Fitzhugh recognized nationally
The Fitzhugh received four Canadian Community Newspaper Awards, including Best-All Around Newspaper in its circulation class, March 27.
The paper also received a first place finish in the Best Front Page category, as well as third place finishes for Best Editorial Page and Best Photo Essay.
Competing in the 2014 newspaper awards were 273 publications from coast to coast. In total, judges waded through 2,688 entries representing each publication’s best work from 2013.
This is the Fitzhugh’s second time receiving the top honour in the Best All-Around Newspaper category, having won in 2011. The following year, it placed second in the category and in 2013 it received a blue ribbon.
Honouring the men behind the ski school
Two local legends will be inducted into the Canadian Ski Instructor’s Alliance (CSIA) Regional Hall of Fame this weekend.
Joe Couture and the late Tom McCready, who were instrumental in the creation and building of the Marmot Basin Ski School, will be honoured April 5 at the Best Western Jasper Inn and Suites. McCready will be represented by his wife Faye, who still lives in Jasper today. And both Couture and his wife, Sheila, will be there for the celebration, beginning at 5 p.m.
In a post on Facebook, CSIA Alberta wrote, “With 2014 marking the 50th anniversary of skiing at Marmot Basin in Jasper National Park, this year’s honourees could not be more appropriate.”
Ultrasound fundraiser
On April 4, the Jasper Legion is hosting a fundraiser for the $60,000 portable ultrasound machine.
To raise funds, the venue will host Cowpuncher, a five-piece Calgary band, and donate the ticket sales to the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary’s ultrasound fund, which was last reported at $31,500.
Tickets for the show are $25 and can be purchased at Coco’s Cafe, the Legion or online at www.ticketweb.ca.
Doors open at 8 p.m.
Temporary bridge closing
Parks Canada is closing the Fifth Bridge day-use area April 7 and removing the temporary pedestrian bridge.
To access Maligne Canyon after that date, visitors are asked to use the trails at the top of the canyon at the Maligne Teahouse or the bottom of the canyon at Sixth Bridge.
A new permanent Fifth Bridge is set to be built this summer and work has already begun to stabilize and protect the river banks, in order for that construction to begin.
