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...

A drag show with an emotional, urgent mission rose from the ashes last week in Jasper. On November 22, when Jasper’s Michael Ormandy saw the wreckage from the Jasper wildfire for the first time since being evacuated four months earlier, he felt overwhelmed. But theExecutive Director of OUTJasper had...

Organizers of 15th annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival proud of the inclusive spaces created More than 40 events are planned between April 12 and 21. Local pride is flying high in anticipation of the annual Jasper Pride and Ski Festival. As it’s done for 15 years now , the festival is once again fl...

More than 430 people lined up for Sunday Community Dinner on January 7. Volunteers with Coco’s Café and Catering and the Jasper Pride Society cooked and dished up Mujaddara chicken coconut curry, basmati rice, cucumber salad and naan bread. Dessert was mango and vanilla ice cream.  The Community Din...

The Jasper High School GSA is bringing inclusivity and flair to Jasper’s hockey scene. Pucks ‘n’ Pride, an event organized and hosted by the GSA, will be offering free rainbow hockey stick tape—and prizes!—at the Jasper Arena from 3-8 p.m. today (Thursday, November 16). Alongside the colourful tape ...

A combined still-life/portrait series celebrating queer identity is catching the eyes of Coco’s Café clientele. Local art enthusiasts and coffee addicts are likely familiar with the frequently rotating art collections housed by Coco’s Café . The business is an approachable starting point for local a...

Progress Pride flag flying proud above the townsite  Dozens of LGBTQ2+ community members and allies congregated in Jasper’s downtown on  Friday, April 14, to help raise the rainbow flag over the community. The event helped kick-off the 10-day Jasper Pride and Ski Festival . Advertisement inquires: a...

Dozens of students, volunteers, parents, teenagers and adults—young and otherwise—helped members of OUTJasper make Jasper’s downtown more vibrant and inclusive June 25. Mychol Ormandy, executive director of OUTJasper, was visibly moved by the show of support from the community. “Their support means ...