Editorial

He left Wickenburg late last month and has been making his way north ever since.

People live like this because there is often no other option if they want the privilege of living in Jasper. There is no other retreat. Classified ads for house or apartment rentals rarely, if ever, grace the pages of the Fitzhugh .

Last year, the hot button issue was the Glacier Discovery Walk. This year, it’s the proposed winter backcountry closures on the tip of everyone’s tongue.

Jasper is a can-do community. When something needs doing, someone will surely step up and do it.

At the Fitzhugh , we embrace change with excitement and open arms. And it’s a good thing, because we’ve been through a fair bit of it. Here in Jasper, the in-between season is one of the biggest challenges we all face.

Besides sleep, work is something we spend a significant amount of our time doing. Work is the engine that generates the resources that allow us to live and enjoy our lives.

Babies being found in dumpsters seem to be a common occurrence in places like the United States.

Jasper is often touted as a welcoming place, a small, friendly town in the Rockies where a sense of community still survives. And yet the town faces constant challenge in providing proper, sustainable housing for many within its midst.

One of Hadfield’s colleagues, Bob Thirsk, spoke of the need for an ISS commander to be aware of the well-being of each of his five crewmates.

Most would agree it is important to preserve the caribou populations in Jasper National Park, but closing areas of the park takes out two elements of their mandate, education and visitor experience.