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How to celebrate Pride like a local
Arts & Culture
How to celebrate Pride like a local
Bob Covey 
Friday, April 4, 2025
Local pride is flying high in anticipation of the annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival. As it’s done for 16 years now, the festival is once again flaunting Jasper’s diverse and welcoming community. From April 4-13, Jasper Pride will bring in flocks of unique visitors to the community and surrounding...
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Arts & Culture
Spirits high, alcohol low: Trend-tasting at the Jasper Beer & Spirits Festival
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Industry seeing growing demand for non-alcoholic beers and mocktails The Jasper Beer and Spirts Festival filled the cups of hundreds of thirsty guests at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge on the February 9-11 Superbowl weekend. Hundreds of plaid-wearing beer lovers descended on Jasper February 9-11. //...
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In pursuit of hoppiness: Getting into the beer festival spirit
Arts and Culture
In pursuit of hoppiness: Getting into the beer festival spirit
Lucas Habib 
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Canmore-based Sheepdog Brewing takes top spot in brewing competition If you were staying at Jasper Park Lodge during Superbowl Weekend (February 11), you may have been surprised to see not a throng of overdressed patrons, nor pyjama-clad women for the PJ Party, but a lot of dudes with long beards we...
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Kenney crying “crocodile tears” over the lack of Alberta’s skilled workforce: Notley
Alberta Politics
Kenney crying “crocodile tears” over the lack of Alberta’s skilled workforce: Notley
Bob Covey 
Friday, September 23, 2022
If you want workers to come to Alberta, pay them fairly and stop trying to undercut their wages, says Rachel Notley. The Leader of the Official Opposition was in Jasper September 19 as a guest speaker of the Building Trades of Alberta conference , held this year at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. No...
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30 years of holiday pampering:  The evolution of Christmas in November
Arts and Culture
30 years of holiday pampering: The evolution of Christmas in November
Bob Covey 
Friday, November 23, 2018
Taylor Lancee, Fairmont JPL’s Public Relations Manager, displays a selection of what CIN guests receive as complimentary amenities as part of their registration package. // Bob Covey For decades since its storied opening at the turn of the 20th century, the Jasper Park Lodge has been known as a luxu...
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A new generation of community leaders
Community
A new generation of community leaders
Monday, June 1, 2026
Youth-focused version of Pathfinders program trains students to help the community on its recovery journey Twenty-three Jasper students were recognize...
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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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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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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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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 engi...
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Taxes up as Evergreens & Ed requisitions down
Local Government
Taxes up as Evergreens & Ed requisitions down
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Monday, May 25, 2026
Fire-affected Jasper tax base reduced by approximately $2.25 million Jasper residential property owners may see slightly lower overall property tax bi...
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Council approves $7.63M in utility repairs, revised water services bylaw
Local Government
Council approves $7.63M in utility repairs, revised water services bylaw
Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter 
Monday, May 25, 2026
The Municipality of Jasper will spend an additional $7.63 million repairing infrastructure that was damaged from response and recovery activities duri...
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Crevasse fall on Athabasca Glacier claims life
News
Crevasse fall on Athabasca Glacier claims life
Friday, May 22, 2026
A 38-year-old man is deceased after taking a fatal fall into a crevasse on the Athabasca Glacier. On May 12, 2026, a group of three backcountry skiers...
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A new generation of community leaders
Community
A new generation of community leaders
Monday, June 1, 2026
Youth-focused version of Pathfinders program trains students to help the community on its recovery journey Twenty-three Jasper students were recognize...
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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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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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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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Latest ›
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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A new generation of community leaders
Community
A new generation of community leaders
Monday, June 1, 2026
Youth-focused version of Pathfinders program trains students to help the community on its recovery journey Twenty-three Jasper students were recognize...
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