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• Street party slows business

  January 29, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS, REPORTER

  Second closed-street Jasper in January event stresses vendors Numbers for Saturday’s Jasper in January street party were down to about half from the week before, as cold temperatures kept people inside. The event also received a chilly response fro...

• Students get voice in sustainability plan

  January 29, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Final Pecha Kucha event held last Thursday After a few cold weeks off, Jasper’s Community Sustainability Plan got up and rolling again with the third and final Pecha Kucha idea-sharing event on Jan. 22, which was attended by about 40 people. ...

• JACK in the box

  January 29, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS, REPORTER

  Community-based organization appeals for long-term funding Canoe trips, ski touring, camping, and kayaking are just a few of the activities in which the Jasper Adventure Club for Kids (JACK) tries to get Grade 7 through 12 students involved.  ...

• Charges sought against horse owner

  January 29, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS, REPORTER

  Late last week, the B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) submitted its findings to Crown counsel recommending that charges be laid against the owner of two horses abandoned in McBride in September, Edmonton lawyer Frank Mackay. ...

• What’s in the orange cube?

  January 29, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN, EDITOR

  Dog walkers and other passers-by at Wapiti campground this winter may have wondered what’s been going on inside the giant, bright orange cube. ...

• Sliding through the ages

  January 29, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS, REPORTER

  Local not-for-profits look to revamp playground There’s nothing better than taking to the slides and swings of a park for children and the young at heart.  ...

• Spread the word

  January 29, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN, EDITOR

  Turns out there’s more than one supporter of free speech in Jasper. Is that surprising? Absolutely not. After writing in last week’s issue about the value of freedom of speech, the Fitzhugh received a number of accolades from readers. ...

• Court News

  January 29, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS, REPORTER

  Excessive drinking reduces complainant’s credibility Sexual assault charges were dismissed against a former Jasper hotel employee in Jasper Provincial Court last Thursday. ...

• Canada aims for reading record

  January 29, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN, EDITOR

  World record attempt made for Family Literacy Day Twenty-five little Jasperites contributed to the national world record attempt for the most children reading with an adult in multiple locations last Friday, as a prelude to Family Literacy Day. ...

• Grizzlies come out fighting

  January 29, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN, EDITOR

  The Jasper Grizzlies Midget girls hockey team battled hard but couldn’t come out ahead in two back-to-back weekend games against Westlock, said coach Mark Cowan. Westlock, the top team in the Sturgeon Pembina Minor Hockey League, won Saturday 4-1, ...

• B.C. musical trio comes to town

  January 29, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Jasperites will be treated to a taste of one of Canada’s Juno-nominated musicians next Tuesday when the Marc Atkinson Trio comes to town. ...

• Reasoning for residency

  January 29, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Change the world one opinion at a time After six weeks holiday in my home town, Perth, in Western Australia, it was an unpleasant surprise to return to the chilly and refreshing -30 something’s in Jasper. That’s a cool 60C lower than what I&r...

• Budget approved

  January 22, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS, REPORTER

  Residents to see 2.9% tax increase The big agenda item at this week’s council meeting Tuesday was the vote on the 2009 operational budget, which was approved unanimously by councillors. ...

• Taking input

  January 22, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN, EDITOR

  Jasper councillors respond to presented concerns After a resident presented a list of concerns to Jasper Municipal Council during a budget information session on Jan. 8, the Fitzhugh contacted each of the town’s councillors to give them a chance to...

• Playing the system

  January 22, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN, EDITOR

  Fake job ads leave Canadians stranded Fake job postings are making life difficult for potential employees who have been moving to Jasper in search of work. ...

• Plowing through

  January 22, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN, EDITOR

  A response to concerns about snow removal in Jasper A resident who presented concerns regarding snow removal in Jasper at the budget information session on Jan. 8, has some good ideas, but they don’t work here, according to director of Environmenta...

• Marching for Gaza

  January 22, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN, EDITOR

  Jasperites gather to get word out about conflict in Middle East A group of 13 Jasperites gathered Sunday night with candles and posters to march through the townsite in an attempt to raise awareness about the conflict in Gaza. ...

• You’ve got mail

  January 22, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN, EDITOR

  What happens to junk at the post office Some residents have a little sticker on the back of their mailboxes to let postal staff know that they don’t want flyers to go in their box. ...

• Shut up and sing

  January 22, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN, EDITOR

  In 2003, lead singer of the Dixie Chicks Natalie Maines, criticized then-president George Bush and the war in Iraq while performing a concert in London. For the next three years, the band, comprised of three women based out of Texas, endured intense scru...

• Patricia hosts street party

  January 22, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS, REPORTER

  Participants enjoy celebration but some business owners unimpressed Though not everyone agreed, the street party on a closed-down section of Patricia Street last Saturday was “excellent,” according to Helen Kelleher-Empey, general manager of ...