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A. Grant photo Visitors to Jasper generally come to gawk at the mountains. But, in reality they spend a significant amount of time within the town limits, so the town’s appearance plays a huge role in their overall impression of the park.

Saturday, November 2Jasper Legion, 9 p.m.$30 It might not be the Matt Mays show you’re used to, but he’s pretty sure you’re going to dig it anyway. The singer-songwriter lands in Jasper Nov. 2, just one stop on a months-long solo tour across Canada.

The Jasper Sustainability Club for Youth has not given up on planting a SEED in Jasper. In fact, the students have come up with numerous ideas to get a sustainable, living classroom to town.

Last Friday saw the Jasper Glaciers six-a-side football team take their first foray into the Sunchild Reserve, northwest of Rocky Mountain House, for a matchup between first and last place teams in the west division.

Depending on your company in the car, the drive to Slave Lake can be very, very long. But the town itself has a charm that reflects the surrounding boreal landscape and its resilient, community-minded citizens.

The Root Romp’s reigning champion and course record-setter, Reiner Thoni, was absent from the 10-kilometre race this year, leaving the first place finish open for someone new: Keith Thiboult.

Council approved a wage increase of $675 per month for the incoming mayor, but left the final ratification to the newly-elected council, who will be sworn in on Oct. 29.

ETA for furniture Without a firm opening date for the library and cultural centre, the municipality cannot order the furniture it needs for the municipal spaces within it, as there is nowhere to store the furniture in the meantime.

The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce handed out eight awards at its annual Business and Ambassador Awards Gala held at the Lobstick Lodge Oct. 18. This was the third year for the ambassador awards and fourth for the business awards.

Parks Canada photo Over the past two months, there’s been a lot of student sweat going into Jasper National Park.