North of Jasper, there sits what some still call the final frontier. While the Rocky Mountains south of Jasper all the way past Banff draw in millions of tourists every year, north of Jasper is relatively untouched. The area’s glaciated peaks, canyons, waterfalls and flowering meadows are left alone in comparison. Knowledge of the area’s history is even less common.

They are beautiful, but slightly goofy looking with heavy antlers. They are the only animal where both the male and female have antlers. They belong to the deer family, with short swift-moving tails and large hooves specially adapted for trotting across the snow. They eat lichen, which no one else wants. They live in high alpine areas and are usually not prey for grizzlies.

Hinton mans gets fine for fishing in Patricia Lake

A Hinton man has pleaded guilty to fishing in Patricia Lake without a permit at Jasper Provincial Courthouse and will pay $150 for his crime. 

Rowdy partier gets $150 fine

A man has been fined $150 for his raucous behaviour at the Honeymoon Lake campsites during the end of June.

Three people found with three kilograms of marijuana

An Edmonton man charged with possessing over three kilograms of marijuana for the purposes of trafficking appeared in Jasper Provincial Court on August 26.

Jasper woman returns from 'hero holiday'

What did you do with your summer holiday? You probably didn’t do something as taxing as building a house in a slum in Mexico, but that’s exactly what one young Jasper woman has just done. Eighteen-year-old Eman Ismael has recently returned from Vincente Guerrero, Mexico where she spent over a week this August helping a Mexican family move from a dilapidated shack into a basic but sound house.

Wallace takes first at Moustache Madness bike race

Despite nary a hair on his face, Jasper’s Cory Wallace has taken the top prize at the Moustache Madness Alberta Cup championship cross country mountain bike race held during the August 28-29 weekend.

After his stellar finish in the xc race (he beat the second place rider by over 11 minutes), Wallace wasn’t done yet, and in the longer, privately organized Much Yeah Marathon race the day after Saturday’s provincial race, he finished first once again.