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• Decision unknown

  March 26, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  GYRD still wants dog park for new high school It’s been more than a month since the Municipality of Jasper held a meeting regarding the decision whether or not to land swap with Grande Yellowhead Regional Division (GYRD), which wants to build a new sch...

• First-hand source

  March 26, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS

  Mayor visits school classroom A council meeting was held Monday, but it wasn’t your typical municipal affair. The meeting took place at École Desrochers and the council was made up of Grade 5 and 6 students. ...

• Model predicts reduced pine beetle populations

  March 26, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN

  Parks Canada says too soon to know If upwards of 95 per cent of the mountain pine beetle perished over the winter, as predicted by a model developed by the Canadian Forest Service (CFS), this winter could have been the first time the mountain parks have ...

• State of Emergency for Jasper

  March 19, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Spend money to make money “It’s a state of emergency,” said Wendy Wacko, owner of Mountain Galleries, at last week’s monthly Jasper Tourism and Commerce (JTC) meeting, of the current economic climate and its foreseeable impact of Jasper’s touri...

• Booster a corporate casualty

  March 19, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN

  Local paper closes after 46 years in business The Jasper Booster is another casualty of restructuring and downsizing by Sun Media, which has cut 600 jobs in Western Canada, Ontario and Quebec since last December. ...

• Good enough to drink

  March 19, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS

  Jasper pool uses less chlorine than bottled water Have you ever accidently taken a big gulp of pool water while swimming laps? Most people would probably have to admit yes. ...

• Mountain of thefts in Jasper

  March 12, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN

  May be linked to economic downturn A crime spree has hit Jasper, after local police reported the fifth break-in and theft in a month last week. ...

• Crucial Marketing Maneuvers

  March 12, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Jasper in January to go on with or without ski consortium As the winter season slowly comes to an end, the future of the Jasper Ski Consortium remains a little ambiguous as the direction of the newly incorporated Jasper Destination Marketing Corporation ...

• Ice on, ice off

  March 12, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS

  Ninja skills no match for some sidewalks Venturing out onto the sidewalk this time of year can be an icy journey more reminiscent of a Maligne Canyon ice walk than a jaunt down a city street. ...

• Petition raises rezoning concerns

  March 05, 2009 - Author: DANIEL Z. JACOBS

  There is a possible tempest brewing over the proposed rezoning of Centennial Park in Jasper. ...

• The verdict is in, but the jury is out

  March 05, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Where will they put the new high school? After a two-hour meeting on Feb. 19, where the various possibilities for the new Jasper Jr./Sr. High School were debated, the Municipality of Jasper has published public feedback on its website, but has yet to rep...

• Are you serious?

  March 05, 2009 - Author: KAITLYN COHOLAN

  Once in a while something happens – something so ridiculous, so ludicrous, so astounding – that gives a person cause to crinkle her forehead and ask, “Are you serious?” ...