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UPDATED: Parkway to close for avalanche control

Monday, March 16, 2026

The Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93N) is anticipated to close tomorrow (Tuesday, March 17) at 12 p.m. Jasper National Park forecasters are expecting a significant snow storm, which will increase the avalanche hazard and require avalanche control operations. “ Up to 92cm of snow may arrive by Friday and rain at lower elevations starting 6 p.m. Tuesday ,” a Parks Canada email dated March 16 reads. The cl...

Community

Middle housing initiative aims to support higher-density options

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Saturday, March 14, 2026

As the community rebuilds, the Municipality of Jasper is working with land development experts to identify middle housing opportunities . The Jasper H...

Local Government

Council explores year-round paid parking, mulls $718,000 in utility repairs

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Saturday, March 14, 2026

The Municipality of Jasper will reconsider whether to expand paid parking into the winter as council directed administration to explore the feasibilit...

Community

Council advocating for extensions on wildfire insurance claims

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Jasper policyholders have just four months to file insurance claims for wildfire damages or initiate legal action against an insurer. On Tuesday (Marc...

Arts & Culture

Laughter as medicine: Comedy tour stopping in Jasper.

Cameron Jackson, freelance contributor

Thursday, March 12, 2026

More than 19 months after wildfire rewrote Jasper's story overnight, a comedy trio is hoping to bring some levity to the town’s current chapter. The ...

Business

Jasper Works aims to recruit more local labour

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Jasper Employment and Education Centre (JEEC) is hoping to build a “workforce pipeline” to supply businesses with labour. Heidi Veluw, project co-...

Arts & Culture

Jasper-raised author gives back to community

Bob Covey

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Thanks to a recent gift, the Jasper Community Team Society has nearly $10,000 more to distribute to community members in recovery from the 2024 wildfi...

Local Government

Council approves $1.23 utility fix, paid parking hikes

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Friday, March 6, 2026

E mergency utility repairs Council approved using $1.23 million from reserves for an emergency replacement of a water supply pump and the wastewater t...

Alberta Politics

West Yellowhead MLA says he supports a united Canada

Bob Covey

Friday, March 6, 2026

West Yellowhead MLA Martin Long says he does not support Alberta’s separation from Canada. Long, who was appointed as Alberta’s Minister of Infrastruc...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Business

Jasper Works aims to recruit more local labour

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Jasper Employment and Education Centre (JEEC) is hoping to build a “workforce pipeline” to supply businesses with labour. Heidi Veluw, project co-...

Community

Council advocating for extensions on wildfire insurance claims

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Jasper policyholders have just four months to file insurance claims for wildfire damages or initiate legal action against an insurer. On Tuesday (Marc...

Arts & Culture

Jasper-raised author gives back to community

Bob Covey

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Thanks to a recent gift, the Jasper Community Team Society has nearly $10,000 more to distribute to community members in recovery from the 2024 wildfi...

Community

Middle housing initiative aims to support higher-density options

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Saturday, March 14, 2026

As the community rebuilds, the Municipality of Jasper is working with land development experts to identify middle housing opportunities . The Jasper H...

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...

Business

Jasper Works aims to recruit more local labour

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The Jasper Employment and Education Centre (JEEC) is hoping to build a “workforce pipeline” to supply businesses with labour. Heidi Veluw, project co-...

Community

Council advocating for extensions on wildfire insurance claims

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Jasper policyholders have just four months to file insurance claims for wildfire damages or initiate legal action against an insurer. On Tuesday (Marc...

Arts & Culture

Jasper-raised author gives back to community

Bob Covey

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Thanks to a recent gift, the Jasper Community Team Society has nearly $10,000 more to distribute to community members in recovery from the 2024 wildfi...

Community

Middle housing initiative aims to support higher-density options

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Saturday, March 14, 2026

As the community rebuilds, the Municipality of Jasper is working with land development experts to identify middle housing opportunities . The Jasper H...

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...

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