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Dear Editor, Dear Editor, A letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper: I enjoyed spending this Victoria Day weekend in Jasper National Park. The scenery and close up experience with wildlife is a national treasure.

Housing is an age old issue in Jasper.

With completion of the joint school facility creeping ever closer, the municipality is turning its sights to the high school exchange lands.

File photo The transitional workers accommodation proposed for the soon-to-be-vacant space in the Jasper Legion cleared an important hurdle May 12, when Parks Canada’s Planning and Development Advisory Committee gave the project conditional support.

N. Veerman photo A quartet of Jasper ski guides have returned to town a little more decorated, after passing their Association of Canadian Mountain Guides exams earlier this spring.

N. Veerman photo With golden tickets in hand, hundreds of Jasperites flooded into the high school gym last week to get an exclusive tour of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.

A new addition to Jasper’s cultural landscape is just over the horizon. The Jasper Short Film Festival will make its debut Sept. 27, during the town’s Culture Days.

R. Bray photo Trail happenings in 2014 Jasper National Park has three keen trail crews beginning this week. They will need honed skills and sharp saws for the ambitious work plan that lies ahead.

Eli Christman photo Jasper’s caribou are a rubber stamp away from being listed as endangered.

N. Veerman photo Jasper’s competitive dancers travelled to Calgary earlier this month to compete in the Terpsichore Dance Celebration.