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Rail history remembered

T. Nichols photo Last week marked the official launch of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives’ narrative history of Jasper’s railway: Tied to the Rails: Jasper’s Railway Connection .

All the fixins'

While the Jasper High School Band kept people’s toes tapping, the band program’s annual turkey dinner fundraiser served a delicious meal to a nearly packed house March 13.

Gearing up to garden

T. Nichols photo Jasper’s green thumbs got together March 15 to spread a little gardening knowledge to anyone willing to listen.

Marking the end

T. Nichols photo Not long after the Canadian flag was lowered from its perch atop a flagpole at NATO headquarters in Kabul, another was raised in Jasper.

Market relocation stalled by research

N. Veerman photo Although hesitant to set a precedent, council has agreed to do further research into moving the Jasper Farmer’s Market onto public land.

French culture flies high above Jasper

N. Veerman photo With students of all ages standing by, the Franco-Albertan flag was hoisted to the top of the pole outside the Jasper Elementary School, March 7.

IN BRIEF: March 13, 2014

‘Stay tuned’ for Maligne Tours decision Parks Canada hopes to release its decision on Maligne Tours’ conceptual proposal in the coming weeks.

Jasper pride celebrates five years

N. Veerman photo In 2009, as rainbow stickers began popping up in windows across town, the community started rumbling about the need for a pride festival.

Looking at Land Use: The housing crunch

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

Regional sheep hauled down south

N. Veerman photo Following the relocation of two rams and 22 ewes from just outside the eastern park gate, North Dakota’s bighorn sheep population grew by 24 animals last month.
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