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• Chamber hands out business awards

  December 31, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Jasper Tourism chamber members gathered at the Amethyst Lodge on Dec. 11 to celebrate a successful year. Dignitaries and business leaders from the community gathered to honour Jasper’s top entrepreneurs, which this year included two members of t...

• What dreams may come

  December 31, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  There are news stories in 2010 the Fitzhugh isn’t looking forward to reporting upon. We don’t want to report on the disappearance of caribou from Maligne Canyon, or the death of more bears on highway and railways. We don’t want to repo...

• A look back at 2009

  December 31, 2009 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

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• Gymnasts just miss Alberta Games

  December 24, 2009 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  The Jasper Gymnastics Club came home with one gold medal last weekend after the Alberta Winter Games qualifying trials in Red Deer, but the four girls couldn’t quite pull off a qualifying performance. Jasper sent four girls to the trials: Ashley...

• 12 Days of Christmas...Jasper style

  December 24, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Four years ago, Christmas meant hot sunny days spent relaxing by the pool, cold turkey and ham for lunch, with a side of pineapple and beetroot. This year, that will be what my family does on Christmas Day. Meanwhile, I’ll be praying it’s abo...

• Break open the piggy bank

  December 24, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  2010 will be an expensive year for Jasper. The proposed $16 million capital budget is the most the town is expecting to spend over the next five years. The library, activity centre and compost facility will all see millions of dollars of investment in an...

• Wolves drop 10-6 decision to Legal

  December 24, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Those waiting for a Christmas miracle for the Jasper Wolves will have to wait another year, as the team dropped their final game before Christmas 10-6 to Legal. ...

• Freestyle team places well at winter game qualifiers

  December 24, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  While hosting the 2010 Alberta Winter Games qualifier, Jasper was able to post some top results, including several top ten finishes. That included a third place finish by Angus Jenkins on the moguls. ...

• The cat came back: Feline returns after six month disappearance

  December 24, 2009 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  A cat that went missing six months ago has turned up at Athabasca Falls and has found its way back to his owner, just in time for the holidays. ...

• Students win call with Suzuki

  December 24, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Five young Jasperites are expecting a call from David Suzuki after giving a call to Prime Minister Stephen Harper earlier this month. ...

• No more gravel extraction pits needed: Parks

  December 24, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  There will be no need for new gravel extraction pits in Jasper National Park (JNP) for the term of the current draft management plan, according to Parks Canada. ...

• Boilers go bang in the Jasper Arena

  December 24, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  The Jasper Activity Centre ice is a little softer than normal, and officials are feeling more than a little unlucky after not one, but two motors crucial to ice making blew in the same week. ...

• Fifth blackout for the month

  December 24, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  ATCO Electric are still looking for the reason behind Jasper’s fifth power outage for the month, which occurred last Monday (Dec. 14) and lasted between 20 and 25 minutes. ...

• Still no action on Medevacs in Jasper

  December 24, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  A call to ensure Medevac services can land at the Jasper air strip in case of emergency has seen little action since the initial problem was highlighted this past summer. ...

• Town proposes $16 million capital budget

  December 24, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Millions of dollars will be spent on the activity centre, library and pedestrian underpass under the town of Jasper’s proposed 2010 capital budget. Council received its first glimpse at the $16 million capital budget on Dec. 15, as town manager Geo...

• December 24, 2009

  December 24, 2009 - Author: THE FITZHUGH

  Dear Santa: From Jasper Elementary Kindergarten class Dear Santa; I would like to give you a Batman watch. Santa could you give me a Spiderman watch, and a Batman ring. From Patrick Dear Santa, Please can I have a bounce back racer and a quad for C...

• Home for the holidays

  December 17, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  There is no need for a calender to indicate the holiday season has arrived. It’s not because I‘ve once again been informed that my life is incomplete without a big screen T.V., or that I should be giving like Santa, and saving like scrooge (d...

• Town passes operations budget

  December 17, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  After weeks of deliberation, the town of Jasper finally passed its $12,442,675 operations budget. The budget increase represents a 3.4 per cent increase over 2009, and according to Town manager George Krefting will likely result in a less than two per cen...

• Follow the money

  December 17, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  In the end, the town was able to pass a modest budget increase without adversely affecting services. During a year where the municipality was bracing for a recession, the need for deep cuts was reduced. A 3.4 per cent spending increase is tolerable. Grant...

• Alexis Nakota member offers ideas to bring aboriginal culture back to park

  December 17, 2009 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  A member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation says he hopes to have some interpretive aboriginal cultural learning projects in Jasper National Park (JNP) by next summer. ...