“Worker Bee” Jordan raised the question during the Town Hall sessions: “Is there a local job board?” Yes, there is! The Jasper Local is pleased to introduce Local Jobs to support both volunteer and paid positions. Posting a job or volunteer position is fast, free and easy. Here is a quick guide to u...

On the day of a fallen firefighter’s memorial, the Jasper Wildfire Complex has been downgraded from “out of control” to “being held.” On August 17, as the family and friends of Morgan Kitchen gathered to celebrate the life of the 24-year-old firefighter who died in the line of duty, a significant mi...

As questions arise about the townsite re-entry process, community leaders are assuring Jasperites that their concerns about privacy and security are not falling on deaf ears. On Monday morning, messaging from the Incident Management Team indicated that the scheduled re-entry date of Friday, August 1...

For the most up-to-date information on the wildfire and for information and resources for evacuees, visit the Municipality of Jasper’s  website  and the social media channels of the  MOJ  and  Jasper National Park . Friday, August 16 will mark the start of Jasper’s re-entry phase. On that day, Incid...

Critical details of the staged re-entry into the Jasper townsite for residents will be available on Monday, August 12. Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland made the announcement on Saturday at an 11 a.m. (MST) media briefing. “My hope is that the knowledge of the pending announcement will provide a bridge a...

It took me some time to wake up out of the shock of the fire, to come out of a numbness. Slowly, I began to connect to survivor’s guilt: the guilt one feels for surviving an event that others did not. Survivor’s guilt can present very much like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) , with similar sy...

Fire “close to being held” around townsite; emergency services beginning to come on-line As critical retail and emergency services in the fire-ravaged community of Jasper take initial steps to restart, fire fighters working the Jasper Wildfire Complex are feeling increasingly confident that the wild...

Re: Save the hot air: Decades of wildfire preparation was a success, not a failure (Editorial, July 29, 2024) Dear Bob, Hang in there and don’t let the gasbags get you down. The same thing happens in the American West after a major wildfire. The Monday morning quarterbacks distort and over-simplify....

For the most up-to-date information on the wildfire and for information and resources for evacuees, visit the Municipality of Jasper's website and the social media channels of the MOJ and Jasper National Park . Jasperites are feeling a mixture of devastation and relief as recent images of their belo...

The community of Jasper has been forever changed after a massive wildfire spread into the townsite yesterday afternoon (July 24).  Structural firefighters continue to work to protect homes and buildings in Jasper but significant losses have occurred, including multiple homes and businesses, official...