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• Jasper in bloom

  July 28, 2011 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Jasper thrilled and impressed the Communities in Bloom (CiB) judges on July 20, when they received a personal tour of the town. The day kicked off with a welcoming reception at Robson House on Patricia Street, where members of the community introduced th...

• Last word sponsored by...

  July 28, 2011 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  At the recent Jasper Municipal Council meeting, a motion was passed that allows individual or corporate sponsorship to fund capital improvements, equipment or building renovations in exchange for public recognition that can come in the form of signage, pl...

• How to recycle your cell phone

  July 28, 2011 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

  A new partnership between the Government of Alberta and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association is making it easier for Albertans to recycle their used mobile phone devices.  Currently, 15 per cent of cell phones in Alberta are collecte...

• Introducing Jasper's Rodeo Royalty

  July 28, 2011 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

  Shaylee Dolhan - Miss Rodeo Jasper 2011  Shaylee Dolhan lives and works in Jasper, a place that she says can only be described by three specific words; authentic, eclectic and untamed.  ...

• Jasper the dog’s Jasper journey

  July 28, 2011 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  While Canada Day revellers were basking in the glow of the fireworks exploding before them on July 1, one visitor was beginning the most frantic week of her life.  ...

• JAG artists inspired by totem

  July 28, 2011 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  The Jasper Artist Guild’s (JAG) many artists recently teamed up to create a unique piece of art to celebrate the new Two Brothers Totem Pole.  ...

• Chinese students experience Jasper

  July 28, 2011 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Students from the Shunde Middle School in Guangdong province, China, visited Jasper last week in a trip organized by Jasper Tourism. ...

• The world’s largest salt flats: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia part I

  July 28, 2011 - Author: ALAIN DENIS - Special to the Fitzhugh

  It was time to get out of La Paz and make my way south towards the tales and stories of the famous Salar de Uyuni.  This is the one place all motorcyclists fear; the worst roads in South America, the possibility of running out of gas, flat tires, br...

• Eaglesmith rolling into Jasper

  July 28, 2011 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  It seems Fred Eaglesmith just can’t get enough of Jasper. The frequent visitor will once again be stepping onto the stage at the Legion on July 31, with special guests the Fabulous Ginn Sisters and the Re-Mains.  ...

• Infected ticks found in Alberta

  July 28, 2011 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Albertans are being urged to check their pets and themselves after spending time in forested areas, after five ticks infected with Lyme disease were found in Calgary and Edmonton.  ...

• The core of the town

  July 28, 2011 - Author: CARRIE WHITE, EDITOR

  After recently being inducted to the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame, Bob Graham has a lot to be proud of, and this successful hockey player attributes much of his success to his time in the Jasper Arena. ...

• Fashion-forward bylaw officers raise questions

  July 28, 2011 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Jasper residents may have noticed the municipality’s bylaw officers in new duds recently. ...

• Jasper employers ponder wage increase impact

  July 28, 2011 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Alberta’s provincial minimum wage is set to increase as of September, but the impact of higher paycheques for workers will be felt in Jasper in a different way than the rest of the province.  ...

• Jasperites, visitors and Parks

  July 28, 2011 - Author: Interim Editor

  From the Parks Canada Charter: Our Commitments: To protect, as a first priority, the natural and cultural heritage of our special places and ensure that they remain healthy and whole. To present the beauty and significance of our natural world and to ch...

• Council briefs from July 19

  July 28, 2011 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  In attendance: Councillors Zinck, Wall, Skehill, Damota and Wacko, and Mayor Ireland. ...

• National Park News July 25

  July 28, 2011 - Author: PARKS CANADA

  Jacques Lake Parks Canada will be surveying the bull trout population in Jacques Lake at the end of July. Nine years ago, aquatic specialist Ward Hughson surveyed the bull trout in the lake to establish a baseline. This long weekend, Ward along with a gr...

• IN BRIEF - July 28, 2011

  July 28, 2011 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

  Stolen ATVs recovered A man with ties to the Hinton area is facing a number of charges in relation to the theft of two ATVs.  ...

• What’s old, rare and the size of a refrigerator?

  July 28, 2011 - Author: NIKI WILSON - On Science

  Scientist from Alberta Geological Survey makes new discoveries in Jasper As we sit here chilled by the perpetual rain of this Jasper summer, it is difficult to imagine the intense heat produced by liquid rock boiling over 3,000 kilometres below the surfa...

• July 28, 2011

  July 28, 2011 - Author: THE FITZHUGH

  A gentle reminder Dear Editor, I just want to give a gentle reminder to bikers on the trails around Jasper. Now that I have retired, I spend a lot of time on the trails, especially on Pyramid Bench and don’t mind in the least sharing it with dogs,...

• A new era for Jasper’s totem

  July 21, 2011 - Author: CARRIE WHITE, EDITOR

  It was beautiful, moving, inspiring and brought together people from many nations; the raising of Jasper’s new Two Brothers Totem Pole was a historic celebration. On July 16, in line with Parks Day, Aboriginal groups from far and wide, community me...