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Pine beetle could have major impact on park, warns forestry industry

This map shows the relative success of the Mountain Pine Beetle over the winter based on 94 tree samples from 16 sites in May and June 2015. It does not include new data from the population survey's conducted in September.

Yellowhead Votes: Candidates talk issues

With less than three weeks before the federal election, Yellowhead candidates are making a final push to secure your vote on Oct. 19. To help you make an informed choice, the Fitzhugh asked each candidate three questions.

Yellowhead candidates clash over pine beetle

Yellowhead candidates in the upcoming federal election agree on the severity of the mountain pine beetle infestation in Jasper National Park, but representatives from two of the major parties have varying opinions on why more hasn’t been done to this

Arena renos postponed, hockey season unaffected

Creative Commons photo Although the municipality’s new Zamboni has arrived, renovations to the Zamboni room—to allow for the new, taller machine to properly dump snow—have been postponed until the library moves out of the activity centre and into its

Mature Workers' Program returns to Jasper learning centre

Rainer Stropek photo The Jasper Adult Learning Centre has received renewed funding to relaunch its successful Mature Workers' Program, which retrained nearly 30 older workers between 2012 and 2013, preparing them to reenter the workforce.

Jasperites honour 65th anniversary of Canoe River train accident

Dong Han, Glenda Cornforth, Brent Straughan and Harry Home (right to left) attended a memorial service in Valemount, B.C. to honour the 21 men who died during the Canoe River train accident in 1950. | P.

Jasper Olympian recognized by U of A

Debra (Covey) Barnett, a former Jasperite and Olympian, was recently recognized by the University of Alberta and inducted into the school's Sports Wall of Fame.

Spiderzilla: she's big, she's scary-looking and she's your friend

Creative Commons photo Nothing conjures a deep, innate fear of creepy-crawlies quite like watching a spider meticulously pick her way through her web.

Jasper artists recognized for their talent

Stephanie Marr (left) was recognized with the threatre award and Santina Cross right received the writing award.Photo - P. Clarke.

A call to free Canada's scientists

More than 400 years ago, the scientific revolution began with the work of Galileo, an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer and philosopher, who developed the science of motion.
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