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IN BRIEF: June 12, 2014

Petro increases diesel output Petro Canada—the only station in town to offer diesel fuel—is renovating, and by the end of the month there will be five diesel pumps at the station, instead of just one.

In defence of the museum

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to one of the councillor’s comments in the Fitzhugh regarding the presentation made recently by the museum manager.

Litter an issue of ownership

It’s startling how much trash lines our highways. In fact, we could hardly believe it when the town’s Environmental Stewardship Coordinator said 2.89 tonnes of garbage was picked up during the annual litter cleanup, June 5.

A building with a lasting impact

Photo courtesy of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. If you came to Jasper 100 years ago it would have looked like another world.

Joint effort to clean up the park

N. Veerman photo With their raincoats at the ready and their gloves on, nearly 100 litter collectors tidied up the park, June 5.

Mid-day yoga session

N. Veerman photo Although the skies were gray and the rain was falling, nearly 30 eager yogis showed up to the season’s first Yoga in the Park session, June 4.

One last song for the school year

N. Veerman photo According to their conductor and band teacher, Jonathan Thornton, the Jasper Junior/Senior High School bands played better than ever during their final concert, June 4.

It’s always been the blues

Tuesday, June 17De'd Dog Bar and GrillFundraiser for the ultrasound fund When she was 16, Crystal Shawanda dropped out of her final year of high school, packed a truck, left the Wikwemikong Native Reservation where she grew up and made a beeline for

NATIONAL PARK NEWS: June 12, 2014

Thirty years young: congratulations & thank you to our Friends of Jasper National Park Parks Canada/N.

Grizzly rams into cars on Highway 16

Sylvie McKenzie demonstrates how a charging grizzly slammed into her car, causing $6,000 worth of damage, June 5.T. Nichols photo "I just remember in my rearview mirror, seeing that grizzly start running.
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