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A 37-year-old man was sentenced to 16 months in prison for stealing more than $28,000 from two local businesses in town, Nov. 10.

Amy West was recently hired as Jasper's deputy fire chief. K. Byrne photo. Amy West always knew she wanted to be a fire fighter.

Ken Kuzminski, the president of the legion, lays a wreath at the Jasper Cenotaph, Nov. 11, 2016. K. Byrne photo.

Abbie Carlos moved to Jasper from the Philippines in 2014. She graduated from Jasper Junior/Senior High School in June and recently received the Governor General’s Award for her academic achievements.

A local server is paying it forward. On Nov. 14, Emerald Lounger server, Brittany Grant will be donated all of her tips to Edmonton’s Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation. Creative Commons photo.

The J9 Sparkle Foundation is hosting three events on Nov. 20 to raise awareness for mental health. N. Veerman photo. Ward off the winter blues with the J9 Sparkle Foundation. The group will be hosting three events on Nov.

Every September we plant our hockey garden. For the Jasper PeeWee Bears, the soil is rich and the seeds, deeply sown, are beginning to germinate.

I n Leonard Cohen’s hard to read novel, Beautiful Losers, is the passage: “How can I begin anything new with all of yesterday in me.” There was a strong sense of that tension as the Jasper Midget Bearcats faced the Barrhead Steelers, Nov. 13.

After another successful food drive on Oct. 31, it’s clear the Jasper Food Bank Society doesn’t have trouble stocking its shelves, but according to president Patrick Mooney, the organization is struggling to find committed volunteers.

With Christmas just a few weeks away, the Festival of Trees has returned to the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. The Festival of Trees begins Nov. 19 at the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum and Archives. N. Veerman photo The fundraiser will begin Nov.