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Residents who rely on social programs could soon find it easier to navigate government bureaucracy thanks to a provincial initiative to move human services to a centralized model.

P. Clarke photo A group of volunteers braved the frigid, rushing water of Maligne River, June 8, to train for an upcoming trip down the Yukon River with a group of disabled war veterans. The adventure is being organized by Pilgrim Bandits, a U.K.

N. Veerman photo Armed with new songs and an intoxicating energy, Jasper’s The Mighty Water is set to make its return to the Jasper Folk Music Festival in September.

Small Town Regular | Submitted photo Insurance broker by day and rock star by night, Jimmy Rutherford and his band, Small Town Regular, will trade in their ties for guitars during the Jasper Folk Music Festival in September.

N. Veerman photo Jasper’s gymnasts finished off the season with a bang, June 10, wowing their parents, friends and families with tucks, flips, cartwheels and feats of strength. The Jasper Gymnastics Club wrapped up last week with its final show.

The 2014 Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce board. | N. Veerman photo It was an uneventful election for the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce this year, with each of the positions being won by acclamation.

Volunteers assemble the new dock. | Submitted photo Valemount Marina was able to open its doors this summer thanks to a $25,000 grant from Columbia Basin Trust to replace its aging docks which were deemed unsafe to use at the end of last summer.

Cheryl Peddie painting Last summer Cheryl Peddie turned her hobby into a full-time job. Trading her computer for an easel, she changed her title from graphic designer to painter. It was her father’s passing that inspired her to take the plunge.

Photo courtesy of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives What do Jasper’s golf course and 160 acres of Edmonton farm land have in common? They share the same soil.

N. Veerman photo Library. It’s just a word, but when spoken in Jasper, it comes with a knowing nod. It elicits frustration, concern and, more often than not, snarky remarks.