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• Black bear killed on tracks

  May 28, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  A black bear cub has been struck by a train, and Parks Canada officials are blaming grain on the tracks for the death, however CN officials deny grain played a part in the death. ...

• Underpass moves closer to reality

  May 28, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS

  With support from Canadian National railways, the pedestrian underpass at Hazel Ave and Highway 93A will go ahead this summer. ...

• Rocky Mountain High

  May 28, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Valemount riders shred competition in BC provincial championship Homefield advantage proved to be huge for Valemount riders, as the Valemount Secondary School captured the 2009 British Columbia Mountain Bike High School championship Saturday, May 23. The...

• Busy weekend bodes well

  May 21, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS

  Despite variable weather, throngs of tourists bore down on the Jasper townsite and surrounding campgrounds for the much anticipated May long weekend. ...

• Enrolment drops in Jasper schools

  May 21, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Although the changes are small, Jasper public schools are facing declining enrolment for the 2009/2010 school year. ...

• Valemount casino on hold

  May 21, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS

  Developer prioritizes resort and spa The idea of bringing a “boutique casino” to Valemount is on the back burner, as the developer’s priority is simply getting the Saas Fee Valemount Village Resort and Spa off the ground.. ...

• Jasper to get a smaller slice of a smaller pie

  May 14, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS

  MSI funding reduced by 3.7 per cent The proposed 2009-2010 Alberta budget reduces funds going towards municipalities by $100 million, which translates into a 37 per cent loss in funds for the Town of Jasper. ...

• Reporting for duty

  May 14, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS

  Armed Wardens take to the park With no fanfare or official notice, the law-enforcement only warden service was activated in Jasper National Park on Thursday, May 7. ...

• Cops draw guns in drug bust

  May 14, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  After a high-risk takedown which involved three Jasper RCMP officers with their guns drawn, an Edmonton man in his mid-twenties was arrested for alleged possession of a controlled substance on Tuesday, May 5. ...

• Searching for solutions

  May 07, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Town looks to help house students Jasper Jr/Sr. High School students might find themselves displaced if the Grande Yellowhead Regional Division No. 35 (GYRD) School Board tears down their current home to make way for a new school. ...

• Smash and grab

  May 07, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS

  Two more break-ins last week on Connaught The evening of Tuesday, April 28 marked a return to break-and-enter crime in Jasper. The spate of crime that hit Jasper in February and continued into March appears resurgent, with two business on Connaught Drive...

• Fire sparked at Disaster Point

  May 07, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  As massive plumes of smoke filled Highway 16, Parks Canada fire crews raced to combat a forest fire at Disaster point, 35 kilometres Northeast of Jasper Tuesday night. ...