PEAK Jasper

"Indigenous culture is not just a picture of a totem pole or an Indigenous mural; it is the person and the story behind those processes and the practices. Indigenous tourism, when it's done right, allows those voices to speak up and be heard."

"That is the beauty of any library; it welcomes all ages. Jasper’s library is no different and it delivers."

"Advocacy is definitely first and foremost, the most important thing for us."

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Superintendent Alan Fehr said that the caribou recovery program is getting ready for a running start. It is now more than halfway constructed, and Parks Canada expects to take ownership of the breeding facility within the year.

"It's a collective thing. It's not something that is singularly owned by Tourism Jasper. We're facilitating it. We're taking the lead on it to make sure that it's not just another strategy that sits on a shelf and collects dust."

The program enables 34 select communities to attract and recruit newcomers as a way of helping address local labour needs while also settling newcomers into the country.

Staffing shortages have affected economic growth, and local employers have reported significant vacancies. It doesn’t help that the fickle weather is a major contributor to the economy.

"In park visitation, numbers have been steadily increasing over the last three years, so there's really no indication that that trend won’t continue."

The mayor gave his 30-minute address to the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce's general meeting on May 8.