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• Chamber hands out business awards

  December 31, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Jasper Tourism chamber members gathered at the Amethyst Lodge on Dec. 11 to celebrate a successful year. Dignitaries and business leaders from the community gathered to honour Jasper’s top entrepreneurs, which this year included two members of t...

• A look back at 2009

  December 31, 2009 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

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• Gymnasts just miss Alberta Games

  December 24, 2009 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  The Jasper Gymnastics Club came home with one gold medal last weekend after the Alberta Winter Games qualifying trials in Red Deer, but the four girls couldn’t quite pull off a qualifying performance. Jasper sent four girls to the trials: Ashley...

• Wolves drop 10-6 decision to Legal

  December 24, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Those waiting for a Christmas miracle for the Jasper Wolves will have to wait another year, as the team dropped their final game before Christmas 10-6 to Legal. ...

• Freestyle team places well at winter game qualifiers

  December 24, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  While hosting the 2010 Alberta Winter Games qualifier, Jasper was able to post some top results, including several top ten finishes. That included a third place finish by Angus Jenkins on the moguls. ...

• The cat came back: Feline returns after six month disappearance

  December 24, 2009 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  A cat that went missing six months ago has turned up at Athabasca Falls and has found its way back to his owner, just in time for the holidays. ...

• Students win call with Suzuki

  December 24, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Five young Jasperites are expecting a call from David Suzuki after giving a call to Prime Minister Stephen Harper earlier this month. ...

• No more gravel extraction pits needed: Parks

  December 24, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  There will be no need for new gravel extraction pits in Jasper National Park (JNP) for the term of the current draft management plan, according to Parks Canada. ...

• Boilers go bang in the Jasper Arena

  December 24, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  The Jasper Activity Centre ice is a little softer than normal, and officials are feeling more than a little unlucky after not one, but two motors crucial to ice making blew in the same week. ...

• Fifth blackout for the month

  December 24, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  ATCO Electric are still looking for the reason behind Jasper’s fifth power outage for the month, which occurred last Monday (Dec. 14) and lasted between 20 and 25 minutes. ...

• Still no action on Medevacs in Jasper

  December 24, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  A call to ensure Medevac services can land at the Jasper air strip in case of emergency has seen little action since the initial problem was highlighted this past summer. ...

• Town proposes $16 million capital budget

  December 24, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  Millions of dollars will be spent on the activity centre, library and pedestrian underpass under the town of Jasper’s proposed 2010 capital budget. Council received its first glimpse at the $16 million capital budget on Dec. 15, as town manager Geo...

• Town passes operations budget

  December 17, 2009 - Author: JUSTIN BRISBANE, EDITOR

  After weeks of deliberation, the town of Jasper finally passed its $12,442,675 operations budget. The budget increase represents a 3.4 per cent increase over 2009, and according to Town manager George Krefting will likely result in a less than two per cen...

• Alexis Nakota member offers ideas to bring aboriginal culture back to park

  December 17, 2009 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  A member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation says he hopes to have some interpretive aboriginal cultural learning projects in Jasper National Park (JNP) by next summer. ...

• Jasper freestyle president no longer heading to Olympics

  December 17, 2009 - Author: MATTHEW TIMMINS, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Merely weeks ago the Jasper freestyle ski president was under the impression he was going to be part of the Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) workforce at the 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Olympics. But a sudden change of plans in the VANOC volunteer proc...

• Wolves lose in shoot out

  December 17, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  It was another disappointing result for the Jasper Wolves  as they lost in a shoot-out to Drayton Valley at home. “We got the right players, we got the right effort we just have to get the monkey off our back,” said Wolves forward Rob...

• Holiday services

  December 17, 2009 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

  Several Jasper churches and other organizations are opening their doors to the community this holiday season. Here are some of the celebrations taking place. ...

• Man behind the snowmen

  December 17, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  It was the wee hours of the morning about three weeks ago, and Joel Cooper was working away, painting and drawing as he usually does. When he looked out the window, he saw one of his favourite sights, lots and lots of snow falling to the ground. For t...

• Dinners help create a community

  December 17, 2009 - Author: AMY WILSON-CHAPMAN, REPORTER

  Around six o’clock on Sunday a young man with an English accent wandered into the kitchen of the Jasper Activity Centre, two dirty (but empty) plates in hand, and a big grin smothered across his face. ...

• Canmore and Banff propose tax increases and lean budgets

  December 17, 2009 - Author: AMY KRAUSE - Special to the Fitzhugh

  Both Canmore and Banff have crafted lean operating budgets and proposed tax increases in an attempt to maintain current service levels in spite of reduced revenues. ...