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Submitted photo An influx of transient workers from the Trans Mountain Expansion Project could mean an increase in sexually transmitted infections, according to HIV West Yellowhead.

T. Nichols photo One hundred Jasperites packed into a newly-decorated Smitty’s restaurant April 11, to attend Alfred Kong and Marianne Lau’s Asian Night, in support of the Jasper Ladies Hospital Auxiliary’s ultrasound fundraising efforts.

If you’ve ever walked into a Jasper business and been delighted by the warm smile of an enthusiastic employee, there’s a strong chance you’ve encountered a graduate of the Share the Spirit program.

T. Nichols photo Community Outreach Services has been out in force over the past few weeks, canvassing the community to rustle up participants for its diversity project.

Submitted photo It took almost two years to happen, but with some strategic pestering and the right connections, the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives finally received a shipping container last week.

N. Veerman photo For the sixth year in a row, Oka Sushi’s “chopstick locker” program raised funds to donate to local community organizations.

N. Veerman photo Jasper’s ladies will get the star treatment, April 26, as they walk down the red carpet and pose for local paparazzi during the Hollywood-themed Spring Fever Ladies Gala.

One hundred years ago, on April 7, 1914, two rail crews faced one another, each on either side of a mile-long gap of nearly empty land. They sat just outside the town of Fort Fraser, B.C.

Since 2011, the Jasper Volunteer Fire Brigade has donated a dozen of its expired sets of bunker gear—helmets, boots, gloves, jackets and pants—to a small fire department in Cihuatlan, Mexico.

Looking for organizer for annual run Unless a race organizer steps up, the annual Terry Fox Run might not take place in Jasper this year.