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• Do your part

  August 26, 2010 - Author: CAMERON STRANDBERG, REPORTER

  Thinking of running for council this October? Figure you can do a better job of helping to run this town than the current stock of elected leaders? You might be right! But how will people ever know it? How could you possibly let Jasper know just how smart...

• Patricia Street problem solved?

  August 26, 2010 - Author: CAMERON STRANDBERG, REPORTER

  Local businesses, RCMP say crime is down, but what’s behind drop? According to recently released RCMP stats (reported in last week’s Fitzhugh) and reports from local businesses, crime in Jasper has dropped off over at least the beginning of t...

• Jasperites off to Pentiction Ironman

  August 26, 2010 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Two Jasperites are off to the Penticton Ironman on August 29 to try their hand at the difficult event that will include swim, run and cycle portions.  Richard Ireland and Alan Wilson will be tackling the Ironman. This will be Wilson’s first Ir...

• TransRockies newcomers enjoy mud, rain and broken bikes

  August 26, 2010 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  It was Matt Staneland and Victor Vassallo’s first time taking on the TransRockies Challenge, and after 400 gruelling kilometres, they survived.  “It went great, it was a really fun event,” Staneland said.  Their team, Bear&rs...

• Jasper welcomes U.K. soccer coaches for camp

  August 26, 2010 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Local soccer fanatics spent the week in their cleats from August 9 to 13 under the direction of coaches that travelled all the way from the United Kingdom.  One of those coaches, Ben Sword, said the opportunity was not only huge for the athletes, bu...

• Live band and volunteers help pull off great rodeo

  August 26, 2010 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  The Jasper Rodeo went off without a hitch – unless you count the one hooking the mini horse to a carriage that pulled happy little cowgirls and boys during the Little Britches Corral on Saturday.  “This year is probably one of the smooth...

• Downstream goes back to school with a blast

  August 26, 2010 - Author: CAMERON STRANDBERG, REPORTER

  Got the back to school blues? Then the Downstream Bar and Grill in Jasper may have the medicine to cure what ails you. They’re planning a series of gigs this August 27-29 weekend that will hopefully send off with a blast those who are departing back...

• New arts centre proposed in old courthouse

  August 26, 2010 - Author: CAMERON STRANDBERG, REPORTER

  Law and the arts have always seemed to exist on opposite poles of the intellectual spectrum, but an idea for a new arts centre in town is combining the two in an unexpected way. ...

• New park, new possibilities

  August 26, 2010 - Author: CAMERON STRANDBERG, REPORTER

  A proposed federal park in Labrador highlights evolution in Parks Canada thinking On the far eastern side of Canada, along the arctic tundra and coastal rocks of Labrador, a federal park unlike one ever seen in Canada is now developing. In the proposed M...

• Pakistan Relief in Perspective

  August 26, 2010 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

  John Stuart Mill wrote that “... security of person and property, and equal justice between individuals, are the first needs of society, and the primary ends of government.” The extent to which modern governments have over-reached their intend...

• Wildlife Festival a treat for all ages

  August 26, 2010 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Ever wondered what it’s like to be a park warden in Jasper National Park? Well from August 27 to 29 locals will have the chance to hear stories from several wardens during the sixth annual Wildlife Festival.  This year’s festival theme w...

• Lance Armstrong arrives in Jasper

  August 26, 2010 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Don’t blink or you might miss it – but on Thursday, August 26 world-famous cyclist Lance Armstrong will be cruising through Jasper with 45 other riders as part of his LinkPink fundraiser.  His time in Jasper is short, and many of the det...

• After lost grant, town transfers tax money to seniors

  August 26, 2010 - Author: CAMERON STRANDBERG, REPORTER

  After losing a grant from the province that had been allotted to a senior citizen bus program, town council has decided to fund the seniors with money taken from local taxpayers. “We might get burned, but I don’t think that means that we shou...

• Rain lowers forest fire risk in park

  August 26, 2010 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Jasper’s forest fire risk was raised to high over the August 20-22 weekend, before rain poured down on the park, snuffing the risk back down to low.  Kim Weir, fire communications officer for Jasper National Park, said 18 mm of rain fell over ...

• IN BRIEF - August 26, 2010

  August 26, 2010 - Author: FITZHUGH STAFF

  Rocky problem in Hinton Police are asking for the public’s help in catching some rock throwing culprits who shattered the windshields of several vehicles in motion over the course of a night. Hinton RCMP searching for large dog owners Hinton RCMP...

• An office with a view

  August 26, 2010 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  Jasper offers its citizens a unique area to work and recreate. There are jobs here that can’t be offered anywhere else, and Peter Lemieux’ job is just that – one of a kind.  Lemieux has been conducting Icewalks on the Athabasca Gla...

• August 26, 2010

  August 26, 2010 - Author: THE FITZHUGH

  Nuclear? This issue may try to be forced down every ones throats by our own ill informed Provincial Government. Please just look up the true science facts for yourself on the impacts this toxic industry has on our air, water, land and all life forms. F...

• Real-life Frogger on Jasper’s streets

  August 19, 2010 - Author: ANNALEE GRANT, PHOTOJOURNALIST

  I was taking a stroll through one of Jasper’s many beautiful parks on August 18. I was on my way back from shooting the soccer camp, which looked like it was a lot of fun, I might add. I had struggled with the urge to join the kids and their very en...

• Two men dead after rollover near Medicine Lake

  August 19, 2010 - Author: CAMERON STRANDBERG, REPORTER

  Two men from Ontario are dead and a third has been hospitalized following a late night rollover near Medicine Lake. According to Jasper RCMP Sgt. David Maludzinski, the Chevrolet Suburban rolled over sometime between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. on Sunday, August 1...

• Leaving Jasper: Local boy travels to pursue greater education

  August 19, 2010 - Author: CAMERON STRANDBERG, REPORTER

  Desmond Kong, born and raised in Jasper, is leaving Canada to start his post-secondary schooling in the United Kingdom. The 18-year-old has plans to become a doctor, a general practitioner, perhaps even in a small Canadian community one day, maybe even in...