Local NGO collecting winter clothing donations聽
As we bundle up with down jackets and wool toques to brave the cold winter months, one local group is reminding Jasperites that not everyone has that luxury.
Mountains of Relief, a not-for-profit organization, has spent more than a year collecting thousands of dollars to help rebuild Nepal after a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people in April 2015.
The group鈥檚 main project is to help rebuild a school which was completely destroyed during the earthquake, but as winter approaches both here in Jasper and in Nepal, Mountains of Relief is calling on locals to dig through their closets and donate any warm winter clothing that they are no longer using.
All the collected items will then be sent to Nepal, giving warmth to those who have gone without.
For donation pick-up, call Sherrill Meropolis at 780-852-5187 or Raj Ghimire at 780-931-9040. Winter garb can also be dropped of at Coco鈥檚 Cafe on Patricia Street.
Monetary collection jars for the organization can also be found at several businesses in town.
For more information about Mountains of Relief and its current and future projects, head to www.mountainsofrelief.org. 聽
Learn to knit at the library
Have you ever wanted to learn how to knit, but weren鈥檛 sure where to start?
For those novice needle wielders, local purveyor of yarns, Billie Buttons will be hosting a beginners鈥� knitting class at the Jasper Municipal Library on Dec. 3 at 1:30 p.m.
The cost of the class is $14 and will teach all the knitting basics you need to get started and will provide a set of needles and wool for your first project.
At the end of the day, participants will walk away with a knitted bunny of their creation.
All ages are welcome to attend, but knitters younger than nine years old must be accompanied by an adult.
Event organizers are asking those interested to sign-up by Dec. 1.
To register call the library at 780-852-3652. 聽
Budget deliberations begin Nov. 28
The municipality will begin two days of budget deliberations on Nov. 28, and is inviting the public to hear firsthand about next year鈥檚 proposed operating budget, capital budget and utility rates.
The public meetings will take place Nov. 聽28 and 29 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers (downstairs) at the Jasper Library and Cultural Centre.
On Nov. 28 the public will hear from the finance and administration department, Community and Family Services as well as protective services, including a report from Jasper Victim Services.
On Nov. 29 the public will hear from the culture and recreation department, including reports from the Jasper Municipal Library and the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives.
On Dec. 6, council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting in the council chambers at 1:30 p.m. However, this meeting will also serve as a platform for council to answer any public questions with respect to items to include or remove from the proposed budget.
