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Off roading driver rescued from Beauty Creek
News
Off roading driver rescued from Beauty Creek
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
A motorist in Jasper National Park found themselves in a sinking situation last week. On September 18, Parks Canada and other agencies responded to a public report of a vehicle submerged in the Sunwapta River at Beauty Creek. "Got water wings?" // Submitted Beauty Creek is approximately 15 kilometre...
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Mushroom harvesters charged
Environment
Mushroom harvesters charged
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Two people who illegally harvested morel mushrooms in Jasper National Park have been charged with multiple offences. On May 28, 2025, Parks Canada law enforcement officials responded to reports of illegal mushroom harvesting near Lake Edith. Lake Edith is a tranquil oasis that begs to be explored. B...
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“Tired” hikers charged after requiring rescue from closed area
News
“Tired” hikers charged after requiring rescue from closed area
Bob Covey 
Friday, September 20, 2024
Charges are pending after two hikers in a closed area in Jasper National Park were air-lifted to safety by a Parks Canada rescue team. On September 10, Jasper National Park dispatchers responded to a 911 call for help by a party attempting to climb Pyramid Mountain— access trails to which are in an ...
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Charges laid for closure breach
Environment
Charges laid for closure breach
Bob Covey 
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
A Jasper National Park visitor has been charged by law enforcement personnel after entering an area closed for caribou conservation.  On the afternoon of February 26, after receiving a public report, Parks Canada wardens tracked down a skier and a snowshoer who had ignored area closure signs on Jasp...
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Four separate charges laid in illegal drone-flying incidents near Chetamon wildfire
Environment
Four separate charges laid in illegal drone-flying incidents near Chetamon wildfire
Bob Covey 
Thursday, September 22, 2022
Eight different illegal drone-flying incidents in and around an active wildfire in Jasper National Park have resulted in four separate charges being laid by Parks Canada wardens. Katie Ellsworth, Fire Management Officer and Plans Section Chief on the Chetamon Wildfire, said flying illegal drones com...
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Arrest made in Hinton child pornography investigation
News
Arrest made in Hinton child pornography investigation
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
A 62-year-old man from Hinton has been charged with possession of child pornography. A year and a half after Alberta’s Integrated Child Exploitation (...
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Jasper’s Olympic connections laid bare
Community
Jasper’s Olympic connections laid bare
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Monday, February 2, 2026
Naked Olympians. Do we have your attention yet? The tradition of the Ancient Olympics, begun in 776 BCE, and maintained for a 1,000-year run, was that...
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Transit talk: Council navigates charged discussion
Community
Transit talk: Council navigates charged discussion
Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter 
Friday, January 30, 2026
"Very misleading" Councillor criticizes how transit finances presented; other councillors clap back Jasper Municipal Councillor Laurie Rodger argued t...
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Alberta-born tech helps families ski safer
News
Alberta-born tech helps families ski safer
Amir Said, freelance reporter 
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Marmot Basin helps launch Canadian-made safety device for ski resorts Ski families have one less thing to worry about on the slopes thanks to new GPS-...
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New year, same dismal chance of Alberta caribou recovery
Alberta Politics
New year, same dismal chance of Alberta caribou recovery
Mark Bradley, guest contributor 
Thursday, January 22, 2026
GoA's South-Athabasca sub-regional plan represents another nail in the caribou coffin Alberta’s caribou are once again taking a back seat to industry....
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Council briefs: Recovery update, utility rates, supplementary taxes
Jasper Builds
Council briefs: Recovery update, utility rates, supplementary taxes
Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter 
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
After an influx of new applicants, the waitlist for interim housing has grown to 58 people. During their regular council meeting yesterday (Tuesday, J...
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I just need him back: Missing man’s family issues desperate plea
News
I just need him back: Missing man’s family issues desperate plea
Bob Covey 
Monday, January 19, 2026
The family members of a 29-year-old who went missing in Jasper two summers ago are putting out a desperate plea for any information about their son an...
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ATCO defends new overhead power lines
Community
ATCO defends new overhead power lines
Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter 
Monday, January 19, 2026
Resident wants replacement power lines buried underground for safety, aesthetics With replacement power lines going underground for Pyramid Lake and M...
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Arrest made in Hinton child pornography investigation
News
Arrest made in Hinton child pornography investigation
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
A 62-year-old man from Hinton has been charged with possession of child pornography. A year and a half after Alberta’s Integrated Child Exploitation (...
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Jasper’s Olympic connections laid bare
Community
Jasper’s Olympic connections laid bare
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Monday, February 2, 2026
Naked Olympians. Do we have your attention yet? The tradition of the Ancient Olympics, begun in 776 BCE, and maintained for a 1,000-year run, was that...
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Transit talk: Council navigates charged discussion
Community
Transit talk: Council navigates charged discussion
Peter Shokeir, freelance reporter 
Friday, January 30, 2026
"Very misleading" Councillor criticizes how transit finances presented; other councillors clap back Jasper Municipal Councillor Laurie Rodger argued t...
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Alberta-born tech helps families ski safer
News
Alberta-born tech helps families ski safer
Amir Said, freelance reporter 
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Marmot Basin helps launch Canadian-made safety device for ski resorts Ski families have one less thing to worry about on the slopes thanks to new GPS-...
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Letter: Sister of injured climber sends love to Jasper
Letters
Letter: Sister of injured climber sends love to Jasper
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Re: Jasperites organizing for fractured friend, January 28, 2026 Dear Editor, I am Vratislav Ďurech's sister, Lucka Ďurechová. Our lives with my broth...
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Alberta-born tech helps families ski safer
News
Alberta-born tech helps families ski safer
Amir Said, freelance reporter 
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Marmot Basin helps launch Canadian-made safety device for ski resorts Ski families have one less thing to worry about on the slopes thanks to new GPS-...
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Arrest made in Hinton child pornography investigation
News
Arrest made in Hinton child pornography investigation
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
A 62-year-old man from Hinton has been charged with possession of child pornography. A year and a half after Alberta’s Integrated Child Exploitation (...
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Jasper’s Olympic connections laid bare
Community
Jasper’s Olympic connections laid bare
John Wilmshurst, guest contributor 
Monday, February 2, 2026
Naked Olympians. Do we have your attention yet? The tradition of the Ancient Olympics, begun in 776 BCE, and maintained for a 1,000-year run, was that...
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