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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. Beth LeBlanc, manager of Community Outreach Services, told council on Tuesday, June 9 that 87 per cent of the department’s services are funded through ...
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Jasper’s service organizations receive support
Community
Jasper’s service organizations receive support
Friday, October 3, 2025
Rotary Club, Jasper Community Team Society, to distribute donations Programs designed to help Jasperites impacted by last year’s wildfire received a mountain of support recently. Last week, the Jasper Rotary Club , together with Rotary District 5370 , announced its intention to help distribute $125,...
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Jasper Community Team hires new ED, partnering with foundation
Community
Jasper Community Team hires new ED, partnering with foundation
Bob Covey 
Thursday, April 10, 2025
The Jasper Community Team Society has boosted its capacity to assist local residents. The trusted community organization, which has received more than $2.2 million in donations to support Jasper’s long-term recovery, is working with a partner organization in the Bow Valley to help support its operat...
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Black ties and hockey pucks: Two donations, one cause
Community
Black ties and hockey pucks: Two donations, one cause
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Not all donations are made equal, but two recent contributions to help Jasperites affected by last year’s wildfire are coming from the same place. Not literally the same place, of course: The S k a l Club of the Canadian Rockies (SCR) is a four-decade-old travel and tourism organization affiliated w...
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Jasperites recognized for community building
Community
Jasperites recognized for community building
Bob Covey 
Monday, November 28, 2022
Three Jasperites have been recognized as Citizen Community Builders by the Alberta Municipalities association and the provincial government. Firefighters Kelly Dawson and Mathew Conte, along with municipal councillor Kathleen Waxer, were presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal o...
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Dishing out gratitude: Family’s generosity comes full circle
Community
Dishing out gratitude: Family’s generosity comes full circle
Bob Covey 
Monday, September 12, 2022
A family who depended on Jasper’s Community Outreach Services (COS) to overcome barriers during a vulnerable time in their lives returned to the community yesterday to show their support during Jasper’s time of need. Miguel Lopez and Carmina Martinez operate the Las Tres Marias food truck , a mobile...
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A Morrisseau painted in Jasper returns to public view after 40 years
Arts & Culture
A Morrisseau painted in Jasper returns to public view after 40 years
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
A monumental work created at the Maligne Canyon Tea House offers a connection between Jasper, an Indigenous Canadian art icon and a family that helped...
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Behind the photo: Time stands still on Connaught Drive
Community
Behind the photo: Time stands still on Connaught Drive
John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor 
Monday, September 28, 2026
It’s late spring in Jasper, 1940. There is still snow in the mountains, but its melted up to 2,000 meters and the town is green-ish. There’s a woman r...
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Bongs still going strong after 50 years
Community
Bongs still going strong after 50 years
Thursday, October 1, 2026
It was the fall of 1976. The arena was closed for construction of the new Jasper Activity Centre and curling rink, and a group of workers suddenly fou...
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Hinton MS Bike Ride rolls past $136,000 as fundraising continues
Biking
Hinton MS Bike Ride rolls past $136,000 as fundraising continues
Bob Covey 
Monday, September 28, 2026
For cyclists, the steepest climbs eventually give way to downhill. For people living with MS, there isn’t always a finish line. For Spruce Grove's Mic...
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LETTER: ‘I’m deeply disappointed’ by Snaring campground changes
Community
LETTER: ‘I’m deeply disappointed’ by Snaring campground changes
Thursday, September 17, 2026
A longtime Snaring Campground user writes to The Jasper Local following Parks Canada’s decision to move the campground to an online reservation system...
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Auction cancelled: Astoria pays $644K
Business
Auction cancelled: Astoria pays $644K
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Editor's Note (3 p.m. Sept 15): This story has been updated since The Jasper Local learned that the outstanding taxes and penalties were paid. The cen...
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Ladies golf tournament raises $3,130 for local cancer support
Community
Ladies golf tournament raises $3,130 for local cancer support
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
It was a wrap on a successful fundraiser when the Jasper Ladies Golf Club presented a cheque to the Jasper Cancer Action and Support Group. The Jasper...
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Jasper Community Team Society appoints new executive director
Community
Jasper Community Team Society appoints new executive director
Monday, September 14, 2026
The Jasper Community Team Society has appointed Susan Given as its new executive director, bringing a veteran community health and disaster-recovery l...
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A Morrisseau painted in Jasper returns to public view after 40 years
Arts & Culture
A Morrisseau painted in Jasper returns to public view after 40 years
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
A monumental work created at the Maligne Canyon Tea House offers a connection between Jasper, an Indigenous Canadian art icon and a family that helped...
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Behind the photo: Time stands still on Connaught Drive
Community
Behind the photo: Time stands still on Connaught Drive
John Wilmshurst, freelance contributor 
Monday, September 28, 2026
It’s late spring in Jasper, 1940. There is still snow in the mountains, but its melted up to 2,000 meters and the town is green-ish. There’s a woman r...
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Bongs still going strong after 50 years
Community
Bongs still going strong after 50 years
Thursday, October 1, 2026
It was the fall of 1976. The arena was closed for construction of the new Jasper Activity Centre and curling rink, and a group of workers suddenly fou...
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Hinton MS Bike Ride rolls past $136,000 as fundraising continues
Biking
Hinton MS Bike Ride rolls past $136,000 as fundraising continues
Bob Covey 
Monday, September 28, 2026
For cyclists, the steepest climbs eventually give way to downhill. For people living with MS, there isn’t always a finish line. For Spruce Grove's Mic...
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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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Bongs still going strong after 50 years
Community
Bongs still going strong after 50 years
Thursday, October 1, 2026
It was the fall of 1976. The arena was closed for construction of the new Jasper Activity Centre and curling rink, and a group of workers suddenly fou...
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A Morrisseau painted in Jasper returns to public view after 40 years
Arts & Culture
A Morrisseau painted in Jasper returns to public view after 40 years
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
A monumental work created at the Maligne Canyon Tea House offers a connection between Jasper, an Indigenous Canadian art icon and a family that helped...
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