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• Alberta’s 28th general election set for April 23

  March 29, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  Premier Alison Redford visited Lt.-Gov. Donald Ethell on Monday and asked him to dissolve the province’s 27th legislative assembly and set a general election for Monday, April 23. The stage is now set for nearly four weeks of campaigning in wha...

• How Quebec gets what it wants

  March 29, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  It’s a common complaint among Canadians that Quebec gets “special treatment” compared to other provinces. Having lived in Montreal for four years, I can tell you this is true, but there’s a good reason for it. ...

• Sit skis and trail riders available to all

  March 29, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  When the Rick Hansen Relay passed through Jasper earlier this month it also made a sojourn to Marmot Basin for a trip down the slopes on a sit ski. Carmen Van Heerden carried the Rick Hansen medal as she rode in the device guided by Gregg Ellen, as part ...

• Jasper Ski Team hosts big event at Marmot

  March 29, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  Members of the Jasper Ski Team took on top athletes from across the province on home turf over the weekend in a series of giant slalom events at Marmot Basin. The Banff Lodging Company K1 Jasper GS Race saw more than 150 competitors take part in five eve...

• Junior Curling League crowns its champions

  March 29, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  The Jasper Junior Curling League wrapped up its season last week and handed out awards to the top-finishing teams. The youth league used to be limited to high-school students but is now open to a wider range of ages and most of the participants are young...

• Court News from March 22

  March 29, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  Second group member fined for violating caribou closure A second member of the group caught snowshoeing in a closed area near Mount Edith Cavell in late December has received a $300 fine. ...

• Iron Chef reigns supreme

  March 29, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  In a head-to-head battle of wits and culinary majesty, two teams faced off in Jasper’s very own Kitchen Stadium – the Beauvert dining room at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge – last weekend. The secret ingredient: squash. The time limit: ...

• Parents urged to talk with kids about internet safety

  March 29, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  What did your parents tell you about talking to strangers? Don’t do it!  So why are kids, teens and even adults these days so comfortable talking to random people they meet online? What happened to stranger danger? ...

• If you’re a poet, show it

  March 29, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  Wordsmiths of Jasper, have you encountered this quandary? Do you struggle to find time to balance writing and laundry? Well fear not, local poets, for there’s now a solution, You could even call it a revolution: ...

• Life in Hinton led punk rocker to country music

  March 29, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Now that former punk rocker Jake Ian is all grown up, he can finally admit that he likes country music. “When I was young I hated country music, or at least that was the front I put on. I think deep down I always enjoyed it. It’s just nice no...

• Wanted: Rocky Mountain brains

  March 29, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Jasperite Colin Irvine is bringing the undead home to eat some Rocky Mountain brains next week during a performance at the Royal Canadian Legion. Irvine, also known as Colin the Dead, and his Montreal-based psychobilly band The Brains will be unleashing ...

• Hinton council briefs from March 20

  March 29, 2012 - Author: LYNDA GEYMONAT - Hinton Reporter

  Nominations for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal Yellowhead MP Rob Merrifield requested input from Hinton Mayor Ian Duncan on nominations for the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. ...

• Earth Hour all about ‘solidarity’

  March 29, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  If you’re concerned about climate change, March 31 is the day to do something about it. Join millions of people around the world and turn off the lights in your home or business for one hour, beginning at 8:30 p.m., in recognition of the seventh ann...

• Caribou Joe & the building of the Grand Trunk Pacific - Episode 26 - Shuswap Tea

  March 29, 2012 - Author: LEONARD FRAZER - Special to the Fitzhugh

  Ben Sanders returned to his cabin with a full pail of cold mountain water. As he came around the corner of the building he saw Caribou Joe standing at the front door tapping out a repeated signal. Joe was using Ben’s homemade door knocker which cons...

• There’s apathy, and then there’s Alberta apathy

  March 29, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  When Manitobans went to the polls last October, only 57.7 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots, marking one of the lowest participation rates in the province’s history. Despite coming out a winner in that election, Premier Greg Selinger expresse...

• Patricia Circle to become an actual circle

  March 29, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Once the temperatures rise and roadwork can begin, Patricia Circle will become just that: a circle. Despite administration’s recommendation to maintain the existing street footprint, with the road coming to an end at two points on the north side of...

• National Park News March 29

  March 29, 2012 - Author: PARKS CANADA

  Park warden and service dog assist local RCMP   In an example of successful team work, park wardens and RCMP recently arrested the driver of a 2007 Toyota Tundra for drug trafficking, and confiscated 82 pounds of packaged marijuana. ...

• IN BRIEF - March 29, 2012

  March 29, 2012 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

  Council approves China trip for mayor Council unanimously approved $7,400 in travel expenses for Mayor Richard Ireland to travel to China April 1-15, as part of a delegation seeking to promote Northern Alberta as a tourist destination. Hinton bouldering...

• Council to decide on dog park at special meeting April 4

  March 29, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  The decision on the location of the future dog park is on the agenda for the next meeting of council. The date and time for the meeting has been changed to April 4 at 6 p.m. to accommodate community members who want to address the issue and can’t m...

• March 29, 2012

  March 29, 2012 - Author: THE FITZHUGH

  Discover Ottawa’s nature on Jasper’s Glacier Walk Dear Editor, Icon or travesty – those labels describe well what we’ve heard about Brewster Travel Canada’s Glacier Discovery Walk. Whatever side of this issue you are on I s...