Permitting is steadily moving forward in Jasper, according to the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre (JRCC). At the August 5 regular council meeting, Directory of Recovery Michael Fark updated Jasper Municipal Council on the most recent activity facilitated through the JRCC’s offices. Fark said tha...

Too restrictive regulations? Or insincere insurance companies? The Jasper Local digs into one of the complex elements of rebuilding in a national park Editor's note (Aug 11 5:30 p.m.): This story has been updated to include comment from the Insurance Bureau of Canada When compared to how quickly it ...

The 2024 wildfire exacted a terrible toll on Jasper, but instead of focusing on what’s been lost, Jasper’s next mural will honour The Things That Grew. Starting on August 6, helped along by a series of community events and opportunities for residents to gather, Belgian artist Gijs Vanhee will bring ...

At about 10 p.m. last July 22, 2024, anxious Jasperites, stuck in gridlock only blocks away from their homes and illuminated by the headlights of their neighbours, evacuated slowly westward towards the Yellowhead Highway. One year later, on July 22, 2025, many of those same people came together agai...

More interim housing parcels are being prepared in Jasper. Lot 2 Block A, next to the Jasper Yellowhead Museum and Archives , will soon be used for eight Parks Canada-procured units of interim housing, according to the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre. The eight units, which will be built by Corr...

On a path fraught with obstacles, it's helpful to have a guide One year after a wildfire altered the way forward for so many Jasperites, local residents are being empowered as Pathfinders . Spearheaded by the Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre and supported by the Municipality of Jasper, the Pathfi...

It was with a feeling of trepidation that we approached Jasper this year. We have been regular visitors since 2001 and it’s become a kind of home away from home for us, full of happy memories and newfound friends. To say it was a tearful approach would not be an exaggeration—seeing the devastation t...

When normal forestry practices don’t cut it: With a light-on-the-land touch, specialized arborists are cleaning up Jasper’s burn debris It’s a widely-accepted mystery: whether or not a tree that falls in the forest makes a sound. But what about the riddle that Jasper National Park officials were fac...

A beloved family is saying goodbye to Jasper, and their friends are throwing a bittersweet going-away party. “There will be a lot of tears,” said organizer Twila Paterson. “There already have been.” Charlene Tio-Tio and Twila Paterson have shared many milestones in Jasper together. Paterson has orga...

Trafficcongestion is becoming a growing issue at the town’s two remaining gas stations, according to a letter sent to Jasper Municipal Council. Mayor Richard Ireland told the rest of council on Tuesday (June 10) that both the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Jasper had sent a letter askin...