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NATIONAL PARK NEWS: May 22, 2014

R. Bray photo Trail happenings in 2014 Jasper National Park has three keen trail crews beginning this week. They will need honed skills and sharp saws for the ambitious work plan that lies ahead.

Caribou one step closer to extinction

Eli Christman photo Jasper’s caribou are a rubber stamp away from being listed as endangered.

Working toward a shared brand

M. Figueira photo “Jasper is a community first and destination second.

IN BRIEF: May 6, 2014

Manslaughter conviction in Jasper homicide After two years in the court system, Jasper’s first homicide in decades reached a resolution last week, when Cody Kyle Jensen was convicted of manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of Kenzie Beaton.

Adding Jeanine’s sparkle to the garden

N. Veerman photo Following a productive work bee, May 10, members of the Jasper Local Food Society planted an apple tree in the Connaught Drive community garden in memory of one of the society’s founding members.

COUNCIL BRIEFS: May 6, 2014

N. Veerman photo The library and cultural centre’s uneven floors are holding up progress on the already overdue construction project.

Moratorium will have long-term consequences

The moratorium on the food service industry’s access to temporary foreign workers is already impacting Jasper. However, that impact has the potential to increase significantly if the federal government can’t come to a quick resolution.

Skiing Whistlers’ North Bowl in the good ol’ days

Photo courtesy of Loni Klettl Now that Marmot Basin’s 50th year of operation is complete and the parking lot mud has dried like cement in your boots and tire wells, it’s time to turn your gaze over to another mountain—the mountain known as Whistlers,

Running wild for 30 years

T. Nichols photo More than any other day this year, May 11 felt like spring, making it a perfectly appropriate day for the 30th annual Spring Run Off.
Rodeo to appear before council, again

Rodeo to appear before council, again

N. Veerman photo There will be no outdoor rodeo this summer, despite the Jasper Heritage Rodeo Association’s efforts to bring the 88-year-old event out from under the fluorescent lights and back into the light of day.
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