A man who shot a black bear while hiking with a firearm in Jasper National Park has been fined $7,500. On August 6, 2022, Serge Painchaud of Edmonton was hiking with two friends on the Overlander Trail, a popular hiking trail along the Athabasca River, east of the Jasper townsite. The group was hiki...

Jasper National Park Superintendent Alan Fehr has declined a private offer to rebuild a washed-out bridge at Simon Creek, a structure which would allow access to Athabasca Pass National Historic Site. Trevor Willson, a professional engineer and backcountry enthusiast based in Calgary, has designed a...

August 2 update: Andrew Cotterell finished his hike of the 1130 km Great Divide Trail in 20 days and 7 hours, a new fastest known time. This story is from the August 1, 2021 Jasper Local Every time that Canmore’s Andrew Cotterell told a fellow hiker that he was headed to Jasper National Park’s Skyli...