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Submitted photo Kinder Morgan won an important court challenge Nov. 14, when the British Columbia Supreme Court granted Trans Mountain’s request for an injunction to prevent protesters from obstructing some of its work locations in British Columbia.

N. Veerman photo Despite a critically dry summer season, it was an uncharacteristically slow year for wildfires in Jasper National Park.

Submitted photo Voter turnout hits surprising low in Nov. 17 byelection Conservative candidate Jim Eglinski was elected MP of the Yellowhead riding Nov. 17, in a federal byelection to replace recently departed MP Rob Merrifield.

N. Veerman photo Santa touched down in Jasper, Nov. 8, for his first appearance of the season.

N. Veerman photo “Hypnosis is nothing more than a state of awareness. You won’t do anything you wouldn’t normally do. You’re just going to be a little bit weird—a little bit silly.” With that preamble, Jesse Lewis was off running, Nov.

T. Nichols photo The Buck Mountain Mustangs paid their first visit to Centennial Field on Saturday, hoping to move on in the provincial six-a-side football tournament. Fortunately for both teams, the snow held off until after the game.

Jasper’s Barley Queens battled their way into the finals of their own tournament, Nov. 9. But, after a hard-fought game, they fell to the Calgary Twisted Irons, which won with a score of 2–1.

N. Veerman photo The Jasper Atom Bears left their fans cheering for more last weekend, after playing a pair of home games against their regional rivals, Hinton and Edson.

The scoreboard at the Mayerthorpe Arena doesn’t report shots on goal. With three games in the books for the Bantam Mustangs, their record reads 43 goals for and just two against.

On Monday, Nov. 17, Yellowhead voters will hit the polls to select a replacement for the riding’s recently departed, long-time MP, Rob Merrifield. There are five candidates vying for the position.