Parks Canada mum on future of outfitters  There is still time for members of the public to comment on the proposed caribou conservation plan in Jasper National Park. Comments close today (September 2) on Parks Canada’s plans to build a $24 million breeding facility to rebuild small caribou herds in ...

Andrew Bovard is back on top of the 24 hour solo mountain biking podium. The 45-year-old Jasperite took home first place in the Masters category at the recent Canadian Rockies 24 , held at Canmore’s nordic centre. “That course is the hardest 2-4 course,” Bovard said. “It’s rooty, rutty and rocky.” B...

There’s a cute book in the Jasper Museum called Bears in the Alley . It’s a compilation of stories, mostly by Jasper old timers, who regale readers with recollections of life living with black bears. Back in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, not only were there plenty of bears in Jasper’s alleys, but there we...

The dream of a skatepark in Jasper is one set of stairs closer to reality. On August 11 the Jasper Skatepark Committee received news that their project has been approved for the federal government’s Healthy Communities Initiative Grant , financial support to the tune of $91,363. The boost will help ...

Volunteer effort on Whistlers’ Mountain eradicating graffiti from glacial erratics Volunteers were removing graffiti in Jasper National Park’s high alpine after a Jasper Skytram guest was caught vandalizing rocks and boulders along the Whistlers’ Mountain summit trail. On Thursday, July 28, a man vi...

On August 9 Jasper residents and visitors will have the chance to shop for fruit, baked goods, home cooking, veggies, preserves, art, plants and more…and help disadvantaged families in Guatemala while doing so. The annual Summer Fair at the Jasper Activity Centre takes place from 4-8 p.m. This year,...

As the August Long Weekend takes shape and Parks Canada reminds visitors and residents to be bear-aware, two grizzlies that were hanging out in downtown Jasper are keeping their distance far in the backcountry Two habituated bears, translocated by helicopter into the Jasper National Park backcountry...

Fire rating is at moderate in Jasper National Park, according to Parks Canada. National parks are considered to be under a permanent fire restriction Unlike other jurisdictions, where open fires on public land are sometimes permissible, Parks Canada does not allow random fires anywhere in Jasper Nat...

The Pacific Decadal Oscillation is still being studied, but high water events in the Rockies offer clues Medicine Lake has breached its banks for the fourth year in a row and a river scientist from the University of Lethbridge is suggesting the occurrence has not as much to do with climate change—al...

More than 30 families in Jasper are using the food bank as a regular part of their family’s food budget, an increase of 500 per cent from pre-pandemic usage. The issue was brought up at a recent community conversation between members of municipal council, Jasper Local Food Society representatives an...