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N. Veerman photo Despite a strong 2013 event, including two sold out evening shows, the Jasper Heritage Rodeo’s future could be in jeopardy.

R. Bray photo Over the past few years there have been many exciting changes to Jasper National Park’s interpretation programs.

Hats in the ring for council Mayor Richard Ireland has announced he will stand for reelection. Ireland has been Jasper’s mayor since the town was incorporated as a municipality in 2001. Before that he was the chair of Jasper Town Committee. On Aug.

N. Veerman photo In an effort to improve its bottom line, Parks Canada is contracting out campground and cleaning services in Wapiti and Whistlers campgrounds.

A visitor safety specialist climbs Mount Redoubt to recover a climber.Parks Canada photo An experienced mountaineer died while solo climbing in the Tonquin Valley earlier this month.

Jasper’s collaborative approach to Community and Family Services is a model that the provincial government would like to see in other communities throughout the province.

As the 51°µÍø bids farewell to reporter Sarah Makowsky, it welcomes Trevor Nichols to fill the clown-sized shoes she's leaving behind.

About 20 per cent of Jasper’s population is ineligible to vote in the upcoming municipal election.

N. Veerman photo Lynda Knight will be in court today, Aug. 22, to defend her right to keep her pet in Jasper.

N. Veerman photo Locals and tourists alike donned their cowboy hats and Wranglers last week, as some of the world’s top cowboys and girls competed in the 86th annual Jasper Heritage Rodeo.