday, Feb 28, 6-10 p.m. at the D'ed Dog Bar and Grill (404 Connaught Dr., Jasper ) Champions of an injured former Jasperite...

Local Government

Paid parking rates could climb again

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Visitors may have to pay more for parking in Jasper this summer should council approve new rates presented on Tuesday (February 24, 2026). The rates w...

Alberta Politics

Is the Fortress Mountain proposal a house of cards?

Mark Bradley, guest contributor

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

With its All Seasons Resort Act , the Alberta Government is skirting due process, ignoring public opinion and putting wildlife in the crosshairs, writ...

Community

Hinton and Jasper grieving after highway fatalities

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

The community of Hinton is mourning the loss of two daughters, friends, students and teammates. Last night (February 23, 2026) at approximately 7:15 p...

Community

As Pathfinders program grows, Jasper’s recovery capacity builds

Bob Covey

Thursday, February 19, 2026

As a retired teacher, Jasper’s Paulette Dubé has logged thousands of hours in the classroom. Like many educators, she considers herself a life long st...

Business

Councillors seek clarity on off-site levies ahead of public hearing

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Reporter

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Residents who lost their homes are racing to submit their rebuild permits before increased off-site levies potentially come into effect, according to ...

Community

New rules aim to promote more housing

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Jasper officials are anticipating recent land-use policy updates will help address the town’s chronic housing shortage and simplify rules for resident...

Local Literature

A Love Story : How Geography Triumphed

Anonymous — A Jasper Resident

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Gold is trading below $35 an ounce; the Dow has sunk to 631; and just the year before, men have for the first time, walked on the moon. And now here i...

Hiking and Climbing

Turning Eighty—La Fin Du Monde?

David Harrap, guest contributor

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

God, I was tired. And we still had to hike out. The author on a Mount Christie expedition in 2005, around the same time he celebrated his 60th year. /...

Arts & Culture

A celestial celebration: Jasper Dark Sky Festival returns for 15th year

Amir Said

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Festival will feature astronomy experts, space-themed experiences and signature events that highlight Jasper's exceptional stargazing opportunities Ja...

Guest Editorial

On Borrowed Roads: Rediscovering Jasper

Troy Nahumko

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

"Returning to Jasper this summer, I found myself rerooting, as an Albertan who spent most of my adult life abroad." The palette beyond our engine was ...

Hiking and Climbing

In the mountains, STUFF happens

David Harrap, guest contributor

Friday, September 5, 2025

He passed us, not a care in the world as if he were strolling on a tropical beach. He wore running shoes and just a pair of shorts. It was hot, boilin...

Alberta Politics

New year, same dismal chance of Alberta caribou recovery

Mark Bradley, guest contributor

Thursday, January 22, 2026

GoA's South-Athabasca sub-regional plan represents another nail in the caribou coffin Alberta’s caribou are once again taking a back seat to industry....

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...

Environment

Muskrat love (Or: a rat by any other name…)

Mark Bradley

Friday, November 21, 2025

I Smell a Rat! Let’s get one thing out of the way right now – muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) are not rats. Muskrats and rats are both rodents, but musk...

Environment

CWD: A Zombie Deer apocalypse?

Mark Bradley

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Beware the ‘Fawn of the Dead’: a herd of skeletal, pock-marked deer limp menacingly towards their target, moaning, intent on a gory brain feast…grraaa...

Environment

New calves mark caribou breeding centre’s progress

Peter Shokeir, freelance contributor

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Seven caribou calves born in first year of breeding program The Caribou Conservation Breeding Centre has begun achieving tangible results with the bir...

Environment

Two Jasper wildfire reports analyze key factors in rapid spread

Peter Shokeir, freelance contributor

Friday, October 31, 2025

Two new reports shed light on how the 2024 Jasper wildfire spread so quickly. The reports, which were commissioned by Parks Canada, also reaffirm the ...

Arts & Culture

Jasper Artists Guild puts No Limits on BUZZFest 2026

Photos by Sergio Rodriguez

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

The opening gala of another buzz-worthy exhibition from the Jasper Artists Guild attracted dozens of art lovers, creatives and immaculately-dressed Ja...

Arts & Culture

Curtain call: A century of live theatre in Jasper

John Wilmshurst, guest contributor

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Principal among the gathering spaces that were lost in the 2024 Jasper Wildfire were the Jasper Anglican Church and its former neighbour, the McCready...

Community

Jasper’s Olympic connections laid bare

John Wilmshurst, guest contributor

Monday, February 2, 2026

Naked Olympians. Do we have your attention yet? The tradition of the Ancient Olympics, begun in 776 BCE, and maintained for a 1,000-year run, was that...

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 f...

Community

A century of outdoor skating in Jasper

John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Ice skating is physics. A narrow blade applying an exact pressure on the ice, enough to melt it quickly but briefly, lubricating the metal, allowing t...

Community

WAHKOTOWIN: Nature’s law

Bob Covey

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Jasperites came together with members of the Kelly Lake Cree Nation on Tuesday, September 30. National Truth and Reconciliation Day recognizes the atr...

Community

Hinton and Jasper grieving after highway fatalities

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

The community of Hinton is mourning the loss of two daughters, friends, students and teammates. Last night (February 23, 2026) at approximately 7:15 p...

Community

Live music, premium prizes and big mountain family energy on tap for Vrato fundraiser

Bob Covey

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Fundraiser takes place Saturday, Feb 28, 6-10 p.m. at the D'ed Dog Bar and Grill (404 Connaught Dr., Jasper ) Champions of an injured former Jasperite...

Local Government

Paid parking rates could climb again

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Visitors may have to pay more for parking in Jasper this summer should council approve new rates presented on Tuesday (February 24, 2026). The rates w...

Alberta Politics

Is the Fortress Mountain proposal a house of cards?

Mark Bradley, guest contributor

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

With its All Seasons Resort Act , the Alberta Government is skirting due process, ignoring public opinion and putting wildlife in the crosshairs, writ...

Letters

Letter: Sister of injured climber sends love to Jasper

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Re: Jasperites organizing for fractured friend, January 28, 2026 Dear Editor, I am Vratislav Ďurech's sister, Lucka Ďurechová. Our lives with my broth...

News

Alberta-born tech helps families ski safer

Amir Said, freelance reporter

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Marmot Basin helps launch Canadian-made safety device for ski resorts Ski families have one less thing to worry about on the slopes thanks to new GPS-...

News

Arrest made in Hinton child pornography investigation

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

A 62-year-old man from Hinton has been charged with possession of child pornography. A year and a half after Alberta’s Integrated Child Exploitation (...

Community

Transit talk: Council navigates charged discussion

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Friday, January 30, 2026

"Very misleading" Councillor criticizes how transit finances presented; other councillors clap back Jasper Municipal Councillor Laurie Rodger argued t...

Community

Hinton and Jasper grieving after highway fatalities

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

The community of Hinton is mourning the loss of two daughters, friends, students and teammates. Last night (February 23, 2026) at approximately 7:15 p...

Community

Live music, premium prizes and big mountain family energy on tap for Vrato fundraiser

Bob Covey

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Fundraiser takes place Saturday, Feb 28, 6-10 p.m. at the D'ed Dog Bar and Grill (404 Connaught Dr., Jasper ) Champions of an injured former Jasperite...

Local Government

Paid parking rates could climb again

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Visitors may have to pay more for parking in Jasper this summer should council approve new rates presented on Tuesday (February 24, 2026). The rates w...

Alberta Politics

Is the Fortress Mountain proposal a house of cards?

Mark Bradley, guest contributor

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

With its All Seasons Resort Act , the Alberta Government is skirting due process, ignoring public opinion and putting wildlife in the crosshairs, writ...

Letters

Letter: Sister of injured climber sends love to Jasper

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Re: Jasperites organizing for fractured friend, January 28, 2026 Dear Editor, I am Vratislav Ďurech's sister, Lucka Ďurechová. Our lives with my broth...

News

Alberta-born tech helps families ski safer

Amir Said, freelance reporter

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Marmot Basin helps launch Canadian-made safety device for ski resorts Ski families have one less thing to worry about on the slopes thanks to new GPS-...

News

Arrest made in Hinton child pornography investigation

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

A 62-year-old man from Hinton has been charged with possession of child pornography. A year and a half after Alberta’s Integrated Child Exploitation (...

Community

Transit talk: Council navigates charged discussion

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Friday, January 30, 2026

"Very misleading" Councillor criticizes how transit finances presented; other councillors clap back Jasper Municipal Councillor Laurie Rodger argued t...

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