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• Exercise turns into real-life rescue

  May 31, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Parks Canada employees rescued a 35-year-old Edmonton man with a heli-sling May 20, after he fell and cracked a vertebra while simulating a crevasse rescue on Parker Ridge. The man, who works as a paramedic, was one of a group of six people practising re...

• Remember the rules of the road

  May 31, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  While driving home from the grocery store last week, I nearly hit a bicyclist.  Now, before you get all hot and bothered, telling me I’m an awful driver, let me tell you why this little incident nearly occurred. ...

• Reflections on a mind-expanding experience in Portland

  May 31, 2012 - Author: TIMOTHY PIGEON and ADAM ROBB - Special to the Fitzhugh

  Twenty-four of us representing the Jasper Sustainability Club set out in the early-morning hours of April 30 on a SunDog bus headed to Portland, Ore. We were on our way to attend and present at the Living Futures Un-Conference – “where the gr...

• Truck burns next to highway

  May 31, 2012 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

  A flaming semi ended up in the ditch off Highway 16, 23 kilometres outside of Jasper on May 20. Jasper resident Dane Olinkin was on his way back from Lucerne Campground when he saw the flames. ...

• Teen killed in ATV crash

  May 31, 2012 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

  An 18-year-old man was killed after being ejected from his ATV near the Brule sand dunes west of Hinton. Police and emergency medical responders arrived at the site of the crash, about 15 kilometres outside of town, at 8:45 p.m. on May 24. ...

• Caribou Joe & the building of the Grand Trunk Pacific - Episode 34 - River mishap

  May 31, 2012 - Author: LEONARD FRAZER - Special to the Fitzhugh

  Joe’s warning came too late. As the Ruth-Ann passed under an overhanging tree, Sam was knocked overboard into the icy water. Joe quickly ducked to avoid the same tree and the boat shot forward in the current. “Where’s Sam?” he tho...

• Mulcair’s motivations

  May 31, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair was set to arrive in Alberta  yesterday and planned to tour some of our province’s oilsands operations today. The visit came about after he was widely criticized for his controversial opinion on the economic ...

• A week to celebrate seniors

  May 31, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Next week is all about the people who have made our community what it is today.  The people who built it from the ground up, who started the businesses, built the houses and protected the park, so we can continue to enjoy it today. ...

• Municipality looks to quell dog park contamination rumours

  May 31, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  The municipality says rumours about contamination and the need for an expensive environmental assessment on the parcel of land set to become the new dog park are just that, rumours. “The Sleepy Hollow (Road) site, right across from the hardware sto...

• Foundation of the family, champion of the natural world

  May 31, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  When asked a question, Basil Seaton was always thoughtful with his answers. He would take his time, think the question through and frame his answer carefully. And he would never speak up about something he didn’t know for sure. That’s why, ac...

• May 31, 2012

  May 31, 2012 - Author: THE FITZHUGH

  Loss of Deke’s cartoons another blow to community Dear Editor, What a disappointment to open the paper last week and search in vain for Deke’s cartoon. To the new owners, I say you clearly have no idea what you have just thrown out. Deke is...

• ‘Freading’ comes to the Jasper library

  May 24, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  The Jasper Municipal Library has a new eBook service that allows patrons to access 15,000 new titles on their handheld devices. The service, free for all library card holders, is called Freading. To access the books, card holders visit the Freading websi...

• ER experience a sobering lesson

  May 24, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  Lorraine is wheeled into an emergency room at Jasper’s Seton Hospital. She’s on a backboard, with obvious injuries to her leg, chest and head. She’s responsive at first, telling doctor Melanie Murphy she’s about to throw up. Staff...

• Housing development ahead of schedule and under budget

  May 24, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  The remaining 45 units in the Caribou Creek development will be completed a year early and under budget, if council approves a bylaw amendment authorizing a loan guarantee of up to $3.6 million.  ...

• Day in chair reminds mayor accessibility challenges remain

  May 24, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  While rolling around town in a wheelchair May 15, Mayor Richard Ireland was repeatedly asked “What’s going on?” Most people assumed he’d “fallen down running once again,” he said. But really, he was fine and the attent...

• Gymnasts wrap up season, prepare for ‘big show’ at home

  May 24, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  The Jasper Gymnastics Club recently wrapped up its competitive season, which saw more young gymnasts than ever take part in events across Alberta and as far away as Montreal. “It was really good,” head coach Nadia Wassef said of the season. &...

• Weekend woes

  May 24, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  How was your long weekend? Relaxing, we hope. Unfortunately, for many people across Alberta this week, what was supposed to be three days of work-free fun turned into a lifetime of sorrow and, likely, regret. Numerous accidents around the province claime...

• A renewed passion for serving victims of crime and trauma

  May 24, 2012 - Author: ROBSON FLETCHER, EDITOR

  It’s hard to understand, first-hand, what it’s like to be a victim of serious crime or major trauma until it happens to you. The shock, confusion, anger, grief and deep sorrow are too much to imagine for most people who have had the good fortu...

• Council addresses pressing tablecloth issue

  May 24, 2012 - Author: NICOLE VEERMAN, EDITOR

  Councillors had to laugh last week when a request for decision came forward asking that they approve a fee increase for tablecloth rentals, taking them from $2.50 to $5 each. The change is due to an increase in cleaning and transportation costs. ...

• National Park News May 24

  May 24, 2012 - Author: PARKS CANADA

  Bald Eagle closures at Medicine and Annette Lakes A pair of bald eagles is nesting at the north end of Medicine Lake, and another pair is nesting near the shore of Lake Annette. Both of these beautiful areas are popular with day visitors, and the nesting...