Editorial

High five, Jasperites! You rocked the polls on Monday. A total of 1,486 of you showed up and cast your vote. That’s 43 per cent of eligible voters, which is up seven percentage points from the 2010 election.

Campfires are old hat for Jasper. Some folks here can even spark a flame by striking flint onto tinder. On a bigger scale, Parks conducts controlled burns on wide swaths of land. But fire is a dangerous element.

Without a doubt, this weekend will surely see too many cooks in plenty of Jasper’s kitchens. That is, of course, because it’s Thanksgiving and at Thanksgiving, the kitchen is where the action is.

Despite Jasper’s small town charm, beautiful surroundings and amazing amenities, it can be exceptionally challenging to find qualified people to relocate to our community.

Nomination day has come and gone and the official list of candidates for municipal council is longer than we could have ever imagined.

Jasper’s talent pool runs deep. There is no better example of that than the Jasper Folk Music Festival held last weekend.

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.

With Labour Day long weekend behind us, we can collectively breathe a sigh of relief. Another summer has come and gone, and now Jasperites can finally exit their hiding places and repatriate our beloved streets.

If you have abandonment issues, Jasper’s not the place for you. That is, of course, unless you’re on the hunt for a tough love cure for those issues. In that case, you couldn’t have picked a better place.

Nomination day for the upcoming municipal election is right around the corner.