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Saturday, April 12Jasper Legion, 9 p.m.with Rude City Riot$31.50Submitted photo Ska fans across Canada have Jasper’s Sean McGrath to thank for The Planet Smashers’ latest tour.

Parks Canada photo Quebec class wins Canada’s coolest school contest Competition was fierce and hopes were high for the classes who recently participated in the Amazing Video competition to win Canada’s Coolest School Trip.

T. Nichols photo “I’m not going to point fingers tonight. The language tonight is going to be ‘we need to do better,’ and ‘we need to do more,’ because we all play a part in this.

If everything goes as planned, the Jasper Adult Learning Centre will soon host a new group dedicated to providing a range of learning initiatives for the town’s senior citizens.

T. Nichols photo Two titans in Jasper’s ski history were honoured at the Alberta chapter of the Canadian Ski Instructor’s Alliance Spring Fling April 5.

George Mercer joined Parks Canada when he was 18 years old.

51°µÍø recognized nationally The 51°µÍø received four Canadian Community 51°µÍøpaper Awards, including Best-All Around 51°µÍøpaper in its circulation class, March 27.

Submitted photo Six months ago, Bella Tiesenhausen got on a plane to Panama. Although a sunny place to travel, the eight-year-old wasn’t going on vacation.

Creative Commons photo It’s spring, and as the days lengthen and warm up, we listen for the return of the robins. Soon, we’ll open our windows and wake to their enthusiastic chirping, their songs promising us green leaves and long summer days.

From housing prices to the push for street performers, laws governing development and expansion are an inescapable and omnipresent part of life in Jasper.