Whirling disease has been detected in Alberta’s Athabasca watershed, raising new concerns about the spread of the invasive fish parasite in the Rockies. The latest confirmed case is east of Jasper; Parks Canada says the disease has not been detected in Jasper National Park. In an emailed response to...

A sudden ban on watercraft and wading gear in Mount Robson Provincial Park has sent shockwaves through the Jasper and Valemount paddling communities. New aquatic protective measures have closed access to one of Western Canada’s most celebrated whitewater runs in the name of protecting the Fraser Riv...

Some packrafters' 2026 backcountry plans have been sunk after Parks Canada's new Aquatic Invasive Species strategy surfaced recently, but whitewater advocates are hopeful that the conversation can remain fluid . New rules unveiled as part of a broad strategy to help protect Canada’s mountain parks f...

Were it not for a life-altering wager, longtime local and raft guide Andre Blanchette-Dube might not have been raised in Jasper. “My parents moved to Jasper because my dad took a bet with his coworkers,” Blanchette-Dube said. “There was a job opportunity as a music teacher and [my dad] applied for t...

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. To visitors, the event is an interesting but perhaps unremarkable sight on their tour of many Rockies waterbodies. To kayakers i...