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Experiential tourism connects visitors to Jasper

Arsenault is the managing partner and “the experience gal” at Tourism Café, a tourism training company. She specializes in many areas, including experiential tourism, community experiential tourism and market development.

May 7 council briefs

The capital budget is in the amount of about $2.92 million. That figure includes ongoing projects like the library and cultural centre, sidewalk paving for the Caribou Creek Co-ops and new streetlights on Connaught, among other projects.

Off with the roof

An executive summary of that report, from Williams Engineering Canada, was presented at the May 7 meeting of council.

Jasper Camera and Gift marks end of an era

The building, located on Connaught Drive, was constructed by F.A. Jackman in 1925, said Jack, noting that Jackman ran a business there for 20 years before retiring. The Pugh family took over the building in the ‘40s.

IN BRIEF - May 9, 2013

Routine traffic stops yield drug seizures Traffic stops outside the townsite resulted in the seizure of more than two kilograms of cocaine and 70 kilograms of marijuana late last month.

National Park 51°µÍø May 9

Approximately 10 per cent of Jasper National Park’s two million annual visitors stay in Jasper’s campgrounds, equalling about 130,000 user-nights in the front-country and 14,000 user-nights in the backcountry.

Singing in the spotlight one last time

To mark the end of their 10th year and the end of the group, a concert is being held at the United Church, May 13.

Broken windows abound, suspects charged

“Every summer we get this resurgence,” said RCMP Cpl. Ryan Gardiner. “We’ve caught most of them with the downtown stuff.

Planes, dams and bombs - A Jasperite’s role in WWII’s Dams Raid

Born in Jasper in 1913 to parents Edwin and Margaret, Cottam later became a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force and joined the war effort.

Tickets to reward positive youth behaviour

Like last year, a youth exhibiting positive behavior will be rewarded with a laminated coupon good for a treat from one of the various businesses in town, explained community peace officer Matt Hogan.
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