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• Heil’s Jasper connection

  February 18, 2010 - Author: BRADLEY HALLETT, INTERN

  Jennifer Heil, who won the silver medal in woman’s moguls at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics on Saturday (Feb. 13), frequently skied at Marmot Basin when she was a child, said local freestyle moguls coach Chris Peel. “She was definitely talent...

• RCMP traffic patrol could move to Hinton

  February 18, 2010 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  A move by the RCMP to centralize services could see Jasper lose its traffic patrol officers to Hinton, but potentially increase enforcement in the area. “Our traffic unit will be moving to Hinton and that’s a good thing,” said RCMP Staf...

• Fryatt valley offers escape into the wild

  February 18, 2010 - Author: JODI HAWKINS, Special to the Fitzhugh

  People from all over the world visit Jasper National Park  every year. They come to our little town in the mountains to get away from the hustle and bustle of their own home-town or city. But where do the people of Jasper go when the hustle and b...

• Getting schooled

  February 18, 2010 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Women’s olympic hockey team teach Midget boys a lesson As Olympic hockey fans sat in their seats enjoying the skillful play of the women’s Olympic hockey team two weeks ago, some Jasper hockey players were enjoying a different experience. Se...

• Ballet Jorgen prances into Jasper

  February 18, 2010 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  For those craving plies and pirouettes deep within the Rocky Mountains, relief is on the horizon. Ballet Jorgen, a professional dance troupe based in Toronto, will be staging a performance of Cinderella on Feb. 26 at the Jasper Activity Centre. More than...

• Parks sifts through management plan responses

  February 18, 2010 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  After months of gathering public input, Parks staff is currently sifting through more than 500 comments on the new Jasper National Park management plan. “We had a strong response from Canadians. Since the release of the draft plan (in Sept. 2009), ...

• New face at the Fitzhugh

  February 18, 2010 - Author: BRADLEY HALLETT, INTERN

  For the next month I will be photographing and writing stories for the community of Jasper. My name is Bradley Hallett. I was born in Calgary in August 1982. When I was a young lad, I found my father’s Pentax film camera in a box in the storage...

• Jasperite heading to Kenya

  February 18, 2010 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Last summer, six Jasperites had a life-changing experience working with a non-profit group helping build a school in the Masai Mara in southeast Kenya. Now, Jasper high school student Kai Okazaki wants to follow in their footsteps, as he plans for a trip...

• Parks job fair sees increase

  February 18, 2010 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Parks Canada saw an increase in their Jasper job fair last week, as about 130 people dropped by to check out what opportunities they could have over the summer months. While the actual number of job available depends on how many returning staff the park ...

• Jasper attempts to get a handle on off-leash dogs

  February 18, 2010 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Off-leash dogs in Jasper are becoming increasingly common in the park, creating a safety hazard for wildlife and other trail users, according to Parks Canada. Jasper National Park warden, Jim Mamalis, said he regularly sees people on the trails wit...

• SPCA to set up shop in Jasper – for a day

  February 18, 2010 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  The Hinton and area SPCA is bringing several dogs and cats to Jasper in an attempt to clear a backlog of animals at the new facility. The event, called Jasper Pets for People, will take place at the Jasper Veterinary clinic on Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. to ...

• Wolves continue to access Tonquin

  February 11, 2010 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Cavell area closure likely to return next year Wolves travelled into the Tonquin Valley five times and made at least two kills this winter, according to radio collar data from Parks Canada, who are examining the effects of the Cavell Road area closure...

• Jasper skiers bring gold, silver, bronze home from Alberta Games

  February 11, 2010 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  The Jasper Alpine and Freestyle ski teams came back from the Alberta Games with a handful of medals last weekend in Cold Lake/Bonnyville. Melissa Hiron led Jasper’s way with two gold medals in the slopestyle and moguls, while Sam Ruttiman and Ja...

• 50/50 for Jasper Minor Sports

  February 11, 2010 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Imagine what you could do with $28,000. Tamar Couture with Jasper Minor Sports certainly can. “New team jerseys, for the teams that haven’t received them. Portable soccer nets... Hopefully host some hockey and soccer clinics... coaching clin...

• Olympic women use exhibition game to work on details before Games

  February 11, 2010 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  The Canadian Olympic women’s hockey team were in Jasper last week, fine-tuning their skills and using an exhibition game against a Hinton midget boys team to pay attention to details and prepare for the Olympic Games that start next week. The wo...

• Protect your heart this Valentine’s, experts say

  February 11, 2010 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  After spending 25 years as a cardiovascular nurse and CEO of the Albert Heart and Stroke Foundation, Diana Krescy knows what’s good for your heart. Plenty of exercise, low sodium diet, no smoking, healthy eating, low stress. While these tenets h...

• Jasper raises another $10,000 for Haiti

  February 11, 2010 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  The Jasper Rotary Club has raised more than $10,000 for Haiti through a recent community dinner and donation from Marmot Basin, which will be used to purchase shelter boxes for the relief effort. Rotarian Sandra Coombe said the club decided to cover a...

• Total grizzly population for Alberta ‘shockingly’ low

  February 11, 2010 - Author: TANYA FOUBERT - Special to the Fitzhugh

  The total breeding population of grizzlies in Alberta is less than half of what is needed for the species to maintain a genetically healthy population. Those are the final results of a scientific study into the bear’s total population in the provin...

• Museum to host advanced avalanche presentation

  February 11, 2010 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Looking to become a ski guide? Are you a backcountry skier, snowmobiler or snow safety professional? If so, an advanced, professional discussion on snow safety could be just right for you. After a successful avalanche awareness night at the De’d Do...

• Former Jasperite dies

  February 11, 2010 - Author: IAN K. CRAIN - Special to the Fitzhugh

  A former Jasper summer resident, Margaret Wright (nee Stock) passed away recently in Toronto. Known as ‘The Girl who climbed Mount Athabaska’ (sic) she was featured in a 1940 Star Weekly article, as well as in Life Magazine article on Jaspe...