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Franz Johnston painting A rare painting by one of Canada’s most famous artists will be on display in Jasper early next month.

Submitted photo The trip from Alberta to Antarctica, to compete in the Antarctica Marathon and Half Marathon, starts with a 19-hour plane ride to Ushusia, the southernmost city in the world.

Creative commons photo Jasper’s ol’ Zamboni—which was almost the lone causality in the Jan. 26 arena fire—will live to see another day. This news comes after the machine was assessed for a third time.

J. Deagle photo This year, Parks Canada is restoring two culverts to improve fish passage and aquatic connectivity.

Submitted photo There’s something about road trip movies. The story of a couple of friends taking off across the country in a shabby VW should, by this point, be one of the crustiest of clichés, but somehow the premise lives on.

Nathan Froehler photo Back in town after a day of riding in Jasper’s backcountry March 22, the sunburned and disheveled participants of the Ascend Splitboarding Festival gathered in the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives to debrief, and get the sk

N. Veerman photo Fundraising efforts to bring a portable ultrasound machine to Jasper are in full swing, and an outpouring of community support has helped the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary pass the halfway point on its mission to collect $60,000.

After an hour of wordplay at the SnowDome Coffee Bar, March 12, one Jasper poet was named the winner of the annual Open Mic Poetry Night.

Submitted photo The municipality is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying who is responsible for illegally dumping a “diesel-like substance” on Birch Avenue on or around March 13.

N. Veerman photo Six Jasper women are hitting the job market with new skills and a whole new sense of confidence this week, after completing the Tourism Essentials Program at the Jasper Adult Learning Centre.