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With Jasper Junior/Senior High School as our backdrop, the seeds were planted, while Landon Shepherd and Kim Weir from Parks Canada reminisced about being classmates at the “old” high school.

“I had hoped more restaurants would be here, however we can do the best we can and we can get out there and network and try to convince people there is a benefit to doing this,” said Mike Day, owner of Evil Dave’s Grill and a board

Currie left for San Jose Obrero, a city 45 minutes from Peru’s capital city, on June 12.

The event was a competition between four hair salons, each of which had the task of turning their contestant into the most believable queen.

The new cultural area is part of an ongoing collaborative process of reconnection and reconciliation between Parks Canada and the more than 20 Aboriginal communities who were displaced when Jasper became a national park in 1907.

“There are about 30 species of mosquito in Alberta,” says Jenkins, “but I suspect you have a lower diversity of species in Jasper.

After 40 years, Arts Jasper continues to serve the community as a "low-key, non-profit" organization.

Growing up in Spruce Grove, Lisa Shepherd was aware of her Metis ancestry but she didn’t realize the extent of her family’s connection to Jasper until she danced at the raising of the Two Brothers totem pole in Jasper in 2011.

Since being selected for Alpine Canada's Prospect Group in May 2012, former Jasperite Tianda Carroll continues to amplify her ski-racing potential.