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Joel Baglole, guest contributor

Friday, September 12, 2025

The Municipality of Jasper has received the Disaster Recovery Institute Canada’s (DRI Canada) Award of Excellence. The honours were bestowed on the municipality for its courageous response to the July 2024 Jasper wildfire, the largest in more than 100 years in Jasper National Park. Jasper Wildfire Complex, July 23, 2024. // Parks Canada The municipality’s wildfire response stands as a testament to...

Community

School board chair to pass the torch

Bob Covey

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Long-serving Jasper school trustee Dale Karpluk will not run for re-election in October. Karpluk, who was first elected in 2017 and who for the last f...

Alberta Politics

Alberta teachers announce strike notice

Bob Covey

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Teachers will walk off the job October 6 unless they can come to contract terms with the provincial government. On Wedensday, September 10, Alberta Te...

Arts & Culture

“Meltdown” exhibitors hope art appreciation trickles into climate action

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Visitors to the Columbia Icefields have a new way to step into the world of glaciers. An interactive art installation featuring landscape photography,...

Arts & Culture

PHOTO GALLERY: Faces of Folk Fest

Bob Covey

Monday, September 8, 2025

The 2025 Jasper Folk Music Festival marched into town on Friday, September 5. The two day festival was a weekend of whimsy and well-deserved respite f...

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...

Environment

Walking Through Fire: The Land

Kirsten Schmitten

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Part 3: Seeing the forest floor through the trees In Part 1 of our Walking Through Fire series , we discussed how post-fire vegetation bounces back. ...

Environment

Bearing down: Finding food in and out of the burn

Mark Bradley

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Even though the summer sun was sweltering, the mother grizzly kept up the search. Eventually, she poked her nose into the ground and started digging. ...

Environment

Walking Through Fire: Wildlife

Kirsten Schmitten

Friday, July 4, 2025

Part 2: Home is where the hearth is In Part 1 of our Walking Through Fire series , we discussed how post-fire vegetation bounces back. But what about ...

Environment

The bear necessities

Bob Covey

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Collars, fences and attractant elimination keys to bear management Jasper National Park bear biologists are keeping a close eye on area grizzlies. At ...

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...

Environment

Walking Through Fire: Vegetation

Kirsten Schmitten

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Part 1: Pioneer species on a fire-affected landscape Driving into the park a month after the 2024 Jasper Wildfire, we braced ourselves for a charred-e...

Community

Green thumbs and jam

Su Young-Leslie

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

A gardener and a publisher walk into a Farmers’ Market I sow seeds in potting soil. When we were chatting at the market, Jasper Local publisher Andrea...

Alberta Politics

Rebut the Rebuttal: Do Mark Hall’s criticisms ‘bear’ up to scrutiny?

Mark Bradley

Monday, September 1, 2025

Mark Hall’s reaction to my article on the newly legalized practice of hunting bears with dogs started with the statement that it ‘relies on emotional ...

Arts & Culture

Robson Valley Mushroom Festival to spore no detail

Georgia Ristivojevic

Friday, August 29, 2025

Make room for mushrooms this September 26-28 in B.C.’s fertile Robson Valley. The Robson Valley Mushroom Festival , spore-headed by longtime Jasperite...

Alberta Politics

Going to the Dogs: UCP legalizes hound hunting for black bears

Mark Bradley

Thursday, August 21, 2025

In July, Todd Loewen, the Minister for Alberta’s Forestry and Parks, quietly updated provincial regulations to allow the use of dogs while hunting bla...

Environment

Permitting progressing, despite complexities of rebuild: JRCC

Bob Covey

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Permitting is steadily moving forward in Jasper, according to the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre (JRCC). At the August 5 regular council meeting,...

Environment

Soiled: Jasper’s debris removal process will offer lessons for future fire-affected communities

Bob Covey

Friday, August 8, 2025

Too restrictive regulations? Or insincere insurance companies? The Jasper Local digs into one of the complex elements of rebuilding in a national park...

Arts & Culture

Le cirque comes to town

Saturday, August 9, 2025

A week of theatre games hosted by a duo from Edmonton culminated in a Friday afternoon circus performance for the ages (and for all ages). From August...

Arts & Culture

Aussie folk artist topping live music event at JPP

Sophie Pfisterer, freelance contributor

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

One of Jasper’s most popular restaurants will soon be dishing up live music and good vibes. On July 4 at 8:30 p.m., Jasper Pizza Place will host a roo...

Arts & Culture

Spellbound: Youth-led theatre group ready to raise the curtain

Bob Covey

Friday, April 18, 2025

A group of local thespians are ready to cast a spell on Jasper. Jasper Acts—a community theatre group made up of a diverse, dedicated group of actors ...

Arts & Culture

Less politics, more painting: American artist honouring rugged Rockies residents

Bob Covey

Saturday, March 15, 2025

A Utah-based artist whose favourite subjects to paint are rugged, rough-hewn and rigorous, figures he’ll have plenty of inspiration in Jasper this wee...

Hiking and Climbing

Japanese alpinists summit Mt Alberta on centennial climb

Bob Covey

Monday, August 4, 2025

At 4:20 p.m. on July 24, 2025—three days after the 100th year anniversary of its first ascent— two men who had been making their way up the steep, cru...

Community

Mount Alberta centennial: standing on the shoulders of giants

John Wilmshurst, guest contributor

Monday, July 14, 2025

Jasper roping up for celebrations of Mount Alberta's 1925 inaugural ascent If you are going to steal a mountain in Jasper, I’d recommend Mount Alberta...

Jasper History

Golf’s golden years at Jasper Park

John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor

Monday, June 23, 2025

100 years ago, the Jasper Park Golf Club teed up its first round of the Royal and Ancient Game In 1457, King James II of England banned golf in Scotla...

Community

A steel foundation: A century of railroading in Jasper

John Wilmshurst

Thursday, May 29, 2025

As much as Jasper’s recent history has been shaped by its status as a national park, Jasper is very much a railroad town. For more than 100 years, the...

Jasper Builds

The moments we mark: Remembering the bold vision of Cabin Creek West

John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor

Monday, April 21, 2025

History is having a moment in Jasper. Students and teachers of history understand that what gets remembered —the moments that society marks—are freque...

Arts & Culture

PHOTO GALLERY: Faces of Folk Fest

Bob Covey

Monday, September 8, 2025

The 2025 Jasper Folk Music Festival marched into town on Friday, September 5. The two day festival was a weekend of whimsy and well-deserved respite f...

Local Government

MOJ receives disaster recovery award

Joel Baglole, guest contributor

Friday, September 12, 2025

The Municipality of Jasper has received the Disaster Recovery Institute Canada’s (DRI Canada) Award of Excellence. The honours were bestowed on the mu...

Alberta Politics

Alberta teachers announce strike notice

Bob Covey

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Teachers will walk off the job October 6 unless they can come to contract terms with the provincial government. On Wedensday, September 10, Alberta Te...

Community

School board chair to pass the torch

Bob Covey

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Long-serving Jasper school trustee Dale Karpluk will not run for re-election in October. Karpluk, who was first elected in 2017 and who for the last f...

News

Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest

Monday, August 18, 2025

RCMP have charged a Jasper resident with possession of stolen property and dangerous driving. On August 17, Jasper RCMP received multiple reports of a...

Alberta Politics

Jasper’s Mayor will run again in 2025

Bob Covey

Friday, August 15, 2025

Richard Ireland has indicated his intent to run for mayor in Jasper again. The only mayor that the community has ever known filed his notice of intent...

Community

Bet on Jasper: Reflections from the river

Georgia Ristivojevic

Friday, August 15, 2025

Were it not for a life-altering wager, longtime local and raft guide Andre Blanchette-Dube might not have been raised in Jasper. “My parents moved to ...

Jasper Builds

Happy home coming: R4 District welcomes first replacement home

Andrea Ziegler

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

A nervous Darren Thom was awake at 5am today (August 12, 2025), eagerly anticipating the arrival of his new home. Nearly three hours later, at 7:50am,...

Arts & Culture

PHOTO GALLERY: Faces of Folk Fest

Bob Covey

Monday, September 8, 2025

The 2025 Jasper Folk Music Festival marched into town on Friday, September 5. The two day festival was a weekend of whimsy and well-deserved respite f...

Local Government

MOJ receives disaster recovery award

Joel Baglole, guest contributor

Friday, September 12, 2025

The Municipality of Jasper has received the Disaster Recovery Institute Canada’s (DRI Canada) Award of Excellence. The honours were bestowed on the mu...

Alberta Politics

Alberta teachers announce strike notice

Bob Covey

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Teachers will walk off the job October 6 unless they can come to contract terms with the provincial government. On Wedensday, September 10, Alberta Te...

Community

School board chair to pass the torch

Bob Covey

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Long-serving Jasper school trustee Dale Karpluk will not run for re-election in October. Karpluk, who was first elected in 2017 and who for the last f...

News

Jasper RCMP make stolen vehicle arrest

Monday, August 18, 2025

RCMP have charged a Jasper resident with possession of stolen property and dangerous driving. On August 17, Jasper RCMP received multiple reports of a...

Alberta Politics

Jasper’s Mayor will run again in 2025

Bob Covey

Friday, August 15, 2025

Richard Ireland has indicated his intent to run for mayor in Jasper again. The only mayor that the community has ever known filed his notice of intent...

Community

Bet on Jasper: Reflections from the river

Georgia Ristivojevic

Friday, August 15, 2025

Were it not for a life-altering wager, longtime local and raft guide Andre Blanchette-Dube might not have been raised in Jasper. “My parents moved to ...

Jasper Builds

Happy home coming: R4 District welcomes first replacement home

Andrea Ziegler

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

A nervous Darren Thom was awake at 5am today (August 12, 2025), eagerly anticipating the arrival of his new home. Nearly three hours later, at 7:50am,...

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