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National Parks 51°µÍø: Parks Canada to maintain hot springs operations

A toddler swims using a floaty in the Miette Hot Springs with her grandmother. Parks Canada/O. Robinson photo. Parks Canada will maintain the operational responsibility of the hot springs in Jasper, Kootenay, and Banff national parks.

Backcountry deserves more attention

A suspension bridge spanning the Athabasca River was washed away during a flood in 2014. Parks Canada never replaced it. R. Hanske photo. In 2014, Tourism Jasper decided that Jasper’s reputation needed an overhaul—something catchy and fun.

Habitat for the Arts serves up multiculturalism

As an uprooted Irish woman living in Jasper, Oonagh Neilan said sometimes she feels disconnected from her homeland. Starting Sept. 19, Habitat for the Arts will start offering monthly multicultural nights.

Charity golf tournament a hole in one

The annual Jasper Victim Services Golf Tournament is something organizer Paul Schmidt looks forward to every year. This year 156 golfers teed off at the Fairmont Jasper Park Golf Course for the eighth annual tournament, Sept.

Baseball bears back in action

Two Jasper baseball teams kicked off the 2016 fall ball exhibition season with a pair of wins each, Sept 10.

Jasperite pleads guilty to theft over $9,000

A former employee for Jasper Park Liquor pled guilty to stealing $9,000 in cash from the store in Jasper Provincial Court, Sept. 8.

In brief: Lake Annette Loop temporarily closed, Meeting for Jasper Arena ice users, Duck Race tickets on sale,

Lake Annette Loop temporarily closed The Lake Annette Loop will be temporarily closed starting Sept. 19 file photo Starting Sept. 19, the Lake Annette Loop will be closed for approximately two weeks to allow re-paving of the entire loop.

Prescribed burns to begin in the fall

The areas in red are slated to be burned by the end of October in an effort to protect the town from wildfires and slow the spread of the mountain pine beetle.

Tourism organizations delete photo after complaints

Tourism Jasper and Travel Alberta voluntarily deleted this photo on their Instagram accounts after several people expressed their concern it promoted illegal camping in Jasper National Park. Instagram photo.

That's a wrap: Another successful year a JFMF

Rosie & the Riveters (pictured here) was one of more than a dozen bands to take to the stage at the Jasper Folk Music Festival, Sept. 9 to 11. K. Byrne photo.
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