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N. Veerman photo As wildfires rage throughout the province, the Alberta government announced a province-wide fire ban on May 25. The ban does not include Jasper National Park.

P. Clarke photo A massive plume of dark grey smoke swirled over Jasper National Park as fire crews from Parks Canada carried out a prescribed fire about 20 km north of the Jasper townsite, May 23.

Children got to dress up as their favourite insect as part of the Bug Boogie Family Dance May 22.Photo - P. Clarke.

N. Veerman photo One day last winter, AnneMarie MacDonald walked into her Grade 3 classroom at Jasper Elementary School and found a cardboard box next to her desk. She thought it was her Scholastics order, full of new books for the kids.

Agnus Hisey has been painting since 2008. Photo - P. Clarke. From paintings of mountain landscapes to U.S. President Barack Obama, Agnes Hisey, a resident at Alpine Summit Seniors Lodge, can paint just about anything—as long as it’s from a picture.

Jesse Way enjoys an afternoon of standup paddleboarding (SUP) on Lake Edith last summer. Photo - A.

A volunteer trudges around a pond searching for signs of amphibians. Parks Canada photo Each spring, amphibian lifecycles begin in ponds throughout Jasper National Park.

The Friends of Jasper National Park and the Association canadienne-française de l’Alberta - Régionale de Jasper both received funding from the federal government. Photo - Robert Linsdell https://www.flickr.

Grizzly bear cub. R. Bray/Parks Canada photo Parks Canada has already captured and collared six grizzly bears this season and hopes to collar another four as part of a three-year study of the bear’s habitat use in Jasper National Park.

Left to right: Jake Delorme, Morgan Poirier & Martin Kreiner. N. Veerman photo Under the bright lights of Calgary’s McMahon Stadium, three Jasperites earned the title of all stars.