Hats in the ring for council
Mayor Richard Ireland has announced he will stand for reelection. Ireland has been Jasper鈥檚 mayor since the town was incorporated as a municipality in 2001. Before that he was the chair of Jasper Town Committee.
On Aug. 25, long-time Jasper resident Jack Templeton announced his candidacy for town council.
Templeton, who鈥檚 lived in Jasper for 31 years, is a retired businessman with a background in finance, administration and accounting. He and his daughters opened the Ashlar Ridge Cafe and Gift Shop at the Miette Hot Springs in 1996 and ran the business for 15 years.
Templeton is only the second person to confirm candidacy for a council seat in the Oct. 21 election鈥攖he other is current councillor Rico Damota.
Templeton hopes his announcement will encourage others to 鈥渟tep forward, come out of the woodwork and make a commitment.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to see six people run for six council seats,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 want an election. If it was an election by acclamation, I wouldn鈥檛 have a right to be there. I want a choice and I think everyone else wants one, too.鈥�
Five years of advocacy
OUT Jasper is coming up on an important milestone.
On Sept. 4, it will mark five years of advocacy for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans and queer folks living, working and passing through Jasper.
To celebrate the achievement, past and present OUT Jasper volunteers and members from the LGBTQ community, as well as allies, are invited to Coco鈥檚 Cafe Sept. 4 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Housing cafe results
Jasper business owners want to see more safe, clean, private accommodations for their staff.
That was one of the points made in the summary of the March 14 housing cafe held by the Jasper Community Housing Corporation. That summary, which includes information about independent adult living options, perpetually affordable units, special needs housing, as well as rental units, is now available on the municipality鈥檚 website: www.jasper-alberta.com. Once there, click 鈥淗ousing Community Cafe Results鈥� on the righthand side.
Still time for JVSU donations
Silent auction and prizing donations are rolling in for the Jasper Victim Services Unit鈥檚 (JVSU) fifth annual golf tournament, and there鈥檚 still time to contribute.
One recent donation was an impressive $1,000 from The Niche Clothing and Trading Co., said JVSU coordinator Paul Schmidt.
This year鈥檚 golf tournament, a primary fundraiser for JVSU, is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 6.
