Editorial

Parks Canada photo Sgt. Mark Salesse, a search and rescue technician with more than a decade’s worth experience, was caught in an avalanche while on an authorized training exercise Feb. 5.

I didn’t know I had an autoimmune disease until I met Marta Rode.

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N. Veerman photo Every so often we at the Fitzhugh get an unexpected visit from Grandpa Dong Han.

There’s been plenty of talk about Jasper’s unseasonably warm weather: the spring-like temperatures and the resulting melting snow and rain showers.

Jasper’s already a bike town, but with the help of the Tour of Alberta, the park is on its way to becoming a cycling destination.

N. Veerman photo The three-week holiday recovery period is over and now it’s time for another host of festivities, as we welcome back Jasper’s signature winter festival: Jasper in January.

R. Fletcher photo The drive into town is slowly becoming more beautiful. It’s not the mountains that are changing, rather it’s the face of the community. Businesses are investing in a makeover, upgrading the look and feel of Connaught Drive.

The Jasper Environmental Association (JEA) sympathizes with Parks Canada’s present field staff, which is faced with an uphill struggle to save one of Canada’s most iconic species.

Jasper National Park’s human history is full of remarkable individuals. This breed of unique, distinctively “true mountain souls”always surfaces when most needed. Their gift is the courage to see near-invisible cracks in the norm.