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Gertrude Kofin always had a colourful joke ready and waiting to brighten someone’s day, and inevitably their cheeks. Many of them came from her eldest son Tom.

“The biggest problem in Jasper is we need staff housing for seasonal purposes,” said Gerry Levasseur of Gerald Developments Ltd.

There’s the governance of the park, split between the federal government and the municipality. Then there are the opportunities to talk about geology.

Market season The farmer’s market will return to the Legion parking lot next week. Seasonal vegetables from the Robson Valley will be for sale along with local art and jewelry, among other things, on June 26.

Parks Canada’s CEO Award of Excellence is the most prestigious honour awarded by the agency to recognize Parks Canada team members and partners who have demonstrated a high level of excellence.

After three years as president of the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce, Ken Kuzminski passed on the torch to Wayne Hnatyshin, June 11.

Good Samaritans to the rescue Dear Editor, Last Monday morning, we were driving to Edmonton and were several kilometres east of Hinton on Highway 16 when the right rear tire disintegrated which forced us to the shoulder of the road.

While perusing a BC Ferries gift shop six years ago, Laurie Cassie discovered On Mountaintop Rock, a novel written by former Jasperite John McLay. The novel, loosely based on the author's youth, is a mystery set in Jasper National Park in 1954.

The five-piece funk band Moonshine Express works hard to distill perfection. “We consider ourselves a true do-it-yourself band,” said vocalist Pat Garcia.

Due to unforeseen issues, the SEED classroom, which was supposed to arrive in Jasper on June 15, will likely not arrive until fall.