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• Owner wants illegal suites rezoned

  June 25, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  As the eviction date looms for the seven Jasperites who are being asked to vacate their Bonhomme Street homes by their property manager because they’re not compliant with Parks zoning regulations, the owner of the property - Toby Reiner - is waiting for...

• Police still searching for missing Jasper man

  June 25, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Jasper RCMP is still searching for 26-year-old Devon Brock Moldowan after he disappeared from town on Sat, June 13. ...

• Above and below the surface

  June 25, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS, REPORTER

  Aquatics in good state Throwing in a line and lifting out a trophy-sized bull trout is not, despite what expert television angler Bob Izumi says, easy, nor is it simply the result of mother nature’s desire. A healthy aquatic environment is more importa...

• No bail for accused ambulance thief

  June 25, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  A man who allegedly stole an ambulance and led a police chase from Edmonton to Jasper has been denied bail and will remain in custody until July 15. John Hamilton Buchanan made his first appearance in Hinton provincial court via CCTV on Wednesday, June 1...

• Friends survive good, bad and ugly

  June 25, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Despite a year that saw a substantial drop in gift-shop sales for the Friends of Jasper National Park (FJNP), the general manager, Sue Cesco, is optimistic about the rest of 2009. With current membership at about 470 people, Cesco ran through what she ca...

• Health advisory committee endorses Medevac service

  June 25, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  A Jasper resident is calling for the local airstrip to remain open to commercial Medevac planes in case of emergency. The Jasper Health Advisory Committee forwarded a request to council following a presentation from Bryn Thomas to ensure Medevac emergenc...

• New room for French School

  June 25, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Jasper’s landscape will have a new edition in the coming month, with École Desrochers placing another portable classroom on Grande Yellowhead Regional Division’s (GYRD) land to accommodate their students. “It’s to answer a need t...

• Roadside stop results in charter challenge

  June 25, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Jasper RCMP officer accommodates law-breaker In an interesting and unusual, turn of events during the Jasper Provincial Court on June 11, John Martin Canassin was found guilty of failing to provide a breath sample to police after his lawyer unsuccessfull...

• Get in the pool

  June 25, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  With Canada Day just around the corner, most of us are now deciding how to spend an extra day off. Many of us take for granted the ability to see massive fireworks displays, watch colourful parades and wave tiny Canadian flags. Most Canada Day events are...

• Jasper’s ‘first tourist’ returns

  June 25, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS, REPORTER

  When visitors come to town these day, they usually pick up a few souvenirs; maybe a Jasper the bear plush toy, t-shirt, or a totem pole replica. What if you were Jasper’s first tourist?  James Carnegie, the ninth Earl of Southesk took hides, c...

• The Weiss Files: Records of an Extraordinary Man - Part Two: The Summer Months

  June 25, 2009 - Author: MEGAN POWER, Special to the Fitzhugh

  Summer in Jasper, even back in the twenties, was the height of the tourist season. Train after train arrived in Jasper carrying loads of tourists hoping to experience nature at her finest. Most visitors, less eager to forego first class luxuries, stayed c...

• Jessica gets gold

  June 25, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Young jasperite earns Duke of Edinburgh award  For Jessica Alleyne, a 21-year-old Jasperite, achieving the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award - the Young Canadian Challenge - wasn’t such a big deal. Despite having completed the challenge in 2007, A...

• Sounds of the Sioux

  June 25, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS, REPORTER

  The rhythm of the day went ta-ta-boom, ta-ta-boom, ta-ta-boom. Aboriginal drummers beat away, singing traditional songs to mark the beginning of National Aboriginal Day on Sunday, June 21.  Since 1996, Canadians and visitors from across the country ...

• Volunteer pool aims to makes a splash in Jasper

  June 25, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Imagine being able to call someone, request volunteer assistance for an event and instantly connect with someone in town that will provide you with exactly what you need. If such a service existed, anybody who’s organized an event reliant on volunte...

• Metis return to Jasper as part of historic trip

  June 25, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  After 100 years of banishment the Mountain Metis are returning to Jasper National Park. Forty descendants of the original Metis evicted from Jasper National Park are planning to return this summer as part of a historic trip marking the anniversary of the...

• Contemplating Canada Day

  June 25, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Although I’m often wary of grandiose displays of nationalism, this will be my first Canada Day in a national park. I must admit I’m excited about the prospect. There’s something about the appeal of a protected natural space that makes on...

• June 25, 2009

  June 25, 2009 - Author: THE FITZHUGH

  With regards to: Tourism set for a rocky 2009 It’s sad to think that we look at Banff and Lake Louise as threats and enemies when it comes to economics. Jasper Tourism and Commerce President Todd Noble notes Banff is aggressively pursuing tourists,...

• Seven Jasperites face eviction from illegal suites

  June 18, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Just like an episode of Big Brother, seven Jasperites are being forced out of their home due to illegal suite allegations. ...

• Tourism set for a rocky 2009

  June 18, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Tourism is facing a bumpy 2009, however the local tourism chamber says the area is well positioned to survive the current global recession, according to provincial tourism officials. ...

• Crews patrol for illegal fires

  June 18, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS, REPORTER

  If it’s around 8 p.m., you hear a helicopter overhead and the faint gruff voice of Steve Earle coming from the heavens, you better make sure that you’re not camping illegally or sitting around an illegal campfire. ...