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Dear Editor, I wasn’t sure what to expect before attending the two-hour presentation with Jay Ingram and Chris Hadfield this past weekend, but when the show was over I was left with a feeling of pride and inspiration.

N. Veerman photo For a town its size, Jasper offers a surprising number of recreational opportunities to its youth.

The Jasper townsite from Whistlers Mountain. D. Betts photo Jasper’s development approval process was rated poor or very poor by more than half of the businesses interviewed for Jasper’s recently completed Business Visitation Study.

Not all North Americans are on board with the British comedic sensibility, but director Michael Winterbottom has given a gift to those who are.

T. Nichols photo The room was loud.

N. Veerman photo The annual Canadian Rockies Snow Battle is cancelled, leaving snowball fights to the kids this winter.

Submitted photo A decade from now, Wendy Copp will still remember the sun rising over the Grand Canyon.

Thursday, Nov. 6 Jasper Legion, 8 p.m. $10 It’s been a tough slog for Ross Neilsen—a really tough slog, actually. But the way the blues rocker talks about his career—with an almost jovial matter-of-factness—it’s easy to forget that.

Parks Canada photo Jasper National Park receives more than two million visitors a year. The good news for winter-lovers is that only 20 per cent of visitors come between November and April.

Photo Vladislav Gajic - Fotolia The Jasper Bantam Bearcats had their first game on the road in Hinton last Friday evening, in front of a supportive, but anxious crowd of family and friends.