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• Poets, Listen Up!

  April 04, 2013 - Author: STEPHEN A. NELSON - Contributor

  It’s not a contest. It’s not a slam. Nobody will judge you. ...

• Parks asks: did you hear what we heard?

  April 04, 2013 - Author: DANIEL BETTS, CONTRIBUTOR

  Agency considers public’s input on caribou-conservation actions Parks Canada is still accepting submissions and comments from the public—up until April 18—in regard to the proposed closure of winter backcountry areas. Parks Canada says ...

• Jasper Ski Team at Nakiska

  April 04, 2013 - Author: GILBERT WALL - Submitted Article

  The Jasper Ski Team is headed into their final events after an exciting season of racing.  At the U14 Westerns against Western Canada’s top racers in Nakiska, tenacious Jackie Proc hit the podium 10 times this year including a bronze in Giant ...

• Carroll cruising the slopes

  April 04, 2013 - Author: SARAH MAKOWSKY, REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER

  Since being selected for Alpine Canada’s Prospect Group in May 2012, former Jasperite Tianda Carroll continues to amplify her ski-racing potential. It has been an impressive season on the slopes for the 19-year-old Jasper Ski Club alumnus, now a De...

• Proposed Valemount Glacier Destination moves to next stage

  April 04, 2013 - Author: DANIEL BETTS, CONTRIBUTOR

  On Wednesday, March 27, Tommaso Oberti, vice president of Pheidias Project Management Corp., was pleased to announce that their office had received a copy of an interim agreement from the Province of British Columbia. ...

• Jasper Pride weekend

  April 04, 2013 - Author: SARAH MAKOWSKY, REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER

  It’s almost time again for LGBTQ community members and their allies to beam with Jasper Pride. The fourth annual Jasper Pride Weekend is April 12 to 14 and the young event is gaining momentum. ...

• Tony Bielec: Living and working in Jasper for 22 years

  April 04, 2013 - Author: DANIEL BETTS, CONTRIBUTOR

  It was -35C when Tony Bielec stepped off the train in Jasper, thanks to a $99 ticket from Toronto, which his parents paid for. He had intended to start his new job as a cook on the ski hill. But with no snow at Marmot Basin, he and several others found th...

• Balancing work and home life

  April 04, 2013 - Author: DANIEL BETTS, CONTRIBUTOR

  The quality of life and the small town atmosphere are just a couple of reasons why people choose to live in Jasper. However living in such a scenic and beautiful place has a cost. According to Leslie Dolan, career and employment coordinator for the Jaspe...

• In your own write

  April 04, 2013 - Author: STEPHEN A. NELSON - Contributor

  April is Poetry Month. And for those writers who think that a little competition sharpens their words...  Jasper Friends of the Library is sponsoring the annual Patron’s Choice Poetry Contest. Which is perfect for those authors who are too shy...

• Alberta Untapped talent floods town

  April 04, 2013 - Author: SARAH MAKOWSKY, REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER

  The Alberta Untapped concert series will provide Jasperites the opportunity to enjoy live music while also contributing to a community organization. The homegrown music series is once again on a road trip around the province and will make a pit stop in J...

• National Park News APRIL 4

  April 04, 2013 - Author: PARKS CANADA

  Mount Edith Cavell reopening this June Parks Canada is planning to re-open the Mount Edith Cavell area this June, after it was heavily damaged during an ice avalanche and closed in August 2012.  ...

• IN BRIEF - April 4, 2013

  April 04, 2013 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

  Earth, Wind and Fire Looking for a little inspiration for Earth Day?  Seeking a way to connect with Mother Nature? 47,000 served Maybe it’s not quite like feeding the 5,000. But feeding an average of 300 hungry tummies—every Sunday f...

• Film features newcomers in Jasper

  April 04, 2013 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Familiar sights, sounds and faces grace the silver screen in Brandy Yanchyk’s Nature’s Invitation—a 46-minute documentary about Canada’s quest to teach new immigrants about nature. ...

• Métis artisan jigs in Jasper

  April 04, 2013 - Author: SARAH MAKOWSKY, REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER

  Growing up in Spruce Grove, Lisa Shepherd was aware of her Metis ancestry but she didn’t realize the extent of her family’s connection to Jasper until she danced at the raising of the Two Brothers totem pole in Jasper in 2011. There, she learn...

• The meaning of a mascot

  April 04, 2013 - Author: AVA BACCARI - Special to the Fitzhugh

  The day after my father passed away, I came across a photograph of him in 1983, then strapping and 21, posing beside Jasper the Bear—a wallet-sized snapshot of a pit stop during his six-week trip cycling home to Toronto after three months of militar...

• One hundred years and counting

  March 28, 2013 - Author: DANIEL BETTS, CONTRIBUTOR

  Mount Robson Provincial Park celebrates It is a big year for Mount Robson Provincial Park (MRPP). A UNESCO world heritage site since 1990, MRPP turned 100 years old on March 1 and will be celebrating its centennial all year long. ...

• New route for northern medevacs

  March 28, 2013 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Jasperites flown to Edmonton for a medical emergency will now face a longer journey to the hospital, as the City Centre Airport is officially closed to all medevac flights. ...

• Jasper Film Club presents: A Royal Affair

  March 28, 2013 - Author: DANIEL BETTS, CONTRIBUTOR

  Fans of historical drama and great cinema won’t want to miss the Jasper Film Club’s presentation of A Royal Affair. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel and nominated for both a Golden Globe and Academy Award, the film depicts an 18th century crisis in D...

• Say cheese: remote cameras capture a little bit of everything

  March 28, 2013 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Remote cameras in Jasper’s backcountry are capturing images of all kinds of animal behaviour, including that of hikers in their birthday suits. Lucky for those folks tromping through the wilderness with little to nothing on, those photos aren&rsquo...

• Folk fest facing music

  March 28, 2013 - Author: SARAH MAKOWSKY, REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER

  Now that they have an official name, the Jasper Folk Festival is ready to face the music. The previous contender, Sound Summit Music Festival, was nixed because a popular event in Australia bears the same name. Including Jasper’s name in the title ...