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• Our need for speed

  January 26, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  Compared to everywhere else I’ve been in Canada, the Internet service in Jasper simply sucks. I swear I can get online way faster at my parents’ remote cabin in northwestern Ontario, which doesn’t even have electricity, than I can here....

• University initiative links mountain passions

  January 26, 2012 - Author: LYNN MARTEL - Special to the Fitzhugh

  The pursuit of climbing mountains, says Zac Robinson, is steeped in a rich and varied connection to the physical sciences, as well as to the creative arts and some of the finest adventure writing ever produced. “A lot of the early climbers were sci...

• Freeride Club hosts huge competition at Marmot Basin

  January 26, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  The air above Marmot Basin was filled with young skiers all weekend, as more than 160 youth athletes flew off jump after jump as they competed in moguls and slopestyle competitions hosted by the Jasper Freeride Freestyle Ski Club. “At the beginning...

• Grizzlies Enjoy Successful Debut

  January 26, 2012 - Author: PROUD GRIZZLIES PARENTS

  It was an action-packed weekend of hockey as the Jasper Atom/PeeWee Grizzlies hosted a girls’ tournament Jan. 14 and 15. For several of the local players it was their first-ever competitive hockey experience. And an amazing experience it was! ...

• Bears Rock-and-Roll into Edson

  January 26, 2012 - Author: JOHN WILMSHURST - Special to the Fitzhugh

  At the Atom level, hockey in Edson benefits from amazing parent participation, making not only for well organized tournaments, but also fun league games. There are four coaches on the bench, three parents in the time-keepers box and parents playing music ...

• Concoctions compete at Chili Cook-Off

  January 26, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Jasper’s most creative chefs attracted hundreds of taste testers, Friday night, during the 24th annual Chili Cook-Off. Out of the 18 pots of bean and beef concoctions, Jasper Park Liquor was voted the best chili by a panel of four judges: Dave Osbo...

• What’s happening around the region

  January 26, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  HINTON: Quality of Life Grant information Grants funded by the proceeds from photo radar are available to local organizations. An information session on how to apply will be held on Jan. 26, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. upstairs at The Guild. This free sess...

• Hinton Council Briefs from Jan. 17

  January 26, 2012 - Author: LYNDA GEYMONAT - Hinton Reporter

  With two councillor seats empty and the mayor’s position filled by the deputy mayor, Coun. Dale Currie, the business at hand got underway at the Civic Centre on Jan. 17. ...

• Everyone welcome at Pride Weekend

  January 26, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  OUT Jasper is gearing up for its third annual Pride Weekend and is asking all of Jasper’s allies to come out in support of the LGBT community. Last year was a great success for the weekend-long event, but it attracted far more out-of-town participa...

• Shane Philip brings ‘Island soul’ to Jasper

  January 26, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Although he wasn’t born on Vancouver Island, multi-instrumentalist Shane Philip is an Island boy through and through. So much so, that when he returns to Ontario, where he was born and raised, everyone assumes he hails from the west coast. Philip m...

• Poetry exhibition opening at Coco’s Café

  January 26, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  As a young boy, John Strugnell was inspired by the words of Sheree Fitch. “I’m probably the only kid that took her book out the library,” he said, remembering the card with his name written on it over and over again. ...

• Let the snowballs fly

  January 26, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Don’t miss the first annual Canadian Rockies Snow Battle this weekend, taking place at Centennial Park. The tournament will have participants throwing and dodging snowballs while attempting to capture the opposing teams’ flag on Friday and Sa...

• Lost dog finds her way home to Hinton

  January 26, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Loki, the cairn terrier found at the Hinton landfill before Christmas, has been returned to her rightful owner. Bianca Hannula, of Hinton, was alerted by a friend that her missing dog, Toto, was on the front page of the Jan. 12 edition of the Fitzhugh la...

• Housing corporation looks to partner with business on new units

  January 26, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  The housing corporation is looking to remedy the staff accommodation shortage in Jasper by developing more units, with funds provided by local businesses, developers and organizations. The corporation’s idea is to collect contributions of $15,000 p...

• Caribou Joe & the building of the Grand Trunk Pacific - Episode 17 - The Last Whiskey Run

  January 26, 2012 - Author: LEONARD FRAZER - Special to the Fitzhugh

  Joe arrived back at Mile 49 on Christmas Eve. He unloaded his cargo of 73 bottles of moonshine at the first drop point, explaining to the bootlegger that this would be his last delivery. The man never bothered to ask Joe the reason for his retirement. He ...

• Alter business models, not the law

  January 26, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  These aren’t exactly great times to be in the news business. Newspapers, in particular, have been suffering with rapidly shrinking ad revenue, especially in the United States. Total advertising sales in 2011 were half – yes, half! – of w...

• Reuse-It Centre to open in May, pending approvals

  January 26, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  There are a few hurdles left to leap over before Jasper has a Reuse-It Centre, but the necessary runners and jumpers are in motion, with hopes of having it open May 1. The centre will be Jasper’s second second-hand store, with the other being locat...

• Major McBride project coming closer to fruition

  January 26, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  A proposed aquaculture and power generation facility near McBride is now several steps closer to reality and the company proposing the project expects to begin construction in the spring if an electricity-purchasing agreement with BC Hydro comes through. ...

• Town mascot vandalized

  January 26, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  The Jasper the Bear statue on Patricia Street was vandalized between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning, with what appears to be a permanent marker. Pattie Pavlov, general manager of the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce, said she tried to scrub off the...

• National Park News January 26

  January 26, 2012 - Author: PARKS CANADA

  Elk behaviour project  A University of Alberta project will study elk in Jasper this winter. The project will document how the behaviour of individual elk varies within elk herds, and the management implications of that variation. This study will in...