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Letter: Thumbs down for paid parking infrastructure
Letters
Letter: Thumbs down for paid parking infrastructure
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
As I just arrived today for my two-day stay here I'd be happy to pay for parking, IF I could pay. The self-pay machine does not work, and I refuse to enter any credit card or other financial info and appsinto my cellphone. That leaves me completely unable to pay parking. I left a note on my motorcyc...
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Budget 2024: Councillors considering double digit percent increase to tax requisition
Business
Budget 2024: Councillors considering double digit percent increase to tax requisition
Bob Covey 
Friday, November 24, 2023
Administration requesting five new staff positions; utility rate plan paying off; paid parking generated $1M in 2023 Jasper councillors recommended supporting most of the proposed 2024 municipal budget that town administrators presented to them on Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov 21 and 22). The $36.4 mil...
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Business owners speak out on lack of council support
Business
Business owners speak out on lack of council support
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Two local business owners are concerned about the lack of business supports in the wake of Jasper’s September 4-14 power outage emergency. Patricia Street proprietors Lynn Wannop and Shelley Koebel both attended the September 27 committee of the whole meeting, on behalf of their individual businesse...
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Jasper rolls out 500 hour paid parking program
Local Government
Jasper rolls out 500 hour paid parking program
Bob Covey 
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
As the Municipality of Jasper prepares to roll out its residents’ credit system, the town’s recently-developed paid parking program has issued nearly 100 violation tickets and grossed upwards of $50,000 in revenue. “Visitors are clearly paying,” said Director of Protective and Legislative Services, ...
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Teachers call on province to invest in education at Jasper rally
Alberta Politics
Teachers call on province to invest in education at Jasper rally
Bob Covey 
Friday, October 10, 2025
Teachers and public education supporters from across the region banded together in Jasper yesterday (Thursday, October 9) to demonstrate solidarity in...
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Ashley Kliewer
Council Candidates
Ashley Kliewer
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council? I am a mother, a wife, a businessperson, a creator, an animal lover, a friend, a gracious host—and ad...
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On Borrowed Roads: Rediscovering Jasper
Guest Editorial
On Borrowed Roads: Rediscovering Jasper
Troy Nahumko 
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
"Returning to Jasper this summer, I found myself rerooting, as an Albertan who spent most of my adult life abroad." The palette beyond our engine was ...
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Danny Frechette
Council Candidates
Danny Frechette
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council? As a long-time resident with a deep commitment to our community, I believe my background in public se...
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Ashley Kliewer
Council Candidates
Ashley Kliewer
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council? I am a mother, a wife, a businessperson, a creator, an animal lover, a friend, a gracious host—and ad...
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Ted Turnbull
Council Candidates
Ted Turnbull
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council? I originally came to Jasper to work restaurants for university friends. It was an eight month commitm...
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Helen Kelleher-Empey
Council Candidates
Helen Kelleher-Empey
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council? I am a proud Canadian, originally from Ireland. I came to Canada in 1987 and made Jasper my home in 1...
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Laurie Rodger
Council Candidates
Laurie Rodger
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council? I am a retired lawyer having lived in Jasper for the past 46 years. I practiced law here for almost 4...
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Teachers call on province to invest in education at Jasper rally
Alberta Politics
Teachers call on province to invest in education at Jasper rally
Bob Covey 
Friday, October 10, 2025
Teachers and public education supporters from across the region banded together in Jasper yesterday (Thursday, October 9) to demonstrate solidarity in...
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Ashley Kliewer
Council Candidates
Ashley Kliewer
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council? I am a mother, a wife, a businessperson, a creator, an animal lover, a friend, a gracious host—and ad...
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On Borrowed Roads: Rediscovering Jasper
Guest Editorial
On Borrowed Roads: Rediscovering Jasper
Troy Nahumko 
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
"Returning to Jasper this summer, I found myself rerooting, as an Albertan who spent most of my adult life abroad." The palette beyond our engine was ...
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Danny Frechette
Council Candidates
Danny Frechette
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council? As a long-time resident with a deep commitment to our community, I believe my background in public se...
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Shawnee Janes Wilson
Council Candidates
Shawnee Janes Wilson
Monday, October 13, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council? My name is Shawnee Janes Wilson I am running for Municipal Council on October 20th. I have a deep con...
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Ralph Melnyk
Council Candidates
Ralph Melnyk
Monday, October 13, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council? As a resident in Jasper for over 34 years, my family has enjoyed everything the town and national par...
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Kathleen Waxer
Council Candidates
Kathleen Waxer
Monday, October 13, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council? I have lived in Jasper since 1980.I wasthe Director of Community and Family Services/CFS for 36 years...
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Gillean Thomas
Council Candidates
Gillean Thomas
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Who are you and why are you running for council?   I am Gillean Thomas, “Gilly.” I was raised in Jasper by the best of parents, Bryn and Sheena, and l...
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