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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. To visitors, the event is an interesting but perhaps unremarkable sight on their tour of many Rockies waterbodies. To kayakers i...
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Jasper to begin consultation on new town plan
Community
Jasper to begin consultation on new town plan
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Jasperites will soon have a chance to help shape a new town plan that will guide the community’s growth and development over the coming years. Beth Sa...
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Wading into Alberta’s separation debate
Alberta Politics
Wading into Alberta’s separation debate
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
A conversation near the river offers a chance to consider why separation appeals to some Albertans, and why staying in Canada is worth showing up for....
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Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Business
Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Jasper could introduce winter bus service to Marmot Basin in November 2027 as part of a proposed five-year transit expansion plan that would more than...
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Jasper paid parking to start April 1 next year
Local Government
Jasper paid parking to start April 1 next year
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Friday, October 16, 2026
Paid parking will resume a month earlier in Jasper next year. On October 6 council voted to extend the annual season from May 1 to Oct. 31, with the a...
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Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition
Community
Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Parks Canada is standing by its decision to move Snaring Campground onto the online reservation system next year, despite a petition from Jasper resid...
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Jasper adopts more stringent privacy rules
Alberta Politics
Jasper adopts more stringent privacy rules
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
"It's a good example of how provincial rules and regulations increase the cost of doing business for municipalities." The Municipality of Jasper has a...
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A decade of creativity under one roof
Arts & Culture
A decade of creativity under one roof
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Jasper Habitat for the Arts, ACFA and the Jasper Municipal Library mark 10 years at the Jasper Library and Cultural Centre with music, cake and a cele...
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Jasper faces shortage of election workers ahead of Oct. 19 referendum
Alberta Politics
Jasper faces shortage of election workers ahead of Oct. 19 referendum
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Elections Alberta is looking for more people to work the polls in Jasper , with the West Yellowhead electoral division still short about 200 election ...
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Jasper to begin consultation on new town plan
Community
Jasper to begin consultation on new town plan
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Jasperites will soon have a chance to help shape a new town plan that will guide the community’s growth and development over the coming years. Beth Sa...
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Wading into Alberta’s separation debate
Alberta Politics
Wading into Alberta’s separation debate
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
A conversation near the river offers a chance to consider why separation appeals to some Albertans, and why staying in Canada is worth showing up for....
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Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Business
Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Jasper could introduce winter bus service to Marmot Basin in November 2027 as part of a proposed five-year transit expansion plan that would more than...
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Jasper paid parking to start April 1 next year
Local Government
Jasper paid parking to start April 1 next year
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Friday, October 16, 2026
Paid parking will resume a month earlier in Jasper next year. On October 6 council voted to extend the annual season from May 1 to Oct. 31, with the a...
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Jasper paid parking to start April 1 next year
Local Government
Jasper paid parking to start April 1 next year
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Friday, October 16, 2026
Paid parking will resume a month earlier in Jasper next year. On October 6 council voted to extend the annual season from May 1 to Oct. 31, with the a...
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Look up, Jasper: Dark Sky Festival returns with cosmic art, rocket science and starry nights
Arts & Culture
Look up, Jasper: Dark Sky Festival returns with cosmic art, rocket science and starry nights
Thursday, October 15, 2026
From SkyTram stargazing to a drone show, free concerts and fireside chats inspired by the solar system, Jasper’s 10-day celebration offers plenty of w...
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Wading into Alberta’s separation debate
Alberta Politics
Wading into Alberta’s separation debate
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
A conversation near the river offers a chance to consider why separation appeals to some Albertans, and why staying in Canada is worth showing up for....
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Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Business
Jasper weighs transit expansion, including Marmot Basin route
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Jasper could introduce winter bus service to Marmot Basin in November 2027 as part of a proposed five-year transit expansion plan that would more than...
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