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Jasper’s getting a $65.9 million walking and biking trail, but no one seems to know where the trail’s heading or why it’ll cost four times our annual municipal budget to develop.

The phone at Saskatchewan River Crossing. | N. Veerman photo Although Telus owns the payphones on the Icefields Parkway, that doesn’t make the company responsible for ensuring there’s access to communications on the highway.

As rainbow banners line Connaught Drive in preparation for the seventh annual Jasper Pride Festival, the Grande Yellowhead Public School Division (GYPSD) is busy preparing a policy to protect LGBTQ students from harassment, bullying and discriminatio

On behalf of the 51°µÍø, we say 'Welcome to Jasper—Ahlan wa sahlan' to our new Syrian neighbours who arrived in Jasper last week. For months we’ve watched from afar as Syria has been torn apart by war.

The Jasper Community Housing Corporation would like to develop two plots of land in town, including an area along Turret Street, pictured here. Photo provided.

It’s not often that everyone wins in court, but—in a way—that’s what happened in the battle over Maligne Lake.

Bald Hills in the Maligne Valley. | N. Veerman photo Nova Scotia’s famous groundhog, Shubenacadie Sam predicted an early spring last week. But in Jasper, winter is only just beginning. On Feb.

As the coordinator of the Jasper Victim Services Unit, Paul Schmidt is on call at all hours of the day, ensuring that someone is always available to console and assist victims of tragic accidents and crimes in Jasper National Park.

Whether you've lived here a month, a year or a lifetime, at some point you've no doubt come face-to-face with Jasper's housing shortage.

Everyday we are bombarded by various facts and figures that at times can leave your head spinning, but every once and a while we hear a fact that shakes up our understanding of the world and challenges our own assumptions.