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Jacquie Beasse photo Ladies of all ages gathered at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge last weekend to jump on beds, throw pillows, eat candy and dance in their pyjamas with Canadian icon, Jann Arden.

See an animal, call dispatch A recent cougar sighting within the townsite has Parks Canada reminding Jasperites to keep the agency’s dispatch number handy.

Although the temperatures are rising and spring appears to be just around the corner, that doesn’t mean your waterlines are safe from freezing.

The rainbows are up, the events are planned and soon the party will begin. This weekend Jasper will celebrate its fifth annual Pride Weekend—an event that started with meagre beginnings in 2009 and this year has grown into the largest venue in town.

From housing prices to the push for street performers, laws governing development and expansion are an inescapable and omnipresent part of life in Jasper.

T. Nichols photo Covered head-to-toe in mud and sporting a full-faced grin, Greg Van Tighem rolled his way into Jasper Friday evening, two days ahead of schedule.

Two young male cats with feline upper-respiratory disease were abandoned at the Jasper Elementary School on March 17. They are believed to be from the same mother that birthed the two kittens that were abandoned at the school in December.

N. Veerman photo Despite previous hesitations, council will allow the Jasper Farmer’s Market to operate on the McCready Centre parking lot this summer as part of a one-year pilot project.

T. Nichols photo The pre-game rituals had a peculiar air on Saturday morning. There was a quiet muffle to goings-on, as though a fresh blanket of snow had hushed the house.

Wednesday, March 26Horseshoe Club Australian rapper Kid Mac has heard all about Western Canada.