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New calves mark caribou breeding centre’s progress
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 birth of seven healthy calves in its first year of operation. Jean-Francois Bisaillon, program manager of the Jasper Caribou Recovery Program for Jasper ...
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Letter: Do backcountry ski tracks REALLY increase caribou predation?
Letters
Letter: Do backcountry ski tracks REALLY increase caribou predation?
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Dear Editor, Jasper National Park management has closed large parts of formerly prime backcountry ski terrain as part of a larger program to protect and restore caribou populations that have sharply declined over the past century. JNP offers the hypothesis that ski tracks facilitate wolf movements a...
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Park users charged with breach of caribou closures
Environment
Park users charged with breach of caribou closures
Bob Covey 
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Three campers and a dog-walker have court dates after hiking into areas of Jasper National Park closed for caribou conservation. Parks Canada law enforcement staff responded to two separate incidents on the same day, according to media spokespeople for Jasper National Park. On the afternoon of Febru...
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Charges laid for closure breach
Environment
Charges laid for closure breach
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
A Jasper National Park visitor has been charged by law enforcement personnel after entering an area closed for caribou conservation.  On the afternoon of February 26, after receiving a public report, Parks Canada wardens tracked down a skier and a snowshoer who had ignored area closure signs on Jasp...
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Pricey penalties for caribou closure trespassers
Environment
Pricey penalties for caribou closure trespassers
Bob Covey 
Monday, December 5, 2022
Three backcountry users in Jasper National Park were given hefty fines for entering areas closed for caribou conservation. On November 24 Jasper Provincial Court heard that last spring, three individuals were charged by Parks Canada law enforcement officers for trespassing in delayed-access areas. A...
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The last ride: Caribou protection measures saddle Tonquin Valley outfitters with closure
Hiking and Climbing
The last ride: Caribou protection measures saddle Tonquin Valley outfitters with closure
Tania Millen and Bob Covey 
Monday, October 3, 2022
Skiers, horseback riders and hikers lose out; backcountry lodges forced into disrepair Riding across Maccarib Pass into the Tonquin Valley feels like passing through a mist-filled portal into Narnia, a magical place populated by mythical creatures, including grizzly bears, wolverines and endangered ...
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JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Community
JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Bob Covey 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Positions created to facilitate Jasper’s recovery from the 2024 wildfire will be fully funded to the end of their respective terms. The announcement w...
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Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Arts & Culture
Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Funding requests from community groups, arts organizations, business advocates, service centres, foundations and festivals went before Jasper Municipa...
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Muskrat love (Or: a rat by any other name…)
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...
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Jasper Park Lodge GM named Hotelier of the Year
Business
Jasper Park Lodge GM named Hotelier of the Year
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge is in the spotlight once again. The iconic property’s general manager, Garrett Turta, has been named the 2025 Hotelier of t...
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Tree donation for future Cabin Creek playground
Community
Tree donation for future Cabin Creek playground
Monday, November 3, 2025
Nespresso Canada donates trees to the MOJ to support rebuilding efforts. A leading coffee corporation is giving Jasper's rebuild a jolt. Last Friday (...
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Two Jasper wildfire reports analyze key factors in rapid spread
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 ...
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Students march to support strike-busted teachers
Alberta Politics
Students march to support strike-busted teachers
Bob Covey 
Thursday, October 30, 2025
For the second time in a month that has seen only four school days, Jasper students walked out of school in support of their teachers. After taking st...
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JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Community
JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Bob Covey 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Positions created to facilitate Jasper’s recovery from the 2024 wildfire will be fully funded to the end of their respective terms. The announcement w...
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Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Arts & Culture
Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Funding requests from community groups, arts organizations, business advocates, service centres, foundations and festivals went before Jasper Municipa...
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Muskrat love (Or: a rat by any other name…)
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...
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Muskrat love (Or: a rat by any other name…)
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...
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JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Community
JRCC update: funding confirmed, rebuild progressing
Bob Covey 
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Positions created to facilitate Jasper’s recovery from the 2024 wildfire will be fully funded to the end of their respective terms. The announcement w...
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Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Arts & Culture
Council hears funding requests from 11 community groups
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Funding requests from community groups, arts organizations, business advocates, service centres, foundations and festivals went before Jasper Municipa...
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Linking turns, climate art and community
Arts & Culture
Linking turns, climate art and community
Bob Covey 
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Nature may look chaotic, but it is, in fact, very well organized. So says artist Dee McLean. “We mess with it at our peril,” she says. A scientific il...
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