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The Jasper Folk Music Festival is finally here. Friday, Sept. 13 the rockin’ weekend of good tunes will kick off, beginning with a set by Battle Royale winner Emma Acorn.

T. Nichols photo You can explain the physics of it until you’re choking on variables, but when an AW139 helicopter teeters off the ground, its whomping, six-metre blades spitting rocks and conjuring dust clouds, it feels like magic.

In hopes of getting Jasper on the route map in the future, Mayor Richard Ireland, left, and Coun. Dwain Wacko, right, travelled to Edmonton for the start of the 900-kilometre Tour of Alberta bike race last week.

Busking might not be an election issue this October, but it will be an issue that comes up early on in the next council term. It’s been a year since Monika Schaefer first asked council to consider and discuss the legalization of busking in town.

With summer slipping away, the opportunities for stargazing are increasing by the day—and just in time, too. Dark Sky Month—October—and the third annual Jasper Dark Sky Festival—Oct. 25–27—are just around the corner.

Submitted photo Benjamin Ritter joined the Jasper Dance Program in 1999. At the time he was seven years old and his mom was looking for a way for him to burn off some of his never-ending energy.

N. Veerman photo The thermometer outside the museum hit the ceiling on Saturday, as members of the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives Society received a cheque for $39,000.

Volunteers help keep our backyard beautiful Recently, six volunteers from Jasper and seven volunteers from Banff met up in Jasper National Park to clean up trash along the Maligne Canyon trail.

Tourism Jasper names CEO Mary Darling can finally remove “acting” from her title, as she is officially the new CEO of Tourism Jasper.

The chances are slim that the library and culture centre will be completed on budget. There’s no real surprise there, but the words have finally been spoken by the municipality.