51°µÍø

Creative Commons photo Parks Canada has a history of silence. We've addressed this in the past, when the agency waited to announce delayed winter access in the Maligne Valley, without speaking a word about its missed deadline.

N. Veerman photo Recently Jasper’s municipal council has demonstrated some regulatory inventiveness, in an effort to hurdle legal roadblocks that are hampering local interests.

It’s been a rough year for backcountry skiers. Jasper’s had plenty of snow, but with closures seemingly tacked up on every trailhead, there’s been almost nowhere to enjoy it. That is, of course, until now.

Looking for a summer job? Jasper’s got plenty. In fact, if businesses haven’t already started, very shortly they’ll be looking to hire the perfect employees to dote on the park’s summer visitors.

Parks Canada photo Sgt. Mark Salesse, a search and rescue technician with more than a decade’s worth experience, was caught in an avalanche while on an authorized training exercise Feb. 5.

I didn’t know I had an autoimmune disease until I met Marta Rode.

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N. Veerman photo Every so often we at the 51°µÍø get an unexpected visit from Grandpa Dong Han.

There’s been plenty of talk about Jasper’s unseasonably warm weather: the spring-like temperatures and the resulting melting snow and rain showers.

Jasper’s already a bike town, but with the help of the Tour of Alberta, the park is on its way to becoming a cycling destination.