Men plead guilty to firearm offences
Four men from Edmonton involved in a high-risk take down on Canada Day pled guilty to various charges in Jasper Provincial Court, Nov. 24.
According to the Crown, on July 1 RCMP officers and Parks Canada wardens responded to public complaints that four men were armed with firearms at the Snaring overflow campground.
Upon arriving at the campsite, officers conducted a high-risk take down arresting four men who appeared to be intoxicated.
Upon further investigation, officers found two pellet gun rifles and one pellet handgun. The police also found beer cans in the trees with pellet holes in them.
Police also found throwing knives, a tomahawk axe and marijuana at their campsite.
Edward Dang, 22, and Aubrey Planidin, 22, each pled guilty to the possession of a loaded firearm and the possession and consumption of alcohol during a time of prohibition. Both men were fined $500 in relation to the firearm offense and $300 in relation to the drinking offense.
Justin Luong, 21, and Jonathan Luong, 25, each pled guilty to failing to maintain an orderly campsite and the possession and consumption of alcohol during a time of prohibition. Both men were fined $300 for failing to keep their campsite clean and $300 for the drinking offense.
Learning about mountains 101
Grande Prairie Regional College in Jasper would like to gauge public interest about a free online course called Mountains 101 offered by the University of Alberta.
The intention is to offer an opportunity for people to watch the course material as a group starting the second week of January.
The 12-lesson course provides a comprehensive overview of mountain studies focusing on the physical, biological and human dimension of mountain places in Alberta and around the world.
Each lesson is an hour long, however the group class could be shortened to six weeks if participants want to cover two lessons each week.
Those that are interested should contact Janice Yeaman at 780-852-2101 or [email protected]
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听Movember gala cancelled, fundraising prevails
The third annual Movember Gala at Jasper鈥檚 Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre was cancelled a day before the event due to low ticket sales.
Instead of returning the donated items for the silent auction, the hotel has put together an online auction.
People will have until 12 p.m. on Dec. 7 to make their bids. The highest bidder will have 24 hours to collect their prize and pay. After the 24 hours are up, the item will go to the second highest bidder and so on. If the bidder is from out of town they will be responsible for shipping fees.
Proceeds from this auction will be donated to the Movember Foundation of Canada.
鈥淲e realize this isn鈥檛 as fun as a gala, but given our circumstances we hope we are still able to raise some funds for such a great cause,鈥� said Brianna Hardman, office administrator at the Sawridge.
