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Jasperites will don their sharpest outfits, dust off their most striking masks and head to the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge for the Rotary Club of Jasper’s Masquerade Ball, March 8.

Submitted photo Although it operates largely in isolation from the rest of the country, Quebec’s film industry has a history of producing engaging and boundary-pushing flicks.

T. Nichols photo The last time she starved herself for 24 hours, Megan Warren doesn’t even remember being hungry. She was a little younger then, taking part in a fast-a-thon at the Jasper Junior/Senior High School to help raise money for charity.

Wed. March 5Jasper Legion, 8 p.m.

Parks Canada photo Fire managers take advantage of weather for burning With little snow east of the Jasper townsite, the fire management team is preparing for this spring’s prescribed burns.

Submitted photo He can tell you the diameter of the water pipes that run under the town, the precise GPS coordinates of an access valve or the exact location of any of the town’s fire hydrants. He can even tell you the materials they’re made from.

Representatives from charities across Jasper headed to Super A Foods, Feb. 21, to receive a donation to their causes. Every month, Super A donates $1,000 to local charities, divided up based on a point system.

It is no small irony that speed skater Gilmore Junio showed us what team play is when he gave up his spot on Team Canada to Denny Morrison.

The Jasper Arena came out of its temporary hibernation this week, with a fresh coat of paint and a rental Zamboni. While it’s been sleeping, Jasper’s hockey teams have been wide awake, playing home games on the road thanks to our Hinton neighbours.

Seven members of the Jasper Freeride Freestyle Ski Team competed in the Alberta Winter Games earlier this month and two skied away with medals. In the slopestyle competition, Caitlin McInnis won bronze, while Alex Krushell won bronze in the moguls.