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Week of art workshops aimed at youth wellness

Friday, April 17, 2026

A week of arts and culture sessions are being oriented to Grade 9 to 12 students in Jasper. Beading, felting, drumming, live music, pottery and more will make up a week of wellness workshops, dubbed Youth Art Hope (YAH), May 2-9. The idea for the sessions began with conversations with the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre, said local arts promoter Marianne Garrah. A gap in community arts program...

Business

Chamber exploring business-owned staff housing facility

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Friday, April 17, 2026

The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce (JPCC) is proposing businesses join together to form a co-operative that would build and manage a not-for-profit s...

Arts & Culture

Teacher Vanessa Martin on the art of letting students lead

Bob

Thursday, April 16, 2026

In Vanessa Martin’s classroom, art isn’t just about what ends up on the wall. It’s about the courage to begin, the persistence to continue, and the qu...

Housing

Wildfire-affected utilities require $9M in repairs

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Repairs to water and sewer infrastructure affected by the 2024 Jasper wildfire could cost more than $9 million, according to a report presented to cou...

Arts & Culture

Revered Canadian hip hop artists to headline Uplift! Kickoff Patio Party

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Jasperites with a craving to kick off spring with a bangin’ street party will soon have that itch officially—and rhythmically— scratched . Shad is one...

Community

Rebuilding questions? Red Cross experts offer in-person support

Bob Covey

Thursday, April 9, 2026

A series of all-day, in-person support sessions will help connect Jasperites to resources and experts in recovery. On April 14-16, on top of available...

Alberta Politics

Water Not Coal canvassers looking to mine Yellowhead for signatures

Bob Covey

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Residents of Yellowhead are urging their fellow Albertans to say no to coal mining in the Rockies. For weeks, canvassers with the Water Not Coal citiz...

Community

Council briefs: Transit fleet, insurance deadline, recovery updates

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

A s the Municipality of Jasper transitions away from contracting out its local transit service and toward owning its own fleet, it will no longer cons...

Business

Detour to Marmot Basin: Mud and debris closes part of Wabasso Rd

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Parks Canada is posting notice that a section of the Wabasso Road (93A) is closed as of 6 p.m., April 4, 2026. The closure is due to falling debris an...

Jasper History

Rocky road: The bumpy backstory of one of the world’s most scenic drives

John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

More than a ribbon of tar and gravel, the Icefields Parkway is a meandering journey of stories and adventures. In 1971, Rory Flanagan was fed up. More...

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. /...

Environment

Backcountry paddlers disappointed by new invasive species rules

Bob Covey

Friday, March 20, 2026

Some packrafters' 2026 backcountry plans have been sunk after Parks Canada's new Aquatic Invasive Species strategy surfaced recently, but whitewater a...

Environment

Road closure on Icefields Parkway extended

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Atmospheric river creates extreme avalanche hazard The Icefields Parkway (Hwy93N) will remain closed until at least Saturday, March 21. Extreme avalan...

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...

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 ...

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...

Housing

Wildfire-affected utilities require $9M in repairs

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Repairs to water and sewer infrastructure affected by the 2024 Jasper wildfire could cost more than $9 million, according to a report presented to cou...

Arts & Culture

Revered Canadian hip hop artists to headline Uplift! Kickoff Patio Party

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Jasperites with a craving to kick off spring with a bangin’ street party will soon have that itch officially—and rhythmically— scratched . Shad is one...

Arts & Culture

Teacher Vanessa Martin on the art of letting students lead

Bob

Thursday, April 16, 2026

In Vanessa Martin’s classroom, art isn’t just about what ends up on the wall. It’s about the courage to begin, the persistence to continue, and the qu...

Business

Chamber exploring business-owned staff housing facility

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Friday, April 17, 2026

The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce (JPCC) is proposing businesses join together to form a co-operative that would build and manage a not-for-profit s...

News

Icefields Parkway to reopen today

Thursday, March 26, 2026

The Icefields Parkway will reopen at 2 p.m. MST today (Thursday, March 26). Parks Canada has said that a 250-metre section of highway covered in avala...

Business

Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility

Bob Covey

Monday, March 23, 2026

Jasper has the makings of a hardware store again. As the Jasper Home Hardware on Sleepy Hollow Road is rebuilt following the July 2024 Jasper Wildfire...

News

Icefields Parkway remains closed “until further notice”

Sunday, March 22, 2026

UPDATE (March 26, 12 p.m.): The Icefields Parkway will reopen on Thursday, March 26 at 2 p.m . The Icefields Parkway (Hwy93N) remains closed until fur...

Community

Council signs off on memorial bench program

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Sunday, March 22, 2026

The Municipality will charge $4,185 per memorial bench for a 15-year term after council approved a new formalized program on Tuesday (March 17). Appli...

Housing

Wildfire-affected utilities require $9M in repairs

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Repairs to water and sewer infrastructure affected by the 2024 Jasper wildfire could cost more than $9 million, according to a report presented to cou...

Arts & Culture

Revered Canadian hip hop artists to headline Uplift! Kickoff Patio Party

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Jasperites with a craving to kick off spring with a bangin’ street party will soon have that itch officially—and rhythmically— scratched . Shad is one...

Arts & Culture

Teacher Vanessa Martin on the art of letting students lead

Bob

Thursday, April 16, 2026

In Vanessa Martin’s classroom, art isn’t just about what ends up on the wall. It’s about the courage to begin, the persistence to continue, and the qu...

Business

Chamber exploring business-owned staff housing facility

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Friday, April 17, 2026

The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce (JPCC) is proposing businesses join together to form a co-operative that would build and manage a not-for-profit s...

News

Icefields Parkway to reopen today

Thursday, March 26, 2026

The Icefields Parkway will reopen at 2 p.m. MST today (Thursday, March 26). Parks Canada has said that a 250-metre section of highway covered in avala...

Business

Temporary hardware store opens in new municipal facility

Bob Covey

Monday, March 23, 2026

Jasper has the makings of a hardware store again. As the Jasper Home Hardware on Sleepy Hollow Road is rebuilt following the July 2024 Jasper Wildfire...

News

Icefields Parkway remains closed “until further notice”

Sunday, March 22, 2026

UPDATE (March 26, 12 p.m.): The Icefields Parkway will reopen on Thursday, March 26 at 2 p.m . The Icefields Parkway (Hwy93N) remains closed until fur...

Community

Council signs off on memorial bench program

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Sunday, March 22, 2026

The Municipality will charge $4,185 per memorial bench for a 15-year term after council approved a new formalized program on Tuesday (March 17). Appli...

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