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Glacial Shift: Pursuit electrifies icefield experience
Business
Glacial Shift: Pursuit electrifies icefield experience
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
On a variable May morning at the toe of the Athabasca Glacier, a new kind of machine hummed quietly onto the ancient ice. After decades of diesel engines roaring across one of the most visited glaciers in North America, Pursuit unveiled what it says is the world’s first electric Ice Explorer — a Can...
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“Meltdown” exhibitors hope art appreciation trickles into climate action
Arts & Culture
“Meltdown” exhibitors hope art appreciation trickles into climate action
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative 
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Visitors to the Columbia Icefields have a new way to step into the world of glaciers. An interactive art installation featuring landscape photography, exhibiting at the Discovery Centre’s Glacier Gallery , raises awareness about climate change and helps inspires individuals into personal action. "Tu...
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Jam for Jasper at the Banff Springs
Arts & Culture
Jam for Jasper at the Banff Springs
Bob Covey 
Friday, May 23, 2025
Jasperites encouraged to attend wildfire resilience event A live music event, a rally cry, a celebration of resilience, a reckoning. An artist’s statement on a changing climate, a gathering of community, an album release night, a fundraiser. Call it what you will, the upcoming Jam for Jasper will be...
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Corporate crocodile tears? AB energy execs cancel retreat to Jasper
Alberta Politics
Corporate crocodile tears? AB energy execs cancel retreat to Jasper
Bob Covey 
Thursday, April 17, 2025
A group of Alberta energy executives has cancelled their corporate retreat in Jasper because they’re mad that the municipality’s mayor wants federal politicians to make climate change a priority. What other conclusion could anyone take away from reading an April 15 letter from the Mullen Group , a t...
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On the precipice of climate activism
Arts & Culture
On the precipice of climate activism
Bob Covey 
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Wild Aerial to screen during Jasper in January An aerial athlete and climate champion who lost her home and possessions in the Jasper Wildfire is bringing attention to the mountains’ fragile alpine environments via a celebration of all things winter. Together with filmmaker Trixie Pacis, Sasha Galit...
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Ashes of a broken system: Reimagining Jasper’s tourism future, post-wildfire
Community
Ashes of a broken system: Reimagining Jasper’s tourism future, post-wildfire
Lindsey Gartner & Brooklyn Rushton 
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Beneath surface-level discussions and debates around the Jasper wildfire lies a more complex reality. This fire is not just an isolated event, but part of a broader pattern linked to climate change—a result of a century of colonial land use practices and an economic system focused on extraction and ...
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<strong>New Climate Risk Report shows increased wildfires and reduced snow for Jasper</strong>
Environment
New Climate Risk Report shows increased wildfires and reduced snow for Jasper
Cameron Jackson 
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Wildfires, smoke hazards, freezing rain and extreme heat are predicted to increase in Jasper over the next 30 years, and the town can expect the daily average temperature to never drop below minus 30 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. This, according to a recently released Climate Risk Asses...
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Overflowing Medicine Lake’s wild whitewater linked to warm pools on Pacific Ocean
Jasper History
Overflowing Medicine Lake’s wild whitewater linked to warm pools on Pacific Ocean
Bob Covey 
Thursday, July 28, 2022
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...
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New chapter for historic Athabasca Hotel
Business
New chapter for historic Athabasca Hotel
Friday, June 19, 2026
New owners promise to honour Athabasca Hotel's legacy while investing in its future The Athabasca Hotel, one of Jasper's most recognizable landmarks a...
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CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2026
Community
CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2026
Bob 
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Congratulations to the 2026 graduates of Jasper Jr/Sr High School and École Desrochers! From classrooms and sports fields to stages and mountain trail...
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Lawyer urges action as insurance deadline nears
Community
Lawyer urges action as insurance deadline nears
Friday, June 19, 2026
Free June 23 session aims to help residents protect their rights before July 22 limitation period Nearly two years after the Jasper wildfire destroyed...
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Jasper students reach for the skies at national satellite challenge
Education
Jasper students reach for the skies at national satellite challenge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
A group of Jasper high school students spent months designing, building and testing a miniature satellite, only to watch their hard work encounter a h...
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Jasper rebuild reaches key milestone as construction surges
Community
Jasper rebuild reaches key milestone as construction surges
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Monday, June 8, 2026
Occupied and Under-Construction Properties Now Match Design-Phase Total Jasper has reached a construction milestone as the number of fire-damaged prop...
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White-nose syndrome reaches Jasper, raising concerns for local bat populations
Editorial
White-nose syndrome reaches Jasper, raising concerns for local bat populations
Bob Covey 
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Researchers find first confirmed case in Jasper National Park and fear steep declines without intervention The discovery of white-nose syndrome in Jas...
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Council awards contract for new buses, approves revised tax rates
Community
Council awards contract for new buses, approves revised tax rates
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Friday, June 5, 2026
Jasper will see new buses on the road within the next year after council awarded a procurement contract to Dynamic Specialty Vehicles on Tuesday (June...
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The canaries in the cold mountain streams
Environment
The canaries in the cold mountain streams
Mark Bradley, guest contributor 
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Protecting Harlequin Ducks means protecting the ecosystems we depend on, too. Back in the spring of 2005, I made my first visit to the Maligne Outflow...
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New chapter for historic Athabasca Hotel
Business
New chapter for historic Athabasca Hotel
Friday, June 19, 2026
New owners promise to honour Athabasca Hotel's legacy while investing in its future The Athabasca Hotel, one of Jasper's most recognizable landmarks a...
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CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2026
Community
CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2026
Bob 
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Congratulations to the 2026 graduates of Jasper Jr/Sr High School and École Desrochers! From classrooms and sports fields to stages and mountain trail...
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Lawyer urges action as insurance deadline nears
Community
Lawyer urges action as insurance deadline nears
Friday, June 19, 2026
Free June 23 session aims to help residents protect their rights before July 22 limitation period Nearly two years after the Jasper wildfire destroyed...
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Jasper students reach for the skies at national satellite challenge
Education
Jasper students reach for the skies at national satellite challenge
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
A group of Jasper high school students spent months designing, building and testing a miniature satellite, only to watch their hard work encounter a h...
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Council accepts invite to join JNP Planning and Development Committee
Business
Council accepts invite to join JNP Planning and Development Committee
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Jasper Municipal Council members will dip their toes into development matters as the Municipality of Jasper prepares to take over land-use authority f...
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Community Outreach Services faces lack of external funding
Community
Community Outreach Services faces lack of external funding
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Monday, June 22, 2026
Community Outreach Services (COS) is feeling the pressure as external funding is expected to be reduced by $409,000 total over the next three years. B...
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New chapter for historic Athabasca Hotel
Business
New chapter for historic Athabasca Hotel
Friday, June 19, 2026
New owners promise to honour Athabasca Hotel's legacy while investing in its future The Athabasca Hotel, one of Jasper's most recognizable landmarks a...
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Lawyer urges action as insurance deadline nears
Community
Lawyer urges action as insurance deadline nears
Friday, June 19, 2026
Free June 23 session aims to help residents protect their rights before July 22 limitation period Nearly two years after the Jasper wildfire destroyed...
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