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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 the air, local rafting companies are guiding clients down the river, and visitors and residents are revelling in a special season that is prime for a plethora of outdoor pursuits, sometimes all in the same day. A welcome spring sight: Jasper Raft Tour...

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...

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...

Alberta Politics

Corporate crocodile tears? AB energy execs cancel retreat to Jasper

Bob Covey

Thursday, April 17, 2025

A group of Alberta energy executives has cancelled their corporate retreat in Jasper because they’re mad that the municipality’s mayor wants federal p...

Community

GYPSD confirms new superintendent

Bob Covey

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The Grande Yellowhead Public School Division is welcoming a new, home-grown educator into the division’s top leadership position. Starting July 1, Hin...

Community

Jasper Community Team hires new ED, partnering with foundation

Bob Covey

Thursday, April 10, 2025

The Jasper Community Team Society has boosted its capacity to assist local residents. The trusted community organization, which has received more than...

News

“The pinnacle of ski mountaineering in Canada” Historic descent on Mount Robson

Abigail Popple, Local Journalism Initiative, Robson Valley Goat Newspaper

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

A British Columbia athlete has skied from the summit of the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. On February 16, Christina Lustenberger and ski mount...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Alberta Politics

Corporate crocodile tears? AB energy execs cancel retreat to Jasper

Bob Covey

Thursday, April 17, 2025

A group of Alberta energy executives has cancelled their corporate retreat in Jasper because they’re mad that the municipality’s mayor wants federal p...

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...

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...

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...

Business

Pop-up business village now proposed for Patricia St.

Peter Shokeir, Jasper Fitzhugh, Local Journalism Initiative

Friday, March 28, 2025

Temporary village intended to host businesses displaced by wildfire The Municipality of Jasper is considering an alternative location for the proposed...

Alberta Politics

Jasper’s director of recovery tapped as Liberal candidate in Yellowhead

Bob Covey

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Michael Fark, the Municipality of Jasper’s Director of Recovery, has been selected as the 2025 Liberal candidate for Yellowhead. While as of March 27 ...

Hiking and Climbing

Construction to start on Berg Lake alpine hut

Bob Covey

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

A new alpine facility will be built at Robson Pass, in B.C.’s Mount Robson Provincial Park. The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC ) has the go-ahead to const...

Community

Message in a bottle: Museum volunteers wanted

Friday, March 21, 2025

If you could bottle community spirit, two things are for certain. One : inside that bottle you’d have the same stuff that helps keep the lights on at ...

Alberta Politics

Corporate crocodile tears? AB energy execs cancel retreat to Jasper

Bob Covey

Thursday, April 17, 2025

A group of Alberta energy executives has cancelled their corporate retreat in Jasper because they’re mad that the municipality’s mayor wants federal p...

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...

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...

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...

Business

Pop-up business village now proposed for Patricia St.

Peter Shokeir, Jasper Fitzhugh, Local Journalism Initiative

Friday, March 28, 2025

Temporary village intended to host businesses displaced by wildfire The Municipality of Jasper is considering an alternative location for the proposed...

Alberta Politics

Jasper’s director of recovery tapped as Liberal candidate in Yellowhead

Bob Covey

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Michael Fark, the Municipality of Jasper’s Director of Recovery, has been selected as the 2025 Liberal candidate for Yellowhead. While as of March 27 ...

Hiking and Climbing

Construction to start on Berg Lake alpine hut

Bob Covey

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

A new alpine facility will be built at Robson Pass, in B.C.’s Mount Robson Provincial Park. The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC ) has the go-ahead to const...

Community

Message in a bottle: Museum volunteers wanted

Friday, March 21, 2025

If you could bottle community spirit, two things are for certain. One : inside that bottle you’d have the same stuff that helps keep the lights on at ...

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