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Get active with the December Project

As the days get shorter and the mercury dips, curling up in front of the TV, watching movies and gorging on comfort food starts to become more and more appealing, but Jasperite Joe Urie is once again asking locals to spend the month of December getti

Bike park could cost tax payers $50,000

The bike park will be located along Connaught Drive across from Mount Robson Inn on the west side of town. The proposed water line will be built underneath Connaught Drive. Image provided by the municipality.

Christmas craft fair kicks off holiday season

S pace was tight as holiday shoppers searched for the perfect gift during the annual Christmas Craft Fair at the Jasper Activity Centre, Nov. 20. P.Clarke photo Up for grabs was a huge variety of artisan goods from crocheted toques to homemade pie.

Progress made on Pocahontas trails

Entering Jasper National Park from the east, visitors are greeted by the looming limestone cliffs of Roche Miette that tower above the historic Athabasca Valley, home to an early coal mining community known as Pocahontas.

Solar power offers bright future

Gridworks Energy Group recently installed 32 photovoltaic solar panels on Candice Davis and Mike Horvath’s roof on Patricia Street. P. Clarke photo.

In brief: Local NGO collecting winter clothing donations, Learn to knit at the library, Budget deliberations begin Nov. 28

Local NGO collecting winter clothing donations Mountains of Relief Social Corporation Nepal are raising money to rebuild a school in Nepal that was destroyed by an April 2015 earthquake.

Countdown to the 2017 municipal election

The next municipal election is on Oct. 16, 2017. The election to the south of us might be decided, but that doesn’t mean election season is over. In less than 11 months–Oct.

Movember gala organizers plan to keep more cash in Jasper

A man’s mental health is nothing to be taken for granted. Too often, though, that aspect of a guy’s well being can be lost in the shuffle when a serious diagnosis, like cancer, enters his world. On Nov.

Marmot Basin set to open Nov. 23

Marmot Basin will open to the public on Nov. 23. Marmot Basin webcam. For those looking to hit the slopes, you won’t have to wait much longer. Brian Rode, vice-president of marketing for Marmot Basin, confirmed the ski hill will open on Nov. 23.

Commercial airline backs out of Edson

Intagra Airlines quietly abandoned its plans to fly in and out of Edson Airport in June–a week before flights were supposed to begin.
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