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Anonymous — A Jasper Resident

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Gold is trading below $35 an ounce; the Dow has sunk to 631; and just the year before, men have for the first time, walked on the moon. And now here is a girl in bell bottoms with a brown leather shoulder bag all swinging free walking towards me. I don't know her but she reminds me of Goldie Hawn. Built by Neapolitan architect Onofrio della Cava in 1442, some 528 years later Dubrovnik's Large Foun...

Jasper Builds

Council briefs: Off-site levies, tax policy engagement

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Friday, February 13, 2026

Council will seek feedback before increasing off-site levies to cover the cost that net new development puts on municipal infrastructure. Town planner...

Community

Rotary Club to release more relief funding

Friday, February 13, 2026

Rotarians are making available a second round of fire relief funding for local Jasper-area organizations. The Rotary District 5370 Charitable Foundati...

Community

Air quality monitoring continuing in Jasper under new management

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Monday, February 9, 2026

To help provide peace of mind for a recovering community, the West Central Airshed Society (WCAS) has taken up long-term air monitoring for Jasper. Th...

Community

JRCC hearing complaints about debris removal invoicing

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Friday, February 6, 2026

The Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre (JRCC) has received feedback from residents about higher-than-expected invoices associated with the bulk debri...

Letters

Letter: Sister of injured climber sends love to Jasper

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Re: Jasperites organizing for fractured friend, January 28, 2026 Dear Editor, I am Vratislav Ďurech's sister, Lucka Ďurechová. Our lives with my broth...

News

Alberta-born tech helps families ski safer

Amir Said, freelance reporter

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Marmot Basin helps launch Canadian-made safety device for ski resorts Ski families have one less thing to worry about on the slopes thanks to new GPS-...

News

Arrest made in Hinton child pornography investigation

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

A 62-year-old man from Hinton has been charged with possession of child pornography. A year and a half after Alberta’s Integrated Child Exploitation (...

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...

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 ...

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. ...

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...

Environment

Two Jasper wildfire reports analyze key factors in rapid spread

Peter Shokeir, freelance contributor

Friday, October 31, 2025

Two new reports shed light on how the 2024 Jasper wildfire spread so quickly. The reports, which were commissioned by Parks Canada, also reaffirm 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

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...

Jasper Builds

Council briefs: Off-site levies, tax policy engagement

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Friday, February 13, 2026

Council will seek feedback before increasing off-site levies to cover the cost that net new development puts on municipal infrastructure. Town planner...

Local Literature

A Love Story : How Geography Triumphed

Anonymous — A Jasper Resident

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Gold is trading below $35 an ounce; the Dow has sunk to 631; and just the year before, men have for the first time, walked on the moon. And now here i...

Community

Rotary Club to release more relief funding

Friday, February 13, 2026

Rotarians are making available a second round of fire relief funding for local Jasper-area organizations. The Rotary District 5370 Charitable Foundati...

Community

Air quality monitoring continuing in Jasper under new management

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Monday, February 9, 2026

To help provide peace of mind for a recovering community, the West Central Airshed Society (WCAS) has taken up long-term air monitoring for Jasper. Th...

News

I just need him back: Missing man’s family issues desperate plea

Bob Covey

Monday, January 19, 2026

The family members of a 29-year-old who went missing in Jasper two summers ago are putting out a desperate plea for any information about their son an...

Community

ATCO defends new overhead power lines

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Monday, January 19, 2026

Resident wants replacement power lines buried underground for safety, aesthetics With replacement power lines going underground for Pyramid Lake and M...

Arts & Culture

Chef’s Table: Refined dining during Jasper in January

Amir Said, freelance reporter

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Jasper in January, the mountain town’s iconic winter festival, kicks off this week, with a wide variety of events including the Chef’s Table Experienc...

Arts & Culture

Guided by grapes at new Jasper in January event

Amir Said, freelance reporter

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Après Wine pairs the beauty of the snow-capped mountains with some of the best wine Jasper has to offer. Jasper in January — the mountain town’s most ...

Jasper Builds

Council briefs: Off-site levies, tax policy engagement

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Friday, February 13, 2026

Council will seek feedback before increasing off-site levies to cover the cost that net new development puts on municipal infrastructure. Town planner...

Local Literature

A Love Story : How Geography Triumphed

Anonymous — A Jasper Resident

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Gold is trading below $35 an ounce; the Dow has sunk to 631; and just the year before, men have for the first time, walked on the moon. And now here i...

Community

Rotary Club to release more relief funding

Friday, February 13, 2026

Rotarians are making available a second round of fire relief funding for local Jasper-area organizations. The Rotary District 5370 Charitable Foundati...

Community

Air quality monitoring continuing in Jasper under new management

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Monday, February 9, 2026

To help provide peace of mind for a recovering community, the West Central Airshed Society (WCAS) has taken up long-term air monitoring for Jasper. Th...

News

I just need him back: Missing man’s family issues desperate plea

Bob Covey

Monday, January 19, 2026

The family members of a 29-year-old who went missing in Jasper two summers ago are putting out a desperate plea for any information about their son an...

Community

ATCO defends new overhead power lines

Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter

Monday, January 19, 2026

Resident wants replacement power lines buried underground for safety, aesthetics With replacement power lines going underground for Pyramid Lake and M...

Arts & Culture

Chef’s Table: Refined dining during Jasper in January

Amir Said, freelance reporter

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Jasper in January, the mountain town’s iconic winter festival, kicks off this week, with a wide variety of events including the Chef’s Table Experienc...

Arts & Culture

Guided by grapes at new Jasper in January event

Amir Said, freelance reporter

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Après Wine pairs the beauty of the snow-capped mountains with some of the best wine Jasper has to offer. Jasper in January — the mountain town’s most ...

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