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Letters: Lack of respect for wildlife on full display in Alberta

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Re: Alberta's cougar harvest policy doesn't track (Jasper Local, February 14, 2025). February 19, 2025 Dear Editor: As a retired community newspaper publisher, taking a compliment on a good piece or editorial is something that I used to shy away from. That said, Bradley and Covey deserve a tip-of-the hat for a well balanced and researched piece “Alberta’s cougar harvest policy doesn’t track.” My w...

Arts & Culture

New live music platform aims to connect artists and audiences

Bob Covey

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Rocky Mountain Live will help artists and arts organizations reach their audiences and each other A new live music platform is amplifying local artist...

Alberta Politics

Alberta’s cougar harvest policy doesn’t track

Mark Bradley and Bob Covey

Friday, February 14, 2025

Last week, while checking some of his trail cameras near Canmore’s Gap Lake, conservationist and wildlife photographer John E. Marriott came upon a co...

Business

Tourism operators pledge $5.5 million for Jasper’s recovery

Thursday, February 13, 2025

A group of tourism companies have collectively pledged more than $5.5 million to aid in Jasper’s wildfire recovery. Pursuit, the Fairmont Jasper Park ...

Community

No more road blocks: first 60 housing units arrive in Jasper

Bob Covey

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The first trailer loads of Jasper’s interim housing units were trucked into the community today (February 11, 2025). Squeezing under the 5.1 metre CN ...

Community

Feds announce nearly $40 million to address housing in Jasper

Bob Covey

Friday, February 7, 2025

Jasper’s urgent housing needs have been given a $39.4 million shot in the arm. Yesterday (February 6, 2025), the federal government announced a $9.4 m...

Community

First turns of Jasper in January: Tips for skiing with kids

Bob Covey

Monday, January 13, 2025

Like thousands of snow thirsty Albertans, I will always love riding at Marmot Basin. Despite our local mountain not always being in the same condensa...

Arts & Culture

On the precipice of climate activism

Bob Covey

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Wild Aerial to screen during Jasper in January An aerial athlete and climate champion who lost her home and possessions in the Jasper Wildfire is brin...

Environment

Next step, caribou: Breeding facility ready for first residents

Bob Covey

Friday, January 10, 2025

Staff at Jasper’s caribou breeding facility are gearing up to officially welcome its first animals. The 2024 Jasper Wildfire burned some of the $38 mi...

Business

Parkway closing for avalanche control work

Saturday, December 7, 2024

Parks Canada is temporarily closing the Icefields Parkway today (Saturday, December 7) for avalanche control. The Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93N) will be ...

Alberta Politics

Glutton for punishment: will poor Alberta policy doom our wolverines?

Mark Bradley

Friday, December 6, 2024

The wolverine is a reclusive, mysterious animal that is rarely seen by humans. I t’s scientific name is Gulo gulo, which translates to ‘glutton’ or ‘I...

Community

Emerging from the ashes: what nature can teach us about rebuilding

Mark Bradley

Monday, September 16, 2024

Upheaval and change One of the most successful TV shows of the past several years has been Succession, a darkly funny drama about an exceptionally dys...

Community

Memories of 702 Turret: Eulogy for a Jasper home

Margot Finley, guest contributor

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Margot Finley’s Uncle Charlie’s house was one of the more than 350 structures destroyed by the wildfire that swept through Jasper, Alberta on July 24,...

Alberta Politics

Alberta’s cougar harvest policy doesn’t track

Mark Bradley and Bob Covey

Friday, February 14, 2025

Last week, while checking some of his trail cameras near Canmore’s Gap Lake, conservationist and wildlife photographer John E. Marriott came upon a co...

Alberta Politics

Letters: Lack of respect for wildlife on full display in Alberta

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Re: Alberta's cougar harvest policy doesn't track (Jasper Local, February 14, 2025). February 19, 2025 Dear Editor: As a retired community newspaper p...

Arts & Culture

New live music platform aims to connect artists and audiences

Bob Covey

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Rocky Mountain Live will help artists and arts organizations reach their audiences and each other A new live music platform is amplifying local artist...

Alberta Politics

300-plus interim housing units en route to Jasper

Bob Covey

Monday, February 3, 2025

Jasperites finally have some answers about interim housing. Details about the type, layout and anticipated location of Parks Canada-procured interim h...

Business

Grant funding available for Jasper small businesses

Friday, January 31, 2025

Community Futures West Yellowhead is reminding Jasper employers that they may be eligible for business recovery funding. Available through the Jasper ...

Alberta Politics

Double digit rent spikes squeezing Jasperites out

Bob Covey

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Rent is rising in Jasper, and with it, tenants’ anxiety about being able to afford to live here. Last week, residents in the 36 units of the “Walk Ups...

News

Curling champion sweeps Jasper off its feet

Bob Covey

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

For 30 years, Kevin Martin was one of the country’s top curlers and since the mid-1990s, his was one of a handful of household names in the sport. Alt...

Alberta Politics

Alberta’s cougar harvest policy doesn’t track

Mark Bradley and Bob Covey

Friday, February 14, 2025

Last week, while checking some of his trail cameras near Canmore’s Gap Lake, conservationist and wildlife photographer John E. Marriott came upon a co...

Alberta Politics

Letters: Lack of respect for wildlife on full display in Alberta

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Re: Alberta's cougar harvest policy doesn't track (Jasper Local, February 14, 2025). February 19, 2025 Dear Editor: As a retired community newspaper p...

Arts & Culture

New live music platform aims to connect artists and audiences

Bob Covey

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Rocky Mountain Live will help artists and arts organizations reach their audiences and each other A new live music platform is amplifying local artist...

Alberta Politics

300-plus interim housing units en route to Jasper

Bob Covey

Monday, February 3, 2025

Jasperites finally have some answers about interim housing. Details about the type, layout and anticipated location of Parks Canada-procured interim h...

Business

Grant funding available for Jasper small businesses

Friday, January 31, 2025

Community Futures West Yellowhead is reminding Jasper employers that they may be eligible for business recovery funding. Available through the Jasper ...

Alberta Politics

Double digit rent spikes squeezing Jasperites out

Bob Covey

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Rent is rising in Jasper, and with it, tenants’ anxiety about being able to afford to live here. Last week, residents in the 36 units of the “Walk Ups...

News

Curling champion sweeps Jasper off its feet

Bob Covey

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

For 30 years, Kevin Martin was one of the country’s top curlers and since the mid-1990s, his was one of a handful of household names in the sport. Alt...

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