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Conservative candidate Jim Eglinski was elected MP of the Yellowhead riding Nov. 17, in a federal byelection to replace recently departed MP Rob Merrifield. After all 284 polls were counted, Eglinski held 62.6 per cent of the votes.

Dozens of men are wandering around Jasper with scruffy lip foliage this month. Although many, if not most, acknowledge it’s not the most flattering of looks, they’re keeping their untamed whiskers intact, at least until Nov. 30.

T. Nichols photo On a typical work day, Len Sowden gets up at 6 a.m. He climbs into a Ford F-250, picks up a group of his co-workers and, after a quick stop at Tim Horton’s, trundles up to Marmot Basin.

R. Fletcher photo Canadian deer are becoming zombified by a self-perpetuating disease. The disease is spreading westward and has the potential to end up on the doorstep of Jasper National Park.

Artistic Nude and Boudoir Photography Exhibit Saturday, Nov. 22 Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Submitted photo There’s something in Harpdog Brown’s blood; a kind of restlessness pulsing through his veins that makes him want to buck expectations and carve out his own path.

T. Nichols photo Grade 1 student Calder Kreizenbeck was the lucky winner of an iPad mini, after a fire prevention brochure he created during Fire Prevention Week caught the eye of the Alberta Office of the Fire Commissioner.

T. Nichols photo Members of Community Outreach Service’s Peer Support Group gave up their Friday afternoon to do their small part to keep people from drinking and driving, Nov. 14.

Submitted photo This season, for the first time ever, the Jasper Freemountain Snowboard Team will host the Alberta Snowboarding Association’s Northern Alberta Slopestyle Series.

N. Veerman photo After last week’s dump of snow, skiers and boarders were chomping at the bit, waiting for Marmot Basin to open Nov. 14.