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Dear Editor, What a delight it was to watch the skiers and snowboarders sliding on the newly created piles of snow during the wonderful Jasper in January street festival. Such a fabulous addition: a winter playground right in the middle of town.

It’s been nearly three weeks since an early morning fire put the arena out of commission. Despite the inconvenience, the town’s athletes are getting creative.

Jasper freestyle skiers are the test subjects in a cutting-edge research project that could protect them from future head injuries. The University of Alberta study, led by Dr.

As the sun sank behind the mountains, Feb. 8, a small crowd watched as Mayor Richard Ireland and Uwe Walter of the Jasper Pride Festival Society raised the pride flag above Jasper.

Feb. 12 was the last day to apply for intervener status for the National Energy Board (NEB) hearing on the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.

Submitted photo If Jasper in January left you hankering for more winter festivities, you’re in luck. Hinton’s Winter Magic Festival kicks off Feb. 12, and it should help keep the February funk at bay.

Submitted photo A Jasper team skipped by Brad Vancuren took home the trophy at the Jasper Curling Club’s mens bonspiel, Feb. 9.

Despite the nearly crippling cold, players laced up and took to the pond Feb. 8 for Canadian Hockey Enterprises’ pond hockey tournament, hosted at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.

In the third year of her degree, Vanessa Kuzina spent a lot of time trying to convince her professors to let her write songs instead of papers for her assignments.

Cooking up a fun Family Day weekend Whip up a weekend of family fun in Jasper with these five essential ingredients.