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Alberta Politics

Keeping it real: Janis Irwin on strategic door knocking, self care and embracing change

Bob Covey

Friday, April 21, 2023

If you didn’t have on your BINGO card that community leader, social media influencer and LGBTQ2+ icon, MLA Janis Irwin, would be chatting up Alberta voters at a drag show at a seniors centre, do you even Pride? Edmonton MLA Janis Irwin was in Jasper recently ahead of the writ being dropped in the 20...

Alberta Politics

Jasper voters overwhelmingly favour remaining in Canada

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Unofficial results show 91 per cent support for staying in Canada in Jasper, while West Yellowhead riding-wide support sits just below 60 per cent Jas...

Alberta Politics

Jasper voters reject all nine Alberta referendum proposals

Friday, October 23, 2026

Support for questions on immigration, social programs and provincial powers trailed the rest of West Yellowhead by more than 30 percentage points Jasp...

Arts & Culture

Jasper earns five blooms for community spirit

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Monday, October 19, 2026

Jasper earned five out of five blooms in this year’s Communities in Bloom Alberta Awards, placing it among just two communities in the province to rec...

Community

A playground for everyone

Sunday, October 11, 2026

Jasper school community works toward a new place to play, heal and grow For more than a decade, the dream of a new playground at Jasper Elementary Sch...

News

UPDATED: Overdue camper safe

Thursday, October 8, 2026

A Hinton man is home safe after being overdue for several days. Hinton RCMP had been asking for the public’s help locating a 27-year-old Hinton man wh...

Community

‘My heart is raw’: AWN president reflects on Jasper’s painful history and the possibility of healing

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

David MacPhee returned to the place his adopted family was forced to leave more than a century ago, carrying stories of grief — and a hope that reconc...

Community

Parks Canada stands by Snaring reservation decision despite local petition

Bob Covey

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Parks Canada is standing by its decision to move Snaring Campground onto the online reservation system next year, despite a petition from Jasper resid...

Alberta Politics

Jasper voters overwhelmingly favour remaining in Canada

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Unofficial results show 91 per cent support for staying in Canada in Jasper, while West Yellowhead riding-wide support sits just below 60 per cent Jas...

Alberta Politics

Jasper voters reject all nine Alberta referendum proposals

Friday, October 23, 2026

Support for questions on immigration, social programs and provincial powers trailed the rest of West Yellowhead by more than 30 percentage points Jasp...

Arts & Culture

Jasper earns five blooms for community spirit

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Monday, October 19, 2026

Jasper earned five out of five blooms in this year’s Communities in Bloom Alberta Awards, placing it among just two communities in the province to rec...

Alberta Politics

Jasper voters reject all nine Alberta referendum proposals

Friday, October 23, 2026

Support for questions on immigration, social programs and provincial powers trailed the rest of West Yellowhead by more than 30 percentage points Jasp...

Alberta Politics

Jasper voters overwhelmingly favour remaining in Canada

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Unofficial results show 91 per cent support for staying in Canada in Jasper, while West Yellowhead riding-wide support sits just below 60 per cent Jas...

Arts & Culture

Jasper earns five blooms for community spirit

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Monday, October 19, 2026

Jasper earned five out of five blooms in this year’s Communities in Bloom Alberta Awards, placing it among just two communities in the province to rec...

Local Government

Jasper paid parking to start April 1 next year

Peter Shokeir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Friday, October 16, 2026

Paid parking will resume a month earlier in Jasper next year. On October 6 council voted to extend the annual season from May 1 to Oct. 31, with the a...

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