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Hike commemorates WWI

Trevor Nichols photo “We are the guardians, but also the storytellers. And that’s why we are here today: to tell the stories of Jasper’s participation in the war.” It was a hot afternoon Aug.

Giddy up! Rodeo Week is nearly here

N. Veerman photo Despite some early hiccups over the venue, the Jasper Heritage Rodeo Association will welcome cowboys and girls to the Jasper Arena next week for the 88th annual heritage rodeo.

Challenging ‘death’ in Grande Cache

Jasper's Tracy MacDowell took the first place finish at the annual Death Race in Grande Cache.

Pool Party!

T. Nichols photo The Jasper Aquatic Centre celebrated its 25th anniversary July 25, with a day-long schedule of events aimed at getting the community out to the centre to celebrate the milestone.

On Science: Cone explosion

Niki Wilson photo When the wind blows through my Jasper cul-de-sac, the spruce trees brace themselves against the gusts, the way millions of years of evolution have designed them to.

Parks improves campgrounds

Parks Canada photo Ten brand new oTENTiks at Whistlers Campground are among a number of improvements made to Jasper’s campgrounds this year, along with a playground at Wapiti and a whole new reservation system at Pocahontas.

Coyote to rock the legion

Wednesday, Aug. 13Jasper Legion, 9 p.m.$5 coverSubmitted photo After taking the stage before Blue Rodeo last month at Sun Peaks Resort, the Devon Coyote Trio is riding high.

A history of precedents

Alison Woodley, the national director for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, likes to tell a story.

NATIONAL PARK NEWS: Aug. 7, 2014

Young eaglet raised at Medicine Lake Creative Commons by Paul Friel Most years, the arrival of spring in Jasper is accompanied by the arrival of pairs of bald eagles intent on nesting at the north end of Medicine Lake, and near the shore of Lake Anne

UPDATE: Body discovered on Athabasca Glacier

R. Fletcher photo The body of Donald Jean Belliveau, a 28-year-old New Brunswick man who went missing in 1995, was discovered in the Athabasca Glacier, July 31. The discovery was made by a mountain guide leading a group of hikers on the glacier.
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